Francois Cardier / Contributing Writer
Halloween is approaching fast and the date is set for the trip that FIU students will take to Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando’s Universal Studios. Three buses will leave Biscayne Bay Campus on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at noon.
This year the Halloween theme park is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Jack, the evil clown, returning to scare all those who dare venture into the park.
Catrease Ancion, a senior psychology major and President of SPC at BBC, has worked on bringing the day trip to Orlando back for a second year.
“We were going to take only 100 students at the beginning,” said Ancion. “But we knew, because of last year’s experience, that the tickets were going to sell fast so we are taking 150 students now.”
2014 tickets for the trip to Halloween Horror Nights sold out. This year the number of tickets for the trip had to be raised for the students that were waiting for the Halloween Park to come back to life.
“The tickets were sold out in about a week. Like that [snaps],” said Ancion.
This year the park has set up nine Horror Houses, five scare Zones and two special shows.
Ana Paula Aguirre, a junior in business administration and management, purchased her tickets for Halloween Horror Nights as soon as they went up for sale on the SPC website.
“They are so cheap! A ticket usually goes for about $80 bucks,” said Aguirre. “The bus takes you there and brings you back which makes it more entertaining because you don’t have to drive for three hours.”
The busses will leave from the BBC at noon and are expected to return the following day at about 5 a.m. giving the students plenty of time to explore the theme park.
“This is a great opportunity and it’s great that the university offers this trips to its students, especially because I couldn’t go last year,” said Aguirre.
The tickets were sold at a price of $35 that included both a seat on the bus and the admission to the park. SPC was able to reach this price due to a large group discount that they got from the park. The tickets were sold online on www.eventbrite.com.
“This is too good to be true it’s almost like a present,” said Cynthia Rodriguez, a junior in international relations, after she received an e-mail from the SPC promoting the trip. “The price is super cheap and it includes the bus ride which is awesome.”
“Going with other FIU student creates the opportunity to meet new people,” said Rodriguez.
For Rodriguez this will be her third trip to Halloween Horror Nights and as a connoisseur she plans to take full advantage of the opportunity that this trip presents.
“People usually get so hyped about the houses that they forget that you can ride the roller coasters too and the lines are shorter than on a regular day,” said Rodriguez.
With the tickets sold out and everything set, the SPC Halloween Horror Nights trip is ready to roll. The Panthers are ready for anything that Jack can throw at them.
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