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Top Halloween Activities For Southern California - 2009
It's that wonderful time of year again, leaves are starting to turn colors, the dusk air is cool and crisp and screams can be heard drifting across the night sky. Its time for the yearly round up of haunted attractions that you might care to partake of. Let's see what's out there to scare the stuffing out of you:
Knott's Halloween Haunt
MiceChat Video From Knotts Scary Farm (by Sir Clinksalot):
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UPDATED: MiceChatters Elly and Fishbulb become Monster for a Day at Knott's Halloween Haunt
Halloween Horror Nights-Universal Studios Hollywood
Magic Moutain is once again offering Halloween creeps, roller coasters in the dark and even some activities for kids that might find haunted houses a bit too scary. According to their website:
While your admission to Magic Mountain for the day also includes nighttime admission, there is an upcharge to go through their various mazes. There is, however, no upcharge to ride Colossus backwards.
The Empty Grave
Fright Fest offers 13 days of terrifying haunted mazes, roaming zombies, the scariest clowns on the planet and new shows ... leaving no tombstone unturned to bring the ultimate sensory overload for every range of fear. For the little monsters, a Trick or Treat Trail, Scaryoke and Costume Contest in Bugs Bunny World round out the activities.
October 3-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 30-31.
October 3-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 30-31.
This year the Anaheim GardenWalk is home to The Empty Grave haunted attraction. Formerly known as The Haunted Cellar, this haunt house has spawned many Knott's Halloween Haunt monsters and puts on a great show every year. Their website even hosts a legend that their house is based on:
Be sure to visit their website before you head over to the GardenWalk for a coupon to save on your admission to The Empty Grave.
Sinister Pointe
Late at night you can see him there, behind the rusty gates, the grounds keeper of the old cemetery . An eerie presence, like a ghost, amidst the graves in the darkened landscape.
Standing there for years, listening. Listening to the storiesof the dead. Stories of vengeance, and hate, filled with bitterness, anger, and unrest. The ground was full of fury.
A fury only he could understand...
Standing there for years, listening. Listening to the storiesof the dead. Stories of vengeance, and hate, filled with bitterness, anger, and unrest. The ground was full of fury.
A fury only he could understand...
Home of the SAW Haunted Attraction in 2008, Sinister Pointe returns this year with two all new mazes Fear and the Konami sponsered maze Silent Hill based on the popular video game and movie of the same name. Located at the Brea Plaza Center in Brea, Sinister Pointe opens October 2nd and runs through October 31st. Ticket pricing and FAQ answers can be found on their official website. Be sure to listen for the music in both the Fear maze and their scare zone Slaughter Yard, it was composed by our fellow MiceChatter JonAutopsy!
Shipwreck The Queen Mary in Long Beach is once again home to Shipwreck this Halloween season. Featuring five mazes and a 20,000 square foot dance party known as Club Dread, Shipwreck is hoping to be a force to reckon with in the Southern California area. Dates, hours and ticket prices, including month long passes, are available at their website.
Castle Dark
Be one of the first to explore the crypts above, then ride the elevator down into the depths below and wind your way through the dark. Then hop aboard Terror on the Tracks for a thrilling spectacle of circus clowns gone awry.
Also out towards the Riverside area in Corona is the Coffin Creek haunted attraction. Heading into its second year of operation, Coffin Creek boasts a legend based on events back in Corona in 1938. Here's a taste of that legend from their website:
To read more be sure to visit their site.
The Haunted Hotel/Del Mar Scream Zone/Haunted Trail of Balboa Park
As the flood waters subside from 2 week of flooding, 13 coffins were discovered in the wooded area next to River Rd and Archibald Ave in the city of Corona. "The coffins are believed to from the abandoned Guasti Cemetery in the city Ontario" said Officer Willmans. Officer Willmans went on to say "The coffins were found by some locals floating
in a small creek that runs through the woods. The authority's and locals started referring to this area as Coffin Creek....
in a small creek that runs through the woods. The authority's and locals started referring to this area as Coffin Creek....
Those in the San Deigo area have a triple threat of Haunted Attractions to enjoy this year. The Haunted Hotel in the Gaslamp District, Scream Zone in Del Mar and The Haunted Trail in Balboa Park. All three attractions have unique mazes and you can even find a haunted hayride at Scream Zone. Information for all three events can be found at one convenient website.
The Legend of Boot Hill
Descend into the basement of the historical Union Savings Bank Building where mysterious occurrences have taken place in the buildings' deadly 107 year history. In fact, something lives down there in the dark....not some one, but some thing. The basement that was sealed shut for decades is being reopened for your investigation into the unknown, what will you do when the catacombs and darkness surround you!
As the Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvira, would say
"Unpleasent Dreams...."
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