This article is your complete guide to Halloween Horror Nights Early Entry! So many of us are beyond excited to start planning our 2024 vacations! With the first Halloween Horror Nights event seeming to be right around the corner, now is the perfect time start planning your 2024 Halloween Horror Nights vacation.
Halloween Horror Nights occurs during the fall at Universal Orlando Resort, and it always one of the most popular events throughout the year. In this post I will give you a quick overview of the Halloween Horror night event as well as Halloween Horror Nights early entry, Universals stay and scream tickets, and Universal horror nights entrances!
I hope you find this post helpful. My goal at Heart's Desire Adventures is to help you save time and money on your next Universal Orlando vacation.
Universal’s 2024 Halloween Horror Nights brings the stories of the world’s most notorious creators of horror to life for a few hours each event night. While attending Halloween Horror Nights, you’ll get to see haunted houses from classic horror books and movies. There will be plenty of spooky characters from some current cult favorites, such as Chucky and the Universal Monsters.
While the haunted houses and mazes are the big draw (and the main reason to investigate getting a Horror Nights early entry ticket), there are also tons of other scary (i.e.: fun) things to do at Halloween Horror Nights. It’s guaranteed to be a hair raising packed night. There are 5 different Scare Zones, 2 incredible shows and a wide variety of specialty food and treats to try throughout the night.
What time does Halloween Horror Nights start 2024?
The Halloween Horror Nights start time officially begins on most nights at 6:30 PM. However the front gates typically start to let guests in at 6:00 PM. I recommend to arrive to the front gate around 5:00PM-5:30PM as security and lines to enter this event can be a nightmare. (pun intended!)
Since Halloween Horror Nights begins at 6:30PM, the earliest guests can be held in the waiting areas is at 5PM, which is park close. All guests who are not already inside of the Universal Studios Florida theme park should start lining up at the gates by 5:45PM. If you do not have Universal Studios HHN Early Entry, you can still park your car and get ready for entrance by lining up beforehand.
If you want to see how the entire HHN early entry process works, keep reading!
Halloween Horror Nights Early entry for Hollywood and Orlando, allows you to enter or stay in the park before the other Halloween Horror Night guests arrive. The great thing is you don’t always have to purchase an extra add-on to get access to Halloween Horror Nights Early Entry Orlando.
There are actually several ways to get early access to Halloween Horror Nights.
Let’s outline the different ways to get Horror Nights Early Entry:
To go more in depth, let’s talk about each option you have for Universal Horror Nights early entry.
You can purchase both a Universal day park admission ticket and an event ticket. Halloween Horror Nights is a separately ticketed event. The cost of a HHN ticket this year is around $82.99 for a single night ticket. This allows your regular park hours and the Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Early Entry to overlap, and you get more time inside of the park.
So long as you’re physically in the park when the park closes to non-Halloween Horror Night guests, you’ll have access to the early entrance areas. I'll explain a bit more about what happens at this point in just a bit. For now, you can rest assured knowing if you have a park admission ticket on the same day as your Halloween Horror Nights ticket, you are eligible for early access!
If you are a Universal Studios Annual Passholder, Halloween Horror Nights annual pass early admission is pretty simple. So long as you enter the park on the day that you have your HHN ticket and stay in the park after it closes to regular day guests, you’ll be able to access Halloween Horror Nights with the other early event guests. Like day guests with tickets for Halloween Horror Nights, it’s that easy to get Halloween Horror Nights passholder early access.
You will still need to purchase a Halloween Horror Nights ticket beforehand, but holding your pass allows you to stay for the fun and enjoy HHN early entry.
Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Tour
Join other fans for a guided V.I.P. walking tour of the event. See more with priority V.I.P. entry to haunted houses. (Once per house. Separate event admission is required. Pricing varies by date and tour selection, subject to availability. Tour dates and prices are subject to change until purchased. Restrictions apply.)
Starting from
$359.99
per person, plus tax
Day Time Tour Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour
Go on a daytime V.I.P. tour for a lights-on look at Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses. Pick from a 3 or 6-haunted house tour select dates and times.
Take a 3-haunted house tour earlier than ever, select dates starting Aug 11. 6-haunted house tours available select dates starting Aug 30.
From $99.99+ Tax
Per person for a 3-House Tour. From $179.99 per person + tax for a 6-House Tour. Pricing varies by date and tour selection, subject to availability. Tour dates and prices are subject to change until purchased.
Once the park begins to close for the night (usually around 5pm on Halloween Horror Nights), those with Halloween Horror Nights tickets will be ushered into one of the park’s Halloween Horror Nights Orlando holding areas. These are designated areas where all early entry guests will wait as Universal prepares the park for a night full of screams and laughter. You simply just need to present your ticket; it’ll be scanned and you’re in!
Depending on how busy the park is, Universal will have two to four holding areas set aside for HHN early entry. The most common areas set aside to contain guests for early admission are Finnegan’s Bar & Grill; the Hello Kitty store; Springfield, USA; and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley. Since you will be waiting in these areas for more than an hour, you might want to try to be stationed in ones that will give you the most comfort during your wait.
While it’s often the most crowded holding area, it also provides some great comforts while you wait. The bar and grill are open all night, but don’t allow reservations. Seats are given on first-come, first-serve basis. Get there early and you might be able to fuel up before your hit the haunted world of HHN. Even if you can’t find a seat in the restaurant, there are food and drink carts with plenty of room to move around.
The Hello Kitty store doesn’t offer much to do while waiting but there should be a drink cart nearby along with restrooms you can use across the street. What it does offer is great access to some of the most popular houses. While it is a great Universal Horror Nights entrance point, letting you hop into houses that gather huge crowds (which means huge lines) before the night even begins, keep in mind that it is often a back-up area for Finnegan’s once Finnegan’s hits capacity. Because of that, they often let the guests in Finnegan’s out first and you might have to wait. If you do, your best bet is to go to some of the less popular houses right away and then circle back to the more popular houses that all of the Finnegan’s guests hit up upon release.
This area has plenty to keep you entertained and fed while you wait for the gates to open. Places like Duff Brewery, Moe’s Tavern, Lard Lad Donuts, and Bumblebee Man’s Taco Truck are usually open for business. It also has plenty of sitting areas and is not usually as crowded as holding areas like Finnegan’s Bar and Grill. Tucked in the back of the park, it can take you awhile to get to more popular houses, but there are usually a few good ones back by this area as well.
This area is not consistently used, but if it is open, it does provide the best views of any holding area and the most things to do and explore while waiting. Bring your wand and try out of those magic spell locations while you wait!
The Halloween Horror Nights Early Entry Benefits are:
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