Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort is an unmissable event, and whether you're a regular or this is your first HHN, we've got you covered with all the details on this year's scarefest!
Halloween Horror Nights has come a long way from when Universal Studios Florida debuted its first Halloween event called Fright Nights in 1991. Officially renamed Halloween Horror Nights the following year, what began as a small-scale three-night event has evolved into the world's premier scare event, bringing excited horror fans from around the globe to Universal Orlando Resort, where they experience terror-filled haunted houses, sinister scare zones, outrageously thrilling live entertainment, and so much more.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 emerges from the fog on select nights from August 30 – November 3, 2024 at Universal Studios Florida, so what should you expect from the popular after-hours event this year? HHN 33 includes10 terrifying haunted houses which as always, features a mix of popular horror franchise based houses, and unique original houses.
The highlight of HHN is of course the twisted haunted houses and his year's headline houses include Insidious: The Further, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and A Quiet Place, while original houses this year include Major Sweets Candy Factory and The Museum: Deadly Exhibits.
You will also come face-to-face with hordes of taunting scare actors in five all-new scare zones, including Torture Faire and Swamp of the Undead.
Plus, In the midst of the screams, guests can experience a disturbingly entertaining live show, Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus, and of course it would not be HHN without an all-new Tribute Store, and scary-unique horror themed food and beverage, and so much more.
2024 Halloween Horror Nights Guide
We will be adding more details as we get ever closer to this year's HHN 33 including the park map, details on food and drink, tribute store detail, and more, so keep checking back!
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Dates And When To Attend
Halloween Horror Nights begins on Friday, August 30 at Universal Orlando Resort, with the after-hours event running select night through November 3, 2024.
The dates for Halloween Horror Nights 2024 are:
August: 30-31
September: 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29
October: 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31
November: 1-3
Expect Halloween Horror Nights to have the biggest crowds on weekends, and with most people wanting to experience the event as close to Halloween as possible, the closer the calendar gets to October 31, the busier HHN will be, with huge crowds and long wait times for the houses.
With that in mind, if you want to experience as much as possible at HHN, then a visit on weekdays (Wednesdays and Thursdays tend to be the least crowded), or in September means it is often less crowded.
Whenever you plan to visit, arrive early! If you come earlier in the evening you are more likely to beat the crowds and see more of the haunted houses, plus start in the back of the park. The haunted houses near the front of the park tend to get crowded first, so start with the houses in the back of the park and you’ll be able to get many of the haunted houses done quickly.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Official Map
The corresponding key for the map above includes:
Haunted Houses
A. Monstruous: The Monsters of Latin America
B. A Quiet Place
C. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
D. Insidious: The Further
E. Triplets of Terror
F. Major Sweets Candy Factory
G. Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines
H. Goblin’s Feast
I. Slaughter Sinema 2
J. The Museum: Deadly Exhibits
Scare Zones
K. Duality of Fear
L. Torture Faire
M. Enter the Blumhouse
N. Swamp of the Undead
O. Demon Queens
Live Entertainment
P. Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus
Rides & Attractions
1. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
2. Revenge of the Mummy
3. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
4. MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
DE. Death Eaters Encounter
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Tickets and Parking Information
In order to experience all Halloween Horror Nights has to offer you’ll need to purchase a separate event ticket for a night of your choosing. If you’re visiting the theme parks during the day, make note of when Universal Studios Florida will be closing for the event. If you have a Stay and Scream ticket, you’ll receive a wristband and wait in a designated area until the event begins (this is the best way to get a head start as you’ll already be in the theme park).
You can also snag a Frequent Fear pass to attend multiple times. The event is known to sell out on certain nights, so make sure to grab your tickets early!
All event tickets for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort are on-sale now, including single-night tickets and event upgrades such as Universal Express Passes and the R.I.P Tour, which provides Priority V.I.P. entry to the haunted houses.
The popular Frequent Fear and Rush of Fear Passes are also available for purchase, which allow guests to enjoy more horror with access to the event on multiple nights.
Fans can also get an early start by adding the Scream Earlyticket to their Halloween Horror Nights ticket, which gives them access to Universal Studios Florida between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to face the thrills of the theme park before braving the chills of Halloween Horror Nights.
Fans can be one of the first to experience this year’s haunts at Universal Orlando’s first-ever Premium Scream Night on Thursday, August 29 – an unprecedented, limited-capacity event that gives fans access to everything they love about Halloween Horror Nights, plus shorter wait times, a selection of all-you-care-to-enjoy food items and more.
