halloween horror nights for next year (2014)

[agavegirl1]

You will need a separate ticket for this event for the day(s) you want to attend. If you have park tickets, you can buy the discounted Stay and Scream ticket for the event. If you will only be attending the event, you will need a ticket for the event only. They are for sale now on Universal's website under "Events" and Halloween Horror Nights. You can also purchase an Express Pass for the event.
There are multi-day options as well. When the tickets sell out will depend on when you go.

 

[xStitch]

Hey everyone, newbie poster here *waves*

I was wondering if anyone whose gone to HHN frequently could help me? My friend and I were planning on going on November 1st as we went last year on a Thursday and barely saw anything so we were hoping that the day after Halloween would be less busy. But now I'm noticing that tickets and express passes are cheaper on Halloween night.

What night would be the better option? Also if we stick with November 1st, would we still need to get an express pass? If it makes any difference we will be doing the Stay and Scream and this time we'll make sure to be in Universal for 4:30. We missed out last year by waiting in the huge line for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

 

[macraven]

Hey everyone, newbie poster here *waves*

I was wondering if anyone whose gone to HHN frequently could help me? My friend and I were planning on going on November 1st as we went last year on a Thursday and barely saw anything so we were hoping that the day after Halloween would be less busy. But now I'm noticing that tickets and express passes are cheaper on Halloween night.

What night would be the better option? Also if we stick with November 1st, would we still need to get an express pass? If it makes any difference we will be doing the Stay and Scream and this time we'll make sure to be in Universal for 4:30. We missed out last year by waiting in the huge line for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

both of those nights HHN ends at midnight.
you are correct, it is cheaper on the 31st than nov 1st.

this is only a guess....
maybe locals do a family thing for trick/treating on the 31st and that is why prices are cheaper.

looks like the end of the season has less crowds and express is cheaper on that friday rather than saturday.

if the ep is cheaper on one night, that is an indicator to me UO does not expect overwhelming crowds.
when the price is higher, they are expecting more in the park.

i don't go to HHN the last week of the event.
if i had to pick one night, it would be that friday due to the costs.

hopefully someone else will help you with your questions that has been there during the end of the season.

 

[xStitch]

Thanks for the reply. We went on a Thursday last year thinking it wouldn't be too bad but only got through two mazes and saw both shows. Granted it was near the end of October but when you're a student there is only so much you can do.

I have seen on other boards that Halloween isn't as bad due to parents taking kids out and people going to parties but with it being a Friday night I'm not too sure. I just thought the 1st wouldn't be too bad as I've worked at the Halloween thing up in Toronto and come November 1st it'd be dead, but our weather also sucks compared to Orlando so that might play a part in it

Price isn't that much of an issue, we don't mind going on the Saturday if we don't need the express pass. Friday is about $16 cheaper with the SnS and the express pass is $10 cheaper but if we need the express pass on Friday and don't on the Saturday.

 

[macraven]

looking at the other saturday nights ex pass, they are $109.99

those saturdays will be packed.

the last saturday of the event has a much lower ep cost.
the friday is even cheaper.

that could mean more will go on friday since the prices or cheaper, or more will go on saturday since many won't have to work that day.


it's a toss up.
plan on which date suits you better.

why don't you use the search button and pull up last years threads that discuss the hhn attendance for the last few days of hhn.

it might be helpful if you don't know which night to decide on for this year.

 

[ThinkTink09]

QUESTION - I have been going for years and have never noticed this.

Usually we buy stay and scream along with hard ticket and express passes.

This year we are on a more strict budget so no stay and scream. We just want HHN ticket and express pass. If I am looking correctly it shows the Rush of Fear is less expensive that the general admission.. Too me this does not make sense you can go multiple TH,Sun for less than a general admission. Or do I have this wrong maybe it has to be purchased with a general admission ticket like the stay and scream.

So basically can I just checkout with the Rush of fear and Express pass? We are going Oct 2 Thursday.

Thanks

That's exactly what I did last year for our 1 day visit I kept thinking - this just can't be right, how can you buy a multi day pass for less than a 1 day ticket?? But you can... so go for it!!!

 

[dedex13]

We went on Halloween last year thinking crowds would be better especially since it was on a Thursday. I can't compare to other years, but it was busier than I expected. We did S&S and by the time we were out of the 1st house the wait for CiTW was 45 minutes or so. I don't think I saw a wait less than an hour the rest of the night. We had the express pass and so managed to do all the houses (and AWIL a second time with express) but did not see the shows. We probably could have, since we were done around 10 or so, but we didn't feel like walking all the way back to the other end of the park.

 

[dedex13]

I'm trying to purchase a Rush of Fear + Express ticket with the annual pass discount and I'm now able to sign in, but there is no option for this ticket. Could it have sold out already?

 

[Metro West]

I'm trying to purchase a Rush of Fear + Express ticket with the annual pass discount and I'm now able to sign in, but there is no option for this ticket. Could it have sold out already?

No...AP discounts have not been released until later in the summer historically. Don't worry about buying any tickets right now.

 

[macraven]

I'm trying to purchase a Rush of Fear + Express ticket with the annual pass discount and I'm now able to sign in, but there is no option for this ticket. Could it have sold out already?

the rof + express is not sold out.
they are not in the system.


i am trying to buy FF + ep and they too are not in the system.

IT is still working on the glitch as AP rates on some passes didn't load.

last confimed this with TM's was EST 9:45 pm last night.


i call to order tickets.
once they are in the system, the TM can order them for you in stead of you waiting to use the AP site to order.

i haven't called today yet, but would be great if the glitches have been worked out and we can buy those passes now.

