Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 2025

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights is a must do for Halloween fans! This adult focused event takes place on select nights during the Halloween season. This is one of the most popular Halloween events in Orlando and features some of the best themed haunted houses.

This ticketed event features Hollywood quality haunted houses filled with professional scare actors and movie style effects featuring well-known horror films and monsters! Each year the lineup of haunted houses changes making it the ideal repeat event for Halloween fans.

Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights is one of our favorite events at Universal and is a must for Halloween fans.

This article has been checked for accuracy for 2025 and updated with all currently available information. Some of the information from previous years has been kept here to give you a sense of what will likely be offered in 2025.

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Halloween Horror Nights Ticket Info

Halloween Horror Nights begin in the beginning of September and run on varying nights until Halloween. The 2025 Halloween Horror Nights will likely run from end of August through the first few days of November.

See our Universal Orlando crowd calendar here for an idea of projected crowd levels as you are planning your visit.

Even though we can't help with discounts on Halloween Horror Nights since discount tickets aren't offered,  we can help with discount tickets for regular park admission to Universal Orlando! Be sure to read our Universal Orlando discount ticket guide to make sure you're getting the best price for your day at Universal.

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 2025 will take place August 29-November 2, 2025. 

Tickets start at $79 per person- buy tickets here. 

Guests also have the option of purchasing a ticket with Halloween Horror Nights Universal Express Pass. This is similar to the same Express Pass that is sold during regular park admission. Guests who purchase the Express Pass get to use a shorter and lower wait line for attractions and entertainment. The Express pass for Halloween Horror Nights is valid for the mazes, rides, and includes priority seating to some of the live shows offered.

Express tickets start at $129.99 per person- buy tickets here. 

Event may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for children under the age of 13. No costumes or costume masks allowed.

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Halloween Horror Nights Behind-the-Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour

Take a daytime V.I.P. tour for a lights-on look at Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses. Pick from a 3 or 6-haunted house tour select dates and times.

• Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to 3 or 6 haunted houses in a lights-on, informational walking tour (once per house, based on itinerary)
• 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)
• The morning and afternoon 3-house tour is not a combination 6-house tour, and may be the same 3 houses on each tour

Theme park and/or Halloween Horror Nights event admission is not included and NOT REQUIRED to participate in the tour. Due to the intense graphic nature and lights-on viewing of haunted houses, not recommended for children under the age of 13. No costumes or costume masks allowed.

Tickets start at $119 per person- buy tickets here. 

Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Tour

Priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses and participating park attractions (once per house, based on itinerary) while on tour with the R.I.P. Guide.

• Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential, lanyard and pin (one each per guest)
•  Complimentary Valet Parking (one (1) vehicle based on availability and advance purchase)
• Pre-Tour Reception in Cafe La Bamba
• Access to exclusive cash bar locations (must be 21+ with valid photo ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages)
• Universal Express Unlimited ride access (with R.I.P. credential) at all participating rides & attractions for the date of their tour (valid upon check-in at VIP Experience lobby to be used before or after tour during normal event operating hours; excludes Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses)
• Reserved seating at select event show(s) during the tour

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. Tour inclusions are subject to itinerary and Houses toured are at the discretion of Universal Orlando Resort.

Tickets start at $299 per person- buy tickets here. 

Private R.I.P. Tour

Get the blood-red carpet treatment with a private guided V.I.P. walking tour of the event. Includes all the R.I.P. Tour benefits, PLUS:

• Priority UNLIMITED V.I.P. entry to haunted houses while 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 (Photo package entitlement starts on day of R.I.P. Tour)

Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Private Tour Includes:

• Priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses and participating attractions while 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 (Photo package entitlement starts on day of R.I.P. Tour)
• Pre-Tour Reception in Cafe La Bamba
• Reserved seating at select event show(s) during the tour
• Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential, lanyard and pin (one each per guest)
• Complimentary Valet Parking (one (1) vehicle based on availability and advance purchase)
• Access to exclusive cash bar locations (must be 21+ with valid photo ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages)
• Universal Express Unlimited ride access (with R.I.P. credential) at all participating rides & attractions for the date of their tour (valid upon check-in at VIP Experience lobby to be used before or after tour during normal event operating hours; excludes Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses)

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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.

2025 Universal Orlando Horror Nights Haunted Houses

The Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses change every year, we do not have the 2025 lineup of houses yet but you can look through the 2024 Halloween Horror Nights houses to get an idea of what to expect. 

