PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZ Whitehall Fire Department member Tim Vilbas hitches a ride on one of the wagons to provide some additional entertainment to visitors as they begin their haunted hayride Sept. 29 in the Whitehall Parkway, South Church Street. The Haunted Parkway, a fundraiser for the fire department, is open 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October.

Hayride participants are eager for a fun time and a good scare at Whitehall Township Fire Department's annual Haunted Parkway event during opening night, Sept. 29, at Whitehall Parkway, 4689 S. Church St. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the fundraiser for the fire department.

Witches have taken over the parkway during the Halloween-themed event. From left are Alexia Clevenstine, of Reading; Hope Warren, of Whitehall; Emily Wilson, of Whitehall; and Kasey Thompson, of Allentown. The Haunted Parkway is open 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 28.

The Northampton Athletic Association junior varsity football team - which included members, from left, Brian Lees, Silas Russel, Dalton Lees, Jackson LaForgia and Weston Evans - use the Haunted Parkway as a team-building outing. The team is welcomed to the attraction by fire department member Tim Vilbas, who provided ghoulish entertainment at the waiting area.

From left, Katrina Kashurba and her two sons Kolden and Niko, of Center Valley, begin their Halloween season by purchasing the first tickets to the event. Fire department Deputy Chief Joseph Shambo and his wife, Terri Shambo, staff the ticket booth.

Makeup artist Kaylee Hamm applies a ghoulish look to Haunted Parkway actor Cheyenne Jacoby in preparation for opening night.

Getting ready for show time, from left, Dawson Genovese, Joseph Bilder, Keith Bilder and Frank Bilder place the finishing touches on a haunted butcher shop-themed area, just one of the many miniscenes that provides plenty of scares for the spooky season.