OH The Horror! Scary Clowns, Haunted Houses, Scare Zones, Monsters, Pumpkins, Crooked Cats, Creepy Bears, Shopping, Dining and more….My HHN 34 Trip

[Robo56]

Welcome Friends to another one of my HHN Halloween trip reports. I’am so looking forward to this upcoming getaway to celebrate all things Halloween.

A little introduction for anyone who has not read one of my reports.

I used to vacation with my youngest Grandchildren M & P at Universal every year. It was a time where Nana and her sweet babies could enjoy the parks and each others company and have the best time. They are grown now and in their 20’s. I have the fondest memories as do they of our wonderful trips to Universal Orlando.

I’am a RN. I’am in my 60’s and retired. I will let you know I’am enjoying every minute of my retirement. Being a Nurse was one of most challenging jobs both mentally and physically and I loved every minute of it, but I was glad to pass the baton onto the younger generation.

I’am married to the most wonderful fella. He is the love of my life. He knows how much I love Halloween and Haunted Houses. He is such a sweetheart and goes along with my Halloween decorations every year and my love of Halloween in general. He no longer wants to travel anymore. Amusement Parks and crowds of people are not his thing. I understand that. He tells me to go and enjoy my favorite Halloween time at HHN. It is a time of no cooking, cleaning, grocery store runs etc….I don’t mind doing those things, But I like the change on vacation. It’s my time to enjoy the resort, some Haunted Houses, some sister time and just chill as the younger generation says.

This trip will also include hanging out with my sisters. My younger sister K is also a RN and is still working. She will be traveling with me again this year. She loves everything Halloween as much as I do. We have been known to do some serious damage shopping for new Halloween decorations.

My older sister D who is also a Retired RN lives in Harmony Florida about an hour from Orlando depending on traffic. She will usually come for a visit for a day or two. It is wonderful when the three of us get together for a day of visiting, Lunch and Shopping.

Enough of that……..Let’s get on to the Haunting details.

My sister K and Fly out 11 days from today.



So until we fly lets talk about HHN 34.

Dates and times.

Although it says the start time is 6:30 pm they have been know to open the gates at 6:00 pm sometimes.


As you can see HHN is primarily held Wednesday through Sunday during the event, but I noticed they will be having the event on Tuesday, September 16th and not on Thursday, the 18th. I’am guessing there is an event that evening?

 

[Robo56]

THE HOUSES

 

[Robo56]

More to come

 

[DL1WDW2]

Excited for your trip report !
I think Cat Lady on Crooked Lane sounds like my favorite.
I didn’t renew my Pass this Year …but I did get to enjoy EPIC when they allowed us to buy tickets in advance.
Also this year they changed the free entry into HHN perk with the AP .
I wonder if it would have been difficult to find availability since they require a reservation to use that freebie
Anyway When is your trip.? I can hardly wait for another Robo56 trip report!

 

[Robo56]

Excited for your trip report !
I think Cat Lady on Crooked Lane sounds like my favorite.
I didn’t renew my Pass this Year …but I did get to enjoy EPIC when they allowed us to buy tickets in advance.
Also this year they changed the free entry into HHN perk with the AP .
I wonder if it would have been difficult to find availability since they require a reservation to use that freebie
Anyway When is your trip.? I can hardly wait for another Robo56 trip report!

Thank you, DL1WDW2 for your kind words. So glad you are going to be reading along.

I’am so glad you were able to see Epic. I went too during the Passholder time. Epic is a beautiful Park and is going to be the jewel in the Crown of Universal Orlando.

I see that they changed the free HHN Night with the Premier Pass to reservation. I think I might have used that perk once, but I don’t really worry about it as I have bought ROF for years now. I’am there multiple nights so getting multi-night pass is a better option for me.

I have had a peek already at the set up for Cat Lady of Crooked Lane Scare Zone and it is going to be the most beautiful of the Scare Zones. Just look up in the trees when walking through and enjoy.

I fly out next Sunday morning.

