Between Midsummer Scream and earnings week, this issue is dense. Disney, Six Flags, and United Parks dropped earnings, and the news is positive overall for our industry. Universal has a strong reputation, but Six Flags now operates the most haunted mazes in the world: 107, added to parks that already have infrastructure and passholders. HHN Hollywood is leaning into independent films where they have more leeway, with an original Slash score, the event's first-ever singing villain, and a twisted children's storybook Terror Tram scored by Ice Nine Kills.

In this issue:
- Q2 Theme Park Earnings and What They Tell Us About the Consumer
- Six Flags Plans 107 Haunted Houses for Halloween 2026
- Slash Scored HHN Hollywood's Killceañera House
- Art the Clown Takes Over the Terror Tram With "Every Day Is Artmas"
- HHN Hollywood Adds Hidden Character From Curry Barker's "Obsession"
- The LA Haunted Hayride Adds an '80s Rock Maze and Brings Back Elvira
- Queen Mary's Dark Harbor Will Murder One of Its 13 Icons Live
- Midsummer Scream Moves to Anaheim for 2027
- Spirit Halloween's Owner Is Buying Hot Topic
- A Real Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Opens at American Dream in 2027
- Diablo Mazes Land at Cedar Point and Kings Dominion
- Six Flags Magic Mountain's Fright Fest Adds Final Destination

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