Halloween Horror Nights 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort Ultimate Thrill Guide
Welcome to the ThrillGeek Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Ultimate Thrill Guide, your source for ALL things Halloween Horror Nights 2023 at Universal Orlando Resort!
ThrillGeek covers Halloween Horror Nights every year from head to toe throughout the event, so we want to share what we learn and what’s announced to everyone in a simple and easy guide!
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Dates, Hours, and Map
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Dates:
- Aug: 29-31
- Sept: 3; 4-7; 10-14; 16-21; 24-28
- Oct: 1-5; 8-12; 15-19; 22-26; 29-31
- Nov: 1-2
Event map:
The Halloween Horror Nights 2025 event map will be posted here.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Tickets, Express Pass, and Parking Information
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 is a separately ticketed event and is NOT included with your regular Universal Orlando Resort theme park admission. Tickets for Halloween Horror Nights usually go on sale in the summer. There are a variety of tickets to choose from, including single-day, multi-day, Frequent Fear passes, and MORE! We have all the details here for you.
If you purchase your tickets in advance and want to purchase an Express Pass for HHN at the event, Universal usually has Express booths set up throughout the parks for you to purchase when you’re at the park.
Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass
In a rush and need to get ALL 10 houses done in one night? Universal offers Express passes for the Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses. They are an extra fee ON TOP of your Halloween Horror Nights ticket, but might be worth the extra money if you need to get all of the houses done in one night.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Express Pass prices range in price from $129.99 to $239.99 a person, depending on the date.
TERROR TIP: It is always a good idea to purchase your Halloween Horror Nights tickets and Express Passes in ADVANCE. This not only saves you time but can save you MONEY as well!
TERROR TIP: Purchase your Halloween Horror Nights Express Passes EARLY! Prices tend to go up the closer the event gets. That and many nights will SELL OUT of Express Passes.
Single Day Tickets
Single-night tickets to Halloween Horror Nights 2025 range in price from $82.99 to $122.99, depending on the date you choose.
Scream Early ticket
Start the thrills early at Universal Studios Florida from 3-5 pm. At 5 pm, you’ll wait in a Stay & Scream area until the event begins. Event admission for the same day is required and not included. Guests who arrive at Universal Studios after 5 pm forfeit their Scream Early Ticket.
The 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Scream Early Ticket entitles one (1) time guest admission to Universal Studios Florida theme park from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM, valid on the same day as the 2025 Halloween Horror Nights event ticket. The ticket is valid for the selected date only. Guests must arrive at Universal Studios Florida before 5:00 PM and present proof of a valid 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Event ticket at the time of redemption. Guests who arrive to Universal Studios Florida front gate turnstile after 5:00 PM will forfeit their Scream Early Ticket. This ticket is not valid for admission to the 2025 Halloween Horror Nights event and cannot be used for theme park admission on a non-Halloween Horror Nights 2025 event date. The ticket is non-refundable and non-transferable. It cannot be combined with any other offers, promotions, or discounts. Additional restrictions may apply and are subject to change without notice.
Halloween Horror Nights Premium Scream Night
Universal has announced Halloween Horror Nights Premium Scream Night, a one-night-only exclusive preview event on Thursday, August 28, 2025. For $375, guests will get early access to haunted houses with staggered entry, all-you-care-to-enjoy select food and drinks, and complimentary self-parking. Costumes are allowed, but no masks or full-face coverings are permitted. Capacity is limited, so this is your chance to be among the first to scream this season!
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Rush of Fear/Frequent Fear Pass Tickets
Details about the Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Rush of Fear/Frequent Fear Passes will be posted here.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Vacation Packages
Details and information about 2025 Halloween Horror Nights vacation packages will be posted here.
Halloween Horror Nights Universal CityWalk Experiences
PARKING at Halloween Horror Nights 2025
We get a lot of questions about parking at Halloween Horror Nights 2025. Is it free? Do you have to pay? The short answer is yes, you do have to pay for parking at Halloween Horror Nights. Although Universal (normally) offers free parking after 6 p.m. during regular operating hours, this does not apply to Halloween Horror Nights. Guests will have to pay for parking. These prices are normally charged until around midnight when parking becomes free.
Premier pass holder valet parking is NOT valid during Halloween Horror Nights.
