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Welcome to The Genre Traveler! Please sign up using the form to the right so that you'll get all the latest updates to the site. You also might want to sign up for the RSS feed, which you can do via email or your favorite RSS Reader. Inside the October 2007 issue -- the 2-Year Anniversary issue -- you'll find:

• An interview with the Goth rock band The Last Dance
• The fashions of Kristi Smart
• The comics of Jon Hastings
• A special visit to The Vaults in Scotland
• And so much more

The issue is available in both PDF and HTML formats, but for all the photos you'll need to download the PDF. You can add your comments to the HTML version and share your thoughts with the rest of The Genre Traveler community. Check it out at thegenretraveler.com/tgt-archives/october-2007-vol-iii-no-3

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I recently learned about this interesting article on MiceAge through ThemeParkInsider. It discusses how Walt Disney World could loose business as the price of oil rises, because there will be less long-distance travel. However, Robert Niles from ThemeParkInsider.com, pointed out that some theme-parks could actually get improved business as locals stay closer to home when on holiday. Although these stories talk mainly about Disney theme parks, I think this could be true of all theme parks and attractions. As travel becomes more and more expensive, people will probably just go to local attractions to relax. What I would like to know is, have the rising travel costs affected your travel plans? Do you think this could effect convention attendance? I mean, many people travel long distances to go to the bigger SF/F/H conventions. Will this trend start to fade?

If you're going to be in Pennsylvania this Saturday through the month of October, you might want to spend a day at Idlewild Park in Ligonier, Pa. Considered one of the best kid's parks in the world, Idlewild will begin this year's Halloween celebrations this weekend. According to a press release, "Many of the park's most popular rides and attractions in Olde Idlewild, Jumpin' Jungle, Hootin' Holler, Raccoon Lagoon and Story Book Forest will be completely redesigned and redecorated in fun Halloween themes." There will also be a variety of family friendly entertainment including Trick or Treating throughout Story Book Forest. On Oct. 6, kids can join the Radio Disney AM 540 Team for some games, music and prizes. This is the third season that Idlewild is putting on Halloboo!, which will run for five consecutive weekends: Sept. 29-30, Oct. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, and 27-28 from noon to 6p.m. For more information visit: www.idlewild.com.

Fantastic Fest 3 is playing now through Sept. 27 at the Alamo South in Austin, Texas. This film festival features about 60 science fiction, fantasy and horror movies, along with 50 filmmaker guests. "If you talk to most filmmakers and hardcore film geeks, the movies that made them love movies were the genre films they saw as a kid," Fantastic Fest co-founder Harry Knowles told The Austin American-Statesman. "So this is an opportunity to see what a freaky, weird ghost story from Thailand looks like. We have a Pakistani horror film this year. Like, what the hell's that going to be? That's the excitement of it." Guests at this year's festival include:

• George Romero presenting Diary of the Dead

• Adam Green presenting Spiral with star Joel David Moore

• Joe Lynch presenting Wrong Turn 2

• Uwe Boll and star Zack Ward presenting Postal

• Maurice Devereaux presenting End of the Line

And more. For more information, visit www.fantasticfest.com.

Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. So in honor of that occasion I made a special recording for you:

For more information about International Talk Like a Pirate Day, visit the official website at www.talklikeapirate.com.