{"id":1446,"date":"2024-09-16T22:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T02:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2024-09-16T22:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T02:16:34","slug":"phantom-fall-fest-takes-over-kennywood-with-sinister-surprises-and-terrifying-twists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/phantom-fall-fest-takes-over-kennywood-with-sinister-surprises-and-terrifying-twists\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Fall Fest Takes Over Kennywood With Sinister Surprises and Terrifying Twists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PITTSBURGH, PA: SEPT. 13, 2024<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Kennywood\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennywood.com\/discover-the-park\/plan-your-visit\/phantom-fall-fest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;creeps out of the shadows for six weeks of terror beginning Friday, September 20. This season, the park\u2019s annual Halloween event takes screams to the extreme with spine-tingling scares, more frightening fun and the biggest ride lineup yet for its 22<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;season.&nbsp;<em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>&nbsp;features more than 30 attractions including six horrifying haunts, four sinister scare zones, more than 100 scare actors and terrifying rides in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The eerie extravaganza offers a medley of macabre every night of&nbsp;<em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>&nbsp;for fright fans, featuring six haunted houses. Details include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>mAlice\u00a0in Wonderland Unleashed<\/em>\u00a0takes thrill-seekers on a twisted journey that is darker, scarier and in reverse for its third season, creating all-new frights,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Shady Grove\u00a0<\/em>is accepting new patients to its haunted halls where demented doctors and nightmarish nurses run amok,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Villa of the Vampire\u00a0<\/em>welcomes guests to brave the bloodthirsty bunch lurking in the manor\u2019s shadows,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dark Shadows\u00a0<\/em>plays tricks on all who date to enter its sensory depriving darkened dwelling, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Voodoo Bayou\u00a0<\/em>takes adventurers on a summon spiriting swampland excursion with creatures from the marsh and below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phantom-Fall-Fest-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phantom-Fall-Fest-15.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phantom-Fall-Fest-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phantom-Fall-Fest-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phantom-Fall-Fest-15-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy of Kennywood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fear doesn\u2019t stop there for Phantom fans. Terror awaits around each corner with four scare zones filled with creatures of the night including zombies and evil clowns.&nbsp;<em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>&nbsp;delivers dark dreams and screams for all brave enough to enter for 20 nights this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>&nbsp;offers the most unique and robust Halloween experience in the region with frightening haunts and scare zones, Kennywood\u2019s thrilling rides and a variety of seasonal food and drink options unlike anywhere else,\u201d said General Manager, Rick Spicuzza. \u201cWe are excited to offer our guests more rides this fall than ever during this event with fan favorites like&nbsp;<em>Aero 360, Jack Rabbit<\/em>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<em>Turtle<\/em>, plus the new&nbsp;<em>Potato Smash Bumper Cars<\/em>&nbsp;and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daringly delicious culinary delights can be found throughout<em>&nbsp;Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>, featuring special, all-new seasonal items as well as the traditional Kennywood fare with a fall twist. Guests can gorge at the&nbsp;<em>Open Body Buffet<\/em>&nbsp;located in the&nbsp;<em>End Zone Caf\u00e9<\/em>. The frightfully flavorful feast will feature charcuterie, fire-roasted chicken wings, whiskey-glazed ribs, macaroni and cheese and more. The all-new&nbsp;<em>Carousel Burger Co.<\/em>&nbsp;will offer a menacingly mouthwatering milkshake line up with fall favorite flavors like pumpkin spice and franken shake mint shake. Cinnamon apple funnel cakes, scary ice cream cones, seasonal homemade fudge and many other unique and sinisterly sweet treats will be also available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Families looking to get into the Halloween spirit during the daytime can come early for family-friendly fun and festive food in a unique autumn atmosphere. Spooky season at Kennywood has something for even the smallest ghouls, from&nbsp;<em>Kiddieland<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Thomas Town\u2122<\/em>&nbsp;attractions,&nbsp;<em>Kenny\u2019s Trick-or-Treat Scavenger Hunt<\/em>, Halloween-themed dance parties plus other signature family rides for pint-sized thrill seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>&nbsp;invites guests to do Halloween their way, with family-friendly activities during the day, then at 6 p.m., the fear kicks into gear with hair-raising thrills, all included for free with park admission, running select dates Friday, September 20 through Sunday, October 27.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennywood.com\/buy-tickets\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Single-day tickets<\/a>&nbsp;are on sale now for only $29.99. Guests can also purchase a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennywood.com\/buy-tickets\/season-passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Season Pass<\/a>&nbsp;and save up to $60 and get the rest of this year free, including&nbsp;<em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Holiday Lights<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To purchase tickets and for more information on&nbsp;<em>Phantom Fall Fest<\/em>, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennywood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kennywood\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release from Kennywood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-1446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-kennywood","post_format-post-format-quote"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1449,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446\/revisions\/1449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}