The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor Returns September 18 With a New Shipwrecked Maze

The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor opens its 13th season on Friday, September 18, 2026, and runs select nights through Sunday, November 1 at 1126 Queens Hwy in Long Beach. The centerpiece is Shipwrecked: Brace for Impact, a new maze staged aboard the ship. In Dark Harbor's own description, a single command during a blackout voyage sealed the fate of hundreds, and drowned sailors return from the depths to haunt the vessel that left them behind, led by a new icon, The Commander. The producers have also announced that one of the event's 13 icons will be murdered live during the run, with the victim's identity kept secret.

The lineup includes six mazes in all, with reimagined versions of Lullaby: Teddy's Revenge, Infirmary: The Siren Song and Big Top Terror: Carnival of Chaos alongside Voodoo: The Queen's Curse and Breakout! Maximum Security. New for 2026 are an Alien Abduction spinning ride, Blacklight Bumper Cars, a nighttime procession called The Harbor Awakens, four new speakeasies and a Lookout VIP Lounge. The event runs 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on other nights, with 7 p.m. entry for Early Entry and VIP ticket holders.

Tickets are sold online only, with general admission from $50.99, Fast Fright from $57.99 and VIP from $103.99. Dark Harbor is recommended for guests 13 and older, and the FAQ states that children age 7 are not allowed inside the mazes.