301 Devils Playground Haunted Attraction — Local services in Middletown

Must-see attraction every Halloween!

Finding the place was easy and plenty of parking was available with lot attendants directing traffic. Initial impression wasn't great as we were greeted to a long line. We purchased timed entry tickets in advance along with Hell Passes which allowed skipping the line. Unfortunately, this did not expedite our entrance as they had a security checkpoint that took 20 minutes. They do a quick pat down looking for weapons, drugs, alcohol and outside food and beverages. While in line we were greeted by a couple of costumed characters, including Jason Voorhees. They even posed for a couple photos with the kids. Line for purchasing tickets and scanning online orders was another 15 minutes. Mobile tickets were scanned and hands stamped that read "Hell". After ticketing there are more lines. They have a queue for each timed entry ticket and another for the Hell Pass. With the Hell Pass the timed entry didn't matter. We finally skipped the lines and waited about 10 minutes to enter the first attraction, The House of Hell.

We were allowed to enter with just our group of 6. They had adequately spaced entry between groups. From the moment of entry we were amazed by the level of detail in this attraction. There were costumed characters, mannequins, animatronics, and some combination of moving floors, vibrating floors, air guns, lasers, fog and eerie sound effects in every single room. Walls were often decorated in painstaking detail to match the themes of each room. There was way too much to see and many details I'm sure we missed. We walked as slowly as we were allowed when being chased by characters so that we could try to take it all in. Characters do jump out, pursue and even touch you. The heavy use of mannequins kept us guessing which characters were real or fake. We were fooled many times. Every member of the group was startled at least once and all had elevated heart rates by the time the 15-20 minute journey concluded.

Dumped into another line that was about 10 minutes to get on a school bus and receive 3D glasses from a clown. This was the entry to 3D Phobia. The interior of the bus was brightly painted in florescents and every seat had a clown in it. As you walk down the aisle you have no idea which clowns are real or fake. Then a clown suddenly comes to life and honks its horn in your ear. Exiting off the back of the bus you enter the rest of the attraction which is bright colors, 3D effects and black lights throughout. Plenty of scary clowns. A shorter attraction but still the best 3D clown experience we've ever had.

Another 20 minute wait in line prior to entering a small maze of crates with lots of banging on oil drums that eventually led to a line for the next attraction, The Barn of Torture. Pig slaughter sounds, hanging animals, human and animal body parts and animatronic dogs and monsters galore. One section was pitch black and had to feel along the walls for several minutes. Another area had the sounds of a little girl crying relentlessly. Everything was on point and as scary as the previous attractions. 15 minutes to complete and dumped into another line.

Last 25 minute wait for the final attraction, a corn maze called The Harvest. Scarecrows emerging from the field, great props, heavy rock music playing throughout and a couple of chainsaws made it another winner. Emerged after the 20 minute walk/run to be dumped out into a central area.

This area had food and beverages along with a souvenir shop selling shirts, tumblers and even shot glasses. There were also six great photo opportunities for the group with some scenes and props. This was the perfect conclusion to the best haunt we've ever been to. While at the gift shop bumped into one of the owners who said we must come back for the lights out event where you walk through with only a glow stick. As scary as it was with the lights on we cannot imagine it without. Will definitely have to go back.

Only things missing are a hay ride attraction and playing scary movies on video screens for those...

