From jump scares to jolly holidays
It's the first day of November - time to look back at the haunt news and then ahead to what's next at theme parks around the world.
Welcome to November! As we get ready to kick off the holiday season, I hope that everyone had a great Halloween. Let's start our weekly get-together today with a look at some haunt reports before we get to the rest of the news.
Spooky season
Who won the 2023 Halloween haunt season? Halloween night brought the 2023 haunt season to a close. What will you remember as the best of this year's haunt season?
Two theme park haunt trip reports:
And coming next year...
Efteling sets a spooky tone for its new haunted attraction: The Dutch theme park has a new behind-the-scenes video that shows us the installation of the ride's hub, as well as the recording session for Danse Macabre's orchestral score.
On the news beat
Universal reports another record quarter for its theme parks: Universal's theme parks took in more than $2.4 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2023, parent company Comcast reported today. That helped drive the parks' adjusted earnings to the highest level in corporate history.
Tokyo Disney theme parks welcome more international visitors: Attendance is rising this year at the Tokyo Disney theme parks, as the resort's 40th anniversary, coupled with a rise in overseas tourism, drew more visitors to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Bizarre discovery raises questions at Colorado theme park: A heavily-armed and armored man was found dead last Saturday morning at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.
Report: More Than 30 Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Employees Quit
Comings and goings
Tokyo Disney's Fantasy Springs gets its opening date: The Fantasy Springs expansion at Tokyo DisneySea will open June 6, 2024, the Tokyo Disney Resort has announced.
Disneyland's Treehouse set to return Nov. 10: The refurbished treehouse once again will feature the Swiss Family Robinson from their eponymous 1960 Disney film. The Robinsons were the initial habitants of the treehouse, which Disneyland opened in Adventureland in 1962.
Disneyland set to close another of its big shows: Just weeks after 'Rogers: The Musical' closed at Disney California Adventure's Hyperion Theater, Disneyland confirmed today that 'Tale of The Lion King' will close at the Fantasyland Theater in January.
New Halloween half-marathon coming to Disneyland next year: Even if you're not a runner, you will want to make note of runDisney's event weekends, as the parks will be packed on them.
SeaWorld teases its next adventure, Penguin Trek: SeaWorld Orlando has shared a teaser video for its next roller coaster.
Also…
Disney Cruise Line reveals early 2025 sailings
Here is what's hatching at your favorite theme parks
Question of the week
What should Disney fans do about line jumpers? Let's talk about one of the more disrespectful, selfish things that people can do when they visit Walt Disney World, or any other theme park for that matter - and what people should do about it.
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Robert