| Halloween Events Oct 30th 2011, 10:25 Until 1972, the year that Knott's Berry Farm transformed its Southern California park into Knott's Scary Farm, theme parks didn't embrace Halloween. In fact, most parks generally shut their gates soon after Labor Day. Now, however, virtually every park has jumped on the hay wagon with elaborate haunted houses, shows, and other Halloween hoopla. Discover where to find spooky fun in the weeks leading up to Halloween. 
Busch Entertainment. Used with permission.Coast-to-coast thrills and chills are in store at theme parks and amusement parks. And the Scaredy-Parks guide is your one-stop resource for all of the Halloween events at North American parks. 
Universal Orlando, 2011. Used with permission. It is year 21 for the venerable Halloween Horror Nights, and Universal Orlando is exploiting the number to incorporate a blackjack/21/gambling-gone-wacko theme. Visitors lucky enough to escape the wrath of Lady Luck will find one of parkdom's best collections of haunted houses, scare zones, shows, and all-around Halloween goodness. Among the new mazes this year is one based on the film, The Thing. 
Knotts Berry Farm, 2011. Used with permission.It is the grandaddy of theme park Halloween events, and it is still scaring the daylights out of guests 39 years after somebody at Knott's Berry Farm got the bright idea of making over the park into a seasonal scarefest every Halloween. It is also still one of the best Halloween events. 
Six Flags. Used with permission.All of the Six Flags parks have Fright Fests, but they all put their unique spins on the Halloween events with distinct haunted houses and mazes, special shows, and other features. Find out the dates, ticket info, and more info about each of the Fright Fests. 
Walt Disney World. Used with permission. Universal Orlando is not the only place in Florida to find scary (and not-so-scary) Halloween fun. There's also Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World, Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and SeaWorld Orlando's Halloween Spooktacular. 
Disney. Used with permission. Knott's Berry Farm is not the only park in California to offer Halloween antics. There's also Six Flags Fright Fest, Disney's HalloweenTime, and other Halloween events at Legoland, California's Great America, and SeaWorld San Diego. 
Arthur Levine, 2004. Licensed to About.com.Roller coasters get most of the glory, carousels get plenty of PR spin, and whirling rides get lots of...dizzy passengers and the occasional visit from a clean-up crew. But haunted attractions, also known as spooky rides or by the industry term, dark rides, have been, and continue to be, an integral part of the theme park and amusement park experience as well. In honor of the Halloween season, I've pulled together a list of the Best Haunted Attractions. These classic and modern-day rides keep the Halloween spirit alive (or is that dead?) and well throughout the year. There are places other than theme parks to find Halloween fun, and About.com's Family Vacations Guide has a great overview of spooky train rides, scary (and not-so-scary) haunted houses, and more.  | |
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