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Halloween 2019 Event Reviews and Information

9/6/2019

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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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2018 Park Journey Halloween Awards

10/30/2018

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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. 

Related Videos: 

Related Updates: +
  • Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2018 - Magic Kingdom
  • Winchester Mystery House Candlelight Tours 2018 
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest 2018
  • Halloween Horror Nights Universal Orlando 2018
  • Knott's Scary Farm 2018


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2018 Halloween Event Reviews, Updates and Info

9/15/2018

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​Looking for a review or information for a 2018 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. ​
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Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party - Walt Disney World


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Winchester Mystery House Hallowe'en Candlelight Tours


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Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest


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Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Studios Hollywood

Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Orlando Resort



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Howl O Scream - Busch Gardens Tampa


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Knott's Scary Farm





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Queen Mary's Dark Harbor



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September 29th - Fright Fest - Six Flags Great Adventure


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September 29th - Halloween Haunt - Canada's Wonderland


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October 3rd - Warner Brothers Horror Made Here



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October 12th - Scarywood at Silverwood

Event InformationClick links to see event information
  • ​Boney Island - Griffith Park (Begins October 13) 
  • Boo at the Zoo - Los Angeles Zoo (Begins October 1) 
  • Brick or Treat - Legoland, CA (Begins September 29) 
  • ​Fright Fest - Six Flags Great Adventure (Begins September 15)
  • ​Fright Fest - Six Flags Magic Mountain (Begins September 15)
  • Ghost Train - LA Live Steamers Griffith Park (Begins October 13) 
  • Great Pumpkin Luminights - Dollywood (Begins September 28)
  • Halloween Haunt - California's Great America (Begins September 21)
  • Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood - Universal Studios Hollywood (Begins September 14)
  • Halloween Horror Nights Orlando - Universal Studios Florida (Begins September 14)​
  • Haunted Little Tokyo - Little Tokyo, Los Angeles (Begins October 5)​
  • Horror Made Here- Warner Brothers Studios (Begins September 5)
  • Howl-O-Scream - Busch Gardens Tampa (Begins September 21)
  • Halloween Spooktacular - SeaWorld Orlando (Begins September 22) 
  • ​Knott's Scary Farm (Begins September 20)
  • Knott's Spooky Farm (Begins September 29)
  • Nights of the Jack A Halloween Jack O' Lantern Experience (Begins October 11) 
  • Pageant of the Monsters (Begins October 26)
  • Queen Mary's Dark Harbor (Begins September 2)
  • Reign of Terror (Begins September 29)
  • Safari of Fun - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Begins October 6) 
  • ​Wincchester Mystery House Hallowe'en Candlelight Tours  (Begins September 14)​
  • Zombie Joe's Underground Theater (Begins October 5)​

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