Lafayette’s Best Halloween Secret – Free Haunted Ride
(99.9 KTDY) - Lafayette has no problem with notable events planned this Halloween on Friday night. If you and your kids are looking for something fun to do, there is a fun place to visit you may not have heard of, the Chance Family Haunted House.
What is the Chance Family Haunted Ride?
If you have never had the pleasure of participating in the Chance Family Haunted House, you are missing out on the fun. Here's a video from Chance from the past:
The ride offers you and your children a fun family event after trick-or-treating that night. Between now and then, there is plenty of fun to have throughout Lafayette and Acadiana. If you want to attend this event, it runs through Halloween night.
If you are looking for fun, you'll find so much of it around Lafayette now through Friday night. Police groups, churches, and non-profit organizations host various Trunk-or-Treat events.
For those who want to be frightened out of their minds, there are no doubt multiple places where you can find your dose of terrifying events. While you might wish for the scare of a lifetime, other people are just looking for something family-friendly.
How It Started & What’s New in 2025
Lafayette's best-kept Halloween secret is a blast, and Chance says we're allowed to share it with you. This event, which began in 1995, is a blast. It also has something else amazing you might not have imagined. It won't cost you a dime to attend this event. In 2012, Chance gave a walk-through of what you can expect with the ride:
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If you are looking for something fun to do for free on Halloween, the best deal in town is to ride on the best-kept secret in our city. What started as something small in 1995, primarily as a walking look at Halloween, has continued to morph each year into more Halloween fun.
Dates & Times for 2025 Event
The Chance Haunted Ride is only on these nights
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025
Why Get There Early? Entry Limited to 500 Guests
One crucial point to make is that only 500 people are allowed each day at this event, according to Chance. Mr. Chance is the gentleman who makes this possible each year. Click here for more information. When you click the line, they answer questions like "How long is the line?" and "How scary is this ride?"
Haunted Ride Location
The address for the event is 303 Mill Valley Run in Lafayette. More information is available at chancehauntedride.com.
Rules & Expectations for Guests
Here are some other essential things to know about if you plan to be at this event:
- No bad behavior, rough horseplay, and/or foul language from children or adults is tolerated.
- Parents must be responsible for their children's behavior.
- Alcohol is allowed, but drunkenness is not.
- Smoking is not allowed on the ride or inside the display. If you smoke, you are asked to respect the people around you who are not smokers.
- When you park your car, please respect your neighbors' yards.
- Trash cans are available to throw away things like candy wrappers.
Check out this video:
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Gallery Credit: Stephen Lenz