Halloween Horror Nights

You probably don't have to go on Yelp to know what HHN is! HHN is a staple in the Orlando area for haunted attractions. Every year mid September to early November they showcase haunted houses and scarezones they are IP or original concept. If you go definitely plan on long lines regardless of the day or time or get an Express Pass to drastically shorten the wait

Do you love being scared? Or do you love the theatrics of haunted houses, but don't like people jumping out at you? Basically HHN has something for everyone and it's totally worth the money! Definitely get Express if you can to bypass some of the lines because they can get super long. The event's capacity seems out of control and the people behind the event have been made aware of guest disappointments.
The food is one of a kind and so fun. The corn dog from 2023 based on 'The Last of Us' was such a hit!! Also the vegan lentil hand pie, omg amazing!
Get there early if you can for Stay and Scream - it's the only way we were able to do several houses multiple times on a super busy night. You can purchase Stay and Scream as a separate ticket or get in early with a regular day ticket.
Bring comfortable shoes, a poncho because it's gonna rain no matter what, drink lots of water, and get ready to be scared! It's gonna be a long night!
OH and if you stay on property, the value resorts have personal pizzas ready for purchase when you get "home" at night. Such a wonderful perk after a long night of screaming!

My friend wanted to come to horror night, as she visits Universal often but has never been. It happens during the Halloween season, if you want to come and get scared.

The concept is 10 haunted houses, 4 scare zones, and a horror show while the park is open late until 2am.

The fun part is they had 4 rides that were open as well: Transformers, the Mummy, Harry Potter Ride (Escape from Gringotts), and 1 more I can't remember.

We did 1 haunted house - The Last of Us. Even with the Fast Pass, it took a long time in the line, maybe 30+ minutes?

Then, we did all of the rides.
The scare zones were just 4 designated places around the park, where staff in scary costumes could jump out and scare you with props surrounded by smoke.

I got a hot butterbeer in Digon Alley, it was delicious, would recommend.

Last we did the horror show, wow, it was like a fire show plus dominatrix meets magic show.

Overall, it was fairly fun and suspensful, but the lines for haunted houses were too long. Maybe if we had gone earlier, it would not have been that bad? And we could have done more.

I wish they would have had way more rides open! Rides at night are fun. It was the best part.

First off, we are pretty big fans of HHN. This is our first one here in Orlando with the other visit in Hollywood.

It is located in Universal Florida. I highly recommend you have a ticket for the day so that way you are in the park ahead of regular ticket holders for hhn. This gives you an advantage to stage in a stay and scream area to get into the headliner houses which this year is Stranger Things and Last of us. Otherwise, you will be waiting over an hour just to get started on a house.

There are usually 10 houses, 4 scare zones, and 1 show to see. We were able to do all of this over a span of 2 nights with an express pass the second night. I highly recommend the express pass to really cut back on your wait times. Plus, you get access to the rides that are open with virtually no wait.

I really enjoyed the houses and scare zones.

There are a few downsides to a visit. To get to some houses, be ready to walk a half mile from the line entrance to the actual house entrance and vice versa to exit. This boggled my mind and feet/legs. The food was mediocre and expensive. There is plenty of beer and mixed elixirs. However, be prepared to pay elevated prices. One thing that I was totally looking forward to was having a ration can from fedra for you last of us fans, but that didn't happen. I guess they ran out of the ration supplies to a cordycep emergency, lol.

The show was ok if you don't mind being packed in like a sardine. The female leads did amazing acrobatics, and if you enjoy skimpy clothing for both sexes, then this show is for you!

Overall, despite some of the shortcomings, you should enjoy yourself here! It won't keep us from returning because we enjoy the great theming and haunting that Universal puts on every year!

09/09/2023 Updated!!!

32 years of Screams!

HHN is always a great Halloween even to attend.
This year the houses were a lot more graphic and the production keeps getting better and better every year.

Houses were themed The Last of Us, Stranger Things, Blood Moon, Dueling Dragons, Yhtee, Exorcist, Darkest Deal, Doctor Oddfellow, and more!

The scare zooms were very cool especially the vampire hippes! Haha

The food in my opinion this year wasn't the best like past years but the drinks were very good.

