Scenes from Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Skunk Ape and Eddie The Yeti, two the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, welcome guests Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Park Director Mike Hileman has a close call while feeding pumpkins to jumping alligators at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Cyrus The Gravedigger, one of the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, welcomes guests Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
One of Gatorland’s largest gators makes pumpkin puree during the 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
One of the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event welcomes guests, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Carmen the caramel albino ball python, one of the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, welcomes guests Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
One of the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event welcomes guests, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Park Director Mike Hileman and International Wildlife Ambassador Savannah Boan feed pumpkins to jumping alligators at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
A portrait of horror author Bram Stoker looks over a scene from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
A baby gator and Cyrus The Gravedigger, one of the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, welcome guests Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Scenes from the Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
An egret comes in for a scary landing near a bull gator during Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Skunk Ape and Eddie The Yeti, two the spooky creatures at Gatorland’s 8th annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins event, welcome guests Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family-friendly, daytime Halloween celebration takes place weekends through October 25. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)