Are you afraid of the dark? Do you like things that go bump in the night? What is your greatest fear? Is it clowns, people in scary masks, being in a dark forest at night with no flashlight or someone in a scary costume following you? If you fear these than this is the places for you!
Schuster’s Haunted Forest is located in Deerfield, Wisconsin and has been a fan favorite in Wisconsin for years upon years.
Upon arrival you park in the packed parking lot. It is so popular good luck trying to find a parking spot! My friends and I got there around 8:30 p.m. and there were no parking spots so we had to make do. The parking lot was a dirt lot with ropes to tie off the perimeter.
Walking up, there was a big barn with lights hanging. Through the open window, music could be heard from outside. Inside, people were dancing or sitting at one of the rustic picnic tables sipping on coffee, pop or beer. Right next to the barn was a cute little rustic building that looks like a little cottage of sorts. We walked inside and found all sorts of merchandise like hoodies and hats that said “Schuster’s Haunted Forest” on them. In my opinion they should have said “I survived Schuster’s Haunted Forest.” There were also things like preservatives that were sold there as well.
There was a little place you could get a cup of coffee. I certainly was not going to get coffee in my system before going into a haunted forest, no way!
Tickets must be bought online ahead of time. They call your party over to the ride out to the tractor ride to get to the forest. The tractor ride was maybe 10 to 15 minutes long and you went from being in an open field to slowly edging closer and closer to the dark forest. You can hear a mix of screams and laughter as you pull up closer. The light starts to fade and through the trees, the light guiding the way was that of the full moon that was out the night we went.
The tractor came to a stop. Someone let us off and we waited in line to start our dark adventure. While in line there were creepy videos and music playing, people were laughing and talking, and screams could be heard from further inside the forest. There were dark figures that would come up from behind you and scare you while you waited in line to increase the, shall we say, experience.
Once it was our turn, it was three people at a time. I had two friends with me so we walked together through the array of creepy dark parts of the forest, little run down haunted houses, fun house type deals to make you dizzy like you would see at a fair, people sneaking up on you from behind a tree or something like that.
The whole experience lasted about an hour. I wished it lasted a bit longer, to be honest. It was a lot of fun! I recommended this for any Halloween junkie or a thrill seeker or just to see your friends jump or run like mine did! I give Schuster’s Farm two thumbs up; I really want to go again before the season is over.