Attraction Type: Indoor walkthrough

Heading deeper into the words, the atmosphere is darker and more foreboding. A haunting wind can be heard, along the occasional distant cry of a dog. We pass by what looks like a robed phantom with outstretched limbs…until slight lighting adjustments reveal it to just be a weirdly-shaped tree with fireflies looking like eyes. An owl stares out of the darkness at us, giving an occasional hoot as we pass.

Further on, we see some life in the woods, though it doesn’t ease our nerves. We pass projected shadows of crickets rubbing their legs, making a noise that sounds like “Ichabod”. Another projected shadow this time shows a frog, whose croaking pattern sounds like “Headless Horseman”. A wooden bridge we walk over creaks with each step, and an occasional splash can be heard. Eventually, we take a break from the woods and enter through a graveyard. The sound of what seems like hooves fills the air. However, it turns out to be some cattail plants drumming against a log. We turn a corner, and with a crack of thunder and flash of purple light, we see him (as represented with a 2D cut-out figure): the Headless Horseman, sword and jack o’lantern held aloft as he lets out a vicious laugh.

Our path takes us on a winding way through the dark woods once more, the sound of steady hoofbeats filling the air. Once such turn takes us past a gap in the trees where another flash of purple light reveals the Headless Horseman (again a static 2D figure), this time in mid-swing of his sword. We even hear the sound of his sword, as if we’ve narrowly avoided his strike. Hurrying on down the twisting path, we see a directional sign that reads COVERED BRIDGE. Following the path, we can see the covered bridge in front of us, offering our escape. The Headless Horseman appears once more (one final appearance as a 2D figure), this time with a bright orange glow as he holds out his jack o’lantern. His laughter fills the air as we rush for the bridge, entering in and heading for the other side. As we do so, a hidden air jet fires some wind around our head and shoulders, as if something were thrown past our heads from behind.

We emerge from the covered bridge, still in the woods but with daylight creeping through the branches. On our right-hand side, we can see a knocked over tricorner hat on the ground by a broken jack o’lantern. We can also see a trail of hoofprints that lead us to the exit, and back into Harbortown U.S.A.