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8/5/2024 0 Comments

Midsummer Scream 2024 - The Ultimate Halloween Event Lives!

Happy Monday everybody and welcome to our update for Midsummer Scream 2024. It's been a week now since the event ended and it's taken us pretty much that long to recover. Of course, we did post some videos last week that will be included below. 

Before we get there I want to re-post a note that I put on our Facebook page 5 years ago today. Because it still absolutely holds true. 

August 5, 2019: 
Before we get too deep into the in's and out's of panels and more, just wanted to share a few thoughts on the experience of the weekend.

More than amazing panels, or fog, or mazes or aisles upon aisles of amazing things to spend all your money on, what I take most out of this past weekend is love.

People who have never been to any Halloween event or MSS are missing out. Halloween brought all of these people together. Some were there to see Theme Park panels. Others to learn about scaring, or just to shop.

But all were there because we love Halloween and all things that go bump in the night.

Not once the entire weekend did I see anybody acting out, everybody was polite, considerate and amazing. And it was CROWDED. We talked with people we know, and met so many new people just standing around waiting in line.

None of the actual horrors that exist out in the world made it's way into Midsummer Scream. I know it may sound hard to separate the two, but it's not. It's all about a shared love of horror and Halloween.

And it comes down to the 4 people in charge. They've helped to create a culture of love and acceptance that is at the core of the Haunt Community. And it's so amazing. - Gregg
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Hall of Shadows

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As always with our Midsummer Scream updates we're going to start with the Hall of Shadows. Because, to us, this is the heart of the event. And for the panels and announcements we are typically there for, this is really where it started for many of those haunters. With their home haunts. And there were some amazing ones this year. 
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This years entry was created by the one and only Fear Farm!

Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest Extreme 

Our first panel of the weekend was the Fright Fest Extreme Panel from our friends at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I'm not going to go into too much detail because we have a recording of the full panel, but this years event sounds amazing. 

I have to be honest, I was shocked that they're bringing back all of the previous mazes in addition to the new ones, but happy to see Aftermath getting a facelift. 
The park also had an awesome display on the show floor where we got to chat with a lot of the crew throughout the weekend. They're all super excited for this years event. 
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Queen Mary's Dark Harbor

A couple of months ago we were excited to be on The Queen Mary as they announced the return of the fantastic Dark Harbor. And we got some details about this years event! 
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First up was a quick history lesson about Dark Harbor.
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As they were planning for Dark Harbor 2024 they found a lot of props and costumes that had just been sitting on the ship since 2019. Some was salvageable. Some was not.
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Preparing for 2024 Dark Harbor photo shoots.
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The swings are back!
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And so is Lullaby!
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Some new and returning characters!
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In addition to the swings, they are also bringing with it a new fully restored Carousel.
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A new maze featuring the Ringmaster
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And of course it wouldn't be Dark Harbor without The Captain, but maybe The Admiral now? Hmm. =)
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Lots of returning food and of course bars.
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They then started discussing the classic B340 ...
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Which led into another maze announcement continuing the story of Samuel The Savage ... Breakout!
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And lastly, a new maze announcement. Infirmary.

Knott's Scary Farm

The other "announcement" panel we did was for Knott's Scary Farm, which didn't really have any announcements other than confirming that this will be the last year for Wax Works. 

While light on announcements, we did get a great deep dive into this classic maze from Daniel Miller. 
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We've included a video of Daniel's walkthrough of this classic maze.
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There were a few other things talked about at the panel including Entertainment and the return of The Hanging last year.
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What it takes to actually dress and get make-up on all of our monster friends ...
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And of course the overall atmosphere of Knott's Scary Farm
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All Knott's Scary Farm info for 2024 will be announced on August 22nd. We will unfortunately not be there but I'm sure it will be great.

Halloween Horror Nights

Of course the most popular panel of the entire weekend was Halloween Horror Nights, and we've got a few videos to share from that super long panel. We figured we'd break it up by topic for you. 

