{"id":1478,"date":"2024-10-28T20:26:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2024-10-28T20:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:26:07","slug":"kennywoods-holiday-lights-glows-brighter-this-season-featuring-all-new-rudolph-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/kennywoods-holiday-lights-glows-brighter-this-season-featuring-all-new-rudolph-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennywood\u2019s Holiday Lights Glows Brighter This Season Featuring All-New Rudolph\u00a0Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PITTSBURGH, PA: October 28, 2024 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The nose is the news this\u00a0<strong>Holiday<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Lights<\/strong>\u00a0season at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennywood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kennywood<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Pittsburgh\u2019s Home for the Holidays<\/em>, as the park introduces the largest expansion ever to its beloved event headlined by the addition of meet and greets with iconic characters from the classic TV special,\u00a0<strong><em>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<\/em><\/strong>. Featuring more -than five all-new ways to celebrate the holidays, Kennywood will shine brighter with more than three million lights, Pennsylvania\u2019s tallest Christmas tree, more rides and more\u00a0<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong> operating days than ever before.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>The USA Today 10Best Holiday Event<\/em>&nbsp;will transport visitors to a winter wonderland filled with sparkling lights, decked halls and the iconic characters from this timeless Christmas classic, creating timeless family memories for 26 days beginning Friday, November 15. All-new activities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NEW! Meet and Greets with Rudolph and Friends:\u00a0<\/strong>For the first time ever, visitors will be delighted by interactive meet and greets with\u00a0<em>Rudolph\u00a0<\/em>and his friends\u00a0<em>Clarice, Bumble and Sam the Snowman<\/em>\u00a0in the park\u2019s all-new\u00a0<em>Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer<\/em>\u2122 zone;\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NEW! Holiday Reflections Light Show:\u00a0<\/strong>The Lagoon takes center stage as the iconic backdrop to the park\u2019s all-new light show. Families will experience thousands of twinkling lights come to life, transforming the area around the Lagoon into a winter wonderland synchronized to holiday music;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NEW! Spirit of the Season: A Holiday Celebration:\u00a0<\/strong>A celebration of what makes this season\u00a0<em>The Most Wonderful Time of the Year\u00a0<\/em>will take place at select times at the park\u2019s\u00a0<em>Garden Stage<\/em>. Kennywood\u2019s first-ever live performance during\u00a0<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong>\u00a0will include songs from iconic artists like\u00a0<em>Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>Ariana Grande<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Bruno Mars<\/em>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NEW! Santa Meet &amp; Greets:\u00a0<\/strong>The Christmas season isn&#8217;t complete without a visit to the big man in red. An all-new Santa meet and greet experience will pop up in the park\u2019s Lost Kennywood area from November 15 through December 23; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More Rides Than Ever Before:<\/strong>\u00a0Iconic classics join this year\u2019s ride lineup during\u00a0<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong>\u00a0including the\u00a0<em>Racer, Turtle, Potato Smash Bumper Cars<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Musik Express<\/em>, with more than 25 rides and attractions open through January 1, the 2024 season will feature the most robust lineup of rides ever offered during beloved holiday event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur team is already hard at work getting the park ready for what is sure to be our most impressive lineup of\u00a0<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong>\u00a0entertainment ever,\u201d said General Manager Rick Spicuzza. \u201cThis season our guests will be delighted by meet and greets with beloved characters like <em>Rudolph<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Bumble<\/em>, our first-ever live show and more rides than we have ever offered before during the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Festive foods will join the park\u2019s iconic lineup of beloved Potato Patch\u2122 French Fries and double dip cones during&nbsp;<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong>. New for 2024,&nbsp;<em>Jeeter\u2019s Pub<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Carousel Burger Company<\/em>&nbsp;will offer the locations first-ever holiday menus featuring hot toddies, peppermint milkshakes, warm pretzels and more. Plus, those looking to spend even more time with the big man in red are invited to experience&nbsp;<em>Dinner with Santa<\/em>&nbsp;for as low as $19.99. The festive buffet will feature turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and more, taking place from November 23 through December 23 in the&nbsp;<em>End Zone Caf\u00e9<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Holiday Lights&nbsp;<\/strong>runs Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. from November 15 through December 23 plus daily from December 26 through January 1. Single Day Tickets are on sale now for just $16.99 during the park\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong>Flash Sale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the all-new&nbsp;<strong>Holiday Lights<\/strong>&nbsp;and to purchase Tickets or Season Passes, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennywood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kennywood.com<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release from Kennywood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-1478","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\/1478","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=1478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1480,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1478\/revisions\/1480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}