WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE
SAN JOSE, CA
WELCOME TO FESTIVAL FRIGHT NIGHTS
It’s Halloween Night, 1924. Two years have passed since the death of the enigmatic Sarah Winchester. Her labyrinthine estate – Llanada Villa – has sat in the dark, its secrets buried beneath layers of dust. But now, under new ownership, the mansion’s doors are set to reopen by glowing jack-o’-lantern light. The mysterious Maestro, a traveling fortune teller with a flair for the theatrical, invites the public to a Halloween festival on the estate grounds. Sideshow performers will entertain under the night sky, while a grand 1920s Halloween Masquerade Ball fills the mansion with costumes, glamour, music… and revelations. As jazz echoes through the crooked halls, and masked guests dance beneath antique chandeliers, something ancient awakens in the garden. Rickety wagon wheels defile hallowed ground,digging up spirits of the past, as the veil between worlds grows thin.
The Maestro proudly announces it was all part of his plan, for he has opened a spiritual portal – a window into the past that will finally reveal why Sarah Winchester built her endless house of secrets upon this soil. But the house remembers. And the servants whisper. Madness seeps in. Shadows shift. Has the Maestro uncovered a secret long buried… or invited something unspeakable into our world? The truth may remain lost in a maddening maze of doors, windows, and stairs to nowhere – until the Maestro’s true intentions are unmasked…
VIP ADMISSION
The Maestro’s Masquerade Ball
Included with VIP admission. Not available as an a la carte upsell.
A gilded invitation to the deadliest Halloween party of 1924 has arrived; put on your masquerade mask and step through the front doors of Llanada Villa. Mix and mingle with the luxurious and lethal at the Maestro’s malevolent masquerade, exclusively for you to enjoy before the evening takes a dark turn for all. The rules are simple: hide your true face, and engage with spirits of all kinds. With your very own masquerade mask and welcome cocktail in hand, step through the opulent front doors to explore Llanada Villa’s front rooms in style. The manor is beautiful and brimming with life – for now. As you consume your black widow lemonade, the encroaching darkness consumes you, too, culminating in The Masquerade of Shadows. It’s the Maestro’s party, and you’ll die if he wants you.
VIP Admission includes a masquerade mask, welcome cocktail, exclusive access to the Maestro’s Masquerade Ball, expedited entry to the main attractions and access to the mansion’s secret speakeasies.
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
Act 1: Step into the opulence of a grand 1920s masquerade at the Winchester Mystery House—where the music is lively, the champagne flows, and your mysterious host, the fortune-telling Maestro, promises an unforgettable evening. But as you twist and turn through the mansion’s haunted halls, laughter fades into whispers, and an ancient secret reveals itself. The Maestro has opened a forbidden portal, unleashing vengeful spirits from history and unraveling reality itself. Confront an arcane philosopher, a trembling disciple who fears the mirrors, a legion of soldiers doomed to fight for eternity, and the house itself—alive with dark intent. The Maestro has betrayed the past and sealed your future. This is no ordinary Halloween party… it’s the beginning of something far more terrifying.
Act 2: Venture beyond the mansion’s fading glamour and into the gardens, where the Maestro’s desecration of hallowed ground has turned nature against its keepers. In the greenhouse, the air hangs heavy—vines shudder at your presence, and the harvest pulses with something alive. As the Maestro’s sideshow carnies hawk hypnotic elixirs brewed from the luminous fruit, Sarah Winchester’s gardener slurs warnings through wine-stained lips. Are the roots really whispering? The deeper you go,
the more twisted history unravels: mansion blueprints hint at sabotage between the house’s carpenter and its construction team. The armory and pump house hum with tension. Secrets coil in the walls alongside the rotting weeds. Then: chaos as the loyal groundskeeper, intoxicated by the Maestro’s elixir, crashes through the dark with a rifle, screaming, “They’re watching from the trees! They’re watching you.” This garden was meant to grow life; now, it feeds on it.
Act 3: Led into the forbidden back mansion—where the wallpaper peels like old flesh and something monstrous rumbles beneath the floor—you find yourself at the edge of Llanada Villa’s darkest truth. The Maestro’s assistant, Penelope, warns, “Guests aren’t allowed back here,” but it’s too late to turn back. In the Seance Room, ghostly voices tear through the thin veil of All Hallows’ Eve, revealing what the house has hidden for decades. In the hayloft, the Maestro offers his glowing elixir to Penelope—insisting it will fix everything, though his intent is unclear. We glimpse a familiar shadow lurking in Sarah Winchester’s bedroom, watching and waiting. But it’s in the basement, where the Maestro is finally unmasked, that all illusions collapse: smoke, screams, and spirits flood the space, clawing for the souls they were promised. Sarah fought diligently to keep them at bay, but since her passing, they’ve grown restless. The philosopher’s voice cuts through the chaos, chanting a final incantation to banish the Maestro to the erupting flames. But the portal is still open – and it’s hungry.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES
Called through the aviary by cryptic whispers, a select few will explore the unfolding horror story deeper… much deeper. Descend to the manor’s pitch black basement, with only a flashlight and the arcane philosopher’s hushed voice as your guide. “The flames are hottest when close to Hell,” he muses. Perhaps the manor’s underground furnace and coal shoot hold the alchemic secrets needed to send the Maestro to his fiery grave; it’s up to you to find out. Search for ancient symbols and confront tormented souls banished to the dark… before your light dies along with them. Unfortunately for you, there is no flame to light the path to victory, and no spark of hope to warm the cold, black abyss of The Underhouse.
Can the Dead speak to the Living? Witness a diabolical secret hidden within an astounding display of magical arts, as legendary magician Harry Houdini mysteriously disappears before a séance rehearsal at Llanada Villa. Surrounded by magic memorabilia and props infamously used to disprove the existence of spirits, Houdini’s assistant invites several lucky participants to the séance table for the ultimate demonstration of staged paranormal trickery. Of course,Llanada Villa is no ordinary stage… and this is no ordinary séance. When avid spiritualist Sarah Winchester departed from the mortal realm, the ancient supernatural forces long kept at bay beneath her beloved home grew restless, waiting for a fresh voice to call out in the dark. Tonight, Houdini’s voice will challenge the unknown, all in the name of magic; if seeing is believing, even the toughest nonbelievers may leave this exclusive performance questioning.
The Carpenter’s Reckoning: Axe Yard
Under the jack-o’-lantern glow behind the old pump house, test your aim where Llanada’s carpenters once sharpened steel. Step into a lantern-lit lane as our Axe Captains coach you through safe throws at bullseyes cut from “haunted” timber. Each clean hit helps “stitch” the portal the Maestro has torn—miss, and the windows seem to blink back. A quick, high-thrill add-on for competitive crews and brave first-timers alike.
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