Tickets
Single-Night Tickets
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Single-Night Tickets entitle you to choose a night to experience the terror, and range in price from $82.99 to $122.99 depending on the date you choose.
Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass
A Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass allows you to fear faster and skip the regular lines one time at all haunted houses, plus at participating rides and attractions. Event admission required and not included.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Express Pass prices range in price from $129.99 to $239.99 a person, depending on the date.
Halloween Horror Nights Rush of Fear Pass
Get access to up to the first 18 event nights of terror and save when you buy online. Upgrade with Express Access to skip the regular lines one time each night at all haunted houses, plus at participating rides and attractions.
$179.99 per person / $609.99 per person w/ Express.
Halloween Horror Nights Frequent Fear Pass
Get up to 30 nights. Save when you buy online and come EVERY Sun.-Thurs. event night PLUS the first weekend. Upgrade with Express Access is sold out.
$239.99 per person / $729.99 per person w/ Express.
Halloween Horror Nights Frequent Fear Plus Pass
Get up to 40 nights. Save when you buy online and come EVERY Sun.-Fri. event night PLUS the first and last Sat. event nights. Upgrade with Express Access is sold out.
$289.99 per person / $839.99 per person w/ Express.
Halloween Horror Nights Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass
Get up to 48 nights. Save when you buy online and come EVERY night of the event. Plus, get FREE Regular parking after 5pm on all event nights.Upgrade with Express Access is sold out.
$399.99 per person / $1,069.99 per person w/ Express.
Enhance the Horror with Event Add-Ons...
Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Tour
Join other fans for a guided V.I.P. walking tour with Priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses (once per house, based on itinerary) while on tour with the R.I.P. Guide. From $359.99.
Halloween Horror Nights Private R.I.P. Tour
Get a guided V.I.P. walking tour with Priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses and participating park attractions while on tour with the R.I.P. Tour Guide. (subject to itinerary) Call to book (866) 346-9350
Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour
Go on 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.
Take a 3-haunted house tour earlier than ever, select dates starting Aug 11. 6-haunted house tours available select dates starting Aug 30. From $99.99
Scream Early Ticket
Start the thrills early at Universal Studios Florida from 3-5 pm. At 5 pm you’ll wait in a Stay & Scream area until the event begins.
Event admission for the same day is required and not included. Guests who arrive at Universal Studios after 5 pm forfeit their Scream Early Ticket.From $55.00
Parking
Guests do have to pay for parking at Halloween Horror Nights. Although Universal Orlando Resort usually offers free parking after 6 p.m. during regular operating hours, this does not apply to dates that include Halloween Horror Nights.
Additional details on Universal Orlando’s current Halloween Horror Nights offers and entitlements can be found at www.universalorlando.com/halloween.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Haunted Houses
The beating heart of Halloween Horror Nights is the haunted houses. Every year, Universal’s Entertainment team brings to life the biggest names in horror from movies, TV shows, video games, and urban legends in twisted, maze-like haunted houses.
They also create their own original storylines that have given birth to iconic characters over the years. There’s no better way to celebrate Halloween than walking through your very own real-life horror movie where you’ve been cast in the role of playing the victim.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 features 10 new mind-ripping haunted houses, many inspired by the biggest names in horror. Plus, you’ll never know what to expect from the demented minds behind Universal Orlando's original haunted houses.
A Quiet Place
Silence your screams if you want to survive this terrifying, post-apocalyptic world based on the films “A Quiet Place” and “A Quiet Place Part II.” Like the Abbott family, you must keep quiet as you travel from the farmhouse, to the woods, to the foundry. As soon as you make a sound, monstrous creatures who can hear the slightest noise will hunt you down and silence you for good.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
In this bone-chilling haunted house inspired by the film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” the Ghostbusters must team up to save the world from a second Ice Age. A new specter, Garraka, has escaped from an ancient artifact. He’ll stop you cold with a whole army of ghosts. Try not to freeze in fear as you dodge spears of ice and he freezes people solid before your eyes.
Insidious: The Further
Don’t get trapped in The Further as terrifying demons try to ensnare you. The Red-Faced Demon will lure you into his lair behind The Red Door, so he can possess your living body. And KeyFace will unlock your fears with his key-tipped fingers to keep your soul trapped in The Further forever.
Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines
Get caught in an epic battle for dominance as Saskia Van Helsing and the Bride of Frankenstein go up against Dracula’s daughter and her monstrous mavens She-Wolf and Anck-su-namun.
Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America
¡Ten cuídado! With La Muerte as your guide, you’ll be asking for mercy from these three terrifying monsters: the blood-sucking Tlahuelpuchi, owl-faced witch La Lechuza and bone-ripping El Silbón.
Slaughter Sinema 2
If you’re dying for a B-movie horror marathon, head to the Carey Drive-in. Scream through scenes from creature features, grindhouse gore, spaghetti westerns and more.
The Museum: Deadly Exhibits
You decide to visit the new folklore museum exhibit, The Rotting Stone, when an evil escapes from within, destroying everything in its path.
Major Sweets Candy Factory
You’ve been invited to chaperone a field trip to a candy factory. But this sweet tour is about to turn sour when free samples transform the kids into candy-coated killers wielding sharpened candies.
Goblin’s Feast
Visit a goblin village, where hordes of bloodthirsty goblins, orcs, hobgoblins and witches would love to have you for dinner.
Triplets of Terror
You’re invited to the Barmy triplets’ birthday bash. But beware, they celebrate by recreating their family’s murders. Prepare for a gory gathering.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Scare Zones
As the sun sets on Universal Studios Florida and ominous clouds fill the sky, the streets fill with hordes of taunting scareactors in five all-new scare zones.
During Halloween Horror Nights, there is nowhere safe to escape to in the theme park. The streets transform into demented scare zones that are swarming with creatures and monsters that are birthed from the darkness like hellish demons, morbid deformities, and the undead.
You are quite literally walking through real-life nightmares. Oh, and watch out for the roaming chainsaw hordes!
Don't forget to snap a photo if you dare in the scare zones, there is tons of killer photo ops.
Enter The Blumhouse
Run a terrifying gauntlet of Blumhouse characters. From The Grabber to M3GAN dancing into your nightmares, this is a new kind of horror.
Duality of Fear
As soon as you enter the gates of Halloween Horror Nights , you must choose a path: follow SINIST3R, the manifestation of visceral horror. Or follow SURR3AL, the incarnation of unearthly terror.
Demon Queens
Get caught in an otherworldly hellscape ripped from the darkest corners of your mind. Four merciless queens loyal to SURR3AL rule, surrounded by hordes of fanatical followers.
Torture Faire
Come one, come all, to the renaissance faire with the devious theme of medieval torture. Brave the gloriously gory homemade torture devices ‘til you’re put out of your misery.
Swamp of the Undead
In backwaters Louisiana, you unwittingly wander onto private property, where you’re swamped by zombies borne from the bodies of other trespassers who were killed and dumped in a nearby bog.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Live Entertainment
Every year the live shows at Halloween Horror Nights bring the horror to life in a whole new way.
In the past, there have been pulse-pounding dance troupes, mind-bending acts, pop-culture infused comedy skits, and a jaw-dropping lagoon show. These performances are perfect for those who may not be too keen with the intense scares of haunted houses, but still want some thrills
Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus
Step right up to a dark circus, a new nightmare that carries with it a sinister curse. Get trapped in a thrilling spectacle of pyro and aerialists to the beat of pulse pounding rock rhythms.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Merchandise
Rest your voice from screaming and enjoy shopping for Halloween Horror Nights 2024 merchandise. You’ll find event merchandise like T-shirts, hats, drinkware, pins, lanyards, and collectibles.
HHN 33 Merchandise can be found throughout Universal Studios Florida, but the best place to get your hands on merchandise is the Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store.
Each year Universal Orlando debuts a new Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store, an elaborately themed shopping experience to purchase the latest Halloween Horror Nights merchandise and treats.
If you plan to visit the Tribute Store it can get busy, so if possible visit during regular theme park hours when it is also open, This allows you to save time and spend more time in the houses and scare zones.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Food & Drink
Fuel your fear at HHN by trying the new themed specialty dishes and drinks inspired by this year’s event. Expect some fun dishes and treats based on the haunted houses and specialty drinks paired to enhance the flavors. You can find these offerings in select food tents, restaurants, and bars during the event.
Fan Favorites
Pizza Fries: If there’s one thing you need to try during HHN, it’s Pizza Fries — a dish with a mound of French fries topped with the fixings of a pizza and then baked to delicious perfection.
