halloween news

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) has announced that its first year-round horror experience will open next year in Las Vegas, US, promising a “relentless spectacle ... More

Six Flags is launching two new haunted house experiences, inspired by iconic horror movies, The Conjuring and Saw X. Coinciding with the 30th season of ... More

Universal Parks & Resorts has undergone a rebrand to "better reflect" the changing nature of its offerings. Comcast NBCUniversal's theme park arm will now operate ... More

The Experience Department (Ted) has expanded its European-based leadership team, appointing Jake McCoy to the new position of director of operations. McCoy joins Ted’s UK ... More

For the first time in its history, Europa-Park has announced it will remain open between Halloween and the start of its winter schedule as part ... More

Cedar Fair's Virginia amusement and waterpark, Kings Dominion, has announced three new additions to its 20-acre (80,900sq m, 265,500sq ft) Soak City waterpark, which is ... More

The tallest raft ride drop in the Western Hemisphere is coming to Silver Dollar City, after the park revealed plans to invest more than US$30m ... More

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks in North America, has reported Q2 and year-to-date results showing ... More

European attractions operator Merlin Entertainments has reported growth in a number of areas of its business in 2018, including record visitor numbers. Some 67 million ... More

Cedar Fair has reported positive Q4 and full 2018 figures, along with a new long-term growth target. Full-year net revenues were up 2 per cent ... More

Dubai Parks and Resorts has reported a rise of 22 per cent in visitors to its attractions in 2018 compared to the previous year, registering ... More

A number of operators, individuals and attractions across the industry were recognised for excellence this month, with a number of prestigious awards handed out during ... More

The UK’s after-hours festival of arts, culture and heritage is set to return later this month, with the Museums at Night running from 25-27 October. ... More

A raft of new, “terrifying” mazes will open at Universal Studios Florida as part of the attraction’s Halloween Horror Nights event. Based on the fourth ... More

Dominic Jones, the man in charge of Britain's Thorpe Park, wants to up the ante when it comes to theme parks, with plans to take ... More

Universal Studios has made a major announcement for this October, revealing plans to bring Netflix smash hit Stranger Things to its parks for the popular ... More

Cedar Fair has enjoyed a successful 2017, with revenue and income rising over the last 12 months, while the operator achieved record attendances across its ... More

Liseberg CEO Andreas Andersen has provided an update on the park’s planned €200m (US$238.8m, £178.8m) expansion, with work on the project expected to start in ... More

IAAPA has announced its winners for this year’s Brass Ring Awards, recognising a number of companies at the annual IAAPA expo for their achievements in ... More

With the Halloween season fast-approaching, operators around the world are lining up their visitors for a scare as they try to get a slice of ... More

As Disney reopens its Florida attractions following Hurricane Irma, the operator has announced that it is committing US$2.5m (€2.1m, £1.9m) toward recovery efforts stemming from ... More

Earlier this year Thorpe Park promised to “up the ante” in the lead up to Halloween, and the operator has delivered, confirming plans to bring ... More

Cedar Fair is on course for another record year of results, after the company recorded net revenues of US$393m (€332m, £297m) for the second quarter ... More

Thorpe Park has teased further details about its Fright Night events for 2017, with a new teaser image on the UK theme park’s website hinting ... More

Thorpe Park is gearing up to make a “game-changing” investment to boost its iconic Fright Night events, according to its new divisional director. Talking exclusively ... More