This a great haunted attraction hampered by poor logistics. We went on a Saturday night in mid October. The price is very reasonable compared to other haunted attractions ($35). Online tickets quickly sold out and we were forced to take a 9 pm arrival time slot. We arrived 15 minutes early and weren't through the ticket booth until 9:15 (they still make you wait in the line with everyone buying tickets on site). The ticket booths and concessions only take cash and there is no ATM present pm site or nearby. After getting through the ticket booth, we had to wait until 11 PM to get into the actual haunted attractions. 301 Devils Playground trys to peddle a $15 fast pass that let's you skip the line, but it ruins their staggered entry system and capacity. There is no good way to see if you need the fast pass or not, since even the attractions lines are fenced in. The staff stagger guest entry into the haunted attractions by 45 seconds, taking one party from the fast pass then one from general admission. People I talked to in the fast pass line said that they had to wait 30 - 45 minutes despite the upcharge. I would say to go on a less crowded night, but 301 Devils Playground is only open on Friday and Saturday nights in October. They should really add some Thursday or Sunday night dates like frightland or other nearby haunted attractions. The haunted attractions themselves were well done. The sets were good, animatronics well design, and there were plenty of actors waiting to jump out and scare people. While the 45 second buffer between parties is good in theory, groups did wind up bunching together in some sections. There are lines within the attractions that attempt to re-stagger guests, but you need to deliberately need to walk through the attractions slowly if you don't want the jumpscaces to be spoiled by the group in front of you. You walk through each attraction in order once you make it through the line, but porter potties are available in the short queue areas in between most of the attractions. The haunted house, barn and corn maze were all great haunted attractions, but the 3D Clown attraction was short and not very exciting. It was likely added to pad the number of attractions included (which some other haunted houses in the area are also sometimes guilty of). It was a bit disappointing that the actors were only allowed to lightly touch you. Unlike a lot of the other haunted attractions on farmland in the area, there is no haunted hayride here. Concessions were a little overpriced, but I've seen worse. Options were limited to hot dogs, chicken bites and fries. I had a good time, but it was tarnished by the long wait time caused by a lack of efficient operations and the greedy fast pass policy. All in all, if you're in the area and can go early in the season (or buy tickets early enough to get the earliest time slot), this is a good haunted house. If you want a better overall experience go to Frightland. If you want more intense scares, go to Terror Behind the Walls or Field of Screems on their...

We made our maiden voyage to 301 Devil's Playground Friday night. Crowds were light on a misty, damp night. We bought the combo pack for House of Hell and Barn of Torture. $25 for 2 haunts which isn't bad. We had seen some reviews, but nothing that could prepare us for this amazing haunt! After giving Bennett's Curse our first-ever 10/10 last week, we expected a dropoff with this second year haunt on Maryland's eastern shore, close to Delaware. What we found was a professional haunt, scary as hell, with props that would make Bennett's and other haunts envious!

Parking was free and close to the main area. We bought our tickets and headed over to the House of Hell. A puppet/animatronic zombie greeted/insulted us as we made our way into the queue. Right away, a new wrinkle which we had never seen. Still, we had our doubts. We were told a nice little ghostly back-story, then let in as our small group of 3. Again. we cannot stress how much we appreciate small groups in these attractions!! An opening sequence, then through the hidden entrance into the main area.

We spent the next 15-20 minutes being scared out of our wits! Actors here were perfectly timed and well hidden, and the props were top shelf. So many animatronics, many of them quite large, and all of them actually working! Actors were well trained to jump out at you while you were busy looking at the array of giant demons, werewolves, zombies, vampires, and other scary props and robotics. The collapsing Zombie Wall is probably the coolest thing we have seen in any haunt to date! Then there was the crypt/catacomb area! And the fog... so much fog! Wow! We were very surprised and extremely impressed from start to finish.

Barn of Torture was next. I would have to say that the actors here didn't do as great a job at scaring the whole group. We were bunched in with another couple for this one, but the 3 of us were separate for the most part. However, the lead Scooby in our group got virtually every scare, as opposed to the House where they got us pretty equally front to back. Still, the sets, props, animatronics, and overall design were top notch! We especially liked the laser tunnel with the demon, and the other laser room following it. Actors were still good here, but could do a better job of holding back a little bit to scare the 2nd, 3rd, 4th people in the groups.

Midway was minimal, with a few trailers selling merch and the usual hot dogs, soda and hot chocolate. Not a huge menu. Coffin rides were also being sold. There were some terrific actor "citizens" making their rounds and scaring people just hanging around or waiting in line. Pennywise looked awesome! We will definitely come back to this wonderful haunt next year!

Ratings: Actors: 9 💀 Creativity: 10 💀 Props: 10💀 Value: 10 💀 Scare Factor: 9 💀

That gives it a 9.6 💀 overall rating! I guess we could round it up to 10 lol.

10 Skulls! 2 haunts in a row! Great job 301 Devil's...