Halloween Horror Nights Guide – Trick, Treat or Terror?

Halloween Horror Nights 2025 at Universal Studios is one of the Hottest Events in the Orlando Halloween Calendar. Now celebrating 34 years, nobody hits the scare scale like Universal. Halloween Horror Nights 2025 is set to be the longest running ever, with a record breaking 48 nights.

HHN 2025 begins August 29th and runs select nights until November 2nd 2025.

Scream your way through ten terrifying Haunted Houses, or run the gauntlet through five Scare Zones. The streets swarm with menacing demons, monsters and maniacs doing their baddest best to make your night a nightmare to remember.

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Universal Halloween Horror Nights 2024 runs for 48 nights of terrors and screams.

• August 30, 31
• September 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
• October 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
• November 1,2,3

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Prices for Halloween Horror Nights tickets below are for advance purchase. Your Halloween Horror Nights tickets give you access from 6.30pm and closing times vary.

All prices are plus tax.

• Single Universal Halloween Horror Nights Tickets: $82.99 to $122.99
• Premium Scream Tickets – August 29th 2024: Limited capacity with shorter wait times and entry staggered by group – $350
• Scream Early Pass: $55 – Get access to Universal Studios from 3-5 pm. At 5 pm you’ll wait in a Stay & Scream area until the event begins and get a head start on the screams.
• Express Pass Tickets: $129.99 to $239.99
• Rush of Fear Pass: Access to 18 nights for $180 – August 30, 31, September 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22.  | Rush of Fear Pass + Express Pass: $610
• Frequent Fear Pass: Up to 30 nights for $240 – Aug. 30-31 | Sept. 1, 4-5, 8, 11-12, 15, 18-19, 22, 25-26, 29 | Oct. 2-3, 6, 9-10, 13, 16-17, 20, 23-24, 27, 30-31 | Nov. 3 With Express Pass: $730
• Frequent Fear Plus Pass: Up to 40 nights for $290 – Aug. 30-31 | Sept. 1, 4-6, 8, 11-13, 15, 18-20, 22, 25-27, 29 | Oct. 2-4, 6, 9-11, 13, 16-18, 20, 23-25, 27, 30-31 | Nov. 1-3 With Express Pass: $1070
• Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass: Visit every single night for $400 – With Express Pass: $919.99
• Unmasking the Horror Tour: 
  3 Haunted Houses – $100-$160
  6 Haunted Houses – $190-$210
• RIP Tour: From $410 to $500 (Event ticket not included)

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Nothing about the Universal Halloween Horror Nights is geared up for kids. We’ve seen kids at past events, so it’s really down to parents to make the decision, but it’s definitely an older teen and adult event. Not only is the scare factor pretty high, but alcohol is sold throughout the park too.

Universal warn:

We strongly urge parents with children under the age of 13 to reconsider visiting this event with their children. They will be exposed to extremely adult material.

Pretty pumpkins and singing skeletons are not on the agenda at HHN.

If you haven’t visited Universal Halloween Horror Nights before, you’re in for a terrifying treat.  Halloween Horror Nights 2024 features ten elaborately themed haunted houses based on everything from the biggest names in horror and cinematic greats to crazed cult favorites and original abominations.

Each haunted house, often referred to as mazes, is set in its own building. You’ll make your way through a series of heavily themed corridors, rooms and walkways. Scare-actors lurk in every shadow filled nook and cranny. Their sole job is to scare the bejeezus out of you.

As well as scare-actors, there’s a high degree of jaw-dropping special effects, atmospheric sound and lighting. Plus a whole host of blood curdling creatures and over the top props to create a fully immersive experience.

