The Haunted Hayride has been a popular Halloween attraction in Los Angeles for seven years. Taking place in Griffith Park, it typically brings in about 65,000 people over its 17-night run, and tickets almost always sell out.
In 2013, Mark Cuban made his biggest investmentin "Shark Tank" history when he gave $2 million to Ten Thirty One Productions, the company that produces the spooky event.
CEO Melissa Carbone wants the Haunted Hayride to become a household name and a new Halloween tradition for people across the country.
"The ultimate long-term goal is to have a Ten Thirty One attraction in every major metropolitan area in the United States," she told Business Insider in a 2014 interview.
This year, they checked a big goal off that list by bringing the experience to New York City. We went to see how scary it really was.
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The Haunted Hayride is being held on Randall's Island, just across the Harlem River from Manhattan. The setting is fitting — between 1852 and 1900, the island was home to a number of different institutions, including an insane asylum and a center for juvenile delinquents.
This is the Haunted Hayride's first year in New York City, though it's had years of success in Los Angeles.
As soon as you walked in, there were several people dressed up in costume, roaming around the grounds as part of the experience.
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