The event has morphed into a months-long, all-out spookfest, with 11 haunted attractions, themed food, kids attractions and more, drawing some of the park’s biggest crowds of the year. It begins Thursday, Sept. 15, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 30.
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Twenty-five years ago this month, Cedar Point debuted HalloWeekends, a modest, fall-themed festival spread across three weekends that featured two haunted houses, a spooky train ride and live entertainment.
Hildebrandt was head of the marketing department in 1997, when then-Cedar Fair CEO Dick Kinzel tasked him and others with developing a fall, Halloween-themed festival. At the time, Six Flags, Universal and other amusement parks were starting to capitalize on the growing popularity of Halloween by hosting elaborate holiday celebrations.
“We know the demand for HalloWeekends is high, so we always look for additional opportunities to offer the event to as many guests as possible,” said park spokesman Tony Clark. * Mr. Midnight, a new host of HalloWeekend evening activities, and the lead character for 7 p.m. “Opening Scarymoanies.”Costumed characters known as screamsters walk the Cedar Point midway during HalloWeekends.In addition, Cleveland-based musical duo Midnight Syndicate, known for their creepy, highly synthesized music, will be out with a new show, “Midnight Hour: 25 Years of HalloWeekends with Midnight Syndicate.” It will run several times nightly in the Jack Aldrich Theatre.
Several other Cedar Fair parks also debuted Halloween-themed events in the late 1990s, including Dorney Park in Pennsylvania, Valleyfair near Minneapolis and Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, all using the HalloWeekends brand.
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