Knott’s Scary Farm 2026

[deadbydawn]

As the monsters retreat and the 2025 season comes to a close, we also say goodbye to two mazes, The Grimoire and Mesmer.

Here is a new thread to talk about any news, ideas, or speculation for next year’s event!

See you in the fog!

 

[DTH]

Whatever goes in Mystery Lodge will be fantastic. I don't think they've ever had a bad maze there. As for the other maze, I'm hoping they pick another spot -- I'm not a fan of the Xcelerator location. And truly, I hope something else bites the dust -- 2 new mazes don't feel like enough at all. I think KSF should be doing a bare minimum of 3 new mazes a year. Origins would be my pick -- I know it has its fans, but nobody is going to be genuinely mad if it goes without an announcement, at least not enough to boycott lol

Personally, I would love to see a grounded aliens maze, could be modern or in the past, doesn't matter to me as long as it's not mostly set in space ala Dead Entities, and it's not a comedy.

I feel like it's been a while since we've had something in the medieval era. Would love to see something cult-ish also.

 

[deadbydawn]

Whatever goes in Mystery Lodge will be fantastic. I don't think they've ever had a bad maze there. As for the other maze, I'm hoping they pick another spot -- I'm not a fan of the Xcelerator location. And truly, I hope something else bites the dust -- 2 new mazes don't feel like enough at all. I think KSF should be doing a bare minimum of 3 new mazes a year. Origins would be my pick -- I know it has its fans, but nobody is going to be genuinely mad if it goes without an announcement, at least not enough to boycott lol

Personally, I would love to see a grounded aliens maze, could be modern or in the past, doesn't matter to me as long as it's not mostly set in space ala Dead Entities, and it's not a comedy.

I feel like it's been a while since we've had something in the medieval era. Would love to see something cult-ish also.

Regarding Mesmer's replacement I am not sure they have many other spots to pick from over there that are either backstage or inside buildings. I don't mind the location, and I think the last handful of mazes have utilized the space well. Black Magic, Shadowlands, and Mesmer all feel like they had pretty unique layouts.

I could see The Chilling Chambers and Origins being the next two to go. I really enjoy The Chilling Chambers, and as a love letter to Scary Farm history I think it's great. I just feel like every year we get further from the 50th, the greater the chance gets of losing it. That location would be perfect for a new maze that ties into The Gauntlet scare zone.

Origins has been showing it's age, and I think most people would be ok with seeing it go. It's easily one of the best mazes they've had in recent years in my opinion. Outside of those two, Room 13 would be my wild card pick.

I wish they could utilize the old Gunslinger's Grave location under Silver Bullet again for something Forsaken Lake related. That is such a great zone and I'd love to see it expanded on. Other than that, I wish we could get some activity back in Fiesta Village again but I'm not holding my breath.