Where To Have a Haunted Halloweenby Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger 15 Oct 2009 09:20 AM It's that time of the year again. Time to get your scream on at amusement parks nationwide. According to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, 81 percent of amusement parks are hosting Halloween or fall-themed events this year. Thrill-seekers can partake in a variety of hair-raising events from haunted houses complete with bloody zombies and three-eyed monsters to corn mazes featuring ax-wielding madmen. Here's a list of some of the most spooktacular Halloween events taking place this month: "Hall of Terror" and "Haunted River Ride" at Adventure Landing in Jacksonville Beach, Florida "Howl-O-Scream" at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Florida "Halloween Spooktacular" at SeaWorld Orlando and SeaWorld San Diego "Halloween Horror Nights" at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, and in Orlando "HalloWeekends" at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio "SCarowinds" at Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina "FrightFest 2009" at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, Darien Center, New York "Halloween Time" at Disneyland, Anaheim, California "Phantom Fright Nights" at Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania "Halloween Haunt" at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia "Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt" at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California "Fright Fest" at Six Flags locations in or near Mitchellville, Maryland; San Antonio, Texas; Jackson, New Jersey; Gurnee, Illinois; Lake George, New York; Louisville, Kentucky; Los Angeles, California; Arlington, Texas; Eureka, Missouri; Vallejo, California; Agawam, Massachusetts; and Atlanta, Georgia "Hersheypark in the Dark" at Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania Another place offering big-budget special effects, elaborate sets, and scream-a-minute scares is the Old Tucson Studios in Arizona. Each year the studio is transformed from a movie set used to shoot Westerns, to the spooky town of Nightfall where flesh-eating gargoyles, prey on visitors as they navigate an abandoned mine in the middle of a desert. In addition, Kansas City, Missouri does its best to frighten visitors during the month of October with a pair of haunted houses that end with terrifying slides, including one that drops guests five floors down into the devil's arms. Related Articles: Have A Monstrous Good Time At These Halloween Happenings Where You Can Chuck A Pumpkin Without Getting Arrested More Spooktacular Halloween Travel Destinations Get Ready For The "Carnival of Carnage" More Places To Take Your Little Ghosts And Goblins For Some Safe Halloween Fun Where To Take Your Little Ghosts And Goblins For Some Safe Halloween Fun Where To Get Your Scare On In Chicago Learn more about Michele Cheplic  Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. Relevanttravel tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Discuss this article
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