Twisted Taters: A twisted potato, fried, and sprinkled with your choice of seasoning. My favorite is sour cream and chive.
What's New For 2024
A Quiet Place
FOOD
Abbott’s Farm Corn Chowder – $8.99
Creamy stew with shrimp, corn and vegetables
Millbrook’s Baked Beans – $8.99
Quietly cooked baked beans with mashed potatoes, cheddar cheese and a cornbread muffin
Wooden Board Éclair – $6.99
Spicy dark chocolate pastry cream filled éclair dipped in chocolate ganache with a bloody chocolate plank
BEVERAGES
Raining Blood
Old Forester bourbon, broVo Spirits Lucky falernum, DeKruyper Créme de Cassis, blackberry syrup, lemon juice and a hint of smoked sea salt
Souvenir Lightbulb $17.50 - Refill $13.50 - 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
FOOD
Slimer’s Korean Corndog – $11.99
Korean cheese dog with Fritos, coated with Cheetos powder, ghost pepper spice, sage derby cheese and mozzarella
The Frozen Death Chill – $11.99
Korean corndog-dipped mint cheesecake with Bugles® and glitter
Mini Stay-Puft S’more – $6.99
Mini Stay-Puft marshmallow man, chocolate bar and graham cracker
BEVERAGES
Class-V Concoction – $15.00
New Amsterdam® vodka, St-Germaine Elderflower liqueur, kiwi syrup, honeydew melon syrup, lime juice, vanilla bean essence and fluffed marshmallow topping
Garraka’s Icy Breath – $8.50
Honeydew syrup, lime juice, blue Curaçao, elderflower syrup and fluffed marshmallow
Insidious: The Further
FOOD
Eggs in the Further – $11.99
Jalapeño brioche “egg in the hole” with shakshouka and feta cheese
“Last Key” Pop – $6.99 – red velvet cake pop with chocolate key
The Red Door – $9.49
Potato and onion filled handpie
BEVERAGES
Veil of Shadows
White Claw black cherry vodka, DeKruyper Créme de Cassis, blackberry syrup, pineapple juice, sour mix and a black licorice candy “veil”
20 oz. Souvenir Cup $17.50 - Refill $13.50 - 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50
Beyond the Veil – $8.50
Pineapple juice, citrus sour mix, blackberry syrup and a black licorice candy “veil”
Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines
FOOD
In the Fog Fish ‘n Chips – $16.99
Crispy beer battered cod nuggets, malt vinegar aioli and pub fries
Forbidden Falafel – $10.99
Crispy falafel with tomato cucumber salad and tzatziki, inside a warm pita
The Bride’s Cake – $6.99
Chocolate coated three-tier vanilla cake with raspberry jam
BEVERAGES
Sarcophagus Spiced Cider
Cuervo Tradicional Blanco tequila, New Amsterdam vodka, Liquid Alchemist Tamarindo syrup, lime and orange juices
20 oz. Souvenir Cup $17.50 - Refill $13.50 12 oz. - Single Serve $13.50
Slaughter Sinema 2
FOOD
Summer Camp Dog – $10.49
Deep fried all beef Nathan’s hot dog topped with Tostitos® nacho cheese, baked beans, pepper relish and Doritos crumble
Ropa Vieja Walking Taco – $13.99
Doritos, ropa vieja, salsa roja, lettuce, sour cream and Monterey jack cheese
Vegan Walking Taco – $13.99
Fritos, vegan chili, vegan sour cream, lettuce, diablo sauce and vegan cheddar cheese
Rocks from Hell – $7.49
Crispy jalapeño and cheddar cheese stuffed lumps of coal
Sinema Popcorn – $6.69
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos flavored popcorn
BEVERAGES
Shirley Black
Cathead Vodka®Raspberry, Rothman & Winter Orchard Cherry liqueur, tart cherry syrup, lemon juice, blueberry popping boba and Sprite
20 oz. Souvenir Cup $17.50 - Refill $13.50 12 oz. - Single Serve $13.50
Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America
FOOD
Spinal Column Pinchos – $10.99
Grilled chicken tenders with red chimichurri
Heart “Beet” Toastada – $7.49
Red beet tartare with hummus, vegan feta and watercress on a crispy tortilla
Spinal Column Pinchos – $10.99
Grilled chicken tenders with red chimichurri
Pork Carniceria – $8.99
Slow roasted mojo pork, mole sauce, tortilla
Chocolate Tres Leches – $5.99
Milk soaked chocolate cake with whipped topping and canela
BEVERAGES
Depredadora – Misguided Spirits Silver rum, Cappelletti ‘Mazzura’ Aperitivo, mango syrup, pineapple and lime juices, Disco Inferno bitters and pomegranate seeds
