NEWS: Disney Announces Villains Land Coming to Magic Kingdom

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0:59 At this past weekend's D twenty three Expo, Disney Experience has announced the new Disney Villains themed land will be coming to the Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The area will be part of the park's largest expansion ever In addition to two new cars themed attractions in front of your Land. While specific details about the land have yet to be revealed, there are two new attractions planned for the area, along with dining, shopping, and more. Since the beginning, our Disney villains have given us endless possibilities to tell new stories, said Disney Experienced as chairman Josh da Amorro at d twenty three. In this new land, you'll see storytelling on a grand scale that only Disney can deliver. Disney Experiences is embarking on an accelerated path of ambitious growth and innovation. With so many great Disney stories to tell, we're excited to bring an unprecedented number of new projects to life in the near future. Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood in Universal City, California announced the last of their Haunted House lineup for the twenty twenty four season, the Weekend Nightmare Trilogy. The Weekend returns to a new haunted House, spawn from After Hours Don FM and the horrifying new tale, get and stared by the most iconic moments inspired by the Weekend's music videos and live performances. This joins seven other Haunted houses, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Legacy of Leatherface, Universal Monsters, Eternal Bloodlines, Insiduous the Further, A Quiet Place, Ghostbusters, Frozen Empire,

2:31 Monsters Two, The Nightmares of Latin America, and Dead Exposure, Death Valley. Along with the Terror Tram, Enter the Blumhouse Experience. The four sinister scare zones include Luchadorus, Monsterrosos, Murder of Crows, Chainsaw Punks, and Skull Lords. Lastly, the Purge Dangerous Waters stunt show returns to thrill audiences with fiery feats. Halloween Horror Knights Hollywood runs select nights September fifth through November third. Tickets are on set. Halloween Horror Nights Orlando in Orlando, Florida announce their final scare zone of the twenty twenty four season. Enter the Blumhouse Run a terrifying gauntlet of Blumhouse characters from the Grabber to Megan Dancing into your Nightmares.

3:14 This is a new kind of horror. This joins four other terrifying scare zone Duality of Fear, Demon Queens, Swamp of the Undead, and Torture Fair. The event's ten haunted houses include A Quiet Place, Ghostbusters, Frozen Empire, Insiduous, the Further Universal Monsters, Eternal Bloodlines, monstros The Monsters of Latin America, Slaughter Cinema two, The Museum, Deadly Exhibits, Major Sweets, Candy Factory, Goblin's Feast, and Triplets of Terror. Experience the thrilling show with Nightmare Fuel, Nocturnal Circus, and enjoy a plethora of scary good food and drinks and themed merchandise throughout the event. Halloween Horror Nights Orlando runs select knights August thirtieth through November three. Tickets are on sale now. San Diego sea World in San Diego, California announced a thrilling lineup of new scare Zones, entertainment and performances for Hallow Scream twenty twenty four. Joining returning fan favorites Deadly Toys in the Graveyard are four new scare Zones, Terrors of the Deep, filled with deadly seabeasts and eldritch Horrors, Ripper Row, where the infamous Jack the Ripper terrorizes the streets, Red Moon Revelry, plagued by a bloodthirsty Cabala vampires, and All Hallow's Harvest, where cursed scarecrows are intent on harvesting bodies and souls to feed their dark desires. Three new vile Vignettes stage scenes designed to terrify unsuspecting visitors, are also joining the line up Fall of Atlantis, Hunters, Oath, and Songs of Old. Halloween.

4:46 Guests looking for an entertaining break from the events. Five haunted houses, six scare zones, and six vile vignettes can take a seat in the all new theatrical performance Monster Stomp. Watch Jack the Ripper take the stage in this modern rock and rhythm spectacular combining electrifying percussion, dancing, and singing. Stay tuned for more announcements, including entertainment, new themed food and bars, hidden speakeasies, and more. Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as thirty four ninety nine for single night general admission. An all new aerial drone show, Monster sky Tacular is coming to Bricker Treat at Lego Florida Resort in winter Haven, Florida this Halloween season. For the first time in Legoland Florida Resort's history, five hundred individual drones will soar high over Lake Eloise to end every event night with a great show. The state of the art drones will feature intricate synchronized patterns and combine the excitement of fireworks, seamlessly blending lego and technology in a unique way. Bricker Treat takes place select dates September thirteenth through October twenty seventh. The event includes trigger treating around the park, a dance party, spellbinding shows, and entertainment characters in their Halloween best themed food and more. Tickets are on sale now. Follow the links in the show notes to get yours today. Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party began at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on August ninth.

