Haunted Plantation

"Such A Scream" - Tom WaitsFor a screaming good time (15 minutes), come to the Haunted Plantation to lose your voice if you're easily scared, just don't expect a lot of scenery.PARKING: You have to park on the street on Malakeke (free). Don't pull into the parking lot of the Haunted Plantation thinking you can sneak by, you'll get turned away or caught. Crossing Waipahu St was like being in a live Frogger game; only later did the police show up to direct/stop traffic for pedestrians, which was very much appreciated. I don't want to be a real live ghost at the corner after being squashed by a speeding motorist.PRICE: $21.00 cash only. You have reserve your time slot online, then go in person and pay up the cash. Stand in the line that leads up to the metal cubicle that opens up to magically reveal a table that will take all your money. ATM on premises.TOILETS: Port-a-potties. Dark too. Don't drop your phone into the abyss. DRINKS and THINGS: It was really hot in October. We ended up buying bottled water for $2 at the "snack cubicle" - another metal cube that had water, juice, candies for sale as well as those glow stick necklaces that light up and make you an easy target in the dark for the actors to scare.PHOTOS: No photography or video recording inside the HP. They are serious. If you get caught they will escort you off property.ATTRACTION: you wait in line at the entrance of the tunnel that leads you to the many cute plantation homes, the paths are lit with those mini candles on the ground. If you're lucky you're going on OCT 28, 203 SATURDAY on a full moon, so you can see better. Each home has a bunch of scare actors that dart across you, come up to your face, skittle on the floor, jump out from behind doors and corners, slam and pound the floor and boards. WEAR SHOES. One of the actors meant to slam the floor with his foot only to stomp on my husband's (protected) foot. Scared people may back into you and step onto your feet as well. If you're easily spooked, you'll get a lovely thrill and scream your head off. My son didn't scream once, but he's not easily scared. My husband screamed once. I screamed the whole way. I wish there was more scenery other than dark dimly lit rooms. There was only one memorable one, a barber-shop that had some light in them. If the owners of 17A are reading this, let me come do the mood lighting for future haunted plantations, I can make the houses a LOT scarier with blue, green, purple, red or orange lighting or a combo. I do my own haunted scenes at home and use theatrical lighting to make things pop.TIPS: Take cash, pee/poo at home, wear covered shoes, drink cold water in your car before walking over, wear diaper.RETURN FACTOR: Only if my vocal cords can handle it.

The way the plantation is set up reminds me of times I lived in the south. This house may seem haunted to the people of Hawaii but this is a regular house to a southern American family. For me, it was like a trip home. I didn't own a plantation but, I've lived in old houses like this and it's not so bad. A little haunted, but what an experience! You do guide yourself around the place with a book, and that's kind of a low point for me, at the same time, being your own tour guide can be relaxing and cut down anxiety. (Should be optional). Love this wholesome home front set up!

Had a fun time. Very well organized. Actors were pretty good and had some good jump scares. Only complaint was a lot of the actors made the same clicking noise like the Clickers from the game, The Last of Us.

I was expecting more than what they were able to give. The parking is ridiculous. You have to park several blocks away in a sketchy neighborhood because they don't let anyone park in their normal lot. You have to run across a dark windy street like frogger and dodge chronics to get to the entrance. I guess that's the scariest thing about this!!When you get there you get in a long line to get your ticket. There are no bathrooms, just completely dark port-o-potties with no lights. Again, frightening stuff!! Lol.After you wait in line to get your ticket you line up again to get inside. Then you line up again to go in with a few others. If you enter the house first you have people jump scare you. If you go in behind someone, the surprise is ruined. There's no theme to the horror. No backstory. No plantation old timey horror stories. Just clowns. Literally. I know clowns are supposed to be scary but not what I'd expect to find in a haunted plantation. You get to go through the old houses but it's too dark to see much and there's pressure to keep it moving. The walkway is dark and there's a few staff lighting up parts of it with flashlights but we got there after it rained so it was pretty slippery and dangerous. Definitely not handicapped accessible. There's stairs into every house, uneven ground and a far walk to the entrance from the street parking. I think maybe they are not trying as hard since they sell out every year anyways. Sorry but this wasn't very scary or interesting.

Tis the season...must make our annual visit to the haunted plantation...no better way to spend a mid autumn night than to scream your daily stresses away at the top of your lungs!!! If you haven't experienced this controlled chaos...YOU ARE ORDERED TO GO!

I came to the Haunted Plantation in the autumn of 2013 as part of a work adventure. I was a resident assistant at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and after a Halloween in 2012 where residents were sent back to campus due to a tsunami warning in Waikiki, we decided an autumn adventure to the fully spooky plantation would be fun. It was me, a couple of other residents assistants, and the residents who signed up to come. One of the resident assistants from the housing system even worked/volunteered at the plantation scaring people, and us that day.It was my first time to a fully immersive stand-alone haunted place. The performers were very animated and quick to move. There was plenty of screaming as scenes from horror movies played out before our eyes. As the ghouls got closer we would bunch together to try and escape their grasp. If scared enough, one of us might run a few footsteps until bumping into another one of us. It was not too short of an experience either, the perks of a plantation - more sprawling spooky places to traverse on foot. One of my most memorable/best spooky Halloween experiences, if not the most.

The lady at the ticket booth REFUSED to give us our change. She's a bigger older karen-like lady and was sitting with another woman in the booth who was visibly uncomfortable by this woman's control. This is a bizarre thing I have encountered and was so disappointed. We paid $140 for 3 entry's which costs $60 and didn't get any change back, not realizing it till we walked away then when we went back was refused of our change. Wish we could support this business, so please let us know what can be done in this situation, thank you!

It was only $20 and this place was perfect! It was exactly what me and my husband wanted. We're out here on a honeymoon and I wanted to find the best haunted house, and I did. The actors were amazing and very spooktacular!

We went to the haunted house at the Hawaii theater tonight and at the very end there was a young man who was extremely rude! People were talking throughout the tour and he singled out one person saying that she " ruined the entire tour for the group" for talking. And threatened to kick her out. This was extremely rude as people were talking through the entire tour and he chose to single one person out to humiliate at his own discretion. Shame on him for ruining the end of could've been a fun night.

Creative environment for a haunted event. Parking was fine, just had to walk some, lines went quick and there was some scary freaks jumping out from everywhere. Best one was a dead guy hanging inside a door frame.