Arts & Entertainment

Hingham’s Haunted Rides: So Scary, You’ll Scream

The haunted rides will take place from Thursday to Sunday night.

The Haunted Rides at the Derby Street Shoppes are so scary that some kids will jump right out of their seats.

The family-fun rides will be put on by the Derby Street Shoppes at the Hidden Pond this weekend starting Thursday night and  going until Sunday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Hundreds of families came last weekend and were left screaming and scared out of their seats, said Carolyn Kennedy, Derby Street Director of Director of Lifestyle Centers.

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“We were happy to see a lot of parents come out with their kids,” Kennedy said. “This is becoming a nice family event.  The dads seem to like it more than the kids.”

Families can hop on a three-row golf cart together and ride around the dark Hidden Pond located behind the   Along the spooky adventure,  riders will be greeted by a haunted bride, a sea monster and a werewolf who pop out from the woods. The rides left some children excited and laughing and wanting more, while other children cried, covered their eyes, hugged their mothers, and wanted it to just end.

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Dylan Murphy, age 6, of Marshfield enjoyed the rides and said afterwards that nothing had scared him while his sister Ava, age 4, was scared by the swamp monster.

Along with the haunted rides this weekend, Derby Street Shoppes has a whole schedule of Halloween events.    will host a Halloween Costume Contest on Saturday 29, from 6-8 p.m. There will be free cookies for the first 50 entrants and 3 winners will receive a free meal. On Sunday Oct. 30, will host a Costume Parade at 3.30pm before Trick or Treat at Derby Street Stores from 4-6 p.m.

To take a video tour of the Haunted Ride, click on the attached video.


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