HOWL-O-SCREAM Busch Gardens Special Rates

Don't miss this great HOWL-O-SCREAM Special at Tampa's favorite Holiday Inn Express!

This fall, Howl-O-Scream takes sweet revenge on its most devoted fans at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. For 18 select nights in September and October, the Gulf coast's premiere adventure park transforms into Florida's top-rated Halloween event - a park-wide nightmare of seductive surprises that will rock your world.

Devious creatures infest Busch Gardens' 335 acres with dark, sinister, adult-targeted fun, including more haunted houses than ever before, all-new spine-tingling scare zones and thrilling live stage shows. Even the streets themselves aren't safe from the wandering hoards and other terrors of the night, and bone-chilling roller coasters keep your pulse pounding all night long. Howl-O-Scream 2010 will leave you begging for mercy . . .and screaming for more.

Packages start at $146 for:

• 2 adults
• 2 Howl-O-Scream tickets
• 1 night in a King or Double Queen room
• Special good through October 31
• For more packages and pricing call hotel direct at 813-910-7171

About Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens Tampa . . .

Howl-O-Scream "haunted houses", venues and activities for 2010 include:

Alone…(a personal experience in horror) House at Large Animal Display

The deranged Master Alexander Daedalus opened Minotaur Storage to house his vast collection of "cultural" remains. But now his sinister obsession with hoarding has expanded to stockpiling people. Escape this lunatic's labyrinth or you will become part of his collection. Can you make it out ALONE?

Nightshade Toy Factory: Son of Nightshade House at Zagora

By day, the old Nightshade Toy Factory appears abandoned. But as night falls, the mysterious manufacturing plant is aglow and hums with blood-curdling shrieks. You'll run for your life when this already-bizarre factory tour turns into the Son of Nightshade and his possessed playthings seeking revenge on his twisted, toymaking father.

MyX: Revenge Rocks House on Gwazi Park

MyX is the hottest underground band in town, and its devoted fans are dying to meet Sylvie and her killer group. After sneaking backstage and discovering the disturbing truth behind the cruel lyrics, the quest to "get in with the band" quickly changes to a life-or-death race to get out.

Delta Epsilon Delta: Extreme Rush (DEDer)House at Tidal Wave

Sisterhood is forever, and the torture and pain of sorority life amp up to a new extreme during Rush Week 2010. Delta Epsilon Delta alumni return to celebrate a new chapter in the house's dark history, marked by the mysterious chapter's new MyX anthem, "It's never been better than to be D.E.D.er!"

Trapped in the Walls: Ghostchasers House at Cheetah Chase

The gruesome fate of an innocent family made headlines when their bodies were discovered years ago. Today, you'll join a paranormal research team as they attempt to reveal the house's horrible history by investigating the dark demons trapped by the lingering evil that has seeped into the walls.

Taste of Blood: A Different Vein House at Bumper Cars

Once revered as royalty, hordes of undead vampires have now been forced underground into the subways and sewers to avoid the sunlight. By day, they feed on rats to survive. But as night falls, these fanged fiends take to the streets to seduce fresh blood.

Death Row Vengeance: No Escape House at Kenya Pavilion

The inmates at Grey Echo Penitentiary are slated for execution, and they blame you. With their last breath, they curse those who do nothing to save them from the electric chair or lethal injection and vow to haunt those who watched them suffer. Will you make it out alive when they come back to make good on their dying promise?

Deconstruction: The Doctor Is Out of Control House at Akbar

Dr. Edger VonAngst has the skill and technology to make you over…but what will you become? This mad reconstructive surgeon has fallen one notch deeper into insanity and is putting human parts back together with mechanical pieces, combining flesh, bone and steel in the most hideous ways.

Road Trip Scare Zone in Jungala

Free-wheeling college students set out on a road trip to see their favorite band, MyX. But when their van breaks down on a deserted road, the stranded students soon discover that the forest surrounding them is filled with half-man, half-beast creatures with a taste for human blood.

