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    Holiday In The Park 2018 at Six Flags Magic Mountain

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    Today we continue our look at Holiday Events for 2018 at Holiday In The Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain. 

    Just a few short weeks after the fogs and screams of Fright Fest we are greeted with snow and lights as far as the eye can see. This years event has two new area's and lots of great food to try when their Taste of the Holidays food festival begins on December 15th. We will definitely be back for that!! 
    Written by Gregg Condon
    Welcome to Holiday In The Park!! 
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    Our first stop was to the Metro Park Pub to check out some of the food coming for Taste of the Holidays!! 

    ​First up was this turkey wrap thing, which I loved! 
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    Who doesn't like some ribs? 
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    Both the Slider and Cherry Pie Nachos were fantastic 
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    After stuffing our faces for a bit, we headed out to the all new area in the park, Merry Lane. (Don't worry, more food pics are below) 
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    We absolutely LOVED this new area, some great photo ops and snow!! 
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    We've already pitched the idea that they should bring these back for Fright Fest next year, but have them be Jack O' Lanterns. 
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    You can even go inside some of the bulbs!! 
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    Don't miss our Holiday In The Park Video!! 
    SNOW!!! 
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    It's nice to see them using the lighting on Justice League to fit the area. 
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    We also headed over to one of our favorites, Rockin' Universe. 

    This was seriously the only pic we took, but we have lots of video of the area above. 
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    Another one of our favorite area's. So different, and that's amazing. 
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    Giant walking Candy Cane!! 
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    Santa's Cottage has moved from up near Tatsu to down by Bugs Bunny World. A much better location. 

    The next two pics show how a photo is made!! Lol. 
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    Send a letter to Santa!! 
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    Mrs. Claus will make sure all of your letters get delivered on time. 
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    Full Throttle Nights are back!! 
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    The front of the park always looks spectacular for the holidays 
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    Here's our Construction Update!! =) 
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    Always one of our favorite area's of the park 
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    Oh, we promised you some more food pics didn't we!!

    Root Beer Cake!!! 
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    Some kind of pudding thing with a cookie thing on the bottom 
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    It was yummy 
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    More of the great food coming to Taste of the Holidays including a Guinness Sloppy Joe and a Prosciutto Mac and Cheese!! 
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    Rice Pudding and Elote!! 
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    Last and most definitely not least, we wanted to share this little guy. 
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    When you go to the park make sure to buy one of these for only $12.99. For each one purchased the park will donate one to CHiPS for Kids!! 
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    When you purchase one, be sure to share to your social media and tag us!! Everybody who shares a pic with their Furry Friend will get something from IAAPA!! 

    We hope you enjoyed our look at Holiday in the Park and are making plans to visit. We will most definitely be back!! 
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    Knott's Merry Farm 2018 - A Great Holiday Treat

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    The Holiday Season is here, and last night we were out at Knott's Merry Farm for our first holiday event of the season. 

    It's another amazing year at Merry Farm, lots of great new things to see, holiday food and the parks merchandise game continues to improve. Let's head in and see!! 
    Written by Gregg Condon
    Welcome to Knott's Merry Farm!!

    Sure, it's only November, and I'm usually a Grinch when it comes to Holiday stuff so early in the year. But as I said on our social media during the event, I didn't seem to mind this year. There's been so much bad stuff going on lately that a bit of Holiday Cheer was exactly what we needed. We hope you feel the same. 
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    No fog, but lots of pretty lights. 
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    And snow
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    No more Dark Ride for 2018. Maybe next year they should have a holiday overlay to the Dark Ride for Merry Farm? =) 
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    Lots of great new decorations in The Boardwalk
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    Obligatory construction update 
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    Really loved the decorations in Fiesta Village 
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    Be sure to check out our video from our visit featuring Snow and Glow and more around the park. We'll cover the shows the next time we visit. 
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    They also had a great opening night tree lighting ceremony.
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    The park truly does look amazing all times of the year, but especially during Merry Farm
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    Camp Snoopy was very colorful 
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    These swans got stuck 
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    Santa's Christmas Cabin is back where you can try a variety of holiday treats, and of course, hang out with the big guy. 
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    Speaking of Santa's Cabin ... let's check out some of the food
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    Amazing
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    Elote is always awesome 
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    This was interesting. I'm not a fan of sweet potato so I didn't enjoy it as much as others did. 
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    If you get one treat at Knott's Merry Farm, make it this. I need this recipe. 
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    Yule log. Not a log, I don't have a log. If I had a log not in the sense that you think I said I did.
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    Some awesome Merry Farm merch available this year as well. May have to expand my closet beyond Halloween shirts. =) 
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    Thanks for checking out our Knotts Merry Farm Update. We wish you all the best. 
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    Don't forget, if you get cold, be sure to put your lamb over your shoulders. =) 
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    Holiday 2018 Event Information and Reviews

    Looking for a review or information for a 2018 Holiday event? Well look no further. Below you will find reviews of Holiday events we have attended and a list of all of the other events that we've received information for. 

