# Universal's Halloween Horror Nights

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights is an annual Halloween-themed event at Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, Hollywood, Japan and Singapore. The longest-running and most successful iteration of the event, in Orlando, Florida, began as Universal Studios Fright Nights in 1991 as a 3-night event at Universal Studios Florida. The following year, it was re-branded as Halloween Horror Nights, advertised as the "second annual event". Since then, it has evolved into a scare-a-thon event filled with themed haunted houses, scare zones and shows that runs over the course of select nights from late August/early September until late October/early November, inspiring offshoots at other Universal Studios locations across the globe.
The Orlando event was held at Universal Studios Florida from 1991 until 2001, after which Halloween Horror Nights moved to neighboring Islands of Adventure for 2002 and 2003. In 2004, a dual-park format was tested, which opened parts of both parks, before returning exclusively to Islands of Adventure in 2005. Making its return to Universal Studios Florida in 2006, the event has been held yearly with the exception of 2020, when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the first year that Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights was not held since its inception. The event later resumed with its 30th year in 2021.

## History

Universal Studios Hollywood first featured an event titled Halloween Horror Nights in 1986. Bearing little resemblance to the modern event, the 1986 effort was actually a haunted tram tour, and was marred by the accidental death of a retail employee who, like many employees at the time, had volunteered to perform in the event. This event would be discontinued thereafter.
A year after the opening of Universal Studios Florida in 1990, Universal set out to create a Halloween event for its new east coast park. Universal Studios Fright Nights began as a 3-night event held at Universal Studios Florida on October 25, 26, and 31, 1991, featuring one haunted house, The Dungeon of Terror, and a collection of shows.
The event was renamed in 1992 and advertised as the second annual Halloween Horror Nights. There were two haunted houses, with The Dungeon of Terror returning and The People Under The Stairs making its debut in Soundstage 23. The event ran five nights, October 23–24, 29–31. In its third year, the event saw an increase to seven nights and the number of haunted houses increased to three, with the third at the Bates Motel film set.
Also in 1992, Halloween Horror Nights was relaunched at the Hollywood park as a direct result of the success of Fright Nights in Florida the year before, but was unsuccessful and discontinued for a second time.
For its fourth year, in 1994, Halloween Horror Nights in Florida expanded to an eight-night run with the return of a newly designed Dungeon of Terror haunted house, along with three more haunted houses. In addition to Nazarman's and the Bates Motel film set, the new locations were in the Earthquake overflow queue and the Boneyard. This year also marked the first use of the term "Scaracters", as well as the first official "Ghoul School" for actors participating in the event. Ticket prices increased to $36 this year.
Halloween Horror Nights V featured a 12-night run and three haunted houses, one of which was a dual-path house. It was also the first time Universal themed the event around a character, in this case Tales from the Crypt's Crypt Keeper. The event was subtitled "The Curse of the Crypt Keeper".
Following an unsuccessful attempt to franchise the "Chamber of Chills" haunted house located within CityWalk in 1996, Halloween Horror Nights once again relaunched at Universal Studios Hollywood on October 9, 1997, running through the 2000 season. From 2001 to 2005, Halloween Horror Nights went on another hiatus at Universal Studios Hollywood, returning in 2006. It has continued yearly since. Between 2007 and 2014, Universal Studios Hollywood made use of Universal's House of Horrors, its permanent haunted attraction, as a part of Halloween Horror Nights, by re-theming it for the event.
Back in Florida, Halloween Horror Nights VI through X followed the formula developed for Halloween Horror Nights V in 1995, growing from 15 nights in 1996 to 19 in 2000. There were three haunted houses each year, although from 1998 on, two each year were dual-path houses, for a total of five experiences. One notable change was the first 3-D haunted house, in 1999, in the Nazarman's facade. By 1999, ticket prices were $44. In 2000, Universal launched its first in-house created Icon, Jack the Clown.
Because the September 11 attacks occurred so close to Halloween Horror Nights XI, Universal made many changes to tone down the event. Much gore was scrapped from the event, and blood was replaced with green "goop". The names of several houses, scare zones, and shows were changed. The original icon character "Eddie" was scrapped. Edgar Sawyer was conceived as a demented, chainsaw-wielding horror movie buff that had been disfigured by a fire. He was supposed to be a threat to previous icon Jack and the tagline "No more clowning around" was used, and seen on early advertisements and merchandise. Eddie was ultimately removed from the event before it began, although he was still appearing on that year's logo and merchandise with the official "I.C.U." tagline. As a hurried replacement, Jack would return along with a line of merchandise bearing the tagline "Jack's Back." Eddie's back-story was changed, and his name was changed to Eddie Schmidt, Jack's younger brother. The event again ran for 19 days, admission was $48, with five haunted houses. The dual house was in Soundstage 22.
Halloween Horror Nights moved to Islands of Adventure in 2002. The Caretaker was not the original icon for Halloween Horror Nights 12 in 2002. Cindy (sometimes spelled "Sindy"), the daughter of mortuary owner Paul Bearer, was originally the icon of the event. In the event's premise, every land would be ruled over by her "playthings". After several child abductions in the area, the Cindy concept was abandoned and her father Paul Bearer changed into Dr. Albert Caine, also known as The Caretaker. Cindy would eventually appear in 2006's "Scream House Resurrection", 2009's "Shadows of the Past" and 2010's "The Orfanage: Ashes to Ashes". Halloween Horror Nights 12, the first to be held at Islands of Adventure, featured five haunted houses, with admission set at $49.95.
