Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Studios Orlando

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2013 Halloween Horror Nights
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SEPTEMBER 20-21, 26-29 2013
OCTOBER 3-6, 10-13, 16-20, 23-27, 31 2013

NOVEMBER 1-2 2013

Universal has created a new "Share the Scare" app for smartphones.  Guests can use their own videos (or one of the supplied videos) to create a customized video featuring this year's scareactors.  Share the videos with your friends to give them a shock!

 

 

2012:
The Walking Dead TV show will be the theme of a Halloween Horror Nights maze at this year's event.
The popular Silent Hill video game/movie franchise will be incorporated as well, but it is still unclear if this will be used as a scare zone or Haunted House.
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare will be the theme of another haunted house.  Last year, the singer had a house at the event in Hollywood, but will be featured on both coasts this year.  Universal said, "Journey into legendary rocker Alice Cooper's twisted mind and witness the natural melding of horror and Cooper's four decades-long career.  Here you will follow Steven, the iconic character from many of Cooper's works, as you come face to face with a myriad of tormentors who threaten an already-decaying sense of sanity."
Famed magicians Penn & Teller have created a haunted house called "Penn & Teller New(kd) Las Vegas". It in, they blow up Las Vegas and turn all of the city's cliches upside down into a monster-filled nightmare.

 

Face your deepest fears in the flesh, or what’s left of it, as AMC’s The Walking Dead invades Universal Orlando and becomes Halloween Horror Nights 22.

For 25 select nights beginning September 21, Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights returns as the nation's best and most intense Halloween event. Guests will confront extreme Halloween entertainment that cannot be experienced anywhere else. This year, they will scream as they become prey to fiendish creatures, panic as they come face-to-face with vampires, and feel chills as they are haunted by deceased souls.

Face your demons in the demented nightmare of Alice Cooper, get nuked in a magic trick by Penn & Teller gone horrifically wrong, and enter the next dimension of terror in Silent Hill, where certain death awaits you on the other side, all while making your way through all-new haunted houses, scare zones and electrifying live shows.

Do you have what it takes to survive? Plan your escape today.

What is Halloween Horror Nights?

Halloween Horror Nights is Universal Orlando’s annual Halloween party, and it is one of the most popular events in Orlando. Especially if you’re a fan of horror films, this is a ‘don’t miss’ event for those looking for something a little edgier than Disney. For 25 nights this fall, Universal Studios Florida will be home to all-new haunted houses, street experiences, hundreds of frightening “scareactors” and live shows. Guests will be immersed in the horrors of years’ past and introduced to brand-new frights.

These are usually temporary structures set up specifically for the event (although, in the past, certain attractions have been converted into haunted houses for the event). Each of the houses is themed differently. As you walk through the attraction, any number of things or people are likely to jump out at you. Don’t worry, they won’t ever touch you, but they come pretty close. Instead of the scare zones of the past, this year there will be street experiences - the horror will come to you.  Everywhere you go, you will encounter The Legions of Horror, creatures who have escaped from an ancient buried cemetery.

 

 

Advance ticket purchase:  $88.99 per person (plus tax). This is considered a ‘hard ticket’ event (meaning that it requires separate admission and is not included with your multi-day pass). Tickets can be purchased at the gate, but this event often sells out, so it is recommended to purchase them ahead of time. ORDER ONLINE HERE

Add-on options:  Guests who already have tickets to Universal Orlando and Islands of Adventure may add Halloween Horror Nights admission at a discounted rate.

Saturday add-on:  $66.99 per person (plus tax)

Friday add-on: $51.99 per person (plus tax)

Sunday through Thursday add-on:  $36.99 per person (plus tax)

Florida resident advance ticket purchase: 

Sun–Thurs: $41.99
Friday: $51.99
Saturday: $66.99

 

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Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass

Skip the regular lines at all haunted houses, participating rides and attractions!

Sept. 21, 27, 30, Oct. 17, 24 & 31, 2012: $39.99
Sept. 22, 28, Oct. 4, 7, 11, 28, 2012: $59.99
Sept. 29, Oct. 14, 18, 21, 25, 26, 2012: $69.99
October 5, 12, 19, 27, 2012: $79.99
October 6, 13, 20, 2012: $89.99

These tickets are limited; advance purchase is recommended.  Express pass allows one entry per event night to each participating Express attraction, per guest.  Express pass only valid during Halloween Horror Nights event.

