When the sun drops behind the pines off Curry Station Road and the fog machines start to breathe, City of Chaos stops feeling like an attraction and starts feeling like a place—an abandoned town that remembers you. The storefronts lean, the streetlights flicker, and the alleys pull you in with just enough glow to convince you the next corner is safe. It isn’t. City of Chaos is Eastaboga’s full‑scale haunted city, not a hallway of jump scares; you roam through eight buildings, a graveyard that won’t sit still, a creepy playground, and the infamous Tunnel 109 beneath it all. Groups enter in small numbers (up to six), and the further you go the more the place seems to close ranks around you.
“We build rooms and scenes, but the magic is people sharing a moment they’ll be talking about and remember.” — Michael Winner (Owner). That philosophy shows up everywhere. City of Chaos leans hard into practical effects—the scrape of something on wood you can’t see, the whisper from the wrong direction, the sudden blackout that erases the world you thought you were walking through. The result is tactile and unnerving; it feels hand‑built and mean, in the best possible way.
This year’s walk blends new stings with fan‑favorite rooms. You’ll thread a maze of fences where voices taunt from every angle; slide through a striped corridor that seems to squeeze down to a single decision; and step into a ritual that blocks your path until you prove you’re not the sacrifice. One moment is all bad candy and stranger danger under carnival lights; the next, you’re staring at jack‑o’-lanterns that glow like an ambush. Clown country is pure disorientation—the sort of room where someone can appear above you, behind you, and somehow still be in front of you.
What keeps City of Chaos fresh is how the cast treats each guest like a mark in a magic trick: they listen, tease, echo what you just said, then peel away before your brain catches up. It’s not just “boo” work; it’s performance. In past seasons and early reviews, visitors have raved about the people who run this place—“Great staff and cast members… always expanding with updated themes,” wrote one, noting the trade‑day‑style vendor area outside; another praised “some of the best actors… friendly… they personalize each experience.” If you’ve been to bigger haunts that feel like a conga line through animatronics, the difference here is obvious the moment you realize the room is watching you back.
City of Chaos lives at Combat Park in Eastaboga, which means the haunt has room to sprawl and the after‑party energy to match. When you finally stumble out—with that embarrassed laugh we all make after we scream—you land in a hub of food, a fire pit that pulls people into stories, a gift shop with the kind of merch you’ll actually wear, and add‑on experiences that turn the night into an event. The Haunted Shooting Gallery is a target‑range fever dream. The Chaos Convoy straps you and your friends into a military truck, armor on and paintball marker in hand, to rumble through a fog‑thick battlefield of not‑quite‑dead soldiers. And if your group wants the all‑caps version, the Cataclysmic Convoy loads you into an Alvis 432 tank for a live‑action haunt patrol you’ll still be bragging about at Thanksgiving.
Practical notes for planners (and the faint of heart). General admission for the Haunted City of Chaos & Tunnel 109 is listed at $20; a Chaos Pass lets you skip the line; a combo covers the haunt plus the paintball experiences; and Convoy options are priced by adrenaline and ammunition. As with all haunts, arrive early on peak weekends, secure tickets online when you can, and expect strobe lights, fog, narrow passages, and the occasional total blackout. Dress like you’re going to be moving—closed‑toe shoes, hands free, layers if the night turns cold. Staff here are pros: friendly outside, relentless inside, firm about safety everywhere.
Families haven’t been forgotten, either. City of Chaos hosts Kids Night—a lights‑on, no‑scare walkthrough that lets younger visitors (and curious first‑timers) explore the sets at an easy pace, meet friendly versions of the characters, and enjoy extras like face painting or gelly ball. It’s the best way to bring the whole crew without the jump scares; check the calendar for the specific date and time.
What we love about City of Chaos is how local it feels without ever feeling small. The sets aren’t there to show off; they’re there to corner you. The scares don’t come from towering gadgets; they come from timing, presence, and the sense that someone just slipped into the room you thought was empty. It’s the kind of experience that turns strangers in line into co‑conspirators and leaves groups arguing over which room owned them the hardest.
So yes, if you want a date that proves you can laugh together after you scream together, if you want a friends’ night that still gets texted about next week, or if you’re building your annual circuit of Alabama haunts and want one that earns your drive, this is it. Head to 6755 Curry Station Rd, Eastaboga, AL, follow the glow and the growl, and step through the gap. The city is waiting, and it knows your name.
City of Chaos is located at Combat Park in Eastaboga. Ticketing, hours, special events (including Kids Night), and add‑on experiences are posted on the official site CityofChaos.com . As always, verify details the day you go
