- Halloween Horror Nights 2026 opens at Universal Studios Florida for 35th anniversary
- Event features 10 haunted houses and 4 scare zones across 49 select nights
- Stranger Things 5, Hellraiser and Ozzy Osbourne houses headline the lineup
- Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow serve as event icons under Infernal Carnival theme
- Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir and Stranger Things lagoon show provide live entertainment
Universal Orlando Resort has opened the gates to Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Florida, celebrating the event’s 35th anniversary with 10 haunted houses, four elaborate scare zones, two live shows and extensive themed food and beverage offerings across 49 select nights through November 1.
The World’s Premier Halloween Event has evolved from a three-night Fright Nights in 1991 into a global phenomenon, with this year’s lineup blending major horror and pop culture franchises with twisted original tales under the Infernal Carnival of Nightmares theme overseen by event icons Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow.
New haunted houses include Stranger Things 5, Hellraiser, Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness, Evil Dead Burn, and original concepts including INVASION: Alien Abduction, MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals and Cybergoria, alongside scare zones Downtown Clowntown, Fortnitemares: Freaky Fields, Infernal Carnival of Nightmares and Sideshow of Decay.
Universal Orlando Resort shared: “What began as a three-night event with one haunted house called Fright Nights in 1991 has evolved into the global phenomenon of Halloween Horror Nights, the World’s Premier Halloween Event”
