Halloween Horror Nights

I had never been to HHN and finally decided this year would be the year. My friend and I purchased our general admission tickets and we had a GREAT time!
It was packed *we went the weekend before Halloween* but it was so much fun. The scare zones were really freaky and I absolutely loved the Walking Dead maze. The lines were long but Front Of The Line passes are so expensive, but definitely worth it. *We’re planning to do those next year*
All in all, if you have the money to spend, it is a GREAT experience and super fun.

THE PURGE!!! I don’t care about the rest! Even though it’s somewhat new, the terror tram played on people’s fear and the way they lay out the storyline is amazing! :)
The reasons for the 2 stars is because 1) I HATED the go-​go dancers at the gates… if I wanted to see stuff like that I rather go to the strip clubs (girls in thongs and tight bikini top dancing on strip poles). 2) We were in line for insidious for 3 hours, why? Because a guest had a heart attack and had to be evacuated with ambulances… I understand the safety to treat the person but we waited 3 hours without an apology or a front of the line one time use pass. Instead, we got a scare team who tried really hard to laugh and dance with the crowd for 3 hours… (bear in mind the event is from 7pm to 2am; almost half the time for one maze). 3) The safety concerns of people were not that great. I could have died if I fell because it was so crowded and drunk teenagers all over the place. We are not allowed to touch the employees and nearby people but everyone were touchy!!! A random girl, that I wanted to punch in the face, randomly grabbed and hugged my bf snatching him right out of my hands because she was so frightened at the insidious maze. One of the workers tried to scare me with the chainsaw and he slid it on the floor expecting me to jump back and it slammed into my foot… all I know was I didn’t bleed (I was wearing exposed flats), it was cardboard, and the guy said sorry, fine by me! An elder couple saw how my boyfriend and I loved the theme but hated the environment/crowd…they recommended the front of the line pass to avoid everyone and also have early access to the park. Next time we go, I’m definitely considering paying extra to have an amazing time.
In response to the comment below… if you meant photos (screenshots) I was unable to take any because another rule is we cannot take any photos or record videos anywhere in the park; the Harry Potter employees (because they are in dark hoods with flashlights) yelled and yelled to put the phones away. Plus, being in the dark makes it pretty hard to snap a photo. If you literally mean a screen shot, I feel like that’s an invasion of my privacy… you can read the comment on Unilocal.We are modest people and really don’t want to be compensated (if that’s what you’re implying), just wish for improvements.

i love halloween and i love theme parks… i have done it all!
other then the steep cost… this is the best halloween event that I have ever been to!
the mazes here are over the top amazing… the makeup and actors were fabulous but what took it to the next level (above six flags/​knotts) are the SETS! OMG… the mazes here a AMAZING! that is the word for it!
lines were long… so we did front of line pass ($ 160 a pop! damn!)…but will i do it again? hell yes… and next year i’m taking the whole family! with the front of line pass we even got in on all the rides (that were open)…no lines at all for the rides!
best maze was walking dead… we did that one 5 times! and it was fabulous every time! oh… don’t buy a coffee then try to go in a maze… you can’t take it in with you.
i spent 45 minutes in line at starbucks then had to leave my coffee outside (the maze was about to close and i needed to do it one more time!)
the jabowackeez were super cool too!!!
now…let’s be real… of course it’s all fake. so if you go in with the wrong attitude you won’t have fun… if you want to be scared. you will be. i screamed my voice away! my son says that i almost broke his hand from squeezing it too hard. even going back in the same maze a second time… i screamed!

CHAINSAWS. LOTS AND LOTS OF CHAINSAWS. THEN PEOPLE ON STILTS. AND FIRE. THEN MORE CHAINSAWS.
A walking nightmare, HHN is a must stop during your annual season of terror. Trick-​or-​treat? Why not get both – treat yourself to the heart-​stopping mazes and trick yourself into believing that, for just one night, you are caught between zombies and aliens in the midst of the Purge during an apocalypse.
This year, there were four scare zones, 6 mazes, and the terror tram! And as an added bonus, THE JABBAWOCKEEZ. I love me some jabbawockeez. This was actually the first time I got to see them live! I never would have imagined.
Highlights:
–Getting to walk around the backlots for two of the mazes and the terror tram. Walking through the war of the worlds airplane wreckage. Surreal, and with a whole bunch of Purgers running after you.
–The attention to detail on the maze sets. Also the 3D This is the End maze was surprisingly scarier than actual people at times.
–Super short lines for the rides that are still open.
–Getting scared senseless with your friends the whole night long.
Overall slightly crowded, but that’s just due to how successful it is. Make sure you have a friend to spend the time with during the long lines!
What better way of getting ready for the holiday season than getting all your worries scared away.

