Orlando, FL — Universal Epic Universe is building a new indoor coaster for Dark Universe, its Universal Monsters land, with “an all-new story inspired by
Halloween Horror Nights guests at Universal Studios Japan must not hug, grab or hit performers or crew, the park said in an October 29 notice, warning that it will respond strictly and work with the relevant authorities. The notice came a week after a video of a guest hugging a zombie performer from behind spread on social media, according to the Japanese outlet Shukan Josei PRIME.
Krampus & Kin, Universal Horror Unleashed’s holiday event, returns on select nights from November 19, 2026, to January 10, 2027, adding Mari Lwyd, Hans Trapp and Frau Perchta to last year’s Krampus, Grýla and the Kallikantzaroi. It is included with every admission ticket, starting at $14.99 plus tax for the Fraidy Cat ticket, which skips the haunted houses.
Universal’s theme parks made less money this summer than last, and Comcast now expects the slowdown in Orlando to last through Halloween and into the first half of 2027. On its October 22 earnings call, Comcast said competitors adjusted their marketing faster and Epic Universe is still working through ride-capacity problems, and it plans more promotions, including three-park passes, to bring guests back.
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi and SeaWorld Yas Island ran family Halloween events every day through November 1, 2026, and each park had a new live show. Neither park’s Halloween page listed a haunted house or a scare maze: Warner Bros. World’s Spooktober brought out more than 60 Halloween characters, and SeaWorld’s Spooky Sea-son added a candy treasure hunt and storytime.
Orlando, FL — Jack the Clown, the Halloween Horror Nights icon, is a playable outfit in Fortnite, sold at 1,500 V-Bucks with his jack-in-the-box back
Rust, Germany — Europa-Park, Germany’s largest theme park, is celebrating Halloween with separate daytime and nighttime events. During the day, through November 1, the park
Anaheim, CA — Disneyland has four new Halloween popcorn buckets for 2026: the Headless Horseman on his black horse, Mickey as a vampire in a
Walt Disney World added a new set of Halloween treats on October 1, 2026. Disney’s Animal Kingdom had a Halloween menu of eight treats through
Worlds of Fun Halloween Haunt is over for 2026, and the park has not posted 2027 dates. Its Halloween Haunt page sells a season pass
ValleyScare is over for 2026, and Valleyfair has not posted 2027 dates. Its ValleyScare page still shows the 2026 season, Friday and Saturday nights from
Hersheypark is bringing one of its Dark Nights haunted houses into Christmas. The Estate of Evil, a 13-room mansion whose staff killed off every previous
Six Flags Magic Mountain added 11 limited-time dishes for Fright Fest this year, from Cajun frog legs to a Worms in Dirt funnel cake, and
The 2026 gingerbread house in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Holiday is a music box more than 10 feet tall. As its Santa Jack key turns, it
KPop Demon Hunters is getting an immersive experience where fans sing with HUNTR/X, fight demons across a neon-lit Seoul, and meet Derpy Tiger. KPop Demon
Austell, GA — Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia ended its 2026 season on November 1, and on November 4 the park’s events page
San Antonio, TX — Six Flags Fiesta Texas has posted its 2027 Fright Fest dates, select nights from September 10 through October 31, 2027, the
Gurnee, IL — Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America ended its 2026 season, its 50th anniversary year, on November 1, and on November 4
Jackson, NJ — Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure ended its 2026 season on November 1, and on November 4 the park’s events page
San Antonio, TX — SeaWorld San Antonio’s Howl-O-Scream marked its 25th year in 2026 with three all-new haunted houses, including one based on the I
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Howl-O-Scream returned for 2026 with six haunted houses, an all-new Anaconda maze, and the return of its fan-favorite show Fiends. The
Toverland, the theme park in Sevenum in the southeast of the Netherlands, runs its Halloween season from October 3 through November 8, 2026, and it
Two Six Flags parks will not run Fright Fest this year. Six Flags Darien Lake, in Corfu, New York, has confirmed it is dropping the
Halloween Horror Nights ended at Universal Studios Hollywood on November 1, 2026, and on November 5 Universal had not announced dates, houses or a food
SCARowinds has two more nights, November 6 and 7, at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina: the park’s event page now lists select nights from September
Thorpe Park has set out its full Fright Nights 2026 lineup, and leading it is Tenement, a new walk-through the park is billing as its
PortAventura World, the resort near Barcelona that brought Halloween to Spain back in 2000, is running its 2026 season from September 19 to November 15,
Alton, England — Dine with the Dead, Alton Towers’ first immersive Halloween dining experience, ran at Scarefest on selected dates from September 26 through November
Universal Studios Japan has revealed the food, drinks, and merchandise for its 2026 Halloween Horror Nights, and it leans hard into the theme for the
Universal has brought back its “Deathly Afraid” lanyard for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and this opening weekend it became one of the most talked-about items
The best way to appreciate a Halloween Horror Nights house is to see it in the dark, with a scareactor lunging at you. The second-best
If Hellraiser is the house that wants to unsettle you, H.R. Bloodengutz is the one that wants to make you laugh while it does it.
Most guests will meet the Hellraiser house in the dark, in a fast-moving conga line, with a Cenobite breathing down their neck. I got to
Movie Park Germany is bringing Jason Voorhees to Europe. The Bottrop theme park has added a new Jason Universe haunted house to its 2026 Halloween
Premium Scream Night is the priciest and most exclusive way into Halloween Horror Nights, and after doing it in 2026, the pitch holds up. I
Halloween Horror Nights 35 ran 49 select nights at Universal Orlando, August 28 through November 1, 2026, and its Infernal Carnival of Nightmares had 10
Universal Studios Florida sells Halloween Horror Nights 35 desserts and candy all day at Carey Candy Company, the San Francisco Candy Factory re-themed for the
John Murdy, creative director of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, walked through the event’s Sinners haunted house with the lights on and laid out how his
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has pulled a handful of characters straight out of the Haunted Mansion for 2026, and they came ready with material. The
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party had a new pirate show for 2026, and Captain Hector Barbossa ran it. The Pirates of the Caribbean villain stormed the
Universal Orlando is adding a members-only bar to Halloween Horror Nights 35. The Keyholder Bar is a limited-entry spot open on HHN event nights from
Fortnitemares is bringing food to Halloween Horror Nights this year. Universal Studios Hollywood is serving four Fortnite-themed food and drink items at Tower Snacks near
Mason, OH — Kings Island’s 2026 Halloween Haunt has ended, and on November 4 the park had not posted dates for its 2027 event. The
Universal City, CA — The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror” came to Halloween Horror Nights for the first time in 2026, as food. Universal Studios Hollywood
Orlando, FL — Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle, the projection show that turns Hogwarts over to Dementors and Lord Voldemort’s followers, returned to Hogsmeade at
Kings Dominion Halloween Haunt has two more nights in Doswell, Virginia: a Halloween Bonus Weekend brings back its haunted mazes and scare zones on Friday,
Dorney Park Halloween Haunt has two more nights, November 6 and 7, in Allentown, Pennsylvania: the park’s event page now lists select nights from September
Halloween Horror Nights 35 ended at Universal Orlando on November 1, 2026, and on November 5 Universal had not announced dates, houses or a food
Jason Universe has since gone international. See our coverage of the Jason Universe haunted house at Movie Park Germany. Jason Voorhees is stalking Six Flags
Alton, England — Alton Towers Scarefest 2026 ran on selected dates from September 26 through November 1 at the Staffordshire resort with a new scare
Pigeon Forge, TN — Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana ran September 14 through October 31, 2026, with thousands of carved pumpkins, a glowing 40-foot
