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Has anyone here experienced this at Universal as it looks like a fun event? It is a hard ticket event add on to your park passes. It's about $74 on Sun-Fri and $85 on Saturday. It doesn't look nearly as tame as WDW's MNSSHP!
Would be interested in your opinions and experiences with this event!
October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I have chickened out of HHN on more than one research trip. However, MANY of my friends who are much braver than I am have done it and if you like to be scared, it is great! I highly recommend the RIP Tour - basically a VIP tour of the event. Friends that have done the RIP Tour rave about it. https://www.universalorlando.com/Ima...cm13-57698.pdf
We have done horror nights more than once. It is dh and ds's favorite. I have only ventured in the haunted houses during the day time tour unmasked. But there are some scarers out in the park. The haunted houses are like horror movie sets. Waits can get extremely long. I would say what ever you do, avoid Saturday. If you can go a wednesday or Thursday or Sunday pick one of those. But get the express pass or do the rip VIP tour so you don't have to wait so long in lines. And, be inside the park for the change over, either in diagon alley or near finnegans. They will coral you and check for horror nights tickets, give you a wrist band and then let you go a few minutes before they open the front entrances. But you need to be inside the park about 45 minutes to an hour BEFORE the park closes and get into an area where you can stay otherwise they will force you to exit the park. This is definitely not MNSSHP. it is definitely a more scary and more adult atmosphere with bars set up around the park and scare actors in areas. Not all rides are open for the party, but a few are and diagon alley is open.
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I have chickened out of HHN on more than one research trip. However, MANY of my friends who are much braver than I am have done it and if you like to be scared, it is great! I highly recommend the RIP Tour - basically a VIP tour of the event. Friends that have done the RIP Tour rave about it. https://www.universalorlando.com/Ima...cm13-57698.pdf
I am definitely up for this and enjoy the thrill of being scared with an event like this! The RIP tour is pricey but may be worth it as you get to experience it all and without the waits! I've been doing some reading on the various blogs about this event and I am highly considering doing HHN this way. Thanks for the info!
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We have done horror nights more than once. It is dh and ds's favorite. I have only ventured in the haunted houses during the day time tour unmasked. But there are some scarers out in the park. The haunted houses are like horror movie sets. Waits can get extremely long. I would say what ever you do, avoid Saturday. If you can go a wednesday or Thursday or Sunday pick one of those. But get the express pass or do the rip VIP tour so you don't have to wait so long in lines. And, be inside the park for the change over, either in diagon alley or near finnegans. They will coral you and check for horror nights tickets, give you a wrist band and then let you go a few minutes before they open the front entrances. But you need to be inside the park about 45 minutes to an hour BEFORE the park closes and get into an area where you can stay otherwise they will force you to exit the park. This is definitely not MNSSHP. it is definitely a more scary and more adult atmosphere with bars set up around the park and scare actors in areas. Not all rides are open for the party, but a few are and diagon alley is open.
I know you have to be in the park by some time before it closes and I will be in Universal that day. I will be staying onsite and there is a line in which you can enter for HHN for resort guests. I know it's a much more adult and scarier event and I welcome it.
I plan on doing this event on a Wednesday or Thursday. I've read about the corral areas and this was on Undercover Tourist and Finnegans is the best as you can get something to eat there and relax before going in for the event. I may do the RIP tour as it sounds like a good way to see it all.
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Let me know if you have any more questions!
I will and many thanks for your input!
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The tour is really the way to go especially if you plan on just one night at HHN. You will get to go through all of the haunted houses and still have the rest of the night to enjoy the rest of the park. During the day they also offer unmasked tours that let you see the houses during the day and everything that goes into them. I don't know if that appeals to you, but that was the only way I was going into them!
Finnegans gets super crowded so plan on getting there early, well before they put up the fences to corral people and have a few drinks. If HHN starts at 6, plan to be out of finnegans and waiting around 5:15 ish. If they are offering early admission for pass holders this will affect how far and where you can venture early before the official opening. If passholders early admission isn't going on then more of the park will be available before official opening. There is also a counter service place in diagon alley along with an ice cream place that will remain open.
The tour is really the way to go especially if you plan on just one night at HHN. You will get to go through all of the haunted houses and still have the rest of the night to enjoy the rest of the park. During the day they also offer unmasked tours that let you see the houses during the day and everything that goes into them. I don't know if that appeals to you, but that was the only way I was going into them!
I think the tour could be a good choice for me! I've heard about the other tour but I think I will probably do just one add on tour as I plan to do the regular park thing in Universal earlier this day. I'm hoping to get in a few regular attractions after the tour as well!
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Finnegans gets super crowded so plan on getting there early, well before they put up the fences to corral people and have a few drinks. If HHN starts at 6, plan to be out of finnegans and waiting around 5:15 ish. If they are offering early admission for pass holders this will affect how far and where you can venture early before the official opening. If passholders early admission isn't going on then more of the park will be available before official opening. There is also a counter service place in diagon alley along with an ice cream place that will remain open.
I think HHN starts at 6:30 pm for my day as that's the norm, but will check the schedule, when it becomes available. If they do offer the earlier PH admission, with the tour it won't have much affect on what I'm able to see. I know about the locale in Diagon Alley and another in the Simpsons area as well.
Thanks once again for more great info. I'm a newbie to this event but I have been doing my research!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Just to let anyone who may be interested is that the three R.I.P. experiences/tours are now available as of today for booking! They are not cheap, but a good way to experience everything with long waits at the various haunted houses as this is such a popular event.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
So, besides the reception and reserved seating for Bill and Ted, what's the advantage of the tour vs. the HHN express pass? I don't care about the reception. Is the show so popular that we might not get in?
I am looking at October 8, a Sunday.
Also, does anyone else notice that booking online is problematic when choosing options and dates for those options? I think I should call to be sure I get what I want, when I want it.
I hope I'm not hijacking the thread...not my intention.
The express pass just allows you to ride the regular attractions in US/IOA during this event and is an extra cost but included with the RIP tour. You should be able to get into the Bill and Ted's show. The problem is the haunted houses which can have astronomical waits times of over two hours at times. You are guaranteed to visit all the houses with the tour with little or no wait.
I booked mine by phone. I was on their list as I called them a few months ago about booking this. They contacted me by email when I could book it. They made sure I was on the list when I booked it. It may not be available to general public yet but not sure.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest days, so I'm doing a weekday and it's also a bit cheaper. Sunday shouldn't be quite as bad as Friday and Saturday as the event is at night. I'm going just a few days before you want to go. This will be my first itme for this.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Thanks. According to the website, you can book express pass as an option, or the tour. Express by itself is less money, and you get the haunted houses with it, as well as standard attractions that would be open. I think I would go for that option. We'll see how my son's job hunt goes. If he's still in his current employment situation, we plan to go. If he's started a new job, we'll postpone until next year.
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Thanks. According to the website, you can book express pass as an option, or the tour. Express by itself is less money, and you get the haunted houses with it, as well as standard attractions that would be open. I think I would go for that option. We'll see how my son's job hunt goes. If he's still in his current employment situation, we plan to go. If he's started a new job, we'll postpone until next year.
Again, thanks for the info.
Glad I could help! Good luck with everything and for your son!
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The RIP tour is pricey but may be worth it as you get to experience it all and without the waits! I've been doing some reading on the various blogs about this event and I am highly considering doing HHN this way. Thanks for the info! 
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