Halloween Horror Nights 13 again took place at Islands of Adventure. It featured six haunted houses. The Icon was The Director.
For Halloween Horror Nights 14 in 2004 the resort experimented with a dual-park format, which connected and utilized parts of both parks. The fourteenth edition featured a mental patient. It ran 18 nights and featured seven haunted houses.
Halloween Horror Nights 15 in 2005 ran 19 nights, had seven haunted houses, and an admission of $59.75. This year was the first time an entire alternate reality (Terra Cruentus) was the basis for the entire event. Universal offered backstage tours of the Halloween Horror Nights sets.
In 2006, "Horror Comes Home" to the Universal Studios Florida park for its sweet 16 celebration with the four previous icons. Admission was $59.95. It ran 19 nights, featuring seven haunted houses.
For Halloween Horror Nights 17 in 2007, Universal Studios acquired the rights to use New Line Cinema's characters Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Leatherface for Halloween Horror Nights. There were eight haunted houses. The event ran 23 days, with a ticket price of $64.95.
2008's Reflections of Fear featured a new icon in the form of Dr. Mary Agana, an original take on the Bloody Mary legend. The event revolved around the realm of reflections where Mary dwelled.
A musical tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show was added for the 18th and 19th installments.
2010 marked the 20th installment of the event at the Orlando park. It was titled "Twenty Years of Fear", and it featured Fear as the event's icon. There were eight haunted houses. The event ran 23 nights and admission was $74.99.
2011 (Halloween Horror Nights 21) and 2012 (Halloween Horror Nights 22): eight and seven haunted houses, respectively; 25 nights and 22 nights, respectively; $81.99 and $88.99. "Roaming hordes" replace scare zones and The Walking Dead arrive as the event icon in 2012.
In 2011, Universal Studios Singapore began their Halloween Horror Nights event. There was one haunted house, the event ran seven nights, and admission was S$60.00. Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Nights 2 in 2012, ran seven nights, had three haunted houses, with admission at S$68.00. By 2015, Singapore's Halloween Horror Nights 5 had grown to four haunted houses, three of which were designed using local Singaporean horror legends and myths. Singapore's Halloween Horror Nights 6, in 2016, featured five haunted houses, ran 16 nights, with admission at S$69.00.
In 2012, Universal Studios Japan joined the Halloween Horror Nights franchise with an event themed to the Biohazard video games (known as Resident Evil in other countries). It ran 36 nights, from September 14 through November 11. Tickets were ¥8,400. By 2015, Universal Studios Japan had increased its "Universal Surprise Halloween at Universal Studios Japan" (which includes Halloween Horror Nights) to 59 days, featuring both daytime and nighttime activities.
2013 Florida's Halloween Horror Nights 23 featured a haunted house based on An American Werewolf in London, another based on The Cabin in the Woods, and a third based on Resident Evil, plus five more, for a total of eight. The Walking Dead continued as the event icon and The Rocky Horror Picture Show Tribute returned. It ran 27 nights. Admission was $91.99.
Florida's Halloween Horror Nights 24 in 2014 featured eight haunted houses and a return to the use of scare zones, absent since 2012. Universal again made use of licensed properties from others, including The Walking Dead, Alien vs. Predator, From Dusk till Dawn, Halloween, and The Purge. There were two shows, Bill and Ted and the Rocky Horror Tribute.
Halloween Horror Nights 25, in 2015 at Universal Studios Florida, brought back Jack the Clown as the icon along with his icon friends. HHN 25 ran a record 30 nights. HHN 25 featured nine haunted houses, with admission reaching $101.99 during the prime days.
Halloween Horror Nights 27 was the final year Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure was performed at Universal Studios Florida. The show had been running at HHN since 1992.
Universal Studios Florida debuted a brand new lagoon show entitled "Halloween Marathon of Mayhem" during HHN 29 that featured "iconic scenes from well known and cult classic horror films and TV shows.
Universal Studios Hollywood included Throwback Thursdays as part of Halloween Horror Nights 2019. With a special welcome from Chucky and had Beetlejuice and a live DJ playing 1980s hits. Along with local Los Angeles 80s cover band, Fast Times, performing on select nights for the event.
Halloween Horror Nights 30 was initially planned for 2020, but it was cancelled and delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on theme parks. They later decided to feature two of the planned haunted houses as attractions for guests for the initially planned 2020 season. For the Halloween weekend of 2020, the originally planned Beetlejuice house was featured for a limited engagement.
In 2020, a limited-edition album, entitled Music of Halloween Horror Nights was made available at the Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store. The album featured songs created by Midnight Syndicate specifically for Halloween Horror Nights in addition to other tracks that had been used at the event and on the event's websites since 1999. The initial pressing sold out in less than a day. Subsequent pressings were made available at the event in 2021.
By December 2023, Halloween Horror Nights was confirmed to be included for the upcoming Universal Studios United Kingdom.
In June 2024, it was announced that A Quiet Place would be coming to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. A first of its kinds HHN premier night was also announced in June 2024 called "Premium Scream Night". The event offers guests early access to HHN before its official opening to the public, being the first event of this kind.
On January 23, 2025, it was announced that Halloween Horror Nights 34 will return from August 29 to November 2, 2025 at Universal Studios Florida, as part of Universal Orlando Resort's 35th anniversary celebration.

