SeaWorld San Diego is increasing the howls, screams, and shrieks with the return of Howl-O-Scream, the park’s separately ticketed nighttime Halloween event for mature audiences. San Diego’s largest Halloween nighttime event is back on select nights from Sept. 16 through Oct. 31 and is shaping up to be even more terrifying than its inaugural year.
Howl-O-Scream will feature all-new scare zones and horror-filled haunted houses to add to the returning and re-imagined favorites from last year, plus a new dark and heart-pounding entertaining live performance show, and a variety of paranormally food and drink options.
More Haunted Houses: There’s no turning back as guests brave dark passageways and round dimly lit corners, hoping they can avoid what’s lurking in the rooms, hallways, and paths ahead. The legends are true, the fear is real, and the only way out is to embrace the fear is to walk through all five haunted houses. Trembling through the original, yet re-imagined houses from the inaugural year of fear, fans will quickly have a flashback of the nightmares caused from Nightmare Experiment and the medical experiments gone wrong, the sound of slicing from Simon the Butch and his crew at Simon’s Slaughterhouse, and the slew of spirits and mortals at Death Water Bayou. The second year of the event adds two new haunted houses to the list for thrill seekers to choose from and hints at hiding from outsiders from beyond and coming face-to-face with freakish and creepy fools.
New Scare Zones: With six scare zones throughout the park there is even less room to hide. Immersive terror is at every turn and guests should stay alert and be prepared for anything with the uncertainty of what’s waiting up ahead or creeping up behind. Walking through the pathways are creepy dolls in the Deadly Toys zone, undead evils in the Graveyard zone, a deadly legend in La Llorona zone and lastly sinister monsters that lurk in the forest in The Hauntings zone. The scares are heightened this year with two new scare zones that are predicted to be soul-wrenching and full of freakish laughs that will inflict more terror upon this year’s guests.
New Frightful Show and Entertainment: Before the scares begin, a sinister Scare-emony will kick off the event every evening with music and immersive introductions of the foul creatures that call Howl-O-Scream home. Even amid so much mayhem, the night is just beginning. New to the event this year, guests will be mesmerized by a thrilling and high-energy live show. Between the shrills and chills, attendees can also find DJs and party zones that are perfect for a dance break between frights.
Thrilling Coasters in the Dark: After nightfall, every moment of fun comes with a splash of fear and darkness. Thrill seekers can take the ultimate dive and ride Emperor, the newest coaster and California’s fastest, longest, and floorless dive coaster, at night for the extreme experience. Guests up to the challenge are invited to ride other thrill coasters during the witching hours and brave Electric Eel, and Journey to Atlantis.
For those who can’t get enough of the haunted life, SeaWorld San Diego is looking for hundreds of enthusiastic performers who will add horror and thrills to the separately ticketed night event. The park is hosting Scare Squad auditions multiple times a week during August. During the audition, applicants will be asked to participate in improvisational and physicality exercises to demonstrate various elements of scare tactics and showcase their best skills to startle, scare, and make guests scream in terror. Interested applicants can secure their audition spot by applying online at bit.ly/SeaYourScare.
For a more light-hearted Halloween experience fit for the entire family, SeaWorld’s Spooktacular is back for daytime fun on Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 17-Oct. 31. Candy, costumes and spooky fun will fill the days with daylight trick-or-treating for kids of all ages around the park, hay maze fun, dressing up in costumes and joining in the fun at Spooktacular Costume Party plus much more. Spooktacular is included with regular park admission.
Fans of fear can sign-up at howloscream.com/CA to be the first to receive more dark details on new houses, experiences and more coming to Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld San Diego as additional gruesome details are announced. For more information on Spooktacular and regular SeaWorld park hours, visit SeaWorldSanDiego.com. Howl-O-Scream is intended for a mature audience. Howl-O-Scream 2022 is a separately ticketed night event. No costumes are allowed.
