Graveyard Gauntlet Obstacle Course
Setup Area: 43' x 15' x 13'
Actual Size: 35' x 14' x 12'
Outlets: 1 outlet required. We do provide 100' of extension cord.
35-foot Halloween obstacle course • Ages 4 & up • Trunk-or-treats, school festivals & backyard parties
A graveyard you run through, not walk past. 🪦
Tombstones, a haunted mansion silhouette, and an arched entrance built like a cemetery gate — then a crawl-through, a run of pop-through obstacles, a climb wall and a slide at the end. This is the obstacle course that hits the sweet spot: big enough to anchor an event, small enough to fit places our 70-footer never will.
Here's the thing about obstacle courses that bounce houses can't match. Kids don't take one turn and wander off. They run it, get beaten by a friend, and immediately get back in line to run it again. That's the difference between an attraction that holds a crowd all evening and one that entertains it once.
⏱ How long do you want it?
Base covers up to 6 hours. An obstacle course takes longer to stake out and inflate than a bounce house, so the extra window buys more here than it does on a smaller unit.
Standard rental. Fine for a two or three hour event if you're flexible about when we arrive.
Breathing room on both ends. For $42.50 you stop doing math about whether our delivery window overlaps your setup or your cleanup.
We set up the day before and collect the next morning. No truck in your lot on event day, no crew working while your volunteers are arriving, and nobody standing around at the end of the night waiting for a course to deflate. Eighty-five dollars to remove the entire timing problem.
Friday before 2pm through Sunday after 2pm, or Saturday before 12pm through Monday after 12pm. Churches running a Friday trunk-or-treat and a Sunday event get both on one setup. Per hour it's the cheapest rate we offer on anything we own.
Pick your length when you choose your date. Lock it in with 25% down — balance due before delivery. We own one Graveyard Gauntlet and it's among the first Halloween units to book out. Get the date first; adjust the length later if it's still open.
📸 A closer look
🏃 The run, start to finish
An arched entrance flanked by tombstones with a haunted mansion across the back panel. It reads as a graveyard from thirty feet away, which is exactly what makes kids want to go in.
Weaving between pop-up pumpkins and down through a crawl section. This is where a fast kid loses their lead and a smaller kid catches up — a course is more fun when the outcome isn't decided in the first ten feet.
Squeeze walls and pop-through obstacles surrounded by ghosts. Kids work out their own route through on the second attempt, which is exactly why they want a second attempt.
Where the run turns from a sprint into an effort. It's the part older kids come back to beat, and the reason this holds a nine-year-old's attention when a bounce house won't.
A slide finish, so every run ends on a high note. It's also the shot parents film — and the one that ends up promoting your event afterward.
🏆 Why an obstacle course beats another bounce house
Kids run it more than once
A bounce house holds a group for a while, then they're done. A course creates a time to beat and a friend to beat it against, so they get right back in line. Repeat use is what keeps an event feeling busy instead of thinning out.
It holds the older kids
Fifth and sixth graders lose interest in bouncing fast. A climb wall and a race changes that — and older kids drifting off is what makes a festival feel like it's winding down at 7pm.
It fits real spaces
Big enough to anchor an event, but nowhere near the 75-foot run our Mega course needs. This is the obstacle course that goes in church lots and larger backyards.
Scare level
Spooky — graveyard theme, cartoon style
Tombstones and a haunted mansion, drawn cartoon-style. No fog, no strobes, no sound effects, nothing that moves or jumps out at anyone. Kids old enough to run it find it exciting rather than frightening. If your crowd skews toward preschoolers, the Jumpin' Jack-O'-Lantern and the Haunted Hideout are both rated Friendly.
📏 Space, power & setup
Setup area
43' × 15' × 13'
Actual size
35' × 14' × 12'
Power
1 outlet, cord provided
Age group
Ages 4 & up
Wet or dry
Dry only — no water
Surface
Grass, asphalt or concrete
Base rental
Up to 6 hours
Availability
One per date
Setup
Handled by our crew
⚠️ You need 43 feet in a straight line. The course is 35 feet long and we need working room on the ends — it doesn't bend around a corner or fold into an L. You also want a few feet along each side to walk. That's a large backyard, a church lot, or a school field; a small yard usually won't take it. Measure the run before you book, or send us a photo and we'll tell you. We'd much rather redirect you to something that fits than unload a truck at a space that won't take it.
Height is easy on this one. Thirteen feet of clearance is well under what most trees and wires sit at — unlike our taller units, overhead is rarely the problem here. It's the 43-foot length that decides whether your space works.
