Drive through a Halloween Spooktacular Oct. 30, 31
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
Sarah, Winifred and Mary Sanderson from the film "Hocus Pocus" are among the iconic Halloween characters that will make appearances Oct. 30 and 31 during Halloween: A Drive-Through Spooktacular.
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Oogie Boogie, Jack Skellington and Sally, characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas," will help bring the season to life Oct. 30 and 31 during Halloween: A Drive-Through Spooktacular, presented by Dreams are Forever Events.
Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | October 16, 2020 1:06 AM
COEUR d’ALENE — Halloween revelers will be given the royal trick-or-treat treatment by Dreams Are Forever Events on Oct. 30 and 31.
Halloween: A Drive-Through Spooktacular is a socially distant event that will take place in the Lake City High School parking lot.
More than 20 of the season's spookiest characters will conduct live performances at four different stations that guests can enjoy from the comfort of their cars.
The experience will begin on Treat Street. Visitors can trick-or-treat while listening to the special FM channel, featuring Halloween songs and stories.
Groups of four cars will be escorted by their own "ghost host." At each stop, guests will tune into 10-minute live performances featuring iconic Halloween characters. Visitors will go through Halloween Town, see the witches from "Hocus Pocus" and more.
"And there’s one special surprise guest, a spooky Halloween villain from Broadway,” Dreams are Forever manager Heather Roberts said Thursday.
She said the groundwork for this event was laid the week after the Fourth of July, when festivities were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"The people who feel like, 'I can’t go out yet,' I want them to feel safe in their own car and the kids still have that experience and they don’t lose a whole year of their lives, like the Fourth of July they never got," she said.
"A lot of our performers are late teens and 20s, and they are going through a really tough time right now. I'm really surprised how important it is for them to give back to the community, to give those smiles, to have joy and do it through performing and art. And these are talented performers, singers, thespians. They are amazing and they work every day on this."
Up to four guests are recommended per vehicle. The adventure will run roughly an hour and a half.
Tickets are $15 per person or $60 per four-person vehicle. The event goes from 4 to 8 p.m., 20 vehicles per hour.
Visit www.dreamsareforever-events.com/halloween-drive-through for tickets.
LCHS is at 6101 N. Ramsey Road, Coeur d'Alene.
This story was updated.
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