One word… TERMINUS!!!
(Chanting) WALKING DEAD! WALKING DEAD! WALKING DEAD! WALKING DEAD!
Let me first start by saying that I for one am a fan of the horror genre. And although Knott’s may be considered the GrandDaddy of Halloween extravaganzas, it tends toward the campy and draws more of the smells like teen spirit crowds (which is still a blast for many reasons). BUT Universal is the grown up playground version with great attention to detail and like walking into your favorite nightmare while awake. This year my nod goes to The Walking Dead Maze, WAY Killer! Huge improvement over the last couple years TWD tram. It brought to life a show that is near and dear and full of FEAR to my heart! The other great maze experience was Insidious! Scares were on point and the vibe sick. But GAWD get rid of AVP already, nobody cares. Halloween is a good classic standard. This is the End meh not too impressed. The Purge a much better backdrop as the featured Terror Tram. Crimson Peak with some sweet visual effects. Drawbacks of HHN includes a steep price tag, plus it gets packed so either arrive early or just expect not to see everything. Front of the line is pricey but to be honest I can’t go any other way. It’s like Amazon Prime, you get hooked and can never go back to regular free snail shipping! I enjoyed last years VIP and was borderline depressed to see it no longer available! WHY?! I mean the life mantra is GO BIG or GO HOME! Am I Right?!? Gimme back some VIP– RIP, RIP. RIP We just killed the club! Regardless, if you haven’t hit up this event yet you’re missing the heart of Halloween! This place was a blast as always, good scares and good times all around (minus the monster attack on my shoulder that drew REAL Blood! Zombies… RUDE!) Someone asked me this month if I’d met my ultimate scare and like with life I’m always looking for the next best FRIGHT!

LOUD HORROR! not…
I ONLY came here because my close friend… the BIRTHDAY BOI… wanted to come here for his birthday as a group w/​his friends… PEOPLE… I am VERY EASILY SCARED but I won’t necessarily show it at the moment… but I was already NOT HAPPY w/​the fact that I had to go to something scary…
I will have to admit the entrance part of the park was pretty scary… but when I thought of HORROR NIGHT… especially for a movie production themed park… I thought it would be frightening & I would actually be dying… but this was a JOKE… THE only time I really got scared was when I came out of a maze & got off the tram in a well lit walk way we were walking & I was on my phone & something just POPPED out of the bushes & made me scream my head off… other than that these «monsters» were way to crowded together & you could see every single one & they were just annoying & in the freaken way all the time. It was obnoxious w/​the chain saw noises as well because there were too many of them in the same area.
Freaken WASTE OF MY MONEY! They also did not have ANY ALCOHOL so my friends being drinkers were even more annoying when they constantly kept asking when we were gonna leave to drink… $ 85 for pre-​sale tickets… shitty LONG LONG traffic going & leaving the park… LONG ASS lines… I will NEVER EVER EVER be back even if my kids one day beg…
One PERK! They had DIP-​N-​DOTS ice cream $ 3.99 which I had 2 of! That was the BEST PART of the night… oh & the SALTY TENDER TURKEY LEG! unless you are a teenage boy dating a teenage girl & tryna keep her in your arms… this place is not worth the money for a scare… it would be cheaper to watch a scary movie…

