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

 

[Beaumont]

It has begun. The season of Howl-O-Scream has started. Be prepared to be scared. Who will be brave enough to confront their worst nightmares? Who will survive the gruesome Gorgons of the Gardens, the bloodthirsty butchers of Meat Market, the Grimm storybook characters of Scary Tale Road, and the wicked Whitechapel murderers of Ripper Row?

 

[Nicole]

BGWFans will be tweeting our thoughts from the event tonight, probably starting with Hideaway.

 

[phurst]

Are they doing something HOS themed?

 

[Coasternerd]

Are they doing something HOS themed?

I believe that the drink selection is supposed to be different. As for the actual show itself, who knows?

 

[Diamond Dave]

BGWFans will be tweeting our thoughts from the event tonight, probably starting with Hideaway.

Enjoy the drinks!

 

[Nicole]

Are they doing something HOS themed?

You can information about the Fall menu in the Hideaway thread:

Existing - Bürgermeister's Hideaway Cocktail Experience

Bürgermeister's Hideaway is an upcharge dining and entertainment offering that debuted in Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Rhinefeld hamlet on July 20th, 2022. The park's official page for this experience can be found here: https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/dining/speakeasy/

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[Nicole]

They pulled the cones and opened the parking gates at 1:15 today. Park open is officially 2pm.

 

[phurst]

The HOS map is officially up.

 

[Zachary]

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[Beaumont]

What are the spooky scary pumpkins in Scary Tale Road supposed to be referencing? Are they an allusion to Cinderella or Peter Pumpkin Eater? I recognize Little Miss Muffet's spiders, the Wicked Witch's gingerbread house, and Snow White's glass coffin.

 

[ceno8yte]

Those pumpkins are gonna look so damn cool all lit up at night (hopefully). Also glad to hear the houses are getting good reviews, last year felt really rough on that front.

 

[Nicole]

What are the spooky scary pumpkins in Scary Tale Road supposed to be referencing? Are they an allusion to Cinderella or Peter Pumpkin Eater? I recognize Little Miss Muffet's spiders, the Wicked Witch's gingerbread house, and Snow White's glass coffin.

Peter Pumpkin Eater, I believe:

 

[Beaumont]

I really hope the gingerbread house in Scary Tale Road gets finished soon. I also hope it has a brick oven that lights up and has flame effects/smoke coming out.

 

[Icer]

That inferno sign is straight up doodoo

 

[stoney]

Hey, can someone give me some insight? I’m thinking about going to BGW this evening. Last year, I went twice for howl o scream. I went once on a weekday in September (maybe a Thursday if I remember correctly) and had an amazing time, not many lines at all, walked on most mazes and rides.

Then I went on a Saturday in October and it was the worst BGW experience of my life.

I’m driving from Richmond, would probably only get to be there from 5:30-10:00 tonight, do y’all think it’s gonna be packed tonight? Would Sunday likely be more crowded or less do you imagine? Just struggling to figure out if it’s worth the nearly 90 minute drive in rush hour traffic to go for a few hours, if it’s gonna be slammed I def don’t want to. But I don’t wanna miss out on my only chance to go before it’s busier in October

 

[GoHokies87]

How does everyone feel about having something physically blocking the path on the main path through the park even during the day? it looks great but knowing how people are, I feel like that could cause issues.

 

[phurst]

Hey, can someone give me some insight? I’m thinking about going to BGW this evening. Last year, I went twice for howl o scream. I went once on a weekday in September (maybe a Thursday if I remember correctly) and had an amazing time, not many lines at all, walked on most mazes and rides.

Then I went on a Saturday in October and it was the worst BGW experience of my life.

I’m driving from Richmond, would probably only get to be there from 5:30-10:00 tonight, do y’all think it’s gonna be packed tonight? Would Sunday likely be more crowded or less do you imagine? Just struggling to figure out if it’s worth the nearly 90 minute drive in rush hour traffic to go for a few hours, if it’s gonna be slammed I def don’t want to. But I don’t wanna miss out on my only chance to go before it’s busier in October

It's opening night, so I suspect it will be busier this weekend than the next few weekends will be.

 

[Icer]

Hey, can someone give me some insight? I’m thinking about going to BGW this evening. Last year, I went twice for howl o scream. I went once on a weekday in September (maybe a Thursday if I remember correctly) and had an amazing time, not many lines at all, walked on most mazes and rides.

Then I went on a Saturday in October and it was the worst BGW experience of my life.

I’m driving from Richmond, would probably only get to be there from 5:30-10:00 tonight, do y’all think it’s gonna be packed tonight? Would Sunday likely be more crowded or less do you imagine? Just struggling to figure out if it’s worth the nearly 90 minute drive in rush hour traffic to go for a few hours, if it’s gonna be slammed I def don’t want to. But I don’t wanna miss out on my only chance to go before it’s busier in October

Thursdays are always a ghost town, Saturdays are always a train wreck, Fridays are good in Sept and get incrementally worse up through Halloween, Sundays vary between Thursday and Friday levels of busyness. All in my experience, could vary in others, but I have been going for 15 years not necessarily hitting every day of the week it is open every time I go.

My big trip with a lot of my friends and family I have set for the weekend of September 24th. I'd say any Saturday after that one you would genuinely have more fun sight seeing at Wal Mart. Adhere to the basic formula of Thursday when you can, early season Fridays for a fuller experience, and if it needs to be a late season visit on a weekend make it a Sunday, and you'll be fine.

 

[Beaumont]

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[phurst]

Those pumpkins are gonna look so damn cool all lit up at night (hopefully).