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Every year Halloween Horror Nights seems to get bigger and bigger, and so do the crowds. 2021 was one of the busiest years for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood and given the line-up of attractions for 2022, we expect pretty much the same thing this year. Below you will find some of our tips for making the most out of your Halloween Horror Nights experience. Some do's and don'ts and most importantly, what should be your "plan of attack" for the night. You can also check out the HHN site for more information on tickets, hours, etc.  Event Dates September: 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, 29-30 October: 1-2, 6-9, 13-16, 20-23, 27-31 Tips:
Early Entry Attractions The Weeknd, Killer Klowns and Universal Monsters Legends Collide We've been able to confirm that the 3 lower lot houses will be available for early entry this year! Early Entry begins at 6:00pm every night.
Recommended House Order We HIGHLY RECOMMEND you get to the park for Early Entry! This gives you your best chance to experience all of the attractions without Front of the Line. This rundown of recommended houses is if you are using early entry. That's how much we recommend it. If you aren't doing Early Entry, we will have a recommended house order list below. We've made some major changes to our house order thanks to a thread from @tai-nugget on Twitter who has been to the event a few nights. We kind of thought this may have been the way to go after Sunday night, but this has pretty much confirmed it. Check out our updated strategy below. Front of the Line tip: If lines are short when you get to the a particular attraction (or if you are there for Early Entry) DO NOT use your Front of the Line Pass early in the evening. Go through once in the stand-by line and then use your Front of the Line later in the evening. This way you get two trips through each House. With no backlot this year, getting back to a favorite house will be rather easy. First Maze: Killer Klowns That's right, Killer Klowns should be your first maze. This has consistently been THE LONGEST wait of the entire event, we're not quite sure why. Instead of getting in The Weeknd Early Entry queue, head for Killer Klowns first.  Express Tip: Don't worry about using your Front of the Line during early entry. The Express line for The Weeknd was super long right as early entry started. Use it later when you come back downstairs. Next, we're going to forget the Lower Lot for now, as The Weeknd likely has about a 90 minute wait, and Universal Monsters has averaged about a 30 minute wait. Instead we're going to head to the upper lot for the opening of Wizarding World, Halloween and Scarecrow at 6:45. Head to the side entrance to Wizarding World between the Studio Tour and Three Broomsticks.  Halloween and Scarecrow: The Reaping Head straight through Hogsmeade and directly to Halloween and Scarecrow The Reaping.  Halloween has been getting very long waits so you should head here first, followed by Scarecrow The Reaping.  Express Tip: If you happen to get here and the lines or short (30 minutes or less), go through the Stand-By line and then use your Front of the Line so you get to experience each house twice. Universal Horror Hotel and La Llarona After getting through the Curious George houses, head back through Hogsmeade and visit Universal Horror Hotel and La Llarona.  Express Tip: Just like before, if the stand-by lines are relatively short (30 minutes or less) go through the stand-by line and then you can experience both of these houses one last time on your way out. Death Eaters in Wizarding World and Terror Tram This is usually the part of the yearly guide where we tell you to take a break, grab a snack, etc. And this year the Death Eaters will be out in Wizarding World, so this is probably a great place to take that break.  Express Tip: If the line for the Terror Tram is relatively short, 30 minutes or less, you CAN go through the stand-by line and use your Front of the Line later. But remember, this experience generally takes 30-45 minutes from beginning to end and closes early, so you may not have time to do it twice. Plus, there's a LOT of walking on this one. =) If you didn't take a break before now, it's a good time to do it. You can grab a snack in Springfield, at Dia De Los Muertos or Hogsmeade. In addition, single rider for Forbidden Journey has been open, so it's an easy trek from the Terror Tram over there. Universal Monsters and The Weeknd It's now time to head back to the Lower Lot and visit Universal Monsters and The Weeknd. If you didn't grab a snack/take a break upstairs, you can do so at Jurassic Café, the Killer Klowns BBQ or Ice Cream shop. The Weeknd bar is also down here, but has been getting crazy long waits. Keep in mind, house lines go down as the night goes on, so feel free to take a spin on one or two lower lot attractions (be sure to check if the single rider is open!)  Express Tip: If the lines are relatively short, 30 minutes or less, feel free to use Stand By and then experience them again with your Express pass. Remember, you still have an Express pass for Killer Klowns too! Blumhouse It's getting late in the evening, you're tired, but you only have one house left to go. But that's ok, it's on your way out.  Express Tip: Just like before, if the stand-by line is relatively short (30 minutes or less) go through the stand-by line and then use your Front of the Line to experience each house twice. Food
Upper Lot: Back this year is the Dia De Los Muertos area in Universal Plaza. We absolutely loved this area last year, and it's a great place to get a snack, a drink and check out the awesome displays. Lower Lot: Killer Klowns BBQ and Weekend Bar Click here for all of the yummy food details.
