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 | You better watch out. You better not cry. Before you know it, Christmas will be busting out all over, and we'll be consumed with gift lists, office parties, and carols repeated ad nauseum. Heck, you won't even be able to avoid the holiday overload at theme parks and amusement parks. But, at least you'll be able to go to parks during the holiday season. | |
Santa Claus is Coming to Parks
 It wasn't all that long ago that parks packed away their coaster cars soon after Labor Day. Now, most parks remain open through the end of October with Halloween events. And more and more are toughing it out through the end of the year with Christmas events. Even parks in places where passengers' tongues could freeze onto coaster lap bars. Joining the holiday hoopla for the first time this year are Kennywood and Sesame Place, both in chilly Pennsylvania. To find out what these and other parks will be up to this Santa season, see my Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Parks: Guide to 2011 Holiday Events.
| Halloween's Final Hurrah
All Hallow's Eve is upon us. If you crave some haunted hoo-hah, get thee to a theme park, pronto.
| Sneak Peek at Jay Peak
 While most U.S. seasonal theme parks are still open for Halloween events, nearly all water parks have put their pool covers on for the season. If you're itching to put on your slinky bathing trunks and hop into a lazy river, don't fret. There are indoor water parks throughout the nation that offer year-round wet fun. And in a few weeks, there will be one more place to get soaked: Jay Peak in Vermont. Located in the northern part of the state near Montreal, the ski resort will be opening The Pump House, a $20-million, 50,000-square-foot indoor water park in December. Among its highlights will be La Chute, a diabolical water slide that will send riders into an overbanked-bordering-on-upside-down loop. To accommodate the 71-foot-tall slide tower, the resort had to build a vertical extension to its skylight-style glass roof. Read more about Jay Peak Water Park.
| Shacking Up in Pennsylvania
Since we're in the midst of Halloween, let's get dark this week, shall we? There are only a handful of classic dark rides left. We're not talking about big-budget extravaganzas such as Disney's Haunted Mansion. We're talking about old school ride-through attractions with spinning barrels, pop-up skeletons, and glow-in-the-dark spiders. Rides such as Whacky Shack at Waldameer in Pennsylvania. The 1960s-era ride, which was created by renowned designer Bill Tracy, is featured in a new DVD from George LaCross and Bill Luca, the guys behind Laff in the Dark (motto: coasters and carousels get all the glory, but dark rides don't get no respect). Read more .
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