Howl-O-Scream Williamsburg 2022

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Howl-O-Scream: Virginia Halloween Event | Busch Gardens Williamsburg

The spirit of Halloween is unleashed at Howl-O-Scream! Find haunted houses, escape rooms, scare zones, live shows & roller coasters if you dare.

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Attraction Lineup​

Haunted Houses​

1. Inferno [New] - Location: Pompeii (?)
2. Death Water Bayou [New] - Location: Festa Field
3. Nevermore Chapter 2 [New] (Updated & Relocated) - Location: Drachen Fire Station Building (?)
4. Witch of the Woods [Returning] - Location: Oktoberfest Woods Maze
5. KILLarney Diner [Returning] - Location: Ireland Simulator

Terror-Tories™​

1. Dead A-head [New] - Location: France
2. Gorgon Gardens [New] - Location: Italy Gardens
3. Scary Tale Road [New] - Location: Rhinefield
4. Meat Market [Returning] - Location: New France
5. Ripper Row [Returning] - Location: England

+ Roaming Hack Pack [Returning] - Location: Where you least expect it​

Shows​

1. Jack is Back [Returning] - Location: Ireland
2. Phantoms of the Festhaus [Returning] - Location: Festhaus
3. Skeletones [Returning] - Location: San Marco
4. Monster Stomp® on Ripper Row [Returning] - Location: Globe Theatre

+ ZomBeats [Returning] - Location: France?​

Party Zones​

1. DJ Marie Antoinette Party Zone [New] - Location: France
2. DJ Masquerade Party Zone [New] - Location: Festa Italia

(These are listed as new, but seem to be in the same areas as the party zones in 2021)

BOOze Bars​

1. Stone-Cold Spirits [New] - Location: Italy Gardens
2. Pete's Provisions [New] - Location: New France
3. Back Alley Bar - Location: England
4. Jack's Nightcap - Location: Ireland
5. Frost Bar - Location: Oktoberfest
6. BarKastle Spirits - Location: Oktoberfest

 

[warfelg]

Wasn’t trying to be dismissive, just figuring out how big of a deal it was and trying to acknowledge that.

 

[Murphy]

"Insiders" on FB are claiming that poor attendance to member preview night in 2021 is the reason that they removed this. IF it that were true, surely it was because it was on a Thursday night, making it more difficult for people to show up.

Member only days were a huge reason we signed up for the membership.

 

[Zachary]

I have never seen an unpopular member preview day that wasn't the result of a very obvious external factor (read: awful weather).

 

[phurst]

Preview day last year was definitely sparsely attended, but that was part of the appeal. Some years may have been more crowded than the days immediately following it, but I can't remember going to one that was uncomfortably packed like they are later into October. I'm legitimately pissed they've removed that perk. I never really go to Christmas Town anyway, so I don't care about that preview, but HOS preview night was like my Christmas, I look forward to it all year long.

 

[ludmarco]

I went to the Member VIP party thing for Pantheon and was pretty impressed. Mostly because the cupcakes they gave out were actually good. It‘d be nice if they at least did something like that for the HOS member event… cupcakes and quick queue for one haunted house

 

[DJTLG]

I was at member preview night last year, and attendance was not very good at all. Having it on a Thursday probably didn't help, and I heard there were members who were not aware of it.

 

[Icer]

Seems like they found a way to barely market the preview day and put it on an off day as a way to get numbers supporting their decision to remove the perk as a whole.

 

[Murphy]

Seems like they found a way to barely market the preview day and put it on an off day as a way to get numbers supporting their decision to remove the perk as a whole.

This was more or less what I was trying to get at. As if they gave themselves an out.

 

[Beaumont]

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[Beaumont]

On the subject of Nevermore, which Edgar Allan Poe poems/stories are referenced in that particular attraction?

 

[Icer]

Baltimore Ravens

 

[RollyCoaster]

Sharkboy and Lavagirl

 

[Beaumont]

Correct me if I am wrong but I think Nevermore has "The Raven", "Lenore", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Masque of the Red Death", and "The Black Cat". Edgar Allan Poe also attended the University of Virginia.

 

[Icer]

Also "Ray Rice and the Elevator", "The Hawk; an Ed Reed Story" and "I bet Big Ben really did it"

 

[ludmarco]

I’m no Poe expert, but I didn’t think a lot of the stories were carried out as well as they could have. Props to “The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death” though… I thought both of those looked nice. Does anyone know where it’s going this year? I think Catacombs’ old location by Royal Palace could really help the house out.

 

[horsesboy]

I’m no Poe expert, but I didn’t think a lot of the stories were carried out as well as they could have. Props to “The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death” though… I thought both of those looked nice. Does anyone know where it’s going this year? I think Catacombs’ old location by Royal Palace could really help the house out.

DF old station.

 

[ToddF]

Here's a bit of news I haven't seen reported yet. I hear that the prohibition on daytime staff also working as scare actors has been lifted. This opens up the potential pool of scare actors substantially. Hopefully this will help with the understaffing issues HOS often has had in the past.

 

[Zachary]

Here's a bit of news I haven't seen reported yet. I hear that the prohibition on daytime staff also working as scare actors has been lifted. This opens up the potential pool of scare actors substantially. Hopefully this will help with the understaffing issues HOS often has had in the past.

If true, this is enormous news! The inability for employees to work normal jobs by day and do HOS by night has been a MAJOR staffing pain point for YEARS now. This really could go a long way towards helping HOS' staffing issues.

 

[Beaumont]

How did y’all feel when Scary Tale Road was announced on the Howl-O-Scream website?

 

[Beaumont]

When will the official map for this event be released online?