2024 Haunted Houses:

• A Quiet Place
• Ghostbusters Frozen Empire
• Insidious
• Universal Monsters Eternal Bloodlines
• Monstrous – The Monsters of Latin America
• Slaughter Sinema 2
• The Museum – Deadly Exhibits
• Major Sweets Candy Factory
• Goblin’s Feast
• Triplets of Terror

Think the haunted houses are scary? Strolling the streets isn’t a walk in the park either. Twisted Scare Zones are set up at various locations between the haunted houses.

As you make your way from house to house, you’ll need to navigate scare zones filled with horrors.

2024 Scare Zones:

• Duality of Fear
• Demon Queens
• Swamp of the Undead
• Torture Faire
• Enter the Blumhouse

As well as Scare Zones and Haunted Houses, Halloween Horror Nights 2024 also feature a brand new live show.

Nightmare Fuel Nocturnal Circus

A disturbingly dark circus featuring a thrilling spectacle of pyro and aerialists to the beat of rock sounds.

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Express Pass

We can’t express (no pun intended!) how popular these events are. The Express Passes are essential on peak nights. Yes, it makes it a high-priced night out, but your experience will be hugely diminished without an Express Pass on many nights.

We made the mistake of not getting an Express Pass a few years ago and the lines were 2 to 3 hours for the popular haunted houses. We missed out on a LOT that visit. Express Passes for peak nights will sell out.

Note: Express Passes that come complimentary with select Universal hotel stays are NOT valid for Halloween Horror Nights.

Express Pass Tickets: Date depended and range from $129.99 to $239.99 per person plus tax.

Consider an RIP Tour

By far our best ever experience was the RIP Tour. We absolutely loved it! Check out our RIP Tour write up. Not only do you get a guide who takes you to all haunted houses with priority, front of line access, you also get priority access to all participating rides and attractions. Plus exclusive cash bars, a pre-tour reception and reserved seating at the live shows.

Prices range from $400 to $510 per person plus tax. And you need an HHN Ticket on top. It’s not a cheap night out by any stretch of the imagination, but if budget allows, it’s worth the cost. Especially if you can go on a lower priced dates or make use of Frequent Fear or Rush of Fear passes.

Your RIP Tour includes:

• Priority V.I.P. entry to all haunted houses
• Priority access to all participating rides and attractions while on tour with R.I.P. Tour Guide (once per house, subject to itinerary and event operating hours)
• V.I.P. entrance gate to Universal Studios Florida
• Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential & lanyard
• Complimentary Valet Parking (Guests will receive complimentary Valet Parking for one vehicle based on availability and advance purchase)
• Pre-tour reception in Cafe La Bamba
• Access to exclusive cash bar locations during the tour (must be 21+ with valid photo ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages)
• Reserved seating at select shows
• Universal Express Unlimited ride access to skip the regular lines at participating rides and attractions (event hours permitting, excludes houses)

Private VIP Tours are also available, which include all the above plus:

• Priority UNLIMITED VIP entry to haunted houses and participating rides and attractions while on tour with R.I.P. Tour Guide (subject to itinerary and event operating hours)
• Exclusive private tour of the event for your group – up to 10 people
• Customizable itinerary
• My Universal Photos 3-Day photo package
• Call (866) 346-9350 for details and to book. Separate event admission is required; pricing varies by date, subject to availability.

Behind The Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour:

If you like to see the nitty gritty behind the scenes, this is just for you. Each group contains up to 12 and you’ll get a VIP guided tour through haunted houses for a lights on, daytime informational tour of how it all comes together. Plus you’ll get to photograph select rooms in each haunted house.

You don’t need a Halloween Horror Nights ticket OR a theme park ticket to attend the tour. If you want to explore Universal Studios after the tour, you will need a park ticket.

You can choose to tour either 3 or 6 of the haunted houses. Tour times are available at 08:30am and 09:15am on every HHN event date. Additional 10:00am tours are available on select event dates.

Prices are $100-$160 for the 3 house tour and $190-$210 for the 6 house tour, per person, plus tax.

We hope you survive to tell the tale of your Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando. Don’t scream too loud now!

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