A hauntingly good car wash awaits! Rising Tide Car Wash, a scalable social enterprise whose primary mission is to employ adults with autism, will celebrate Halloween with a Haunted Car Wash at its Margate location, Oct. 29-31, where dirty cars meet their doom. Customers can purchase a wash or redeem a membership wash to experience frights, bites and shiny rides.
Guests can drive through a frightfully fun, Halloween-themed car wash, complete with spooky sights and frightful surprises. Staff members in costume will interact with customers throughout the property, including the car wash tunnel and free vacuum areas, and distribute candy and treats. Halloween music will play in the free vacuum area during the event, and some team members will carry personal speakers with themed music. Customers must purchase any exterior car wash or redeem a membership wash to enter the tunnel. The site follows a one-way traffic pattern, and activities are intended to complement the wash experience without delaying vehicle movement.
Friday’s after-dark hours are expected to provide the sppokiest experiences, with strobe lighting, fog machines, and projections on break-room windows. Visitors can take photos with staff and decorated backgrounds during their visit and can tag Rising Tide Car Wash on social media for a chance to receive free car washes or upgrades. Any exterior decorations on customer vehicles must not interfere with regular car wash operations.
COO and Co-Founder, Thomas D’Eri and his father, John D’Eri, CEO and co-founder of Rising Tide Car Wash, created the innovative social enterprise to develop a scalable solution for employing individuals with autism. They were inspired to do this by watching John’s son and Thomas’ brother Andrew, a vibrant young man with autism, struggle to find his place in the world. Rising Tide Car Wash has created an innovative model that intentionally designs the work environment in a way that empowers individuals with autism to thrive and produce extraordinary results.
With over 100 employees, 80% of its workforce with autism, and three locations in South Florida ? Parkland, Margate and Coral Springs ? Rising Tide Car Wash is one of the largest employers of people with autism in the U.S. The company has hired more than 400 neurodivergent individuals to date. It has an alumni network of more than 175 individuals with autism who have moved on to new jobs or pursued higher education, proving the value that people with autism bring to the workforce.
Regular operating hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, with the last interior cleaning sold at 6:45 p.m.
Friday’s extended event hours will offer exterior washes only after 6:45 p.m., continuing until 8:30 p.m. Costumed staff will distribute candy Thursday, Oct. 29, from 12:30 to 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 30, from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 12:30 to 7 p.m. at Rising Tide Car Wash, 2970 FL-7, Margate
