If you’ve been trick-or-treating or visited a haunted attraction, costume shop, or amusement park during the Halloween seaso, chances are you’ve heard the music of Midnight Syndicate. Featuring a signature blend of orchestral music and sound effects, Midnight Syndicate’s thirteen studio albums, along with their independent film, The Dead Matter, and several film scores have…
A visit to SeaWorld Orlando will turn frightful this fall when the park unleashes their ALL-NEW Howl-O-Scream event for the first time ever. Today, we were invited to a media event that SeaWorld Orlando dubbed to be for “Electric Ocean”. But, the park had a bigger reveal up their sleeves by revealing Howl-O-Scream will be debut…
Fun Spot amusement parks in Orlando and Kissimmee are getting all spooky this fall with some new additions during their “Huge Halloween” event. The kid-friendly event will offer three major highlights: trick-or-treating, a limited-time offering of tasty “Fright Bites”, and an all new escape room! We stopped by the park this afternoon for a sneak peek…
Two former masterminds behind many of the mazes at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights have teamed up with The Orlando Forum to offer a new, original maze and dinner show on International Drive called “Orlando Forum of Fear”. For almost 30 years, Orlando has played host to some of the best in Halloween entertainment. This…
When Universal Orlando canceled Halloween Horror Nights 2020 earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, many fans were disappointed. However, they will still be able to get their Halloween fix in 2020! Universal Orlando Resort will offer a daytime operation for two Halloween Horror Nights houses for 2020. Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives…
Even though Halloween Horror Nights 2020 has officially been cancelled, there are rumors swirling about that the houses themselves will open during October. Recently, a series of permits have come to light for Universal Orlando on the City of Orlando’s website. While these permits could amount to nothing (permits are granted all the time and nothing…
Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced a new Halloween event – Busch Gardens® Halloween Harvest for the fall season. Park guests can safely celebrate Halloween and all things fun during the day and creepy at night at this limited capacity outdoor event. Fifteen iconic roller coasters and rides, contactless trick-or-treating for the kids, a pumpkin scavenger hunt and…
Make no bones about it, Cedar Point’s all-new Tricks And Treats Fall Fest is set to be the area’s favorite event for family-friendly Halloween activities and fall fun. Tricks and Treats Fall Fest is the park’s new Halloween event for the 2020 season after HalloWeekends was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone in the whole family will…
For more than two decades, the music of Midnight Syndicate has been “the sound of Halloween” in the amusement park and haunted attraction industry. Midnight Syndicate’s music has become integral to setting a powerful mood at top-rated haunted attractions and amusement parks as well as at costume shops, Halloween parties and Halloween-themed cruises from Siberia and…
If haunted drive-thru attractions aren’t terrifying enough, Japan’s tallest ferris wheel, known as ‘The Osaka Wheel’ (403.5-ft) , has been given a special Halloween overlay. The ride has been temporarily re-branded as the “Zombie Ferris Wheel in Hell”. Each ride starts with six guests entering a cabin that is entirely closed in with wrap around…
Now that its summertime, people all over the world are anxious to get out of their homes and enjoy a fun outdoor activity. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, theme parks, concerts, festivals, and fairs are all canceled or delayed. Thankfully, we are beginning to see theme park announcements for reopening dates. What about Haunted Attractions? Well, good…
The impact of COVID-19 will likely be the defining story of 2020, if not potentially the next decade. While America and the world will recover, there will be a noticeable change in societal normality. While it will take some time to get used to the new normal, amusement and theme parks will have to embrace…