Universal Studios Hollywood'sHalloween Horror Nights!In the slide show above, you're viewing pictures Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2010! These terrifying monsters...and many more of their good buddies...couldn't wait to sneak up on guests with a chain saw or bloody knife last year. They'll be back to give visitors a good scare in 2011. Will you be there? You wouldn't want to disappoint them...would you? Dates of the 2011 Horror Nights at Universal Studios HollywoodWhen do Universal Hollywood's Horror Nights begin in 2011?On Friday, September 23rd! This scary, pulse-pumping event will run through Halloween night (Monday, October 31st) on 19 different evenings. Here are the Horror Nights dates & hours for 2011 at Universal Studios Hollywood: Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th: Opening time is 7 pm & closing time is 2 am for the Horror Nights kick-off weekend. Friday, September 30th & Saturday, October 1st: Horror Nights open at 7 pm & close at 2 am; there is NO Halloween event on Sunday, October 2nd. Friday, October 7th & Saturday, October 8th: Hours are 7 pm to 2 am Sunday, October 9th: Hours are 7 pm to 1 am for the first Sunday of this event; Terror Tram closes early (at 9 pm) Friday, October 14th & Saturday, October 15th: Hours are 7 pm to 2 am Sunday, October 16th & Thursday, October 20th: Hours are 7 pm to 1 am on Sunday and Thursday; Terror Tram closes early (at 9 pm) Friday, October 21st & Saturday, October 22nd: Hours are 7 pm to 2 am Sunday, October 23rd & Thursday, October 27th: Hours are 7 pm to 1 am on Sunday and Thursday; Terror Tram closes early (at 9 pm) Friday, October 28th & Saturday, October 29th: Hours are 7 pm to 2 am Sunday, October 30th & Monday, October 31st: Hours are 7 pm to 1 am on Sunday and Monday (Halloween Night); Terror Tram closes early (at 9 pm)
All of Universal Hollywood's daytime shows, rides, stores, restaurants, character greetings, etc. will be operating as usual. (If you've never seen Universal Studio's attractions, this is a terrific time to do it!) If you visit the Universal Hollywood theme park during the daytime, you'll have to leave the park at Universal Hollywood's normal closing time in the late afternoon. HOWEVER, you might decide you'd like to come back for Horror Nights in the evening. Since you already paid for admission to Universal, then can you come back for the nighttime fun with your daytime ticket? The answer is "no." A separate, special-events ticket is needed to enjoy the evening's Halloween-themed activities. However, if you know that you'd like to visit both, you will save money by getting a Day & Night Combo Pass. Separate admission to both Universal Daytime & Universal Horror Nights usually costs $137 (unless you have a discount coupon, of course.) However, by purchasing the Day/Night Combo ticket, you'll only spend $85 for both! Day/Night combo tickets must be used on the same day. You will have to exit the theme park at its normal closing time, while the park prepares for the evening's scary fun. (This is because all of the scariest decorations are put away during the daytime so they won't scare the kiddies who visit the park.) Then, you may re-enter for Halloween Horror Night at 7 pm...which is the normal opening time. What can you do while you're waiting? There's no shortage of fun at the Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk! You may shop, dine...even "skydive" at I-Fly, if you wish (!), while you're waiting. Another good choice would be to eat dinner at one of City Walk's terrific restaurants. Halloween Horror Nights ticket prices, andUniversal Hollywood--Horror Nights Discount TicketsHow much does the Halloween Horror Nights event cost at Universal Studios Hollywood? Every evening of the event, Horror Nights Tickets cost $62....IF you purchase them at the gate at Universal Studios Hollywood. How much do Universal's Horror Nights tickets cost if you use their print-at-home special offer? There isn't just one answer; it all depends on WHICH night you plan to attend this super-scary annual event. The more crowded the event gets, the more it costs...and so the theme park entices you to visit on certain days of the month by providing larger discounts. There is a 99 cent fee for print-at-home discount tickets (in addition to the cost of the tickets.) No other discounts may be used in combination with Universal's special print-at-home price (Coke can, fast food discount coupon, etc.) Here is the schedule of print-at-home prices for Universal Studios Hollywood: $25 Discount for Opening Night, Friday September 23: This night has the very biggest discount---it's $25 off of regular price! So, in other words your Horror Nights ticket will cost only $37! $20 Discount for the following 2 nights: A $20 discount on Halloween Horror Nights means that your ticket price works out to only $42. On the following nights, Universal Studios Hollywood is offering the $20 online discount: Saturday, Sept 24; and Monday, October 31st.
