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Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort: 30 years of Fright!

Updated: Jul 7, 2023

We've been to Universal Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights many times but this was our first time to Orlando's Horror Nights and they're celebrating their 30th year!



Halloween Horror Nights runs on select nights from September 3rd until October 31st at Universal Studios. Tickets are sold separately, not included in park admission.


If you don't want park admission, you can enter the park a little early with the "Scream Early Ticket" that allows you to enter at 3 pm and is an additional $30. This can be purchased on the app.





The Scream Early Ticket lets you get to the Stay and Scream holding areas. There are two locations: Near Finnegan's Bar and Central Park by The Simpsons. This is best bang for your buck because you get a head start on the houses before the actual event begins. We had already done The Haunting of Hill House and Beetlejuice by the time Horror Nights started at 6:30 pm.






We already had park admission so we were able to get to The Stay and Scream around 4:45. The earlier the better. It gets pretty packed! You can also add Express pass to your Horror Nights tickets. This allows you to skip the long lines and get into the houses faster. In this case, you probably won't need to do the Stay and Scream. We opted to not get Express and just get a head start with the Stay and Scream option. We were able to get eight of the ten houses done in the regular lines!






The 10 houses include:

The Haunting of Hill House

Beetlejuice

Revenge of the Tooth fairy

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Bride of Frankenstein Lives

HHN Icons Captured

Welcome to Scary: Horror in the Heartland

Casefiles Unearthed: Legendary Truth

The Wicked Growth: The Realm of the Pumpkin

Puppet Theater: Captive Audience


All of them were terrifying, detailed and very well done but my favorite was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! I love me some classic slasher killers. I highly recommend hitting all 10 if you can!










5 Scare Zones:

Crypt TV

30 Years, 30 Fears

Seek and Destroy

Gorewood Forest

Lights, Camera, Hacktion: Eddies Revenge


Every single one of these scare zones was SCARY! I think my favorite was Lights, Camera, Hacktion and Crypt TV. Some intense scares in those.



Seek and Destroy


Crypt T.V.

Lights, Camera, Hacktion!


Crypt T.V.

2 Live Entertainment Shows:

Marathon of Mayhem: Carnage Factory

Halloween Nightmare Fuel


We only caught The Marathon of Mayhem and it was rad as hell! It's a water show showcasing all the monsters, icons and houses.



Make sure you visit "The Tribute Store", it's full of all the Halloween Horror Nights merch and it's so incredibly detailed! It's like a museum type store. It's located in the New York back lot near Revenge of the Mummy. This store is open to day park guests as well.











As far as food goes...Horror Nights does not disappoint. They have booths all over the park full of snacks, meals, desserts and themed drinks!



Food booths open in the evening during regular park hours









I can't decide if I like Hollywood or Orlando better, they both are so fun and unique in their own way! I will definitely will be back for Horror Nights in Orlando in the future though. They offer different scare zones and houses on each coast so you definitely have to visit both at some point!


For more HHN tips and photos, check out my Instagram!









xoxo, Aimee






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