2023 Question and Answer With Rolling Hills Asylum

Rolling Hills Asylum, East Bethany, NY

NewYorkHauntedHouses.com recently sat down with Sharon Coyle of Rolling Hills Asylum, to discuss what's new at Rolling Hills Asylum for the 2023 Halloween Season!

What's new at Rolling Hills Asylum for 2023? Do you have any new rides, attractions, or special features that Haunt Seekers should know about?

Rolling Hills Asylum has expanded their October/Halloween line up by adding more options such as the return of Horror Movie Nights, Daytime Self Guided Asylum Tours, Mini-Tour Plus Ghost Hunt, Self Guided Ghost Hunts, and DEADTIME Ghost Hunts - with ticket prices starting as low as $29 per person. Beginning October 7th Rolling Hills Asylum is. open every day/night thru October 31!

What are you most excited about for the 2023 Halloween Season?

Rolling Hills Asylum is most excited to offer an option for everyone one! From the guided Mini-Tours with RHA Crew who've been with us for 13+ years, to self guided daytime Asylum Tours, to night time and DEADTIME self guided ghost hunts! We are super excited about bringing back Horror Movie Nights on September 9, October 1 and October 31! Horror Movies are projected above a casket in our Haunted Rec Room and include a nacho buffet (subject to change see website for details) and followed by a self guided ghost hunt!

What differentiates Rolling Hills Asylum from other local haunts in New York?

What makes Rolling Hills Asylum different from other local haunts in New York is RHA is an historical property that is authentically haunted! Known for Shadow People, Class A EVPs, disembodied voices and foot steps, poltergeist activity and more, Rolling Hills Asylum is a TRULY haunted Asylum with REAL GHOSTS! Spirit activity and interaction is ALL REAL! So if you want to experience authentic spirit activity Rolling Hills Asylum is the real deal!

How long has Rolling Hills Asylum been in business? Can you tell us a bit more about Rolling Hills Asylum's history?

Opened in 1827 as the Genesee County Poor Farm was a self sustainable facility housing widows, orphans, physically and mentally challenged, criminals, indigent, war veterans etc. Come 1938 the property transformed into the Genesee County Infirmary, morphing in 1964 into the Genesee County Nursing Home, before closing its doors in 1974. After three private owners, the current owner purchased it in 2010 and is going into the 14th year owning the property and living with spirits. Rolling Hills Asylum is now known as, and is arguably the most, haunted location in the country.

What's your favorite experience since opening Rolling Hills Asylum?

There are so many memorable experiences across the last 13 yrs of owning Rolling Hills Asylum. From the tens of thousands of guests from around the world who come to tour and investigate RHA and seeing/hearing their first hand experiences interacting with all the spirits, to the numerous celebrities and television shows that have featured RHA. However, the best and most memorable experiences come from my spirit family themselves; how they interact, call out names. touch people, move objects such as flashlights and wheel chairs, or are able to manifest visual to be seen and even captured in videos and photos - even on cell phone cameras!

How long is a typical haunt experience at Rolling Hills Asylum from start to finish?

From check in to check out, Rolling Hills Asylum's October options are either two or three hours long, with the exception of Horror Movie nights, which are 5-6 hours in total.

On a scale from 1 to 10, how scary would you say Rolling Hills Asylum is? Why?

Rolling Hills Asylum encompasses nearly 60,000 square feet, three buildings and a tunnel - three to floors depending on if you are in the west or east wing. Knowing you are freely roaming around the haunted halls with REAL Ghosts - that whatever interactions you have are true, real, and unpredictable - I would say that kind of activity is scarier than anything man made could ever be.

Does Rolling Hills Asylum's property have any real haunted history? Do you have a spooky encounter you'd like to share?

Rolling Hills Asylum is a TRULY Haunted Asylum with REAL Ghosts! There are so, so many things that occur on a daily/nightly basis - it's difficult to narrow it down to just one or two. The Screaming Lady )a disembodied, terrified woman screaming), doors slamming, unseen hands rocking a baby carriage, people being pushed in a wheel chair in Shadow Hallway, crawlers (shadow people who crawl on th floor and ...well... don't look up!) and so much more!

What inspired you to open up a haunted attraction? What's your favorite part of the business?

Purchasing Rolling Hills Asylum was a labor of love - the love of saving an historical property, coupled with my love and fascination for the paranormal. Being able to save a part of history is super important to me and a driving force behind purchasing the property. But just as important is the ability to interact with spirit on a daily basis and to truly know - our loved ones who pass are really always just a breath away.

How has new technology (i.e. animatronics, special props, etc) helped you to enhance Rolling Hills Asylum?

Not At All.
Rolling Hills Asylum is a TRULY Haunted Asylum with REAL Ghosts.
What you experience is REAL.
Nothing fake here.
If you are up to coming face to face with the unknown, then Rolling Hills Asylum is a must on your bucket list!

Can Rolling Hills Asylum accommodate large groups? How many people can experience Rolling Hills Asylum together as a group?

Rolling Hills Asylum is nearly 60,000 square feet, encompassing three buildings and a tunnel - we have plenty of space for large groups!

Does Rolling Hills Asylum offer any special deals, discounts, or coupons?

Rolling Hills Asylum offers many different price points: $29, $39, $49, $59, $69 and $79 per person

Anything else you'd like to let us know about Rolling Hills Asylum?

Rolling Hills Asylum only offers pre-purchased tickets in advance via the website via this link - https://www.rollinghillsasylum.com/calendar/2023/10

Rolling Hills Asylum also has a strict age and ID requirement; footwear and bag restrictions, and a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy. For complete information on Rules of the establishment be sure to read the Rules & FAQ link - https://www.rollinghillsasylum.com/get-started/rules-and-faq