Kennywood Adds New Additions To Phantom Fall Fest

WEST MIFFLIN, PA — When Kennywood's Phantom Fall Fest arrives next month, several new features will debut for the annual autumnal event.

Kennywood announced on Tuesday that visitors to the amusement park will have the opportunity to sample new food offerings at the festival. Additionally, children can visit a non-scary trick-or-treat area and older people can explore one of the park's dark rides on foot.

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An all-new fall menu will be available around the lagoon and include specialty food such as a potato kielbasa skillet, smoked sausage mac and cheese, and maple cinnamon sweet potato fries, along with seasonal beers. Fall Fest tasting cards will be available for people to mix and match samples.

During the day, Kennywood's famed dark ride Ghostwood Estate will be open for trick-or-treating in which they can collect candy, meet not-so-spooky spirits and navigate the park's most haunted hideaway.

At night, older guests can abandon Ghostwood Estate's buggies and blasters and travel through the dark, winding halls of the ride on foot. Surprise scares will be in the offing.

Phantom Fall Fest will run on select days from Sept. 12 through Nov. 1. Visitors will be able to enjoy the park 6 p.m.-11 p.m. on Fridays, 12 p.m.-11 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 p.m. and 12 p.m.-1o p.m. on Sundays.

On Saturdays and Sundays, Phantom Fall Fest will feature family friendly activities from 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Then the park turns spooky for older visitors.

"Phantom Fall Fest gives our guests the freedom to celebrate Halloween their way," said Ricky Spicuzza, general manager of Kennywood and its nearby sister waterpark Sandcastle.

"Families can spend the day enjoying fall flavors, trick-or-treating, and classic rides before the park transforms into Pittsburgh's premier Halloween destination after dark."

Phantom Fall Fest features seven haunts and four scare zones that take over each night at 6 p.m.. Additionally, more than 30 of the park's rides and attractions will be open.