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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
Looking for something fun to do to celebrate spooky season?
Whether you love to be scared out of your mind or just like to have a ghostly good time, there are plenty of exciting events happening this fall.
NEAR AND FAR WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE
Hersheypark Halloween
Scare Level: Low
Dark Nights Scare Level: Medium - High
Hersheypark
(Hershey, Pennsylvania)
Hersheypark opens its gates for more dates than before with 7 weekends from Sept. 17 - Oct. 30. Highlights include 13 stops along the Trick-Or-Treat trail, lights out on coasters, Character Glow Dance Parties, and even flashlight tours of ZooAmerica. New this year, Hersheypark is getting darker with Dark Nights. The all-new frightfully immersive haunt experience includes three scare zones and four spine-tingling haunted houses. Dark Nights Haunted House attractions tickets are sold separately.
The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular
Scare Level: Low
Sesame Place Philadelphia
(Langhorne, Pennsylvania)
Monsters and fairies. Grouches and ghosts. Enjoy the Halloween festivities at Sesame Place Philadelphia while the theme
park is transformed
into a family-
friendly Halloween
haven. Come in
costume and join
your favorite furry
friends for trick-or-
treating, themed
shows, a special
Halloween parade
and a Scarecrow
Scavenger Hunt. The event runs on select days from Sept. 17 through Nov. 6 and is included with park admission.
Brick-Or-Treat
Scare Level: Low
LEGOLAND New York Resort
(Goshen, New York)
new LEGO® Monster characters, treat stations, not- so-spooky décor, entertainment and the release of the exclusive new 4D movie, “The Great Monster Chase!” Throughout your day, ride, splash and build your way through seven LEGO themed lands. There’s so much to do, you’ll want to stay the night at LEGOLAND Hotel, just steps away from the Park.
Fright Fest Presented by SNICKERS
Scare Level: High
Six Flags Great Escape (Queensbury, New York), Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson Township, New Jersey)
Six Flags has famously held Fright Fest for many
years. These events begin at sundown with designated
scare zones throughout the parks, terrifying shows and
haunted attractions. Find roaming zombies, crazed
clowns, and other scary monsters waiting for their
next victim. This Fright by Night is not for the faint of
heart. Fright Fest happens on select nights throughout
September and October and varies with each location.
Fright Fest is included with park admission. Some attractions like haunted houses require a separate access fee not included in admission to the park.
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Monsters Are Taking Over LEGOLAND®
New York Resort this Halloween
on weekends from Sept. 24 through Oct. 30. LEGOLAND® New York will celebrate Halloween with