Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
11 Sep – 31 Oct 2026
Haunted houses, scare zones and roller coasters in the dark.
Halloween Horror Nights Orlando
The biggest and longest-running scare event in the world, and 2026 is its 35th year.
Halloween Horror Nights is the event every other scare attraction is measured against, and the Orlando edition runs an extraordinary 48 select nights — opening in August and closing on 1 November.
The format is haunted houses built to film-production standards, open scare zones between them, live shows and the park's rides running after dark. The 35th anniversary line-up leans on both original properties and licensed horror.
It sells out, and the queues on October Saturdays are severe. Express passes are expensive and, on a peak night, close to essential.
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Howl-O-Scream SeaWorld Orlando
11 Sep – 31 Oct 2026
Orlando's other big scare event, and usually the easier ticket.