Overall, I always recommend HHN ^.^

Woooooo!!!!! To say this was a thrill is an understatement
I forgot how much fun this was! We were able to hit 3 of 10 houses and a few rides which is great for the amount of time and the rain for part of the night. Nothing a poncho can't fix though!
Loved the stranger things house , reallly wish we could've made it The Last of Us but maybe next time.
Scare zones were awesome of course , just brace yourself lol There are plenty of desserts and food to choose from. We will be back

I go every year except last year as we were coming out of the COVID factor, but I can't complain had heard so many mixed reviews about the scare zones, the houses, and even the food. well I must say it did not disappoint all the scare zones were good the haunted houses were a hit and the food and drinks were amazing. Can't wait till next year.

First off, I just want to say that I far prefer Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood, but I did give Orlando a try.

One thing I didn't love about HHN Orlando is that the houses are way more spread out so there's a ton of wasted time and energy just walking from spot to spot.

I will say, though that when I went, they had an "alien Invasion" theme going on, so there were sci fi alien hunter scarers walking around to jump at you and keep you entertained if you were just standing around, so that was a nice touch.

Another slight point in Hollywood's favor is that their houses seem to be put together/themed a little better than Orlando's, maybe because they are right there in Hollywood where a ton of film production companies are already located, so they are created better there.

When we went, my favorite houses were Beetle Juice (which wasn't actually very scary, just fun), The Haunting of Hill House, and the original concept idea, The Wicked Growth. They also had a Universal Monsters house, which had been done the previous year in Orlando, but is always a blast.

Also, unless you live near the park and plan to go multiple nights (and spend each night waiting in lines for hours and maybe doing two houses per visit), GET SKIP THE LINE TICKETS. They are so worth the cost because you have a much shorter line and can get through all of the houses in one night. If you've traveled that far just to visit during Horror Nights, don't skimp when it really matters - go with skip the line!

So, my recommendation is that if you can only make it to Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, then go to that. But if you have a choice between Orlando and Hollywood, I would choose Hollywood.

It's been yeeears since I've attended HHN. As a matter of fact, the last time I went was when they called it Fright Night and had it at IOA. I purchased a regular ticket and was able to attack 5 houses, all the scare zones, watch the show and grab a yummy bite to eat... oh yeah... and a cocktail of course. I had so much fun that I'll have to get one of the passes so I can go multiple times. I binge watched stranger things to prepare for the house and it was worth it!!! That was my favorite house.... With the Bloodmoon Dark Offerings right in second place. Sooo creepy! I'm glad I got to experience HHN this year and I will definitely be back in the fog in 2024.

Wasn't that impressed with this years HHN again.
Don't get me wrong, the houses are always impressive and the work that goes into them will forever amaze me. I enjoyed stranger things as they really brought the show to life and if you've watched and loved the show you'll appreciate this house! The jungle of doom scare zone was great and also my favorite. The vamp of 69' scare zone was nice, but I was completely oblivious about the fact they were vampires, I swore they were zombies the whole time.


My favorite drink of the night was the electric death! Now, if you're looking for the cool light up skeleton drink head over to Cafe la Bamba!

2023 Horror Nights Review

It was my first time back in about 15 years, and here's my take. Basically, if you don't have $140 plus extra to buy a fast pass - be prepared to WAIT. We went on a Sunday in mid-September and I must say- it seemed just as busy as a Friday or Saturday. Wait times fluctuated through the evening, sometimes getting as low as 35 minutes or as high as 70 minutes. The two most popular houses - Stranger Things & Last of Us- consistently had wait times between 80 minutes to 120 minutes. Never any shorter.

The houses are VERY well done. 10 houses and 5 Scare zones offer a non-stop fear fest. Theming around the park was immersive and wonderful. But the lines really are exhausting. Lines for houses and lines for food & drinks. People just everywhereeeee.

They do keep several of the regular rides open, which is VERY helpful to distribute crowds at least some, and offer a reprieve from the long lines for houses. While there are lines for the regular rides, they are about half of what the lines for the houses are. Plus, I love the regular rides so def this was great that they were open!! :)

Despite all the lines, we had a great time and will prob go again in the future.