Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, the World’s Premier Halloween Event, brings together terrifying haunted houses, sinister scare zones, outrageous live entertainment, and some of the park’s most exhilarating attractions. Tickets are available for the event on select nights between August 29 and November 2, 2025.
| ARRIVAL |
General Admission Gates
Typically, they will open the gates a bit before the official start time (anywhere between 15 minutes to a half hour early). If you are there early (preferably an hour early), you can get to one or two of the houses before lines get long.
Priority Entrance
Universal Resort Guests will have a dedicated priority entrance to the to the of the Universal Studios Florida gates, in front of the former Blue Man Group Theater. They will begin scanning tickets at approximately 5:30 pm.
Holding Areas
Your best bet to get in early is if you have park tickets that day, or to purchase a Stay and Scream early entry ticket. Be inside Universal Studios before closing (at least 30 minutes before to avoid the crowds waiting to get into the event) and head to one of the “holding areas” where they will check you in by scanning your ticket. Usually at least one haunted house is opened early for each holding area. Holding Areas for this year’s event are located at Delancey (near Revenge of the Mummy and Finnegan’s), Springfield/Krustyland, and at Today Café in Production Central. Check with a Universal Studios Team Member when you check in to find out which holding area is closest to your top priority haunted houses and choose accordingly. Usually, you will have access to places to sit, some food options, and restrooms. This beats standing outside the gates waiting to get in!
Arrive Ready with the App
Use The Official Universal Orlando Resort App to:
- Check wait times and showtimes with the interactive map.
- Place Mobile Food & Drink Orders from select restaurants. Premier and Preferred Passholders can apply discounts to their order. Excludes alcohol.
- Scan tickets at the turnstile.
- Make contactless payments using Universal Pay at quick service restaurants and merchandise locations.
Guidelines for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights will align with the destination’s overall health and safety protocols. For the latest information on Universal Orlando’s Safety Guidelines, visit universalorlando.com/safety.
| HAUNTED HOUSES |
Experience 10 NEW mind-ripping haunted houses, many inspired by the biggest names in horror.
Get ready for the night watch at a creepy, abandoned pizzeria, where nothing is what it seems.
Go head-to-head with The Wyatt Sicks as they lure you through the ominous doorway to their shadowy realm.
Try your luck against Art the Clown in the Terrifier funhouse.
Step into Jason’s terrifying world, from his sinister shack in the woods to the summer camp where it all began.
Face your fears in post-apocalyptic LA. Escape from the vaults to the wasteland and confront the formidable bounty hunter The Ghoul.
In this Old West town, all hell is breaking loose.. Your only hope: Hatchet and Chains with their mystical weapons.
You’re about to become doll-sized and witness the unnatural creations of a twisted little girl.
Welcome to your funeral, where things are about to go from bad to worse.
In a remote northern village, a wicked being rises from the dead. Try to escape the belly of the beast.
In 19th century Spain, a tortured artist moves to an isolated country manor to seek inspiration. Instead, the art comes alive and possesses him.
| SCARE ZONES |
These are areas of the park that aren’t actual haunted houses, but that have themes with sights, sounds, smells, and creatures of the night that will try to scare you as you walk through. Expect to be scared, especially if you are chatting with your friends and not paying attention to the bumps in the night. For 2024, there will be 5 of them. And they are best after dark since it’s out in the open.
Enter a decaying conservatory where artists carve tributes to Halloween Horror Nights. You’ll encounter monstrous crows, gargoyles, and more.
You’re invited to a masquerade ball where blood thirsty vampires lurk behind ornate disguises. When their masks fall, you’ll be their prey.
Travel a winding path to a mysterious home, where trick-or-treaters are transformed into feral felines. Be careful or you’ll be next.
In a 1920s neighborhood, a BuzzCon truck with radioactive cargo crashes into a mobster getaway car sending the city into toxic pandemonium.
| LIVE ENTERTAINMENT |
Lose yourself in outrageous live entertainment filled with diabolically entertaining surprises:
Nightmare Fuel: Circus of Decay – This once-vibrant circus has festered into an unending nightmare. It’s a sinister spectacle of pyro, aerialists and illusions.
Haunt-O-Phonic – A ghost story is rising from its watery grave to haunt the Universal Studios lagoon, featuring towering water screens and eerie music.
Mel’s Drive-In Zombies – The bad news: A hungry horde of zombie carhops has taken over Mel’s Die-In. The good news: Their service is to die for.
Club Horror – Welcome to Club Horror — the all-night street party where the beat’s bumping, the vibe’s electric and everyone’s dying to get in.
| RIDES & ATTRACTIONS |
A selection of attractions will be available during the Halloween Horror Nights Event. The following attractions will be open for your enjoyment during the event. (The Wizarding World of Harry Potter closes prior to event end).