LATEST Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Construction Video
As soon as construction on Halloween Horror Nights 2025 starts, you will find our latest update video here.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 RIP Tour Packages and add-ons
If you’re looking for the ULTIMATE Halloween Horror Nights 2025 experience, Universal Orlando offers a variety of add-on experiences for you to get the ULTIMATE SCREAM out of your Halloween Horror Nights experience.
The Halloween Horror Nights RIP Tour is the ultimate Halloween Horror Nights experience. We know. We’ve done them! The RIP Tour features a guided experience allowing front-of-the-line access to all of the haunted houses, shows, and even the attractions at the park!
Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Tour Ticket entitles one (1) guest:
- Exclusive VIP entrance to Universal Studios Florida for the Halloween Horror Nights event (‘Event’)
- Guided walking tour of the Event
- Priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses (once per house, based on itinerary) while on tour with the R.I.P. Guide. Tour inclusions are subject to itinerary and Houses toured are at the discretion of Universal Orlando Resort.
- Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential, lanyard and button (one each per guest)
- Valet Parking (one (1) vehicle based on availability and advance purchase)
- Pre-Tour Reception with light appetizers (available to tour guests at the tour time printed on ticket)
- Access to exclusive cash bar locations during the tour (must be 21+ with valid photo ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages)
- Universal Express Unlimited ride access (with R.I.P. credential) to skip the regular lines at all participating rides & attractions for the date of the tour (valid upon check-in at VIP Experience lobby to be used before and/ or after tour during normal event operating hours; excludes Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses)
- Reserved seating at select event show(s) during the tour
Important Information:
- Event admission is not included in the listed price. Separate Halloween Horror Nights event admission is required for all R.I.P. Tour experiences AND must be valid for the same calendar day as the R.I.P. Tour ticket.
- Pricing varies by date and tour selection, subject to availability. Tour dates and prices are subject to change until purchased.
- R.I.P. Tours are available for individual parties of up to six (6) persons only and will include multiple parties in the same tour group. Parties or groups of seven (7) or more will need to book a Private R.I.P. Tour, which will include only members of their individual group.
- Advance reservations required and subject to availability.
- Ticket is date specific; forty-eight (48) hour cancellation notice is required for a full refund.
- Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times while taking part in any R.I.P. Tour.
- Tickets are not exchangeable.
Private R.I.P. Tours are also available.
Get the blood-red carpet treatment with the ultimate Halloween Horror Nights experience: a private guided V.I.P. walking tour of the event. Includes all the R.I.P. Tour benefits, PLUS:
- Priority UNLIMITED VIP entry to haunted houses and participating rides and attractions while on tour with R.I.P. Tour Guide (subject to itinerary and event operating hours)
- Exclusive private tour of the event for your group—up to 10 people
- Customizable itinerary
- My Universal Photos 3-Day photo package
- Call (866) 346-9350 for details and to book. Separate event admission is required; pricing varies by date, subject to availability.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour – Daytime experience
Not quite into Halloween Horror Nights 2025, but still want to experience the science behind it all. The Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour might be just for you. This add-on allows guests to experience the horror of Halloween Horror Nights, with the lights on and no scare actors! It’s a great way to see what goes on behind the scenes at the biggest Halloween event in the country! Pick from a 3 or 6-house tour. Theme park and/or event admission is not included or required to participate in a tour. (Pricing varies by date and tour selection, subject to availability.) Restrictions apply.
Unmasking the Horror Tour Includes:
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to 3 or 6 haunted houses in a lights-on, informational walking tour (once per house, based on itinerary. Tour inclusions are subject to itinerary, and Houses toured are at the discretion of Universal Orlando Resort.)
- Exclusive access to photograph select rooms in select haunted houses on the tour (as determined by the VIP Experience guidelines for the year’s event)
- Exclusive commemorative pin
- Buffet-style lunch included for the 6-haunted house tour only
Pricing:
The three-house tour starts at $84.99 and goes up to $110 per person on select dates
The 6-house tour starts at $169.99 and goes up to $220.00 per person on select dates
Important Information:
- Theme park and/or Halloween Horror Nights event admission is not included and NOT REQUIRED to participate in the tour
- Pricing varies by date and tour selection, subject to availability. Tour dates and prices are subject to change until purchased
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Rides & Attractions
If the spookiness isn’t quite your thing, Universal Orlando offers several of their normal ride and attractions for guests to enjoy during Halloween Horror Nights. Here are the rides and attractions that will be open during Halloween Horror Nights 2025:
Stay & Scream / Early Arrival
One of the biggest questions asked is how to get ahead of the crowds for Halloween Horror Nights 2025 and take advantage of early entry. Given the event’s popularity, especially with the big-name properties that come, sometimes it can feel like there are not too many slow nights anymore. Sure, you can buy Express Passes or a private RIP Tour, but Stay and Scream will be your best way to see and do more at the event.
