Where’s a good place to get scared? What’s new for Halloween? Each year, people around SoCal or even around the world ask these questions as October draws to its end holiday -- Halloween. As the season of Halloween approaches, everyone likes to seek out a new scare. Every year, major theme parks around SoCal continue thier tradition by trying to surpass their previous years to satisfy people’s hunger for horror.

One of the most commonly visited theme parks of Halloween would be Knott’s Scary Farm, this year’s theme is the Ultimate Tribute to Haunt. Tickets from Knott’s start from $35.00 to $50.00 depending on which night you chose. Prices are more expensive the closer you are to Halloween. Like in pass years before, Knott’s Scary Farm invented the idea of Halloween Mazes, where people dress in horrific costumes and chase you around until you find your way out of that maze. Mazes like “Fallout Shelter” offer grounds where zombies are hungry and ready to eat new human brains in a dark lake setting.

Senior, Krizelle Magdirila, who recently visited Knott’s Scary Farm quoted, “Knott’s was incredibly scary, all the mazes felt realistic, it felt like I was in a nightmare where all these zombies were chasing after me.”

If one theme parked seemed to disappoint you, then Horror Nights should be the place to be. For the past couple of years, Knott’s Scary Farm and Universal Horror Nights have been competing for the title of the scariest theme park. Like Knott’s, Universal has the same concepts of a maze trying to scare people. This year, Universal focused their thoughts of scary movies, such as Nightmare on Elm Street with Freddy Krueger, Vampire: Castle of the Undead, and Friday the 13th with Jason Voorhees. By having horror films as their theme it gave Universal a better approach to scare people.

Senior, TJ Lim quotes, “To me, Horror Nights in Universal felt scarier than Knott’s Ultimate Haunt tribute because I grew up to Freddy Kreuger, and with him chasing me throughout the whole park made me freaked out.”

He also added, “It was like one of my nightmares that I had to re-live.”

Other than being scary, other theme parks like Disneyland, go more towards the family oriented feel of Halloween. Disneyland’s way of celebrating Halloween is far different from mazes of fright; Disneyland’s focus of Halloween leans toward a homey feeling of trick or treating.

With Halloween drawing closer, having a good time is what people are looking for. Some may want that adrenaline rush of scare through their bodies while others might want a theme park with nothing horrific. If you’re any of these types, check out these theme parks and see which one you prefer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (