Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and Dave & Buster’s is planning to make a full day of it.
The arcade and restaurant chain has announced a month of Halloween additions leading up to two ticketed parties on October 31. A limited-time food and drink menu is available now, a new five-minute zombie escape game called Escape Pod has arrived in the arcade, and Dave & Buster’s life-sized Human Crane is being stocked with Halloween prizes at participating locations.
The new menu is available for a limited time at Dave & Buster’s locations nationwide, with drinks and desserts built around familiar Halloween imagery.
Freak Show mixes Crown Royal Whisky, vanilla, citrus sour and bitters with a Cabernet float, dried orange and a pair of vampire fangs. Bad Medicine combines Midori, pineapple passion fruit and citrus sour with a cherry JELL-O shot served in a syringe.
The Possession uses Absolut Vodka, cherry, Sprite and citrus sour with shimmering luster dust, a glowing ice cube and freeze-dried grape ice cream. There’s also an alcohol-free Cauldron Cream Soda made with Fanta Orange and vanilla in a marshmallow whip-lined glass.
The food side is smaller but appropriately excessive. Summon the Fire Sauce combines buffalo spice and chili lime and can be added to wings or cheesesticks. Love at First Bite layers chocolate cake with peanut butter mousse made with REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups, chocolate and caramel drizzle and REESE’S Minis.
Then there are the Funneral Cake Fries, Dave & Buster’s cake fries dressed up for Halloween with caramel, powdered sugar and seasonal sprinkles, plus whipped cream, chocolate and caramel for dipping.
Anyone who would rather deal with zombies than dessert can try Escape Pod, a new two-player game making its Dave & Buster’s debut for Halloween. Players enter the enclosed game together and have five minutes to solve its challenges before the zombies get them.
The Human Crane is getting a Halloween makeover, too. The attraction turns the player into the claw inside a giant claw machine, with participating locations stocking it with inflatable potion bottles, skeletons, vampire fangs and black cats for the season.
Everything builds toward Halloween itself on Saturday, October 31, when participating Dave & Buster’s locations will host separate celebrations for families and adults.
Boo Bash runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a Pancake Banquet, Halloween music, costume contest, pumpkin decorating and scavenger hunt. Tickets begin at $21 per person. A $25.99 option adds three hours of unlimited video game play and a $10 Power Card.
Later that night, Moonlight Mixer takes over from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for guests 18 and older. The party includes a Fright Bite Banquet, three hours of unlimited video game play, a Monster Mash playlist and costume contest. Tickets start at $24.99 per person, with up to two drink tickets available for an additional $11 each.
Tickets for both Halloween events are on sale now, with participating locations varying. The Halloween menu is available nationwide for a limited time.
