GoKawiilSeaWorld Orlando adds BookTok-style romantasy zone to Howl-O-Scream event
SeaWorld Orlando's Howl-O-Scream Halloween event, which opened September 11, includes a new scare zone called Just One More Chapter themed around BookTok romantasy tropes. The area features costumed actors playing brooding 'bad boy' characters who hand out roses to guests amid a set designed to look like an oversized book, alongside more traditional horror zones like a haunted forest and an I Know What You Did Last Summer house.
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The addition suggests SeaWorld is trying to tap into the popularity of romantasy fiction and BookTok culture to draw a younger, social-media-savvy audience to its seasonal event. Reactions on social media have been split between mockery and genuine enthusiasm, which could indicate uncertainty about how well this kind of theming fits the SeaWorld brand.
- SeaWorld Orlando's Howl-O-Scream event opened September 11 with a new BookTok-inspired 'romantasy' scare zone.
- The zone, called Just One More Chapter, features actors playing tortured romance-novel love interests who give guests roses.
- Online reactions have been mixed, ranging from mockery of the concept to genuine positive interest from attendees.
Source: wired.com — Ej Dickson, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “SeaWorld Wants to Make You Horny”
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