Enter If You Dare: Wendy's Treats Jacksonville Metro Area to Haunted House of Fryght

Walk-through experience rescues fans frozen with fear with Hot & Crispy Fries

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Oct 28, 2021, 11:29 ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:
Happy Hallo-Weendy's weekend! Wendy's® kicks off the most fry-ghtening weekend of the year with its first ever Haunted House of Fryght. Taking last year's Scare-Thru up a notch, the immersive experience is inspired by the horror of cold and soggy fries served up by other guys. Jacksonville locals will get an up-close-and-personal look at the scary truth behind cold and soggy fry disappointment, brought to life through a series of interactive moments in pursuit of the ultimate treat – Wendy's Hot & Crispy fries.

Wendy’s Treats Jacksonville Metro Residents to Immersive Haunted House of Fryght Hallo-Weendy’s Weekend. Credit: AP Photo/Rick Wilson

Those brave enough will enter Wendy's House of Fryght amidst a graveyard of tombstones, surrounded by recreations of freaky films, recast with the scariest star of them all – a cold and soggy fry. Roast in peace, clowns, kings and jack-o-lanterns.

Guests who successfully stomach the experience will make it to fry-topia, where the fries are nothing but hot and crispy. Don't worry, the experience isn't all tricks. Locals will be treated to Wendy's new Hot & Crispy fries, paired with a bone chilling Frosty® dessert. Now, that's worth facing your fears!

WHEN:
Customers in the Jacksonville metro area can get their scare on leading into Hallo-Weendy's weekend:

Thursday, October 28 from 3-10 p.m.
Friday, October 29 from 3 – 10 p.m.
Saturday, October 30 from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

WHERE:
Located down the block from TIAA Bank Field at 1010 East Adams Street in Jacksonville.

HOW:
If you dare, stroll up to the House of Fryght and join the queue to experience the journey from barren bone chilling graveyard of cold and soggy fries to the land of Hot & Crispy. Hot, hot, victory.

Don't be scared if you can't make it to the fry-ghtful experience – Wendy's has a few more treats up its sleeve:

Frozen with Fear? Hot & Crispy…Guaranteed: No one deserves to be a victim of the fry-ghtening cold and soggy offerings at industry competitors. With the Hot & Crispy Guarantee if your fries aren't hot and crispy when you receive them, Wendy's will replace them*, no questions asked.
Free Bone-Chilling Frosty: Score a FREE Small Frosty with the purchase of any size Hot & Crispy Fry via Wendy's app offer.** 
Handing Out Candy for Trick or Treaters? Treat Yourself and Order In:

Wendy's is offering $0 delivery fee in-app this Halloween weekend***
Free Any Size Fry with $15 Min order from October 25 – November 7**** via Grubhub

Wendy's Hot & Crispy Fries are available nationally via Wendy's drive-thru, contactless pickup via mobile order or through delivery with Wendy's app, DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates and Uber Eats.

ABOUT WENDY'S:
Wendy's was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®", which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef*****, freshly-prepared salads, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty dessert. The Wendy's Company is committed to doing the right thing and making a positive difference in the lives of others. This is most visible through the Company's support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption® and its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, which seeks to dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America's foster care systems. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,800 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. For details on franchising, connect with us at www.wendys.com/franchising. 

Visit www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for more information and connect with us on Twitter and Instagram using @wendys, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendys/.   

*If Wendy's new fries are not hot & crispy when you receive them, bring them back and we'll replace them. 
**Offers only available at participating U.S. Wendy's.  Offers must be redeemed via the Wendy's app.  Account registration required. Not valid within combo or with any other offer. Not valid for delivery orders placed outside of the Wendy's app.  Excludes Topped Fries. See offer in Wendy's app for further details.  
***Available at participating U.S. Wendy's.  Offer only valid this Saturday and Sunday, October 30-31, 2021 on delivery orders placed in the Wendy's App.  Service fee and taxes apply.  Wendy's App download and registration required.  Not valid on third-party delivery platforms.  Subject to cancellation at any time.  See Wendy's App for further details. 
****Offer valid 10/25/21 – 10/31/21. Ala carte only. Taxes and fees still apply. Order min of $15 before taxes and applicable fees. Valid at participating Wendy's U.S. locations only, where Grubhub is available. Exclusions may apply.
*****Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Canada.

SOURCE The Wendy's Company