## Event summaries
### Universal Orlando Resort

| Year | Name | Icon(s) | Haunted House(s) | Scare Zone(s) | Show(s) |
| 1991 | Universal Studios Fright Nights | None | Dungeon of Terror | None | Beetlejuice Dead in Concert! Featuring the Ghostbusters! Beetlejuice Graveyard Tours Cobra Woman Dr. Death Dr. Frankenstein's Blade Theater Dragon Breath The Gravediggers The Human Impaler The Human Pincushion Iron Belly Leatherface Madame Kuszel: Gypsy Fortune Teller Magical Mania Monster Mardi Gras Costume Contest Starshower Paul Revere and the Raiders The Pendragons Prince Dragon Universal Science Band |
| 1992 | Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights | None | Dungeon of Terror The People Under the Stairs | None | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Carnival of Horror The Pendragons Robosaurus Thunderdome |
| 1993 | Third Annual Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights | None | The People Under the Stairs The Psycho Path Maze The Slaughterhouse | None | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure II Crossbows of Death Hex Maniacs Human Blockhead Robosaurus Rock Inferno |
| 1994 | 4th Annual Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights | None | The Bone Yard Dungeon of Terror Hell's Kitchen The Psycho Path Maze | Horrorwood | Bill & Ted Meet Timecop The Devil and his Showgirls The Price is Fright Robosaurus |
| 1995 | Halloween Horror Nights V | The Crypt Keeper | The Crypt Keeper's Dungeon of Terror Terror Underground: Transit to Torment Universal's House of Horrors | Horrorwood Midway of the Bizarre | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure IV The Price is Fright Rock of Ages |
| 1996 | Halloween Horror Nights VI | The Crypt Keeper | The Crypt Keeper's Studio Tour of Terror Toy Hell: Nightmare at the Scream Factory Universal's New House of Horrors | Midway of the Bizarre | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure The Crypt Keeper's Festival of the Dead Parade Tricks, Treats & Trances Welcome to My Nightmare |
| 1997 | Halloween Horror Nights VII: Frightmares | None | Hotel Hell Tombs of Terror Universal's Museum of Horror | Midway of the Bizarre | Abra-Cadaver Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure VI: The Final Frontier Festival of the Dead Parade Frightmares |
| 1998 | Halloween Horror Nights VIII: Primal Scream | None | Hell's High Museum of Horror: Chamber of Horrors Museum of Horror: Unnatural History S.S. Frightanic: Carnage Crew S.S. Frightanic: Fear in First Class | Midway of the Bizarre | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure VII: Dial "E" for Excellent! Festival of the Dead Parade Horrorpalooza |
| 1999 | Halloween Horror Nights IX: Last Gasp | None | Doomsday Insanity The Mummy Psycho: Through the Mind of Norman Bates Universal's Creature Features in 3-D | Midway of the Bizarre | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure VIII Deadly D'illusions Festival of the Dead Parade |
| 2000 | Halloween Horror Nights X | Jack the Clown | Anxiety in 3-D Dark Torment The Fearhouse Total Chaos Universal Classic Monster Mania | Apocalypse Island Clown Attack The Gauntlet Midway of Dr. Morose | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Festival of the Dead Parade Jacked Up |
| 2001 | Halloween Horror Nights XI | Jack the Clown | The Mummy Returns: The Curse Continues Pitch Black Run Scary Tales Superstitions | Midway of the Bizarre Nightmare Alley The Unknown | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Boogeymen Dangerous D'Illusions Nightmares on Parade The Ooze Zone Fright Club |
| 2002 | Halloween Horror Nights 12: Islands of Fear | The Caretaker | Fear Factor Maximum Carnage Project Evilution Scary Tales II Scream House | Boo-Ville Island of Evil Souls Island Under Siege JP Extinction Port of Evil Treaks and Foons | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Studio 666 |
| 2003 | Halloween Horror Nights 13 | The Director | All Nite Die-In Funhouse of Fear Jungle of Doom PsychoScareapy Scream House Revisited Ship of Screams | Boo-Ville Hide & Shrieeek! Immortal Island Night Prey Port of Evil Toxic City | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Infestation |
| 2004 | Halloween Horror Nights 14 | None | Castle Vampyr Deadtropolis Disorientorium Ghost Town Hellgate Prison Horror in Wax Horror Nights Nightmares | Field of Screams The Fright Yard Midway of the Bizarre Point of Evil | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Festival of the Dead Parade |
| 2005 | Halloween Horror Nights 15: Tales of Terror | The Storyteller The Terra Queen | Blood Ruins Body Collectors Cold Blind Terror Demon Cantina The Skool Terror Mines Where Evil Hides | Blood Thunder Alley The Cemetery Mines The Fire Pits Terra Guard Run | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Terra Throne |
| 2006 | Halloween Horror Nights: Sweet 16 | The Caretaker The Director Jack the Clown The Storyteller | All Nite Die-In: Take 2 Dungeon of Terror: Retold The People Under the Stairs: Under Construction Psycho Path: The Return of Norman Bates Psychoscareapy: Maximum Madness Run: Hostile Territory Scream House: Resurrection | Blood Masquerade Deadtropolis: Zombie Siege Harvest of the Souls Horror Comes Home | The Arrival Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Robosaurus Sweet 16: The Director's Cut |
| 2007 | Halloween Horror Nights 17: Carnival of Carnage | Jack the Clown Freddy Krueger Leatherface Jason Voorhees | Dead Silence: The Curse of Mary Shaw Friday the 13th: Camp Blood Jack's Funhouse in Clown-O-Vision A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamwalkers PsychoScareapy: Home for the Holidays The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh Wounds The Thing: Assimilation Vampyr: Blood Bath | Killer Carnies Midway of the Bizarre Motormaniacs Treaks & Foons Troupe Macabe | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Freak Show Jack's Carnival of Carnage The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute |
| 2008 | Halloween Horror Nights 18: Reflections of Fear | Bloody Mary | Body Collectors: Collections of the Past Creatures! Dead Exposure Doomsday The Hallow Interstellar Terror Reflections of Fear Scary Tales: Once Upon a Nightmare | American Gothic Asylum in Wonderland Fractured Tales The Path of the Wicked The Skoolhouse Streets of Blood: Body Collectors | Bill & Ted Meet Hellboy Brian Brushwood The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute |
| 2009 | Halloween Horror Nights 19: Ripped From The Silver Screen | Billy the Puppet Chucky The Usher The Wolfman | Chucky: Friends 'til the End Dracula: Legacy in Blood Frankenstein: Creation of the Damned Leave it to Cleaver Saw Silver Screams The Spawning The Wolfman | Apocalypse: City of Cannibals Cirque du Freak Containment Horrorwood Die-In Lights, Camera, Hacktion! Shadows from the Past War of the Living Dead | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute |
