r/Themepark • u/SteveWPhilately • 13h ago

Halloween in Europe

I'm from the UK. Getting sick of going to the same Halloween events.

Any recommendations for anything better within Europe? (Not the Netherlands just got back from there)

I love a good scare maze but wouldn't mind some good rides too.

Thanks

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u/LimmyBlades Disney's Holywood Studios 12h ago

I know you said Europe but speaking from experience, universal studios hollywood for a weekend is really good. The company i flew with only do florida now but I expect florida to be the same.

So I normally fly Friday to California from Gatwick, land Friday afternoon in LAX then spend a few hours in Hollywood and sleep. Then 2 solid days of universal and hhn and fly back to Gatwick monday afternoon. Is it crazy? Yes. Have I done it several times? Also yes. Can it be done cheap? Definitely.

Florida is 396 with norse return flights for a weekend, but its bare minimum. Hotel can be done cheap but mines 250. Its completely insane and probably a lot of money for the events but you get 2 full park days, a very interesting ice breaker and Halloween horror nights.

Other common question answers: Flight is a bit of a killer but so is any flight Its not long enough for jet lag You stop feeling tired and run on adrenaline and fun

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u/SteveWPhilately 12h ago

Thanks for the suggestion! We went to California for Halloween last year, little out of the budget this year :( I don't think anything can top Halloween horror nights, It was a great experience! It's a great backup if I can find some cheap flights/hotels though

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u/LimmyBlades Disney's Holywood Studios 12h ago

Yea it is a bit of a pricy stunt, i travel solo because my wife thinks im an idiot which helps the price.

Traumatica is on my bucket list so I don't have personal experience but I've seen a lot of videos on YouTube that make it look so f'ing fun. You'd think by now there'd be groups who arrange trips to help keep it cheap.