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New Parade For Mickey's Halloween Party

Just announced this morning is the all-new “Frightfully Fun Parade” taking place exclusively during the Mickey's Halloween Party event.

Included in the parade are the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King brings greetings from Halloweentown, 

And the best part! Grim, grinning ghosts come out to socialize when Disney’s iconic Haunted Mansion attraction comes to “afterlife,” with swirling ballroom dancers, ominous gravediggers and a trio of hitchhiking ghosts. 

Disney Villains will also appear out of the darkness, ready to stir up some trouble. Everyone from Hades and the Evil Queen to Jafar, Cruella and more!

The “Frightfully Fun Parade” will be presented exclusively during Mickey’s Halloween Party, a separately ticketed event at Disneyland park hosted over 17 nights from September 23 to October 31, 2016. Purchase your tickets early here.

Mickey’s Halloween Party tickets are subject to availability and are valid only for specific event dates and hours. Space is limited and event dates will sell out. Tickets are not required for Guests ages 2 and under. 

Knott's Scary Farm Returns in 2016

Knott’s #ScaryFarm is the largest, most haunting Halloween experience in Southern California, with endless mazes and shocking surprises in store for 2016. Rising from the fog this year is the legendary Headless Horseman and his army of undead creatures ready to unleash a reign of terror in the first of its kind scare zone, The Hollow. Fight off demon samurais whose souls are cursed to rot within the depths of purgatory in the new hair-raising Shadow Lands maze. Take a trip to the blood-soaked barn filled with carnivorous animals seeking to prey on human flesh in Red Barn, the newest gory maze. Enlist to fight the zombie apocalypse in an all-out war against the undead in the interactive experience, in an all-new urban setting, Black Ops: Infected. Elvira, the legendary Mistress of the Dark, returns to Knott’s Scary Farm in a spectacular nightly show, Elvira’s Danse Macabre. The show transports guests to a masquerade ball, hosted by Elvira, full of music, dance and comedy.

With 13 haunted attractions and more than 1,000 monsters roaming the park and lurking in the fog, whatever you’re imagining, it’s here…at Knott’s Scary Farm.  Visit KnottsScaryFarm.com for tickets and join the conversation using #ScaryFarm

Knott’s Scary Farm is a separately ticketed event on 24 nights September 22 through October 31.  Due to the explicit and frightening nature of the event, it is not recommended for children under 13.

Remember the Dancing Waters Show?

Sparkletts presents the Dancing Waters show! Remember this one?

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Haunted Mansion Holiday is only a couple weeks away!

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Ghost Town is 75!

My fondness for Knott's Berry Farm has never waned. For a couple of years as a child, my family had season passes and our weekly tradition was to spend Sunday mornings at the Farm. Crowds were light and there is nothing quite like the smell of funnel cake in morning. While we had our regular rides that we would always hit, like the Timber Mountain Log Ride and Calico Mine Train, we would definitely always spend some time traipsing around Ghost Town.


photo courtesy of Knott's

You may not be aware that this whole park started first with a berry farm, followed by Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner restaurant to feed people, followed by Ghost Town to entertain people waiting for their seat at the restaurant. Much of the original Ghost Town was relocated here from buildings in real old west towns such as Prescott, Arizona. More additions came later until the park grew to the size that it is today.

 

Luckily, Knott's Berry Farm has never forgotten it's heritage. For the last couple of years, Knott's has meticulously been restoring Ghost Town, which has now culminated with a refurbished GhostRider, Wagon Camp and an all new Calico Square Stage.
 
Now through September 5, experience the old west town in a whole new way during Ghost Town Alive! Travel back in time to the boomtown of Calico and meet the lively town fold. Participate in daily activities and shape the events that unfold, like pledging one’s allegiance to notorious bandits, to saving the day alongside courageous cowboys!

 

 Ghost Town Alive! experiences and adventures include:

• Getting a handlebar or walrus mustache "shave" at the Barbershop
• Trying your luck at a game of cards with the sneaky Sheriff
• Meeting the prospector and his trusty burro, Brutus
• Locking up the bandits in the town patty wagon
• Voting for the Mayor in the town election
• Drawing up hand-made wanted posters
• Visiting the Livery Stable to meet the friendly equestrian team of horses

And every evening, the day’s story culminates with a town-wide celebration of 75 years of Calico. Don't miss Ghost Town Alive! every day this summer, only at Knott's Berry Farm. Visit Knotts.com for more information.