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SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream Orlando

October 20, 2025 By Chuck Wilkerson In Out of State Haunts, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

Our group of six rolled into the parking lot at SeaWorld about 90 minutes before the Howl-O-Scream Orlando gates opened. Although the park would fill up later, the sporadic rain may have kept the crowd away for a bit. The line formed quickly, and while we waited, the excitement built as Howl-O-Scream Orlando came to [...]

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Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor 2024 Returns to Frightening Success!

October 9, 2024 By Taylor Winters In Dark Harbor, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

Queen Mary's Dark Harbor 2024, one of Southern California's most iconic Halloween events, has made a triumphant return after a four-year hiatus. This haunted attraction, set aboard the historic Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, offers a unique blend of maritime history and contemporary scares. The Queen Mary, with its storied past and long-standing reputation [...]

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Fright Fest 2023 Expertly Brings Saw and The Conjuring to Life

October 2, 2023 By Taylor Winters In Fright Fest, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

I was raised in Santa Clarita, with a view of Six Flag’s crimson Sky Tower visible from my backyard. Fright Fest was an annual tradition for my family growing up. Even before they implemented haunted mazes into Fright Fest, visiting the dyed red fountain, seeing the giant spider that dangled above guests at the entrance, [...]

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Castle Dark 2022 Elevates their Attractions and Miniature Golf with Quality Haunts

October 8, 2022 By Taylor Winters In Castle Dark, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

Last year, we called Castle Dark 2022 the best value per scare in Southern California—and this year we stand by that claim. Located in Riverside, Castle Dark 2022 is the Halloween transformation of Castle Park, and with that change, comes the addition of dozens of scare actors, three mazes, and plenty of décor across 26 [...]

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Hersheypark Announces Dark Nights to Expand Hersheypark Halloween

August 8, 2022 By Alyssa Concha In Out of State Haunts, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

EPIC Entertainment Group has partnered with Hersheypark to conjure up scares and thrills for the frightfully immersive, all-new haunt experience: Dark Nights. Dark Nights is a four-acre expansion of the annual Hersheypark Halloween event, tempting guests to face their fears in four spine-tingling haunted houses and three spooky scare zones. Hersheypark Halloween is a fun, family experience featuring [...]

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Horrorland is the Best European Scream Park in Barcelona, Spain

November 9, 2021 By Mathias Verduyckt In Out of State Haunts, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

I absolutely love going to water parks – just driving up to them and seeing the slides tower above me without fail gets me in a giddy mood. Warm summer sun, popsicles, the promise of a careless day just sliding away and floating around. This specific visit turned out quite differently. No children’s laughter, no [...]

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Universal Studios Orlando Halloween Horror Nights: 30 Years, 30 Fears

October 25, 2021 By Charis McCulley In Out of State Haunts, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

Six Flags Magic Mountain - Fright Fest 2021 - Theme Parks & Installations - Santa Clarita - CA

Six Flags Fright Fest 2021 is Defined by its Passionate Scare Actors

September 20, 2021 By Taylor Winters In Fright Fest, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

I grew up attending Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest every single year. It was—and still is—an event I look forward to. To me, it is a sign that the air is getting cooler, that the leaves are starting to change color, and that Halloween is coming. It’s been a mainstay in my life for [...]

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Scandia Celebrates a Quarter-Century of “Wusses” with 25th Annual Haunt

October 16, 2018 By Tyler Davidson In Haunted House, Review, Scandia Ontario No Comments

Off the side of the I-15 freeway in Ontario, impossibly thick fog rises from the heart of the Scandia Family Fun Center. The Nordic-themed amusement park is typically home to miniature golf and go-kart racing, but each Halloween season, it becomes home to Haunt, a simply named series of traditional walkthrough mazes which marks its […]

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Fright Fest packs Magic Mountain with new mazes for 2018

September 21, 2018 By Tyler Davidson In Fright Fest, Review, Theme Parks & Installations No Comments

After celebrating their Silver anniversary last year, Six Flags Magic Mountain has returned for the 26th installment of Fright Fest. As always, it has much to compete with, especially with newcomers like WB’s Horror Made Here Tour, but with three out of six mazes being completely new to Fright Fest, the Six Flags team seems […]