Tips & Trips
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HALLOWEEN FUN
Halloween means “Legend Weekend” at Sunnyside, home of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” author Washington Irving, and at Philipsburg Manor, where the book’s Headless Horseman chased Ichabod Crane.
During the day, Sunnyside will offer “Spooky Walks,” puppets, magic shows, and storytelling, and Philipsburg Manor will invite visitors to shell corn and carve pumpkins. On all three nights, Philipsburg Manor’s lantern lit bridge will transport visitors to a landscape of ghouls, witches, and grumpy trolls, and storyteller Jonathan Kruk will present his highly anticipated rendering of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Tickets for the evening program are limited and can be purchased online or by telephone.
For more information call 914-631-8200 ext. 618, or visit www.hudsonvalley.org.
THANKSGIVING TRAVEL
Order your turkey, and, while you’re at it, reserve your Thanksgiving Amtrak tickets, because the Northeast corridor goes all reserved for the November holiday, traditionally the rail operator’s busiest season. From November 22 to 29, extra cars will be added and a holiday timetable will be in effect, as officials expect Washington to Boston service to be especially busy, as well as the New York-Albany and Niagara Falls runs.
The “Keystone” and “Clocker” lines (running from New York to Pennsylvania) do not require reservations, but passengers on any train must adhere to the two-bag carry-on luggage restriction, excluding purses, briefcases, laptops, and items needed for infants.
For more information, visit www.amtrak.com.
FUTURE AMUSEMENT
Next spring, Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., will launch the world’s tallest, fastest roller coaster. The “Kingda Ka” is said to rocket from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and catapult 45 stories at a 90-degree angle before descending 41 stories in a 270-degree spiral.
Meanwhile, at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pa., the “Hydra,” a $13 million floorless roller coaster with seven inversions, zero-gravity sensation, and several below-ground drops, will be released in May. The Hydra will perform a first-of-its-kind “JoJo Roll” – a prelift hill inversion where riders twist upside-down seconds out of the loading station. Feeling queasy yet?
For more information visit www.sixflags.com and www.dorneypark.com.
