Universal Studios Hollywood has been knocking it out of the park with their seasonal food offerings, especially for Lunar New Year. With top notch character meet and greets, fun entertainment, and great food offerings; Lunar New Year is a must see event at the park!
n 1982, The Peanuts characters came to life at Knott's Berry Farm for the first time and in 1983 Camp Snoopy opened its doors to guests at Knott's Berry Farm for the first time. With its luscious tree filled landscape, Camp Snoopy quickly became a fan favorite area of the park. It's so odd to think of the days when Knott's Berry Farm didn't have Charlie Brown and his best friend Snoopy within its gates. To a certain extent, Snoopy has become an unofficial mascot of the park. In a more literal sense (because we were born in 1989), we simply cannot separate the two because we've never known one without the other. And for many other people, they can feel the exact same way.
The Knott's PEANUTS Celebration invites guests to step into the iconic world of Charles M. Schulz comic strips as the characters take over the entire theme park with special activities for everyone, now taking place daily beginning January 22 through March 6. The limited-time event welcomes fans of all ages to join in on the excitement with family-friendly options for guests to play and interact with the PEANUTS Gang throughout the park. The celebration features a new stage show, a new Charles Schulz exhibit, plenty of new PEANUTS-inspired food items, and last but not least, a brand-new walk-around character to join in on the fun.
Since 2016, Midsummer Scream has provided amazing content, entertainment, shopping opportunities, and a judgement free area for those who love the color black and don't mind being covered in blood every now and again. These short days are perfect to get all of us back into the spirit (but who has ever truly left) before the doors open to the biggest haunts and best home haunts SoCal has to offer. Typically, that would be the end of the story. But in 2021, it doesn't end there. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, the team behind Midsummer Scream decided to hold off on their popular event and instead focus on a smaller event called Awaken The Spirits, which was phenomenal. They also created a brand new event during the holidays called Season's Screamings.
Many people have traditions for the holidays. Whether that's getting together as a family on Christmas Eve, lighting the menorah together, watching a particular movie, or listening to a specific song. Whatever your holiday tradition, they are special in their own right! For us, it is now tradition to meet the green meanie himself...The Grinch at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What do you think of when you hear the words twinkling lights, holiday characters, roasting marshmallows? If you answered Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Holiday in the Park, YOU ARE CORRECT! And if you didn’t, that’s okay too; the thrill capital of the world might not be the first place you think of when you want to have some holiday fun, but it should be! SFMM (Six Flags Magic Mountain) seriously transforms into a winter wonderland during this time of year and it is definitely worth checking out!
As the fog of Ghost Town sets, the snow and colorful lights take over. Knott's makes its transformation to Knott's Merry Farm. From November 19th - January 2nd, you can experience Knott’s largest Christmas celebration with winter wonderland-inspired décor transforming the entire park into a classic holiday festival, featuring a landscape of thousands of twinkling lights, miles of themed garland, jumbo snowflakes, and a variety of picturesque seasonal settings.
This past weekend, we stopped by Universal Studios Hollywood to see the progress of Super Nintendo World on the lower lot. We also wanted to see the progress of striking sets from Halloween Horror Nights as the colorful lights of Grinchmas go up around the park.
On November 9th, Universal held their annual "Day of Giving" event in front of Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal teamed up with Operation School Bell to give over 300 homeless school children shoes, backpacks, toys and more. If you haven't heard of Operation School Bell, they provide more than 6,700 underserved elementary-age school children in LA Unified School District (LAUSD) with new school clothes, enhancing their self-esteem and chance to succeed. In addition to ordering, preparing, and organizing the shoes, clothing, and other items, OSB fundraise to purchase these items. OSB member volunteers contribute more than 25,000 service hours annually to make all this happen! They work one-on-one with the children, making sure that the clothing fits well and that each child feels valued and special.
The Haunt world in 2020 was a sight to see, almost non existent. Almost all haunts were shuttered and left waiting out the COVID storm that was raging all over the world. One of the few haunts to adjust and create a "COVID Safe" event was Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. Although missing its iconic hayride, LAHH was able to create a fun, in story, event during the pandemic that kept us satisfied till 2021.
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