Halloween Time is the Fall attraction at Disneyland which runs from September 14th to October 31st. Enjoy spooky, Halloween appropriate twists to the Haunted Mansion, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, and Space Mountain. Tickets purchased in advance to Halloween Time are $46 for annual passholders and $54 for others. The cost for tickets to attend […]
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After next week’s release of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, I’ll be looking forward to the movies coming out in October 2012. I thought it was about time that I put together a list of some to look forward to here. I’ve already covered Hotel Transylvania and Sinister. Here are six more October movies: Frankenweenie […]
I recently discovered Top Haunts Magazine. It’s a magazine for Haunt Industry Professionals that was launched in April 2012. It’s goal is to bring recognition to haunted houses and the people behind them. Here is one of the videos from their website: They have compiled a list of the top haunted houses in the world. […]
It’s Friday the 13th tomorrow. It seems like a good day to stay home and watch a horror movie. I’m headed to a screening of a horror film in a cemetery tomorrow evening. Seriously disturbing. What are you up to? If you haven’t made plans, you might want to check out The Pact. It’s a […]
Yes. You read that headline correctly. It’s the start of July. And I’ve already seen reports that pumpkin ales and Oktoberfest lagers are available for consumption. It’s been on Beer Pulse as well as on Twitter. So if you want to be among the first to try a pumpkin beer this year, you should make […]
I’ve talked about the effect of the heat and dry weather on the corn crop already this year several times. Last week, the first corn maze (that I am aware of) opened in the United States. But now I am starting to see reports from corn maze operators about the weather in the news. So […]
ArtsQuest is holding an audition for actors and actresses to interact with guests at the second annual Bethlehem Oktoberfest. Auditions will be held July 14th and 15th. Here’s the details to audition for this Pennsylvania Oktoberfest.
The City Council for Simi Valley will soon place additional restrictions on what sex offenders can do for Halloween. They will be prohibited from displaying Halloween decorations or opening their doors to children on Halloween. The rest of the proposed law is set forth in the Ventura County Star article. Other jurisdictions, including California, Missouri, […]
As I was searching for updates to the corn maze directory, I happened to land upon the website of a company that makes mechanical bulls. Strangest thing ever. How did I stumble upon this company? They also make a rodeo pumpkin. So what is the first thing that I did upon learning that there is […]
Throwing a good party is expensive. The 2012 Cullman Oktoberfest recently asked the Cullman City Council for a $75,000 increase in funding to expand the event. In 2011, Cullman contributed just $6,000 to a budget of $48,000 for the 2011 Oktoberfest. In 2012, the organizers would like to work with an overall budget of $186,000 […]