During the fall, this farm is more of a tourist spot, with it's corn maze and haunted house. During the rest of the year, it is a poultry and sheep farm. It's easy to pop in and grab a dozen eggs. They also shear the sheep, spin yarn, hand dye, and offer knitting classes. They also offer hay rides with horses, not a tractor. I'm proud that this farm is a local neighbor of mine.
I don't typically write reviews, but I felt compelled to do so this time. We had our daughter's first birthday party here yesterday, & everything was PERFECT! The staff was so helpful, helped us bring stuff in from the car, etc. They had a separate picnic area set up just for us with our own trash can & a cooler available for us to use.They checked on us to see that everything was going well.They also made sure our group had our own private hayride.Five stars, totally worth the money, all the kids had a blast!! My two older ones (10 & 13) are asking when we can go back.Thank you Arasapha Farms!!
I visited during October 2012 (it wasn't listed under When did you visit?)for the haunted attraction. There haunted attraction makes Jason's woods seem like I haunted attraction for little kids. They had three attractions A haunted hayride, A corn maze, and haunted house (The Bates Motel) I was really impressed! All three attractions had awesome effects! The hayride is what the attraction is best known for, it has lots of jump scares.The corn maze wasn't really a maze, it was guided the only thing that scared me about the corn maze was that it involved a [SPOILER]. The haunted house was REALLY cool. What made it cool?, Was all awesome scenery and effects! If you would like to get a glimpse of what this attraction is like, it was featured on Travel Channel's America's Scariest Haunted Attractions. I highly recommend Arasapha Farm's Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride.
Consistently ranked one of the top haunted attractions in the country, there's no question that Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride is incredible. Stellar actors and highly detailed make up the entirety of the three terrifying attractions on site.With discounts and lighter crowds during the week, the prices are right. Perfect for a date night, Arasapha is a yearly fall tradition for many on the east coast. (And from all over, really). If you haven't been before, you're in for one of the top haunted attractions in the world.
Our night started with the corn maze. The girl in front of us broke down and wouldn't enter. It was awesome.The measure of any haunted event is the corn maze, or as one member if my party put it, "the corn maze is usually the lamest part." If true, the Bates Motel's corn maze sets the bar high. There were so many turns and scares to give us plenty of opportunities to laugh at the at above mentioned freakout.You could tell the staff has been doing this for a while and this attraction is their passion. Everything here was well designed with an attention to detail most haunted houses never approach, and there were so many animatronics. They even had a "dollar-scare" set-up where guests can manually control parts of the house.My only complaint is we left wanting more. We climbed off the hayride and searched the park for something to anchor us there. Picking up some funnel cake we lingered around the gift shop looking for a fire or anything to continue the night. It was a great experience and a must-do part of any fall calendar.
I was reluctantly excited to go to this haunted attraction. I have been to several other "haunted houses" and noticed the bigger ones seem to be less scary (probably due to so many other people almost ruining it for me). So, we went on a Thursday night and used the $10 off combo coupon. Even with the coupon, I feel ripped off. The lines were not bad, and we (husband and I) were able to get on the hayride after waiting just a few minutes. Like many other reviewers have said before me, the props and sights on the ride were neat to look at and creepy, and I admit, I did get scared a few times by the actors (who do touch - and tried to tickle?! - me). But, there were so many people on the truck (understanfable) that I felt I was going to get kicked in the head by a screaming teenage girl who was freaking out the entire time. When that was over, we checked out the haunted house, which I had higher expectations for since they make such a big deal about it.. It had some good scares, again, but like before, we were sent in with like 5 or 6 other people and I think this kind of ruined it for me. I made sure to go I first because eI do enjoy being scared- that's why I paid $30. That helped a little but it was so fast!! I think it lasted like 7 minutes. I would recommend Hotel of Horror (with Altered Nightmares) In Saylorsburg, PA (best ever) and I would say the small haunted house in Catawissa/Elysburg area run by their fire dept (I believe) if you are closer to central/northeast PA. They were much scarier and with the money and travel time.
We have gone here for the Christmas light show and hayride, the fall hayride and corn maze, and have purchased our Christmas tree for 2 years now. Each time we have had a great experience. much better in my opinion than Linvilla, much less crowded! I will say that while their Christmas trees are pricey, they are all standing so you can see the shape perfectly. We have a limited space so it's hard to find a tree.
A visit to Arasapha at Halloween is an unforgettable experience for you and your family. It may be a bit intense for young children.
We were looking for a holiday excursion to do with the family and we came across the ad for the light display and hayride. We enjoyed the hayride and had fun getting a photo with Santa. My teenage daughters enjoyed the hot cocoa and fried Oreo. The bonfire was nice too. We enjoyed the low crowd since it was the first night it was open. The nativity was very nice. The staff was friendly and helpful. The train ride looked fun for young children
The Bate's Motel at Arasapha Farms is AWESOME! Hayride was one of the best I've been on. The haunted house and corn maze were really well detailed and expertly lit. Actors and costumes were pretty good too. Not too scary, but just a lot of fun!