30 Years & Counting HHN 2021, XXX Let’s Stick This One!

[CAPSLOCK]

Anyone doing a private tour on Halloween with space for 2 adults to join?

Or Oct 30th?

I imagine that there is no appreciable difference between those two nights if participating in a tour, right?

 

[patster734]

Called and booked the Private RIP tour for Thursday, September 23rd. Price was $2874.55 after a 10% Preferred AP discount.

 

[shh]

Express for HHN went up $20 for every one of my days in October): so much for waiting for other options….

I try not to be a whiner ordinarily, but this aggravated me. I literally had tics in the cart, went to check on dates and returned to find them $20/person more expensive -- in a matter of hours. I won't call it "gouging" because to me, gouging is what happens when essential lifesaving supplies are jacked up during an emergency (as opposed to my first-world theme park aggravations, lol.)

I do understand that express tics rise as you get closer to event, but these were posted just days ago...I literally got the announcement email, then visited to add to cart: there was no need to raise them 25-30% that quickly.

 

[keishashadow]

Re airfare & rental car rates...a resounding yuck in my market. Obviously, so much pent up travel angst & less flights scheduled. Even the recent SWA sale really was much ado about nothing with prices back to where they started on release day for dates I checked.

Booked with plan B (spirit) for fall trip two months or so ago. Not my favorite by any means but, when I have ‘extra’ family along, often my default if the total out-the-door price is 2/3rds less than SWA.

Nice to see so many here are pinning down their trip details!

 

[shh]

Have event hours been posted yet? Thought I saw them somewhere, but rechecked thread and HHN website - not finding it. Just wondering if midweek HHN closes at midnight or 1am

 

[FoxC63]

Or Oct 30th?

I imagine that there is no appreciable difference between those two nights if participating in a tour, right?

Sent PM!

 

[CAPSLOCK]

We're both looking to join tours on the same night.

 

[shb5007]

When should we be expecting more news on houses, zones, shows, food, hours, etc.?

 

[imprint]

As a 10 year HHN goer (not that long in the scope of things), I'm finding it very aggravating that more house/scare zones/shows have not been announced, but even more aggravating is no Frequent Fear + EP tickets. After the no-show last year (for obviously needed reasons), I thought they'd throw us a bone and announce everything early and release tickets early so the die-hards could get plans in place and give them our money for a great event (in fact a customer service rep told me earlier in the year to expect announcements and tickers before now). This late in the year, it now kinda feels like they are trying to figure out how to milk every last cent they can from the people that made the event so successful. I have airfare, resort, APs, transportation, and a daytime HHN tour booked. Still no HHN tickets (we get FF+EP to use on 3 nights). I'm seriously concerned now that we may only get one night tix. If so, I think we'll try to go a few nights to Seaworld for Halloscream instead of HHN. I'm bummed and getting angry at this point. Release season HHN tickets: why not?! Release more info on the event: why not?! If the IPs are the problem, then screw them and make all original houses/zones. Seriously, after the crap-storm the last year and half has been, please USO give us break. Sorry to rant. It's been a bad week on top of a bad year, and I just so wanted to have an HHN/Fall Break/wedding anniversary/kid birthday vacation (like the last 10 years) to have planned and be ready to look forward to. As of now, it's still up in the air. /rant off/

 

[macraven]

I started doing hhn early in the game quite a few years back in the days hhn was only held 3 nights a week

Release of info differs over the years

Tickets I bought last year already confirmed they are valid for this year
Info you need, should be listed soon

Give it another week as more info will be out

 

[macraven]

Imprint
Yes, it’s very difficult not to know more details but hang in there
I’m on edge also but waiting it out too

 

[shh]

imprint - I empathize with your frustration: as macraven suggested upthread, it's much easier to hold off until all offerings are published vs buying a 1-day tic, only to try and change it or get credit if a AP, Fla resident or multi-night offering is released later. So I'm holding off!

BUT that also means you can't really commit to specific Express pass nights until you know more. As UO keeps us hanging re: which nights/tics to buy - they simultaneously raise Express prices before folks even have the complete ticket information to plan their trip.

