Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights

Copeskey45 · 09-06-2019, 08:26 PM

Hey guys and gals, my wife and I are going to Orlando next month for Halloween Horror Nights. This will be our first time there. Has anyone else ever been? If so, do you have any tips?

Master Shake · 09-06-2019, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Copeskey45

Hey guys and gals, my wife and I are going to Orlando next month for Halloween Horror Nights. This will be our first time there. Has anyone else ever been? If so, do you have any tips?

If you're just going to be there for 1 day, buy the fast pass. It's basically like buying an extra ticket but you won't make it through all the houses or get to see all the shows without it. Especially if you're going on a Saturday night.

Copeskey45 · 09-06-2019, 08:29 PM

We are gonna go Thursday night, Friday night and Sunday night. We bought some kinda pass for those nights.

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pack9001 · 09-09-2019, 12:09 PM

My wife and I are huge fans of the theme parks (though not necessarily HHN) and follow someone on YouTube named The Tim Tracker. He does pretty in-depth tours and blogs about all of the upcoming events at Disney and Universal. I think he just uploaded one about HHN last week. Give him a check for more information:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimTracker/about

hxcmilkshake · 09-09-2019, 12:12 PM

Long lines. I would go twice so you can hit everything.

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no10pin · 09-09-2019, 12:51 PM

Fast passes are a little expensive, but an absolute must. We went two years ago, and the number of people we walked by in line was insane. Without a pass, each line was 60-90 minutes at least. We never waited more than 10 minutes, and in most cases walked right in.

hreed2 · 09-09-2019, 01:36 PM

I go every year and have been going ever year for the last 15 years or so. The passes you probably bought are the Rush of Fear passes which are tremendous value! If you're going those three nights you'll easily be able to hit all the houses. This year, they're going to have more houses than ever so lines might be a bit better but expect the more popular houses to have 2 - 3 hour waits (Stranger Things, Ghostbusters and Killer Klowns). It's an absolute blast though! If you have any questions or anything, feel free to shoot me a PM with them.

Bowman1951 · 09-09-2019, 02:03 PM

Man, I can't believe this has already started!

We went in 2016 and got into exactly two houses from the time it started until closing. But part of that was by choice because we didn't want to wait in anymore lines and just enjoyed walking the streets getting chased by zombies and chainsaws through the Scare Zones.

I don't know if they still do it but the Bill & Ted show was actually really good, well acted and had just enough adult language to make it enjoyable. The hostess near the entrance of the entire thing had her own area where she roasted the crowd, we stood around there for 20 minutes just listening to her.

Oh yah, and you can still ride most of the rides. But like others said, if you are strictly going for the haunted houses, get the Express Pass.

hreed2 · 09-10-2019, 10:30 AM

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I don't know if they still do it but the Bill & Ted show was actually really good, well acted and had just enough adult language to make it enjoyable. The hostess near the entrance of the entire thing had her own area where she roasted the crowd, we stood around there for 20 minutes just listening to her.

Sadly the Bill and Ted show ended last year for good. It was either last year or the year before, somebody in Hollywood complained about the adult language and jokes from the show and caused a huge uproar. It pissed off a lot of people because they make it ABUNDANTLY clear before the show that there's lots of adult jokes and languages so it's not like she was blind sided.

MossDC4L · 09-10-2019, 10:36 AM

So cool, never heard of this before, time to plan a family vacation..

nera20 · 09-10-2019, 10:58 AM

we are going in a few weeks from a Tuesday to a Friday probably will get that fast pass multi day thing hopefully during the week it isn't as bad

09-06-2019, 08:26 PM	#1
Copeskey45 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,566 copeskey45john	Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Hey guys and gals, my wife and I are going to Orlando next month for Halloween Horror Nights. This will be our first time there. Has anyone else ever been? If so, do you have any tips?

09-09-2019, 12:09 PM	#4
pack9001 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 4,511 pack_9001 pack9001	My wife and I are huge fans of the theme parks (though not necessarily HHN) and follow someone on YouTube named The Tim Tracker. He does pretty in-depth tours and blogs about all of the upcoming events at Disney and Universal. I think he just uploaded one about HHN last week. Give him a check for more information: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimTracker/about __________________ CARDS - FT/FS: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147328235@N06/albums/72177720308301725

09-09-2019, 12:51 PM	#6
no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,929 no10pin no10pin	Fast passes are a little expensive, but an absolute must. We went two years ago, and the number of people we walked by in line was insane. Without a pass, each line was 60-90 minutes at least. We never waited more than 10 minutes, and in most cases walked right in. __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

09-09-2019, 02:03 PM	#8
Bowman1951 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Boston 'Burbs Posts: 4,717 djblitz Bowman1951	Man, I can't believe this has already started! We went in 2016 and got into exactly two houses from the time it started until closing. But part of that was by choice because we didn't want to wait in anymore lines and just enjoyed walking the streets getting chased by zombies and chainsaws through the Scare Zones. I don't know if they still do it but the Bill & Ted show was actually really good, well acted and had just enough adult language to make it enjoyable. The hostess near the entrance of the entire thing had her own area where she roasted the crowd, we stood around there for 20 minutes just listening to her. Oh yah, and you can still ride most of the rides. But like others said, if you are strictly going for the haunted houses, get the Express Pass. __________________ I am the head promoter of one of the most successful Saturday monthly card shows in New England. https://flippincardshow.com/ Last edited by Bowman1951; 09-09-2019 at 02:05 PM.

09-10-2019, 10:58 AM	#11
nera20 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 35,256	we are going in a few weeks from a Tuesday to a Friday probably will get that fast pass multi day thing hopefully during the week it isn't as bad __________________ USA SHIPPING ONLY

09-06-2019, 08:29 PM	#3
Copeskey45 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,566 copeskey45john	We are gonna go Thursday night, Friday night and Sunday night. We bought some kinda pass for those nights. Sent from my SM-G975U1 using Tapatalk

09-09-2019, 12:12 PM	#5
hxcmilkshake Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Apopka FL Posts: 11,576 hxcmilkshake	Long lines. I would go twice so you can hit everything. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

09-09-2019, 01:36 PM	#7
hreed2 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,580	I go every year and have been going ever year for the last 15 years or so. The passes you probably bought are the Rush of Fear passes which are tremendous value! If you're going those three nights you'll easily be able to hit all the houses. This year, they're going to have more houses than ever so lines might be a bit better but expect the more popular houses to have 2 - 3 hour waits (Stranger Things, Ghostbusters and Killer Klowns). It's an absolute blast though! If you have any questions or anything, feel free to shoot me a PM with them.

09-10-2019, 10:36 AM	#10
MossDC4L Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 662 705SportsCards	So cool, never heard of this before, time to plan a family vacation..