SeaWorld Orlando has announced its first haunted house for its 2024 Howl-O-Scream event, and it’s named Farm51.
An email to annual passholders describes it as an abandoned farmhouse with “eerie rustling” in cornfields. Also, unfriendly extraterrestrials have crash-landed nearby.
SeaWorld’s website says there will be five haunted mazes at this year’s event, four of which will feature new content. There will also be seven scare zones (three of which are new) and five bars (two of which are new).
Howl-O-Scream again will feature the Jack the Ripper-themed stage show called “Monster Stomp” and “Sirens Song,” although the website hints it could be a finale for the latter. “Their song may be fading, but Hex has joined the call with a hunger to fill her swampy domain with fresh victims,” the site says.
This will be the fourth year for the after-hours, extra-ticket event. It will run on select nights between Sept. 6 and Nov. 2, skewing heavily toward weekend dates. Tickets are now on sale with prices varying with dates. A one-night ticket can be as low as $39.99, and there are unlimited-admission options and bundles that include the sister Howl-O-Scream event at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay theme park.
SeaWorld Orlando continues to have a kid-friendly daytime Halloween celebration called SeaWorld Spooktacular, which will operate on select dates between Aug. 31 and Nov. 3. Spooktacular is included with regular park admission.
Meanwhile, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is scheduled to begin Aug. 30 and run on select nights through Nov. 3. Universal has identified seven of its 10 haunted houses, including one based on the “A Quiet Place” movies.
At Walt Disney World, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will be held at Magic Kingdom on select nights between Aug. 9 and Oct. 31. Legoland Florida’s Brick-or-Treat event will run on select days between Sept. 14 and Oct. 27.
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