What to remember, though, is that anyone who has admission to Universal Studios Florida during the day and also has admission for that evening’s event can use the early-entry feature. The gates close at 5 p.m. for normal guests, which means you must be inside the park BEFORE 5 p.m. to use this to your advantage. Even if you have both a day ticket and an HHN ticket, and you get there after 5 p.m., you will not be allowed inside until the event officially starts at 6:30 p.m.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Merchandise
What’s Halloween Horror Nights without some AWESOME merchandise?! Halloween Horror Nights has several ways for ghouls to grab a souvenir at the event. Let’s check out some of the ways YOU can get in on the action this year!
In celebration of this year’s upcoming Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights, a new merchandise collection is available now at Five and Dime at Universal Studios Florida and All Hallows Eve Boutique at Universal Islands of Adventure, as well as online at shop.universalorlando.com.
This new preview collection reminds guests to “Never Go Alone” when Halloween Horror Nights returns select nights from Aug. 29 through Nov. 2, 2025, at Universal Studios Florida. More details regarding this year’s event, including tickets, haunted houses, and more, will be revealed soon.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Tribute Store
Every year, Universal Orlando opens the Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store. This is THE PLACE to be if you’re looking for the perfect HHN souvenir. The Tribute Store has also added food options over the last several years, allowing guests to purchase a quick snack while shopping around.
Each room of the HHN Tribute Store is elaborately themed to a specific house or theme, allowing visitors a different experience in each room.
TERROR TIP: The HHN Tribute Store is normally open during BOTH regular theme park hours AND during Halloween Horror Nights! The line for the Tribute Store can get rather long during Halloween Horror Nights. If you are visiting on vacation, try visiting the Tribute Store during the daytime hours.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Universal Orlando Annual Passholder Perks
Are you a Universal Orlando Passholder? There are some exclusive Halloween Horror Nights 2025 perks just for you, including merchandise, discounts, and more!
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Entertainment
Halloween Horror Nights is not just about haunted houses and scare zones. The event features some incredible entertainment options every year as well. From the iconic Bill & Ted shows from years past to the current lagoon shows, there are a variety of entertainment options for guests to sit down and enjoy before getting back to the grind of haunted houses.
Here are your entertainment options for Halloween Horror Nights 2025:
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Scarezones
Halloween Horror Nights IV was the first year to introduce a “scare zone”, a name given to specific outdoor areas that feature theming and costumed characters with the intent of scaring people who walk through the areas. Both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure have been home to some incredibly elaborate scare zones throughout the years.
Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Haunted Houses
Originals
IPs
Fallout
Based on the award-winning global video game franchise from Bethesda Game Studios, “Fallout” was a critically acclaimed hit with audiences worldwide when it debuted on Prime Video in 2024. The cinematic series is set in the year 2296, two hundred years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization. All that is left is an eradicated and highly violent hellscape known as The Wasteland, crawling with mutated animals and creatures, while gentle citizens take refuge underground in luxury fallout shelters known as Vaults.
In this terrifying haunted house, fans will encounter iconic scenes and characters that will put them into the frightening action of the popular series. The journey begins beneath the surface in Vault 33, where guests follow vault-dweller Lucy MacLean as she escapes a bloody massacre, only to discover an evil hidden secret. From there, visitors venture to the surface, where they must dodge attacks from Scavengers and Raiders, desperate survivors who will do anything to remain alive, as well as mutated cockroaches known as RAD Roaches. As guests travel through the hellish Wasteland, they will go through iconic locations like the Super Duper Mart and encounter The Ghoul, an ageless bounty hunter who has endured radiation exposure for centuries. Additionally, they will come face-to-face with a young squire named Maximus and gaze in awe at his T-60 armor. With frightful terrors at every turn of the eerily authentic haunted house, fans will question if they can ever escape the horrors of The Wasteland.
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