✅ What we need from you
- A clear, flat 43' × 15' straight run
- 13 feet of overhead clearance
- One outlet within 100 feet of the setup spot
- A delivery path wide enough for a rolled course
- Area free of debris, sticks and animal waste
- Someone with gate or lot access on delivery and pickup day
📦 What we bring
- Professional installation by our trained crew
- Blowers, extension cords and proper anchoring
- Tarp underneath when needed
- Full takedown and haul-away when you're done
☔ Zero-Risk Weather Policy
Bad forecast? Reschedule or cancel for a full refund as long as you tell us by the night before. Once we install and your event starts there are no refunds — so we'll help you make the right call before install day.
🕒 Delivery window
We contact you 24–48 hours ahead. The free Anytime option is a 24-hour window and you don't need to be present if you tell us exactly where it goes. Tighter? 2–4 hours is +$35, 60 minutes is +$75.
🎪 What to put next to it
An obstacle course pulls the big kids and holds them. It leaves two gaps — the little siblings who can't run it, and the kids waiting for their turn.
Little siblings
Haunted Hideout
Ages 2–8. The most common regret we hear is not booking something for the toddlers. This is the fix, and it's gentle enough for kids who won't go near a graveyard course.
Check it out →
Line buster
Monster Manor Midway
Three carnival games in one small unit. Set it by the course entrance and the kids waiting to run have something to do instead of standing there.
Check it out →
Photo spot
Jumpin' Jack-O'-Lantern
A giant pumpkin bounce house. Splits your crowd into two zones so neither backs up, and it's the unit every parent photographs.
Check it out →
Bigger crowd? Step up to the 70' Mega — $825
Same idea, nearly double the length, and two lanes so kids race side by side. If you're expecting a few hundred people, two lanes moves them roughly twice as fast as one. It needs a 75-foot straight run, so check your space first — but if you've got it, it's the unit people see from the road and stop for.
See the 70' Mega →
Booking more than one unit? Look at a package first
Our Halloween packages start at $900 for three units and save $100 to $250 over booking separately — one date, one delivery, one crew, one invoice, one COI. And we'll swap the Graveyard Gauntlet into any of them. Call us and we'll build it around your event.
See the packages →❓ Common questions
How much space do I need?
43 feet by 15 feet, and it has to be a straight run — not an L-shape around a corner. The course itself is 35 feet; the rest is working room on the ends. You'll also want a few feet along each side to walk. Clearance is only 13 feet, so trees and wires are rarely an issue. If you're unsure, text us a photo with a rough measurement and we'll tell you before you book.
What's actually inside the course?
Three named sections. The Pumpkin Pathway weaves between pop-up pumpkins and through a crawl. The Ghostly Gauntlet is squeeze walls and pop-through obstacles surrounded by ghosts. Then a climb wall into the Spooky Slide finish. Tombstones and a haunted mansion run the length of the outside.
Is it too scary for younger kids?
It's a cartoon graveyard — tombstones and a haunted mansion painted on vinyl. No fog, no strobes, no sounds, nothing that jumps out. We rate it Spooky, the middle of our three-level scale, and it works well for ages 4 and up. For preschoolers, the Jumpin' Jack-O'-Lantern and Haunted Hideout are both rated Friendly.
How many kids can it handle?
We recommend 2 to 4 kids on the course at a time, staggered a few seconds apart. Because it's a course and not a bounce house, they move through and exit rather than staying put — so throughput is high and the line keeps moving. At events over roughly 100 kids we'd suggest a second attraction anyway. Call us with your headcount and we'll tell you what we've seen work.
Does it need water?
No — this runs completely dry. No hose, no wet kids, no soggy lot, which is what you want in October in Ohio.
Can I put it in a package?
Yes. Our Halloween packages are a starting point, not a fixed menu — call us and we'll swap the Graveyard Gauntlet in for whatever's listed. The price adjusts to match, and you still get the bundled savings and the single delivery.
Can I rent it outside of October?
Yes, it's available year-round and books well into November for fall festivals. October weekends are the tightest by a wide margin — if that's your target, book early.
What if it rains?
Our Zero-Risk Weather Policy lets you reschedule or cancel for a full refund as long as you let us know by the night before. Once we install and your event begins there are no refunds, so we'll help you make the call before install day.
Do you provide a certificate of insurance?
Yes, free of charge. Most schools and churches require one — tell us who to name and we'll send it over. We're fully insured and state licensed.
Do you set it up and take it down?
Yes. Our trained crew handles installation, anchoring and full takedown. You don't lift anything — just show us where it goes and we'll place it.