The RIP Tour at Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights is a no fuss, no wait, blood-red carpet VIP instant access to your every nightmare. The 2024 event runs 5 nights a week, every Wednesday through Sunday, from August 30th to November 3rd 2024. Mondays and Tuesdays are the only two nights of the week Halloween Horror Nights is not held.

A dozen brave souls are led by an appointed guide on a select VIP walking tour. Through all Haunted Houses. With no waiting in line.

Just enough time after each Haunted House to get your breath back.

Then fight your way through Scare Zones to the next terrifying Haunted House.

See full info on Halloween Horror Nights or our Guide to Halloween in Orlando for more Halloween events.

RIP Tour 2024 Prices & Dates

RIP Tour prices vary depending on the date. They range from $359.99 to $489.99 per person, plus tax. And that does not include your HHN Ticket, you need to purchase an event ticket in addition to the RIP Tour.

The dates in red are when the RIP Tour is not available

• 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

What’s Included in the RIP Tour?

There are 2 different options: RIP Tour or Private RIP Tour.

RIP Tour includes:

• One time Priority VIP access to each haunted house and participating attractions while with RIP Guide
• Reserved seating to live shows
• Unlimited Express Pass to all other attractions and rides
• Pre-tour reception
• Access to exclusive cash bar locations during the tour
• Complimentary Valet Parking
• Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential, lanyard and pin
• Tour lasts 4.5 hours or until all tour inclusions are met
• Exclusive VIP entrance

Private RIP Tour also includes:

All the above, plus:

• Priority unlimited access to all houses while with your RIP Guide
• Customizable Itinerary
• Tour lasts length of event with 30 minute break
• My Universal Photos 3-Day photo package

If you select the RIP Tour, you will be in a group of 12 and will have one-time access to each haunted house.

If you select the Private RIP Tour, the tour will be limited to your group alone, up to 10 guests.

Is The RIP Tour Worth the Cost?

Having braved the lines at Halloween Horror Nights many times in previous years, we decided to take the plunge and find out for ourselves.

With our RIP Tour tickets clutched in shaking hands, we breezed through the dedicated VIP Entrance at the front of the park. Not a line in sight for us, unlike the turnstiles, which were packed.

It was a good start.

RIP Tour Pre-Reception:

Once through the VIP entrance, we made our way to check in for our 7pm tour. The streets of Universal were beginning to burst into gory life.

We were greeted and hooked up with our RIP Tour Guide. He explained how the evening would work and gave us our precious RIP Tour lanyard. Each Tour group is given a team name and we were initiated into the Slashers.

The maximum in any group is 12, which makes it easy for everyone to get acquainted and really adds to the enjoyment.

The time spent prior to the RIP Tour gives you the opportunity to meet the others in your group. We headed over to mingle with the 10 Slashers who would be sharing our evening. We tucked into a complimentary hot and cold buffet.

There was a selection of hot and cold dishes on offer and also vegetarian options.

All non alcoholic beverages are included and there was also a cash bar for those needing a bit of “Dutch courage” to tackle the ghouls.

A Halloween themed dessert station gave us sweet courage with cupcakes, chocolate covered strawberries and a range of far too tempting treats.

Meet & Greets

As we got to know our fellow Slashers and chatted to our young and enthusiastic tour guide, a ghostly ghoul floated silently between us posing for photos. A bit on the pale side, she could probably have done with a dose of Florida sunshine.

Also in attendance was an escapee, screeching like the maniac she undoubtedly was. Her shrill laughter was nerve jangling. I made a point not to make eye contact.

But she got us anyway.

This was a glimpse of what we could expect in our not so distant looming future. Oh happy days, bring on the clowns.

On The RIP Tour

As our tour time began, we followed our informative guide to our first haunted house. Each RIP Tour is staggered with start times. Each group heads off to different houses, which makes it works very smoothly.

The long line already at our first House were waiting patiently as they shuffled forward towards the front.

And it was still only 7.15pm. On a Thursday. Early September. Before HHN gets really busy.

As the evening progressed, the lines would no doubt grow as each new arrival added to the organized mayhem.

When we reached the front, the regular line was halted. We cut straight in and ambled into our first Haunted House. I’m not even sure if we actually broke stride.

It really was as ‘Front of Line’ as it could possibly get.

We tagged on seamlessly to the guests in front and screamed our way through the maze. As soon as we had all exited, we congratulated ourselves on not screaming too loudly.

Confidently we headed off to tackle the next House. It was as easy as that.

RIP Tour Reserved Show Seating

Part of the RIP Tour included reserved seating to the live shows, which gave us a 30 minute break on the bleachers. We were given early access ahead of all waiting lines, with seats 3 rows from the front, center stage, giving a superb unobstructed view.

After enjoying the show and getting a well deserved sit down, we carried on with our tour.

The rest of the Haunted Houses were as equally smooth. We made our way through all of them effortlessly, unrushed and at our own pace.

Rest Breaks

In between Houses, we stopped for restroom breaks and were offered a 30 minute stop for a refreshment top-up if anyone wished. A unanimous decision to carry on without stopping meant our tour finished that much earlier, meaning we could make use of our unlimited Express Passes.

This allowed us accelerated access to run through any of the houses again or jump on rides that were open for the night, joining the Express lines.

As our RIP Tour ended early (due to us all voting not to take the 30 minute break), our tour guide offered to take us on a few select rides with continued ‘Front of Line’ access, bypassing even the Express Pass Lines. Some took up on his offer, others headed off to do their own thing.

All things taken into account, we felt that the ticket price was fully justified as we effortlessly accessed every Haunted House.

For us, the RIP Tour was a fun, stress free and exciting night that didn’t leave us exhausted. Physically, that is.

Is The RIP Tour for Everyone?

It’s really all down to personal budget and how you much value you want to put on time management. The dates you visit will also play a big part in decisions. Some Haunted Houses during our tour had posted wait times of just 20 minutes. On peak nights, you can expect lines to easily reach 2 hours.

With prices for the RIP Tours costing between $249.99 to $399.99 each (which only includes the tour, you need a HHN ticket on top), it’s certainly not a cheap night out. You can easily make it work with an Express Pass, especially on quieter nights. But if you have the budget, we think it’s definitely worth considering.

There were a few hundred others taking the tours on night we went (on a Thursday in September), so it seemed many others agreed with us.

Multiple Entry Access

We had purchased the Rush of Fear Pass at the advance Annual Passholders price. Taking that into consideration, it was well worth the cost to us. If you are considering more than one visit to HHN, do check the options for Rush of Fear and Frequent Fear Passes.

We enjoyed privileged immediate access to every haunted house, reserved front center seating to live shows and a great guide who shared knowledge and tidbits. The tour gave us our best night EVER at HHN. It was worth every single cent to us.

Would we do the R.I.P. Tour again?

You bet, put us down for the next one!

RIP Tours can be booked online at Universal Orlando.

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