Ghost Train® — Tweetsie Railroad

Tweetsie Railroad, at Blowing Rock, North Carolina, turns its park over to a Halloween event after dark. The operator says each ticket includes one reserved Ghost Train ride, the Haunted House, Freaky Forest, trick-or-treating, live entertainment, amusement rides and haunted attractions.

The Ghost Train is a nighttime ride filled with spooky surprises. Younger children can collect treats along Main Street and join a family-friendly dance party, and the Tweetsie Palace Spooktacular is a family-friendly musical blacklight character show performed through the evening. Amusement rides in the Country Fair, Upper Country Fair and Tweetsie Junction stay open, and the Boneyard has the Black Hole and the Warp Tunnel.

The nighttime event is a separate ticket from daytime admission, which keeps the park's Wild West theme.

A reserved nighttime ride on the Ghost Train, then the Haunted House and Freaky Forest, trick-or-treating on Main Street with a dance party, a musical blacklight show at the Tweetsie Palace, and amusement rides after dark. The Ghost Train, Haunted House and Freaky Forest are recommended for ages 8 and older.

Tweetsie Railroad, 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Tickets are specific to a date and train departure time, and the operator recommends buying in advance. Parking is free. The event runs rain or shine. Family-friendly costumes suited to a theme park are welcome. There is no assigned seating on the train, so groups who want to sit together should line up early. Personal photography is allowed; drones are not. The Ghost Train and Haunted House are listed as accessible, Freaky Forest with some restrictions. Ticket office: 877-893-3874.