Weekends now through Halloween (excluding October 22nd), California’s Great America has transformed the Planet Snoopy area into an homage to everything Great Pumpkin and Halloween! The park opens at 10am but after you’ve taken a few spins on the double decker “Carousel Columbia,” gather up your little monsters and head over to Pumpkin Fest.

A Bay Area favorite, The Great Pumpkin Fest is host to a hay maze, mini pumpkin decorating, costumed trick or treating and “The Great Pumpkin” story being read aloud to little ghouls and goblins.

The Great Pumpkin Fest also includes a foam pit dance party, a chance to color your favorite Peanuts characters and the Halloween classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” playing continuously in Planet Snoopy.

Guests can enjoy the Great Pumpkin Fest  from 12-4 and all of these fun activities are included with admission. 

While the Great Pumpkin Fest is geared for younger guests, California’s Great America has 100 acres of family entertainment. From thrill rides for your older kids (Demon is my favorite) and 14 rides in Planet Snoopy for your little ones, take some time to enjoy the Halloween celebration at California’s Great America! 

 

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Erin Jefferson-Foley (Mommy Fearest) is terrified of scary movies, gore and zombies. But she loves all things Halloween and Haunt related! Slowly but surely she has been dipping her toes into the realm of horror movies with great results. Pretty soon she will work her way up to watching a scary movie when it is dark outside. Erin has had a love affair with theme park Halloween events for the past 20 years. Her first time at an event was at Knott's Scary Farm in the late 80s when a family friend, a Knott's employee, escorted her into the park to watch Elvira and give her a behind the scenes tour. She was intrigued as she walked through the break room and realized that they were just people in masks and makeup. It seemed like only a short time later, Erin was performing for Halloween Haunt which led to her meeting the love of her life, her husband. Each year she cheers on her husband and his friends as they set up and run a home haunt. You can catch her helping with line control and repeating the same instructions over and over and over to the guests each night. She has been a professional dancer and actress for over 20 years. When she is not in the studio teaching dance or in her office writing, you can catch Mommy Fearest with her husband and two kids at various conventions throughout California. She enjoys Cosplay, Star Wars, Renaissance Faires, Halloween, haunted attractions, paranormal happenings, special effects makeup and horrible reality television shows.