UPDATED September 9, 2025

There is a truly iconic annual event put on by Universal Orlando Resort for fans of all things horror: Halloween Horror Nights! This year, Halloween Horror Nights (also referred to as “HHN”) is BACK at Universal Studios on select nights from August 29th through November 2nd, 2025. 

Immersive haunted houses, sinister scare zones, themed food and drinks, breathtaking live entertainment, and more make up this spooky seasonal soiree.

But don’t be SCARED… dive into the 2025 Halloween Horror Nights details with us!

2025 Halloween Horror Nights Dates

Ticket prices for this very popular event vary per date and start at $82.99 per person for a single-night ticket and range up to $122.99, and are available for purchase on the Universal Orlando Resort website. (Please keep in mind that Halloween Horror Nights is fairly intense and not recommended for anyone younger than 13 years old.)

The park closes for regular ticketed Universal guests at 5 PM, and the event officially runs from 6:30 PM until 2 AM (though we recommend arriving around 45 minutes before the official start time because gates tend to open early).

August 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Dates

The event kicked off on August 29th* this year.

• August 29th, 30th, and 31st

*For those who wanted early access to the fun, Universal also sold tickets to Premium Scream Night, which took place on Thursday, August 28th, 2025. This event is limited-capacity and gives you early access to haunted houses and scare zones. It was also your only chance to wear costumes to Halloween Horror Nights, and included all-you-can-eat select food and beverages. We’re keeping the information here in case this opportunity returns in 2026!

September 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Dates

September offers Halloween Horror Nights up to five nights a week:

• September 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
• September 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
• September 14th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th
• September 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th
• September 28th

October 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Dates

In October, Universal hosts HHN on Wednesday through Sunday each week. You’re safe on Mondays and Tuesdays!

• October 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
• October 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
• October 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
• October 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th
• October 29th, 30th, 31st

November 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Dates

The event comes to an end on November 2nd, 2025.

• November 1st, 2nd

Halloween Horror Nights Inclusions

2025 Halloween Horror Nights Houses

One of the main highlights of the event are TEN Haunted Houses inspired by some of the most iconic horror movies and shows of all time.

The TEN Haunted Houses for 2025 are as follows:

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Get ready for Five Nights at Freddy’s!

Five Nights at Freddy’s is a survival horror video game that was later made into a movie starring Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard, a graphic novel, a novel, and more. This spooky game takes you into a world where you try to survive killer animatronics that have come to life! (Think like an Evil Chuck E. Cheese.)

Fallout

Universal Orlando is hosting a house inspired by Fallout, the popular video game franchise and hit Amazon series! In the Fallout house, you’ll travel into the vaults and have to escape from raiders with Lucy (from the TV show) at your side. SCARY (but EPIC!).

Universal teased that fans will travel into the Wasteland and confront the bounty hunter, The Ghoul. You’ll also come face-to-face with the Brotherhood of Steel’s Maximus and get to see T-60 power armor.

Jason Universe

Jason from the Friday the 13th movies will be resurrected in a brand NEW all-original house called “Jason Universe.” Here, fans are reunited with some of Jason’s most infamous killer moments.

This haunted house goes back to summer camp where it all began “from the creaking floorboards of Jason’s ramshackle cabin to the decaying main lodge and the eerie forest that offers no refuge for his victims.”

El Artista: A Spanish Haunting

Horror fans are able to travel to 19th century Spain with El Artista: A Spanish Haunting. 

In an isolated country manor, a tortured artist is faced with the art in the house coming alive and possessing him.

Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters

In this Old West town in Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters, “red-hot lava demons are trying to possess everyone, melting everything in their path.”

YIKES!

Dolls: Let’s Play Dead

Prepare to shrink down to the size of a doll and be hunted by haunted toys in Dolls: Let’s Play Dead.

These toys are “burnt, melded, and stitched together by a twisted little girl,” so get ready to run!

Grave of the Flesh

Welcome to your funeral, where it’s about to go from bad to worse…

You’ll enter the underworld and be hunted by flesh-eaters for eternity in another new house: Grave of the Flesh.

Gálkn: Monsters of the North

Gálkn: Monsters of the North is an original house that takes place in a remote northern village.

Here, a wicked being rises from the dead with a horde of monsters, and you’ll have to try to escape the belly of the beast.

Terrifier

“The twisted world of Art the Clown comes to life in this year’s all-new ‘Terrifier’ haunted house inspired by the slasher film franchise that has consistently terrorized filmgoers since 2008.”

CLOWNS, people. SCARY CLOWNS.

WWE Presents: The Horrors of The Wyatt Sicks

Another brand-new house has hit the scary scene this year: WWE Presents: The Horrors of The Wyatt Sicks. 

“Dare to take on the fiendish Wyatt Sicks. Enter their eerie arena and go through a doorway into their maniacal minds.”

Scare Zones

In addition to the 10 haunted houses, Halloween Horror Nights also has scare zones, where you’ll face scare actors “on the prowl.”

You’ll find streets of Universal Studios Florida transformed into spooky areas with creatures and monsters sure to frighten you.

