We attended HHN this past weekend with a friend who needed to use the queue re-entry process, and I have to say, the experience was incredibly disappointing.

Our friend has had both knees replaced. He can walk around the park without a cane or walker, but he cannot stand in one place for extended periods. He also cannot easily lower himself to the ground or get back up, so sitting on the pavement isn't an option.

Guest Services explained that every house offered queue re-entry, allowing him and one companion to wait outside the queue while the rest of our party stood in line. That sounded like a reasonable accommodation.

Except there was one glaring problem...there was nowhere for him to sit at any of the houses.

How exactly is that accommodating someone whose disability prevents them from standing for extended periods?

The entire point of queue re-entry is to provide an alternative for guests who physically cannot tolerate a traditional queue. But if the alternative is simply standing somewhere else for the same amount of time, what has actually been accomplished?

Has anyone else experienced this with HHN's queue re-entry process? Is there something we missed, or is Universal genuinely offering a process that doesn't adequately accommodate guests who cannot stand for extended periods?

In light of so many conversations about kids at HHN, I thought I would share my experience bringing my horror obsessed 10 & 6 year old kids. I’ll preface by acknowledging everyone’s experience is different and the most important thing is to know your kids and what works best for them. My kids love Killer Klownz and Fortnitemares, so I knew this would be an exciting year for them.

My nibling is a universal CM, and is the saws coordinator during HHN. I have been several times and my sister goes every year, so I was able to have a lot of great conversations and be well prepared going into it. We settled on a few ground rules.

*The first thing was no houses. I don’t think they’re ready for that experience - it wouldn’t be fair to them or the people around them.

* They had to start with a no boo necklace. If they felt like they wanted to take it off after a while, they could. But I thought we would have a gentle start into the experience

* they met my nibling’s partner who is a scare actor at Howl-O-Scream to learn all about scare acting

\* We listened to the podcasts to learn the characters back stories

* We agreed to get there early, and leave when I saw signs of getting tired (in the end we were there from 6-11)

* Finally, I had them wear ear protection.

Was it worth it? A thousand million times over - YES.

* Cindy Cain walked my 6 year old around her platform and pointed out all the easter eggs.

* Spike and Shorty went crazy over the pictures my 10 year old drew them and showed them to everyone around them.

* Delancey Dan pointed out all his hiding spots and showed where he would hang his pictures.

* Jack & Oddfellow argued over who the kids should partner with.

* The Fortnitemare crew facilitated trades (my kids brought 3D printed sprites to trade).

* The saws team were so funny and kind to them, and they loved standing off to the side and watching people get jump scared.

*Hamikuma and my 6 year old might have become BFFs. At least they did in her mind.

And the list goes on. It was a truly magical evening. We scheduled a 30 minute photoshoot with a local photographer that was beyond amazing!

All this to say - there are a ton of posts about no kids, and I get it. I couldn’t imagine seeing a kid forced to go through a house scared, or without ear protection, or overly tired. But if you’re mindful, in tune with your kids needs, and well prepared, it can be an absolutely incredible experience for your kids!

Pics in comments for tax and if you’re friends with any HHN characters - THANK YOU for such an amazing experience!!!!

I wear Birkenstocks basically everyday and was wondering if they’ll be fine for HHN. They’re broken in.

If you ride Transformers then walk across to Cybergoria you go from having Optimus Prime telling you that you saved mankind.

To then go right into a house showing that you did not in fact save mankind and that the robots won.

I have a solo HHN ticket for myself and am thinking about going it alone. No idea what to expect as I've never been to HHN in general.

Any thoughts / advice??

This has to be the earliest they’ve ever filed permits! 👀 They must be cooking up one hell of a breakfast if they’re getting things moving this far ahead of time

An evil rot has taken root in the land. It’s time once again for the rise of the Pumpkin Lord who grows Halloween like a malignant vine. His minions are scouring the countryside, collecting unwilling sacrifices in order to summon the Pumpkin Lord.

With Halloween approaching, I thought what better house to spotlight than this one?

The Wicked Growth was one of ten houses from HHN 30 in 2021. It was built in Sprung Tent 2.

The house received extremely positive reviews and was widely considered the best house of HHN 30 and one of the best HHN houses of all time. The Pumpkin Lord was an instant fan favorite HHN character, serving as the unofficial icon of HHN 31 the following year and making an appearance at 2026's H.R. Bloodengutz house!

I highly recommend checking out Horror Nights Archives on YouTube, they have a digital recreation of Wicked Growth if you didn't get the chance to experience it in person! Credit to them also for the house layout at the end of the gallery.

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Previous spotlight: H.R. Bloodengutz Presents – Holidays of Horror

I pick Caged Cannibals because I love the idea of haunting a zoo as a Mad Max cannibal. I want to be themed around beavers where I have like a beaver mask and maybe specialize with sauce and I would build tools and contraptions to help my newfound cannibal community

HOLLYWOOD - Going this Thursday and wondering what I should hit.

it was my first time doing RIP this year and the food was okay and all but i was disappointed with how stingy they were with the steak… i got one thin piece of meat and was shy to ask for more since there was a long line .. did anyone manage to get more than 1 per serving ?

