Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights Opens Today

Image: Stranger Things returns to Halloween Horror Nights. (Photo Credit: Universal Studios Media)
Image: Stranger Things returns to Halloween Horror Nights. (Photo Credit: Universal Studios Media)
TravelPulse Staff
by TravelPulse Staff
Last updated: 3:30 PM ET, Fri September 1, 2023

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort is back for a record-breaking 48 select nights, running from September 1 through November 4, 2023. 

This year’s lineup features 10 immersive haunted houses and five scare zones that bring to life top icons in horror and chilling original stories. Guests can experience a live show, an all-new Tribute Store, and take a bite out of the horror with themed food and beverage. 

The themed haunted houses include: 

—Stranger Things 4, with otherworldly creatures such as demogorgons, demobats, and even Vecna himself, within his blood-red Mind Lair. 

—The Exorcist: Believer, inspired by Universal Pictures’ terrifying new horror film. 

—The Last of Us, inspired by the award-winning post-pandemic video game 

—Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count, with Chucky out to kill every person who enters. 

Scare zones focused on Dr. Oddfellow include Collection of Horror, Dark Zodiac, Jungle of Doom: Expedition Horror, and Vamp ’69: Summer of Blood. 

Guests will experience another twisted chapter in “Nightmare Fuel Revenge Dream,” a pyro and aerial stunt show performed to the beat of metal and electronica. There’s also an all-new Tribute Store taking guests back to a 1960s NYC Comic Shop, where they step into the pages of their own truly terrifying comic. Plus, there’s the return of the Dead Coconut Club to Universal CityWalk, with an all-new theme and menu. 

Visitors can stay near the fear at one of Universal Orlando’s eight hotels and enjoy exclusive benefits, including Early Park Admission to the theme parks during the day and access to priority event entrance to Halloween Horror Nights at night—as well as complimentary transportation to the theme parks and Universal CityWalk. For more information about Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 2023, visit UniversalOrlando.com/fall.


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