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Orlando's most terrifying Halloween event is back and more bone-chilling than ever. Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Orlando unleashes a new wave of screams with unexpected horrors lurking around every corner. This separately ticketed event is built for the brave, featuring spine-tingling scare zones, menacing haunted houses, and heart-pounding thrill rides in the dark.

This year, Howl-O-Scream will take place on certain evenings from September 18 through October 31 and will feature:
• 5 haunted houses with 4 ALL-NEW storylines and immersive horror environments
• 6 scare zones where the fear is never far and no path is safe- 4 ALL-NEW experiences and 2 fan-favorites returning
• 2 roaming hordes—you’ll never know when or where the terror will strike next
• 5 ALL-NEW themed bars where eerie cocktails and interactive terrors await
• 4 Thrilling Rides at night
• Electrifying live shows and atmospheric entertainment throughout the night
• Plus never-before-seen surprises to be revealed as the darkness draws near

This event is designed for mature audiences and contains intense adult themes including blood, gore, and violence. Costumes are not permitted.

Howl-O-Scream is a separately ticketed nighttime event.

Cash will no longer be accepted at the registers throughout the visitor complex, but should you arrive with only cash, we have made it easy to convert it to a usable Visa card. Learn more below.

Guests may continue to use their credit card, debit card, or smart device with Apple Pay or Google Pay to make payments throughout the visitor complex. If you don’t have a payment card, stop by one of our Cash-to-Card kiosks located throughout the visitor complex and Apollo/Saturn V Center to transfer your cash onto a Visa prepaid debit card that can be used anywhere Visa is accepted. There is no cost to use this service.

Watch this upcoming rocket launch from the main visitor complex (included with visitor complex admission)

Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, the "mother of the Hubble Space Telescope," the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble's, potentially measuring light from a billion galaxies in its lifetime. This observatory will also be able to block starlight to directly see exoplanets and planet-forming disks, complete a statistical census of planetary systems in our galaxy, and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.

MISSION OVERVIEW:
• Launch Provider: SpaceX
• Launch Vehicle: Falcon Heavy
• Booster Landing: Landing Zone 40 & Landing Zone 2 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - Center booster expendable

Launch Viewing at the Main Visitor Complex - Atlantis North Lawn
• Included with admission to the visitor complex
• Viewing area opens at 5:30am
• Launch audio, video, and commentary provided by a space-expert communicator

Step into Tampa Bay’s most terrifying Halloween event, where fear takes over every corner of the park. Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® transforms the entire park into a nightmarish realm of horror from haunted houses and scare zones to live shows and thrill rides consumed by darkness.

Experience horror at every turn:
• Haunted Houses – Immersive, high-intensity walk-through experiences
• Scare Zones – Streets filled with roaming creatures and unexpected frights
• Sinister Live Shows – Dark entertainment with shocking performances
• Thrill Rides in the Dark – World-class coasters and attractions transformed by terror

Howl-O-Scream is intended for a mature audience. This event contains intense adult content such as violence, gore, and blood. Howl-O-Scream is a separately-ticketed night event. No costumes are allowed.