About this Plan
This touring plan is carefully crafted to optimize your time experiencing the haunted houses, scare zones, and entertainment at Universal Orlando’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 Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, we recommend downloading the Universal Orlando 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 Florida, where the event is held, by at least 4:30 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 have a ticket to Universal Studios Florida, a Scream Early add-on ticket, or a Universal Orlando Annual Pass that is valid for the same day you’re visiting Halloween Horror Nights, you can take advantage of Stay & Scream, which provides early access to select haunted houses before the event begins, with some houses opening as early as 2 PM. Simply pick up a wristband at one of the following locations: near Guest Services at Universal Studios Florida, available at park opening, or at Hogwarts Express: King’s Cross Station and Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast, beginning at 2 PM.
It’s a good idea to download the official Universal Orlando 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. Follow this specific order to minimize your time in lines, but be prepared to make slight adjustments to catch any scheduled shows listed in the “Visit When Available” section below.
INVASION: Alien Abduction
Summary: Make contact with horrors from worlds unknown as a ship full of Grays lays waste to a remote homestead in search for fresh test subjects.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
Summary: Enter a showcase of H.R. Bloodengutz's Halloween favorites, encountering ghouls, gore, and plenty of scares.
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
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
Cybergoria
Summary: Travel thousands of years into the future, where a frozen wasteland is ruled by machines. Their mission is to make you live forever, even if it means killing you first.
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
MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
Summary: Venture into a deserted zoo overtaken by warring cannibal factions that have descended into savage, animalistic behavior. Cross into their territory, and you may not make it out alive.
Attraction type: Enclosed walk-through experience featuring dramatic scares
Height requirement: Any height
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
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
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
Summary: Step into Dr. Oddfellow’s world and uncover the dark beginnings of Jack the Clown, where order and chaos collide in a rivalry built over decades.
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.
Stranger Things: Return to Hawkins
This attraction has scheduled showtimes. Plan accordingly and arrive early.
Summary: The music. The monsters. The memories. Tune into a special WSQK broadcast and revisit unforgettable moments from all five seasons of Netflix's Stranger Things.
Attraction type: Nighttime show featuring fountains, projection mapping, and more
Height requirement: Any height
Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir
This attraction has scheduled showtimes. Plan accordingly and arrive early.
Summary: Embark on a dark musical journey through a vampire-ridden metropolis, where death-defying stunts and sinister temptations draw you deeper into the darkness.
Attraction type: Live show featuring pyrotechnics, aerial performers, and more
Height requirement: Any height
Club Horror
Summary: Party like your life depends on it as the streets of San Francisco transform into Club Horror, where the DJ may be undead, but the party is still very much alive.
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 - Diagon Alley, 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
Mel’s Die-In Zombies
Summary: A ravenous horde of zombie carhops has overtaken Mel’s Die-In, but there's a silver lining: their service is truly to die for!
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.
Infernal Carnival of Nightmares
Summary: Step right up as Jack and Dr. Oddfellow invite you into a sinister spectacle decades in the making, where horrors lurk around every corner.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
Downtown Clowntown
Summary: The city that never sleeps becomes a waking nightmare as it is overrun by Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Art the Clown, and other sinister clowns eager to tear you limb from limb.
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
Sideshow of Decay
Summary: Cindy's time has come. Empowered by Dr. Oddfellow's dark sorcery, she tears open a portal in the carnival's junkyard, unleashing decayed nightmares from the past that have returned to haunt you.
Attraction type: Outdoor walk-through experience featuring roaming characters
Height requirement: Any height
For complete information on all of Halloween Horror Nights Orlando’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 have valid admission to Universal Studios Florida, including a Scream Early add-on ticket or a Universal Orlando Annual Pass, and valid Halloween Horror Nights admission for the same date, you can take advantage of Stay & Scream. This provides early entry to select haunted houses before Halloween Horror Nights begins, with some houses opening as early as 2 PM. A wristband is required to participate and can be picked up near Guest Services at Universal Studios Florida beginning at park opening. Additional wristband distribution locations open at 2 PM at Hogwarts Express: King’s Cross Station and Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast. Stay & Scream allows you to get an early start on the haunted houses before guests waiting at the front gates are admitted. Be sure to line up for your first haunted house before the queues open to minimize your wait. Keep an eye on the time and wait times, as you should aim to follow the order outlined in this touring plan by at least 6 PM, before Halloween Horror Nights officially begins.
- To reduce your wait times, consider purchasing Halloween Horror Nights Express to skip the regular lines at all haunted houses.
- If you’re staying at a Universal Orlando on-site hotel and are not visiting Universal Studios Florida during regular park hours or don’t have a Scream Early ticket, use the designated entrance for on-site hotel guests. Although you won’t be admitted earlier than guests at the regular entrance, you’ll avoid the large crowds and enter more quickly.
- If you’re using Halloween Horror Nights Express, continue following this touring plan to efficiently navigate the park and make the most of your time.
- If you purchased Halloween Horror Nights Express and want to revisit a haunted house, use the regular line if the posted wait time is under 30 minutes as Halloween Horror Nights Express can only be used once per house.
- At select quick-service restaurants throughout the park, you can use the Universal Orlando 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 Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, click here.
Note
This touring plan includes most haunted houses and experiences at Universal Orlando’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.