| 2010 | Halloween Horror Nights XX: Twenty Years of Fear | The Caretaker The Director Fear Jack the Clown The Storyteller The Usher | Catacombs: Black Death Rising Hades: The Gates of Ruin Havoc: Dogs of War Horror Nights: The Hallow'd Past Legendary Truth: The Wyandot Estate The Orfanage: Ashes to Ashes PsychoScareapy: Echoes of Shadybrook ZombieGeddon | The Coven Esqueleto Muerte Fear Revealed HHN: 20 Years of Fear Saws N' Steam Zombie Gras | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Brian Brushwood: Menace and Malice |
| 2011 | Halloween Horror Nights 21 | Lady Luck | The Forsaken H.R. Bloodengutz Presents Holidays of Horror The In Between Nevermore: The Madness of Poe Nightingales: Blood Prey Saws N' Steam: Into the Machine The Thing Winter's Night: The Haunting of Hawthorn Cemetery | 7 Acid Assault Canyon of Dark Souls Grown Evil Nightmaze Your Luck Has Run Out | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Death Drums |
| 2012 | Halloween Horror Nights 22 | None | Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare Dead End Gothic Penn & Teller: New(kd) Las Vegas 3-D Universal's House of Horrors The Walking Dead: Dead Inside Welcome To Silent Hill | Dark Legions: Beasts Dark Legions: Prisoners Dark Legions: Traditionals Dark Legions: Vampires Dark Legions: Warriors Dark Legions: Zombies The Iniquitus | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure 20 Penny Circus: Fully Exposed |
| 2013 | Halloween Horror Nights 23 | None | Afterlife: Death's Vengeance An American Werewolf in London The Cabin in the Woods Evil Dead Havoc: Derailed Resident Evil: Escape From Raccoon City Urban Legends: La Llorona The Walking Dead: No Safe Haven | The Walking Dead: Clear The Walking Dead: The Fall of Atlanta The Walking Dead: The Farm The Walking Dead: Survivor's Camp The Walking Dead: Woodlands | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute |
| 2014 | Halloween Horror Nights 24 | None | AVP: Alien vs. Predator Dollhouse of the Damned Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood From Dusk Till Dawn Giggles & Gore Inc. Halloween Roanoke: Cannibal Colony The Walking Dead: The End of the Line | Bayou of Blood Face Off: In the Flesh MASKerade: Unstitched The Purge: Anarchy | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute |
| 2015 | Halloween Horror Nights 25 | Jack The Clown | An American Werewolf In London Asylum in Wonderland 3D Body Collectors: Recollections Freddy vs. Jason Insidious Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem The Purge RUN: Blood, Sweat, and Fears The Walking Dead: The Living and The Dead | All Nite Die-In: Double Feature Evil's Roots Icons: HHN Psychoscareapy: Unleashed Scary Tales: Screampunk | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure The Carnage Returns |
| 2016 | Halloween Horror Nights 26 | Chance | American Horror Story The Exorcist Ghost Town: The Curse of Lightning Gulch Halloween: Hell Comes To Haddonfield Krampus Lunatics Playground 3D: You Won't Stand a Chance The Repository VR Experience The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Tomb of the Ancients The Walking Dead | A Chance In Hell Dead Man's Wharf Lair of the Banshee Survive Or Die: Apocalypse Vamp '55 | Academy Of Villains: House Of Fear Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure |
| 2017 | Halloween Horror Nights 27 | None | American Horror Story Ash vs Evil Dead Dead Waters The Fallen HIVE The Horrors of Blumhouse Saw: The Games of Jigsaw Scarecrow: The Reaping The Shining | Altars of Horror Festival of the Deadliest Invasion! The Purge Trick 'r Treat | Academy Of Villains: House Of Fear Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure |
| 2018 | Halloween Horror Nights 28 | None | Carnival Graveyard: Rust in Pieces Dead Exposure: Patient Zero Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers The Horrors of Blumhouse: Chapter 2 Poltergeist Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After Seeds of Extinction Slaughter Sinema Stranger Things Trick 'r Treat | The Harvest Killer Klowns from Outer Space Revenge of Chucky Twisted Tradition Vamp '85: New Year's Eve | Academy of Villains: Cyberpunk |
| 2019 | Halloween Horror Nights 29 | None | Depths of Fear Ghostbusters Graveyard Games House of 1000 Corpses Killer Klowns from Outer Space Nightingales: Blood Pit Stranger Things Universal Monsters Us Yeti: Terror of the Yukon | Anarch-cade Rob Zombie: Hellbilly Deluxe Vanity Ball Vikings Undead Zombieland: Double Tap | Academy of Villains: Altered States Halloween Marathon of Mayhem |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to delays and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Halloween Horror Nights 30: Never Go Alone | Jack The Clown | Beetlejuice Case Files Unearthed: Legendary Truth The Haunting of Hill House HHN Icons: Captured Puppet Theatre: Captive Audience Revenge of the Tooth Fairy The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives Welcome to SCarey: Horror in the Heartland The Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin | 30 Years 30 Fears Crypt TV Gorewood Forest Lights, Camera, Hacktion: Eddie's Revenge Seek and Destroy | Halloween Nightmare Fuel Marathon of Mayhem: Carnage Factory |
| 2022 | Halloween Horror Nights 31: Never Go Alone | Pumpkin Lord | Bugs: Eaten Alive Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake Descendants of Destruction Fiesta de Chupacabras Halloween Hellblock Horror The Horrors of Blumhouse (feat. Freaky and The Black Phone) Spirits of the Coven Universal Monsters: Legends Collide The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare | Conjure the Dark Graveyard: Deadly Unrest Horrors of Halloween Scarecrow: Cursed Soil Sweet Revenge | Ghoulish! A Halloween Tale Halloween Nightmare Fuel: Wildfire |
| 2023 | Halloween Horror Nights 32: Never Go Alone | Dr. Oddfellow | Bloodmoon: Dark Offerings Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count The Darkest Deal Dr. Oddfellow's Twisted Origins Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate The Exorcist: Believer The Last of Us Stranger Things Universal Monsters: Unmasked Yeti: Campground Kills | Dark Zodiac Dr. Oddfellow's Collection of Horror Jungle of Doom - Expedition: Horror Shipyard 32: Horrors Unhinged Vamp 69: Summer of Blood | Nightmare Fuel: Revenge Dream |
| 2024 | Halloween Horror Nights 33: Where Horror Lives | SINIST3R & SURR3AL | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Goblin's Feast Insidious: The Further Major Sweets Candy Factory Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America The Museum: Deadly Exhibits A Quiet Place Slaughter Sinema 2 Triplets of Terror Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines | Demon Queens Duality of Fear Enter the Blumhouse Swamp of the Undead Torture Faire | Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus |
| 2025 | Halloween Horror Nights 34 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |

