Halloween Horror Nights Archives

PHOTOS, VIDEO: The Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store Opens at Universal Studios Florida with "30 Years 30 Fears" Merchandise and More!

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

The Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store has finally opened at Universal Studios Florida, full of frightful surprises and gory excitement. We have been closely monitoring the store’s preparations for weeks already, so we are thrilled to start the Halloween season with a trip inside. Following this week’s crushing announcement that Halloween Horror Night events were … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Universal Orlando 7/21/20 (Breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron, Sinks Installed Inside Central Park Crêpes, Theming Added to the Tribute Store, and More)

July 22, 2020

We arrived bright and early to Universal Orlando, ready for an exciting day looking for more Halloween Horror Nights prep. As soon as we arrived, we noticed that more theming has been added around the entrance of the Halloween Horror Nights 30 Tribute Store. The additional details give off a slightly different vibe than we … Read more

PHOTOS: More Chilling Details Added to Halloween Horror Nights 30 Tribute Store Facade at Universal Studios Florida

July 21, 2020

We’re keeping an eye out for anything and everything spooky at Universal Studios Florida. This week, Universal began constructing the exterior archway for the Halloween Horror Nights 30 Tribute Store. We saw the base stone structure yesterday, and new details have been added overnight! The pillar outside has now been covered with stone to match … Read more

PHOTOS: New Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store Structure Spookily Appears at Universal Studios Florida

July 18, 2020

As Halloween Horror Nights draws nearer, we are on the lookout for any and all spooky updates being added throughout Universal Studios Florida. Today, we spotted a brand-new structure in front of what soon should become the Horror Nights Tribute Store. Universal Orlando Resort has not officially announced any haunted houses, scare zones or shows … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Universal Orlando Resort 7/13/20 (Possible Halloween Horror Nights Prep, Upgrade to a UOAP and Get 3 Months Free, Chocolate Strawberry Peanut Butter Sundae in Diagon Alley, and More)

July 17, 2020

Good morning from Universal Orlando! Let’s start our day off at Universal Studios Florida and see what we can find today. A mysterious, tarped structure has popped up near Fear Factor Live. The area is currently used for a U-Rest and there are no shows, but we’re excited at the idea that this could be … Read more

Universal Orlando Resort Pulls Retro "Fright Nights" Merchandise From Online Shop Over Year Misprint

July 17, 2020

Universal Orlando Resort has pulled several items from its Halloween Horror Nights “30 Years 30 Fears” collection over an incorrect date misprinted on the merchandise. The items pulled were all themed to “Fright Nights,” the original name of the Halloween Horror Nights event. The year on the merchandise was listed as 1990, however, Fright Nights … Read more

Universal Orlando Resort Opens External Auditions for Halloween Horror Nights

July 16, 2020

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, certain theme park events and special celebrations have been touch-and-go, but Universal Orlando is still full speed ahead with Halloween Horror Nights. Last month, they posted internal auditions for Scare Actors for the upcoming Halloween Horror Nights season. We’ve now noticed a posting for external auditions, so if you’ve always wanted … Read more

SHOP: Universal Orlando Launches Halloween Horror Nights "30 Years 30 Fears" Merchandise Collection

July 16, 2020

It may be summertime at Universal Orlando, but it’s never too soon to start thinking about Fall… and horror. To mark three decades of Halloween Horror Nights, the resort has launched the “30 Years 30 Fears” merchandise collection of posters, pins, shot glasses, and socks. This comes not long after a line of retro merchandise … Read more

Universal Orlando's Online Shop Crashes Following Release of Halloween Horror Nights "30 Years 30 Fears" Merchandise Collection

July 15, 2020

Halloween Horror Nights fans were met with a terrifying sight when Universal Orlando Resort’s online shop crashed following the release of the “30 Years 30 Fears” merchandise collection. We managed to grab some screenshots of the collection in a brief moment of availability, showing that the collection features t-shirts, socks, shot glasses, pins, and posters … Read more

Scareactor Dining Experience Reportedly Canceled for Halloween Horror Nights 30 at Universal Orlando Resort

June 26, 2020

As Universal Studios Florida prepares for the arrival of Halloween Horror Nights 30, it seems fans will face a terrifying thought: dining without Scareactors. Fan podcast HHN 365 is reporting that the Scareactor Dining Experience has been cancelled for this year’s iteration of the event. The upcharge experience, which takes place annually at Universal Studios’ … Read more

Universal Orlando Posts Internal Auditions for Halloween Horror Nights 2020

June 9, 2020

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If you’re anything like me, Halloween is the greatest holiday of the year. I love everything spooky and scary, and Halloween Horror Nights became an annual activity for my dad and I. After COVID-19 slowly started shutting down theme parks and forcing us all indoors, my greatest fear was, “What about Horror Nights?” Tickets remained … Read more