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2009 Halloween Theme Park Scare Guide: Busch Gardens Williamsburg Howl-O-Scream

Where: 1 Busch Gardens Blvd [map], Williamsburg, VA, United States, 23185
October 7, 2009 at 9:31 AM | by kjb | 0 Comments

For those in our nation’s capital looking to celebrate Halloween without Obama and Palin masks, there’s always the option of taking a ride down I-95 to Williamsburg, Virginia. Busch Gardens Williamsburg has been doing the scary theme park for over ten years now, and this year’s Howl-O-Scream looks to do more damage than even their roller coasters.

Like some of the parks we’ve featured before, Busch Gardens transforms the park into a scary land featuring costumed characters lurking behind every corner. There’s six different haunted houses to terrify and torture, especially when a few of them are more maze than haunted house. Good luck if you’re trying to get out. If you’d rather have a chance to escape, you can always run through one of the park’s nine scare zones.

If you need to take a breather there’s plenty of scary shows to entertain you. Sit back and relax, or try to, and take in the scene. There’s one for your little pumpkin as well—starring Elmo—but we won’t tell anyone if you need to watch that one instead.

Howl-O-Scream
Scare Tactics
Attempting to cash in on the vampire craze, the park hopes to teach you that vampires aren’t cute with the haunted house—Bitten. Explore Eastern Europe during the late 1800s where the locals are a little less than friendly. There’s only one road out of town, so good luck.

For animal lovers there’s a chance to try your luck getting through the scare zone known as Werewolves. The village has been boarded up and they warn that silver bullets are needed, but you’ll be fine, we think.

Where
1 Busch Gardens Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23185

2009 Dates:
Be prepared to be scared on weekends through November 1. If you can get out of work, Fridays are good as well, but the park is closed every other day. Fridays and Sundays the park is open from 10am to 10pm, and on Saturday nights it’s 10am to 11pm. Most of the scary stuff swings into full gear after dark, so pace yourself.

Cost
You may want to allocate a bit of your candy budget for entrance to the park. It’s $61.95 per adult and that gets you access to the park for the entire day. There’s no separate cost for the Halloween goodies. Book online and you can get a Fall Fun Card if you’re a resident of Virginia, and it will grant you unlimited admission until November 1 for the same price.

Event Hotel Options:
Since the park is located in family friendly Williamsburg, there’s plenty of affordable major hotel chains to check out. We’d probably pick the Embassy Suites Williamsburg. They’ve got big rooms, flat screen TVs, free breakfast every morning (with omelets!), and free cocktails in the afternoon.

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Related Stories:
· Howl-O-Scream Williamsburg Annual Events [Wikipedia]
· Howl-O-Scream Williamsburg [Official Site]
· Universal's Halloween Horror Nights [Jaunted]

[Photo: Busch Gardens]

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