Anyone looking for a spooktacular way to enjoy the Halloween season this year should certainly take the time to check out SeaWorld San Antonio’s upcoming Howl-O-Scream event. Billed as the biggest and most frightening Halloween event in all of Texas, Howl-O-Scream has been thrilling and chilling SeaWorld guests for the past twenty years. Now, the event is returning with fourteen action-packed days that include both classic spectacles and all-new haunts.
When Does Howl-O-Scream Start?
The 20th anniversary of SeaWorld San Antonio’s Howl-O-Scream spectacular kicks off on September 17th and runs through October 31st. While guests can enjoy the spooky thrills that Howl-O-Scream offers on any of these fourteen days, each day of the event is unique and offers something a little special. This means that guests will be able to choose a day when the activities sound the most exciting or come back for multiple visits and enjoy a brand-new experience.
What to Expect from This Year’s Howl-O-Scream
In the daytime, guests who attend the 20th annual Howl-O-Scream event at SeaWorld San Antonio can look forward to family-friendly fun that is Halloween-oriented yet appropriate for all ages. In the nighttime, though, SeaWorld San Antonio transforms into one of the most frightening locations in the country.
Once the sun goes down, guests who visit SeaWorld San Antonio from September 17th through October 31st will be able to visit several scare zones known as “terror-tories,” each with its own unique theme and spectacular thrills. The spooky fun starts with The Swamp at Blackwater Bayou — an all-time favorite haunt that has been frightening guests since the beginning of the Howl-O-Scream event. Here, guests who venture through the swamps, foggy boathouse, cemetery, mansion, and other spine-tingling scenes that make up this classic terror-tory will have to fend off the undead, voodoo witches, and jaw-dropping animal-human hybrids that wander through this bayou-themed area of the park. If you are courageous enough to make it through The Swamp at Blackwater Bayou’s twelve horrific scenes, you’ll be rewarded with an additional three VIP scenes that are sure to provide a thrilling and grizzly conclusion to the experience.
Those who make it through The Swamp at Blackwater Bayou and are still in the mood for a scare should be sure to check in for a stay at Milton Creek Manor — a hotel that is every bit as haunted as it is luxurious.
At the Unearthed terror-tory, guests can expect a too-close-for-comfort encounter with a sinister force known as Scarlett — a furious demon hell-bent on exacting her revenge on anyone who dares to enter her demolished home.
If zombies are your thing, you’ll have the chance to experience the horror of a zombie apocalypse first-hand when you venture through the Zombie Hoard terror-tory. Here, the dead come to life — and you never know when one of these flesh-hungry creatures will jump in front of your path.
At the Karver’s Kradle terror-tory, guests can look forward to a disturbing yet dazzling puppetry experience. The puppet master behind this chilling puppetry display has literally put his heart and soul into his work.
All-new for 2021 is a Día de Los Muertos-themed terror-tory that puts a frightening twist on this classic Mexican holiday. This event can be enjoyed in both the daytime and nighttime hours, allowing guests to choose the version that is best suited for their own tastes and comfort level.
These are just a few examples of the various terror-tories that guests who attend this year’s Howl-O-Scream event will be able to enjoy. With a wide range of themes and attractions, Howl-O-Scream is an event that offers something for everyone and is sure to keep guests entertained all night.
Delicious Halloween-Themed Drinks and Captivating Attractions
In addition to the numerous scare zones that the park will be divided into throughout the nighttime hours of the Howl-O-Scream event, guests who attend Howl-O-Scream can also look forward to delicious Halloween-themed drinks, dazzling live performances, and numerous other attractions.
Each terror-tory at Howl-O-Scream features bars that serve uniquely themed alcoholic drinks, enabling guests to procure a little liquid courage to help see them through the night. If you’re in the mood for an entertaining live performance, be sure to the Monster Stomp — a spooky song-and-dance show that features a live band, singers, and dancers. Adrenaline junkies, meanwhile, are sure to enjoy the Coaster Creep, a ride that transforms one of SeaWorld San Antonio’s most popular roller coasters into an even more frightening experience.
Fun for All Ages
If you plan to visit SeaWorld San Antonio during the Howl-O-Scream event with young children, or you aren’t a fan of being scared, don’t worry. There are still plenty of ways to enjoy SeaWorld throughout this fourteen-day event while skipping out on the more intense frights. During the daytime hours, SeaWorld guests will still be able to enjoy all the park’s normal shows, rides, and attractions without any fear of being spooked. In addition to the park’s regular attractions, anyone who visits the park while the sun is still shining can look forward to Spooktacular — a daytime, kid-friendly version of Howl-O-Scream that offers Halloween fun such as a pumpkin patch picnic, a hay maze, a dance party, a Halloween parade, and in-park trick-or-treating.
How to Attend This Year’s Howl-O-Scream Event
Tickets for this year’s Spooktacular and Howl-O-Scream events are already on sale. From August 12th through August 13th, SeaWorld San Antonio is running a flash sale where guests can purchase single-day tickets to both the Spooktacular and Howl-O-Scream events for just $29.99 each. If you missed this flash sale, you will still be able to purchase tickets online or at the gate at the regular price from now until the event’s conclusion on October 31st. What is the best time to go to SeaWorld san antonio? Well, any single-day ticket purchased for one of the fourteen days where these events are running buys you admission to both the daytime Spooktacular event and the nighttime Howl-O-Scream event, enabling you to enjoy both depending on your tastes and who you are bringing along with you.
