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Hershey has just unveiled their 2026 Harsheyween Halloween candy lineup, including Reese’s pumpkins, Jolly Rancher gummies minis, LesserEvil pumpkin spice
Between Midsummer Scream and earnings week, this issue is dense. Disney, Six Flags, and United Parks dropped earnings, and the news is positive overall for our industry. Universal has a strong reputation, but Six Flags now operates the most haunted mazes in the world: 107, added to parks that already have infrastructure and passholders. HHN Hollywood is leaning into independent films where they have more leeway, with an original Slash score, the event's first-ever singing villain, and a twisted children's storybook Terror Tram scored by Ice Nine Kills. In this issue: - Q2 Theme Park Earnings and What They Tell Us About the Consumer - Six Flags Plans 107 Haunted Houses for Halloween 2026 - Slash Scored HHN Hollywood's Killceañera House - Art the Clown Takes Over the Terror Tram With "Every Day Is Artmas" - HHN Hollywood Adds Hidden Character From Curry Barker's "Obsession" - The LA Haunted Hayride Adds an '80s Rock Maze and Brings Back Elvira - Queen Mary's Dark Harbor Will Murder One of Its 13 Icons Live - Midsummer Scream Moves to Anaheim for 2027 - Spirit Halloween's Owner Is Buying Hot Topic - A Real Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Opens at American Dream in 2027 - Diablo Mazes Land at Cedar Point and Kings Dominion - Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest Adds Final Destination https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/quality-vs-quantity-universal-and-six-flags-split-halloween
West Elm’s 2026 Halloween Shop is live, and two new collections stand out. The retailer’s in-house Frankenstein line turns ceramic and glass into a set of oddities shaped like disembodied body parts, and a limited-edition Petite Plume collaboration brings a whimsical kids assortment of felt ghosts and glow-in-the-dark bedding. Here is what is new, with […]
Universal Orlando Resort shared details of Halloween overlays at their hotel lounges, including a new Universal Monsters hideaway and the first Halloween decorations for Stella Nova and Terra Luna Resorts. Universal Monsters Laguna Lounge Jake’s American Bar at Loews Royal Pacific Resort will transform into the brand new Universal Monsters Laguna Lounge, a classic monster ... Read more
Kennywood's Phantom Fall Fest returns for select nights from Sept. 12 - Nov. 1, 2026, and this year the West Mifflin, Pa., park is turning one of its year-round rides into a haunt.
One of our favorite Halloween horror films of the 2010s is definitely writer/director Justin M. Seaman’s The Barn, an insanely
IHOP is bringing its pumpkin lineup back on August 24, 2026, and adding two new items. The returning Pumpkin Spice Pancakes are joined by a new Pumpkin Spice Milkshake and a new Pumpkin Cheesecake Pancake Tacos, which folds small pumpkin pancakes into a taco shape around a cheesecake filling. The Two New Items The Pumpkin […]
Halloween Horror Nights Creative Director and Executive Producer John Murdy took the stage at Midsummer Scream this past weekend, offering fans a closer look at what’s coming to Universal Studios Hollywood for Halloween Horror Nights 2026. While much of this year’s lineup had already been announced, Murdy used the annual panel to pull back the [...]
Target has announced its 2026 Halloween assortment. The lineup covers decor, costumes, treats and family activities, with Hyde & EEK! Boutique decor starting at $5 and the 60-inch Pose-N-Stay skeleton at $25. Target says nearly 70 percent of the collection is new, about 60 percent is sold only at Target, and 60 percent of the […]
Director Justin Seaman has assembled a cast of horror icons for the upcoming third franchise installment The Barn Part III, and the film is headed to the Popcorn Frights Film Festival. Ahead of the festival screening tomorrow, Dread Central has the official trailer. The Barn Part III is set to be the final chapter of the Halloween […]
EXCLUSIVE: One of the highlights of this summer’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival is the hotly anticipated The Barn Part III, […]
Universal Orlando is extending the Halloween Horror Nights experience beyond Universal Studios Florida this fall with a variety of limited-time offerings at its resort hotels. Select hotels will feature specially themed lounges inspired by Halloween Horror Nights, while bars across Universal Orlando’s hotel portfolio will offer specialty seasonal cocktails. Select locations will also serve late-night [...]
Universal Studios Hollywood has announced another scare zone coming to Halloween Horror Nights in 2026: Hackerz. Hackerz Scare Zone You can spot them from a mile away — and yet you still don’t stand a chance. Try not to get hacked to bits by a band of chainsaw-swinging freaks. There is also a Fortnite-themed scare ... Read more
The isolating new horror movie Hellcat will be unleashed on Shudder this week, and we talked to the writer and
If you’ve watched the movies, played the games, and still thought “honestly, I’d eat there,” your reservation is coming. A real, functioning Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza is opening in 2027 at the American Dream complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Not a pop-up. Not a photo op. A permanent recreation of the most infamous pizzeria in horror, built in partnership ... Read more
The Terror Tram returns to Universal Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights this year with a new host, Art the Clown, in “Terror Tram starring Art the Clown.” This year’s event sees Art the Clown arriving on the Universal Studios Backlot with his blood-soaked bag of presents in tow. But when he realizes he’s too early for […]
Walt Disney World’s 2026 Halloween popcorn buckets and sippers add up to six designs across the parks, the water parks, and Disney Springs. Two are new this year, two are exclusive to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and two favorites return. Here is every one, with its price and where to find it. Disney has not […]
West Mifflin, PA — Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest returns on select dates from September 12 through November 1, 2026. By day the event stays family-friendly, with rides and fall food under the foliage. After dark, the Phantom takes over with seven haunts and four scare zones, the after-dark event long known as Phantom Fright Nights. […]
Long Beach, CA — The original Scream returns to select theaters on October 30, Paramount announced during the film’s 30th anniversary cast reunion at Midsummer Scream. The studio’s horror label, Paramount Scares, told the panel they were the first to hear it, timing the re-release to the anniversary of the 1996 slasher film. Midsummer Scream […]
The Attractions Podcast: Halloween Horror Nights Updates, plus the latest theme park updates and more from Attractions Magazine.