Official 2025 Universal Studios Orlando HHN 34 Discussion Thread

[Skippyboo]

Typically there are 2 portal entrances per house, express and standby. You have to show your express pass to get in the line and they scan it further in the queue.

 

[GhostHost24]

Thanks. I’ve never been before. This will be my first time. How does express lines work then? Are they right next to regular entrances or different paths?

As previous poster said at each portal they'll be a express lane and standby. There's a TM at front looking for express passes the they'll scan further down.

How it'll look at the soundstage is unknown at the moment as this is new for this year

 

[keishashadow]

I've seen a few posts today from TMs that UO is introducing a no scare necklace this year for scarezones

Can’t decide which was more the deciding factor here…

Wanting to make a few more bucks off the tourists or an out they can dangle as a shield to somebody who complains to GS about scare zone “trauma”.

I don't understand this. If you can't handle the scare zones, then I'm assuming you can't handle the houses. So... then why are you paying for this event? But then again, it's not really going to affect me directly, so I can't yuck anyone's yum on this.

Other than the screaming girls who seem to play up their horror to their friends and to post on instagram, I cannot imagine many who have had more than a good old jump scare in the scare zones. They’ve been diluted into glorified photo ops over the years. Maybe the tide is going to turn this year.

 

[Skippyboo]

I really haven’t found the scare zones to be scary at all. It doesn’t work in the houses which makes sense because the majority of the stuff in the houses are on timed triggers so they really can’t stop it because some one is wearing a special don’t scare me necklace.

 

[GhostHost24]

Some pictures of come out of the FNAF overlay in Louies

To say it's lackluster is an understatement

 

[LilyWDW]

The Universal YouTube page has started to do some background stories on houses and scare zones. The first is El Artista: A Spanish Haunting.

 

[LilyWDW]

Just saw a TikTok released by HHN on the Tribute store. It looks creepy and a lot more spacious then I was expecting.

 

[GhostHost24]

 

[GhostHost24]

Tm previews going on.. I'm mostly interested to hear how wet is the wet path in terrifier

 

[GhostHost24]

Was peeking at wait times..FNAF is by far the highest. Tm preview and it's still hitting 90 min

 

[keishashadow]

surprising

although, closer to 8 pm saw jason was 15 min, now 50

who wants to guess the top houses before reports start to waft in?

putting it out there, thinking Dolls & Galkn (as the cold house?) might just be dark horses this year Possibly, even break into the top five.

 

[tony67]

I've seen a few posts today from TMs that UO is introducing a no scare necklace this year for scarezones

I cant see how this will work well in a crazy busy scarezone - but I guess its a good thing if it allows them to be a bit more aggressive like they were in the past.

 

[GhostHost24]

Read terrifer had to close earlier due to flooding and someone slipping..

Ya I don't think those massive water affects they are touting will be a thing much.

 

[tony67]

Read terrifer had to close earlier due to flooding and someone slipping..

Ya I don't think those massive water affects they are touting will be a thing much.

Yeah - an "advantage" to going to the earliest possible night - things can change and sometimes not for the better.
Hopefully they will sort it - don't want to have people slipping - but am looking forward to the full affect.

 

[GhostHost24]

So far reading some TM reviews, the one constant seems to be all 10 houses this year are good. Obviously some better than others, but most have said even though they have a house 10 it was still lots of fun.

I think the Wyatt/WWE house will be most divisive house. Fans will prob have it in their top 4, and people who couldn't care less will prob have it in bottom 2.

 

[LilyWDW]

Read terrifer had to close earlier due to flooding and someone slipping..

Ya I don't think those massive water affects they are touting will be a thing much.

I was reading that it flooded. Someone slipping makes more sense though because you would think they would have been testing the heck out of it before hand to make sure it wouldn't flood.

 

[GhostHost24]

Was just watching local weather. Looks like it's gonna be a very wet opening weekend (as is tradition)

 

[vinotinto]

surprising

although, closer to 8 pm saw jason was 15 min, now 50

who wants to guess the top houses before reports start to waft in?

putting it out there, thinking Dolls & Galkn (as the cold house?) might just be dark horses this year Possibly, even break into the top five.


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I was surprised to see that WWE had the longest lines during the TM event (85 minute average wait). FNAF came in second with a 72 minute wait.

https://www.thrill-data.com/hhn/orlando/2025

 

[angryduck71]

I don't understand this. If you can't handle the scare zones, then I'm assuming you can't handle the houses. So... then why are you paying for this event? But then again, it's not really going to affect me directly, so I can't yuck anyone's yum on this.

so, I actually am one. I love creepy. I love atmosphere. I love Halloween (the holiday; although, have watched some of the movies. With all the lights on in my house.) I also had a best friend killed by a serial killer in real life, so I am extra jumpy and have a tendency to react by hitting people who scare me before I realize what is happening (ask one of my coworkers who decided to grab my shoulder unexpectedly on a public sidewalk). I am going to the event because my two travel mates are going. I'm planning on looking around, really want to see dementors and ride Gringotts over and over and over. Not going to any of the houses either as no IP I am interested in. So... I would not judge people.

 

[GhostHost24]

I have a feeling tonight is gonna be a **** show.

We'll see.