shady rest haunt,

27401 National Pike Northeast, Flintstone, MD 21530

"I absolutely LOVE this haunt! To start with, the special effects were topnotch! Lasers, robotics, fog, projectors, labyrinthine paths leading to creative scenes... and the talented Actors made this place a fantastic experience! There's so much to see and experience you just have to go through and see it for yourself."

"Came here last year and it was great. And this year is even better. Little hometown haunted house stop and I loved it! The stories they took their time to tell is very interesting! Love love love!"

"Nice haunted house for kids and adults! Great storytelling and special effects. Easy parking and super clean port-a-johns!"

"I went last year and this year. Last year was great and this year was even better! Amazing props and very entertaining (scary) actors. Very unique scenes and never a dull moment the entire time. It's fun for all ages. The Yeti cave scene was my favorite. So cool! Really nice to have such a well done haunt in the area. I'm bringing friends back next weekend to do it again. :)"

"Terrible experience this evening. We arrived just before 8pm and there was a small crowd of maybe 20 people ahead of us. We bought our tickets and stood in line, for well over an hour. There was one elderly person supposedly managing the line and taking people's tickets but she was oblivious to a group that arrived 45 minutes after we did and cut ahead of us to be with their friends. This was after we had been standing in line for over an hour after we bought our tickets. Then at the 1 hour 10 minute mark, still standing in line, the ticket taker person then announced that the actors needed to take a break, so we would be standing in line even longer. I went back to the ticket booth to complain about all of this nonsense, and the owner spoke with me and had no idea any of this was going on nor how long everyone had been standing in line or the problems in that line. Exceptionally poorly managed. I asked for our money back and my family and I left. They are clearly understaffed, and the owner of this attraction doesn't leave the ticket booth area so isn't aware of any problems taking place. What a giant disappointment. I got my money back but wasted over 2 hours of a Saturday evening driving here and then waiting in line for 75 minutes with people allowed to cut in front of us. Highly strongly un-recommended. Go someplace that actually cares about their customers and knows how to run a business. Would give 0 stars if I could."