2022 Halloween Ghost Train Ride in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Every year in October the Stanley Park miniature train operates with a Halloween Ghost theme! Each year the theme is different(see below).
There are evening and matinee performances. During the evening performances, there are a number of fabulous scary sets with live actors making the scenes come alive!
In addition to the miniature train ride, there is usually a haunted maze, haunted barn, pumpkin patch, crafts, movies, exhibits, food vendors, and other activities at the Stanley Park Junction.
You need to purchase tickets to go on the miniature train ride and for some of the activities such as the haunted barn and pumpkin patch. Tickets are sold online and on-site. It gets very busy right closer to Halloween night and many of the core times sell out! Tickets are sold for half-hour time slots which guarantee you will get on the train around the END time of the slot. You should line up for the START time(or earlier) of your time slot.
There are matinees during the day for the younger children. During the matinees, the train ride operates, but there will NOT be live actors.
Halloween Ghost Miniature Train Ride Updates
September 20, 2022 UPDATE: The Stanley Park Ghost Train has been cancelled in 2022. The trains failed a safety inspection.
UPDATE: September 9, 2022. The dates and times for the Halloween Ghost Train have been announced..see below!
Halloween Ghost Miniature Train Ride Helpful Information
This train ride is probably not for the really little children as it will probably be too scary for them, but the older children and adults will love it!
Remember to dress appropriately. You may have to wait in a line outside for your boarding time. It may be rainy, cold, and/or windy outside. The train has a roof, but you may still get wet and cold so be prepared!
2022 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The theme for 2022 is "Welcome to Atomicville"! It is characterized as "Where the skies and the people are glowing - and not with health... It's Halloween night and we're following trick-or-treaters as they skirt toxic waste dumps and visit their creepy neighbours in search of irradiated sweets".
This event has been cancelled for 2022!
Website: https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ghost-train.aspx
Contact Telephone: 604-257-8531
Contact Email: stanleyparktrain@vancouver.ca
Halloween Ghost Train Photos
2019 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The theme for 2019 was "Alice in Nightmareland"! It is characterized as "Alice falls down the rabbit hole again. Only this time, she is older and things aren't what they seem. But then, what could she expect, wandering through a grand graveyard at nigth on Halloween? Follow Alice and the Not-So-White Rabbit through an endless series of stone doors and enter into a gothic nightmare world of tombs and tombstones, crypts, and catacombs!".
2018 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The theme for 2018 was "Jack O'Lantern's Journey Through the Dark Forest"! It was characterized as "Poor Jack! He may be dead as a doornail but instead of resting in peace, he wanders trapped in an ancient Celtic Halloween world where nothing is what it seems. Join Jack on his journey as his lantern casts a light on floating druids, a 12-foot monster, and creatures barely human.
2017 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The theme for 2017 was Alien Invasion! This means you saw a bunch of aliens that tried to abduct you!
2016 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The theme for 2016 was Day of the Dead! This means you were be serenaded by a mariachi bank of cockroaches, and saw the Aztec Lord and the Lady of Death.
2015 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The theme for 2015 was Horror Classics! This meant that Dracula, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, and other creepy creatures showed up!
2014 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The 2014 Halloween Ghost Train theme was "Mother Goose's Ghastly Garden". Additionally, there was a 'Spooky Barn', pumpkin patch, pumpkin-carving tent, dress-up costume contest, and a latern-lit nature walk!
2013 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The 2013 Halloween Ghost Train theme was 'Classic Monster Movies'.
2012 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The 2012 Halloween Ghost Train theme was 'Scary Fairy Tales'. Earlier, in 2012, the beautiful little train station burned down. However, the area was cleaned up and the Halloween Ghost Train operated as per usual.
2011 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The 2011 Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train theme was 'Circus of Disaster'!
2010 Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park
The 2010 Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train theme was 'Alice in Wonderland'!
Where is the Halloween Ghost Miniature Train in Stanley Park?
The Halloween Ghost Miniature Train ride and Easter Fair takes place in Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada. The train ride is located at Stanley Park Junction in Stanley Park.
How to get to the Halloween Ghost Miniature Train in Stanley Park?
You can get to Stanley Park Junction by walking, bus, or car. Stanley Park Junction is about a 15 minute walk up Pipeline Road into Stanley Park from the Georgia Street entrance to Stanley Park. The Stanley Park (#19) bus stops at the Stanley Park Bus Loop just in front of the Stanley Park Junction. There is a large Parking lot just off of Pipeline Road that is in front of the Stanley Park Junction. There is an overflow parking lot across Pipeline Road.