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Buy online for the last two October weekends, when marquee haunts genuinely sell out timed slots by mid-afternoon; door sales that late mean the worst windows or none. Early October weeknights are safe for walk-ups and sometimes cheaper at the box office. Online buyers also skip a separate ticket line, which alone can save 30 minutes on peak nights.
Most full-intensity haunts recommend 12 or 13 and up, and some enforce a hard minimum with ID or a signed parent waiver. Extreme haunts are usually 18+. Under-10 kids do better at farm haunts with daytime lights-on hours. Call or check the FAQ page before driving out; door staff can and do turn away underage visitors even with a parent present.
At standard haunts, no: no-touch policies run both ways, so keep your hands off actors too, since shoving one is the fastest route to ejection. Touch only happens at attractions that advertise it and require a signed waiver or a glow marker that opts you in. If contact is a dealbreaker, confirm the policy on the ticket page before you buy.