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Visitors walk through a generic palm-lined Florida theme park promenade during a foggy seasonal nighttime event.

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Update: HHN Returns Tonight as Toothsome Sets Saturday Celebration

Halloween Horror Nights returns tonight after an early Studios close, while Universal adds new event dining guidance, heritage-month menus and a Saturday anniversary celebration at Toothsome.

Glowing carved pumpkins line a theme-park walkway at dusk with rides in the distance

Theme Parks

Kentucky Kingdom’s Jack O’Lantern Spectacular Opens October 1

Sep 16, 2026

Visitors walk through a generic, palm-lined Florida theme park promenade during a low-crowd nighttime event.

Disney World

Disney World Update: EPCOT After Hours Runs Tonight as September 21 Plans Take Shape

Sep 16, 2026

Autumn amusement park festival with a roller coaster, warm lights and harvest decorations at dusk

Theme Parks

Adventureland Oktoberfest Returns September 19 for Adults Only

Sep 16, 2026

Generic amusement park roller coaster and Ferris wheel decorated for fall at dusk

Theme Parks

Six Flags Great America Opens Three Fall Events September 19

Sep 16, 2026

Amusement park midway at twilight with fall lighting and a roller coaster silhouette

Theme Parks

Six Flags Over Georgia Fright Fest Adds New Mazes and a 7 P.M. Re-entry Cutoff

Sep 16, 2026

Anonymous runners moving through a foggy theme park at night with a roller coaster in the background

Theme Parks

SeaWorld’s Sold-Out Howl-O-Sprint Sets Final Pickup Deadline

Sep 16, 2026

A wooden roller coaster at dusk surrounded by autumn foliage, pumpkins and light theatrical fog

Theme Parks

Lake Compounce Phantom Fall Fest Opens September 19

Sep 16, 2026

Generic Southern California amusement park midway at night with a roller coaster silhouette, Halloween decorations, amber lights and theatrical fog.

Theme Parks

Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest Opens September 18

Sep 16, 2026

Illustrative unbranded amusement park midway with pumpkins, autumn trees and a wooden roller coaster at twilight

Theme Parks

Kings Dominion Opens Two Halloween Events September 18–19

Sep 15, 2026

Illustrative evening scene of visitors walking through a generic Central Florida entertainment district toward live music

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Update: Rock the Universe Tickets Go on Sale as HHN Returns Wednesday

Sep 15, 2026

Illustrative evening scene of families walking through a generic Central Florida theme park during a fall cultural festival

Disney World

Disney World Update: Magic Kingdom Closes at 6 Tonight as Heritage Month Begins

Sep 15, 2026

Two visitors review event plans on a phone near a generic Central Florida outdoor concert plaza at dusk.

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Update: Rock the Universe Sale Opens Tuesday as Fall Deadlines Near

Sep 14, 2026

An adult and child sketch original animal studies at an animation desk overlooking a generic Florida theme-park promenade.

Disney World

Disney World Update: Animation Experience Opens Today as EPCOT’s Calendar Turns Over

Sep 14, 2026

Four adults review a phone schedule in a generic palm-lined Central Florida entertainment district decorated for Halloween.

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Sunday Update: HHN Shapes Tonight as CityWalk Adds a Traitors Takeover

Sep 13, 2026

A multigenerational family checks a phone while a child carries a blank sketch pad outside a generic palm-lined Central Florida theme park.

Disney World

Disney World Sunday Update: Animation Debut Gets 9-to-9 Hours as Halloween Party Starts Tonight

Sep 13, 2026

Four visitors review a phone schedule at a generic Central Florida nighttime theme-park event with a concert stage and theatrical fog.

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Weekend Update: Rock the Universe Sale Nears as HHN and Dark Arts Fill Nights

Sep 12, 2026

A family sketches together at an outdoor animation workshop in a generic palm-lined theme park courtyard.

Disney World

Disney World Weekend Update: Animation Experience Opens Monday as EPCOT Lineup Turns Over

Sep 12, 2026

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