Three middle-school kids of questionable intelligence force a new kid to stay in a haunted house for an hour and then, when he does not emerge, go in to fetch him.
Matt Amsterdam is tired of being just a kid, while his siblings have all the fun. So one night decides to go up to the attic to sleep. When he wakes up, he is in another dimension where everyone treats him like an adult. To complicate things, a pair of men in black begin pursuing him.
Seth is interested to see the catalog-ordered Verona XG-20 remote he just got appears to be universal - it works on the stereo as well as the TV. But he's even more amazed when, turning it on "PAUSE" on his younger sister Jamie as a joke really does stop her tap-dancing! He's then informed by the still-playing tape that came with the remote by Tony Huband that "It's not a toy!" Eager to see what else it can do, he continues testing it: changing the color of his fish, rewinding/fast-forwarding passerby, hitting channel change so the school bully transforms into ...
The Morris family are on their way to Zoo Garden; however, they seem to have lost their way. They soon find themselves in a theme park called "Horror Land". Luke and Lizzy want to go onto a few rides, so the parents decide to ask for directions. However, soon the Morrises discover that this theme park is not entirely safe.