I normally am Universal's biggest cheerleader - but am genuinely disappointed with how they're handling HHN this year. Many of us spent a lot on preferred or premiere APs last year and were never able to use them. Not UO's fault of course, but that was a fair amount of money gone. Now this on top of that feels a bit like piling on.

...aaand now my rant is over

 

[keishashadow]

that also means you can't really commit to specific Express pass nights until you know more. As UO keeps us hanging re: which nights/tics to buy - they simultaneously raise Express prices before folks even have the complete ticket information to plan their trip.

it’s surely an interesting ummmm dynamic

does one purchase ‘non-refundable’ tix (& EPs) now to lock in a price, then find themselves kicking themselves if a better tix comes out down the road or do you wait it out looking for a golden ticket?

Oh, sweet mysteries of HHN Still, you don’t need a crystal ball to know many people who did purchase early are going to complain whatever offers might be rolled out down the pike.

to

aaand now my rant is over

this is the way

 

[mamapenguin]

I’ll chalk this up as a strange HHN year. I’ve had my hotel booked since August, I have flights, APs and HHN tickets and express for one night. I was over it when express jumped $20pp within a week. I know I’m going at a busy time and I’m not going to miss out waiting on what if. That being said, I also have a room for 2022. It sure would be nice if Universal would announce some houses, or a show…bring back Bill and Ted’s!

 

[macraven]

To have Bill and Ted back, would make my day !
Always been a fan.

 

[keishashadow]

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Now looking for 4 people to JOIN our private RIP tour on Sat 10/30!


Please PM if interested.

 

[Elle :)]

I’m planning on doing a RIP tour during our upcoming trip. I’m not sure if I’ve missed it but has any information been released about HHN hours (when it opens / closes)? How long does the public tour last? Is it just houses or does it usually include other things? Sorry, I have way more questions than answers at this point.

 

[macraven]

Public tours I have done are usually 3-4 hours long
Or however long it takes to do all houses and a few rides
They usually have a couple of break times for drinks/food

Your start time is set up when you book it
Public tours start time is staggered with maybe 4 choices
I prefer doing the public tours at the first scheduled time of the start of them

private tours last most of the night or about closer to park closing time
It’s up to the owner of the tour to decide
When I book the private tour, we are ready to call it a night before the event is over.
A few years we ended at 1:30 as most wanted to catch the water taxis back to the hotel
( water taxis stop running at 2 on the weekends)

Both tours will have light refreshments at a point during the evening
RIP tours have started booking but there is plenty of time to decide if you want to do them.
Saturday is the one night tours might fill up

Park hours for hhn should be in the website
Usually Friday and Saturday nights last close to 2 am

prices vary based on night you attend as closing hours vary based on day you go.

Public tours cap out at 12 in the group
Private holds to 10

If you have a group of more than 6, you need to book the private tour not public tiur
No idea if times will change this year
Tours are an add on so you still need to have the hhn park ticket

private tours can request how they may want their tour to be
Rides, repeat houses, bar stops, scare zones, sit and take breaks, etc
Public tours event your evening is determined by the tour guide
But public tours will do each house and scare zone once
Last public tours I have done did include a ride as we had available time

I can only say how tours have gone for me
Never know until hhn opens if any new pattern will happen

All tours do a break for drink and food for a limited time period and rest room and drink stand stops
Last few years it was LaBamba where we did a break, free food and soda/ water
No charge for the above
Alcohol was available for sale
( no free booze, sorry)

Peeps that book tours pay when booked
Emails are sent out days prior of your tour with info for meeting up ( location, time, etc)

Sorry this is so long... peeps that know me will say I talk too much when it comes to hhn....
I get carried away as I ♥ this event

2021 will be my 27th year of going to hhn

 

[macraven]

Now looking for 4 people to JOIN our private RIP tour on Sat 10/30!


Please PM if interested.

i do get pm from people and will pass your info on to all and say make contact with you

I will do that for anyone that asks me for help
to fill a tour

send me a pm
No money or set up will be discussed in the threads but by pm please