### Universal Studios Hollywood

| Year | Icon | Terror Tram | Mazes | Scare Zones | Shows |
| 1986 | None | The Terror Tram | None | None | Ready for the World "Oh Sheila" |
| 1992 | None | The Terror Tram | Maze of Maniacs Nightmare Alley | None | Amazing Falkenstein Backdraft Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue Burn and Bury Swap Meet Carnival of Carnage Chucky "In-Your-Face" Insults Club Fright Death Globe Dungeon of Terror Ghoulia Wild's Roadside Cuisine The Living Deadheads Review Penn & Teller Tower of Torture The Voodoo Gurus The Wild, Wild, Wild Witch Hunt Zombie Spooktacular |
| 1997 | None | None | Area 51 Maze Classic Monster Maze The Crypt Keeper's Film Vault Maze Monsterquarium | None | Beetlejuice Rockin' Graveyard Revue Bill and Ted's Halloween Adventure Boogie Knights Chucky's Insult Emporium Circus of Horrors Creepy Animal Show March of the Zombies |
| 1998 | None | None | Alien Assault Classic Creatures Features Clive Barker's FREAKZ Maze The Crypt Keeper's Screaming Room | None | None |
| 1999 | None | None | Cleaver's Meat Locker Clive Barker's Hell Creature Features The Mummy The Thrilling Chilling World of Rob Zombie | None | Animal House of Horrors Bill and Ted's Halloween Adventure Carnival of Carnage Chucky's Insult Emporium Rob Zombie presents Bomboras |
| 2000 | None | None | Buffy & Angel: Hellmouth Haunt Clive Barker's Harvest Rob Zombie's The House of 1000 Corpses Maze Theatre of Blood The Undertaker: No Mercy | Nightmare Creatures II | Animal House of Horrors Bill and Ted's Halloween Adventure Carnival of Carnage Chucky's Insult Emporium Dance Party Z.com present's Bobbing for Maggots |
| 2006 | The Director | The Director's Cut | The Asylum Universal's House of Horrors | The Black Death Dawn of the Dead Deadwood Old London Studio Center | Carnival of Carnage Chucky's Insult Emporium Fear Factor Live: Dead Celebrity Edition The Mutaytor SlaughterWorld |
| 2007 | Jack the Clown Freddy Krueger Leatherface Jason Voorhees | The Nightmare Tour | Friday the 13th: Camp Blood Horror Comes Home A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy's Nightmare The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Back in Business Universal's House of Horrors | The Black Death Deadwood Haunted London HellBilly Hoedown Zombie Invasion | Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Chucky's Insult Emporium Dark Magic and Dirty Tricks SlaughterWorld 2 |
| 2008 | Freddy Krueger Leatherface Jason Voorhees | The Nightmare Tour | Friday the 13th: Camp Blood A Nightmare on Elm Street: Home Sweet Hell The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Back in Business Universal's House of Horrors: Meet The Strangers | The Black Death The Dark Streets of London The Dead Shall Rise Deadwood The Nightmare Begins... Revenge of the Pigs The Strangers | Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Chucky's Insult Emporium (Got Canceled Half-Way) SlaughterWorld 3 |
| 2009 | Billy the Puppet Chucky Michael Myers | Live or Die | Chucky's Funhouse Halloween: The Life & Crimes of Michael Myers My Bloody Valentine: Be Mine 4 Ever Saw: Game Over | FREAKZ Let the Games Begin! Meat Market Shaun of the Dead There Will Be Blood Welcome to Hell | Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute |
| 2010 | Billy the Puppet Freddy Krueger Jason Voorhees | Chucky's Revenge | Friday the 13th: Kill, Jason, Kill A Nightmare on Elm Street: Never Sleep Again Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses: In 3-D Zombievision Saw: Game On Vampyre: Castle of the Undead | Freakz Klownz La Llorona Lunaticz Nightmarez Pigz | Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure |
| 2011 | Ghostface | Scream 4 Your Life | Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare Eli Roth's Hostel: Hunting Season La Llorona: Villa de Almas Perdidas Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision The Thing: Assimilation The Wolfman: The Curse of Talbot Hall | Freakz Klownz Reaperz Scream Zombieville | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure |
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Invaded by The Walking Dead | Alice Cooper: Goes to Hell 3D La Llorona: La Cazadora de Ninos The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Saw is the Law Universal Monsters Remix The Walking Dead: Dead Inside Welcome to Silent Hill | Klownz Silent Hill Toyz Witchez | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure |
