Carowinds has officially lit the fuse on the 2025 Halloween season with a chilling new teaser for SCarowinds, and fans of the Carolinas’ most haunted event are already buzzing. The park dropped a short video across its social media platforms featuring nothing more than a single candle burning in the dark. As the flame flickered, the screen faded to black with an ominous message: “25 years.”
That’s right—2025 marks the 25th anniversary of SCarowinds, the park’s long-running Halloween event known for transforming Carowinds into a horrifying realm of fog-filled midways, haunted mazes, scare zones, and live entertainment after dark. Alongside the teaser, the park added the caption: “A party to die for…”—a phrase that’s raising more questions than answers.
25 Years of Screams
SCarowinds first launched in 2000 and has since become a staple of fall entertainment in the region, attracting thrill-seekers from both North and South Carolina and beyond. Over the years, the event has featured everything from twisted clowns and haunted asylums to roaming scare actors and interactive horror experiences. With 2025 marking the silver anniversary, expectations are higher than ever for a celebration that truly honors the legacy—and fear factor—of the event.
What Could “A Party to Die For” Mean?
The teaser may be vague, but the use of a candle could symbolize many things: a séance, a tribute to the past, or perhaps the start of something new—or even something resurrected. The phrase “A party to die for…” hints at a celebratory theme with a deadly twist. Could it be a haunted house themed around a cursed celebration? A masquerade gone wrong? A return of fan-favorite characters or houses from previous years?
While no official details have been announced yet about haunted attractions, scare zones, or entertainment lineups, the 25-year milestone practically guarantees some nods to past fan favorites and perhaps a few bold new scares as well.
When to Expect More
If previous years are any indication, Carowinds will likely continue to roll out teasers throughout the summer, leading into a full reveal later in the season. With other Cedar Fair parks already unveiling plans for their fall offerings, it’s only a matter of time before SCarowinds follows suit with a lineup of terrifying attractions, themed events, and maybe even anniversary-exclusive offerings.
For now, we’re left with a candle, a cryptic phrase, and the echo of 25 years of fear—but that’s more than enough to get excited (and maybe a little scared) for what’s coming this fall.
Stay tuned—we’ll be watching every shadowy update as SCarowinds prepares to throw a party… to die for.
