Pumpkin Smash Whack A Mole
Setup Area: 12' W x 12' D x 10' H
Actual Size: 10' W x 10' D x 7' H
Outlets: 1 Outlet Required
Age Group: 4 & Up
2-player electronic game • All ages • Trunk-or-treats, school carnivals & fall festivals
The only thing we rent that keeps score. 🎃
Two players, ten pop-up targets, and an electronic scoreboard that counts every hit. Jack-o'-lanterns and black cats light up at random and you smash them before your opponent smashes theirs. Round ends, the board shows who won, and then — every single time — somebody says "again."
That's the whole thing. A number on a screen creates a rematch, and a rematch creates a line that comes back. Every other game at your event needs an adult to decide who won. This one settles it itself.
Players
2, head to head
Footprint
12' × 12'
Clearance
Only 10 feet
Power
1 outlet
What makes it different
Ten targets light up at random. The board keeps score.
Pop-up jack-o'-lanterns and black cats illuminate in an unpredictable pattern — you can't memorize it, so it stays a game of reaction rather than a game of practice. The scoreboard tracks both players in real time and declares a winner at the buzzer. No volunteer counting hits, no arguing about who got more, no adult refereeing a disagreement between two nine-year-olds.
🏆 Why this one punches above its size
The score creates the rematch
Losing by two points is unbearable when you're eight. Nobody plays this once. That's why it holds a line longer than a game with no scoreboard, and why it keeps kids at your event instead of drifting home.
It fits absolutely anywhere
Twelve by twelve feet and only ten feet of clearance — the smallest footprint and the lowest overhead of anything we own. Under trees, beside a building, on a patio, in a corner of a lot. If nothing else fits, this does.
Little kids actually win at it
No throwing accuracy, no height requirement, no strength involved — you just hit the lit one. A four-year-old and a fourteen-year-old can genuinely play each other, which is rare.
It might work indoors — ask us
Inflated it stands about 7 feet tall, and it needs roughly 10 feet of clearance to set up. That puts it within reach of a lot of school gyms, church fellowship halls and community centers — which matters when your October event gets rained out and moved inside. Measure your ceiling and call us before you book, and we'll tell you honestly whether it'll work in your space.
Scare level
Friendly — grinning pumpkins and cartoon cats
Smiling jack-o'-lanterns, black cats and a witch hat on top, against a moonlit haunted-house backdrop. No fog, no strobes, no sound effects, nothing that jumps out. The lights are game lights, not spooky ones. It's one of the gentlest things we rent and it's a reliable pick for preschool and church events.
⏱ How long do you want it?
Base covers up to 6 hours. On a unit this size the upgrades are cheap, and they solve a scheduling problem rather than a fun one.
Standard rental. Plenty for most trunk-or-treats and school carnivals.
Margin on both ends, so our delivery window can't collide with your volunteers setting up.
We set up the day before and collect the next morning. Your booth is standing and powered when volunteers arrive, and nobody waits on us at the end of the night. Fifty dollars for a calm morning instead of a frantic one.
Friday before 2pm through Sunday after 2pm, or Saturday before 12pm through Monday after 12pm. Churches with a Friday trunk-or-treat and a Sunday event get both on one setup.
Lock the date with 25% down — balance due before delivery. We own one Pumpkin Smash and it's in two of our packages, so October Saturdays go early.
📏 Setup & what to expect
This is the easiest unit we deliver. Twelve by twelve feet, ten feet of clearance, one outlet. It goes places nothing else will — a patio, a courtyard, under a tree line, tucked beside a building. If you've been told something won't fit at your venue, start here.
✅ What we need from you
- A flat 12' × 12' area
- 10 feet of overhead clearance
- One outlet within 100 feet — it powers the blower and the scoreboard, so it needs to stay plugged in the whole time
- A path wide enough for a hand truck
- Area free of debris, sticks and animal waste
📦 What we handle
- Professional installation and full takedown
- Blower, 100' extension cord and anchoring
- Scoreboard setup and a quick how-to-play walkthrough
- Free certificate of insurance on request
☔ Zero-Risk Weather Policy. 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 call before install day. 🕒 Delivery: we contact you 24–48 hours ahead. Free Anytime window, or 2–4 hours for +$35, 60 minutes for +$75.
🎪 What goes with it
Two players at a time makes this a supporting act — a very good one. It works best beside something that holds a bigger group.
Build a prize booth
Monster Manor Midway
Three more carnival games in a 16-foot unit. Put the two side by side and you've got five game stations in under 30 feet — a real fundraiser row for a PTO or church festival.
Check it out →
The main attraction
Jumpin' Jack-O'-Lantern
You still want one big thing people see from the road. A giant pumpkin bounce house does that — and this game keeps its line busy, which is the job it does best.
Check it out →
For the toddlers
Haunted Hideout
A fully enclosed playland for ages 2–8. Little kids can play the Pumpkin Smash, but they can't play it for an hour — this gives them somewhere to be.
Check it out →
It's in two packages — here's the better value
The Big Event is this game plus the Monster Manor Midway, the Giant Corn Maze, the Monster Mash obstacle course and the Haunted Hideout for $1,700 instead of $1,950 booked separately. Both game units, a walk-through, a course and a toddler playland — a full festival on one invoice.
See The Big Event →❓ Common questions
How does the scoring work?
Ten targets light up at random across both sides. Each player smashes the lit ones on their half, and the electronic scoreboard counts hits in real time. When the round ends, the board shows both scores and who won. Nobody has to keep track, and nobody argues about it.
Can it go indoors?
Possibly — it's the only Halloween unit we'd even consider for it. Inflated it's about 7 feet tall and it needs roughly 10 feet of clearance to set up, which is inside the range of a lot of gyms and fellowship halls. Measure your ceiling and call us before booking. We'll also need a doorway we can get it through and an outlet inside.
Is this the same as the Pumpkin Smash game in the Monster Manor Midway?
No. The Monster Manor Midway has a ball-toss lane called Pumpkin Smash. This is a separate unit — an electronic two-player whack-a-mole game on its own inflatable, with a scoreboard and lit targets. Different game, different rental. They pair extremely well.
How young can kids play?
Younger than almost anything else we rent. There's no throwing, no climbing and no height requirement — you just hit whatever lights up. Preschoolers manage it fine, and because it's reaction-based rather than skill-based, a small kid can genuinely beat an older one.
Does it need its own power?
One standard outlet runs both the blower and the scoreboard, and we bring 100 feet of extension cord. It does need to stay plugged in for the whole rental — unplug it and you lose the game, not just the inflation.
Can I rent it outside of Halloween?
Yes, year-round. Whack-a-mole is whack-a-mole — it works at school field days, church picnics and corporate family nights any time. Non-October dates are much easier to get.