$10 Discount for the following 6 nights: Saturday, October 1; Friday, Oct 7; Sunday, October 16; Thursday, Oct 20; Thursday, October 17; and Sunday, October 30th. With a $10 discount, you'll get your Halloween Horror Nights tickets for only $52 after Universal Hollywood's online discount is applied. $5 Discount on the following 6 nights: Saturday, Oct 8; Friday, Oct 14; Friday, October 21; Sunday, October 23; Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29th. With the $5 discount, you'll pay $57 for tickets with the park's online discount. These nights are some of the most popular dates of the Halloween Horror Nights event...and the very small discount reflects that fact. No Online Discount is available for the park's 2 busiest nights: There is NO online discount available for Saturday, October 15 and Saturday, Oct 22nd. These are ultra-popular event dates, which is the reason for the lack of a discount price. However, the lines on these evenings will be fierce at the park's ticket booths. Purchasing your tickets on the Universal's Horror Nights website will save you from having to wait in the long lines. MULTI-NIGHT ENTRANCE PASSES ARE ALL SOLD OUT ALREADY: You had to be quite an early bird to get in on the multi-night pass special this year; they sold out near the end of August. What was the deal? For those who wanted to go to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood more than one time, the park's "Killer Deal Nights Pass" offered cheaper admission. Last year, the park included 9 different nights in the pass...while there were only 5 nights included for 2011. Even so, at the $75 cost, they sold so quickly that very few fans even knew about them. ANNUAL PASS HOLDER DISCOUNTS: Universal Studios Hollywood annual pass holders can get an online discount to Halloween Horror Nights. Have your pass available when you order, because you'll need to enter the number in order to claim this discount. Halloween Horror Nights online ticketing page: For your convenience, here's a link to the Universal Hollywood official Horror Nights ticket page. Front of Line passes to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal HollywoodUniversal Studios Hollywood gets really crowded during its Halloween Horror Nights. It is entirely possible that you might NOT get to enter all of the event's haunted houses. Actually, on some busy nights it's quite likely that you WON'T! However, Universal does have 2 ways that you can see all of the mazes. We talked about one of the ways in the section above---the "5 nights for $75" pass...but of course, since these passes were completely sold out even before September 1st, that way won't work this year. * If you have pre-purchased your front-of-line pass online and come to the park with your printed ticket, your privileges begin even before you reach the event's attractions. You'll bypass the ticket booths & get Front-of-Line access to the entrance gates and security screening stations. * Front-of-line access to all haunted mazes and the terror tram. This does not guarantee that you'll be able to walk right in, but you shouldn't have more than a 5 to 10 minute wait. * Front-of-line access and reserved seating to all shows. * Front of line privileges at all theme park rides and mazes/haunted houses. * Gives you a very "I'm so special" feeling! HOW MUCH DO UNIVERSAL HOLLYWOOD'S FRONT OF LINE PASSES TO HORROR NIGHTS COST? The price varies from $69 to $99, depending on which evening you'll be attending the special event. How much will the Front-of-Line pass cost on the night you wish to attend? The pricing schedule is quite jumbled up, and relates to how crowded the park expects to be on any given night. Here's a link to the Universal Hollywood official Horror Nights ticket page where you may check the Front of Line pass prices for the night you'll be going. Attractions at Halloween Horror Nights, HollywoodTerror Tram! Walk through scary movie sets...used for making horror pictures!Universal Studios Hollywood has a history of turning out some of the scariest...and most popular...horror movies ever made. And, luckily for guests, Universal uses some of these REAL movie sets as part of its Halloween Horror Nights festivities! Each year, Universal Studio's macabre films "come to life" during Horror Nights! In addition to the event;s haunted houses, Universal Studios Hollywood offers a scary version of its famous backlot tram tour, as well. For 2011, a new "celebrity" monster awaits you---Ghostface from Scream 4! In fact, this year's scary tram tour is called "Scream 4 your life." Just be careful...or you might be a victim of Ghostface this time around! In past years, the tram tour has included plenty of walking, so wear comfy footwear. The point of this event is to be scared of getting hurt by axes, chainsaws and gruesome killers---and NOT by your own pair of tight shoes! Last year, guests to Halloween Horror nights "enjoyed" walking through the Bates Motel...as mad Norman Bates' not-so-dead mother tried to stab them with her knife. (And she was not the ONLY character who threatened guests with weapons during the Tram Tour. Watch out for chain saws, fire Other things to do on tram tours in past years have included walking along the eerie pathways of the infamous Crystal Lake...but you certainly couldn't think of camping there. Despite its tranquil setting, the same awful fate that befell the movie campers may happen to you, too. (Tip: if you're asked to join someone for a campfire dinner, better "just say no!" You wouldn't want to end up as the main course!) Past tram tour guests have also scavenged among the ruins of a downed jet plane...and discovered monsters hiding among what appeared to be "merely" a field of corpses strewn amongst the wreckage. If you've got a medical problem, HIDE it from them! The medics "helping" the unfortunate crash victims think it's easier to finish off the wounded than to help them heal! Universal Horror Nights' Scary Haunted Mazes
2010 mazes will included--- Alice Cooper and Welcome to my Nightmare The Thing-- Assimilation; straight from the movies, Universal will release this scary "prequel" to The Thing on October 14, 2011 Eli Roth's Hostel-- Hunting Season Wolfman: The Curse of Talbot Hall La Llorona-- Villa de las Almas Perdidas Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses: This frightening haunted house is based on the 2003 movie of the same name. Special effects should be extra-good...because this maze will be presented in 3D "Zombievision." Saving time in line at Universal Hollywood's Horror Nights: Arrive earlier than the 7 pm opening time; lines just to get into the park itself can be quite long. Head to the mazes and tram tour first after you enter Halloween Horror Nights. Skip out on the shows, scare zones and restaurants until later. Most people want to see the all of the mazes. But, since there are so few of them, the lines keep building all evening until there's a waiting time that's scarier than the evil monsters lurking inside! (Of course, Universal Studios would like to help you solve the problem of long waiting-times at the mazes...by selling you a "front of the line" pass!) Scare Zones crawling with creepy monsters! 5 monster-filled Scare Zones await guests at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. The monsters will be "dying" to meet you!Universal Studios Hollywood certainly doesn't skimp on hiring scare-actors...and the many zombies, vampires, grizzly pigs, evil clowns and other frightening fiends roaming the park's scare zones will try their best to catch you off-guard when you least expect them. Clouds of fog; darkness punctuated by eerie lighting; gangly skeletons; tattered cobwebs, and other special effects help set a sinister mood as you enter each scare zone. Keep your eyes open & watchful...or your voice will be added to the sounds of screams that can be heard piercing the night's tranquility! OTHER ATTRACTIONS AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS: Fun rides! Universal Studio's Mummy Roller Coaster, Simpson's Ride and Jurassic Park boat ride are open during the festivities. (Now's your chance to plunge down the Jurassic Park ride's steep drop...in the dark!) Shopping: There will be special Horror Nights merchandise for sale during the event. If you make it through the haunted houses, you can boast to your friends without saying a word: simply buy the T Shirt & wear it with a smug grin! Dining: It might be difficult to think of food amidst all the blood & gore, but it you get hungry, don't worry--a number of the Universal Studios Hollywood restaurants & snack bars will be open during Horror Nights. For an even better choice of restaurants, you may step out into Universal City Walk, which is directly adjacent to the park. Backwards Links: Family-Vacation-Getaways.com HOME :: Latest News :: Privacy Policy :: Advertising Policy and Disclosures :: Back to top of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights
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If you're planning to enjoy the regular daytime activities at Universal Studios Hollywood, you WILL find the park open and running its normal daytime schedule on the date of all Halloween Horror Nights events. (Daytime hours at Universal Hollywood run from 9 or 10 am until 5 or 6 pm. Please view our 
$15 Discount for the following 2 nights: With the Universal Studios Hollywood online discount, you'll only pay $47/each for your tickets on the following 2 event dates: Friday, September 30th and Sunday, Oct 9th.
What would a Halloween fest be without scary mazes? Universal Studios Hollywood has them...and no other theme park's Halloween celebration will have these same mazes, either. Why not? Because Universal has the legal right to use horror characters and movie themes that no other theme park can use. 