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Frequent Fear Pass

Frequent Fear Pass

Universal is offering a “Frequent Fear Pass” that offers 15 nights for the price of 1 – for $81.99 (plus tax).  Frequent Fear Pass Dates are every Wed, Thurs, and Sunday nights, as well as the event's first weekend:

September 21, 22, 27, 30

October 4, 7, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, & 31, 2012

• Gates Open at 6:30pm each night.
• Frequent Fear Pass is NOT VALID for admission on the following nights: September 28, 29, October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 2012.

Frequent Fear Plus Pass

Offers the benefits of the Frequent Fear Pass, plus admission every Friday for $96.99 (plus tax).

Valid on:
Sept. 21, 22, 27, 28, 30, 2012
Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 2012

Frequent Fear Pass with Express Access

This pass gives you the benefits of the Frequent Fear Pass and lets you skip the regular lines at all haunted houses and participating rides and attractions. $179.99

Sept. 21, 22, 27, 30, 2012

October 4, 7, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, 31, 2012

These tickets are limited; advance purchase is recommended.  Express pass allows one entry per event night to each participating Express attraction, per guest.

Frequent Fear Plus Pass with Express Access

This pass gives you the benefits of the Frequent Fear Plus Pass and lets you skip the regular lines at all haunted houses and participating rides and attractions. $229.99

Sept. 21, 22, 17, 28, 30, 2012

October 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 2012

These tickets are limited; advance purchase is recommended.  Express pass allows one entry per event night to each participating Express attraction, per guest.

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Rush of Fear Pass

Rush of Fear Pass

Get admission to Halloween Horror Nights on ALL event nights during the first three weeks for $69.99 (plus tax). Rush of Fear Valid Dates:

September 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 2012

October 4, 5, 6, & 7, 2012 (10 Total Nights)

• Gates Open at 6:30pm each night.
• Rush of Fear Pass is NOT VALID for admission after October 7, 2012.

Rush of Fear Pass with Express Access

This pass gives you the benefits of the Rush of Fear Pass and lets you skip the regular lines at all haunted houses and participating rides and attractions. $179.99

Sept. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 2012

Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7, 2012

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2012 Annual passholder (Premier, Preferred & Power) discounts:

Annual Passholder Nights - September 21, 22, 28 & 29.  Prices start at $36.99.  These nights normally include early entry and special merchandise.

Tickets:

First 3 Weekend Offer!
First 3 Fridays: $36.99
First 3 Saturdays: $41.99

Sunday – Thursday Pass: $36.99
Friday Pass: $51.99
Saturday Pass: $66.99

Frequent Fear Pass:

15 nights for the price of 1 – for $66.99 (plus tax).  Frequent Fear Pass Dates are every Wed, Thurs, and Sunday nights, as well as the event's first weekend.

Frequent Fear Plus Pass:

Offers the benefits of the Frequent Fear Pass, plus admission every Friday for $81.99 (plus tax).

Rush of Fear Pass:

Get admission to Halloween Horror Nights on ALL event nights during the first three weeks for $54.99 (plus tax). Rush of Fear Valid Dates:

Sept 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 & 30, 2012

October 4,5,6,7, 2012

 

 

The Walking Dead: Dead Inside - There is strength in numbers and you must band together to make it through many of the iconic settings made famous by the critically-acclaimed AMC hit television series, The Walking Dead.  As the city is crawling with hordes of “walkers,” the issue of your becoming one of them is not a question of if, but when.

Welcome to Silent Hill - In the eerie and desolate town of Silent Hill, ash falls from the sky and the physical laws of nature no longer apply. If you dare to venture into this alternate dimension, there is only one law of nature with which you must concern yourself: survival.

Penn & Teller New(kd) Las Vegas 3D - World-renowned magicians Penn and Teller have accidentally nuked Las Vegas, but don’t worry, it’s nothing a fresh coat of paint and a truckload of BS can’t fix! Come on down to New Vegas, where all that glitters isn’t gold, and in fact probably has fatal levels of radioactivity.

Alice Cooper: Welcome to my Nightmare - Journey into legendary rocker Alice Cooper’s twisted mind and witness the natural melding of horror and Cooper’s four decades-long career. Here you will follow Steven, the iconic character from many of Cooper’s works, as you come face to face with a myriad of tormentors who threaten an already-decaying sense of sanity.

Universal's House of Horrors - This is no remake. No sequel. These are the original icons of fear in blinding black and white. In here, lightning slashes through the darkness to reveal terror’s true faces. They’ve been waiting to take back what is theirs…and their time is now!

Gothic - The Catedral de Caementum Animus is, by day, undergoing a building-wide architectural refurbishment. By night, the many stone gargoyles that keep watchful eye over the sanctuary come to life with the mission of protecting this sacred place against any intrusion.

