Draft:Haunted Castle and Black Forest

Haunted Castle and Black Forest
Haunted Castle and Black Forest
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Opening date	1980 (Original Location) ; 2010 (Current Location)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Haunted attraction

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The Haunted Castle and Black Forest is a pair of haunted attractions in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They are operated by St. Vincent's Boy Scouts, a local organization consisting of several units of the Scouting America organization.^[1]

The original Haunted Castle was constructed in 1980 inside of a century-old church. The building had visitors going up and down 10 flights of stairs and 3 slides.^[2] The Black Forest was opened in 1997 in the woods behind the Haunted Castle.^[2] The original Haunted Castle building was demolished in 2008, with the new building opening in 2010.^[3]

Operation

The primary purpose of the Haunted Castle and Black Forest is as a yearly fundraiser for the St. Vincent's Boy Scouts, who operate it on weekends in September and October. The organization also recruits additional volunteers from other Scouting America units, as well as from local American Heritage Girls units.^[1] An estimated

Pharaoh's Revenge

Pharaoh's Revenge was a third attraction that was built in 2001.^[2] It was closed sometime between 2008 and 2010 to allow for a new midway area for ticket sales and concessions for the new Haunted Castle location.

References

^ ^a ^b Morrissey, Michael (26 October 2018). "A FRIGHT FOR A GOOD CAUSE". The Waynedale News. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kayleen J. Reusser (October 2005). "A Family Shares a Jamboree Legacy". Scouting. Scouting America. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ McMaken, Corey (12 June 2008). "Demolition work on site of Haunted Castle". Journal Gazette. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[A_FRIGHT_FOR_A_GOOD_CAUSE-1] Morrissey, Michael (26 October 2018). "A FRIGHT FOR A GOOD CAUSE". The Waynedale News. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[A_Family_Shares_a_Jamboree_Legacy-2] Kayleen J. Reusser (October 2005). "A Family Shares a Jamboree Legacy". Scouting. Scouting America. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[Demolition_work_on_site_of_Haunted_Castle-3] McMaken, Corey (12 June 2008). "Demolition work on site of Haunted Castle". Journal Gazette. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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