One of our favourite Halloween activities returns to Vancouver this month, offering a spooktacular time for the whole family.
All aboard! Grab the family, bundle up nice and toasty hop on Stanley Park’s Ghost Train Oct. 13-31, which promises to be out of this world with the new thrilling theme, Alien Invasion!
Get ready to be immersed into a crash landing site right in the middle of Stanley Park where an unknown spaceship has landed. Journey into unrestricted zones and ride the popular train to unravel the mystery of an unexpected abduction by the park’s extraterrestrial visitors, including a ride through a star field tunnel of lasers!
The classic night train ride includes a 13-minute & 40-second experience featuring the “Alien Invasion” theme with lights, sounds, and live performers, while the matinee train ride is a great daytime activity for families, school groups, and groups with children. There are no live performers during matinee train rides.
In addition to the train, there is lots of fun stuff happening on site for all ages, including: some top secret happenings in Area 52 that’s open during operating hours. This fun indoor addition features face painting, crafts and movies. Creatures of the Night – presented by Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) Running in conjunction with the Stanley Park Ghost Train, is another free, family-friendly experience offered onsite. The Creature Feature tent in the Ghost Train plaza area offers hands-on activities for all ages and is staffed by friendly volunteers ready to teach you about alien plants and other bizarre creatures that inhabit Stanley Park.
On Oct 24, a costume contest will held in the picnic tent for kids 17 and under. There will be prizes awarded for best costume in each age group. And, on Friday & Saturday nights, the Ghost Train plaza will feature live music from a stellar 5-piece rock band to get train passengers in the mood for some spooky extra-terrestrial fun.
Feeling famished after your ride? This year, the Stanley Park Ghost Train has teamed up with some amazing food vendors to offer a variety of delights available in the plaza. Food vendors will be open for both matinee and evening show times.
This will be our third year as a family visiting the Stanley Park Ghost Train, which is an event we always look forward to.
Dates & Hours October 13 – 31, 2017.
Monday to Thursday: 5:30pm to 9:30pm
Friday to Sunday: 5:30pm to 10:00pm
Matinees – Friday to Sunday: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Tickets
Buy online at www.ghosttrain.ca or by phone (604-252-3700) with TicketLeader.
On-site ticket sales start at 3:00pm, Monday to Thursday and 11:00am, Friday to Sunday. You can buy same-day tickets or advance tickets for future dates on- site.
FLASH GIVEAWAY
ValleyMom.ca is excited to partner with the Stanley Park Ghost Train for 2017 to give away to sets of 4 tickets to two lucky VM fans. To enter, simply leave a comment on this blog post letting us know which part of the event you’re looking forward to experiencing and follow the instructions on THIS FACEBOOK POST. Contest closes Oct. 7/17.
57 Comments
Amber Fearnley
October 2, 2017 at 11:46 amI have never been on the Ghost Train! I would so love to visit it this year!!!! My eldest went a few years ago and loved it!!!!
Rachel
October 2, 2017 at 8:59 pmThe train ride over the bridge
Kim
October 2, 2017 at 11:47 amI am looking forward to the experience as we’ve never been.
Jaimie Gilroy
October 2, 2017 at 11:48 amI would bring my son who is obsessed with trains. All the events sound amazing but the actual train ride even thou it is only 13 mins long, is what we will most be looking forward to. Thanks for the chance to win.
Vivian
October 2, 2017 at 11:50 amThe light displays !’
Katie Lawrence
October 2, 2017 at 11:55 amWe always enjoy the train, and the kids are looking forward to the face painting 🙂
Maryanne
October 2, 2017 at 11:55 amThe train ride is the best part!
Amie
October 2, 2017 at 12:15 pmI would love to bring my 3 year old train-crazy son to this! I’m looking forward to seeing the mysterious Area 53 as well!
rob
October 2, 2017 at 12:22 pmlooking forward to the coast train my daughter loves to be freaked 🙂
Samantha
October 2, 2017 at 12:26 pmAll the cool decorations
Kimberley Jansen
October 2, 2017 at 12:28 pmI heard there’s a pumpkin patch which I didn’t notice in your article! So id love to check that out!
Amy LeClair
October 2, 2017 at 12:34 pmI’m most excited for the rockband… and to see my kids faces when the live actors move! haha
Nicole N
October 2, 2017 at 12:36 pmEverything about this looks fun! I would love to see my sons face on this!
Danielle Walsh
October 2, 2017 at 12:45 pmLooking forward to going with my daughter now that she is 9…..took her at 3 and scared her to death 🙁 #momfail
Jaquie malm
October 2, 2017 at 12:54 pmThe alien invasion
Geri Pope
October 2, 2017 at 1:02 pmMy son has been obsessed with Halloween since he 10 months old! He wears Halloween clothing year round, his room is Halloween themed and every year he has a Halloween birthday party even though it’s in December. I’d love to surprise him with a spooky train ride.
Sharon Heath
October 2, 2017 at 1:03 pmI would bring my family of four and if I read this correctit’s for two family passes I would bring my friend Teresa Smith’s family as well.
Never been to the halloween train…would love too.
Doris Curbello
October 2, 2017 at 1:04 pmI would love to win the family passes. We are such Halloween fanatics in our house. We decorate inside and out and have a yearly costume party. We would love to see the entire event. Thank you for the chance to win!
Kristyl Clark
October 10, 2017 at 10:00 amCongrats, you’re a winner!
Cindy
October 2, 2017 at 1:10 pmHow spooky! This just looks like so much fun. I would love baby to ride the train. He is old enough to enjoy it now.
Linds
October 2, 2017 at 1:13 pmSo excited to ride the train !