:Updated Review:
~Halloween Horror Nights 2015 Part 2~
Call me crazy because I went twice this year but it’s my little experiment to figure out when is the best time to go to this event. Verdict — based on going twice for two years? I think the best time to go is very close to Halloween! Why? Please continue to read my review.
:Food:
We ate at Krusty Burger on the upper lot. Once again another fail. The bun was dry, fries were cold, the patty was not hot and was a little burnt. I would not eat here again. I ordered another Churro but this time from the Lower Lot and it was still not good but it was better than the first. This one was warm but it barely had any sugar and it was a slightly stale. No more churros at Universal. I almost forgot, we got a Classic Cinnabon too from the upper lot. It was too sweet and it didn’t taste fresh.
:Mazes:
All the mazes were better! Universal had more actors to scare everyone AND the staff did a better job spacing each group of people in the mazes. I was screaming and jumping more when I went through the mazes. Plus! Surprisingly the Front of the Line was less crowded. All the mazes was better! The best one is still Insidious! I didn’t like Crimson Peak on my first visit but it’s better now; I actually screamed. Alien VS Predator, Walking Dead, and Halloween all improved. Universal had more actors scaring everyone. The least maze that I liked and skipped is This is the End (3D).
:Scare Zones:
The Dark Christmas is the best! Funny, playful, and scary actors.
:Rides:
This time we went on the Jurassic Park. Universal added a little something for Halloween. You usually get soaked but the staff told me they turn down the water after summer. It’s a fun ride.
:Highlight:
We stayed till closing which is at 2am. My highlight is leaving and walking towards the front to exit. I’m not going to spoil it but it was chaos lol. I wish Universal had that amount of actors in the mazes and the scare zones! Now that would be awesome!
:Customer Service:
~Kudos to the Lower Lot Tram speaker, I think his name is Pareet (I’m not sure). He was entertaining and funny. The whole entire tram ride he had this creepy and sacry laugh, it was perfect with the Halloween theme.
~The staff was friendly.
:Rating:
I’m changing my 3 Stars to 4! Less crowded, more scary actors, and the staff spaced each group better. Going forward, I’m not going to this event early or even in the middle of the month. The best time is closer to Halloween; in my opinion of course. If you want to read my previous visits, please read my other reviews.

My review is of my experience. I will say that if I had to wait in long lines I probably would not be as thrilled but I also can’t say that I’m thrilled to be in a position where standing for long periods is difficult.
To me the whole show over all is great. There are a lot of things to see, the quality of makeup and spfx was awesome and me being a spfx makeup artist I was eyeballing them close. Detail is everything and I was impressed. The amount of people involved, the effort, the whole thing is impressive.
We got a discount tickets so I thought what we paid was fine. My only complaint is that they don’t serve alcohol at all anywhere during the event and also I feel like the general theme that was the same every set or in every maze should be changed. Meaning each thing is too similar. For next year there should be something that’s more interactive and also something completely different that stands out.
Over all it was a great time and the experience was amazing. I’ll go again.

first of all if you can try and find someone who can get college student discounts! I came here on a thursday night for $ 50 compared to $ 80. arrived around 8:00pm and parked for $ 18 in the structures. the entry was super quick and easy and lemme tell you I’m a horror fanatic. i was immediately scared the moment I walked into the first scare zone because those guys with the chainsaws are terrifying! overall my experience was fun and I had a great time with my friends but for the price I only wished the mazes were longer and that I was able to get on more rides/​mazes.
for the important stuff… lemme break it down:
terror tram: MAKE THIS YOUR FIRST STOP. line closes earlier than all the rides so if you want to make it to this you have to go first. line for me was about 25 minutes. you get on the tram and it takes you to a place where you have to get off and walk through the maze. its fun, but i expected so much more due to the hype but because its so open and so many people it is not scary. they got me a few times but did not live up to my expectations.
the walking dead maze: okay the walking dead is my favorite show of all time and they based this maze off of terminus. we unfortunately made the mistake of going to this line as it said the wait was 55 minutes but halfway through the line we were told it was 55 min longer. we waited a total of 1 hour and 30 minutes. the maze was okay… but because i wouldn’t consider the walking dead «horror» more of just dead zombies there was nothing too crazy. i recommend waiting towards the end for this when lines are shorter.
insidious maze: was okay, found it to be more scary than the walking dead maze but i was still let down. there was def some good parts to it when i got real scared but maybe i didn’t appreciate it enough because I’m not a fan of the insidious movies. check this one out because its worth a few good scares. wait was about 40 minutes
halloween maze: OH MY GOODNESS SO FREAKING GOOD!!! so i had to convince my friends to go on this at 1am because they wanted to go home and its so worth! save this for last. the whole night it had a short wait but when we got there it said on the wait times about 25 min it ended up being about a 30 minute wait. I’m a HUGE fan of the halloween series and omg michael myers EVERYWHERE i got so scared i fell to the ground… this maze was designed so well and there were plenty of people staffed inside to scare you. when you get to the end you’ll be so impressed with the mirrors section… you’ll know…
OVERALL:
–good for some fun
–halloween maze is a must
–scare zones are the best if you want to get scared (i was followed by two for like 5 minutes)

