{"id":30160,"date":"2026-09-21T20:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mamaxxi.com\/en\/?p=30160"},"modified":"2026-09-21T20:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:15:12","slug":"dorney-park-halloween-2026-trick-or-treating-by-day-haunted-mazes-by-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mamaxxi.com\/en\/dorney-park-halloween-2026-trick-or-treating-by-day-haunted-mazes-by-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorney Park Halloween 2026: Trick-or-Treating by Day, Haunted Mazes by Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was invited to Dorney Park’s 2026 Halloween media event<\/strong> and stayed the whole day to see both versions of the park. From 11 to 5 it’s Tricks and Treats, the family version with candy and costumes. At 7 p.m. it becomes Halloween<\/a> Haunt, which is a completely different event: six haunted mazes, five scare zones, and hundreds of actors loose in the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went with my kids, the friends they brought along, and the little one in our family. Here’s how each part went, what’s worth your time, and what you need to know before buying tickets, because there’s one detail about the passes that trips people up.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tricks and Treats: the daytime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tricks and Treats runs Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., from September 19 through November 1. The park gets decorated for Halloween, kids can come in costume, and there’s trick-or-treating inside the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part of the day wasn’t a ride. The youngest in our group had never been to an amusement park before, and we put him on several rides he’d never tried. He got off one of them red-faced from laughing and announced, very seriously, that it was the best day of his life. That alone paid for the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trick or Treat Trail<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This is the main daytime activity. You pick up a bag and follow the pumpkins painted on the ground, which lead you door to door: Egypt, Vampire, Spider, Pumpkin, Witch, Monster, and Steel Yard. Seven stops, candy at each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heads up, because this catches families off guard: the trail is for kids 54 inches and under. Older siblings can walk along, but the candy is for the little ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other daytime activities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All included with admission, no long lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n