Columbia Pictures Aquaverse, the movie-themed water and entertainment park in Chon Buri, has kicked off its annual Spooky Season, and this year the theme leans hard into science fiction. The campaign, running under the banner "Wake Up The World", reframes the whole park as a living movie set — and for October, that set has been overrun by visitors from another planet.
The centrepiece is Alien Invasion, this year's Halloween headline experience. Rather than just pumpkins and cobwebs, the park builds a mysterious atmosphere where strange signs start appearing and things that shouldn't move, do. Guests are dropped into the story rather than watching it from the sidelines: there's a secret mission to take on, unexpected encounters with aliens hiding around the aquaverse, and interactive challenges woven into the usual rides and attractions. In short, you're not just a spectator — you're part of the plot.
Beyond the alien storyline, Spooky Season brings Halloween decorations and spooky surroundings across the park, plus themed photo stops and challenge missions designed to pull guests straight into the worlds of the films the park is built around. The park's wider pitch is immersion: characters from the movies, interactive experiences and themed settings that let visitors feel like they've stepped inside a film rather than just queued for a waterslide.
For anyone who has written off theme-park Halloween events as tired pumpkin fare, this is a different flavour — more cinematic sci-fi mystery than haunted house. It also fits neatly into a Chon Buri beach break: the park sits within easy reach of Pattaya, so you can pair a day of alien-hunting and waterslides with seafood and sea air in the evening.
If you're travelling with kids who love movies, or with a group who enjoy a bit of playful fear and costumed photo ops, October is the month to go. Expect crowds on weekends and public holidays, and book tickets ahead where possible — Halloween events at major parks in Thailand tend to draw local families and Bangkok weekenders in force.