It was my first visit to Horror Nights in about a decade, and for the most part, I was very impressed. The mazes were terrifying, the production quality was evident, and there was a great deal of organization, in spite of how massive the crowds were.
Like most of our outings, we decided to do our homework before embarking on our visit. Thanks to a handy guide that I found online, our night at HHN played out in spectacular fashion:
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— If you’re trying to enjoy the full Horror Nights experience, you shouldn’t feel compelled to purchase a front-​of-​the-​line ticket. In fact, if you follow a few simple rules, you can pretty much guarantee yourself an amazing and terrifying time with a General Admission pass.
— While I can’t speak as to how busy HHN is on one day of the week versus others, I will say that crowds weren’t as dense as I had expected them to be during our Thursday night visit. For those who have the opportunity to visit on a Thursday, I’d highly recommend doing so. There’s fewer people to deal with — meaning shortened lines and less-​exhausted, more enthusiastic scare actors!
— I can’t stress this enough: Early Entry will make or break your night. Basically, if you’re in line to enter HHN between the hours of 5 – 6:00 PM, you’ll be given a wristband that will enable you to access the park earlier than its «official» opening time at 7 PM.
This early entry is crucial, in that it enables you to not only beat out the vast majority of crowds (who will arrive later in the evening), but also get yourself situated in line for one of the more popular mazes — as the wait times for these attractions will increase substantially as the night goes on.
The Walking Dead maze was the first attraction to open on the night of our visit, and we used Early Entry to get into the park and immediately make our way over to this maze’s entrance. Due to the fact that the five of the six major mazes are located deep in the Lower Lot & Backlot areas — both of which are accessible only by travelling down four giant flights of escalators — the extra time afforded via Early Entry is crucial.
(To put things in perspective, the first two mazes we visited — The Walking Dead & Insidious — had amazingly short initial wait times of 10 and 15 minutes, respectively, which we were able to take advantage of. By 10 PM, the wait time for Insidious had jumped up to 80 minutes, while the line for TWD had swelled to an insane 110 minutes!)
From there, we only had to wait for 15 minutes to enter This Is The End 3D, another 10 minutes to hop on board The Mummy, and 10 minutes to ride Jurassic Park in The Dark. In fact, the longest line that we dealt with was for the Terror Tram; that wait called for a still-​doable 60 minutes or so. Again, I can’t stress the importance of Early Entry enough!
— I don’t want to ruin any of the surprises that Horror Nights has in store (unlike some others on this page, unfortunately), but I will say that you should maintain your guard at all times! I loved how the mazes themselves incorporated scares from almost all possible angles. Even if you’re constantly scanning for danger, you’ll inevitably be startled.
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For as great of a time as we had, there were some definite downsides to our experiences at HHN:
— The transition from daytime Universal Studios into Horror Nights isn’t seamless — especially for those who take advantage of Early Entry. For instance, the Simpsons theme song continued to play in the Springfield area well after we entered the park. It’s hard to maintain an atmosphere of terror when you feel as though you’re in the midst of a Simpsons episode! When the park’s music changed, so too did the overall atmosphere.
— I was also pretty disappointed with the execution of the Scare Zones. They occupy just a small portion of the park itself, and they never felt all that scary. In fact, I’d argue that the best scares outside of the mazes themselves took place in random paths and walkways throughout the park — where scare actors disguise themselves among the bushes, walls, — and even among Horror Nights attendees!
The lack of Scare Zones becomes most evident in the Lower Lot area, where I had been expecting to see plenty of chainsaw-​revving shenanigans (as there had been in prior years). To my surprise, this area was entirely devoid of scare actors, leading to a strangely unwelcome sense of safety & subsequent dullness (Let’s face it. You come to HHN because you WANT to get scared!). Not sure if this was because our visit was on a Thursday, but still.
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Shortcomings aside, I’m glad that I paid a return visit to Halloween Horror Nights. By arriving early and sticking to the right gameplan, we were able to see every major attraction that we had been eyeing (minus Halloween, as we were just way too mazed-​out after our fifth hour at the park). Looking forward to a return visit next year!

