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SeaWorld Orlando's Howl-O-Scream returns September 11 with its first named house, Everything Must Stay
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SeaWorld Orlando's Howl-O-Scream returns September 11 with its first named house, Everything Must Stay

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A suburban house that will not sell. That is the premise SeaWorld Orlando picked for the first Howl-O-Scream haunted house it has named for the 2026 event.

The house is called Everything Must Stay, and SeaWorld detailed it alongside the event dates and pricing earlier this month. SeaWorld's setup: "For six years, one suburban home has sat unsold while every open house ends the same way: terrified buyers fleeing from things they can't explain."

Two guests stand at a wooden railing at night during Howl-O-Scream, lit in teal light with fog billowing behind them, both looking off camera and the woman on the right wide-eyed and open-mouthed. An illuminated lighthouse rises in the background against a dark sky. A SeaWorld promotional photo of guests during Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Orlando. Image credit: SeaWorld Orlando via Inside the Magic

The lineup by the numbers

SeaWorld's event page lays out the scale: five haunted houses (four of them all new), six scare zones (four all new plus two returning), five all new themed bars, two roaming hordes and four rides running at night.

Logo artwork for the Everything Must Stay haunted house, with the title in distressed orange and red capital letters on a black background, and a glowing red real estate For Sale sign post standing at the end of the text. Logo artwork for the Everything Must Stay house. Image credit: SeaWorld Orlando

Just One More Chapter

The first new scare zone SeaWorld has named is Just One More Chapter, and SeaWorld's own framing points at the dark romance shelf. Its description: "If your bookshelf is filled with toxic obsession, masked men, and the most twisted love stories, this is the scare zone you've been waiting for."

Two returning zones are confirmed, Trailer Park Tragedy and Woodrot Hollow.

Logo artwork for the Just One More Chapter scare zone, with the title in ornate silver and purple gothic script on a dark background, a purple rose with dark green leaves to the upper right, and a dagger blade angled behind the lettering. Logo artwork for the Just One More Chapter scare zone. Image credit: SeaWorld Orlando

Rides after dark

Four rides run at night during the event: Mako, Ice Breaker, Pipeline: The Surf Coaster and Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice, per SeaWorld's attractions page and ClickOrlando.

Dates, times and tickets

Howl-O-Scream runs select nights from September 11 through October 31, 2026. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 7 p.m.

Pricing on SeaWorld's official page as of July 22, 2026:

  • Any Night Ticket: $37.99 per person when buying at least four tickets
  • Unlimited Scream Pass: $112.99 per person with no blockout dates
  • Unlimited Scream Pass with blockout dates: $102.99 per person
  • Two Park Unlimited Scream Pass: $169.99 per person, covering SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
  • Pass Member single night: $29.99 per person

SeaWorld has not yet named the remaining four houses or the other three new scare zones.

Sources

Image credits: SeaWorld Orlando (Everything Must Stay and Just One More Chapter artwork); SeaWorld Orlando via Inside the Magic (event photo).

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