Bids coming in to do rehab work and paint on the Irvin could be pushing back plans to have it return to it's slip in Canal Park until later this summer.
The William A. Irvin will remain closed to the public for the rest of the 2018 season, including the Halloween season, due to construction and cleanup along the seawall and in the slip the ship calls home.
Thousands of thrill-seekers from all over the country make their way aboard the William A. Irvin Haunted Ship each October, enjoying the frights organizers and volunteers invest months of planning and preparation into for the scariest month of the year.