My first time going to HHN at Universal Studios, and I have never had a more delightfully terrifying experience! Definitely worth it.
I should probably audition to do scream queen voiceovers because I was screaming so badly that one of my friends lost hearing for the night and the rest couldn’t believe how caught up I got in being scared.
The mazes were predictably scary, with costumed people jumping out of nowhere at you and coming within an inch of you, and some very elaborate scenery that I wanted to take in except that I was getting so scared I had to scurry my friends through it. The four of us were clinging on to each other hard and sweating.
But the most nerve wracking were the «scare zones» — the outdoor areas in between attractions — that you had to walk through to get to the next ride or maze. That’s where costumed characters would just be hanging out and approach you with sniggers, scary voices, weaponry and even live, running chainsaws. Chainsaws! Those scared me the most as they came within an inch of you and you could smell the gasoline. The worst (and by worst, I mean the best) were the scary vigilantes from The Purge as that was realistic terror versus fantasy or supernatural. I was literally falling to my knees and wailing and having to scream out «this isn’t real!» You’re not supposed to run but at one point I trotted with fear through a scare zone, escaping for my life!
The regular tram to the lower lot includes a «spontaneous» stop through The Purge territory (eek!) and the terror tram was definitely a highlight, as it brought us into the FULL The Purge territory and ended with the best photo opp of the night: standing in front of the original house from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film «Psycho,» with an actor playing Norman Bates waiting for us on the stairs.
We needed adrenaline breaks so we peppered our HHN trip with visits to the Minions Mayhem, Transformers 3D and The Simpsons rides which were all delightful. I made the mistake of taking in the James Franco — This is the End maze last. I thought it would be a comedic finish to a long night of screaming, but it was darn scary! I entered the maze then immediately trotted back out as I saw a hooded villain approach me. I popped back in and then was wailing through it. I wish I could’ve taken it slower because it was the trippiest maze with all the cool blacklight/​3D stuff going on (including the blacklight monster which came out of the walls) and the hilarious tombstones to the movie’s stars (including Franco and his Freaks-​and-​Geeks costars).
Definitely don’t bring the kids. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is an adult-​only event as it is way too scary.
It was cool that HHN included a live show of the famous hiphop dance troupe, the Jabawockeez. The show included lots of breakdancing with one guy coming out on stage skating on his hands doing a handstand! A great way to end the night.
TIP: Look up the secret code of the day on Twitter and tell one of the staff members and you get a special complimentary souvenir! For us, it was a trippy 3-​D James Franco card keepsake that was so cool!

2015 Parking Price: $ 18 (drive the extra bit to Jurassic. Avoid the craziness of Frankenstein)
FOL Pass: $ 160 (worth it!)
Without the Front of Line (FOL) pass, your visit to HHN would probably be less than enjoyable. For the premier mazes (Walking Dead, Insidious, Michael Myers) the wait reached 140mins+ during peak hours (10pm — midnight). The less scary mazes had waits of about 20 minutes. But like I said… they are less scary/​not scary at all.
I would definitely suggest arriving early, even if you have a FOL pass. We were able to get through the Walking Dead maze and a few rides early on in the night. Then we used our FOL later on for a repeat sans waiting in lines — awesome!
The think the real downfall of the mazes are that the employees usher guests through very quickly. So you’ll either be the party that gets ALL THE SCARES or none. People also shove their way through or get so scared that they freeze the line — it’s like bad cholesterol. A little spacing would go a long way to upping the scare factor.
Favorite Moment:
Getting lost and asking a zombie actor for directions. He gave us directions amid grunts and moans.
Least Favorite Moment:
Being shot in the face (with water) by the Dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park… lol!
Personal Maze Rankings:
1. Insidious — actually scared me
2. Michael Myers — the last room
3. Walking Dead — details of the maze were greatly appreciated
4. Crimson Peak — reminded me of Criminal Minds episode «Heathridge Manor»
5. This is the End — you think they would invest in *real* 3D glasses
6. The Purge Tram — hiking.
7. AVP — not even scary… perhaps because I think aliens are cool

I’ve been making HHN a tradition for October for the last 4 years and I’ve enjoyed it every year BUT the parking situation and the long lines always leave a sour taste in my mouth.
Parking has gone up so much and yet it hasn’t gotten any better. We paid $ 25 for premium this year and got to fight for parking in the Frankenstein parking (btw my pet-​peeve… They post Frankenstein’s monster’s face all over but name it after the doctor. no. Just NO.)
The traffic was horrendous. Took 2.5 hours to get here instead of the normal 45 – 50 mins. Geez!!!
The best is to come early for the early admission. They give you a wristband to get on SOME of the mazes before the official opening. Or just go really late… By the end of the night, most of the mazes were 30 mins wait.
7 mazes this year.
Waking dead: wolves are near (95 mins) longest wait, longest maze. The effects were really good this year! Blood spatter!!!
Insidious. It was OK. Some of the parts felt repeated from last year. The in-​depth view of the further was creepy but I really wanted more of the last movie! The old man was really a creepy one.
Crimson peak: I was looking forward to this one and it didn’t spoil the movie. Yay. I didn’t get scared Bc the girl in front of me was screaming her face off lol it was a good one.
AvP: my favorite! This was a repeat maze from last year but they stepped up their game!!! The detail was and still is amazing! The half eaten girl on the bed! So good!!!
Halloween: my first maze of the night. He came from the top, side, behind. He actually got me once. Oh he’s good. Loved it!
This is the end: dizzy craziness and had some funny parts. My last maze of the night and it was as expected. Not great. Worth the 10 mins wait.
The purge: wasn’t even a maze. It was a short drop off and walk through an area in the lower lot. Lame. So lame…
Overall, I’m back every year. I buy my tickets at a college for Thursday (usually the cheapest day of the week) and I doesn’t spend the extra on the front of the line.

