Practiced on

Throughout the Halloween Season 

Country of Origin 

United States - Late 2000s/Early 2010s

Key Points / Halloween Connection

-  Capitalizing on the zombie craze of the mid 2000s, paintball event holders began incorporating zombie invasion and survival theme elements to the contests during the Halloween season to market towards the lucrative Halloween audience

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Brief Bio

Zombie paintball doesn't have a single inventor or origin, but emerged in the early 2010s as a popular variation of traditional paintball, combining the thrill of paintball with the popularity of zombie themes for Halloween events at farms and haunted attractions across the U.S. and Canada. The activity involves participants on a hayride, truck, or walk-through path shooting at live actors dressed as zombies, often with specialized glow-in-the-dark or non-staining paintballs.

  

Development

Early Precursors: The first versions of the activity emerged in the late 2000s and early 2010s, with farms and haunted attractions adding zombie-themed elements to their Halloween offerings. 

As the trend gained traction, more venues added zombie paintball to their attractions, with events ranging from a quick wagon ride to an entire military vehicle equipped with paintball guns. 

Today, many attractions offer a variety of formats, from mobile zombie shoots in military trucks to walk-through haunted trails with zombie actors that participants shoot