Official 2022 HHN 31 - Horror is Universal

[macraven]

Saturdays always have high crowds in the parks
It will fill up more during Hhn dates

 

[macraven]

Disboards Thread of the day
April 6, 2022

 

[PixieT78]

If I was on a solo trip and it fit the budget, I think I'd enjoy being with a RIP group tour. I'm very shy and quiet, and probably wouldn't talk too much, but I think being in a tour group would be a little more comfortable. Having said that, I'd still go solo without a tour rather than not go.

Rush of Fear historically is a very cheap ticket (to incentivize locals to go a bunch in September). Check the price (and see if 9/21 is covered) for base RoF and Rof with Express when they come out. If you like that option, I believe they will upgrade your single-night ticket to whichever pass. I would call to do this rather than wait until on-site.

This is just my opinion of what I would do with this scenario... If I could go 3 nights, I'd get the Rof with Express. If the choice is between I could go 2 nights without Express or 1 night with RIP tour, it would depend on if I could Stay and Scream and stay late both nights. If not, I'd go one night ticket with RIP. Understand that my personal priority is the houses, so I want to make sure I see them all.

A public RIP tour will get you through all houses in a very quick manner. You'll pass through all scare zone, but won't spend much time in any of them. The guide will probably take you to the front of a ride or two too. Also the stage show (if there is one this year) is usually included in the tour too. It is definitely rushed, but you get it done and will have time after the tour to ride rides (your RIP ticket gets you a single express for each ride, and you can then spend more time in the scare zones, and/or line up in the regular lines for houses. Also, there are lots of food options across the park. Depending on your stamina, you can still get a lot more done after the tour.

I hope this helps some, but feel free to ask any followup questions.

This is amazing advice! Thank you for putting that time in I'm definitely thinking about ROF, as I'm at Disney for 10 days so I have lots of time to head over to USO if I want to. I'll have to really think what I want my trip to be like as my stamina does have limitations hahaha. Lots to consider

ETA: Though that being said, I'm also on the quieter side but I also do like to talk about things I've just experienced so I can see a tour maybe being a good fit too! Decisions, decisions, decisions...

 

[zordude]

How do express passes work with HHN? I wanted to buy one to go along with my ticket purchase, but there don't seem to be "HHN Specific" express passes available.

Is this something they release later as an add-on?

 

[soniam]

How do express passes work with HHN? I wanted to buy one to go along with my ticket purchase, but there don't seem to be "HHN Specific" express passes available.

Is this something they release later as an add-on?

They haven't been released yet. You will need a separate HHN Express Pass. It's not the same as the ones provided with the deluxe hotels. It will give you entry in a shorter line to each house once and access to open attractions via a shorter line once.

 

[zordude]

They haven't been released yet. You will need a separate HHN Express Pass. It's not the same as the ones provided with the deluxe hotels. It will give you entry in a shorter line to each house once and access to open attractions via a shorter line once.

Thanks, I will keep an eye out for their eventual release.

Last year I did an RIP Tour, and that was just too much rushing and not enough chill. Looking forward to getting the express pass to do the houses i'm most interested in while leaving time to relax and enjoy the atmosphere and food, etc.

 

[soniam]

Thanks, I will keep an eye out for their eventual release.

Last year I did an RIP Tour, and that was just too much rushing and not enough chill. Looking forward to getting the express pass to do the houses i'm most interested in while leaving time to relax and enjoy the atmosphere and food, etc.

Was it a public or private RIP tour? Depending upon the host of a private RIP tour, it can be more chill. People will absolutely post on here when they are released.

 

[zordude]

Was it a public or private RIP tour? Depending upon the host of a private RIP tour, it can be more chill. People will absolutely post on here when they are released.

It was a Public RIP Tour. The guide was good, if all you care about is getting all the houses done, it's a great way to accomplish that.

 

[scottishgirl1]

Just wondered if anyone had thoughts on whether it is worth doing RIP tour and Unmasking the Horror and which one would you do first

 

[Lynne G]

Scottish, I’ve only done the unmasking before I toured HHN, as knew what to look out for when I HHN toured in the houses they had open for the unmasking. I guess can do it after you go, to see when lights on, what you missed. Either way, I’ve had fantastic tour guides for both the unmasking and HHN tours, so no matter when you go, should be great.