Haunted houses are the main form of entertainment for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando. These haunted houses/mazes each focus on a separate theme which often coordinates with current popular films and franchises.

This is a haunted house like you've never experienced before with Hollywood-style special effects and wonderful scare actors to immerse you in scenes from these popular films. These houses are intense and stimulating to all the senses: they are often loud and may include flashing lights and strong smells that connect to the scenes. There are many jump scares in all these houses and they vary in terms of how gruesome and horrific they can be.

A Quiet Place

The 2024 Halloween Horror Nights houses include one of the most popular horror franchises, A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II.

A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II follow the Abbott family as they try to survive the aftermath of sightless creatures with a sharp sense of hearing that draws them to prey on anything that makes the slightest noise.

This Halloween Horror Nights haunted house will mirror the silence in the films while embracing unique sound design, special effects, and will incorporate the use of American Sign Language (ASL) for the first time ever within the “A Quiet Place” haunted houses to capture the authenticity of the films.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

The newest Ghostbusters film will also be featured in one of the Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses! Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will bring the latest installment of the franchise to life capturing both the humor and horror of the films.

This haunted house will transport fans to New York City where the Spengler family teams up with the original Ghostbusters to their top-secret research lab. Guests will experience the story of the vengeful spirit of Garraka being free and threatening to freeze everyone to death and bring about a new Ice Age.

Guests will find themselves in the world of the supernatural, from Ray’s Occult Books shop to the Ghostbuster’s new high-tech lab and containment facility to the dank New York City sewer system. Horrifying encounters include iconic ghosts who slime and nefarious villains out for revenge along with other ghastly creatures bent on “cracking bones and turning their veins into rivers of ice.”

Insidious: The Further

Blumhouse has been a big part of Halloween Horror Nights the past few years due to the success of their horror franchise. This year Blumhouse returns with “Insidious: The Further” which takes guests on a haunted house adventure inspired by the Insidious film franchise.

Insidious tells the story of the Lamberts, a family that is haunted by evil supernatural forces after their son is possessed by a demonic entity. Guests will follow the same footsteps of the family and enter “The Further” which is the place where ghosts and demons lurk.

Iconic moments from the film franchise are featured as guests step through the red door, where the tormented spirits and demons from the films wait to “ensnare humans and steal their souls.” Guests will come face-to-face with The Red-Faced Demon, who will attempt to lure them into his lair; the grim KeyFace, hoping to lock his victims in this dark dimension; the ghastly and dangerous Bride in Black; and the vengeful spirit of the Man Who Can’t Breathe. Guests will go from red door to red door as they travel deeper into the astral world.

Death Eaters in Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Death Eaters will be roaming Diagon Alley for the first time at Universal Orlando for select dates from September 1 through November 4th.

Death Eaters are the devoted followers of Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter films. This live entertainment experience will put guests face-to-face with the Death Eatesr as they roam through London, lurk through Knockturn Alley, and ask guests to join the Dark Lord.

Halloween Horror Nights Scare Zones

There are five different scare zones scattered around Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights! These scarezones are filled with scareactors waiting to jump out and scare you!

• Come face to face with the devious legend who is promising immortality for those who dare to enter “Dr. Oddfellow’s Collection of Horror”
• Cower in fear as the signs of the zodiac come to life in “Dark Zodiac” where Dr. Oddfellow uses his power to transform the zodiac signs into horrifying horoscope creatures
• Venture into the “Jungle of Doom: Expedition Horror” where Dr. Oddfellow’s twisted and bizarre experiments combine elements of nature and animals to create vicious jungle creatures looking to satisfy their cravings
• Attend a music festival crashed by bloodthirsty vampires let loose by Dr. Oddfellow in “Vamp ’69: Summer of Blood”
• Stumble upon Dr. Oddfellow’s crates and cages that once housed monsters of all kinds who have escaped in pursuit of chaos in “Shipyard 32: Horrors Unhinged”

Nightmare Fuel Revenge Dream Show

Guests can enjoy the all-new disturbingly entertaining show, “Nightmare Fuel Revenge Dream,” that features a new dreamer confronting the creature that’s been turning her dreams into nightmares.

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights Live Shows

Enjoy two nighttime live shows during Halloween Horror Nights! These live shows are nighttime spectaculars that take place on the water and feature many of your favorite monsters from Hollywood. More details coming soon!

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