Not Using Early Entry We get it, it's LA Traffic, maybe you had to work and can't get to the park for Early Entry. It happens. Here is our recommended house order if you are getting to the event at 7:00. If you do not get to HHN in time for early entry but are there at opening check the wait time for the Lower Lot Houses. If they are 45 minutes or more, head to the Curious George Houses first. The lines will be there all night. Better to wait in some shorter lines and come back and wait for The Weeknd, Killer Klowns and Universal Monsters later. No Early Entry House Order:
Remember, you can always get the After 11pm Express passes to make sure you can see everything without early entry. Jabbawockeez  Like the last few years, there is only one show at HHN this year. Once we get showtimes we'll update this with recommended times to go. Once you have completed all the houses you can hang around the scare zones and watch the talent, check the wait board to see if there are any short house or ride lines or if you have a Front of the Line Pass use up any trips you haven't already. Chainsaw Chaseout
If you are brave enough, not tired enough, or want to experience a true Horror Nights Hollywood original, stay until the very end of the night and experience Chainsaw Chaseout. This is absolutely one of our favorite things every year, and we always make at least one late night trip to HHN to experience it (the benefits of having Frequent Fear). Even if you're not staying for Chainsaw Chaseout, make sure you do some shopping, grab a t-shirt and hang out in the scare zones before heading out. Drive home safely! Alright, that'll do it for this years Survival Guide. We will be attending 2 nights over the first weekend (once with Front of the Line and once without) so we'll be updating this for sure after opening weekend! Related Videos
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'Happy late August everybody and welcome to a new update from Universal Studios Hollywood. I made an impromptu visit to the park yesterday on my way back from San Diego as my son, who's moving to Canada, requested a butterbeer since it will be awhile before he gets back to Southern California. But of course, that meant I got to take a look at some Halloween Horror Nights prep and of course Super Nintendo World. Let's get right to it!  All the stuff you can see in this update!  $30 to park in a nice covered parking structure doesn't seem so bad after that park 20 miles north is now charging $40. Sadly though, we'd expect the other parks to follow.  The two mazes just outside the Curious George parking structure   The façade for Scarecrow looks absolutely awesome!  Can't see much on Halloween, but the side looks great!
Let's head into the park!  The sign we've been waiting for  Our first scare zone, Sideshow SlaughterHouse
 Definitely looking forward to spending some time here  Hi Killer Klowns!  The Fiesta De Los Muertos looks absolutely fantastic
 Lots of original posters and characters here. The artwork is fantastic!
 Would be cool if this is Scarezone Food!   There's also a mini scare zone popping up near Animal Actors  Hello old friend   Let's head over and take a look at Super Nintendo World!  Didn't see any animation going on, but there is a lot of new stuff to see!  Bowser's Castle   An overview of the entire land     The warp pipe is now surrounded by blocks, and it's nice to see the nearby soundstages getting some paint and hopefully themeing soon.    Not Super Nintendo Related, but this John Hammond thing is absolutely awesome!  Out in CityWalk, they've set up some Nintendo Switch event out there. Not sure what exactly it's for, but something.   Walk the red carpet to Super Nintendo World  And lastly, work continues on Toothsome, not much to see really. Related Videos
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Last weekend at Midsummer Scream, John Murdy rolled out surprise after surprise at the yearly Halloween Horror Nights panel. Typically this panel is reserved for a deep dive into an already announced house, or maybe a house announcement. What we got this year was a new house announcement, a tease for something we think is a house, and also a special guest where they gave a deep dive into an already announced house. And this was all within an hour. Lots to get to, so let's dive in. You can also replay our live-stream of the panel below. Written by Gregg Condon  Before the panel they added a second seat, so we knew that John would have a guest, but who would that guest actually be?  Right off the bat, John started with his catch phrase (actually Shakespeare) when he has an announcement to make.  And the announcement did not disappoint!  This house will be near Curious George, where Haunting of Hill House was last year.  John then did a deep dive into the characters that will be in the house  As you proceed through the house, the scarecrows take on different forms   And of course the KingCrow  This Full Cast artwork really needs to be a shirt or poster  Next, John teased something original, kind of an old-school Hollywood legend  We think this is a house where The Walking Dead was, look at the "hotel", it looks very familiar  Some more backstory for whatever this is (seems like a lot of story if it's just a scare zone)  I'm sure there are some clues in these articles    And a look at some characters. We are very excited for whatever this is.  And lastly, John started talking a bit about Universal Monsters, so it was very obvious who the special guest would be. And yep, it was Slash!  Not only did they do a deep dive into the new Universal Monsters house, but also the history of Slash's involvement with Halloween Horror Nights!   I of course had to sneak a pic with John and Slash!   The amount of applause this maze (it was still a maze last year) got when they started talking about it I think surprised John a bit. It's so beloved.  And then we got a deep dive into the new Monsters house!  Let's dive into Universal Monsters Legends Collide! There are spoilers ahead.  The three stars of our house!  The inspiration for the new house  Red Moon for Dracula, Harvest Moon for The Mummy and Full Moon for The Wolfman.  Some awesome Egyptian stuff in the house as well  It was also revealed that the house at HHN Orlando is kind of "part one" of this house, and the HHN Hollywood house is "part two". Love this collaboration between events!  There are A LOT of Easter Egg's in the house, so we'll have to go in a lot. Bummer. =)    Props from the 1999 Mummy films!!!   An overhead view of one of the rooms in the house       Another room overhead   Dracula's Brides from Bride of Frankenstein lives will be making a return to the house!      As you can see, lots of great stuff was revealed, and we can't wait to see these 3 things at HHN Hollywood in just over a month! Are you ready for HHN? Which of these 3 are you most excited about? Related Videos
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