 

[keishashadow]

Just wondered if anyone had thoughts on whether it is worth doing RIP tour and Unmasking the Horror and which one would you do first

I prefer to be surprised with a run thru the houses prior to day time tour

 

[Dano the Pirate]

5 years ago you could do all houses with the express pass, I did but since then the express lines have been almost as long as the regular lines.
the VIP is the only option to get through all of the attractions in one visit.

 

[macraven]

Just wondered if anyone had thoughts on whether it is worth doing RIP tour and Unmasking the Horror and which one would you do first

I always do the day tour first

I enjoy knowing ahead of time, what to zero in for when I do the houses.

(Most of the time it’s too dark to appreciate the details inside the houses in the evenings if you don’t know where to look)

 

[scottishgirl1]

Thanks for the replies, I have decided to go for 3 house tour on the 3rd at 10am with the RIP in the evening, will be a long day but we will make sure and go back to the hotel in the afternoon. I think Saturday will be a busy day in the parks and as a group we would not be able to resist being in the parks running around rides all day anyway if we were not on the tour so still lots of walking. Also means we have all day Sunday to fit in rides and adapt schedule to how tired we are from RIP tour without having to plan around another tour that day

 

[imprint]

What are crowd levels in the parks like during the day on a Saturday before they herd everyone to the stay and scream areas? It’s hard to tell from crowd calendars if the high numbers are for the whole day, regular park hours, or the HHN crowd.

Columbus Day weekend and local Fall Break ("Hell Week") will see an increase in daytime attendance.

 

[imprint]

This is amazing advice! Thank you for putting that time in I'm definitely thinking about ROF, as I'm at Disney for 10 days so I have lots of time to head over to USO if I want to. I'll have to really think what I want my trip to be like as my stamina does have limitations hahaha. Lots to consider

ETA: Though that being said, I'm also on the quieter side but I also do like to talk about things I've just experienced so I can see a tour maybe being a good fit too! Decisions, decisions, decisions...

I'm not sure why now is the first time it dawned on me to actually share how many steps we took previous HHN trip. Just for more context, we were on-site and used the water taxis. This was mid-October 2021:

Sunday (HHN w/ Express): 18,669 (probably was all houses and no shows)
Monday (regular day): 13,016
Tuesday (regular day): 14,391
Wednesday (6-house UtH tour and HHN w/ Express): 25,046 (probably was most houses, one show, and more Scare Zone time)
Thursday (HHN w/ Express): 22,029 (probably was most houses, the other show, and more Scare Zone time)
Friday (short HHN w/ Express): 17,131 (a few favorite houses and Scare Zone time)
Saturday (return home): 3,743 lol

As you can see, we go much harder on HHN days and rest some on the non-HHN days. Just the way we do it, and I hope this gives some idea about steps involved. We went to the parks every day for some time, but Wednesday, due to the daytime UtH tour and HHN night, we didn't do much else in the parks that day.

 

[imprint]

Just wondered if anyone had thoughts on whether it is worth doing RIP tour and Unmasking the Horror and which one would you do first

We started doing the Unmasking the Horror tour three years ago. Since we usually go three nights, we like to go first night fresh, then the UtH tour, then the final two HHN nights. We like to be "surprised" then know more about what to look for the rest of the time. If I only had one HHN night and either have UtH tour before or after? I'd probably opt to have the tour first. When the lights are off at night, it is still surprising, because it looks so different and I can't remember everything from the tour. Either way it will be fun!

 

[zillayen]

Columbus Day weekend and local Fall Break ("Hell Week") will see an increase in daytime attendance.

Wait, when is Hell week?

 

[Neverbeast]

Wait, when is Hell week?

WHAT is hell week too while we’re at it?

 

[macraven]

I have been going to hhn and have done the day house tour since the third year it began

It has always been a highlight for me!

I’m already booked for the 6 house tour…