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A Jackson Wang haunted house, "Under the Castle", comes to Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Studios Singapore; Six Flags Fright Fest Extreme at Six Flags Magic Mountain suffered challenges during opening this past weekend; Eveerland and Netflix collaborate to bring "Stranger Things" and "All of Us Are Dead" to Blood City 8; a new Disney Villains show is coming to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios next summer; Blackpool Pleasure Beach announces two new scare zones and triple the rides for Journey to Hell: Freak Nights; a Boston, MA announces new Spooky Streets program to provide grants for Halloween block parties; the Douglas Halloween Parade for Adults seeks donors for its 26th annual event; the Vegas Theater Company will premiere the new Halloween haunt-themed musical "The House on Watch Hill" on September 27th; Ames Haunted Forest to close after 25 years of fears; Niles Scream Park returns for its 51st season; Freakling Bros. Horror Shows returns in a new location for 2024; "Onionhead's Revenge" returns to the Mall of America starting September 27th; Meow Wolf's Halloween experience, "Cosmic Howl" will return to each of its locations this Fall; City officials have halted construction of a popular home haunt display in Ortilla, Ontario; Ghost of Glamis returns to the landmark 650-year-old castle for 2024 with new child-friendly storytelling tours; Freaklings Bros. Horror Shows now hiring scareactors for this season; The Canadian Haunters Association hosted their 10th annual awards ceremony this past weekend.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort opened to mixed reviews this past weekend; Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood announces "Late Night with Chucky" live talk show; Go behind-the-scenes of HHN's "A Quiet Place" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" with Theme Park Insider and Attractions Magazine; Six Flags Magic Mountain will implement a chaperone policy for Fright Fest Extreme; The Broadway Halloween parade needs a hero sponsor by September 6th or its 2024 event may be cancelled; Coffin Creek cancels their 2024 event; Dinosaur World hosts its first-ever Halloween after-hours event; The Ghost Train is returning to Tweetsie Railroad this Fall; Alton Towers announces two new Scarefest attractions - "Compound" and "Amigos in the Afterlife"; Freeform announces its "31 Nights of Halloween" lineup; American consumers are planning to spend more on Halloween candy, food, and costumes than 2023. Read the news here.

Knott's Scary Farm announces two new mazes for 2024; Sci-fi, Fantasy, Gaming, & Anime fans unite during Universal Studios Hollywood's new "Universal Fan Fest Nights"; SCarowinds will not require a separate ticket for 2024; Six Flags Great America announces three new IP-based mazes for 2024; Get a sneak peak of Six Flags' Texas Chainsaw massacre attraction; Go behind-the-scenes of the creation of this year's Disneyland Haunted Mansion Holiday gingerbread house; Pumpkin Spice season comes to Starbucks earlier than ever before; Horror director Darren Lynn Bousman presents a new immersive horror experience in Kansas with "EXILED: Crooked Rose Woods"; Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas" comes to the New York Botanical Garden this Fall; Read all the stories here.

Jimmy Fallon and NBCUniversal introduce Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares this Halloween season at Rockefeller Center; Tickets are now on sale for Delusion: The Red Castle; The Vampire Circus returns to Hollywood, CA, September 19th - October 6th; Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay celebrates its 25th anniversary with new haunts, scare zones, and entertainment; Deadmonton Haunted House announces its three maze themes for 2024; HalloweenCostumes.com and Distortions Unlimited are collaborating to release an officially licensed Deluxe Alien Xenomorph collectible mask. Read the stories here.

Disney Experiences announces a new Disney Villains-themed land coming to the Magic Kingdom park in Walt Disney World; Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood unveils it's final house of the season, "The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy"; Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces its final scare zone of the season, "Enter the Blumhouse"; Sea World San Diego's Howl-O-Scream will feature 4 new scarte zones, 3 new Vile Vignettes, and an all-new show; LEGOLAND Florida Resort announces all-new aerial drone show for Brick-or-Treat; Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party began at Walt Disney World Resort this past week; Netherworld haunted House unveils its two themes for its 28th Season of Screams; Silicon Valley Haunt Investors acquires 50% ownership of All Hallows Eve Terror Town to create "Cincinnati Fear Fest"; CBS's "Ghosts" will partner with Creep LA to create a new 60-minute immersive experience; Field of Screams Maryland announces new attractions and a special event weekend; The Mystic Museum hosts a Crypt Keeper Homecoming Dance on August 31st; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents "Urban Death Tour of Terror" select nights September 27th - November 1st; Dreadwor5ks Haunted House comes to Surrey, BC this Fall; The Hershey Company announces new Halloween products for 2024; Retailers are rolling out Halloween merchandise earlier than ever before. Read the stories here.

