Pocono Mountains Halloween Season

PACKAGES AND EVENTS

POCONO MOUNTAINS, PA, September 15, 2008 – Visitors can “Trick-or-Treat” this Halloween season in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania while enjoying haunted houses, costume parties, pumpkin hunts and murder mystery shows. Only a short drive from most major cities in the Northeast, travelers looking to make a long weekend out of their Halloween festivities will find value-added hotel packages as well as adventure-filled events and activities.

Haunted packages and activities include:

Halloween Packages

Woodloch Resort – Halloween Value Weekend  October 31-November 2, 2008

Woodloch Resort invites guests to experience the sinister happenings of the dark and scary forests that surround the Spooktacular Haunted Hayrides. The package includes two nights accommodations, six meals (Friday dinner - Sunday smorgasbord), abundant daily activities, nightly entertainment and use of all facilities and amenities.  Add Sunday dinner, overnight and Monday breakfast for only $105 per adult and $60 per child ages 7-19. Rates begin at $395 per adult and $130 per child based on double occupancy and exclusive of state and local taxes and 15% service charge. For more information call 800-966-3562 or visit woodloch.com.

Skytop Lodge - Spoo-Tacular  October 31 – November 2, 2008

Skytop Lodge offers devilish delights and tractor-drawn hayrides for the kids as well as champagne toasts and a Monster Mash party for moms and dads. Rates start at $400 per night, for a two-night stay based on double occupancy including three meals daily. Rates are exclusive of tax or gratuities. For more information call 800-345-7759 or visit skytop.com.

Brookview Manor Inn – Murder Mystery Weekend   October 31 – November 2, 2008

Brookview Manor Inn invites guests to partake in a murder mystery weekend beginning Friday at 9:00 p.m. The weekend includes a two-night stay at The Brookview Manor, refreshments Friday night, gourmet breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning and dinner Saturday night. Rates are based on room selection, plus an additional $59 per person. For more information call 570-595-2451 or visit brookviewmanor.com.

Daniels Top-O-The Poconos Resort   October 17–19, October 24–26, October 31 – November 2, 2008

This fall, the Daniels Top-O-The Poconos Resort offers Halloween Hoots including delicious meals, live nightclub entertainment, special Halloween costume party, hay ride and haunted house tours. These activities will take place Oct. 17-19, Oct. 24-26 and Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008. Tickets are $135 per adult/$55 per child. For more information call 1-800-755-0300.

Halloween Events and Activities

Howl-o-ween at Great Wolf Lodge

Great Wolf Lodge presents the Wiley and the Wizard Trick or Treat Trail including a journey along the “Yellow Brick Road” to Oz. The Trick or Treat Trail will be open October 17-31, 2008, Monday – Thursday from 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. For more information call 800-768-9653 or visit greatwolf.com.

Halloween Fun at the Stourbridge Line Rail Excursion

The Stourbridge Line Rail Excursion invites families to celebrate Halloween with a 2 ½ hour trip on Oct. 26, 2008 including sing-alongs, costumes and treats as well as a stop at the Hawley Station Pumpkin Patch where cider, pumpkins and donuts are available for purchase. Train departs at 1:00 p.m. and tickets are $18 per adult and $15 per children under age 13.  For more information call 800-433-9008 or visit waynecountycc.com.

PEEC-A-BOO! Halloween Trail    

The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites families to enjoy a journey along its enchanted trail with crafts, campfire stories and other activities. The tour will take place on Oct. 25, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Tickets are five dollars; guests three years and under are free. For more information call 570-828-2319.

Halloween: A Night With Poe

The American Readers Theatre Company offers families the opportunity to enjoy a Halloween dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe. The reading will take place on Oct. 31, 2008 at the Grey Towers National Historic Site. F
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