Brick or Treat trail at LEGOLAND Florida, LEGO Witch
 
Halloween is less than six weeks away, which may seem like a long time but in reality its just enough time to find a costume and book your tickets to one of Central Florida’s many theme parks for their annual spooky events. If you’re already planning your Halloween activities, here are the top Halloween events in Orlando:

Brick-or-Treat – It’s a ghoulish good time at LEGOLAND Florida this October with the annual Brick-Or-Treat. This haunting event will transform Miniland U.S.A. into a haunted adventure with a scavenger hunt, trick-or-treating, brick-or-treat trail, super brick build activities, the largest LEGO Jack-O-Lantern in the world, Emmet’s Everything is Awesome Costume Contest, meet-and-greet with new LEGO characters, dance party and much more!

Halloween Spooktacular – It’s an ocean of fun at SeaWorld Orlando this October when the Orlando theme park invites you to dive into the holiday with its Halloween Spooktacular. This daytime event will include trick-or-treating, an energetic dance party, sea-themed arts and crafts and so much more. SeaWorld Orlando also invites its guests to get into the spirit and dress up in their favorite Halloween costume. You can dive into the ocean of fun during SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular October 4 and every Saturday and Sunday in October from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Halloween Horror Nights – For the premiere Halloween event, set you sights on Halloween Horror Nights 24 at Universal Studios. This year’s scare fest includes some of the most frightening characters and creatures from television and film including haunted houses based off of “The Walking Dead,” “Alien vs. Predator and “Halloween.” In addition to the haunted houses HHN24 will scare with heart-pounding scare zones, hilariously wicked shows and Universal’s thrilling rides. Halloween Horror Nights kicks off September 19.

ZooBoo – Over at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, visitors can get spooked at the annual ZooBoo. This year, the zoo is celebrating its 16th Zoo Boo and that means more booing than ever before!  The hair-raising haunts include six haunted houses like London Frightmare, French Quarter Phantoms, Wake the Dead, Tangled Terror, Pharaoh’s Tomb of Revenge and Little Beasties Bungalow. If you’re not into frights check out Zoo Boo’s Spooky Fun Fair, free rides, spooky species and more. Zoo Boo begins September 26.

Howl-O-Scream – The horror enthusiasts can get their fill of evil beings at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this year during Howl-O-Scream. Those who enter the park run the risk of being cursed and being chased by the creatures you run from in your nightmares. This year’s haunted houses include Dead Fall, Zombie Containment Unit 15, The Basement, Bloody Asylum, Death Water Bayou, Circus of Superstition 3D, Zombie Mortuary and The Experiment: The Final Test. Howl-O-Scream begins scaring September 26.

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – For parents Halloween is all about dressing up the kids and helping them gather as much candy as you can in one night. If that’s your agenda this year head to Walt Disney World for their annual Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Here, kids can dress up in their favorite Halloween costume and trick-or-treat through Magic Kingdom. Plus, the entire family will love the eerie entertainment, spooky celebrations and sinister shows of the party. Even if you can’t make it to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party you can always experience the not-so-scary fun during the day. 

Orlando, FL – 09/18/14

By: Jena Pugh