Your Guide for Tonight
Please enjoy food, beverages, activities and shopping in Celebration Plaza before and after you travel the trail!
- Lots of shareable treats! See below for menu and locations.
- Must be 21+ to purchase and drink alcohol so have your ID ready. Last call for alcohol is 30 minutes prior to event close.
2025 Specialty Drink: Howlin’ Hot Chocolate Souvenir cup of hot chocolate, topped with a vanilla Moon Pie, Oreo-sprinkled whipped cream, and a pumpkin-shaped marshmallow.
Option to add a shot of spirits for $4.99 more (adults 21+)
Celebration Plaza
Grizzly Coast Café
- Spiced Pear and Cheese Panini (v)
- Buffalo Cauliflower (V)
- Seoul Spiced Sweet Potato Waffle Fries (V)
- Mummy Apple Wraps (V)
- Basket of Tots (VG, GF, DF)
- Cheese Tots (GF)
- Loaded Tots (GF)
- Beer Battered Wisconsin Curds (V)
- Burgers:
- - Classic, Cheese, or Double Down
- - Lettuce, tomato, pickle, on a butter toasted bun (GFO)
- Kids’ Meals (include Goldfish, applesauce and juice)
- - Mini Corn Dog
- - Crustless PBJ (VG, DF, CN)
- Beverages:
- - Fountain drinks, water
- - Howlin’ Hot Chocolate, plain hot chocolate, hot cider.
- - Option to add a shot of spirits to cocoa or cider for $4.99 more (adults 21+)
- - Beer, hard seltzers (adults 21+)
Gourd & Grain Lounge
- Beverages: Beer, wine, hard seltzers, cider, hot chocolate
- Fresh Roasted Turkey Legs
- S’mores kits
Boo Bites & Beverages
Lakeside:
- Chips and Queso (V)
- Chips and Guacamole (Vg)
- Cream Cheese-Filled Churros (V)
- Walking Taco
- Chicken Taquitos
- Empanadas
- Kids’ Meals (Include Tortilla Chips and Juice)
- - Taquitos
- - Uncrustable PBJ (V, Cn)
- Beverages: Coke products, water; Beer, canned cocktails (Adults 21+)
Graze:
- Banh Mi French Dip
- Mac & Cheese Bites (V)
- Pumpkin Spice Donut Bites (V, CN)
- Beef Hot Dogs
- “Boo-tine” – seasoned fries and gravy
- Kids’ Meals (include Goldfish, applesauce and juice)
- - Hot dog
- - Uncrustable PBJ (V, CN)
- Beverages: Coke products, water
Potion Station (on your way to Pumpkin Plaza)
- Beverages: Beer, wine, canned cocktails, cider, hot chocolate, Howlin’ Hot Chocolate
- Warm cinnamon-glazed pecans and cashews
- Bavarian pretzels with cheese
- Popcorn and local caramel corn
- Pumpkin swirl cake
- Brownies (GF)
Pumpkin Plaza
- Beverages: Beer, wine, canned cocktails, cider, hot chocolate, Howlin’ Hot Chocolate
- Warm cinnamon-glazed pecans and cashews
- Bavarian pretzels with cheese
- Popcorn and local caramel corn
- Pumpkin swirl cake
- Brownies (GF)
V = Vegetarian
VG = Vegan
GF = Gluten Free*
GFO = Gluten Free Option Available*
DF = Dairy Free
CN = Contains Nuts
* Because much of our menu is made from scratch, cross-contact with allergens can occur.
Activities
✔️ Stop for photo ops Tag @mnzoo on social media!
✔️ Gift Shops | Celebration Plaza & Pumpkin Plaza
✔️ Monster Mash Dance Party with DJ | Pumpkin Plaza
✔️ Facepainting (additional fee) | Pumpkin Plaza
✔️ See the step-by-step carving process at the Pumpkin Workshop | Pumpkin Plaza
✔️ Silent Dance Party | Discovery Bay
✔️ Theater: Take a break at the big screen and see the best pumpkins from past years! | Celebration Plaza
Can’t remember where you parked? If you scanned your tickets at an outdoor gate, you parked in the East Lot. If you scanned your tickets indoors, you parked in the South Lot.
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