The 2025 Scare Zones include:

• The Origins of Horror: “Enter a decaying conservatory of twisted vines where artists carve tributes to Halloween Horror Nights 34. You’ll encounter monstrous crows, gargoyles and more.”
• Masquerade: Dance with Death: “You’re invited to a masquerade ball where bloodthirsty vampires lurk behind ornate disguises. When their masks fall, you’ll become their prey.”
• The Cat Lady of Crooked Lane: “Travel down a spooky winding path to a mysterious home, where trick-or-treaters are transformed into feral felines. Be careful or you’ll be next.” 
• Mutations: Toxic Twenties: In a 1920s neighborhood, a BuzzCon truck with radioactive cargo crashes into a mobster getaway car sending the city into toxic pandemonium.

… And More!

The 2025 event is offering new experiences, according to Universal: “Brave all-new street experiences that take the horror to new heights — featuring zombie carhops, undead DJs and more.” 

As you can see, these experiences feature “Mel’s Die-In Zombies” and “Club Horror.”

Universal Studios Park Attractions

A select number of rides and attractions remain open for the event. 

Live Entertainment

Halloween Horror Nights is also presents live shows and performances that are exclusive to the event!

These include Nightmare Fuel: Circus of Decay: “This once-vibrant circus has festered into an unending nightmare. It’s a sinister spectacle of pyro, aerialists and illusions.”

Universal is also hosting a LAGOON SHOW for this year’s event: Haunt-O-Phonic: A Ghoulish Journey! “A ghost story is rising from its watery grave to haunt the Universal Studios lagoon, featuring towering water screens and eerie music.” 

Halloween Horror Nights Extras

Halloween Horror Nights serves up themed food and drinks! Select dining spots are open along with booths for the event, serving guests treats and eats that will be themed to the featured haunted houses. Specialty drinks are concocted just for the event as well.

You can find specialty items at the following locations:

• Five Nights at Freddy’s Dining
• Fallout Booth
• Terrifier Booth
• Jason Universe Booth
• The Horrors of The Wyatt Sicks Booth
• Dolls: Let’s Play Dead Booth
• El Artista: A Spanishing Haunting Booth
• The Cat Lady of Crooked Lane Booth
• Cursed Carnival Booth
• Twisted Tater Chips Booth
• HHN Bar
• Black Cat Lounge
• Avenue Eats
• 57 Scare
• Fanta Bars
  • World Expo Fanta Bar
  • San Francisco Fanta Bar
  • Bridge Fanta Bar
  • New York Fanta Bar
• Club Horror Bar
• Dining Open During the Event
  • Dreamwork’s Imagination Cafe
  • TODAY Cafe
  • San Francisco Pastry Company
• Various Tent/Cart locations throughout the park

Select eateries will also be open serving their regular menus:

• Illumination’s Minion Cafe
• Freeze-Ray Pops
• Finnegan’s Bar & Grill
• Auntie Anne’s Pretzels
• Häagen-Dazs^®
• Richter’s Burger Co.
• Leaky Cauldron™
• The Fountain of Fair Fortune
• Florean Fortescue’s Ice-Cream Parlour
• The Hopping Pot
• Fast Food Boulevard
  • Bumblebee Man’s Taco Truck
  • Cletus’ Chicken Shack (Mobile Food Ordering Available)
  • Flaming Moe’s
  • Krusty Burger
  • Lard Lad Donuts
  • Lisa’s Teahouse of Horror (Mobile Food Ordering Available)
  • Luigi’s Pizza
  • Moe’s Tavern
  • The Frying Dutchman
• Starbucks^®
• Mel’s Drive-In™

Of course, there is exclusive merchandise available! Show off that you made it through the night with shirts, hats, popcorn buckets, and more.

(If you head to Universal’s website, there is an option to start shopping now, too!)

Halloween Horror Nights Add-ons

If you’re interested in a more elevated experience, you can also now purchase Halloween Horror Nights Express Passes online, as well as book your R.I.P. Tour, where you can visit the event with a VIP guide.

The Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass lets you “Get to the fear faster” by skipping the regular lines once at each haunted house (plus participating rides). Like the tickets, Express Pass is available for purchase via the Universal Orlando Resort website, and prices start at $139.99.

The Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Tour is a guided VIP tour that also includes perks like Priority VIP Entry to Haunted Houses, a Pre-tour Reception & Commemorative R.I.P. Tour Credential, Valet Parking, and Reserved Seating at a select show. Like the tickets, the R.I.P. Tour is available for purchase via the Universal Orlando Resort website, and prices start at $369.99.

The Halloween Horror Nights Behind-the-Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour is a daytime VIP guided tour featuring a LIGHTS-ON look at the event’s haunted houses! 3- and 6-hour tours are available, and the tour includes Exclusive Photography Access, and an Exclusive Commemorative Pin. The 6-hour tour includes a lunch buffet. Like the tickets, the Behind-the-Screams Tour is available for purchase via the Universal Orlando Resort website, and prices start at $84.99.

The Halloween Horror Nights
Scream Early Ticket allows you to get “Start your thrills early by adding Universal Studios Florida after 3 pm admission to your Halloween Horror Nights event admission for the same day.” Like the tickets, the Scream Early Ticket is available for purchase via the Universal Orlando Resort website, and prices start at $55.00.

Multi-night tickets are also an option, but they can sell out! These options are:

• The Rush of Fear Pass: Provides entry to the first 18 event nights.
• The Frequent Fear Pass: Access to 30 event nights, every Sunday through Thursday, plus the first weekend.
• The Frequent Fear Plus Pass: Includes entry every Sunday through Friday, plus the first and last Saturday.
• The Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass: Grants access to EVERY night of the event, along with complimentary regular parking after 5 PM on all event nights.