Sprung Tent 1 (Invasion): Porridge
Sprung Tent 2 (Bloodengutz): Yougart
Soundstage 24A (Ozzy): Oatmeal
Soundstage 24B (Madlands): Mimosa

What’s up HHN Hollywood fam!! Procrastinated hard on going this year, so just bought 2pm pass for Nov1! Never been the last day so worried it might be more crowded than usual. Was wondering what the longest wait time mazes are so I can hit them during early entry? Thanks in advance :)

Has anyone seen the red & black tie dye spirit jersey left in stock anywhere in a medium? I’m thinking it’s sold out but please lmk if you spot one 🫶🏻

Decided to get a commission of my favorite character of my favorite house, the adorable Immor-2. She just wants to be with you forever, and she'll ENSURE that its literally forever.

Did they significantly reduce the amount of drop windows or simulated banging of walls/props in the haunted houses? Maybe I was just suffering from audio overload, but I don't seem to remember any drop windows at all.

While on the RIP Tour at HHN, my girlfriend and I were called to line up on row 4 behind 2 guys for the new Fast and Furious ride and I thought the guys standing in front of us looked hella familiar. Then almost immediately after assigning us the spots behind them in line, we were asked to move to another row instead. I told my girlfriend one of the guys looked just like Channing Tatum but he’s lowkey balding so I wasn’t sure it was actually him. Once they loaded into the ride, staff then guided my girlfriend and I back to row 4 and as they got settled into their seats, I impulsively asked if that’s Channing Tatum and his friend looks at me and shakes his head and mouths the word “No” before they took off on the ride. I was so confused during the whole ride bc either that was his literal twin or that was absolutely him and his friend was fcking w me. It wasn’t until we got off the ride that our tour guide said it actually was him but if yall do these tours, yall know the guides always be fcking around too. Idk if anybody else reading this happened to be on the Fast and Furious ride on 10/25/26 around 9pm and can confirm I’m not tripping and it actually was him?

Made these to give out over my orlando trip last week and completely forgot to share them here!! I made about 20 copies and gave all of them out!

I made El artista minizines last year, and now with these, I think I need to make minzines based on a house every year!

Anyone else love the cosplaying goth the most ? The goth makeup , fishnets , platform boots and etc . So much fun

Does HHN accept the pass? We got it for my autistic daughter when we went to Epic and now she is showing interest in going to HHN. Any information would be great, thanks.

I’m planning on going to HHN with a group of 5 on Sunday 11/1, I’ll be right at 6 months pregnant. We are gonna rent a wheelchair so I’m not on my feet and because I’m scared of getting knocked over accidentally going thru the houses. And we have scream early so hopefully that will help out some.

I know to drink lots of water and I’m bringing ear plugs and such, but wanted to know if there’s anything I should prioritize doing or if there’s anything I should absolutely skip? I’m used to doing every single thing at amusement parks and shutting the place down and I know I’m going to have fomo if I need to leave early or slow down.

I’m obviously dressing for comfort but I can’t tell if I will be more hot or more cold on Sunday! If I just pack a light jacket will I be alright? Should I pack a mini fan?

So its my first time idk anything about hhn and i KNEW going on halloween was going to be a bad idea but i thought "screw it me and my friends dont got anything better to do anyways"... tell me why im JUST seeing that its going to be POURING rain that day after buying tickets🫩im an idiot

Our tour started at 7:20 p.m., and we did Fast & Furious, Sinners, and Killceañera before our 8 p.m. dinner. We finished at midnight after doing every house, taking an hour for dinner AND a 30-minute break at the Ozzy bar. We didn’t wait for a single house.

The exclusive Terror Tram room with Art the Clown was hilarious, and walking through Jupiter’s Claim by ourselves was so cool. After the tour, we used our RIP credentials to do Killer Klowns, Stranger Things, Ozzy, Killceañera, and Sinners again.

The unlimited soft drinks and water also saved us so much money and time since they were easy to grab throughout the night, even at the Ozzy RIP section of the bar.

Obviously, it’s the most expensive ticket, but for us, it was worth every penny. All the staff working the VIP section were so kind and helpful. I fear regular Express will be hard to go back to.

My only wish would be an exclusive RIP shuttle or golf cart to the lot with Hellraiser and Evil Dead that is accessible without your guide. We wanted another round of Hellraiser, but our feet could not handle that walk after the tour.

I'll be taking my mom to Halloween horror nights for her birthday. She's visually impaired however really likes Halloween. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on what would be the best things to do for her. She really likes ideas of the scare zones and the food and is less interested in the haunted houses. I've never been to this event myself.

Please help me! There was a worker yesterday on sunday that did a magical thing for my group and we are forever deeply grateful for her kindness. She worked at the front entrance next to Cybergoria towards the end of the night and she has straight hair with glasses. I didnt catch her name and i honestly almost cried from happiness because of what she did for us. If u know her name please dm me!