Take a Sneak Peek Inside Kevin McCurdy’s Haunted Mansion’s 50th Season

Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion: 50 Years Of Scares

This spooky season Kevin McCurdy and his "Boo Crew" at The Haunted Mansion in Wappingers Falls are celebrating a huge milestone.

They've been scaring the Hudson Valley for 50 years! This year marks their 50th anniversary and they're doing it up big time.

On The Haunted Mansion website they write "Join us for the 50th Anniversary season of Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion" adding "All-New Haunted Adventure filled with more immersive and spine-tingling elements, mesmerizing special effects, guaranteed to make you jump, scream, and share the spine-tingling fun with friends and family."

The website explains further that there will be more "intricate haunt mazes, creative twists, and live character performances" that will leave guests :

both entertain and terrify, adhering to the tradition that KM’s Haunted Mansion visitors have cherished for decades.

 

Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes of Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion 2026

We had the opportunity to walk through Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion with Kevin himself as they prepared for the 2026 season.

Even in the middle of the day, the sun still up, The Haunted Mansion finds ways to sneak up on you.

2026 and the 50th anniversary of The Haunted Mansion is all about The Spirit of Halloween. McCurdy tells us that there are different parts of the Mansion and trail this year that were inspired by themes of years past.

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You've got to see it for yourself, if you dare! Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion is opened weekends in October through November 1st from 7 pm until 9pm.

Tickets are available now at THEHauntedMansion.com.

Haunted Mansion Crew Builds Experience for Future Creative Opportunities

As we walked around Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion, Kevin told us about how his team gains some really great experience working at the haunted attraction.

Over the years special effects artist have gone on to work in major motion pictures and other big Hollywood productions. McCurdy tells us that past employees come back and visit every year and it's a really great moment for him and the current Boo Crew.

We met TJ one of the young sculptors working at The Haunted Mansion this year and got to see some of his work up close. It was incredible. TJ has a bright future ahead!

If you visit Kevin McCurdy's and you come across a Chicken Man, just know that's TJ's work!