For Halloween I’ve learned that girls carry a weapon at all times.
It’s called their purse and when they’re scared, they’ll swing their huge purse at anything or anyone that gets in the way. It’s like a brick pillow, and at Halloween Horror night all the girls were swinging their purses at the scare actors and if you happen to be nearby it’s like getting clubbed with a glove.
Like collateral damage.
And what’s with all the girls in clubbing dresses and high heels? It’s not a club, it’s and amusement park, and a horror theme at that. Guess that’s why they can’t run and just stand their screaming instead.
The theme this year is the same as previous years, the Walking Dead which is how we felt after spending a whole day in the park and all night at Halloween horror.
So their are several scare zones and walk through houses in this park. All of them I find to be less scary than it’s Florida counterpart.
Is Insidious really scary going into a dark room to the neartherworld? No, it’s a dark room after all like everything else in this place.
Does Michael Myers from Halloween scare you? Only if you’re afraid of a slow giant with only one knife. He’s not carrying an AK-​47 to take you out people.
Or what about the Purge tram? One night of anarchy where they hold «auctions» to bid on people to suffer.
I thought we were suffering already with the cheesy scares, costumes with fake blood and long lines?
All the actors keep asking you if you want to die, and after waiting in all those long one to two hour lines, I kept saying «yes, it’ll put me out of my misery.»
Or what about «Jurassic Park In The Dark?» Basically it’s the same ride as the daytime but yeah, you guessed it, in the dark! Oh, I’m shaking in my sneakers now! LOL
But my all time laughable haunt were the Christmas themed KRUMPAS and Aliens vs. Predator.
First off in Alien vs. Predator they’re really not after you, they’re after each other and you’re caught in the middle. Call it bad timing right? But technically speaking you’re really not the target.
Then to my laughing fit, the Christmas horror of a horned yeti looking monster, KRUMPAS, who apparently eats bad children for XMas.
Is it really XMas so soon when it’s not even Halloween yet? Let’s deal with one holiday at a time folks. Hilarious small scare zone that when I heard it thought the Krumpas was a walking mean pastry gone wrong. LOL, I’ve never heard of a KRUMPAS until then.
Overall a funny experience, and beware the live action horror of girls swinging their purses at anything and everything. That’s the real danger to avoid!
Forget Michael Myers from Halloween, beware the girls with their purses because they will knock you out!