    ​We will be updating this as we receive information about additional events. ​

    Event Updates

    Event Information

    Click links to see event information
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    Disney's Hollywood Studios Update: Holidays, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and Skyliner

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    The Holidays are here!!! Well, they are almost here. Today we have our first Holiday update of 2018 and it comes to us directly from Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. 

    Toy Story Land and the rest of the park is all decked out already. We'll also take a look at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and Skyliner progress!!
    Written by Renée Girard 
    Spending the morning at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! A new entrance route goes into effect tomorrow, so these flyers are being given out at the toll plaza.
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    A peek at Star Wars progress entering the toll plaza.
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    Skyliner construction along the walkway to the park entrance.
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    Merry Christmas from Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
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    Buzz is ready for Christmas!
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    Love the camo Christmas scarves on the green army men.
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    Another look at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge construction from Slinky Dog Dash.
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    ​Nice to see Toy Story Land all decked out for the holiday season.
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    he holiday popcorn buckets are back and the lines are long!
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    Holiday treats are offered at several locations throughout DHS. Here’s what’s at Baseline Tap House, in addition to their tasty beer selection.
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    Some more of the holiday decorations around Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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    Thanks for reading, we hope you enjoyed. We'll have more holiday updates soon!!! 
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    2018 Park Journey Halloween Awards

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    Well, it's finally here. The end of the Haunt Season. 

    Sad Face ... 

    As a site, this was our fifth year covering Halloween and we've had an absolute blast. 



    ​Below are our site awards for 2018!! Some of these events still have some nights coming up this weekend so be sure to check them out if you haven't already. 

    If you missed ANY of our Halloween Updates be sure to check them out.

    Also this year, we opened up the voting to you, our loyal Park Journey readers. So you'll not only see our staff picks, but yours as well. 
    Best Theme Park Haunt

    Staff Pick - Knott's Scary Farm
    With the addition of new mazes and the freshening up of some previous years mazes it was another banner year for the amazing Knott's Scary Farm. 

    Reader Pick - Knott's Scary Farm
    It was a clean sweep for the original Halloween Event, although Halloween Horror Nights Orlando and Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest did gather a tying second place vote. 

    Check out our Knott's Scary Farm 2018 Review
    Best Non Theme Park Haunt

    Staff Pick - Queen Mary's Dark Harbor
    This was a tough category as there were so many amazing Non Theme Park Events that could have claimed this spot. Very close second would be ... see below. 

    Reader Pick - Tie: WB Horror Made Here and Queen Mary's Dark Harbor
    In just it's second year, WB's Horror Made Here managed to tie one of the best and biggest events around, and for good reason. If it weren't for the readers calling this a tie, we may well have in our Staff Pick above. Congrats to WB and Dark Harbor. We hope you continue to duke it out for years to come. =) 

    Check out our Queen Mary's Dark Harbor 2018 Review

    Check out our WB Horror Made Here 2018 Review
    Best Independent Halloween Event

    Staff Pick - Ghost Train

    Reader Pick - Ghost Train
    Another clean sweep in our Independent Haunt Category!! Congrats to the Ghost Train which manages to not only be fun for all ages, but thrilling for even the most extreme Haunt fan. Coming in second place in our Readers pick was The 17th Door, which continues to grow each year. 
    Best Year-to-Year upgrade of a maze location

    Sewer of Lost Souls - Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain

    We thought about opening this category up for the Reader Vote, but weren't quite sure how to word it. Basically, the maze that has been in this location the past few years, let's face it, kind of sucked. But not this year!! Totally revamped, no more black walls or vines everywhere, a truly unique and innovative maze was to be found. 
    Best Family Friendly Halloween Event

    Staff Pick - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom

    ​Reader Pick - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom 
    It's really hard to top Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, and for good reason. Unlike most family events, Magic Kingdom gets to use their park at night for their Family Halloween event vs having nights reserved for scary stuff. 

    Check out our Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2018 Review
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    Best Home Haunt

    Staff Pick - Beware The Dark Realm
    This was our second year visiting this haunt near Magic Mountain, and it won't be our last. Truly ambitious and thrilling, the team at this Haunt puts on a great event, for a great cause. 

