USA Today readers just voted the attraction the "Best Theme Park Halloween Event" in America. People who enjoy being freaked out on purpose can hit the park for what
USA Today describes as an event packed with "evil creatures, frightening mazes, haunted attractions, and night rides on The Beast, Banshee, Diamondback, Mystic Timbers, and other thrill-inducing attractions."
And while Halloween Haunt is aimed at those 13 years and older, Tricks and Treats Fall Fest is back during the day for some family-friendly fun. There will be crafts, trick-or-treating, kids rides, pumpkin carving and decorating, and monster-makeup airbrushing. There is also a special themed holiday menu featuring dishes including pumpkin bread pudding, roasted butternut squash mac-and-cheese and candy corn cupcakes, as well as cocktails like the red wine Blood Bag, Hocus Pocus vodka punch with a gummy worm garnish and Zombie Juice with lemonade and vodka. For those who are too big for the fall fest and too young for the full-on Haunt, there's also Hallowtween, which offers some age-appropriate scares.
Halloween Haunt runs 6 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Tricks and Treats Fall Fest and Hallowtween take place 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays. Sept. 24-Oct. 31. $39.99; Halloween Haunt Fright Lane fast pass starts at $55. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com.
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