This story has been updated with new information.
If you were hoping to check out Tricks and Treats at Michigan’s Adventure this fall, you’re out of luck; the park has canceled its fall season, including the Halloween event.
Two years after debuting Tricks and Treats Fall Fest in 2023, the west Michigan amusement park said in an email that it will not host the event in 2025. Michigan’s Adventure didn’t provide a reason for the cancellation in its notice to pass holders, stating the Muskegon park will close Sept. 1, 2025.
Michigan’s Adventure informed season pass holders of the move in a July 21 email obtained by the Detroit Free Press.
“After much research and planning, we’ve made the strategic decision to focus on delivering exceptional experiences during our core operating seasons, spring and summer,” the email read. “This means that Tricks & Treats will not return this fall. Our amusement and water parks will close for the season on Sept. 1, 2025.”
Six Flags-owned amusement parks in New Jersey and Georgia also canceled Christmas events called Holiday in the Park for 2025, which means those parks are closing earlier as well.
The Michigan’s Adventure amusement park said it will reopen in the spring of 2026.
Here’s what to know about the announcement.
What’s happening at Michigan’s Adventure?
Michigan’s Adventure is canceling its fall season and its Tricks and Treats events, according to an email to season pass holders.
When will Michigan’s Adventure close in 2025?
Michigan’s Adventure will close Sept. 1, 2025, the email says.
The park opened for the 2025 season on May 23, 2025.
What is Tricks and Treats?
The amusement park launched Tricks and Treats Fall Fest in fall 2023 as a family-friendly Halloween event on weekends in September and October, according to an Oct. 18, 2022, news release.
The park’s first signature event featured Halloween-themed decorations, rides, Camp Spooky, candy, entertainment, including Snoopy and the Peanuts in costumes, crafts, games and a trick-or-treat activity.
What is the park offering instead to guests?
In light of the cancellation, Michigan’s Adventure offered season pass holders one complimentary ticket for themselves or for a friend to Cedar Point, an Ohio amusement park, according to the email. The ticket is valid for any operating day through Nov. 1, 2025, the email says.
Cedar Point is located nearly 300 miles southeast of Michigan’s Adventure, an almost 5-hour drive by car, in Sandusky, Ohio.
What is Michigan’s Adventure?
Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure is an amusement and water park featuring more than 60 rides, slides and attractions, including seven roller coasters, a kid-friendly park called Camp Snoopy, three wave pools, Funnel of Fear, slides, a lazy river and Half Pint Paradise, the venue’s website says. The amusement park and water parks are separate.
Where is Michigan’s Adventure?
Michigan’s Adventure is located at 1198 W. Riley-Thompson Road, north of Muskegon off U.S. 31, and not far from Whitehall and Montague.
What was new at Michigan’s Adventure in 2025?
The park made a number of enhancements, according to the park’s Instagram.
Staff repainted the Cyclone Zone, Ridge Rider and Wild Slide; a new Coca-Cola refresh station was added; and the bathhouse in WildWater Adventure was updated.
Why were the fall season, Tricks and Treats canceled?
Michigan’s Adventure’s parent company Six Flags provided the following statement on the cancellation:
“We’re thrilled to be the region’s premier amusement and water park with more than 60 rides, slides and attractions. We’re planning for an exciting 2026 season and look forward to welcoming our guests back for another season of fun,” the statement read. “We’ve made the strategic decision to focus on delivering exceptional experiences during our core operating seasons, spring and summer.”
“To communicate this news to our most loyal guests, an email was sent to passholders on Monday, July 21 explaining that the 2025 season would conclude on Monday, Sept. 1. In addition, all passholders will receive a free ticket to visit Cedar Point through Nov. 1, which includes the park’s popular HalloWeekends event,” the statement continued. “We understand that change can sometimes be challenging, and we deeply appreciate the support and enthusiasm of our guests.”
The email to pass holders did not state a specific reason for the early closure and fall cancellations, simply that the company would focus on “delivering exceptional experiences during our core operating seasons, spring and summer.”
What other Six Flags parks canceled events in 2025?
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, canceled its fan favorite Christmas-themed event Holiday in the Park for 2025, the park informed season pass holders in an email, the Asbury Park Press reported.
Holiday in the Park is also canceled at Six Flags Over Georgia, an amusement park in Austell, west of Atlanta, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. The park confirmed the move in a newsletter.
When will Michigan’s Adventure reopen?
Michigan’s Adventure will reopen in May 2026, the email said.
The Asbury Park Press, Athens Banner-Herald and Lansing State Journal contributed.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s Adventure says it will cut its season short. When the park will close in 2025
Reporting by Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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