Howl-O-Scream Attractions

Howl-O-Scream returns to SeaWorld San Diego with its biggest and most terrifying event yet. On select nights from September 11–October 31, brave six haunted houses, immersive scare zones, pulse-pounding live entertainment, themed bars, and hidden speakeasies as you venture deeper into the darkness than ever before. With all-new nightmares and countless horrors lurking around every corner, this is our most chilling Halloween event yet.

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SeaWorld San Diego Howl-O-Scream Event Map

ALL-NEW! HAUNTED HOUSE

I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch

Relive the nostalgic tale of the shocking massacre that occurred on a fateful July 4th. After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the mistake of dumping their victim’s body into the sea. But exactly one year later, the dead man returns from his watery grave, and he’s looking for more than an apology.

All-New! Haunted House

Area 64: MOTHERSHIP

Travel 30 years before the events of Area 64: Alien Outbreak and uncover the origins of the extraterrestrial nightmare. With the largest haunted house show scene ever created for Howl-O-Scream San Diego, including a massive 80-foot-long alien mothership façade, Area 64: MOTHERSHIP delivers an out-of-this-world scare experience.

Haunted House

Nightmare Experiment Sweet DreamzZz

Sunny Meadows was once a wellness center—now it's a testing ground for a volatile sleep aid with horrifying side effects. Guests are the latest test subjects, facing vivid hallucinations, explosive rage, and worse. Will you survive the experiment, or become its next casualty?

Haunted House

Death Water Bayou Awakening

A Mardi Gras night turns sinister when you're cursed by bayou witches and lured deep into a haunted graveyard. Dark magic drags you into the swamp, where ancient rituals awaken a ravenous demon. Will you escape the curse—or become the next feast for Death Water Bayou?

Haunted House

Simon’s Slaughterhouse

Simon says “DIE!” This year, Simon’s Slaughterhouse includes BRAND NEW sensory effects that will have you screaming around every corner as you navigate through the bloody corridors, meat-hooked mortals, and screeching buzz saws of the meat processing plant to avoid the butcher’s blades.

Haunted House

3D MAZE: Circus of the Damned

The carnival has been turned upside down, embracing the distorted and surreal like never before! Immerse yourself in terror and navigate lifelike 3D elements with special 3D glasses to escape an evil ringmaster seeking to restore his cursed Circus of the Damned to its former glory. Avoid his condemned crew and escape the big top before you’re forced to join them!

Scare Zones

All-New! Overgrowth

Enter a nightmarish greenhouse overrun by a botanist's mutant plant experiments. Twisting vines and lurking horrors fill this dark forest, leaving little room to escape... or even breathe.

All-New! Ripper Row

Step into the shadowy streets of Ripper Row, where Jack the Ripper's reign of terror has plunged the neighborhood into chaos. With paranoia at an all-time high and danger around every corner, every face in the crowd could be friend... or foe.

All-New! Terrors of the Deep

Descend into a waterfront nightmare where monstrous sea beasts and eldritch horrors emerge from the depths. The docks have become a hunting ground, and the fishermen are no longer the ones doing the catching.

Red Moon Revelry

A once quiet commune deep in the woods has been transformed into a bloodthirsty cabal of vampires, celebrating the arrival of the blood moon. It is time to feast on all those who are drawn in by the sounds of a party.

All Hallow's Harvest

Step into a blighted farmland where nothing can protect you from the cursed scarecrows intent on harvesting your body and soul to feed their dark desires. Be wary and watch your back.

Carnival of Chaos

If you survive Circus of the Damned, press your luck in the Carnival of Chaos. Beware the disgruntled carnies and sideshow clowns that haunt the midway, and specialty performers who’d kill to make it to the big time.

Deadly Toys

These aren’t like the dolls you grew up with. Playtime starts now, and it’s not over until they’ve had their fun.

Graveyard

There are evils that can’t stay buried forever. Some of this cemetery’s long-term guests are dying to meet you.

Live Entertainment

All-New! Opening and Closing Scaremony

Step into the Carnival of Chaos, where creatures from beyond unleash nightly mayhem and a shocking betrayal threatens the Ringmaster's reign. Join us for the opening spectacle, then return for the night's chilling finale as the traitor is revealed and the Master of Scaremonies claims one last victim.

Monster Stomp

Witness the menace and mystery of Jack the Ripper in this modern rock and rhythm spectacular. With electric choreography, powerful live singing, and explosive percussions that are sure to get your heart pounding, this marquee performance is sure to be as legendary as Jack himself. Located at Nautilus Amphitheater.

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Vile Vignettes

All-New! Card Shark

A notorious dockyard smuggler and gambler has built a fortune by taking risks and always playing his cards right. Now, he's inviting daring challengers to a high-stakes game of wits, where the winner earns the location of one of his secret hideaways... and the loser may not be so lucky.

All-New! Dolly Delightful: RECALLED

Don't let her smile fool you. Dolly Delightful may have been recalled, but she's back on the loose and looking for revenge. With deadly toys in hand and mischief on her mind, she's always searching for new friends to play with... forever.

All-New! Growth Opportunity

The botanist of the overgrowth is hiring a groundskeeper to help tame the wild plants expanding across the gardens, and you've answered the call. But beware! The interview process is no easy feat, and failing the botanist's tests could result in the monstrous flora taking hold and dragging you six feet under...

Summon the Spirits

A paranormal researcher with a questionable educational background has arrived in Ripper Row with an apprentice in tow. Their goal? Contact a victim of Jack the Ripper in the afterlife to learn the killer’s true identity. But take heed, summoning spirits often comes with unintended consequences...

Misfortune

Want to know what the future has in store? Step into this fortune teller’s tent if you’re brave enough, but you may not like what you hear as she spins tales of woe and anguish.

Howl-O-Scream

Rides in the Dark

It wouldn’t be a SeaWorld visit without a ride or two, but it wouldn’t be Howl-O-Scream without a dose of nighttime terror. Brave Arctic Rescue, Electric Eel, or Emperor in the DARK!

Weather Permitting

Skip ride lines all night with Front Line Fear Ultimate

Sinister Cocktail Bars

All-New! The Rusted Dagger

Fanta Fright House

SeaWorld San Diego Howl-O-Scream Ambarlance Cocktail

Inferno Bar

Coffin 1380

Toybox

Big Top Drinks

Macabre Merch

New Howl-O-Scream gear lands this season at Shop of Horrors, Howl-O-Scream Gifts at SEAsons, and Haunted Gifts. Look for tees, jerseys, hoodies, hats, and more, plus exclusive merch and pins you'll only find at SeaWorld San Diego.

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