If you’re visiting Universal Orlando Resort in September or October, one of the most important questions to ask when booking your trip is “Are we going to Halloween Horror Nights?”
If the answer to that question is “Yes, obviously” and your tickets have already been purchased, this guide will help you plan your night and maximise your scares, but if you’re still not sure if Halloween Horror Nights is the event for you, by the time you finish reading we’re sure you’ll be ready to book your tickets!
When is Halloween Horror Nights 2024?
This year’s event is the longest-running Halloween Horror Nights ever, beginning on August 30th and finishing after Halloween on November 3rd. The exact event dates 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
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Haunted Houses
There will 10 haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights 2024, including 4 terrifying houses based on popular horror franchises, and 6 chilling original concepts. Here's what we know about all of them:
Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines
An all-female line-up of monsters make up this year's Universal Monsters house, with Dracula's Daughter, the She-Wolf, the Bride of Frankenstein, and Anck-Su-Namun battling it out in two unlikely alliances. Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines even had a female show director and female composer, so they really are putting the 'her' in monster!
Insidious: The Further
Enter The Further as demons try to ensnare you. The Red Faced Demon will lure you into his lair. KeyFace will unlock your fears. Stay away from The Bride in Black and the Man Who Can't Breathe as you make your way from red door to red door. This isn't the first time Insidious has been featured at Halloween Horror Nights, but this will be a brand-new concept for 2024.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
If there's something strange... An ancient artefact has released a chilling new entity, Garraka, and only the Ghostbusters can keep you from getting iced. Based on the latest film in this classic franchise, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will have you freezing with terror.
A Quiet Place
If they hear you they hunt you, so you'll want to keep the screaming to a minimum in this haunted house! Monstrous creatures will hunt you down as the world of the first two A Quiet Place films comes to terrifying life for the very first time at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.
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.
Goblin's Feast
Welcome to the Goblin’s Feast Tavern and visit the goblin village where a lavish feast is being prepared for goblins, orcs, hobgoblins and witches. And you’re the main course.
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.
The Museum: Deadly Exhibits
You’re going to check out The Rotting Stone, the local folklore museum’s infamous new exhibit. An evil spirit escapes from within, possessing the other displays and decaying everything in its path.
Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America
¡Ten cuídado! With La Muerte as your guide, you’ll be asking for piedad from these three terrifying monsters: the blood-sucking Tlahuelpuchi, owl-faced witch La Lechuza and bone-ripping El Silbón.
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
Don’t think you’re safe from the scares when you’re not in one of the haunted houses! With five unnerving scare zones filling the streets of Universal Studios Florida, you’ll have to make your way through hordes of scare actors and spooky scenes as you head from one attraction to another.
The five scare zones for 2024 are:
- Enter the Blumhouse - Escape a terrifying gauntlet of Blumhouse characters. From sinister sadists from The Purge and Black Phone to M3GAN dancing into your nightmares, you’ve never known horror like this.
- 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.
- 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 backwater 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.
- 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.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Live Entertainment
If you need a break from walking through haunted houses and scare zones, you can sit back and relax (as much as it’s possible to relax at Halloween Horror Nights!) by watching Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus. This is an all-new take on the Halloween Horror Nights Nightmare Fuel show, taking guests into a dark circus where a new nightmare carries a sinister curse. This is a thrilling spectacle of pyro and aerialists, all set to the beat of some pulse-pounding rock rhythms.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Rides and Attractions
Can't get enough of all the rides that Universal Studios Florida has to offer? If you haven't done enough screaming in the haunted houses you can do a bit more on attractions that will be open throughout the event. The following rides will be open for guests to enjoy during Halloween Horror Nights 2024:
- Revenge of the Mummy
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley
- MEN IN BLACK - Alien Attack
- Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Food and Beverage Offerings
You’re sure to work up a serious appetite with all these scares, so you’ll want to stop to check out some of the themed food and beverage items available exclusively during Halloween Horror Nights. This year’s monstrous menu includes dishes themed after the event's haunted houses, including a Ghostbusters-inspired Mini Stay-Puft S'more, A Quiet Place-inspired Abbott's Farm Corn Chowder, and 'The Red Door' potato and onion filled handpie inspired by Insidious.
Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Merchandise
From A Quiet Place t-shirts to Ghostbusters hats, there's all kinds of merchandise on offer this year... and what better way to remember your time at Halloween Horror Nights than with some themed keepsakes? All the merch is now available at the Universal Tribute Store, and it's available at all times so you don't need to spend your time shopping when you could be in the haunted houses!
Halloween Horror Nights at the Universal Orlando Resort Hotels
Guests staying at a Universal Orlando Resort hotel will have even more time to scream thanks to a dedicated entrance into Universal Studios Florida that will give them access to Halloween Horror Nights from 6:30pm (with valid event admission). All of the hotels will also have themed lobby experiences and photo opportunities, and Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Universal Aventura Hotel and Universal Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and Suites will have Halloween-themed lounges with themed speciality drinks.
Are you ready to book your tickets to Halloween Horror Nights 2024? The event is likely to sell out so book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
*Named Best Halloween Event by Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards for 13 years (2006, 2008-2018, 2021-2022).
