Howl-O-Scream is Busch Gardens Halloween event. It began on September 23 and will end on October 30. This year the theme is Evil Encore and is surrounding evil puppets. The theme is strongly represented in Busch Garden’s new attraction, No Escape; it is where guests pay a fee to play a game of being locked in a room and try to find their way out. The haunted houses this year are Bitten, Catacombs, Cornered, Deadline, Lumber Hack, Unearthed Scarlett’s Revenge, and a new haunted house called Circo Sinistro. There are a handful of shows, including Fiends, Monster Stomp, Night Beats, and Starfright Orchestra. There are several scare zones for guests to enjoy throughout their travels through the park, such as Demon Street, Ripper Row, Sideshow Square, Vampire Point, and Wendigo Woods. Guests have a wide range of spooky attractions to enjoy throughout their night at Busch Gardens.
Busch Garden’s event leaves guests pumped for Halloween. The event is family friendly and is not too scary. Everyone is able to enjoy themselves at this event while still getting into the Halloween spirit. The haunted houses are not too scary but still get adrenaline rushing. Each of the shows leaves audiences excited about Howl-O-Scream. The shows have great music performed by great performers. The scare zones (also known as terror-torries) are fun areas to stop by on the way to your desired attractions. Overall, the event is one to go to multiple times this October as a way to have some awesome weekend fun.