Halloween Horror Nights 2013

[DisneyInfinityFan]

I keep checking back the site to see the UTH and AIT tour dates but nothing so far. I love taking both of them because I love behind the scenes. I love learning what goes into the head of the art and design department during the process. I took the AIT twice, and TJ was always there to answer our questions. Does anyone here plan on playing the Legendary Truth Interactive Game?

 

[Metro West]

Is there a perk for doing this? We will be at Horror Nights on 10/23 (Wednesday) - so wondering if we need the express passes or not. Will be our first time at Horror Nights & Universal. Teen-age daughter is so excited, Mom is a bit worried

The perk with S & S is you get a jump on the houses before the general public is allowed to enter. On average, S & S folks usually get a 30 minute head start on some of the houses so there is definite advantage.

 

[patrickpiteo]

The perk with S & S is you get a jump on the houses before the general public is allowed to enter. On average, S & S folks usually get a 30 minute head start on some of the houses so there is definite advantage.

We get the 30 SS head start plus adding the EP lets us go back and do the houses we liked again.

Add to that by the time we got to 5 house the standby lines were like 60 min wait and that was in a Thursday in late oct. FP worth their weight in gold

 

[housemouse]

I've been really busy lately and not had much time to get over here. I'm so excited about our first HHN. Leaving in 35 days and can't wait!! Is it cheesy of me to be stoked about AWIL?

 

[KristenRB]

I've been really busy lately and not had much time to get over here. I'm so excited about our first HHN. Leaving in 35 days and can't wait!! Is it cheesy of me to be stoked about AWIL?

Not at all cheesy!!! I'm super stoked for the AWIL house!!!

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[ImPartPenguin]

So the Undercover Tourist has a 2day park to park plus Halloween Horror Nights combo ticket for sale. What I'm wondering is if anyone know for sure if this ticket is exactly like the Stay and Scream ticket you would get on the Universal website?

Thanks

 

[DisneyMissy318]

We bought this ticket last year (and the year before) and yes - it's a Stay and Scream. We had absolutely no problem with it - it looked just like a US/IOA ticket and had verbiage on the back referencing stay and scream.

I will say that we did not buy that same ticket this year. In past years - the UCT ticket allowed HHN admissions to match the same number of days the park pass was valid. This year the ticket is for ONE visit only - even though you have multiple days of park admission.


I did a little research and found this ticket -

https://www.orlandoattractions.com/tickets/ticket/view/344/105

Unlimited admission to US/IOA/Citywalk with HHN on specific nights (no Saturdays) for 14 days! Cost is $213.07 including tax! The tickets we bought last year were 3-day 2-park passes (2012 cost from UT was $203.95).

Here are the details (copied from site):

The 2-Park Bonus with Halloween Horror Nights® Combo Ticket gives you admission to Universal Studios Florida®, Universal’s Islands of Adventure® and Universal CityWalk® for fourteen (14) consecutive days which includes the first day any portion of the ticket is used PLUS admission to Halloween Horror Nights on any of the following dates which fall within the 14 consecutive day period:

September 20, 26, 27, 29

October 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31

November 1

Not valid for Saturday Halloween Horror Night events.


Hope that helps - will be glad to answer any questions you might have.
Melissa

 

[ImPartPenguin]

Thank you very much! We are planning on a sunday for HHN and it would be nice if it still is a S&S ticket so we can eat in Finnegans before everything starts. Thanks again

-Brian

 

[Planogirl]

Is there a perk for doing this? We will be at Horror Nights on 10/23 (Wednesday) - so wondering if we need the express passes or not. Will be our first time at Horror Nights & Universal. Teen-age daughter is so excited, Mom is a bit worried

We went last year on a very busy night. We did have the express passes but managed to see two houses before we needed them. That meant that we had the chance to see two of them twice!

 

[Malin]

I'm looking at this years line up and feel some what disappointed with the line up. We have Walking Dead (+ Three Scare Zones), Evil Dead, Cabin in the Woods, An American Werewolf in London, Havoc Derailed, Llorona, Afterlife: Deaths Vengeance and the yet to be confirmed Resident Evil. For my taste I find the genre is too slasher/gore. I like the concept for La Llorona and the American Werewolf In London. But the others don't excite me like some of the other concepts have that have been announced for the Hollywood and Singapore Parks.

Your thoughts?

 

[Metro West]

We have a sticky thread for HHN.

Merging with the appropriate thread.

 

[wdwdano@yahoo.com]

I wish they would bring back the scary tales! That was my fav. Whenever they do one with the werewolf it just stinks. We will have to see if they brake that mold this year

 

[Metro West]

I wish they would bring back the scary tales! That was my fav. Whenever they do one with the werewolf it just stinks. We will have to see if they brake that mold this year

When I first started going to HHN in 2004 all the houses were original...no franchise properties at all. Now it seems the majority of houses are based on a movie or television show...which I don't particularly care for. I always have a good time but I wish they would go back to all original houses and scarezones. There is such a huge difference in the HHN events from years ago to now.

 

[goofyfigment]

When I first started going to HHN in 2004 all the houses were original...no franchise properties at all. Now it seems the majority of houses are based on a movie or television show...which I don't particularly care for. I always have a good time but I wish they would go back to all original houses and scarezones. There is such a huge difference in the HHN events from years ago to now.

You think this has anything to do with those employees that left a few years back, seems they were the creative minds behind the original houses

 

[Metro West]

You think this has anything to do with those employees that left a few years back, seems they were the creative minds behind the original houses

I think that had something to do with it the changes at HHN but also I think Universal learned that tie-ins like with TWD are extremely popular and keeps crowds high throughout the month. I think the website has also taken a shot in the arm for the past several years. I heard the people at USH were taking over the web design for Orlando and have failed miserably...IMHO.The website used to be fun with games and clues of what was coming...now of course this was before Facebook and all the other social media that's out there. I don't know...I just think the HOS's website is much better than HHN's has been the past couple of years and I miss the days when everything was original.

Like I said...I'll have a good time this year like I usually do but not like before.

 

[wdwdano@yahoo.com]

When I first started going to HHN in 2004 all the houses were original...no franchise properties at all. Now it seems the majority of houses are based on a movie or television show...which I don't particularly care for. I always have a good time but I wish they would go back to all original houses and scarezones. There is such a huge difference in the HHN events from years ago to now.

I agree. It was more creative back thn.

 

[DisneyInfinityFan]

The reward for Face Off's Future Frankenstein challenge is to have the monsters featured in both HHN Hollywood and Orlando. We know where we will see them in Hollywood (Universal's Monsters Remix: Resurrection). I am wondering where we will see them in Orlando. What do you think?

 

[Dynamoliz]

Considering using taxis for HHN, so no one has to be a DD. Are there taxis available at the park or would we have to call for one and wait?

 

[Lemonademouth]

Considering using taxis for HHN, so no one has to be a DD. Are there taxis available at the park or would we have to call for one and wait?

There should be some down at the kiss and ride, although we were planning this same thing before I found out I need to be dd anyway, so I'm sure there are others. It may be better to err on the side of caution and have one on standby. Although the companies may be aware of this as well who knows?

 

[RAPstar]

Considering using taxis for HHN, so no one has to be a DD. Are there taxis available at the park or would we have to call for one and wait?

They have a taxi line down by where the buses pick up and drop off.