<![CDATA[Park Journey - Beyond The Parks]]>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:32:22 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Tickets Now On Sale for Midsummer Scream 2026 - Coming to Long Beach August 7-9]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:00:48 GMThttps://www.parkjourney.com/beyond-the-parks/tickets-now-on-sale-for-midsummer-scream-2026-coming-to-long-beach-august-7-9
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MIDSUMMER SCREAM RETURNS TO LONG BEACH AUGUST 7-9, 2026

PASSES NOW ON SALE FOR WORLD’S LARGEST HALLOWEEN AND HORROR CONVENTION SET TO BRING THRILLS, HAUNTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS TO THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
LOS ANGELES, CA - Midsummer Scream announces its return to the Long Beach Convention Center August 7-9, 2026. The three-day event will bring Halloween and horror fans from around the world together for a weekend of thrilling delights! Passes available now at midsummerscream.com.

Midsummer Scream's 2026 theme will be “Horror Musicals.” As seen in this year’s hand painted event poster by pop-culture artist Stephen Andrade, the event will take inspiration from Broadway classics including “Phantom of the Opera,” The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the music video “Thriller,” among others!

Highlighting this year’s theme, Lionsgate will bring Repo: The Genetic Opera to Midsummer Scream to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Darren Lynn Bousman’s venerable cult classic starring Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, and Bill Moseley. Both Darren Lynn Bousman and Bill Moseley are confirmed as special guests at Midsummer Scream, with more cast and crew to be announced.
"The year’s theme is for all of the theatre kids that are a huge part of the haunt and horror community,” said David Markland, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Midsummer Scream. “We will be honoring horror musicals of all kinds with a variety of panels, presentations, and performances all weekend.”

Markland continued, “But if musicals aren’t your thing, we won’t have any less for horror fans looking to satisfy their thirst for slashers, scares, and gore.”

Additional special celebrity guests coming to Midsummer Scream includeMatthew Lillard (Scream, Five Nights at Freddy’s), Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Scream 5, 6, and 7, Yellowjackets), and many more to be announced.

The Hall of Shadows will be open all three days, featuring more than a dozen haunted attractions and displays set within a massive, darkened area of the convention center. This fog-filled “scream park” is included with all passes to Midsummer Scream, with many of the attractions featuring priority queues for VIP/Gold Bat passholders. Haunters this year include Eulogy Collective, Fear Farm, Straite to Hale Productions, H&L’s Realm of Horror, The Dreich Society, CalHauntS, The Haunt With No Name… Yet, Decayed Brigade, and many more. Additional details will be revealed soon!
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Throughout the weekend, Midsummer Scream will present a robust schedule of world-class panel presentations featuring Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, Knott’s Scary Farm, Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group (Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Delusion, Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns, and Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House), Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest, and more Halloween events.

Programming partners include Paramount Scares, Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting, Horror Movies & Beyond, and HorrorBuzz. An eclectic lineup of entertainment and additional programming will be announced in the weeks ahead.

Featuring more than 350 vendors and artists, Midsummer Scream’s show floor will feature an amazing variety of apparel, masks, posters and prints, unique artwork, toys, oddities, and spooky decorations from vendors including The Halloween Shirt Company, Trick or Treat Studios, Backstitch Bruja, Sin City Props, Terror Films, Small Town Weirdo, and Froggy’s Fog.

More beloved components of Midsummer Scream will return, includingParanormal Pixie’s Pumpkin Patch children’s zone, the family-friendly black light exhibit Casa Calavaras, the Black Cat Lounge kitten adoption center,and the Screaming Room Film Festival presented by HorrorBuzz.

For breaking information about Midsummer Scream, sign up for our digital newsletter at MidsummerScream.com. Follow Midsummer Scream on Instagram and Facebook by searching @midsummerscream.
About Midsummer Scream
Midsummer Scream is presented by David Markland (Co-Founder/Executive Director), Gary Baker (Co-Founder/Executive Producer), Claire Dunlap (Co-Founder/Producer), and Rick West (Co-Founder/Creative Director). Their goal is to showcase the diversity of Southern California’s haunt and horror community as a welcoming beacon for fans around the world to converge on Los Angeles for a weekend of excitement, networking, and non-stop spooky fun!

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]]><![CDATA[Halloween 2025 Event Information]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.parkjourney.com/beyond-the-parks/halloween-2025-event-informationLooking for information for a 2025 Halloween event? Well look no further. 

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The Conjuring: Beyond Fear Interactive Experience - Carowinds, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland

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]]><![CDATA[Midsummer Scream 2025 - The Ultimate Halloween Warm-Up Is Better Than Ever!]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:04:14 GMThttps://www.parkjourney.com/beyond-the-parks/midsummer-scream-2025-the-ultimate-halloween-warm-up-is-better-than-everHappy Halloween Everybody! We know a lot of you feel it's too early for Halloween, but for us, our favorite season never ends! And to prove that we have a great update for you from this years fantastic Midsummer Scream! We were at the event last Saturday and Sunday and were able to take in the amazing show floor, Hall of Shadows and of course some great theme park panels. 

​Let's head into the fog and check it out! 
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Welcome to Midsummer Scream 2025!

Midsummer Scream Show Floor

This year let's start off with the Show Floor. This is where you're going to find all of your favorite Haunted vendors as well as some displays from the likes of Universal Studios, LA Haunted Hayride, Fright Fest, Scary Farm and many others. This is typically where you'll find some amazing cosplay as you'll see below! 
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Haunted Hayride always in the house!
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We love the Spooky Swap Meet!
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Be sure to check out the LA Haunted Hayride this year! It's a lot of fun.
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Universal Horror had a fantastic booth right at the entrance to the show floor.
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It was incredibly popular all weekend ...
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A look at the Scary Farm booth before the giant killer popcorn arrived
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Fright Fest
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So much amazing merch to spend your money on
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And amazing cosplay at every turn
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Wonder if they found their dog
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Fright Fest Monsters
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Got my vote!
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A shirt made just for me!

Hall of Shadows

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To us, the Hall of Shadows is the heart of Midsummer Scream. This is where you'll find all of the mini haunts from home haunts all the way to movie studios.
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And even displays for family-friendly events
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The Panels

Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest
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The panels (for us) kicked off with Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest! Mike and Mark gave us all the details for this years event.
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Knott's Scary Farm
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As usual, Knott's Scary Farm was on hand for a fantastic panel. No new maze announcements due to their nightmares revealed event a few nights later, but we did get announcements for two mazes entering their final season.
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Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights 
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To cap off the weekend it was, as always, Halloween Horror Nights! Art came out with our hosts, but not really.
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John and Michael were here to break it all down. The first half of the panel consisted of pre-submitted questions from the crowd that shed some new details on this years houses.
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The second half of the panel featured Damien Leone and Phil Falcone who came out to break down Terrifier.
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Wrap-Up

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We hope you'll join us at Midsummer Scream 2026! 

I just want to send a shout out to the creators of Midsummer Scream. Rick, David, Claire and Gary. What you've created is truly amazing and even as the event has grown the past few years it still feels like a huge family. The fact that you all roam the event all weekend talking with people, taking pics and being genuine human beings is not lost on anybody. 

For us, we're always so thankful to be included in events such as this and the fact that you appreciate the input and coverage from a website like ours. There's something to be said for people who have a passion for all things Halloween being able to actually cover Halloween things. We will never forget what an honor it is! 

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