20 oz. Souvenir Cup $17.50 - Refill $13.50 - 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50
Major Sweets Candy Factory
FOOD
African Lentil and Potato Sambusa Coffin – $8.99
African spiced lentils and potatoes entombed in a vegan pie dough
Poison Apple – $6.49
Caramel mousse with an apple filling and streusel cake
Cyclops Cup – $5.49 – frozen peanut butter cup with candy eyeball
BEVERAGES
Sour Cherry Lemonade Boba – $12.25 – popping lychee boba with sour cherry, twisted gummies, sprinkles, topped with whipped topping and Sprite
Goblin’s Feast
FOOD
Harissa BBQ Turkey Wing – $6.99
Crispy turkey wing coated with a spicy harissa BBQ sauce
Pumpkin Guts – $10.49
Butternut squash and zucchini noodles with pumpkin seeds and vegan butter inside an acorn squash
Goblin Pie – $5.99
Baked mini apple pie with cinnamon sugar and a bloody raspberry jam
BEVERAGES
Ghoul Juice
Myers’s Dark rum, Bols cherry brandy, simple syrup, mango nectar, lime juice, Dale Degroff’s Pimento Bitters® and Peychaud’s bitters
20 oz. Souvenir Cup $17.50 - Refill $13.50 - 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50
Triplets of Terror
FOOD
Say “Cheese” Burger – $9.99
All beef patty on a cheese bun with American cheese, white cheddar, lettuce, tomato, red onion and cill pickle aioli
Bloody Goody Bag – $9.99
Crispy chicken chunks with fries, pepper onion mix and a bloody good sauce
Slashed Siblings Sweet Sampler – $8.49
Bubblegum mousse ballon, funfetti cupcake and a chocolate cheese cake cone trio
BEVERAGES
3 Daughters Brewing Flight – $13.00
6 oz. serving of each of 3 Daughters Brewing® Beach Blonde Ale, Florida Orange IPA and Rod Bender Amber Ale
3 Daughters Brewing A Wake Coffee Blonde
3 Daughters Brewing Florida Orange IPA
3 Daughters Brewing Rod Bender Amber Ale
20 oz. Souvenir Cup $15.25 - Refill $12.00 - 12 oz. Single Serve $12.25
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Tips, Tricks & What To Expect
What To Wear & What Not To Wear
Do NOT wear a costume or mask, costumes and costume masks are not allowed at the event. Leave that to the scareactors, however, HHN is the perfect place to let your freak flag fly though, so don’t be afraid to rock some cute fishnets, boots, or rep your favorite horror movie or villain with a T-shirt or accessory. What to wear is kinda a big deal for many guests attending this event, and a lot of planning goes into the perfect HHN outfit!
Don't Go Alone!
Whether you’re a scaredy cat yourself and you need a friend to get through the haunted houses, or you’re a die-hard fan that enjoys seeing your scaredy cat friend jump, the best way to experience HHN is to bring your crew with you to maximize the scares and fun. Honestly, HHN is so much more fun with family and friends!!
For The Kids Or Not?
Officially there is no minimum age to attend HHN, but Universal Orlando do say, "Event may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for children under 13." In reality it depends your kids tollerance to scares and horror in general, we have seen babies attend, and young kids too.
Watch the Movies!
Before coming to HHN, catch the movies or TV shows that are featured in this year’s event. You’ll be able to truly appreciate the houses by recognizing the iconic scenes, details, and characters. Plus, you may even discover hidden easter eggs!
When To Visit HHN
Both in time of year and time of day. September is oftentimes less crowded at the event than October is, and if you come earlier in the evening you are more likely to beat the crowds and see more of the haunted houses. Plus, when you enter the park, head to the back of the park and start with the houses in the back of the park, most guests start at the front of the park!
Weekdays are much quieter than weekends, when it can get crazy busy, and your chances of experiencing many houses is pretty poor. Weekends are best for frequent visitors, when you can hang out, and enjoy the atmosphere.
We'll see you in the fog! Have a great HHN 33!!
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