| 2013 | The Walking Dead | Invaded by The Walking Dead | Black Sabbath: 13 3D El Cucuy: The Boogeyman Evil Dead: Book of the Dead Insidious: Into The Further Universal Monsters Remix: Resurrection The Walking Dead: No Safe Haven | Cirque Du Klownz Curse of Chucky The Purge: Survive the Night Scarecrowz The Walking Dead: Dead on Arrival | Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Chucky's Insult Emporium |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead | Invaded by The Walking Dead | Alien vs. Predator An American Werewolf in London Clowns 3D Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood Face Off: In The Flesh From Dusk Till Dawn The Walking Dead: End Of The Line | Dark Christmas Mask-a-Raid The Purge: Anarchy Skullz The Walking Dead: Welcome to Terminus | None |
| 2015 | The Walking Dead | Survive The Purge | Alien vs. Predator Crimson Peak: Maze of Madness Halloween: Michael Myers Comes Home Insidious: Return to the Further This Is The End 3D The Walking Dead: Wolves Not Far | Corpz Dark Christmas Exterminatorz The Purge: Urban Nightmare | Jabbawockeez |
| 2016 | Beyond Your Wildest Screams | Eli Roth Presents Terror Tram | American Horror Story The Exorcist Freddy vs. Jason Halloween: Hell Comes To Haddonfield Krampus The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Blood Brothers The Walking Dead Attraction | The Purge: Election Year | Jabbawockeez |
| 2017 | The Best Nightmares Never End | Titans of Terror Tram (Hosted by Chucky) | American Horror Story: Roanoke Ash vs Evil Dead The Horrors of Blumhouse Insidious: Beyond the Further Saw: The Games of Jigsaw The Shining Titans of Terror The Walking Dead Attraction | Hell-O-Ween Toxic Tunnel Urban Inferno | Jabbawockeez |
| 2018 | True Fear Comes From Within | Terror Tram: Hollywood Harry's Dreadtime Storiez | The First Purge Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers The Horrors of Blumhouse: Chapter 2 Poltergeist Stranger Things Trick 'r Treat Universal Monsters The Walking Dead Attraction | Hell's Harvest Holidayz in Hell Monster Masquerade Toxxic Tunnel Trick 'r Treat | Jabbawockeez |
| 2019 | Maximum Screamage | None | Creepshow The Curse of Pandora's Box Ghostbusters Holidayz in Hell House of 1000 Corpses Killer Klowns from Outer Space Stranger Things Universal Monsters: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Us The Walking Dead Attraction | All Hallow's Evil Christmas in Hell Fallen Angelz Spirits and Demons of the East ToXXXic Tunnel | Jabbawockeez |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to delays and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to delays and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Never Go Alone | Terror Tram: The Ultimate Purge | AMC's The Walking Dead The Curse of Pandora's Box The Exorcist Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers The Haunting of Hill House The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives | Chainsaw Rangers Demon City Universal Monsters: Silver Scream Queenz | Jabbawockeez |
| 2022 | Never Go Alone | Terror Tram: Hollywood Harry's Halloween (feat. Jordan Peele's Us and Nope) | Halloween The Horrors of Blumhouse (feat. Freaky and The Black Phone) Killer Klowns from Outer Space La Llorona: The Weeping Woman Scarecrow: The Reaping Universal Horror Hotel Universal Monsters: Legends Collide The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare | Clownsawz El Pueblo del Terror Sideshow Slaughterhouse | Jabbawockeez |
| 2023 | Never Go Alone | Terror Tram: The Exterminatorz | Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count The Exorcist: Believer Evil Dead Rise Holidayz in Hell The Last of Us Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America Stranger Things Universal Monsters: Unmasked | El Terror de Las Momias Ghostz Toyz | Blumhouse: Behind the Screams The Purge: Dangerous Waters |
| 2024 | Where Horror Lives | Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse | Dead Exposure: Death Valley Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Insidious: The Further Monstruos 2: The Nightmares of Latin America A Quiet Place The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy | Chainsaw Punkz Luchadores Monstruosos Murder of Crowz Skull Lordz | The Purge: Dangerous Waters Late Night with Chucky |
| 2025 | TBA | Terror Tram | TBA | TBA | TBA |

