Hersheypark RIP Dinner Buffet: Meat The Monsters
Experience Our Unique 2023 Hersheypark Halloween Dining Option
Hersheypark Halloween is open for seven total weekends this season with new and unique dining options inside the Park including an all-new buffet offering: the RIP Dinner Buffet: Meat The Monsters all-you-care-to-eat buffet at Great Scare Catering. The delicious dinner menu includes eerie entrées, desserts to die for and more, while some of the monsters “meat” you at your table, including frightful faces like Professor Darkstone, Vera, The Necromancer and more. Guests who purchase the RIP Dinner Buffet will also receive a Single-Use Fast Track accepted at any of the five Dark Nights haunted houses and a Buy One Get One Hyperdeck Coupon, valid on the new Zombie-themed virtual reality game.
- Available Fridays from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 4 - 6:30 p.m.
- Located at Great Scare Catering in Kissing Tower Hill
- Price: $44.99 + tax per person
RIP DINNER BUFFET Menu
- APPETIZERS
- Bloody Test Tubes: Tomato Soup Test Tubes served with Grilled Cheese
- All Eyes On Meat: Sweet & Tangy Meatballs with Curly Pasta with Sweet Chili Sauce
- Hacked To Pieces: Fried Bratwurst with Sauteed Peppers and Onions
- Dead Man Walking Taco Dip: Black Bean Salsa, Cheddar Cheese, Guacamole, Taco Sour Cream
- Meat N' Cheese Board: Assorted Meats and Cheeses
- ENTREES
- Pig Brothers' Pork Chops: Oven Baked Pork Chops with Apple Pork Gravy
- Don't Chicken Out: Sous Vide Chicken Breast with Cranberry Poultry Sauce
- Auntie Mortem's House Recipe: Beef Brisket with Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- SIDES
- Creepy Carrots: Pumpkin Spiced Honey Roasted Carrots
- Cauldron Cooked Brussel Sprouts: Balsamic-glazed Brussel Sprouts
- Monster Mashed Potatoes: Red-skinned Smashed Potatoes
- Ooey Gooey Mac & Cheese: White Cheddar Mac n Cheese
- DESSERTS
- Brains in a Jar: Yellow Cake, Strawberry Sauce, Pink Vanilla Icing
- Eyeball Cake: Chocolate Bundt cake with Bloodshot Gummy Eyeball
- Red Intestine Cinnamon Rolls: Sticky Cinnamon Buns in Sweet Red Sugar Glaze
- Coal Miner's Dirt: Chocolate Dirt Pudding with Gummy Worms and Eyeballs
- DRINKS
- Fountain soda included
- Cash Bar for guests 21+
- Beer
- Ever Grain Joose Juicy, Michelob Ultra, Twisted Tea
- Cocktails
- Uncaged Cosmo: Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka, Pama Pomegranate Liqueur, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
- Witches Brew: House-made Sangria, Don Q Naranja Orange Rum with Diced Apple and Orange
- Pumpkin Smash: House-made Fall Punch with Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
- Mocktail
- House-Made Fall Punch
Check out some of the reviews we've received from guests who experienced the Dinner Buffet opening weekend.
I was able to try out the RIP dinner buffet at @Hersheypark today! Delicious food and excellent theming. Loved the new haunted house Auntie Mortem’s Arbattoir! Dark Nights is AWESOME. pic.twitter.com/lhhxthjjzC
— James Wesser ️ (@jameswesser) September 18, 2023
We tried everything at the Great Scare Catering R.I.P. Buffet at Dark Nights. The food is so amazing and you will leave full for sure. One of our favorites was the sweet and tangy meatballs with pasta. You must try the chocolate dirt pudding it’s to die for. @Hersheypark pic.twitter.com/FWIwkCRPbx
— Forever Freaks Of Halloween Horror Nights (@Freaks_HHN) September 17, 2023
You guys can also do the RIP Dinner Buffet for $45 where you get to dine with monsters. It also comes with a Single-Use Fast Track to use at any of the 5 haunted houses. @Hersheypark #DarkNights #HersheyparkHalloween pic.twitter.com/uqr7Ct1ygT
— Attractions 360° (@SoCal360) September 18, 2023
The RIP Dinner @Hersheypark #darknights not only serves great food but also hosts a few unsavory guests who are eager to MEAT you. You also get a single use fast track for 1 of the 5 haunted houses. It’s a great event. #hersheyparkhalloween pic.twitter.com/jRKgPGJY4l
— Jenn Greene (@traveljenn) September 16, 2023
New this year at @Hersheypark: Halloween RIP Dinner Buffet- featuring eerie entrees like Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Test Tubes, Yummy desserts, & a large dose of dinner theater as several unsavory characters visit your table! We loved it! #DarkNights #HersheyParkHalloween pic.twitter.com/DnS8hGAprG
— NYC Dads Group (@NYCDadsGroup) September 17, 2023
We were invited to dine at @Hersheypark #DarkNights R.I.P Dinner Buffet! All-you-can-eat spooky themed appetizers, entrees and desserts! The food was delicious (that brisket) PLUS enjoy spooky entertainment from incredible scare actors while you eat! pic.twitter.com/GOdWJv1wnh
— The Krystal Palace (@krystalpalace_) September 19, 2023
Plan your visit to Hersheypark and Dark Nights and dig into all the great food and drinks across the Park. Make sure to tag us on social media using #Hersheypark and #HersheyparkEats, and let us know your favorite items this season.
We're open through Oct. 29 this Halloween season, and Dark Nights Haunted Houses are included in your Hersheypark admission ticket. See you soon!