6:08 This separately ticketed after hours event fills the Magic Kingdom Park with a spooky atmosphere and frightful fun select nights through October thirty first. At this year's event, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Greek guests and a brand new Neon Spiderweb attire. Guests will also be able to spot more Disney villains across the park than ever before, and Bruno Madrigal will make his first ever appearance in the party. A variety of fan favorite activities, including trigger treating throughout the park, Mickey's Booty You Halloween Parade and Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular Fireworks show, and don't miss the infamous Sanderson's Sisters at the Cinderella Castle Stage for performances of Hocus Pocus Villains spell Tacular. While some dates, including Halloween, are currently sold out, tickets are still availables for select dates starting from one twenty nine to one hundred and ninety nine dollars. Nether World Haunted House in Stone Mountain, Georgia has unveiled its two new haunts for the twenty eighth season of Screams, Wake the Dead and Mister Grendel's Birthday Party of Horrors. This year's attraction go completely above and beyond, said co owner Ben Armstrong in a statement to WSBTV Atlanta. Wake the Dead and Mister Grendel's Birthday Party of Horrors both have wildly elaborate scenes, some truly terrifying, new monsters and classic favorites that we think will haunt visitors long after they've left. In Wake the Dead, vampires, wraiths and the Restless Dead battle apocalyptic warriors for the ultimate prize, primordial energy that can save the world or destroy it. In Mister Grendel's Birthday Party of Horrors. Ancient

7:40 medieval monsters disguised as jesters and clowns invade this secret government base known as Box to feed on the captured cryptids in prison. There to celebrate mister Grendel's birthday as only they can, with lots of blood. Nether World Haunted Houses open select date September twentieth through November ninth. Tickets are not yet on sale. Pricing and options will be announced later this summer. Silicon Valley Haunt Investors announced a fifty percent acquisition of all hallows Eve Terror Town in Williamsburg, Ohio, leading to the creation of the Cincinnati Fearfest. Cincinnati Fearfest will be an immersive Halloween festival featuring multiple haunted attractions, secret bars, vendors, live shows, and food, each designed to terrify and delight. New highlights include the Town of Bravado, a free room main street lined with eerie shops, vendors, and spine tingling shows. Three haunted houses will be revealed in the coming weeks. Guests can brave two scare Zones, Welcome to Bravado and Twisted Harvest Fields of Fear. Guests twenty one and over can experience magic and mystery at two secret bars, the Whispering Vines and Hush Hush Hooch Hideaway.

8:49 Tickets are on sale now starting at nineteen ninety nine to thirty two ninety nine for general admission, with fast Pass upgrades for eleven dollars and Secret Bar creep passes for ten cbs. US Ghosts is partnering with creep La in Los Angeles, California to create a sixty minute immersive experience inspired by the hit TV show. Guests will take a spirited journey in a place where ghosts come to life in unexpected ways. On select dates October fourth through twenty seventh, six brave groups of only fifteen souls each will venture into the dark and twisted world of creep La Ghosts. Tickets will go on sale September ninth at noon Pacific daylight time. Field of Screams Maryland and Only Maryland is gearing up for another spooky season with new attractions select nights Friday September twenty seventh through Saturday November two.

9:38 Field of Screams Maryland features the Slaughter Factory, Haunted House, and fifty five spine tingling attractions, along with the flagship super Screams Onto Trail, a one hour walk through sinister woods dotted with one pulse pounding attraction after the next. New for twenty twenty four is the steel Head Asylum, where the lingering spirits of madness remain eternally trapped in smoking flame. The new Cryptid Chack features vignettes reflecting local stories, from the mythical Blue Dog of Port Tobacco to Chessie, Maryland's own sea monster rumored to prowl Chesapeake Bay. The eighteen acre compound also features more than thirty bonfires, games and tasty concessions. A new light canopy show will illuminate the grounds with a spooky spectacle of lights synchronized to a haunting soundtrack of familiar horror classics. For one weekend only, October tenth through thirteenth, the infamous Stitchy the Clown will take over the popular Slaughter Factory Haunted House to wreak havoc alongside his minion. Tickets are on sale now starting at twenty four dollars for general admission. A couple of weeks ago, disasters struck the Mystic Museum in Burbank, California, when someone stole their crypt Keeper figure. They reached out to the community for help in locating it, and the story went viral. In less than a week, the figure was returned. To thank the horror community, they are throwing a crypt Keeper homecoming dance. The event takes place at the Mystic Museum on s Saturday, August thirty first, and will feature a DJ, drinks and more. General admission does not include museum exhibit entry is free to those who