​Universal also had a pretty amazing set up on the show floor. 
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Show Floor

Let's end this look at Midsummer Scream 2024 with some of the show floor, some amazing cosplay and just general pictures throughout the event. 
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Our HHN Panel Crew!! Some legends here. And then me. =)
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Would be remiss if we didn't send a shout out to all of the amazing White Bat's. One of the biggest things we heard about previous events was the crowd control for the large panels (namely the HHN panel). This year it was flawless. Congrats everybody!
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Make your plans to visit Midsummer Scream in 2025! And we'll see you there!

Related Videos

Related Updates
  • Busch Gardens Tampa Announces The Grand Opening of Phoenix Rising
  • ​Six Flags Magic Mountain Update - July 15, 2024
  • The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Returns to Long Beach for 2024 Halloween Season
  • Canada's Wonderland Construction Update - July 10, 2024
  • Las Vegas Trip Report: June 2024 - Is Las Vegas REALLY back?


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8/5/2022

Midsummer Scream 2022 - The Return of Halloween in July!

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It was finally back! After a 2 year wait with a couple of mini events sprinkled in between, it was back to Long Beach for Midsummer Scream!
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The first indication on how much the event has grown were the ads in the lobby.
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Click that code to get your Delusion tickets!!!
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Our first stop in this update (not our first stop at the event) was the Museum of Halloween. Video walkthrough is below.
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We really enjoyed this and can only hope it not only comes back in future years, but expands.
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So much cool stuff to see (and for us older folks, remember)
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Let's head to the show floor. We could have spent SO MUCH money here. They're going all in for Shaqtoberfest!
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Cannot wait for the Haunted Hayride!
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Lots of little Halloween touches everywhere
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I made a friend
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Pennywise, a friend to all
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Even the Pizza Planet Truck got a Halloween makeover
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The best investment at any Con, or Fair
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They've even got stuff for those of you who love plants
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I tried to think of the most harmless thing
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So much unbelievably cool artwork. We got this for our oldest.
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The event however wasn't without it's hiccups, as all large events have. Saturday was easily the busiest we'd ever seen the event. And the lines to get in, and for the HHN panel were outrageously ridiculous. But the panel itself went off without a hitch.
You can see our live-stream of the panel below, as well as our full breakdown of the HHN Panel here. 
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Saturday Night was the Deadly Disco, so we stopped by to join in on the fun!
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So fun seeing everybody in their scary best getting down with some spooky music (once the DJ stopped playing Reggae and realized their audience was there to party down)
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Of course, for us, the heart of Midsummer Scream is the Hall of Shadows
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It really gets our happy little Halloween hearts ready for 2 months of scary fun
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So much great stuff on display
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Clown Town has been added to the list of SCV Haunts!
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Some of the lighting in these mini haunts and displays is simply amazing. And they do all of this in about 1 1/2 days.
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Until next time Midsummer Screamers!

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  • Cemetery Lane: Immersive Trick-R-Treat Experience - October 29, 2021
  • 2021 Halloween Home Haunt Highlights 
  • LA Haunted Hayride 2021: The Return of Midnight Falls - October 18, 2021
  • Scarywood 2021 at Silverwood Theme Park - October 7, 2021
  • Sir Henry's Haunted Trail - October 5, 2021


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9/6/2019 2 Comments

Halloween 2019 Event Reviews and Information

Looking for a review or information for a 2019 Halloween event? Well look no further. Below you will find reviews of Halloween events we have attended or are planning on attending and a list of all of the other events (scary and fun) that we've received information for. 

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

Below are the dates you will find us at different Halloween Events!! As always, feel free to say hi!! Updates will be posted after these dates as quickly as we can get them done. 