This week's News: Universal Japan's First ALL-NIGHT Halloween Party; New scare zones Halloween Horror Nights Orlando; New villains for Oogie Boogie Bash; Castle Dark returns Sept 20th - October 27th with new VR Maze; DETAILS: The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor 2024; Fear Farm & Keys2Fear Productions debut new attraction; New maze and theatrical experience for Los Angeles Haunted Hayride; Delusion's new location & new storyline; Spirit Halloween stores open across the U.S.; Pale Night Productions' Perma-Blood is now available at Spirit Halloween. Read the stories here. 

A cast of all-female monsters comes to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Halloween & Universal Orlando Resort with "Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines"; Universal Studios Hollywood announces "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface" house and "Luchadores Monstuosos" scare zone; this year's Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain will feature 11 haunts and 9 scare zones - including haunts based on "Stranger Things", "The Conjuring Universe", "SAW", "Army of the Dead", and "Trick 'r Treat"; Howl-O-Scream at Sea World Orlando will feature 4 new haunts, 3 new scare zones, and 2 new themed bars; "Yours Cruelly, Elvira XXperience" comes to Knott's Scary Farm; Knott's Scary Farm's preview event, Nightmares Revealed will take place on August 22nd - tickets on sale August 5th; The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland will re-open three weeks ahead of schedule; Fuji-Q Highland's "Labryinth of Fear - The Ward Lurking in the Darkness" reopens with new scares and lengthened "long hallway"; Los Angeles Haunted Hayride season passes are now on sale; Check into your worst nightmare at the Winchester Mansion with "Unhinged Hotel"; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents "The Exorcism of Sophia Grace"; depaolEVENTs presents "I Put a Spell on You Masquerade" inside Salem's Old Town Hall; Antoni Zioni presents "Dark Ritual & Tales of the Ancient East" at The Crooked Path in Burbank, CA; The Best Halloween Store Ever hosts its grand openeing on August 3rd; Starbucks' 2024 Fall Menu is set to launch on August 22nd. Read the news here.

Midsummer Scream is projecting 50,000 attendees this weekend, with a Hall of Shadows brimming with a mix of home and pro haunts; Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces "Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus" show; Russ McKamey of McKamey Manor arrested on domestic violence charges; The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will debut "Jack O'Lantern Glow" this October; Sam's Club unveils a new Beetlejuice 10.5ft archway; Target releases new Neon Thrills Halloween & Dark Forest Decor collections as part of their 2024 Hyde & EEK Boutique; Warner Bros. Pictures releases second "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" trailer. Read the news here.

This Week: Halloween Horror Nights Japan Unveils Partnership with Chainsaw Man Anime; The Texas Haunters Convention takes place this weekend in Mesquite, TX; LVCRFT to premiere immersive audio experience at Midsummer Scream; Creep It Real announces panel with The Nightmare Before Christmas voice actors; The City of Canada Bay secures $100K in funding for Majors Bay Road Halloween Festival. Read more here.

This week: Universal Orlando Resort reveals details for “Dark Universe;” “Dead Exposure: Death Valley” Comes to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood; “Sweet Home” Haunted House announced for Halloween Horror Nights Singapore; Chainsaw Man partners with Universal Studios Japan (USJ); Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale this week; Wisconsin Fear Grounds is for Sale; The Mystic Museum opens a new exhibit. Read more here.

Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando & Hollywood announce their first-ever use of ASL in a maze with their newest IP haunt based on "A Quiet Place" and "A Quiet Place: Part II"; The new stage show "Monster Stomp" comes to Howl-O-Scream at Sea World San Diego; This past weekend's Midwest Haunters Convention has the highest attendance on record; Haunters Against Hate announces new membership subscriptions; Terror in the Corn & Metal X Entertainment collaborate to create a new comic series based on the haunt; The Forbidden Corner announces new Halloween event, "Forbidden Fright Nights"; Epic Entertainment Group begins in-person auditions for Hersheypark Dark Nights. Read the full news here.

Read the news here. Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights have announced another three mazes: "The Museum: Deadly Exhibits," Monstrous: The Monsters of Latin America," and "Triplets of Terror." Take a sneak peak inside Tokyo DisneySea's new Fantasy Springs; Fantasmic returns to Disneyland; Midsummer Scream announces theme park & attraction presentations and 2024 event app; Monsterpalooza celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend; Early bird prices for Midwest Haunters Convention end on May 29th; FearWorm wins Silvery Telly Award for Scarehouse commercial; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents "Enter the Void"; Screamfest presents a screening of "Carrie" on May 31st; Scare City returns to the abandoned Camelot theme park for its 5th season; Deadmonton Haunted House now hiring scareactors, makeup artists, and staff; Warner Bros. Pictures releases new "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" trailer; Mars Wrigley announces 2024 candy lineup and "Tricks, Treats & Trends" report.

The creative team from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort took the stage last weekend at Spooky Empire to discuss details about this year’s event. Today, we’re playing that entire panel for you. Watch the panel here. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This Week's News: Universal Orlando announces first TWO haunted houses; Chris Sarandon & Ken Page of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" coming to Creep it Real; Haunt Tour on Sale for Midwest Haunters Convention; Creepy Hollow Haunted Woods decimated in tornado; and Blumhouse's 2025 horror films. Read everything here.

Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show is the largest trade show for our industry, where tens of thousands of haunters gather yearly in St. Louis to shop, network, and learn. Scott Swenson and I sat down on the final day of Transworld to discuss our thoughts on the show, and today, I’m playing that conversation for you. This episode originally aired on our companion podcast, ‘Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30.’ Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This week's Headlines: Howl-O-Scream returns to SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld San Antonio, and SeaWorld San Diego this Fall; Full Schedule for the Midwest Haunters Convention; Artwork for the Haunted Mansion Parlor; Haunters Against Hate Awards are June 7th; Screamfest screens "Prom Night" with director Q&A. Read more:https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/howl-o-scream-returns-nationwide-summer-conventions

After a multi-year hiatus, The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor returns to Long Beach, CA, on select nights from September 20th through November 2nd—this time, produced by the folks at Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Today, I’m taking you to the press conference where the big announcement was revealed. I’m playing snippets from the conference for you, and you’ll hear familiar folks like Amy Hollaman and Brett Bertalino. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This Week's News: Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Returns August 9th, Oogie Boogie Bash Returns August 25th, Halloween returns to Disneyland Hong Kong and Disneyland Paris, Dark Harbor Returns September 20 to the Queen Mary, IAAPA predicts strong summer travel, Bayville Scream Park owner sentenced to 2 years in federal prison, Halfway to Halloween Expo this Saturday, Spirit Halloween's two new animatronics, "Terrifier 3," releases October 11th. Read more here.

This week's news: Dark Nights at Hersheypark returns for 25 nights, beginning Sept 13; Dark Nights and EPIC entertainment group to host nationwide talent search; Tram collision at Universal Studios Hollywood; Tickets and theme announced for Creep It Real OC; May the 4th Corrupt You at Lincoln Mill Haunted House; Lowe's teases 2024 lineup; The Home Depot sells out of early Halloween releases within one hour of launch; Spirit Halloween's Grand Opening is August 1st. Read the stories here.

This week: The East Coast Haunters Convention, Spooky Swap Meet returns, Evermore permanently closes, Carnage Haunted House closes at current location, The Haunt Supershow returns to LA County Fair, Hallmark's 2024 Halloween Ornaments, Jim Henson's Creature Shop begins work on "Five Nights at Freddy's 2." Read the stories here.