About this Plan
This touring plan is carefully crafted to optimize your time experiencing the haunted houses, scare zones, and entertainment at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights. Attractions that are not exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights have been excluded from this touring plan. This plan can be used if you’re visiting the event for a single night or multiple nights.
Download the App
Before visiting Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, we recommend downloading the Universal Studios Hollywood app from the App Store or Google Play Store. The app provides wait times, showtimes, an event map, and more.
Entering the Event
We suggest arriving at the entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood, where the event is held, by at least 5 PM. You won’t gain entry to the event at this time, but being nearer to the park gates gives you an advantage over other guests. Keep in mind that it may take up to 30 minutes to reach the front gates from the parking booth if you’re driving.
If you’re visiting Universal Studios Hollywood during regular park operating hours on the same day you’re attending Halloween Horror Nights, you can stay in the park past its regular hours for early entry to select haunted houses before Halloween Horror Nights begins.
It’s a good idea to download the official Universal Studios Hollywood app in advance to view attraction wait times, check showtimes, navigate the park, and much more.
Attractions to Visit
We’ve compiled a list of all the haunted houses at the event, along with the Terror Tram. Follow this specific order to minimize your time in lines, but be prepared to make slight adjustments to experience the Terror Tram or catch any scheduled shows listed in the “Visit When Available” section below.
Stranger Things 5
Summary: Step into the chaos of Stranger Things' final season and join the gang in Hawkins in their last fight for survival. Try to survive an army of Demogorgons, face the Mind Flayer, and defeat Vecna once and for all.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Summary: Step into the twisted world of the cult classic and try to avoid becoming the next cotton candy-covered snack from a group of sinister visitors from another world.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Summary: Enter the kingdom of Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, where music, chaos, and horror collide. You'll venture through a decaying world inspired by the dark themes and twisted imagery of Ozzy's legendary career as everything descends into madness.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Dead, Deader, Deadest
Summary: Explore the dark secrets of the Deville Family Funeral Home, where reanimated corpses have risen from their graves.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Terror Tram starring Art the Clown
This attraction closes prior to the event end time. Ensure to arrive before the last tram departure.
Summary: Art the Clown arrives on the Backlot with a bloody bag of presents, only to realize that he has arrived well before Christmas. He celebrates anyway, hijacking the Terror Tram and turning it into his own gruesome holiday celebration.
Attraction type: Brief ride & outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
Hellraiser
Summary: Based on the original Hellraiser trilogy, you'll enter a realm of pure pain. Journey through the depths of Hell, come face to face with Pinhead and the Cenobites as they carry out their gruesome rituals, and do everything you can to avoid becoming their next victim.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Evil Dead Burn
Summary: The Book of the Dead has been reopened, unleashing a powerful evil. Based on the new Evil Dead Burn film, you'll dodge possessed Deadites hell-bent on bloodshed, encounter the source of the evil, and the whole family caught in its path.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Sinners
Summary: Opening night at the Smokestack Twins’ juke joint takes a dark turn when a hive mind of bloodthirsty vampires crashes the celebration in this haunted house based on the Sinners film.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Killceañera: Music by SLASH
Summary: Featuring music by Slash, this haunted house follows a vengeful birthday girl who unleashes malevolent spirits during her quinceañera, seeking monstrous revenge against the school bullies who wronged her.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
Visit When Available
This section includes attractions you can visit whenever you’re nearby and have available time.
The Purge: Dangerous Waters
This attraction has scheduled showtimes. Plan accordingly and arrive early.
Summary: Experience a thrilling live stunt show that launches you into a blazing, rocket-fueled adventure as you battle to survive the night.
Attraction type: Stunt show
Height requirement: Any height
Murder of Crowz
Summary: You’ve wandered into a massive crow’s nest, and the territorial flock isn’t happy to have you there. Prepare to be swarmed as the birds descend and pick your bones clean.
Attraction type: Street experience
Height requirement: Any height
Death Eaters Encounter
Summary: Death Eaters, Voldemort's most devoted followers, roam The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, searching for others willing to demonstrate loyalty to the Dark Lord's cause.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
Shriek of the Banshee
Summary: Follow the fog into a sinister sideshow filled with the strange, the unnatural, and the deadly.
Attraction type: Street experience
Height requirement: Any height
Scare Zones to Explore
Halloween Horror Nights boasts numerous scare zones where monsters roam the streets; you’ll pass through these themed areas while traveling to each haunted house and show. Although the haunted houses are the main draw for guests, we also encourage you to take the time to explore the scare zones to fully experience all that Halloween Horror Nights has to offer.
Blood Bog
Summary: Enter the murky depths of the swampland and encounter a mysterious bog teeming with creatures that will send chills down your spine.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
El Circo de la Muerte
Summary: Visit a traveling circus unlike any other, featuring a lineup of disturbing and twisted acts. Take a look for yourself, but be warned: you may not leave the same way you came in, if you manage to leave at all.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
FORTNITEMARES
Summary: Step into Fortnite’s Freaky Fields, a Halloween-themed battleground overtaken by a threatening force. Along the way, you’ll encounter the Battle Bus and familiar Fortnitemares characters, as well as new additions created exclusively for Halloween Horror Nights.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
Hackerz
Summary: They may be easy to spot, but that won’t make escaping any easier. Watch out for a group of chainsaw-wielding maniacs determined to hack you to pieces.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
For complete information on all of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood’s haunted houses and experiences, click here.
Additional Information
Tips
- If you’re visiting the event for just one night, we recommend having dinner before you arrive to maximize your time for enjoying the haunted houses and experiences.
- If you’re visiting Universal Studios Hollywood during regular park operating hours on the same day you’re attending Halloween Horror Nights, you are permitted to stay in the park after closing for early entry to select haunted houses before Halloween Horror Nights begins. This allows you to get an early start on experiencing haunted houses before guests waiting at the front gates, resulting in shorter wait times. If there’s a highly anticipated haunted house you want to visit, it’s a good opportunity to do so. Be sure to line up for that haunted house as soon as the queue opens to minimize your wait. After enjoying that house, you should follow the order outlined in this touring plan. We advise against visiting more than one haunted house beforehand, as doing so may result in longer lines that can reduce the plan’s effectiveness.
- To reduce your wait times, consider purchasing Halloween Horror Nights Universal Express to skip the regular lines at all haunted houses.
- If you’re using Halloween Horror Nights Universal Express, continue following this touring plan to efficiently navigate the park and make the most of your time.
- At select quick-service restaurants throughout the park, you can use the Universal Studios Hollywood app‘s mobile ordering service. This feature allows you to order your meal in advance, so when you arrive at the restaurant, you can quickly pick up your food and avoid long lines at the ordering counter.
- Don’t rush from one attraction to another. Take your time to explore the different scare zones at the event.
To see more tips for visiting Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, click here.
Note
This touring plan includes most haunted houses and experiences at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, so visiting them all in a single night may not be feasible if crowd levels are high. It’s best to choose the attractions that interest you the most.
