How to Spend Halloween at an Orlando Theme Park

Halloween is a special time at Orlando, Florida's theme parks. Disney World, Sea World and Universal Orlando transform their parks into Halloween wonderlands. Halloween parties range from the tame to scary, making Orlando a prime location for Halloween fun.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Theme Park or Party tickets

1. Scare yourself at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights. Held at Universal Studios Florida, the nights feature haunted houses, live shows, scare zones and roaming monsters and maniacs. A separate ticket is required for Halloween Horror Nights, which is held in September and October.

2. Opt for a tamer Halloween experience at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, held at Disney's Magic Kingdom. This family friendly event features the "Boo-to-You" Halloween Parade, trick or treating, the HalloWishes fireworks spectacular and specially-costumed characters. You must buy a separate event ticket to attend Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, which is held on select dates in September and October.

3. Visit Sea world Orlando's Halloween Spooktacular. The Spooktacular features trick or treating, friendly wandering mermaids, sea witches and octopuses, a Halloween-themed show and the Frozen Fun Zone. Admission to the Halloween Spooktacular is included when you buy a Sea World ticket. The Halloween Spooktacular is held on select days in October.

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   Head to Downtown Disney for a night of trick or treating. If the offerings at the theme parks don't appeal to you and all you really want to do is take the kids trick or treating, drive over to Downtown Disney for a few hours of low-key fun.

Tips & Warnings

• No matter what your age, be sure to dress up when you visit one of the parties. You may event want to choose a theme for your group's costumes.
• Buy tickets early. They often sell out quickly, particularly for Halloween night.

Resources

• Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
• Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights
• Sea World Orlando Spooktacular

[taskeinc]

on 9/17/2008 2 summers ago I took my kids to Orlando, I think I had more fun than they did .. now we'll have to get down there for Halloween .. thanks for sharing.