Dark Harbor at the Queen Mary: car service for Halloween nights

Dark Harbor, the Queen Mary's Halloween festival, runs on select nights from September 18 through November 1, 2026. The event is open every night of its final week, from Tuesday, October 27 through Sunday, November 1, which includes Halloween night on Saturday, October 31. According to Dark Harbor's help center, gates are open 8 PM to 1 AM on Fridays and Saturdays and 8 PM to 12:30 AM on other nights, with 7 PM entry for Early Entry and VIP ticket holders.

The festival spreads across the ship and the harbor around it, with haunted mazes, carnival rides, live shows, bars and food. The Maiden Voyage Launch Party starts in the ShipYard at 8:08 PM and happens only once a night, so arrive on time if it is on your list. Dark Harbor sells tickets online only, many earlier dates sold out, and Bookingslane books transportation only, not event tickets.

Dark Harbor lists 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802 as the event address for rideshare and drop-off only. There is no onsite parking for the event. Guests who drive buy passes for off-site General Parking lots at 100 Oceangate, 300 Oceangate and, on select nights, 101 Magnolia Avenue, with a free shuttle to the event, or for limited Premium Parking at Harbor Plaza and Queens Highway.

A chauffeured drop-off at the event address skips the off-site lot and the shuttle in both directions. Dark Harbor also notes that vehicles taller than 6 feet 9 inches cannot use its General Parking lots, which matters for large vans, so the drop-off address is the simplest plan for a group in a Sprinter. Confirm the pickup point with your chauffeur through the live tracking link before you walk out, since crowds build at closing time.

Dark Harbor recommends arriving one hour earlier than the entry time on your ticket to allow for traffic and parking. With a chauffeur there is no parking step, but you still pass through security, and the freeways into Long Beach can be slow on weekend evenings. Have your QR code open before you reach the gate, and plan the pickup so you arrive with time to spare.

• Bags may not exceed 6 by 6 by 8 inches, and large bags and backpacks are not permitted
• Tickets are valid for one entry, and re-entry is not permitted once you leave
• The event runs rain or shine
• Guests must be 21 or older with a valid photo ID to buy alcohol

Dark Harbor says most guests spend 3 to 4 hours at the event, and the gates close at 12:30 AM or 1 AM. An hourly booking keeps the chauffeur and vehicle reserved for you for the whole night, so you can stay for one more maze or the Final Voyage dance party and leave when your group is ready. A booking of about 6 hours usually covers the drive from central Los Angeles, the event and the ride home.

Count from your pickup time to your drop-off at home, and add time if you are coming from farther away or staying until closing on a Friday or Saturday. Time past the hours booked is billed at the hourly rate of the vehicle booked. A one-way event pickup includes only 15 minutes of complimentary waiting from the scheduled time, which is easy to miss when the whole festival empties at once.

The Queen Mary sits beside the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and most drives from Los Angeles finish on I-710. Drive times below are typical ranges and depend on traffic. If you are staying in Long Beach, see Long Beach car service, and for arrivals at LAX, LAX to Long Beach covers the airport pickup.

• Downtown Los Angeles: about 25 miles via I-710, 35 to 75 minutes
• Beverly Hills: about 33 miles via I-405 and I-710, 45 to 100 minutes
• LAX: about 23 miles via I-405 and I-710, 30 to 70 minutes
• Long Beach Airport: about 10 miles, 15 to 30 minutes
• Disneyland Resort area: about 28 miles via SR-22 and I-405, 40 to 80 minutes

Dark Harbor recommends the event for guests 13 and older, citing intense scares, strobe lighting, fog and confined spaces. Children under 7 are not permitted inside the haunted mazes, and for ages 7 to 12 the organizers leave it to parents. Carnival rides have their own height requirements, so check them before you bring younger guests.

Most Dark Harbor nights are group outings. Two or three friends fit a Comfort Sedan or Executive Sedan, a Luxury SUV carries up to 7 passengers, and the Escalade Elite up to 6. For a bigger group, the Mercedes Sprinter Van carries up to 16 passengers, so everyone arrives and leaves together. Capacities are maximums, and an equivalent vehicle may be substituted for the class shown.

Every Bookingslane ride is operated by Lux4Rides, a Los Angeles chauffeur company licensed by the California Public Utilities Commission under charter-party carrier permit TCP 40987. You see a live price for each vehicle before you pay, the total at checkout is the amount charged, and your reservation is confirmed by email once payment is completed. Before pickup you receive your chauffeur's details and a live tracking link, and reservations can be reached at (424) 209-8001.