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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Long Beach, CA — Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is hiding a character somewhere in the park this year, and finding her is part of the
Long Beach, CA — Slash wrote the music for a new Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood haunted house, and its villain sings. At Universal’s Midsummer Scream
Long Beach, CA — Art the Clown is taking over the Terror Tram. At the Halloween Horror Nights panel at Midsummer Scream, creative director John
Orlando, FL — HamiKuma, the gut-spilling teddy bear Universal Studios Japan created for Halloween Horror Nights in 2021, was at every Universal Studios park for
Orlando, FL — Halloween Horror Nights 2026 merchandise is still marked down online after the event’s last night, with Universal’s online store showing 109 of
Osaka, Japan — A popcorn bucket shaped like a Licker went on sale at Universal Studios Japan on Wednesday, September 9, and the official product
Universal City, CA — Universal Studios Hollywood has announced Killer Klowns from Outer Space as a haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights 2026, the seventh
Universal City, CA — The Purge: Dangerous Waters is returning to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood for 2026, its fourth consecutive year. Universal
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness opened August 28 at Universal Orlando Resort and September 3 at Universal Studios Hollywood and ran through November 1, 2026, at both. It was the first haunted house built around Osbourne’s solo career, and it ran at both of Universal’s United States Halloween Horror Nights events.
Universal Orlando announced Downtown Clowntown, the fourth and final scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and it does something HHN almost never does: it
Universal Studios Hollywood announced Dead, Deader, Deadest on July 23, the first original, non-IP haunted house revealed for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 on the West
Are we seeing a return to higher-quality, low-throughput horror experiences at theme parks? Update, October 11, 2026: Zanzō is sold out for the rest of
Dead Coconut Club – Harvest is open as the 2026 Halloween overlay of Universal CityWalk’s Red Coconut Club, tied to Halloween Horror Nights 35. The
Universal Orlando has confirmed two returning street experiences for Halloween Horror Nights 35 this fall: Mel’s Die-In: Zombies and Club Horror, both of which take
Halloween Horror Nights is bringing Fortnite, the most-played console game in the United States, into the physical event. Universal is opening a Fortnitemares scare zone
Halloween Horror Nights runs 49 nights at Universal Orlando and 42 at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2026, and the two events share houses but not
Universal has announced Evil Dead Burn haunted houses at both of its United States Halloween Horror Nights events this fall, tied to New Line Cinema’s
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has put its Halloween Horror Nights 35 multi-night Frequent Fear passes on sale, and it has added a brand-new 5-House
Beijing, China — Universal Beijing’s Halloween event, Scares at Universal (惊彩”环球, Jīng Cǎi Huánqiú), ran from September 4 through November 1, 2026, and on November
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan returns for its 15th anniversary from September 11 through November 8, 2026, running inside the wider Universal Extreme
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has discontinued all of its “Fear with Express Pass” products for Halloween Horror Nights 35, ending the multi-year practice of
Universal hasn’t announced Halloween Horror Nights 2027 dates at any park. Halloween Horror Nights Japan runs through November 8, and the 2026 events in Orlando,
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has announced Stranger Things: Return to Hawkins, a nighttime lagoon show at Halloween Horror Nights 35, staged on the Universal
Halloween Horror Nights 14 at Universal Studios Singapore had four haunted houses, three shows, and two scare zones on select nights through November 1. I
The second scare zone puts Cindy and Dr. Oddfellow in the same story for the first time and pulls characters from the event’s history back
Universal hasn’t announced Halloween Horror Nights 2027 dates or houses for Universal Studios Hollywood. Its 2026 Halloween Horror Nights ran 42 select nights from September
Halloween Horror Nights (and its Universal Beijing counterpart, Scares at Universal) runs at five Universal parks worldwide in 2026: Orlando, Hollywood, Singapore, Osaka (Japan), and
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando Resort has revealed the first scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and it carries the same name as the
Orlando, FL — Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir, the vampire-themed sixth edition of Universal Orlando’s fire-and-stunt show, played nightly at Halloween Horror Nights 35, which ran
Update (September 28, 2026): The Resident Evil takeover at Universal Horror Unleashed has ended. It ran July 9 through September 27, 2026, after Universal extended
Universal Studios announced that all-new Hellraiser haunted houses, based on the original Clive Barker trilogy, will run at Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at both Universal
