Howl-O-Scream 2014

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I made a crowd calendar for a reason guys lol

Basically this
Fridays and Sundays in September are slow to moderate. Expect heavier crowds on Fridays but nothing too unbearable. Sundays are also good crowd-wise.

Saturdays should be avoided. Last year pretty much every Saturday from September through October was packed to the gills. Conservatively, Saturdays in September should basically be busier than typical Saturdays, but not much beyond that. When I first did HOS in 2011, September in general was great as crowds were still very low, but as of recently with the popularity of haunts in general going up, I'd expect crowds to be heavier.

Just keep in mind the scares and decor won't be up to par early in the season.

So that leaves October. As it gets closer to Halloween, the scares are much better. The actors will already have their roles down by then.

But the crowds are much heavier. Fridays and Sundays are good up through mid-October. Crowds will still be light both days, but the scares will be amped up somewhat. Toward the end of October, expect Saturday crowds to spill into Fri-Sun.

Saturdays in October, the park will pretty much hit 30,000-35,000 early in the season and 35,000+ later in the season. Basically avoid it at all costs unless you vouch for fastpasses and even those are bound to sell out anyway.

I will say, since I started hanging out at the park in October, there's been one really rainy weekend usually close to peak that everyone avoids. If you plan well, plan around one of those so you can hit the fully staffed mazes with little to no wait.
 
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netdvn said:
I made a crowd calendar for a reason guys lol

Basically this
Fridays and Sundays in September are slow to moderate. Expect heavier crowds on Fridays but nothing too unbearable. Sundays are also good crowd-wise.

Saturdays should be avoided. Last year pretty much every Saturday from September through October was packed to the gills. Conservatively, Saturdays in September should basically be busier than typical Saturdays, but not much beyond that. When I first did HOS in 2011, September in general was great as crowds were still very low, but as of recently with the popularity of haunts in general going up, I'd expect crowds to be heavier.

Just keep in mind the scares and decor won't be up to par early in the season.

So that leaves October. As it gets closer to Halloween, the scares are much better. The actors will already have their roles down by then.

But the crowds are much heavier. Fridays and Sundays are good up through mid-October. Crowds will still be light both days, but the scares will be amped up somewhat. Toward the end of October, expect Saturday crowds to spill into Fri-Sun.

Saturdays in October, the park will pretty much hit 30,000-35,000 early in the season and 35,000+ later in the season. Basically avoid it at all costs unless you vouch for fastpasses and even those are bound to sell out anyway.

I will say, since I started hanging out at the park in October, there's been one really rainy weekend usually close to peak that everyone avoids. If you plan well, plan around one of those so you can hit the fully staffed mazes with little to no wait.
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Thanks for the calendar.
Speaking on my experience with rainy days at howloscream, I noticed the nearby scarezone actors being moved into indoor mazes. Catacombs particularly, was packed with actor.
 
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