Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 2025
2025 Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando: Tickets, Packages and Tips
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando
Halloween Horror Nights returns earlier than ever before on select nights, beginning August 29 through November 2, 2025. Guests can brace themselves for a spine-chilling experience, featuring terrifying haunted houses inspired by cinematic greats as well as eerie original stories.
Returning this year are the sinister scare zones, captivating live entertainment, exclusive merchandise, and themed food and beverage items, all contributing to the atmosphere of the world’s premier Halloween celebration. Prepare to confront your deepest fears in a truly immersive environment that promises thrills and chills for all who dare to enter.
Halloween Horror Nights Ticket Tips
Keep in mind that Halloween Horror Nights requires separate tickets, it’s not included with regular theme park admission. Tickets are also date-specific so you need to know the exact date you wish to attend. Tickets are also non-refundable and non-transferable. This is because they are sold in limited quantities. Prices also vary by the date selected. They cost less in August and September and on weekdays.
Halloween Horror Nights Packages
Packages for Halloween Horror Nights have not yet been released but check my Universal Offers Page for updates. I’ll post them there as soon as they become available.
Packages typically include a hotel stay, admission tickets to the theme parks plus Horror Nights tickets. It’s super convenient this way. This event ends around 2 am so I recommend staying at a Universal Hotel and taking advantage of Universal’s complimentary transportation.
Use the Universal Orlando Mobil App
Download The Universal Orlando Resort App for free before you arrive. Purchase event tickets and check out wait times, interactive maps, contact-free features, and more, so you know exactly where you want to scream.
Check wait times and showtimes with the interactive map.
Place Mobile Food & Drink Orders from select restaurants. Premier and Preferred Passholders can apply discounts to their order. Excludes alcohol.
Purchase tickets in the app and scan at the turnstile.
Make contactless payments using Universal Pay at quick-service restaurants and merchandise locations.
To get early admission to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, consider the following options:
Special Event Tickets: Purchase a separate ticket for the event that includes early entry. These tickets are often available for select nights and can be found on the official Universal Orlando website.
Frequent Fear Pass: For those planning multiple visits, the Frequent Fear Pass allows entry on multiple nights and often includes early admission on select dates.
Universal Orlando Hotel Guests: Stay at one of the Universal on-site hotels. Guests staying at these hotels often receive early admission benefits, allowing them to enter the event an hour before it opens to the general public.
VIP Experience: Consider booking a VIP Experience option, which not only grants early access but also includes guided tours and priority access to houses and attractions.
Annual Passholder Benefits: If you are an annual passholder, check for any exclusive offers that may include early admission to Halloween Horror Nights, as Universal frequently offers special perks to passholders.
Arrive Early: On the night of the event, arriving at the park well before gates open can also increase your chances of enjoying the event sooner, even if early admission options aren’t available.
Plan ahead and check the official Universal Orlando site for the latest updates, ticket options, and policies, as these can change from year to year.
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Since 2010, Darren has been making Orlando vacations easy! As an Orlando resident, he is able to provide insider, expert advice on Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and Florida-based cruises.
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UNIVERSAL Parks Brings HORROR to Las Vegas
Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights will be a new, permanent experience in Las Vegas
I love Las Vegas, almost as much as Orlando. I mean, my wife and I were married in Vegas (no, not by Elvis… unfortunately). The entertainment offered in Las Vegas is top notch and it’s about to get even better as Universal Destinations and Experiences, creator of Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, announced that Universal Horror Unleashed the company’s first-ever year-round horror experience, is coming to Las Vegas in 2025
In a darkened warehouse on the edge of Las Vegas, a spectacle of horror is rising. Universal Horror Unleashed. For decades, Universal’s masters of horror have created some of the world’s most frightening films and events. Now guests can experience it all in a year-round fully immersive horror experience.
The fears only felt in movies will come to bone-chilling life.
Enter the evils of four haunted houses, each with its own terrifying story: Universal Monsters, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Scarecrow: The Reaping and Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer.
These haunted houses aren’t for the faint of heart—they are intense and feature elevated moments where the horror surrounds guests in unimaginable ways.
The nightmares don’t end there.
Surrounding the houses are four sinisterly themed and immersive areas, featuring unique live entertainment experiences.
In select locations, guests can enjoy eerie eateries and bars featuring horror-centric food and drink offerings.
Guests also can expect a continuously updated experience with must-see seasonal events and one-of-a-kind merchandise.
Universal Horror Unleashed, first announced in 2023, is part of the company’s plan to introduce new products to new audiences in new markets.
It is the anchor tenant in the 20-acre expansion of AREA15, the immersive entertainment district in Las Vegas.
Universal has long defined the horror genre with its classic films featuring iconic characters such as “Frankenstein,” “The Mummy” and “The Wolf Man.” Only Universal ignites this genre’s thrill and excitement in three-dimensional, full scale.
Unviersal will continue to share more details on the plans for Universal Horror Unleashed in the months ahead. For the latest information, visit www.UniversalHorrorUnleashed.com.
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2025 Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando: Tickets, Packages and Tips