It’s that time of the year again. While most young children look forward to trick-or-treating to celebrate Halloween, teenagers and adults look forward to the ultimate spooky experience. Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights draws the attention of thousands of thrill-seeking teenagers from the local area and some non-locals as well. It has been named Best Halloween Event by Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards for 13 years (2006, 2008–2018, and 2021). Dating back to 1991, this is their 32nd annual event. Select nights run from September 1 to November 4, 2023, at Universal Studios. To ensure a dark and spooky experience, the event lasts from 6:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M.
Along with 10 of the event’s terrifying haunted houses, there are also five scare zones, where scare actors, dressed in different themed outfits depending on the section of the park they are in, roam around to give guests the ultimate fright. Don’t miss out on the live entertainment shows hosted at the amusement park’s pavilion. World-class entertainers go all-out in their pyrotechnic and aerial performances, along with blazing fire tricks. Even some of the park’s most thrilling rides and attractions, such as the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit rollercoaster, are open during the event. In between houses, enjoy their specialty food and drinks concocted just for the Halloween season or shop for their themed merchandise at the Tribute Store.
Tickets are selling out fast! Guests are able to enhance the horror with a tour or express pass. Hotel and ticket packages are convenient for guests traveling to Orlando just to attend the event. There is a variety of ways to experience the fear, whether that be through single-night tickets or multi-night tickets. Multi-night tickets give Halloween Horror Nights fans the ability to come back again and again to get more gore. Examples of this are their Rush of Fear Passes, Frequent Fear Passes, Frequent Fear Plus Passes, and Ultimate Frequent Fear Passes. Some important things to consider: groups of 20 or more save on tickets and there are exclusive passholder offers. Express Passes, just like the ones offered in the parks during the day, are also available for guests to skip long lines and get into haunted houses faster. If guests have a Premier Pass for the regular parks, they can get a discount when purchasing Halloween Horror Nights tickets. Check out universalorlando.com/hhn for more information and to get tickets.
Most guests often go with a group of friends to share the killer experience. As the tagline for Halloween Horror Nights always warns, “Never go alone.” You don’t want to miss out on this spooktacular event during the Halloween season. It’s time to summon your scream squad and witness the biggest names in horror! After all, it’s October!
