roarlions said:
JShare87 said:
roarlions said:
Has anyone done Halloween Horror Nights? We are planning to go in October and looking for feedback/advice on how HHN works.
The wife and I do it every year. What do you want to know?
Is HHN set up in both parks, or just one? Do the parks close at a certain time for HHN and then reopen for those with HHN tickets? What's the difference between houses and scare zones? Not much basic info. provided on the official web site at his point in time.
Universal Studios only, it's not in Islands of Adventure currently. The park does close at a certain time and then re-open for those with HHN tickets. If you have both a regular daily park admission and a HHN ticket, you can stay in the park, they corral you into a few designated waiting areas. That's the way to go if you can swing it because they'll release you before they open the main gate to HHN-only ticketholders, so you can knock out a house or two before the madding crowds descend. This is key these days because even on what they consider off-nights, you'll be waiting 90 minutes to get into a house by mid-evening.
I recommend posting up about an hour before US closes at Finnegan's. They have seats, beer, A/C, and decent food - four things you won't have if you're stuck waiting an hour outdoors.
Houses are large, elaborate haunts built up that you walk through. The scare zones are just scattered throughout the park as you walk from attraction to attraction, you can walk through those as often as you want. As I mentioned, lines for the houses get really long, so it's usually better to see those very early and very late and see the shows, ride the rides, see the scarezones during the middle of the night. Your only hope of getting into all the houses is to have a regular Studios ticket and get the early entry to a few houses and then follow an online plan to avoid the bulk of the crowds (there are sites dedicated to this) or to buy a lineskipper add-on. These are often as much as the regular ticket, but if you can afford it, do it. The crowds are insane there now. And also, don't even think of going on a Friday or Saturday night.