Halloween at Yogi. Six fun filled weekends of Halloween Tricks, Treats, and Scares! It all starts on Fridays with the Halloween Dance Party at the Yogi Stage and the nightly outdoor movie. They set the tone for the and the mood for the weekend. Saturday is the big day. There’s always the Bear met & greets with either Yogi, Cindy, or BooBoo starting with the pledge to the flag in the morning. The Craft Center opens at 10 am for T-Shirt painting and ceramics all with a Halloween flair. All the games begin too… the coloring contest, Yogi Scavenger hunt, Ranger Smith I Spy Game, Cindy Photo Game, and the BooBoo Guessing game. Then it’s off to buy your pumpkin seeds, magic pumpkin seeds that the kids plant in the Magic Pumpkin Patch… Yogi makes an appearance with his magic wand to bless the seeds with his Magic Wand. Then the Hay Rides begin. Then off to other things of interest… the pools, splash zone, water slides, game room, petting coral, lake fishing, trail riding or hiking, or mini golf. The kids pick up their pumpkins at the patch that grew like magic, bring them to Crafts to paint or take them to their site to carve into cool Jack-o-lanterns. Somewhere in between all this they decorate their camping site or cabins for the best decorated site contest. There’s the Ice Cream Social just to give everyone a rest… the there’s the Halloween Costume Contest at Yogi’s stage. Trick or Treat takes over as everyone goes all over the park in costume. It all makes for a great evening as the sun sets and there are hundreds of kids in costume visiting all the decorated sites. Those of strong heart take the Hay Ride to the Trail of Terror and the Haunted House… certainly NOT for those that scare easy or might have nightmares.
The scary sounds and screams from the Trail and House carry in the evening silence through out the camp. Those less prone to being scared go to the evening movie under the stars at the outdoor movie theater. The evening concludes at your campsite… ahhh… time to finally relax. Sunday morning starts off with a pancake breakfast and a last chance to do or finish up Halloween Ceramics or Halloween T-shirts… have a quick round of mini golf and take that last plunge into the pools or a trip down the waterslide or maybe some Tye-Dye T’s at Crafts. By 12 noon, all it quiet… everyone has gone home. Time to cleanup the park and the cabins and reset the park for another fun filled weekend. Thank goodness for DVR’s… Sunday night is always Football Night. Just don’t tell me the scores ahead of time.
Yall enjoy your Halloween… we will… all six weeks of it!
