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world from an insect’s perspective with tall UK PARKS.
grass, giant flowers and enormous creepy- Alton Towers
crawlies. The ride features the projection Scarefest returns to the Staffordshire park
of a cartoon film on to an Imax screen and from October 17-November 1 when visitors
simulates movements and effects to make can meet a variety of scary-looking
guests feel they are at the heart of the action. characters including three witches lurking
■uk.futuroscope.com behind the Trick or Treat Doors, as well as
exploring a haunted manor house.
Europa-Park, Germany Alton Towers’ opening hours are being
Monsters, ghosts and bloodthirsty vampires extended to 9pm during Scarefest to make
are currently lurking in the shadows at the most of the dark nights.
Europa-Park during the annual Terenzi Horror Santa will be making his seasonal return
Nights, which are aimed at 16-year-olds and from late November, with lunch and
above. The fun is already under way and overnight packages on offer for families.
runs until November 1. Other Halloween There will also be a party on December 31. Vampires at Chessington
events include an evening parade of ghosts ■altontowers.com
and goblins from October 24-November 1, Haunt walk as well as the return of the
and a party on Halloween night, October 31. Thorpe Park 3-D Hocus Pocus Hall where goblins run
■europapark.de Halloween sees the return of the park’s amok.
Fright Nights, with the big new addition Riders can also scream their way through
Legoland Billund, Denmark being SAW The Ride, a rollercoaster based rollercoasters such as Vampire and Dragon’s
The original Danish park at Billund will host on the horror movie franchise. There are Fury. Another new attraction is Fiery Faun
Halloween at the King’s Castle from October also four themed mazes from which visitors who will use magic and fire to tell stories for
10-18 before finishing its season with a fire- may have trouble escaping. families with younger children.
works display on October 25. The park will Fright Nights open at 4pm on dates from ■chessington.com
also reopen for Christmas-themed activities October 12-November 1, and tickets must be
on weekends throughout November. booked in advance. Legoland Windsor
■legoland.dk ■thorpepark.com The park will be ending its 2009 season with
a bang when it hosts fireworks displays
Parc Asterix, France Chessington World of Adventures based around the movie character Indiana
The park closes in early November but Visitors are invited to dress up in their best Jones on October 24, 25, 30 and 31, and
reopens for festive activities between scary costumes during Halloween Hocus November 1 and 7. There will be a full day of
December 19 and January 3. Pocus festivities from October 23-November events leading up to the Indy-themed display.
■parcasterix.fr 1. New for this year is the Black Forest ■legoland.co.uk
BOOK IT
Attraction World offers a one-day, two-park ticket to
Disneyland Resort Paris during the Halloween Festival
priced at £48 for adults and £40 for children aged 3-11.
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attractionworld.com
Four-day tickets to PortAventura are priced £75
through Keith Prowse Attraction Tickets while
seven-day passes cost £77. A one-day ticket to
Futuroscope is priced £35 with a two-day pass £65.
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keithprowse.com
Superbreak has a family package to Alton Towers
during Scarefest in October from £235 for two adults
and two children, including a one-day ticket to the
park and one night in a three-star hotel.
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superbreak.com/agents
Do Something Different sells one-day tickets to
Legoland Windsor priced at £24 for adults and £22
for children.
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dosomethingdifferent.com
Germany’s Europa-Park will offer a host of Christmas events in the run-up to December 25
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