### Universal Studios Singapore

| Year | Name | Lead Icons / Theme | Other Icons | Haunted Houses | Scare Zones | Shows | Special Experiences |
| 2011 | Halloween Horror Nights | - The Director | None | - Vengeance of the Matriarch | - Carn-Evil - Post-Apocalyptic Rage - The Pestilence - The Void - The Edge of Darkness | - 44 Sins - Director's Final Cut | None |
| 2012 | Halloween Horror Nights 2 | - The Puppet Master | - High Priest - Doctor Dementia - The Undertaker | - Dungeon of Damnation - The Insanitarium - Death Alley | - House of Dolls - Total Lockdown - Bizarre Bazaar | None | None |
| 2013 | Halloween Horror Nights 3 | - The Evil Sisters - The Crone of the Forest - The Daughter of the Undead - The Maiden of the Opera | None | - Adrift - Songs of Death - House No. 13 | - Attack of the Vampires - Convention of Curses - Forbidden Forest | None | None |
| 2014 | Halloween Horror Nights 4 | - The Minister (Jonah Goodwill) | None | - The L.A.B: Laboratory of Alien Breeding - Mati Camp - Jing's Revenge - Jack's 3-Dementia | - Scary Tales - Canyon of the Cursed - Demoncracy - Bogeyman | - Jack's Nightmare Circus | None |
| 2015 | Halloween Horror Nights 5 | Theme: The Blood Moon | - Tok Naga Arang - Silas the Cult Leader - Paper Effigy - Flesh-eating Zombie | - True Singapore Ghost Stories: The MRT - The Tunnel People - Hell House - Siloso Gateway Block 50 | - CONTermination - Hungry Ghosts - The Invaders | - Beast Club | None |
| 2016 | Halloween Horror Nights 6 | - Lady Death | - Pontianak - Damien Shipman - Augusta DeFeo - Hu Li - Poisoned Teen - Jack the Clown | - Old Changi Hospital - Bodies of Work - The Salem Witch House - Hu Li's Inn - Hawker Centre Massacre | - Suicide Forest - March of the Dead | - Jack's Recurring Nightmare Circus - Death March | None |
| 2017 | Halloween Horror Nights 7 | Theme: The 7 Deadlier Sins | - Malice (Malice) - Raven (Narcissism) - Empress Qing (Creulty) - Midnight Man (Manipulation) - Lord Obsession (Obsession) - Father Time (Perversion) - Doctor White (Deception) | - Death Mall - Make the Cut - Terrorcotta Empress - Hex - Inside the Mind | - Happy Horror Days - Pilgrimage of Sin | - Laboratorium - Slice of Life Tour | - Zombie Laser Tag |
| 2018 | Halloween Horror Nights 8 | Theme: Infinite Fear | - Demogorgon - Lu Xi Fa - Pontianak - Yin Demon - Lady Oiwa - Zombie - Cannibal Chief - Gaia | - Netflix's Stranger Things - Killuminati - Pontianak - Pagoda of Peril - The Haunting of Oiwa | - Cannibal - Apocalypse: Earth | - Infinite Fear - DEAD Talk - Blood and Bones | - Zombie Laser Tag |
| 2019 | Halloween Horror Nights 9 | - The Undertaker | - Serpentine Spirit - Ring Leader Rusty - Langsuir - Executioner - Yumi - Savage | - Curse of the Naga - Twisted Clown University - The Chalet Hauntings - Hell Block 9 - Spirit Dolls | - Dead End - Death Fest | - Death Fest LIVE - Skin & Bones | - Halloween Carnival |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to delays and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Halloween Horror Nights Exhibition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Halloween Horror Nights 10 | Theme : Evil Has Returned | - The Killustrator - Sorceress - The Bitten Zombie - The Horrorcle - Pontianak - The Reaper | - Killustrator: The Final Chapter - Operation: Dead Force - Hospitality of Horror | - Dark Zodiac - The Hunt for Pontianak | - The Silenced Auction | - Escape the Breakout - Die-ning with the Dead - Monsters & Manifestations |
| 2023 | Halloween Horror Nights 11 | Theme: Evil is Knocking | - King Yama - The Matriarch - Pied Piper - Gwi-Nam - The Weeknd - Agni - Madame Dragon - The Hacker | - The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Nightmare - Netflix's All of Us Are Dead - Grimm Encounters - Rebirth of the Matriarch - DIYU: Descent into Hell | - Dead Man's Wharf - The Hacker - The Cursed Kiramam | - Judgement Day (Scaremony) - The Hacker: Game Over | - Die-ning in Hell |
| 2024 | Halloween Horror Nights 12 | Theme : Enter Your Darkest Dreams | - Pumpkie & Spookie - Cha Hyun-Su - ScrollMaster - The Stone Lion - Ocu.lar - Hantu Chermin - Hotshot & Ingenue | - Netflix's Sweet Home - Cursed Scrolls: Dynasty of Darkness - Singapore's Most Haunted: The Killings - Under The Castle | - The Lost Kampung - Vampire Ally - Nether-Land | - Dark Dreams - Ocu.lar's Rave - Night Terrors | - Viper Lounge |
| 2025 | Halloween Horror Nights 13 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |

### Universal Studios Japan

| Year | Name | Houses | Scare Zones | Attractions & Shows |
| 2012 | Halloween Horror Nights | Jason's Bloody Diner The Mummy Museum II | Biohazard/Resident Evil | Parade De Carnival Trick or Treat |
| 2013 | Halloween Horror Nights 2 | Sadako Friday the 13th The Mummy Museum III | Zombie Street | Parade De Carnival |
| 2014 | Halloween Horror Nights 3 | Sadako Friday the 13th Chucky's Horror Factory | Zombie Street Biohazard/Resident Evil | Parade De Carnival |
| 2015 | Halloween Horror Nights 4 | Sadako A Nightmare on Elm Street Chucky's Horror Factory 2 Alien vs. Predator | Zombie Street Biohazard/Resident Evil | Parade De Carnival |
| 2016 | Halloween Horror Nights 5 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Chucky's Horror Factory 3 Tatari The Exorcist Trauma 2 | Zombie Street J-Horror | None |
| 2017 | Halloween Horror Nights 6 | Deadman's Forest Cult of Chucky A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 The Exorcist Trauma 3 Sadako Gakkou no Kaidan | Zombie Street | Festa de Parade |
| 2018 | Halloween Horror Nights 7 | Insidious: The Last Key Cult of Chucky The Survival-Deadman's Forest 2 | Street Zombies | SADAKO |
| 2019 | Halloween Horror Nights 8 | Biohazard/Resident Evil Area 51 Cult of Chucky | Street Zombies Zombie de Dance | SADAKO Space Fantasy: The Ride: The Black Hole |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to delays and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Halloween Horror Nights 9 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | Zombie de Dance Psycho Street | Sherlock Holmes: The Cursed Rose Sword |
| 2022 | Halloween Horror Nights 10 | Biohazard: The Extreme Universal Monsters: Legends of Fear Cult of Chucky: Chucky's Hospital Ward of Madness | HAMIKUMA Psycho Circus Murderous Monsters Chainsaw Chain-gang Tortured Test-Subjects Gothic Killer Cuties Circus Freaks Atrocious Ancients | Sherlock Holmes: The Cursed Rose Sword |
| 2023 | Halloween Horror Nights 11 | Biohazard: The Extreme + Horror UP! Universal Monsters: Legend of Fear Horror UP! Chucky's Carnival of Chaos – Chucky's Bloody Festival | Zombie de Dance Street Zombies Horror UP! | Sadako's Curse ~Dark Horror Ride~ Ado × Hollywood Dream – The Ride |
| 2024 | Halloween Horror Nights 12 | Biohazard: Night of Heroes Chucky's Carnival of Chaos | Street Zombies Zombie de Dance | Hami-Kuma's Shout It Out Party Chainsaw Man: The Chaos 4-D Ado × Hollywood Dream – The Ride |
| 2025 | Halloween Horror Nights 13 | TBA | TBA | TBA |