 

[dani77]

I bought my RoF ticket using the annual pass discount last night. The day before, the tickets were not loaded into the system yet, last night it worked just fine.

A question to all who have done the non private RIP tour: considering the tour for saturday sept. 27th. Since the park is only open til 12 a.m. that day and the tour starts at 8 p.m....will there be time to do some rides after the tour or will the end of the tour be pretty close to park closing anyway?

 

[macraven]

I bought my RoF ticket using the annual pass discount last night. The day before, the tickets were not loaded into the system yet, last night it worked just fine.

A question to all who have done the non private RIP tour: considering the tour for saturday sept. 27th. Since the park is only open til 12 a.m. that day and the tour starts at 8 p.m....will there be time to do some rides after the tour or will the end of the tour be pretty close to park closing anyway?

i booked the private rip tour for columbus day weekend.
that one ends at 2:00 am so no rides after the tour.

the non private tours begins at 8:00 and will last up to 4 hours.
the park on sept 27th closes at midnight.
if your tour is done by 11:30/45, then you can use your rip credentials and use the express line for a ride.
once it is midnight, the line rides will be closed
all in that ride line before closure, will allow you to do that ride.

website states up to 12 in the non private tours.
if you have less people than that and cover all the houses and the one show, and couple of rides, your tour could be over before midnight.
that would free you up to hit the rides then.

the non private tour begins at 8:00.
you could do rides prior to your meet up for the tour.

i have done the non private tour many many years back.
i switched over the the private tours for better flexibility about 14 years ago.

 

[Janed]

I am working on figuring out what is the lease expensive way to get our tickets. There are five of us going, will do stay and scream with express passes; staying onsite.

If I get one annual pass how many stay and scream tickets can I get? Same number of express passes? Is there a discount for having an annual pass?

OMG, the different options are so confusing!!!!

 

[macraven]

i called the online ticket number this morning and was able to buy the AP
FF + express and one friday night AP rate.

the TM that worked with me said she could get the order to go through by using galaxy. it is another way to process the passes for AP holders.

if you call and can not get your order completed w/the AP rate, ask the TM to process your request with galaxy.

hope this helps someone until the AP site glitch is fixed.

 

[macraven]

I am working on figuring out what is the lease expensive way to get our tickets. There are five of us going, will do stay and scream with express passes; staying onsite.

If I get one annual pass how many stay and scream tickets can I get? Same number of express passes? Is there a discount for having an annual pass?

OMG, the different options are so confusing!!!!

you can buy 6 hhn add on tickets with your ap per date.

 

[LUVIOA]

FWIW - I just tried to purchase the ROF+express on the phone and they are still not available. The TM I talked to confirmed that an IT ticket was currently being worked on. Mac, I didn't read your post until I came here to find out if anyone else had luck, so I didn't mention the galaxy part. She told me to keep trying and hopefully in the next 24 hours it will be fixed.

 

[cah1pgh]

If I buy the unlimited 3 park pass on UT can I do the add on HHN ticket for one night? Or does the park to park tix need to be purchased on Universals site as well?

 

[macraven]

FWIW - I just tried to purchase the ROF+express on the phone and they are still not available. The TM I talked to confirmed that an IT ticket was currently being worked on. Mac, I didn't read your post until I came here to find out if anyone else had luck, so I didn't mention the galaxy part. She told me to keep trying and hopefully in the next 24 hours it will be fixed.

i was told by the TM Deborah/Debra that if someone wants to get the FF + or
ROF + and told that those frequent passes which include the express are not in the system, tell the TM to use the galaxy process and it can be done.

the AP ROF and FF passes will go thru but not with the express.
until IT fixes the glitch, the TM can get it processed but thru another way/galaxy.

since the website and ticket prices went up, i have called twice daily.
today the employee told me she could process it with my ap rate for what i wanted.

i had to give her my AP pin number and once it confirmed i was active, she went thru the galaxy process and gave me my confirmation number.

if you get an employee that doesn't know how to process your request, you can ask for a supervisor.

after Deborah/Debra (don't know how to spell her name) helped me, i asked her to transfer me to a supervisor.

when i was connected, i explained how wonderful the TM was and asked that it be noted the TM was a Super Star !!
I piled on the complements as i was delighted this TM knew what to do, offered to take care of it and had the most professional curtesy to me during our conversation.

i always take the time to let a supervisor be aware of an excellent/super star employee.

the lines close at 10 ET so maybe you want to try again or early tomorrow morning.
when i talked with the TM, she did tell me sell outs on certain tickets won't happen this soon.
later a date can sell out or an express ticket but not this soon.

 

[xStitch]

We went on Halloween last year thinking crowds would be better especially since it was on a Thursday. I can't compare to other years, but it was busier than I expected. We did S&S and by the time we were out of the 1st house the wait for CiTW was 45 minutes or so. I don't think I saw a wait less than an hour the rest of the night. We had the express pass and so managed to do all the houses (and AWIL a second time with express) but did not see the shows. We probably could have, since we were done around 10 or so, but we didn't feel like walking all the way back to the other end of the park.

I would have loved a 45 minute wait for Cabin in the Woods, it was well over 2 hours the night we were there, even at 1:30 in the morning. Were the lines long with the express pass? We waited a while for AWIL and saw the express pass line looked to be a decent wait.

Another kinda dumb question, if we say bought the Universal tickets through CAA, would we be able to upgrade to SnS at the front gate or even by calling Universal? Or would we need to buy them together on the Universal website?

 

[dedex13]

If I buy the unlimited 3 park pass on UT can I do the add on HHN ticket for one night? Or does the park to park tix need to be purchased on Universals site as well?

My daughter had this ticket last year and we had to wait until we were in the park to get our ticket, but there was no problem with it.