    Reader Pick - Backwoods 
    So let's say you go to some imaginary "Haunt Graveyard" and get animatronics and sets that basically tells the history of Southern California Scary Events and put them all in your house. And then it all works in an amazing way. That's what Backwoods is and it's amazing. It's no wonder our Reader's picked this as their winner. 
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    Best Maze

    Staff Pick - Universal Monsters at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights
    Truly the toughest category we had to figure out, this could have gone to any number of 5 or 6 mazes at 4 or 6 different events. But for thrills, fun, effects and talent, none was better than Universal Monsters

    Reader Pick - Stranger Things at Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights
    This was easily the most popular maze at two different parks 2500 miles away. Stranger Things is truly epic in every way and it's not hard to see why fans loved this maze. 
    Best New Maze 

    Tie: The Depths at Knott's Scary Farm and Sewer of Lost Souls at Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest

    We typically exclude Halloween Horror Nights from this category as they don't tend to repeat mazes, but that's not to take away anything from these two amazing mazes. One (The Depths) a fantastic idea with a mix of great talent, technology and fun and the other (Sewer of Lost Souls) a true upgrade for Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest. 
    Best Talent 

    Staff Pick - Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    The staff at Fright Fest has been together for years, has the freedom to hone their craft and create their own characters. And it shows. Despite some truly busy nights at the park this year, the staff was on top of their game all season. 

    Reader Pick - Knott's Scary Farm
    Ghost Town, Carnevil, The Hollows ... names synonymous with amazing scares. Throw in the all new Forsaken Lake and 9 mazes and it's not hard to see why the talent of this event always gets high marks. 
    ​Best Scare Zone

    Vamp 85 at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando

    We all agreed, this was the scare zone to beat this year, and it's not very hard to see why. Great talent, great atmosphere and a killer soundtrack. 

    Special Runner Up to Holidayz in Hell at Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, which we hope comes back as a fully realized maze in 2019. Especially the Thanksgiving part. 

    Check out our Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando 2018 Review
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    ​Best Year to Year upgrade of an existing maze

    Staff Pick - Paranormal Inc at Knott's Scary Farm

    Reader Pick - Paranormal Inc at Knott's Scary Farm

    This one wasn't even close, almost a clean sweep for Paranormal Inc. The new ending breathed new life into the maze and it's better than ever. Even with huge upgrades to some other mazes, none came close to having the impact of Paranormal Inc. 
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    Scarywood 2018 at Silverwood

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    Today we've got a LONG overdue look at the awesome Scarywood at Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho. 

    ​Check out some amazing pics by Matt at this event that most of us will never get to see in person!! 
    Written by Matthew Nelson
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    Through the tunnel

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    The Pretty Horse is Away

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    Fog starts to roll in

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    Monsters along the path

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    Magic Show - Scarywood Edition

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    Spooky Version of My Favorite Water Feature

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    Clown Town! My favorite entrance to any scare zone anywhere...

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    Lights in Clown Town

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    Log Flume is OPEN! It was about 50 degrees, maybe a little cooler by the end of the night.

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    Pharaoh's Curse Excellent maze with plenty of strobes and mummies. Would benefit from an Iron Maiden 'Powerslave' soundtrack, imho.

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    Pharaoh's Curse detail

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    Dolls!

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    Scarecrows

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    Good menu selection.

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    Tremors - Front Row in Near Total Darkness There's a strobe light facing riders at the bottom of the first drop- other than that NOTHING to light the way. It was AWESOME!

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    3Dementia

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    Maze with a cool entrance, but not scary at all. Some cool design and neon paintwork- but the monsters were doing the 'move weirdly and look bored' type thing that sucks.

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    Total Darkness It's the Feel Around maze. You just have to hang on to a wall and feel your way through.

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    Spidery stuff!

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    Big ole spider

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    Planet Zombie Arguably the best maze - reminded me of a cross between Aftermath at SFMM Fright Fest, and Infected:Special Ops at Knott's Scary Farm. REALLY would benefit from the Infected gun setup though- there's even a video as you wait in line where a guy screams "HEADSHOTS!"

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    Planet Zombie is very popular - it was the only real line for a maze we waited in last night

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    Spooky Roundup

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    Scrambler and Corkscrew in the dark

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    Spooky Scarecrow Land

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    Clown Town fun!

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    More Lights In Clown Town

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    Hi Clown!

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    Blood Bayou This was my favorite maze- the talent was ON, and it felt like a cross between Voodoo at Knotts Scary Farm (the first AMAZING year), and Slaughterhouse. Very detailed, plenty of fun scares.

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    Had a great night at ScaryWood!! Definitely recommended if you're going to be anywhere near the park.

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