 

[Robo56]

Good morning everyone


First thing I will address is the merchandise. I have seen a number of folks ask if there is merch in CityWalk for sell even if you are not attending the event. YES.

The big Universal Store in CityWalk has lots of HHN merchandise as well as the Kiosks in CityWalk. So if you walk through CityWalk on your way to parks in the am or leaving in the evening stop and have a look. There is enough merch to pick from.

In the past they have included the big store in IOA Islands of Adventure Trading Company with HHN merch too. I will see if thats the case when I get there or some else can share if they want.

For those that are into collecting popcorn buckets they will have the Megan buckets that have the removable face and Art The Clown bucket from Terrifer this year.

If you are in CityWalk there is another thing that folks who are not attending the HHN Event in the park can do. You can enjoy the Koven.

The Coconut Club turns turns into the Dead Coconut Club during HHN. The theme for this years event is Koven. As you can see it opens at 5 pm on HHN EVENT NIGHTS ONLY and there is no age limit and Admission is free. There are cocktails for sale to those 21 and over.

The creators do a wonderful job with the decorations in the Club. I’am looking forward to seeing the interior this year.

Here are a few photos from Last years Club.


Couldn't help myself this is funny.





Some Frequently asked questions clarified.

HHN is a separately ticketed event. Meaning that you have to purchase a ticket to this event to attend. Your regular day park ticket or AP will not allow you entrance to the event. You have to buy a HHN ticket or a Multi-night event ticket to attend.

Express Passes- If you purchased a day time Express Pass or you have Unlimited Express which is included with your stay at RPR, HRH or PBR these do not work for HHN. If you want Express for HHN you need to buy a HHN Express pass for the night you attend or have a Multi-night ticket with Express included to enjoy Express during the event.

The Express passes for the event are optional you do not have to purchase them, but they do make your experience much better on the nights when the event is slammed, which is most of time now.

HHN has grown over the years and the last couple of years there has been a massive turn out. The Express passes can cut your wait time in the Haunted House lines exponentially. The HHN Express Passes do sell out on some nights


FUN FREE THINGS TO DO DURING THE HHN EVENT NIGHTS that are included in the price of your ticket.

Visit the TRIBUTE STORE. It has moved this year from the typical location do to the de-construction of RRR roller-coaster. It’s new location this year is the Palace Arcade in the New York area of the Park. The HHN Creators and designers always do such a nice job with the Tribute Store. Some years it is better than others.

The DEATH EATERS will be roaming in DIAGON ALLEY again this year. If you have not had the chance to see them and you enjoy the WWOHP go and have a look.

They roam through the whole of Diagon Alley.

My sister and I enjoyed popping into Diagon Alley on a number of occasions last year during the event to see the DEATH EATERS.

Visiting Diagon Alley was a hidden secret a number of years ago as no one attending the event would usually spend time there. It was a time to see it almost deserted compared to during the day. NOT ANYMORE.

ESCAPE FROM GRINGOTTS ride is one of the rides that is open during the event.

The shops, Escape from Gringotts and leaky Cauldron are open, but they do close Diagon Alley about 10 or 11 pm usually. Will see on the times this year.





I’am not one to sit still long enough for the Nightmare Fuel show. It is not for me, but I know a lot of folks who really enjoy it. I hear the performers give their all and are wonderful. The performers do wear some clothing that may a bit risqué for some, but overall if you love it you love it.

The times for the show on event nights are 8 pm, 9:30 pm, 11:00 pm and 12:30 pm.





The show over the Lagoon is nice to see. The show times for this year are 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm, 11:00 pm and Midnight on the nights of the event.



I have heard there is a FEEL THE FEAR MEDALLION QUEST INTERACTIVE GAME included in the event this year. The game appears to be a scavenger hunt to collect medallions on the app to win. The locations to collect your medallions are supposed to be on the app. It will be interesting to get the feed back on this game.





Those who usually attend HHN know that during the event they black out the r and v on the regular sign to say Mel’s Die-In. This year they will have ZOMBIE CARHOPS. I’am looking forward to seeing this.





