Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest offers spooky fun for visitors
The Halloween-themed event has added a few new attractions this year.
Fall is around the corner in the Mon Valley and Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
Kennywood gates have creaked open once again as Phantom Fall Fest turns the fear up.
This season, Kennywood offers new daytime activities, a fall tasting experience, rides and the park’s signature haunted houses and scare zones.
“We’re giving guests more ways than ever to experience Phantom Fall Fest this year,” Kennywood General Manager Ricky Spicuzza said.
Phantom Fall Fest will run on select days until Nov. 1. Parkgoers will be able to enjoy the park from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. Fridays, noon until 11 p.m. Saturdays and noon until 10 p.m. Sundays.
Visitors can go trick-ortreating in Ghostwood Estate, where the cars have been moved from the location to get repaired, and they’re invited to meet not-so-spooky spirits, collect candy and navigate Kennywood’s most haunted hideaway in an allnew light.
During the day, guests can eat their way around the lagoon during Kennywood’s new Fall Fest Tasting Experience, which has classic fall flavors like pumpkin cheesecake, pierogies, sweet potato fries, hot apple cider and more.
The tasting event will run from opening until 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and will feature five unique tasting booths: Apple Grove, Cinnamon Street, Potatoes and Pints, Pretzel Bakery and Smokey Hollow.
The fear kicks into gear each night at 6 p.m. as seven sinister haunts and four scare zones come to life.
“For the first time, families can start their day with trick-or-treating in Ghostwood Estate,” Spicuzza said. “Then, as the sun goes down, the park transforms with the new Ghostwood Estate: Open House, seven haunted houses, four scare zones and thrilling rides in the dark.”
New for 2026, Lord Kenneth Ghostwood has opened his estate as he invites brave visitors to explore the property like never before, with scares lurking in the shadows. Visitors will abandon the buggy and ghost blaster and travel on foot through the dark.
Kennywood’s other newest haunted addition, “Detached,” returns for its second season and invites brave guests to enter the Puppet Master’s toy shop.
Other fan-favorite haunted attractions such as Alice in Wonderland Unleashed, Shady Grove, Dark Shadows, Voodoo Bayou and Kennyville Cemetery will be open from 6 p.m. until closing every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Guests can also enjoy more than 30 rides and attractions including The Steel Curtain, Black Widow, Phantom’s Revenge, Jack Rabbit and more.
To learn more, visit Kennywood. com.