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· TRANSFORMERS: The Ride 3D · Revenge of the Mummy |
· Men in Black Alien Attack · Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts |
| SCARY GOOD FOOD & DRINK |
Be sure to visit one of the many dining locations offering dozens of specialty items available only during Halloween Horror Nights Events. You’ll find everything from small plates to sweet treats, and specialty beverages too. And everything is frighteningly delicious! Be sure to pick up an event map or view the Halloween Horror Nights features in the Official Universal Orlando Resort app for all food and drink locations.
| FEEL THE FEAR MEDALLION QUEST |
Whether you want to cloak your fear before your arrival or commemorate your survival, you can wear you terror with exclusive themed merchandise featuring some of your favorites from this year’s event. Shop online and at the event in the Tribute Store for one-of-a-kind collectibles and souvenirs, but don’t wait since popular items often sell out. Pick up sinister souvenirs only available in the park, including exclusive Passholder merch. You can get at The Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store, Universal Studios Store Five and Dime, and other locations throughout the park.
| HALLOWEEN HORROR BEYOND THE PARKS |
This year, experience Halloween Horror Nights like never before, with a scavenger hunt amidst the terror. In Feel the Fear Medallion Quest, you’ll search for horror-themed medallions throughout the Parks.
You’ll find yourself in the middle of mayhem as you seek out the coveted digital medallions. Find all medallions and you can take a piece of the horror home with you. Come out to play, if you dare.
This experience is available within the Univeral Orlando app.
| HELPFUL INFORMATION |
- This first two weeks are usually the least busy, and Saturdays, followed by Fridays, have the largest crowds.
- It may be difficult to see all 10 haunted houses in one night without Express Pass or an RIP Tour.
- Express passes the parks are NOT valid during the event. Event-specific Express Pass ticket add-on is available.
- Have a game plan going in – prioritize the haunted houses that are the most important.
- Get a HHN map in order to plan your strategy before you enter.
- The “scaracters” cannot touch you, and you cannot touch them.
- Try to see as many houses early as you can. The lines will get longer over the first hour.
- When the lines for the houses is at their longest (midpoint of the night) use the Single Rider line to experience attractions. Lines will likely be shorter again toward the end of the night (within an hour of closing).
- Licensed houses tend to attract longer lines. The sound stages near the front entrance draw large crowds.
| EXTRAS & SPECIAL EXPERIENCES |
Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass – Starting at $179.99 + tax per person
The purchase of the Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass allows each passholder to skip the regular lines ONE TIME at all haunted houses plus at participating attractions. Valid ONLY at Halloween Horror Nights event.
Scream Early – $60.00 + tax per person
Start your thrills early at Universal Studios from 3 – 5 pm on the same day as your Halloween Horror Nights event ticket. Then at 5 pm you’ll wait in a Stay & Scream area until the event begins and get a head start on the screams. Separate event admission for the same day is required and not included. Guests must arrive to Universal Studios Florida before 5:00PM and present proof of a valid 2024 Halloween Horror Nights Event ticket at time of redemption. Guests who arrive to Universal Studios Florida front gate turnstile after 5:00PM will forfeit their Scream Early Ticket.
Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tours – Starting at $99 + tax per person
Take a daytime V.I.P. tour for a lights-on look at Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses. Pick from a 3 or 6-haunted house tour select dates and times. Includes:
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to 3 or 6 haunted houses in a lights-on, informational walking tour once per house, based on itinerary. Tour inclusions are subject to itinerary and Hhouses toured are at the discretion of Universal Orlando Resort.
- Exclusive access to photograph select rooms in select haunted houses on the tour (as determined by the VIP Experience guidelines for the year’s event)
- Exclusive commemorative pin.
- Buffet style lunch included for the 6-haunted house tour only.
RIP Tour – Starting at $439.99 + tax per person
Get the blood-red carpet treatment with the ultimate Halloween Horror Nights experience: a guided V.I.P. walking tour of the event. Includes:
- Exclusive VIP entrance to Universal Studios Florida for the Halloween Horror Nights event.
- Guided walking tour of the event.
- Priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses (once per house, based on itinerary) while with R.I.P. Tour Guide Tour inclusions are subject to itinerary and Houses toured are at the discretion of Universal Orlando Resort.
- Pre-Tour Reception with light appetizers.
- Reserved seating at select event show(s) during the tour
- Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential, lanyard and button (one each per guest).
- Complimentary Valet Parking (one (1) vehicle based on availability and advance purchase)
- Access to exclusive cash bar locations (must be 21+ with valid photo ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages)
- Universal Express Unlimited ride access (with R.I.P. credential) to skip the regular lines at all participating rides & attractions for the date of the tour (valid upon check-in at VIP Experience lobby to be used before and/ or after tour during normal event operating hours; excludes Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses)
- Reserved seating at select event show(s) during the tour.