## Event icons

Halloween Horror Nights has amassed a number of lead characters, known as icons. These icons usually have elaborate back-stories that involve the events' themes, houses, or scare zones. Predominantly, they have been used for promotional materials and merchandising. The first unofficial icon was The Crypt Keeper, from the TV series Tales from the Crypt, a series popular at the time of his first event appearance. The Crypt Keeper returned the next year for one of the houses, but was not featured in the advertising campaign. After the Crypt Keeper, the event continued for three years without an icon. In 1999, Imhotep served as Icon. for Halloween Horror Nights X, Jack the Clown was featured as an icon. This represents the first time Universal created an icon in-house. Halloween Horror Nights has had an icon, and in some cases, multiple icons, every year since, excluding Halloween Horror Nights XIV, 22-24 and 27–29. These characters have included Jack the Clown, The Caretaker, The Director, The Storyteller, Bloody Mary, The Usher, Fear, Lady Luck, Chance and The Pumpkin Lord. Chance was the icon for Halloween Horror Nights 2016. She was a new icon but used to serve as a "sidekick" to Jack (though there are rumours that they have a romantic relationship) in his shows (her role and look being inspired by Batman antagonist Harley Quinn). In 2007, for Halloween Horror Nights 17, Universal again licensed intellectual properties from others, in this case New Line Cinema for Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Leatherface, however, Jack the Clown was still featured. Jack the Clown returned in 2015 for Halloween Horror Nights XXV followed by Chance in 2016 at Halloween Horror Nights 26. The icons returned in 2021 for HHN 30 in their house, Icons Captured. Set in Fear's Lantern from HHN 20, each had their own special room in the house where they re-enacted famous kills. The final room would feature a different icon who sat in the throne each night. At HHN 31, The Pumpkin Lord served as that year's icon after appearing at HHN 30 in The Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin house. At HHN 32 Dr.Oddfellow became the icon. He was linked to all scare zones and his own house

## Attractions
### Haunted houses

The haunted houses are the main attractions at the event. When the event first started as "Fright Nights" at Universal Studios Florida, there was simply one haunted house: the Dungeon of Terror. As the event progressed through the years, the number has increased to as many as ten different houses, as of Halloween Horror Nights 28 in 2018. The houses are enumerated in the expandable charts above for each park, sorted by year. The event typically averages nine haunted houses along with numerous scare zones.

### Scare zones

Halloween Horror Nights IV was the first year to introduce a "scare zone", a name given to specific outdoor areas that feature costumed characters that fit the zone's theme with the intent of scaring people who walk through the areas. To get to certain areas of the park, it is necessary to travel through these scare zones. In 2012, Orlando re-envisioned the scare zones as "street experiences," claiming that scare actors were no longer restricted to specific "zones." Instead, there were a number of "hordes" which would change their location in the park every 90 minutes. By 2014, the traditional scare zones returned with The Purge: Anarchy (inspired by the film), Face Off: In the Flesh, Bayou of Blood, and MASKerade: Unstitched. However, Hollywood Horror Nights in California still has specific scare zones, that range in themes. In recent years, Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando has adjusted the locations of its scare zones, forcing attendees to walk through at least one zone when entering the park. While actors cannot touch guests and vice versa, many of them can surround them at one time. Many actors in these areas have props like bats, chainsaws, and fake guns, and can act like they are going to attack guests with their "weapons". Actors are also allowed to chase visitors in and out of the scare zones. From time to time, actors will pose as regular event guests, only to be captured by various hordes, specifically The Purge.

### Entertainment/Shows

Halloween Horror Nights has featured several live entertainment shows. Recurring shows have included "The Rocky Horror Picture Show A Tribute", "Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure", Robosaurus and Academy of Villains. Bill and Ted's show appeared in every Halloween Horror Nights from 1992 until its closure following Halloween Horror Nights 27 in 2017.
It was "...a scatter-shot mashup of pop culture, popular radio and unexpectedly mature content" according to a review.
For the first time, Universal Studios Florida will debut a brand new lagoon show entitled "Halloween Marathon of Mayhem" during HHN 29 that will feature "iconic scenes from top horror films, cult classics and TV shows.

### Rides

Several theme park rides remain operational during the event. In past event years, some were re-themed for the event such as Kongfrontation becoming Tramway of Doom during Halloween Horror Nights II. Diagon Alley has been open for Halloween Horror Nights since 2015. It was closed-off in 2014 despite opening just a few months earlier and to date it has not been re-themed or had any scare actors present. In 2023, Death Eaters were introduced roaming around Diagon Alley, in lieu of scare actors.

## Commercials, media, and awards

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights is known for the dark tone of its advertisements and commercials. A majority of them were directed by Dean Kane. In 2010, the directors of Daybreakers, Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, directed the commercial for Halloween Horror Nights.
Universal Studios Florida has won Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best Halloween Event 12 of the 14 times it has been awarded, including the last eleven years straight.

## COVID-19 pandemic impact

Due to COVID-19 and its spread to Florida and to California, Universal Orlando announced Halloween Horror Nights' 30th annual event would not be taking place in 2020 as originally planned in Orlando or Hollywood. In a statement "Universal Orlando Resort will be focusing exclusively on operating its theme parks for daytime guests, using the enhanced health and safety procedures already in place," the resort said in a news release Friday morning. "We know this decision will disappoint our fans and guests. We are disappointed, too. But we look forward to creating an amazing event in 2021." However, Universal opted to open the Halloween Horror Nights merchandise store. Universal Orlando did open two haunted houses in the fall of 2020, the "Bride of Frankenstein Lives" house and the "Revenge of the Tooth Fairy" house, in an attempt to lure back park guests but under full COVID restrictions with only three guests per room and distanced accordingly. This was not considered as a true Halloween event as the company simply was testing the procedure for Halloween events as precautions. These houses lasted throughout the season. A third house, based on the film Beetlejuice, opened Halloween weekend. All three were closed November 1.
On September 9, Universal Singapore announced that they made a decision to not hold the event that year.