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Commercial unveiled, tickets on sale and house names released for Howl O Scream

It's been a busy day for fans of haunts, and fans of Busch Gardens Tampa. All in the course of a few hours Busch Gardens has released the commercial for this year's Howl O Scream, and put tickets on sale. With all that excitement, AAA released the names of all the houses for this year. 

 HowlOScream

Geez - you all were the kind of kids who shook all their Christmas presents the night before, weren't you?! Yes, the e-commerce site is up and running, but that is NOT the .com (or the "full") HOS site. It has to go live and be tested before the .com goes live to link into it. That said, if you all want to start buying tickets now, have at it.
 
That bit of information came from the official Howl O Scream Facebook page. And with that tickets are now on sale. This year, just as in year's past, starts off with Freaky Preview where tickets are discounted and certain passholder levels get in for free. The site also has tons of information on VIP tours, and of course Fright Feast. Click here to purchase tickets.
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Then there's the commercial. It starts off sounding like a sweet lullaby inviting you into the dark side of the gardens. Heck there's even gorgeous roses adorning all sides. Then you realize that the roses have eyeballs in them! Then we fast forward through all kinds of creepy goodness involving zombies and of course our main (not an icon) lady. 
 
And finally in our revealing day of revelations, there is the house list. It's worth noting here that Busch Gardens has not officially launched their website, but they have confirmed that this list is accurate via their Facebook page. This come's via the AAA website page for Busch Gardens. 
 
This year the event will have six regular houses (down one from last year) and one upcharge house. 
  • Alone(upcharge house)
  • Nevermore (Edgar Allen Poe themed house)
  • Ultimate Gamble-Vampire Casino (Vamps in Vegas)
  • Zombie Morturary 
  • Deconstruction-The Dr. Is out of Control (returning house)
  • Death Row Vengeance-Fear the Dead (returning house)
  • Nightshade Toy Factory (returning house)

There is no word if there are any scare zones this year, or if the whole park will be one giant scare zone utilizing roaming hordes. Also up for debate are the shows. It's inevitable that Fiends will return. The show has been with the park since the beginning of the event, and only recently has undergone minor changes. It's a crowd pleaser, and seems to be a favorite of the creative team. But the big question is the show in the Desert Grill. The ticket site lists "Blood Relations" which was a show that parodied pop culture of the past year. However, if you hover over the "Fright Feast" option you get "The Midnight Hour". If I had to guess, I'd say Midnight Hour is in and Blood Relations is out. 

For more information about Howl O Scream, visit the events official website.

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Erik Yates is a Theme Park Junkie who calls Busch Gardens Tampa his home park. He is chief writer for Behindthethrills.com and has hosted several theme park related websites including IOACentral Radio and Awesome Badness. Erik has interviewed many in the theme park business and has made many...

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