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Halloween attractions more than a fright night

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Actors portray zombies at an attraction based on the AMC show "The Walking Dead" at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Fla.

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Visitors are chased by a character with a chain saw prop at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla.

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Visitors react to the "Usher" character at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla.

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Knott's Berry Farm had one of the first major Halloween events back in the 1970s, but the concept has since grown into an industry, with amusement parks, farms and even historic sites offering weeks of Halloween-themed entertainment leading up to the holiday.

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An actor in costume and makeup awaits visitors to the haunted house House of Shock attraction in New Orleans. Halloween-season attractions are big business.

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Orange fireworks explode over Cinderella's Castle while illuminated pumpkins are projected with light during the "Happy HalloWishes" fireworks show at Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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More than 100,000 people visit the former state prison, Eastern State Penitentiary, which closed in the 1970s, each fall to experience its reincarnation as a haunted house called "Terror Behind the Walls."

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Too old to trick-or-treat? Busy the night of Oct. 31? That’s OK, because Halloween has become a seasonal holiday, with attractions and activities for all ages from late September through early November. Many cities now have local haunted house attractions, community zombie walks and ghost tours. Amusement parks like Six Flags Great America, Disney and Universal revamp for the month of October with faux graveyards, haunted trails and actors dressed like freaks.
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    • Actors portray zombies at an attraction based on the AMC show “The Walking Dead” at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Fla.
    • Visitors are chased by a character with a chain saw prop at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla.
    • Visitors react to the “Usher” character at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla.
    • Knott’s Berry Farm had one of the first major Halloween events back in the 1970s, but the concept has since grown into an industry, with amusement parks, farms and even historic sites offering weeks of Halloween-themed entertainment leading up to the holiday.
    • An actor in costume and makeup awaits visitors to the haunted house House of Shock attraction in New Orleans. Halloween-season attractions are big business.
    • Orange fireworks explode over Cinderella’s Castle while illuminated pumpkins are projected with light during the “Happy HalloWishes” fireworks show at Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
    • More than 100,000 people visit the former state prison, Eastern State Penitentiary, which closed in the 1970s, each fall to experience its reincarnation as a haunted house called “Terror Behind the Walls.”
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