My wife and I have been wanting to go for several years, but, just never really had the opportunity, so this year, took a day off of work and took the plunge. I’ve read several reviews on here about HHN and decided to take some advice and we went on Thursday October 15^th. We had a plan from the start and since we only had General Admission, we decided to get to the early entry with the gates opening at 5pm. Since they don’t sell alcohol inside the park for HHN, we stopped at Citiwalk for a few shots and margaritas and then got in line for early entry about 4:30pm. They opened the lines to get in a little early, which was great, we were inside the park and headed to the lower lot before 5pm!
We are huge fans of The Walking Dead and since the sun was still up, and there was no wait at all for TWD, we rode Transformers (twice) and The Mummy as well. As the sun started to set, we decided to give TWD a try. There was no wait, we went in and since it was our first maze, we were like, this was good, and we wanted to do it again, so after the sun had set completely, we went in again. Second time, not quite as good as the first, but we still had fun. Couple of surprises that weren’t there before (or maybe we missed them). Then we went to Alien Vs. Predator, only a 5 – 10 minute wait once we got there, it was okay to go through once, not really scary at all IMO.
Got back to the main lower lot and was trying to talk wifey into going through Insidious, she finally relented, went through it, another decent maze, but didn’t really have a scare factor for myself, think one actor scared me jumping out of a door, but it was about as equal as TWD in scare factorness.
We finished the lower lot of everything we wanted to do and headed up to the upper lot, grabbed some Krusty Burgers, resting for a little while and then headed over the Terror Tram. I’ve heard mixed reviews on the Terror Tram, but since the theme was The Purge, figured, let’s do this. Up until this moment, we thought TWD was the best part, but Terror Tram actually topped it. The actors were very good and we decided to take the Photo Op with Norman Bates. While we were waiting in line, some of the actors on the Terror Tram, came by and spooked us a few times, not expecting this since we were in a line waiting for picture to be taken. Creative though, gold star for that. Norman Bates scared the crap out of my wife (i’ll try to post a pic here) and he told me to «get off his porch»…the actor who portrayed Norman was very convincing. Props to him!
We finished the tram tour and were thinking that was the best part of the whole HHN. We only wanted to do the Michael Myers maze and that would be it for the mazes. This was the only wait we had (of any significance) for the night. Line said 45 minute wait, I timed it, it was exactly 45 minutes, which was good.
The Halloween Michael Myers maze was the absolute hands down BEST maze of all. For those who haven’t been through it yet, I won’t spoil it, but absolutely you will not be disappointed in this one. BEST BEST BEST!!!
Afterwards, we went through the scare zones multiple times, it’s funny because some girl was running away from one of the guys with the chainsaws and he was running after her. I just laughed at that. Wifey had one of the guys on stilts come up and scare the bajeezus out of her, I caught it on snapchat and just watched it over and over again.
****ADVICE****
I know there aren’t too many Thursdays left before Halloween, but if you can only afford General Admission, it’s a must to get there for early entry. We did absolutely everything we wanted to do and were on the road before midnight. If you can afford the Front of the Line Pass, go for it, then you can arrive whenever and get everything done.
We will go again, but maybe wait a couple of years before we do, only because I don’t get a lot of time off to do things with my jobs, so if you are on the fence about going, do it. I wish we hadn’t have waited for so many years to finally just go!

I love Universal Halloween Horror Nights #Uhhn #hhn #UniversalHHN A great place to get scared the Attraction this year was «Just when you think Halloween Horror Nights can’t possibly get any better, the annual Universal Studios Hollywood event finds new and more impressive ways to terrorize you.» With the heritage of making horror films for over 80 years, Universal Studios Hollywood℠ brings you the most terrifying live Halloween event in Los Angeles!
Halloween Horror Nights 2015 shows you a haunting new slate of nightmares from the most authentic scares from some of the biggest horror movies and TV.
The Attraction this year was The Walking Dead, Insidious, Crimson Peak, Halloween, and This Is The End. Plus Alien vs. Predator.
Terror Tram: You get to experience the The Purge on the Universal Backlot.
They had a live stage show featuring the high-​energy theatrics of Jabbawockeez and 4 NEW scare zones with chills and frights waiting for you at each corner.
My Best Advice Get The Front of the Line Pass, scare zone was disappointing this year, parking was too expensive the lines were too Damm long. The wait was 45 – 1 hour wait. Get the Front of Line Pass.

What a blast! We didn’t even see every maze because there was so much but we loved it!
We looooved the first maze, Halloween. I’m not embarrassed to admit Mike Myers scared me more than once. Terror tram, (Purge maze theme) was cool– I dare you not to scream when a masked crazy man is taking a chain saw to your toes repeatedly. Transformers ride… was not expecting this to be as great as it was– wow! Minions ride… adorable; can’t wait until my son is old enough to enjoy this.
My personal favorite was Dark Christmas. You’re wandering down a street from a bad fairy tale while the Krachen & various bad elves chase you down. They really outdid themselves with this setup!
We got early entry passes which was great– cut our wait time down significantly in the first hour. Highly recommend arriving early enough for this.
Next year… we will definitely get front of the line passes, if not VIP. This Would def be worth the money since the majority of your time is spent waiting in line and it’s impossible to see everything when you’re waiting in a two hour line for just one maze.
Parking is $ 17 but a crazy mess of wait time. We opted to park elsewhere. There are plenty of shuttles to bring you up the crazy steep hill to the park. Personally, we booked a night at the Sheraton, left our car at the hotel & walked over to the park. This isn’t the route to save you money but it’s certainly convenient and a nice mini getaway.
In the last hour, the times for the most popular mazes/​rides dropped from over 2 hours, to 35 minutes. I would assume this is a regular thing, soooooo– rather than wait 2 hrs for Walking Dead at 10 pm… Maybe put that one on your hit list until an hour before you leave.