Crazed Love Scare Zone in Timbuktu

The bleeding hearts of jilted lovers unite through their stories of heartbreak. From the bride left at the altar to the woman who has been cheated on one too many times, these depressed devotees will go to any length to un-break their hearts and claim revenge. Happy Together doesn't happen here.

Spiders and Snakes Scare Zone on SSSOF Walkway

A meteor crashed to earth, creating a glowing beacon that lures all things creepy and crawly. Snakes slither and spiders sneak in swarms larger than your nightmares can imagine. Shivers will crawl up and down your spine when you traverse this path infested with some of the most feared creatures on earth.

Light of Doom Scare Zone at Nairobi Walkway

Try to collect your senses as specters of light and shadow blur the line between this world and the next. Here, you will be challenged to wander through a maze of illumination and fog. Eerie apparitions confound and confuse as they try to trick unsuspecting guests "into the light."

Xtreme Fanatics Scare Zone at Turnstiles

My X's most devoted and deranged followers call themselves X-treme FANatics. They unite to share their obsessive dedication in hopes of finding new converts and erect a shrine to their beloved Sylvie and her killer band. They will stop at nothing to prove they are the ultimate fans!

Blood Relations (show)

Ready for a bloody good time? In the great hall of Blood Manor, the will of the recently deceased Lady Betty Blood is read for her surviving relatives. This sinister musical is packed with sadistic humor and a family of relatives with more than just skeletons in their closets.

Fiends (show)

Is there a doctor in the house? These captivating creatures of the night will infect you with dance fever and keep your pulse pounding with their deranged dance party. But when Dr. Freakenstein's naughty nurses start operating, the diagnosis is always "code pink."

Fright Feast

Don't wait to make your reservation for the most deranged dinner show in town. Devour monstrous main courses and devilish deserts from a buffet and witness an exclusive performance of the all-new show Blood Relations at the Desert Grill. Then, be the first to brave the dark with a half-hour of early access to all-new haunted houses.

Howl-O-Scream Shop of Horrors

Remember your evening of evil with the perfect Howl-O-Scream souvenir, including Sylvie's signature jewelry, exclusive MyX concert tees and other Halloween-themed gifts. Then, smile through the pain and snap the perfect party pic with the Delta Epsilon Delta girls at an exclusive photo op that's not for the faint of heart.

Club X

Grab your entourage and head to the transformed Marrakesh Theater to party like a rock star at Howl-O-Scream's exclusive 21+ dance club. This adults-only nighttime playground keeps the energy pumping all night long with non-stop music, premium signature cocktails, drink specials and exclusive appearances by Howl-O-Scream's most terrifying celebrities.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Features...

Convenient Hotel Location Near Busch Gardens Tampa

Holiday Inn Express - Tampa is a great place to relax after a day visiting Busch Gardens, sightseeing, or playing golf on one of the nearby Tampa golf courses. With all the great free amenities included with your Florida Resident Staycation hotel rate: breakfast, local & 800 calls, fitness center, outdoor heated pool, courtyard patio, natural turf putting green, and so much more.

• Extended Stay Rates available for stays of 7 days or longer.
• Complimentary ExpressStart breakfast served daily, includes: bagels, an assortment of breads, muffins, hot & cold cereals, fresh fruits, juices, coffee, tea, milk & cocoa, special Holiday Inn Express cinnamon buns
• In-room coffee maker with complimentary coffee
• Spacious accommodations with well-lit, comfortable work areas
• Complimentary weekday morning newspaper
• Free high-speed wireless internet access from anywhere in the hotel
• Multi-line business phones with dataports - be online and on the phone at the same time
• Free local & 800 calls (US & Canada)
• Long distance service provided by AT&T. No surcharges on credit card calls, so call as often as you like
• For your convenience - full-sized iron & ironing board in every room
• Guest laundry facilities
• Suites with kitchenette
• Heated outdoor swimming pool
• Keep on your excercise routine at our Fitness Center, or enjoy nearby trails and parks.
• As a Priority Club Rewards member you will earn 10 points for every dollar you spend on accommodations
• Corporate, government and other special discount rates available

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