Stop by the Orlando Bass Pro Shop for its celebration of Halloween and to see if you can catch a glimpse of The Great Pumpkin. On Friday October 29th bring the kids for trick or treating through out the store from 4-8 pm. Don’t worry if you forget the treat bag because kids can decorate a Peanuts trick or treat bag from 4-6pm. Make sure you get there early because supplies are limited. At 6pm there will be a costume parade for all the kids to participate in, and there will be prizes awarded to participants. Your child will even be able to download a picture of themselves with The Great Pumpkin.
Friday afternoon head on out to the Bass Pro Shop in Orlando and see if you can find The Great Pumpkin.
Lurking just outside of Orlando is A Petrified Forest, where horror is waiting for you around every corner. This fun Haunted Village is an interactive fright fest that you can enjoy with your friends. You’re first stop is through a dilapidated school bus and then off to a bloody slaughterhouse. The use of real-life items will have you screaming down the aisles. All these great effects were created by talented local artists.
This Petrified Forest opens on Wednesday and is open until Halloween, so make the trip from Orlando to be truly petrified.
There are some scary creatures lurking around Orlando, some of them are at Silver Springs. As you enter Fright Night 2010, your first stop will be Terror Island, where you should be prepared to be scared. Take a walk through the Spirits of the Swamp Cemetery and be careful as you look over the tombstones. Watch where you are standing as the Zombie’s, Ghosts and other scary creatures begin the Pirate’s Processional. Feeling a little under the weather, well head on over to the Voodoo Bayou where the Witch Doctor is in. There is also a live animal show called the Creature’s of Carnage Show. Open every Friday and Saturday from 8pm until 11pm.
Orlando is really getting into the Halloween spirit this year and this is one frightening event going on this weekend.
Looking for something kid friendly this Halloween in Orlando? Then head on over to Magic Kingdom theme park and add on the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Let the kids dress up in their costumes and collect candy around the park. Don’t miss the “Boo-To-You” parade which will be lead by the Headless Horseman. Enjoy your favorite Disney characters dress in special Halloween costumes. After all this fun around the park enjoy a special fireworks show. This party is being held through out special areas in the park that will be decorated with special lighting, music and special effects.
Have some extra fun this Halloween in Orlando at Magic Kingdom and your little witches and superheroes will thank you.
Everyone around Orlando is getting a spooky this year including Seaworld. Stop by Seaworld Spooktacular for some spooky fun with the animals. Feel safe bringing your little ghost and goblins to Seaworld for trick or treating through out the park at 14 different treasure station. Dance to a cool beat with the interactive ice DJ in the Frozen Fun Zone. Make sure your kids have their eyes banana peeled as the wonder through the park because just around the next bend might be Gummy Worm Wanda or Swedish Fish Suzy or one of many other sea creatures. Even Elmo is getting in to Halloween in the Sesame Street show “Countdown to Halloween”
This event is going on this weekend October 23-24 and October 29-31st and begins each day at 12 noon. So if you are looking for something a little different this year while your celebrating Halloween in Orlando, then you don’t want to miss the Seaworld Spooktacular.
This weekend Orlando will host the 8th Orlando Home Show at the Orange County Convention Center. This year will feature Celebrity guest John Gidding from HGTV’s show Curb Appeal, The Block And Christopher Straub from season 6 of Project Runway. Stop by the Edible Orlando cooking stage where top local chefs will be doing cooking demonstrations and giving out cooking tips. On Friday bring your little ones for some ghouls fun like a free picture in the pumpkin patch. There will be many different exhibitors in a number of categories including, home improvement, remolding services, landscaping, pools & spas, custom cabinets, tile & marble and many, many more.
Get some great ideas for your home and garden this fall at the Orlando Home Show, going on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
In a town just south of Orlando something truly frightening is lurking down the once lovely trails of Lakeside Park. Dr Daniel LaVene has donated all his scary decorations & props to create the extremely scary Trail of Nightmares. If you get to scared while you are going trough the trail there will be chicken exits that on of the attendants will help you find. If you have younger children in your group don’t worry because there will be a hay bale maze, bounce houses and other family friendly activities. There will be plenty of food vendors at the park if you need a little food to calm your nerves. This is one of the scariest Halloween walks in the Orlando area so don’t miss this one.
The Orlando area is home to wonderful lakes and wet land, what better way to see this wonderful eco system then in an airboat. Take an air boat ride with the on of the tour guides at Black Hammock Adventures. Their tour guides are more than just guides, they specialize in locating alligators. Be sure to bring you camera to catch one of the “big ones” sunning on the bank. After your tour don’t miss the wildlife exhibit, where you can see alligators and ball python. You can relax on the deck at the Lazy Gator Bar.
Don’t forget to stop by the gift shop to grab a t-shirt to remember your wonderful Orlando adventure.
Are you ready to experience something truly terrifying in Orlando? Then you don’t want to miss Halloween Horror Nights® at Universal Orlando. This year is the 20th anniversary so they have pulled out all the stops to make this one horrifying experience. This event is a great way to get frightened this Halloween. This year they will have 8 new houses where you will enter into the horrors. In one of the six scarezones you will be spending Marti Gras with Zombies.
These haunted houses and scarezones are not child’s play so be prepared to be scared. This is one Orlando Halloween event you don’t want to miss.
Get ready for Halloween in Orlando at Painted Oaks this October. They are currently open for pumpkins 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm. They get pumpkins from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan and Wisconsin and then they lay them out around the oak trees so you can choose the perfect pumpkin for your family. Harvest weekends start on October 10th and are every weekend until October 31st (Saturday & Sunday only). During the weekends there will be free admission, a petting zoo, and Pony & hayride combos for $10.00.
The Pumpkin & Ponies Festival will be October 23rd – 24th from 9am until 6pm, there is free admission for this event. There will be pony rides, hay rides, games, face painting and crafts for the kids. There will be a live band for your enjoyment and food offered for sale. You will also be able to watch different types of horse demonstrations which will include Dressage, English and Western. This is one Orlando event your family will not want to miss.
Stop by the Orlando Bass Pro Shop for its celebration of Halloween and to see if you can catch a glimpse of The Great Pumpkin. On Friday October 29th bring the kids for trick or treating through out the store from 4-8 pm. Don’t worry if you forget the treat bag because kids can decorate a Peanuts trick or treat bag from 4-6pm. Make sure you get there early because supplies are limited. At 6pm there will be a costume parade for all the kids to participate in, and there will be prizes awarded to participants. Your child will even be able to download a picture of themselves with The Great Pumpkin.
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