CLUB HORROR is going to be located over by Fast and Furious and it is located in an area that is usually where a scare Zone is. It will include according to what I have seen characters from Blume House dancing.



There are FOUR RIDES that are open during the event

 

[Robo56]

I went digging for an event map and found this last night.


I always like to have a map to look at. This map is accurate with the exception of the house entrances at the front of the park which differ some with what a what Influencer posted on youtube. He said the front of the park house entrances could change during the event as de-construction progresses on RRR.

The Universal App will have map and house information too.

As of Tuesday the entrances to Grave of Flesh, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Horror of Wyatt Sicks and Terrifier (this house has a dry and wet option to expericence). Word is that the wet experience option is going to be one of the wettest houses Universal has ever done.

The entrance to these houses is going to be in the walkway by Minions of Mayhem.

The sign is in place for this entrance now. I thought it odd and it was guessed that the exit for the houses will be by Jimmy Fallon. Will see if this pans out. Or if it is actually the way the map says it is above.

The rest of the houses seem to be in the appropriate location according to the map.

The entrance to Galkins Monsters of the North and Fallout are located to the right of Nightmare Fuel show. Those of you from last year remember this will be the hike back to the those two backlot tent houses that Goblins and Monsters Eternal Bloodlines was in last year.

I will admit that it was a hike to get back to these houses and on tired legs it was a challenge. I would say, do these two houses early on as it will be a march.

If you ever see the lines to these two houses backed up to the entrance “Run Forest Run” is all I can say. I could not imagine what the wait time would be.

There were toilet facility trailers set up last year for the hike back to these houses.

I saw many a young one sitting down for a rest on the way back from those houses last year.


I think you get my drift.


More to come

 

[Robo56]

HHN officially opens tomorrow Friday, September the 29th, but………….There is a separately special ticketed event tonight called PREMIUM SCREAM NIGHT.





AS YOU CAN SEE THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT THIS EVENING.



This was the last price I had seen, but I thought I saw the prices in the 350.00 range when they were first posted. So it does pay to buy early.

Premium Scream night was started last year and went over well according to those who attended.

If you are wondering if this is a good price or not. It is, considering that Public RIP Tours now are going for well over $400.00 dollars.

The event does cap attendance. So it will be interesting to see how things go with the houses and food this year since the event is sold out.

I believe if the reviews are good this will become a great opportunity for those who have limited time and are wanting to attend the event just once.

There are a lot of perks noted above for this event that makes it very attractive.

This event will possibly be on my radar for next year if they still have it.

To all those who are attending the event this evening have a wonderful time.



TICKETS….TICKETS WHAT DO I CHOOSE…THAT WORKS FOR ME…

I think for alot of newcomers to the event and even for some of the old timers like me that is the question.

Finding a ticket option that works for you without spending money on options you don’t need is a worthy cause to figure out.

Remember any money saved is money that can be spent somewhere else…nice dinner, fun HHN merch, cocktail….etc…..


LET’S LOOK AT THE OPTIONS

A single night ticket during the course of the event can range from $85.00 to $135.00 per event night. This is before tax. Looking at the calendar which is available on the Universal Website it looks like September has the cheapest overall options.

There were four levels of Multi-night ticket options. Universal has done a great job on the website of allowing you to compare these side by side to pick the one that is the best for you.

All the Multi-night tickets have a specific date range that they cover so make sure to look at that.

There is the

Rush of Fear

Frequent Fear






Frequent Fear Plus

Ultimate Fear




As you can see all the Multi-night pass options no longer have the Express available with these passes as they are sold out now.

You can still buy the multi-night pass for each of these options without Express.

You can see the above prices for all four passes in the above info.

The ROF with Express would have been $689.00 plus tax…all prices showing will be without taxes.

Frequent Fear with Express would have been $829.00.

Frequent Fear Plus with Express would have been $949.00

Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass with Express would have been $1,199.00.


EXPRESS PASS FOR HHN EVENT


The prices for the EXPRESS PASS for the event ranges in price from $180.00 to $300.00. The dates with the prices for those dates are available on Universal website.

more to come