Halloween Horror Nights 2023 at Universal Studios is one of the Hottest Events in the Orlando Halloween Calendar. Now celebrating 32 years, nobody hits the scare scale like Universal. Halloween Horror Nights 2023 is set to be the longest running ever, with a record breaking 44 nights.

The 2023 HHN event begins September 1st and runs on 44 select nights through October 31st.

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 2023 runs for 44 nights of terrors and screams:

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

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.

• Single Universal Halloween Horror Nights Tickets: $79.99 to $119.99
• Scream Early: $40 – 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: $119.99 to $199.99
• Rush of Fear Pass: Access to the first 18 nights for $179.99 – Sept. 1–3, 6–10, 13–17, 20–24 | Rush of Fear Pass + Express Pass: $529.99
• Frequent Fear Pass: Up to 30 nights for $229.99 – Sept. 1–3, 6–7, 10, 13–14, 17, 20–21, 24, 27–28 | Oct. 1, 4–5, 8, 11–12, 15, 18–19, 22, 25–26, 29, 31 |
  Nov. 1-2 With Express Pass: $609.99
• Frequent Fear Plus Pass: Up to 40 nights for $269.99 – Sept. 1–3, 6–8, 10, 13–15, 17, 20–22, 24, 27–29 | Oct. 1, 4–6, 8, 11–13, 15, 18–20, 22, 25-27, 29, 31 | Nov. 1-4 With Express Pass: $699.99
• Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass: Visit every single night for $374.99 – With Express Pass: $919.99
• Unmasking the Horror Tour: 
  3 Haunted Houses – $119.99-$149.99
  6 Haunted Houses – $169.99-$199.99
• RIP Tour: From $329.99 to $449.99 (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 2023 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.

The Exorcist: Believer

The purchase of a strange folk doll with three eyes leads to the opening of a demonic portal, the awakening of sinister spirits and the subsequent disappearance of two 12-year-old girls in the U.S. The girls are found three days later with no memory of what happened to them. After the girls begin to exhibit unsettling behavior, it soon becomes clear that only an exorcism can save them. And everyone who comes in contact with them, including you, is at risk of losing their souls.

Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count

The killer doll is the star of his own haunted house. The sadistic killer is mired in the agony of disrespect he feels from his peers at not being taken seriously. He turns his haunted house into a living slaughterhouse by killing every person who enters.

Universal Monsters: Unmasked

This all-new haunted house takes you down into the infamous burial grounds where every corner and crevice overflows with millions of skeletal remains and even more sinister secrets. The Phantom of the Opera, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dr. Jekyll and his deranged alternate personality Mr. Hyde, and Dr. Jack Griffin, aka The Invisible Man, lie in wait as they bide their time and seek vengeance after the opening of the Catacombs to public visitation. 

Stranger Things 4

It’s your year to stop Vecna’s gruesome curse once and for all as you take on the scariest season of Stranger Things.

The Last of Us

Encounter the haunting and overgrown world of the video game in a brand-new, terrifying way. Stay silent if you want to survive a multitude of Clickers, Hunters and more.

All New Original Haunted Houses

• Dr. Oddfellow: Twisted Origins: A demented, late-night circus led by an evil ringmaster and notorious icon looking for human souls to fuel his dark intentions.
• Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate: A horrific twist to a frightening, yet familiar tale and sinister battle between Fire and Ice.
• YETI: Campground Kills: Blood-soaked campgrounds deep in the trenches of mountains where vicious, bloodthirsty monsters have returned with a vengeance.
• The Darkest Deal: Sell you soul for fame and quickly learn a deal can be more than you bargained for.
• Bloodmoon: Dark Offerings: A colonial cult looking to slaughter those who dare refuse to worship the Bloodmoon.

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 five scare zones filled with horrors. Dr. Oddfellow steps out of Halloween Horror Nights past to fill the streets with hordes of taunting scareactors in five all-new scare zones.

• Dr. Oddfellow’s Collection of Horror: Come face to face with the devious legend who is promising immortality for those who dare to enter.
• Dark Zodiac: Cower in fear as the signs of the zodiac come to life where Dr. Oddfellow uses his power to transform the zodiac signs into horrifying horoscope creatures.
• Jungle of Doom: Expedition Horror: Venture into the where Dr. Oddfellow’s twisted and bizarre experiments combine elements of nature and animals to create vicious jungle creatures looking to satisfy their cravings.
• Vamp ’69: Summer of Blood: Attend a music festival crashed by bloodthirsty vampires let loose by Dr. Oddfellow.
• Shipyard 32: Horrors Unhinged: Stumble upon Dr. Oddfellow’s crates and cages that once housed monsters of all kinds who have escaped in pursuit of chaos.

As well as Scare Zones and Haunted Houses, Halloween Horror Nights 2023 also feature a brand new live show.

Nightmare Fuel Revenge Dream

A disturbingly entertaining show featuring a new dreamer confronting the creature that’s been turning her dreams into nightmares.

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 $109.99 to $199.99 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 $299.99 to $449.99 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 $99.99-$99.99 for the 3 house tour and $129.99-$149.99 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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