haunted houses type haunted attraction industry theatre genre theatrical interactive founded september 20th 1992 founder michael and nancy jubie headquarters ulster park new york usa area served national services entertainment owner michael and nancy jubie number of employees 350 slogan a new york nightmare website headless horseman hayrides the headless horseman hayride and haunted houses is an outdoor haunted attraction in the hudson valley area of new york . it is located in ulster park about 6 miles 9.7 km from kingston new york . this haunted attraction covers 45 acres 180 000 m2 and includes a hay ride corn maze and five haunted houses . 1 the attraction has been rated as the 1 haunted attraction in the united states 2 3 by haunt world magazine and listed as one of the top 20 hometown haunted houses in america by fangoria . 4 h5 has been featured on emeril s halloween special and the travel channel and draws celebrities as customers as well . 5 contents 1 background 2 production 3 attractions 3.1 hayride 3.1.1 hayride themes 3.2 corn maze 3.2.1 corn maze themes 3.3 haunted houses 3.3.1 house themes 3.3.2 the creature 4 other activities 4.1 charity benefits 4.2 children s day 4.3 frosty fest 5 references 6 external links background edit the hayride opened for the halloween season in 1992 6 stemming from a disguise business michael jubie developed during his time as an undercover police officer as well as the couple s love of halloween . 7 as of 2015 it featured twelve distinct attractions and employed over 350 people during the season . 7 owners michael and nancy jubie started the attraction out of a love of halloween and experience with disguises . 8 michael has written articles about safety in outdoor haunted attractions 9 and lectures about his experiences in the industry . 10 11 h5 is located on a 45 acre 180 000 m2 200 year old farm that some employees report is actually haunted . 12 the facility which was named tourism business of the year by the ulster county development corporation in 2008 13 has garnered a reputation for tailoring the terror experience to the individual customer . 14 production edit a year round crew is employed to develop and implement the annual themes at the attraction . the storyline is developed by the jubies and dave berman in concert with the production crew headed by kyle jubie and ernie bonelli . creative director rob corsino 2002 2014 develops both the sets and oversees the makeup professionals as they create a look for each actor that complements the set and writing . 14 the sets designs writing and acting have led industry publication haunt world magazine to repeatedly list h5 among its top 13 haunted attraction list america s best haunted houses and as its no. 1 best scream park . 2 3 15 attractions edit hayride edit storyteller dressing to guide wagon riders on the hayride patrons are first taken on a hay ride on a wagon which holds 25 30 customers . customers are given ample opportunity to be scared by actors during the trip which is facilitated by a storyteller another actor who is on the wagon for the ride . each year the hayride has a different theme and the storyteller narrates the tale interacts with other characters and sets the mood for customers . the veteran actors along the trail attend regular acting classes to sharpen their scaring skills . 14 there is some debate about the ideal place to sit on the wagon for the most enjoyment 5 but the hayride is scary enough to cause some customers to jump off the wagon or knowingly leave valuable possessions behind . 16 hayride themes edit 2015 horseman s war 2014 the witching hour 2013 foretelling 2012 the horseman s cult 2011 hell s cavern 2010 escape of prisoner x 2009 revenge of the hollowmen 2008 once upon a terror 2007 the black spider sideshow 2006 the night of the collector 6 12 2005 the 13th sacrifice 2004 the night of the bogeyman 2003 the season of the witch 2002 the necromancer 2001 dr. dark s evil carnival 2000 the revenge of the horseman 1999 the greenhouse fx 1998 the last resort 1997 nathan s nightmare 1996 the forbidden forest 1995 the death of butcher joe 1994 revenge of butcher joe 1993 the legend of butcher joe 1992 butcher joe corn maze edit the corn maze is the third stage in the visit . numerous actors are hidden in a one way i.e. customers can not make a wrong turn and lose their way maze to scare passersby . corn maze themes edit 2014 evil reaping dark harvest corn maze 2013 evil reaping dark harvest corn maze 2008 dark harvest evil reaping freak way walk thru 2007 dark harvest haunted houses edit several haunted houses each designed with a new theme annually are also part of h5 . they are frequently covered in local media . 17 18 house themes edit 2014 the lunar motel glutton s diner glutton s slaughter house dr. dark s black spider sideshow walk thru slither s pet shop the nightshade nursery flesh they crave the feeding the mansion of dahlia blood 2013 the lunar motel glutton s slaughter house the root cellar nightshade nursery and greenhouse dr. dark s black spider sideshow walk thru flesh they crave the feeding blood inn the mansion of dahlia blood 2009 glutton s slaughter house the feeding flesh they crave the mansion of dahlia blood phantom harbor 2008 bad seed fertilizer co. the nightshade experiments the feeding flesh they crave the mansion of dahlia blood phantom harbor 2007 bad seed fertilizer co. the feeding and the mansion of dahlia blood the creature edit appearing in 2007 the creature was a 150 foot 46 m long inflated attraction that appeared to be a sleeping dinosaur or dragon . customers passed through the mouth and walked past internal organs on their way through to the back end . other activities edit h5 includes several other attractions including four eating establishments croaked crow cafe evil eatery witch hazel s and deadly doughnut four gift shops magic moon gifts ghoulish gifts phantom photos and scarewear and other entertainers including several ghouls lose in the crowd entertaining the lines and illusionist ryan dutcher . various costumed actors and animatronic creatures are found throughout the site . charity benefits edit 2013 & 2014 hosted bark for life event to raise money for cancer . 2008 profits from opening night will be donated to the children s annex an autism services provider in the hudson valley . 19 20 2007 a behind the scenes look at the hayride was used to raise money for the queen s galley a kingston new york based food bank . children s day edit billed as a tiny taste of terror children s day takes youngsters on a scaled down daylight hayride and through the corn maze all of which are modified for a youthful audience . 21 frosty fest edit in 2007 relaunched frosty fest 22 a christmas themed event that had originally been conceived and attempted early in the attraction s run . references edit lindsay pietroluongo 2008 10 02 . make halloween memorable hang out at the headless horseman . 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kristina wells recordonline.com october 5 2007 accessed november 1 2007 at 23 58 autism press release pdf . archived from the original pdf on august 28 2008 . retrieved 2008 08 24 . bonnie langston 2008 08 29 . fall show helps annex arts . freemanonline.com . daily freeman . retrieved 2008 10 12 . dark destinations headless horseman hayrides & haunted houses . thecabinet.com . 2007 09 27 . retrieved 2008 10 06 . ulster county tourism bureau external links edit the headless horseman hayride and haunted houses illusionist john shaw v t e halloween main topics history symbols trick or treating activities geography traditions apple bobbing food ghost tours costumes jack o lantern events bonfire the great pumpkin haunted attraction pumpkin queen media television films books music albums songs related events festival of the dead bon festival dia de los muertos ghost festival samhain thursday of the dead totensonntag allhallowtide all hallows eve all saints all souls day veneration of the 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