11:08 are SVP in advance. VIP entry tickets are twenty dollars and include exhibit entry as well as complimentary homecoming photos taken by Rawl of the Dead. Zombie Joe's Underground Theater Group in North Hollywood, California brings back the Urban Death Tour of Terror select nights September twenty seventh through November first, part Twisting Haunted House and part Theater Attraction, Urban Death Tour of Terrors, Monstrous Freaks or Back to Terrify on shock audiences to their core after facing the spine shingling and often risk a mayze. Upon entrance, guests will be treated to the captivating live show consisting of a series of shocking and bloody wordless vignettes and physical performances. Guests will then face frightening new creatures hiding in a reversed version of the Tour of Terror Mays on their way back to the real world. Tickets are on sale now for twenty three dollars in advance and twenty eight at the door. A new immersive theater event coming to the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, select nights September twenty seventh through November three. Dreadworks Haunted House. The Dreadworks Haunted House represents a collaborative effort between Alexander J. Baxter and the Jonquin family, co founders of some Nara Studios.

12:16 Baxter and the Dreadworks team, hailing from the acclaimed Constellate Films, brings a wealth of experience in the horror genre, joining the dream Works team as a co owner of the Haunted House as Ken honingman of the acclaimed and More Manner, which is closing this year. Makeup artist Shelley Baxter, renowned for her work on notable shows such as Creep Show and Two Sentence Horror Stories, will lead makeup and special effect Guess will enter the shadowed realm of so Nara, where the Dreadworks Factory forges nightmares under the rule of the corrupted dream Lord Zorrocath. Celestia, the hero and dream Sentinel, calls on visitors to join her quest to dismantle the factory and restore the dreamscape. Step into your role as a hero in this cinematic adventure where your bravery sh shapes the legend of this dark and enchanting world. The experience will feature a four D sensory experience, film quality production, and advanced tech integration including projection mapping, AR technology and more.

13:11 Tickets are on sale now starting at sixty to seventy five dollars. As the Halloween season approaches, the Hershey Company has revealed delicious new products for twenty twenty four. Savor the spirit of Halloween with KitKat Ghost Toast. The classic crisp wafers are wrapped in a new cinnamon toast flavor cream, delivering a hauntingly satisfying experience. Hal In Delight with Reese's Werewolf Track, Featuring a combination of vanilla flavored cream, milk, chocolate, and peanut butter, you can sink your fangs into snack standard in king sizes enchant your celebration with special edition bars inspired by the world of Harry Potter. Finally, Twizzler unveils their first ever Helloween shape, adorable cherry flavored Twizzler's Ghosts.

13:55 Many big box retailers are rolling out Halloween merchandise earlier than ever before. In a recent article in Crossroads Today explores how retailers and consumers are reacting to this new summer ween trend. Despite considerers showing more signs of financial stress, seasonal goods have become one area where consumer spending has not slowed. It's clear that consumers have been interested in buying Halloween products earlier and earlier, said Laura Champigne, senior consumer analyst for Loop Capital Markets. She proposes that by selling Halloween goods earlier, stores are hoping it will decrease the likelihood of having to discount unsold merchandise in November. Analysts such as Joel Feldman, the senior retail analyst at Tensley Advisory Group, however, do warn that just because consumers have been increasingly jumping at the opportunity to get an earlier start on the Halloween shopping season, it doesn't mean it will continue this direction forever. At some point it could snap back, so Upcoming events this August through October included Creep a Real Nostalgic in Santa Ana, California, September fourteenth and fifteenth, creep Ie in Ontario, California, September twentieth through twenty second, and Son of Monster Palooza in Burbank, California, October eleventh through thirteen. Some Southern California Halloween events include Creep La Ghosts in Los Angeles, Beer farm Ie in Chino, Freight Fast Extreme Magic Mountain and Valencia. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Universal City, Hallows, Scream SeaWorld San Diego,

15:28 Not Scary Farm, not Berry Farm, Buena Park, Los Angeles, Haunted Hay Ride Los Angeles, The Oogie Boogie Bash Disney California, Adventure in Anaheim, Queen Mary's Dark Harbor in Long Beach, and The Reign of Terror in Thousand Oaks, California. And that's all for the News this Week. Today's episode was produced by me Philip Ernandez, with reporting by Daryl Plunky, post production by David Swope. This Hant News Update is a production of The Haunted rash Network and you can sign up to our weekly news at haunt Attraction Network dot com. Support for this episode comes from Gantum Lighting and controls. Until next time, Haunters stay Scary.

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