Lana
October 2, 2017 at 1:14 pmI’ve never been before! I think my son would it.
Michelle
October 2, 2017 at 1:14 pmLooking forward to seeing how my 3 young boys react. They love Halloween and have been counting the days since Nov1st last year.
Sarah Jarvis
October 2, 2017 at 1:31 pmI’m looking forward to the pumpkin patch area and area 52 and creatures of the night but I know my son will like the train part the best.
Kristy
October 2, 2017 at 1:40 pmI would bring my husband and my daughter for her first haunted train ride! I remember doing the train ride as a kid and I’m so excited to start the tradition with my family.
Marsalie
October 2, 2017 at 1:40 pmThe train ride would be fun! I am also looking forward to seeing all the decorations.
Kristie Pasqua
October 2, 2017 at 1:41 pmHi! Would love to bring my daughter and husband on the train ride 🙂
Andy Duncan
October 2, 2017 at 1:46 pmI would love to visit the pumpkin patch! My husband and I love bringing our daughter to the Ghost Train every year.
Jennifer Hall
October 2, 2017 at 1:47 pmI liked valley mom Fb page and Stanley park train page! I would love to win I have done the Christmas train but I would love to check out the ghost train with my family…my son loves trains!
Jennifer P.
October 2, 2017 at 2:02 pmI am most looking forward to the train ride itself – I’ve only done the Christmas train, but never the Halloween one, so I am excited to see what kind of lights and displays they have for Halloween. The costume contest for the kids on the 24th sounds fun too – they’d love to attend in costume! And they would also be very excited about the face painting area – they love to get their faces painted!
Jolan holmes
October 2, 2017 at 2:10 pmLooking forward to the train ride with my little guy
Melissa
October 2, 2017 at 2:23 pmI’d take the whole family! Such a great excuse to get out with everyone and head to the city. Love everything Halloween but the kids especially like the train itself.
Samantha Lenz
October 2, 2017 at 2:36 pmI’m looking forward to the area 52 section and the pumpkin patch! I’m eager to see how Ry does. He loves trains and I hope he won’t be too spooked. I’m a big Halloween fan so I hope he is too!
Rick Hicks
October 2, 2017 at 2:44 pmI would bring my 2 daughters. Looking forward to the pumpkin patch!
Kristyl Clark
October 10, 2017 at 9:59 amCongrats, you’re a winner!
Leana
October 2, 2017 at 2:59 pmI can’t wait to see area 52!
Carley Woodward
October 2, 2017 at 3:40 pmI have lived in the lower mainland my whole life but have never been to the ghost train.
Now we are moving out of the lower mainland, so this would be awesome to win.
I would bring my husband and our 3 kids.
Denaye Dorge
October 2, 2017 at 3:41 pmI would love to take my kids on the ghost train!
Cheryl McCrae-Gibson
October 2, 2017 at 4:07 pmI would bring my kids 🙂
Joann Eby
October 2, 2017 at 4:11 pmI’d love to take my 4.5 year old since having my 3 mth old we don’t get much mommy – son time together and have never been to this. Looking forward to seeing area 52 🙂
Jeannie
October 2, 2017 at 4:34 pmI am looking forward to the actual train ride!! We have never been in the ghost train before!
Tania L.
October 2, 2017 at 4:51 pmI have never been, nor has my son! He is not easily scared so I think I would be excited to see him get genuinely scared by some part of the ride!
Katrina
October 2, 2017 at 5:03 pmLooking forward to the tunnel of lasers!
Sarah schmidt
October 2, 2017 at 6:16 pmI’m looking forward to a new family tradition riding the train. As well as the live music!
Jenny
October 2, 2017 at 6:27 pmMy mom is coming up for a whole week. None of us as been to the Train at stanley park. It would be so exciting if we won tickets.
Jan gola
October 2, 2017 at 9:00 pmI would love the lights and fall weather the most!
Michelle
October 2, 2017 at 9:36 pmWould love to see the new alien theme with my little ones!!
Kimberly Gleave
October 2, 2017 at 10:22 pmThis train is one of the things my son waits for. He Loves this and it changes every year! I totally want to do this and the Christmas train for him..he has been doing so good at school and thai kwon do so he totally deserves this.
Natalie Anthony
October 2, 2017 at 11:18 pmI’d love to win tickets for my family (5 year old daughter, 7 year old son, and their step-dad) to experience the Alien Invasion on the Stanley Park Ghost Train! Commented, liked, followed and shared on Facebook, as per instructions
Natalie Jory
October 2, 2017 at 11:24 pmI’d love to win tickets for my family (5 year old daughter, 7 year old son, and their step dad,) to experience the Alien Invasion on the Stanley Park Ghost Train! Commented, liked, followed and shared on Facebook as per instructions
Ambee Lefebvre
October 2, 2017 at 11:54 pmMy kids have never been and at ages 4 and 6 it would be perfect for them!
Selena Banerd
October 3, 2017 at 3:22 amI’ve never been to the Halloween train and would love to go with my family! I’m also a lover of food so curious to see what kind of food they will be offering there! A food truck perhaps?!
Carolyn
October 3, 2017 at 9:24 amI would bring my husband & two boys!! I look forward to being scared together…we love Halloween
Melanie
October 3, 2017 at 9:59 amI would bring my niece and nephew!
Melanie
October 3, 2017 at 10:01 amLooking forward to the train ride…have not ever done it!
Andrea F
October 3, 2017 at 10:50 amI would look forward to the outdoor family time! And the fall colours.
Meagan
October 4, 2017 at 8:53 amWe have never been to the ghost train and are really excited to just go check it all out!