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Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party: Magic Kingdom - September 6th 

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Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood - September 12th (and more) 

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Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest - September 14th 
​Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest - October 4th 

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Howl O Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa - September 20th 

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Knott's Scary Farm - September 19th (and more) 

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Queen Mary's Dark Harbor - September 26th 

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Los Angeles Haunted Hayride - September 28th

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Festival Del Terror at Six Flags Mexico - October 3, 2019

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Dark Horizon Orlando - October 10th

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Halloween Horror Nights Orlando 

More dates to find us at events coming soon!!

Event Information 

Click links to see event information
  • Busch Gardens Tampa - 20 years of Howl o Scream begins on September 20th 
  • Dark Horizon - All new Haunt coming to Orlando begins on October 10th 
  • Delusion - Alt Delete begins on September 14th (Tickets sell quick) 
  • Disneyland Resort - Celebrates HalloweenTime beginning September 6th
    • Disneyland Resort - Oogie Boogie Bash begins September 17th 
  • Dollywood - Harvest Festival and Great Pumpkin Luminights returns on September 27th
  • Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood: 
    • Universal Studios Hollywood - Halloween Horror Nights opens on September 13th 
    • Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Fan Preview Night on September 12th
    • Creepshow, exclusive maze to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 
    • Ghostbusters is coming to Halloween Horror Nights
    • House of 1000 Corpses is coming to Halloween Horror Nights
    • Stranger Things announced for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood and Orlando
    • Us maze is coming to Halloween Horror Nights
    • Holidayz in Hell, all new maze, coming to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood
    • All new original maze "Pandoras Box" coming to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood
    • Throwback Thursdays Information
  • Halloween Horror Nights Orlando: 
    • ​Universal Orlando Resort - Halloween Horror Nights opens on September 6th 
    • Depths of Fear coming to Halloween Horror Nights Orlando 
    • Killer Klows from Outer Space is coming to Halloween Horror Nights
    • New Spooky Nighttime Lagoon Show coming to Halloween Horror Nights Orlando
    • Universal Orlando announces Scare Zones for Halloween Horror Nights
    • All new Universal Monster Maze coming to Halloween Horror Nights Orlando and Hollywood
    • New Original Maze, Graveyard Games, is coming to Halloween Horror Nights Orlando
    • Yeti: Terror of the Yukon coming to Halloween Horror Nights Orlando
  • Haunted Little Tokyo - Returns to Downtown Los Angeles on October 1st 
  • Knott's Scary Farm - The original returns on September 19th 
  • Knott's Spooky Farm - Family Friendly Event begins September 28th 
  • Legoland California - Brick or Treat Party Nights begin September 28th
  • Los Angeles Haunted Hayride - The revamped event begins September 28th 
  • Nostalgia Con - Retro Horror is coming to Nostalgia Con September 28th and 29th 
  • Queen Mary - An all new year of Dark Harbor begins September 26th 
    • Backstage look at Queen Mary's Dark Harbor information
  • Reign of Terror - 20th year of Reign of Terror begins September 28th
  • SeaWorld San Diego - Halloween Spooktacular begins September 21st 
  • Silver Dollar City - All New Pumpkin Lights Festival begins on September 25th
  • Sinister Pointe - New Haunt "MIST" begins October 4th 
  • Six Flags America - Fright Fest Returns on September 21st
  • Six Flags Great Adventure - Fright Fest Returns on Friday October 13th 
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain - Fright Fest Returns on September 14th 
  • Six Flags Over Georgia - Fright Fest Returns on September 21st 
  • Spooks and Spirits - Monster Movies for Music in San Diego on October 20th 
  • Universal Orlando Resort - Dark Arts Debuts at Universal Orlando on September 14th 
  • Walt Disney World - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party details
  • Zombie Joe's - Urban Death Tour of Terror Returns October 4th

Related Videos:

Related Updates: 
  • Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Studios Hollywood 2018
  • ​Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Orlando Resort 2018
  • Knott's Scary Farm 2018
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest 2018
  • Queen Mary's Dark Harbor 2018
  • Busch Gardens Tampa Howl-O-Scream 2018
  • Silverwood: Scarywood 2018


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