Theme parks using Halloween to extend season

WOO HOO! Halloween is my favorite time of year, and what better place to celebrate it, than the amusement parks here in Ohio!! Believe it or not, Wyandot Lake's is one of the best. The art college I attended (CCAD) did all the props....VERY well done and scary too! A horrifying 20 minute walk awaits thrill seekers who didn't get enough of a scare on the Sea Dragon!

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First rule of Stormtroopers: Pee BEFORE you put on the uniform!

Paramounts Kings Island here is doing a scream a thon for what I think is the first time???I'm not sure but it's supposed to be great and I think I'm going to go.

Though I've never been to a Halloween festival at an amusement park, they do look quite fun. Especially since I love Halloween and all that jazz.

Ah, Halloween. I'm ready for the next three months of classic, non-stop goodness! :)

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How dare you vanquish the Steel Phantom without his consent? Fear the Phantom's Revenge.

Kings Island is doing a Halloween celebration this year and it is the first time ever. The surprising thing is that Paramount doesn't have anything to do with it. Q-102, a local radio station in Cincinnati, has bought out the park for these days and is running this whole thing. It sounds like it will be a blast. The cost is $19.99, but Season Pass holders get a break, only $16.99 for these people. If you get a chance to go, be sure that you do, with any luck I'll be able to make it there myself.

I went to Fright Fest at Six Flags America last year and the crowds were unbelievable considering it was forty degrees out. It's a great time though to get on the coasters if you stand the cold, and Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet is worth the upcharge.

Knotts was first. Been doing it for years. The rest are a bunch of copy cats!

I do not know who was first with the Fright Fest or "Fright Nights" as it was called back in the day. But Six Flags over Texas had to be one of the first, now well over 15 years running. I am sure there is someone here who knows for sure.

I have been going to these events for some time now. I must say that last year's SFoT event was the busiest I have ever experienced. In fact it was more crowded than any summer day I have ever been there. I do not recall the last time I spent 25 minutes driving over the entire parking lot looking for just any space. I actually had to wait for someone to leave.

Back in 1973, when Knott's was planning the world's first theme park Halloween event, the perception within the industry was that the public wouldn't come to a theme park on Oct. 31. Since then, the monstrous popularity of Haunt has spawned Halloween events at more than 100 other parks across the country.

Knotts Website.

This will be the 28th annual Knott's Halloween Haunt. It lasts practically the entire month of October, and of course is a seperate ticket.

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Gotta ride 'em all!

Actually the one at PKI is based on corporate money from Paramount. Q102 is just another sponsor. PKI departments are running the whole thing and actually hired new people for the haunted houses. Merch, food, games, and entertainment are all involved. Plus the Action Zone roller coasters areopen as well.

I say be open unless it snows. Year round anytime anywhere, but there is the employee problem. I think thats the only reason some parks close after summer.

Staff does become an issue after Labor Day, but it is also hard to run coasters through the snow.

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