Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tour for Halloween 2013
byThe Vancouver Trolley Company and Vancouver Police Museum are joining forces to bring you spooky tales and infamous local ghost stories for the Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tour this season.
Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Trolley Company
As the night falls and shadows begin to appear, you will be whisked away by trolley where you will see streets and homes, which seem normal, but if you look and listen close enough you will hear echoes of murders and other devastating events. Your host will tell the gruesome tales of troubled spirits, how they met their end, and where they now occupy their time. You will drive through eerie locations such as Stanley Park and the winding roads of Shaughnessy and stop to visit Mountain View Cemetery and the autopsy room of the Vancouver Police Museum where over 15,000 autopsies have been performed.
Tours will depart daily from Canada Place from October 18th to October 31st at 6:30pm, 7:30pm and 8:30pm with 9:30pm (except Mondays and Sundays) and they last 2.5 hours.
Tickets are now available for $40 by calling (604) 801-5515 to make your reservation. Full prepayment is required to guarantee your preferred date and time. These always sell out so be sure to book well in advance. Group bookings can also be made to reserve a whole trolley for your office, friends, or family (up to 33 people).
I’m happy to have a pair of tickets to give away for the Haunted Halloween Trolley tour again this year. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment listing your favourite/scariest Halloween costume (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner next Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 12:00pm. Due to the nature of the tales told, this experience is recommended for those 13 years old and above. The winner will be able to choose their preferred tour date/time (based on availability). Follow the Vancouver Trolley Company on Facebook and Twitter to learn more about their scenic tours and tour packages.
Update The winner is Leslie!
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My fave scary costume is creepy dolls, with sitched lips – you got to stay in charater and then it is really creepy
clowns!! Clown costumes are so scary
Few years back saw a someone dressed with a 3D mask of running blood down its face…was pretty creepy.
My sister made herself into Medusa one year, which included wiring toy snakes into her hair!
dentist
My favourite costume is when I went as Tippi Hendren under attack from Birds.
The old scream mask still gets me sometimes.
My favourite is the Paperbag Princess. It makes me remember my childhood, and it’s so easy to do!
Best/Favourite costume I made was a life size Scratch n Sniff book
Took my original mint 1986 Scratch n Sniff book… scanned stickers
Blew up sticker size x4 then printed out stickers in colour
took over a week to re-scent stickers so they could be scratched
One of a Kind!
My favorite costume was the famous Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, unibrow et al.
scariest costume I’ve seen in recent Halloweens was a girl dressed up as a vampire (a la 30 Days of Night) with a bloody smear across her mouth.
sounds like a great time!
Captain Spaulding from House of 1000 Corpses!
my husbands wolf mask which scared the crap outta me years ago.
Any scary dolls like the one in “Insidious – Part 2”. Why do they have to take a child’s toy and make it so frightening?
Vampire SSSSoooo scaryyy
The scariest? Slam dunk: the year my mum crocheted me a headless horseman costume. Made the neighbor cry hahahahaha
My husband’s transformer costume made of cardboard and duct tape
vampires
Meltdown/shaved head Britney Spears
This year, my son is going as calamari… this is brilliant, because his name is Callum. So he’s Callum-ari. Get it? Brilliant, right?
Fave scary is a zombie cheerleader.
The Sanderson sisters from Hocus Pocus make awesome scary costumes for a group.
too many zombies. and they freak me out.
Best costume last year – a cardboard car, complete with foggy windshield and light-up turn signals and running lights. Poor guy couldn’t see a thing.
The Jason Hockey Mask Still freaks me out!
Favourite costume is a vampire
The costumes where people have put a zip down the middle of their face and it looks like the bottom half of their face is unzipped – scary and disgusting! Can’t wait for Halloween 🙂
Love the guy who dressed up as a transformer.
I once saw the sesame street yip yip martians and they were amazing!
Zombie
those full body suit costumes…
My favorite costumes are Raggedy Ann and Andy
I like zombies
A skull lantern purse(home-made) and walking dead fashionista costume
I was Carmen Miranda one year…fruity and fun!
Super hero costumes!
A zombie clown would be awesome.
I once dressed up as a $50 bill – was a cheap costume. 🙂
Favourite costume – Pocahontas when I was 10. I wore the brown yarn wig for WEEKS afterwards becauee I desperately wanted long hair.
I’ve heard that this is a really good tour. I’d love to try it.
My favourite halloween costume was when I dressed up as a mad scientist with wild wacky hair. I had pills in my pockets that would burst if you pressed down on them.
A clown costume.
years ago I saw a fly and their friend was a can of raid
Slutty pumpkin from HIMYM
This would be a great prize to win, as I work with a teen boy with autsim and he would love this1
My mom dressed me up as Quasimoto, haha… equipt with a cushion for my hunch back.
Saw a dog dressed as an Emperial Walker on the net once.
My favorite costume would be when my girlfriend and I dressed up as the minions.
The undead with ghoulish bloody effects … boo!
Last year I saw a pregnant lady dressed as a zombie with her belly made up to look like a zombie baby was ripping her stomach open. Complete with fake umbilical cord, blood & internal organs. Amazing & scary all at the same time!
A Tacky Tourist
Couple outfits! Bacon and Eggs hahaha
Walk-like-an-Egyptian costume.
Vampires!
My favorite costume was a zombie they scare me way too much!
My favourite costumes are usually the handmade ones of less common characters/objects. I’ve seen a jellyfish costume that was very creative.
The PIMP costume is best!
Giant squid.
Seriously? Has noone mentioned the Stephen Harper costume? The key is the make-up on the eyes,.. those dead eyes!
Washer or dryer. All you need is a box and a smile.
My husband went as a librarian and I went as an RCMP officer – only remarkable because I’m a librarian and he’s an RCMP officer. We got a lot of laughs.
Seeing Stephen Harper at my door would make me wimper in fear….
Sheldon Cooper as the Doppler Effect.
My scariest costume was Dead Red Riding Hood.
The most scary costume would be dolls
The coolest costume is minions
My best costume to date, was a Heath Ledger Joker.
Dressing up Pauline Marois the current Premier of Quebec would be more terrifying.
I hate clowns……
Tax auditor…
My fav costume was a little baby dressed up as a pea in the pod…just his little face peeking out as a pea. SO cute!
amelia earhart. feminist namesake for the win!
My favourite costume I made was Columbia from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Have to love Halloween!!
Bath poof!
Zombie Walking Dead costumes creep me out
I loved being Sailor Moon as a kid.
Vancouver rioters, scary and up-to-date
my husband dressed up and had a zipper on his face – that started at his chin and he stopped it at the bridge of his nose – the main part of his face was very white and what ever had been unzipped was red and bloody – he sure scared a lot of people!
The good old mask from Scream.
I dressed up in my mom’s old camel colored coat & had a mask of a old peasant woman with a scarf- you can trick o treat well into your teens as no one can tell how old you are. I was not that tall either!
Any skeleton costumes.
nothing scary, but my fave costume was one me and my buddy made.
We were awesome Bert and Ernies!
Anything zombie like with blood & guts