SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego, and SeaWorld San Antonio will open an all-new Howl-O-Scream haunted house based on Sony Pictures’ I Know What You Did Last Summer on September 11, 2026.
United Parks and Resorts confirmed the house title as I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch, calling it the first time the film has been licensed into a major Halloween event at the three SeaWorld parks. If that franchise title changes which city or night you buy, open the park-specific Howl-O-Scream calendar before rooms and flights harden.
- What is new: All-new Sony-licensed house, The Final Catch, at three SeaWorld parks.
- First night: September 11, 2026, at Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio.
- Season window: Select nights through October 31, 2026, on posted event calendars.
- Ticket split: Orlando and San Diego sell separate HOS tickets; San Antonio includes the event with admission.
- Current sale: Killer Summer and Summer Sale discounts are posted while houses keep filling in.
What The Final Catch adds to Howl-O-Scream
According to the official SeaWorld Orlando Howl-O-Scream attractions page, the house is labeled all-new and places guests inside Southport as the Fisherman stalks the story’s summer secret. The same page frames the night as a mature event with intense adult themes, so this is not a family daytime Halloween add-on.
SeaWorld’s July 31 press release, carried on PR Newswire and confirmed in independent coverage from Amusement Today, says the house recreates scenes from the 1997 film and opens the same night at all three parks. Guests who already follow Howl-O-Scream for original houses now have a searchable licensed IP reason to reopen the calendar. The same package also keeps scare zones, live entertainment, themed bars, and overnight coasters in the event, so the house is a headline stop rather than the entire night plan. Travelers who only watch for franchise names still need the rest of each park’s map before they call a night finished.
That matters because earlier 2026 SeaWorld reveals covered scare zones and local house lists without this franchise title. Deep Arrival already covered Orlando’s Just One More Chapter scare zone and San Antonio’s free-houses admission model as separate decisions.
The Final Catch is a named house product across three markets, not a rehash of either stream.
Inside the Orlando attractions map, Everything Must Stay remains listed as another all-new house, Nekrosis and Just One More Chapter remain all-new scare zones, and several house tiles are still marked coming soon. Buyers should treat The Final Catch as one confirmed high-profile stop, not as proof that the full house card is finished.
United Parks CEO Marc Swanson said the franchise addition is meant to raise immersive entertainment across the three parks while still sitting inside a wider package of houses, scare zones, live entertainment, and coasters after dark. For trip planning, that means the house can sell a ticket, but the rest of the night still depends on each park’s incomplete public map.
Ticket rules differ by park, so match the market first
Orlando and San Diego still sell Howl-O-Scream as a separately ticketed night event. The July 31 release says those guests can use a limited-time Killer Summer Sale with savings of up to 65 percent on Howl-O-Scream tickets and up to 70 percent for pass members.
Sale figures move, and multi-ticket minimums, taxes, parking, and service fees change the true per-person total. Recheck the live cart rather than trusting a screenshot from social media.
San Antonio is the different planning problem. The same release states that Howl-O-Scream is included with park admission there, with a Summer Sale on tickets, Season Passes, and Annual Passes instead of a separate scare-night cart as the default entry path.
Travelers who only read an Orlando ticket post and assume every SeaWorld works the same way will misprice San Antonio. Match the ticket product to the city you can actually visit.
Confirm your night on the live official calendar before you lock a nonrefundable hotel or flight around September 11. The premiere date is firm in the press materials, but select-night calendars still decide which midweek or weekend slots actually open at each park. A sold-out first weekend can push you to a later October date when weather, school calendars, and competing events all change. If your group needs a specific night, buy only after the official calendar shows that exact date as open.
Costumes, age suitability, and whether daytime admission is bundled are still park-specific ticket questions. Read the live terms for the park you will visit rather than copying another city’s cart rules into your plan.
If you are building a full SeaWorld Orlando day around the night event, stack daytime hours and ride height rules first. Deep Arrival’s SeaWorld Orlando park hours page and SeaWorld Orlando height requirements checker keep the daytime half honest when coasters also run after dark.
San Antonio planners can use the live SeaWorld San Antonio park map to place daytime rides and animal areas before the included night event begins. That is a different logistics path from Orlando’s separately ticketed model.
How this changes a 2026 Halloween shortlist
For Orlando, The Final Catch is a reason to keep SeaWorld on a multi-park Halloween comparison instead of defaulting only to Universal’s larger brand footprint. It does not replace a full Universal versus SeaWorld price and intensity comparison, and it does not finish SeaWorld’s own house list.
For San Diego, the same house title creates a West Coast planning trigger for travelers who already visit SeaWorld as their primary local park and want a licensed scare product without flying to Florida. Check the San Diego event page for night inventory and sale stack before assuming Orlando pricing language applies.
For San Antonio, the included-admission model can make a house-heavy night cheaper for guests who already planned a park day. It can also create denser crowds once the licensed house is public, so early night arrival and a rechecked operating calendar still matter.
Families with young children should stay on daytime Spooktacular-style products where those exist. Howl-O-Scream is written for mature audiences, and The Final Catch is a slasher-franchise house, not a soft Halloween overlay.
Guests who already hold 2026 Howl-O-Scream tickets do not need a new ticket type solely because this house was named. They should recheck the attractions map so the night plan includes The Final Catch and any still-unannounced houses that may arrive later.
Related Deep Arrival context for chronology only: the Orlando scare-zone update at Just One More Chapter and the San Antonio free-houses note at six free houses included with admission remain separate decisions from this three-park house license.
| If you are | What to do |
|---|---|
| Choosing an Orlando scare night now | Price Howl-O-Scream with The Final Catch against other park nights before rooms lock. |
| Visiting SeaWorld San Antonio in fall | Treat HOS as included with admission and recheck the Summer Sale on park tickets or passes. |
| Holding existing HOS tickets | Keep the tickets and recheck the attractions map as more houses are named. |
| Traveling with young children | Skip Howl-O-Scream and use daytime family Halloween products instead. |
- Book the right product: Separate HOS tickets in Orlando and San Diego; included event in San Antonio.
- Mark first night: September 11 is the shared premiere for The Final Catch at all three parks.
- Recheck the map: Other houses and bars are still incomplete on public attractions pages.
- Use sale windows carefully: Confirm live cart totals, taxes, parking, and multi-ticket rules before paying.
If a Sony-licensed Fisherman house is enough to choose SeaWorld over another Halloween night, open the park-specific ticket page now, match Orlando or San Diego’s separate event product or San Antonio’s included admission, and hold flexible lodging until your exact calendar night is confirmed.
What is I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch?
It is an all-new Howl-O-Scream haunted house based on the 1997 Sony Pictures film, opening September 11, 2026, at SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio.
Is the house included with regular SeaWorld admission?
In San Antonio, Howl-O-Scream is included with park admission under the current release language. In Orlando and San Diego, Howl-O-Scream remains a separately ticketed night event.
When can guests first walk through The Final Catch?
United Parks and the official park materials set the premiere for September 11, 2026, at all three SeaWorld parks during Howl-O-Scream.
Is Howl-O-Scream appropriate for children?
No. SeaWorld frames Howl-O-Scream for mature audiences with intense adult themes, so families with young children should choose daytime Halloween options instead.