I feel like there were less mazes this year. I could be wrong. We paid $ 160 for front of the line for Sunday in September before the price went up $ 29 more.
tip: GA is pretty cheaper on a Sunday.
We started around 7:30pm. Parking took a while. We managed to finish all the mazes, see jabbawocjeez and ride everything by midnight.
I’m a bit disappointed that we paid a lot of money but we are only allowed to go through everything only Once. If we want to do it again then we got to get in the GA line (same goes with handicap people). I’m also annoyed that two out of six passes were invalid for half of the attraction because the computer claimed that we have already been through it a week ago. Luckily only one guy gave us trouble (lost 20minutes of our time) and the rest didn’t care. Another minus is that three of our friends were not given their frontline badges right when they entered. We only knew about it because mine gave me one.
The mazes were awesome. My top two were the HALLOWEEN (longest GA line) and Crimson Peak.

Based off the 2^nd weekend of operation on Saturday, 09÷27÷15 with a front of line pass! My 6^th year in a row attending!
No VIP this year. Front of line passes went up $ 10 (for the day I went, at least).
Wear comfy shoes because there’s a good amount of walking. Don’t bring your own food or drinks. There is a security check with metal detectors. No alcohol served at all in the park.
This night was completely sold out. We had to park in a different parking structure which had a tram to take us closer to park entrance.
Started off with the Jabbawockeez show. The show started off slow but it picked up quickly with new and old school beats. There was a lot of audience interaction. Spoiler: they have you get up and do the oh-​so-​very-​outplayed whip and nae nae –_​– but it got everyone super pumped up! SHOUT OUT to the Jabbawockee who sat next to my bf and let us take a quick selfie, then proceeded to lose his shoe mid-​performance and still kept going!
«Terror Tram» was the Purge theme which is a nice change from the Walking Dead theme. If you’ve been before, it’s the same ol’ walk thru Bates Motel, walk thru War of the Worlds set, walk thru dirt hills with sound effects coming from the bushes, etc. The difference is people in purge masks rather than zombies. The BEST part about this year’s terror tram was being able to experience the Fast and Furious Supercharged portion of the tram ride! It gets kinda messy after the maze ends and you gotta line up to get back on the tram (then you are driven to Fast and Furious). There isn’t really any type of organization for the line.
All the mazes were nothing short of amazingly detailed AS USUAL! As a Walking Dead fan, I LOVED witnessing some of the iconic scenes from season 5 in real life! This was the only maze where I didn’t grasp on to anyone for dear life because I’d excitedly be like «OMG this is the scene where _​_​_​_​dies!» ;]
Also loved that Universal brought back a classic such as Halloween in a maze! So many dang Michael Myers masks must have been used because it felt like he popped up everywhere!
If you’ve seen even any little snippet of the movies «Crimson Peak» or «Insidious», you’ll see how ON POINT the décor and characters are in their mazes! They’ve both got this old school Victorian creepy old lady factor thing going on. If you’ve seen Insidious, you’ll recognize the eerie music that plays. that alone had me literally running!
«This is the End» is a 3D maze and was more cool than scary. I haven’t seen the movie so I didn’t really get it, but it was still fun. There’s a trippy monster that pops out at you often!
«Alien vs Predator» seemed the same as last year. Lots of situations where something is gonna pop out at you from left and right and you have no choice but to take it!
For AVP & Crimson Peak, you have to board another tram to the lower back lot. There is a lot of tram-​riding involved!
Plenty of performers in all scare zones to creep up on your from all angles. The Purge theme performers blend in so easily with the crowd with their regular clothing! There’s an «exterminator» scare zone basically in the middle of the park when you enter. You’ll see bug masks and exterminators who WILL actually squirt you with water =[
None of the rides are altered for this event, except Jurassic Park is in the dark!
We had yet another successful and fun Horror Nights! Can’t wait for next year! =]

Over the past few years universal has done a great job improving Halloween horror each year. From the late 90s, early 2000s to now they’ve expanded the park for Halloween horror & put more & bigger mazes around the park. I came here for free the last two year with my cousin during the premier for employees and had a good time but if I had to pay $ 65 for this & another $ 17 for parking I’d be pissed. The park is always crowded with incredibly long lines. We had front of the line passes that you get to use for each attraction once & was able to get through every maze in about 3 hours.
If the price was around $ 35-​$ 40 then I would say it’s probably worth to go, but $ 65 and you probably won’t have enough time to go into every maze I say pass unless you’re with a group of friends that you can stay entertained with during the long waits in line.