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Comparing Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood!


Comparing Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood!
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2024 Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando


10 haunted houses
5 scare zones
1 show
Death Eater Encounter in Diagon Alley 

2024 Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Hollywood


8 houses
4 scare zones
2 shows
2 IP themed bars
Terror Tram
NO Death Eater Encounter in Hogsmeade

Rides Open During Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Orlando & Universal Hollywood


Universal Orlando has 4 rides open during HHN33:

  • Harry Potter and The Escape from Gringotts
  • Rip Ride Rockitt
  • Revenge of The Mummy

Universal Studios Hollywood has 7 rides open during HHN33:

  • Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey
  • Flight of The Hippogriff
  • The Simpsons Ride
  • Revenge of The Mummy
  • TRANSFORMERs: THE RIDE-3D
  • Jurassic World: The Ride 
    • Closes early during HHN33
  • Mario Kart Bowser’s Challenge
    • Exclusive to Universal Studios Hollywood: SUPER NINTENDO WORLD is open to guests who purchased select 2024 Halloween Horror Nights tickets.

Universal Orlando & Universal Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Similarities


Early Entry for HHN33 is available at both Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood, giving you a head start on knocking out 1-3 houses at both.
4 Haunted Houses appear at both Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Insidious: Into The Further
  • A Quiet Place
  • Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines
  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empore
Although these IP haunted houses have the same overall story, the set up is very different. The Quiet Place houses, for example, show different scenes from the movies, and there’s more ASL scare actors in the Hollywood haunted house.
The Eternal Bloodlines house: Universal Orlando’s music was composed by all females, while Universal Hollywood’s Monster’s house has music by Slash.

Ranking Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood’s HHN33 Houses + Scare Zones


  • Scariest House: Universal Orlando’s Insidious house
  • Best House: Universal Studios Hollywood’s The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy 
  • Favorite HHN33 Scare Zone: Luchadores Monstruosos at Universal Studios Hollywood

HHN33 Food


Universal Orlando has significantly more themed HHN33 food items since it's a larger event. Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Orlando is a foodie’s dream with over 50 items.

HHN33 Drinks


There are 2 IP themed HHN33 bars that are exclusive to Universal Studios Hollywood:
  • Chucky's Dive Bar
  • The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy Bar 
You can’t miss The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy Bar Universal Studios Hollywood in the Lower Lot. You'll find 3 themed cocktails, 2 types of themed pizza’s, photo ops, great music, and seating.
Chucky's Dive Bar has several themed drinks, seatings, and is near nice bathrooms.
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 33 has multiple drink booths, Blinky Cups, more alcoholic drink options, and its own signature canned HHN drink: the Cursed Cranberry.

Universal Studios Hollywood HHN33 Highlights


  • The Late Night With Chucky show debuted
  • The Purge: Dangerous Waters stunt show returned
  • Enter The Blumhouse: Terror Tram features M3gan, the Grabber, The Purge & more this year!
  • There’s Small Scaramony every 45 minutes the first couple of hours of HHN each night
  • There's a Chainsaw Chase Out at the end of the night 
  •  USH’s scare actors go all out compared to Universal Orlando's

Universal Orlando HHN33 Highlights


  • Larger and more detailed scare zones
  • 1 big Scaramony at the start of each night HHN night
  • SINIST3R SURR3AL are HHN33’s Icons, and they tie into 2 scare zones
  • The Death Eaters returned to Diagon Alley during HHN33 nights!
  • The HHN Tribute Store is back and is its own attraction
You really can’t go wrong heading to either Halloween Horror Nights 33 this year!
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort runs Select Nights Aug. 30–Nov. 3, 2024. The event starts at 6:30 pm–2:00 am every event night.
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywoodt runs Select Nights September 5 to November 3. The event begins at 7 p.m. each night.