Dead End - If enough people believe in something, perception can become reality. In Carey, Ohio, the perception was that countless horrific acts had occurred in the old Hartford Mansion. The reality was that the curse which befell the house was far worse than any story ever told.

A completely reinvented street experience will unleash scareactors in an all-new, terrifying way. Roaming legions of menacing beasts, vampires, prisoners, warriors and more will inhabit every corner of the park. They will find you and invade your personal space like never before. There will be no boundaries. The rules of the past will no longer apply.

The Iniquitus

Rooted in evil these are the patrons of death, and were the first to rise from the cemetery. They’ve summoned the Dark Legions to join them in a night of carnage as they feast upon the living.

The Legions of Horror

• Dark Legions: Vampires
  Summoned by The Iniquitus, the creatures of the night are here to quench their undying thirst. They lurk in the shadows, listening for fresh blood pulsing inside your living veins.
• Dark Legions: Beasts

The Iniquitus have commanded these grotesque predators to hunt you down. Silently they’ll stalk you…all night long, until they have you surrounded and there’s nowhere left to hide.

• Dark Legions: Warriors
  Slaughtered in a deadly battle, the Warriors have been brought back from the dead by The Iniquitus. Seeking their bloodthirsty revenge, they move under a cloak of darkness. So beware—that’s not a breeze on the back of your neck.
  

• Dark Legions: Prisoners

At a brutal women’s prison, fire scorched the inmates alive and the charred convicts were trapped between life and death—until now. The Iniquitus have released them and they’re going to kill everyone in their path. Their chainsaws are churning and they’re coming for you.

• Dark Legions: Traditionals
  These aren’t the fiends from your childhood books. These are the fears that creep inside your dreams. Brought forth by The Iniquitus, these ghosts and goblins have teeth—and they’re hungry.

 

 

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure – A MUST SEE! Party on as those two most excellent dudes return to skewer the biggest names in entertainment and pop culture.
 
20 Penny Circus - The 20 Penny Circus brings its “Magic For People With Questionable Taste” to an unsuspecting Halloween Horror Nights audience.

This event is geared more towards teens and adults. The theme and tone of the party is modeled after horror films, and some of the ‘players’ you’re likely to encounter will be very scary – some bordering on disturbing. If you’re comfortable watching a horror film without getting nightmares, then it’s a safe bet you’ll enjoy Halloween Horror Nights. This is definitely NOT an event that small children should attend. No costumes are allowed to be worn at Halloween Horror Nights

 

 

Tip: While the haunted houses are a blast, the lines for them aren't.  Saturday nights are by far the worst, with the average wait per house easily reaching 2 hours long.  Sunday-Thursday is much less crowded, and lines early in the evening are much more manageable (15-30 minutes on average).

RIP Tours 2012: Includes RIP Lounge with cash bar, Priority front of the line access at the haunted houses, Priority seating at Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure, VIP access to select park attractions.  Tour will cap off at 12 people and last between 2 and 4 hours.

• Sept. 21, 27, 30, Oct. 4, 17, 24, 28, 31 (tours begin at 8:00pm): $150 per person, plus tax and event admission
• Oct. 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25: (tours begin at 8:00pm and 9:00pm): $150 per person, plus tax and event admission
• Sept. 29, Oct. 5, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 (tours begin at 8:00pm and 9:00pm): $175 per person, plus tax and event admission

Private RIP Tours 2012: There are for parties of up to 10 people.  Includes RIP Lounge with cash bar (and complimentary coffee and bottle water after the tour), Priority front of the line access at the haunted houses, Priority seating at Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure, VIP access to select park attractions, Complimentary valet parking

• Sept. 21, 27, 30, Oct. 4, 17, 24, 28, 31: $1,500 per group (up to 10) plus tax and event admission.
• Oct. 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25: $1,650
• Sept. 29, Oct. 5, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27: $1,800 per group (up to 10) plus tax and event admission.

Arcane Insights Tour 2012: Includes RIP Lounge with cash bar, Priority front of the line access at the haunted houses, Priority seating at Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure,Complimentary valet parking, Commemorative Halloween Horror Nights lanyard, Q&A session with Universal's Art and Design team (and complimentary bottled water), Member of the Art and Design team will accompany the tour.  Tour will last for 6 hours.

• Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 (tour begins at 7:00pm): $225 per person, plus tax and event admission

Unmasking the Horror Tour 2012: Commemorative Halloween Horror Nights lanyard, "Lights On" tour of three haunted houses.  Photos are allowed. Tour is filled at 15 guests.

• Sept. 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, Oct. 3, 4, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 (tour begins at 10:00am or 1:30pm): $55 per person, plus tax.
• Oct. 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 (tour begins at 1:30pm): $55 per person, plus tax.