Spooky season is in full swing at Universal Orlando Resort. Halloween Horror Nights has officially kicked off, and is running from now, until November 3rd. 2024. 

The event runs 5 nights a week, every Wednesday through Sunday. Mondays and Tuesdays are the only two nights of the week Halloween Horror Nights is not held. On event nights, HHN33 goes from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. 

If you’re on the fence about adding the RIP Tour to your 2024 Halloween Horror Nights experience this year, this blog post is for you!

One of the Halloween Horror Nights questions I get this most is if the HHN R.I.P. tour worth the money at Universal Orlando Resort?

I recently had the opportunity to experience the HHN non-private RIP Tour. Hands down, it's worth every penny. I will now book it every year moving forward because it’s such an incredible experience.

RIP Tour 2024 Prices & Dates at Universal Orlando

2024 RIP Tour prices vary depending on the date. They range from $359.99 to $489.99 per person, plus tax. And that does not include your HHN Ticket, you need to purchase an event ticket in addition to the RIP Tour.

• September 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 28, 29

• October 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31

• November 1,2,3

What’s Included in The 2024 RIP Tour at Universal Orlando?

There are 2 different options: Non Priate RIP Tour or Private RIP Tour. 

RIP Tour Includes:

• Complimentary Valet Parking

• 1 time Priority VIP access to each haunted house while with RIP Tour Guide

• Exclusive VIP entrance

• Pre-tour reception

• Reserved seating to live shows

• Unlimited Express Pass to all open rides during HHN

• Access to exclusive cash bar locations during the tour

• Commemorative R.I.P. Tour credential, lanyard and button

Best Tips for Maximizing The HHN R.I.P. Tour

Book your R.I.P early because dates and times do historically fill up fast. To get the most out of your night, always book the earliest time of the evening so you can eat and get the tour started. The first R.I.P time slot is 5:30 P.M..This time slot gives you more time after the tour to enjoy Halloween Horror Nights.

Book early for a chearper tour price. The closer to your trip date, and the longer in the season you wait the more you will end up paying. It’s pretty standard for the price to increase every week it gets closer to the R.I.P. Tour date. 

R.I.P Tour Check In

You enter the park through a special VIP Entrance and are greeted by a hostess, who checks you in, and gives you a  RIP lanyard and badge. From the moment you check in, it feels like you're getting celebrity treatment.

RIP Tour Pre-Reception

After check-in, we made our way to Cafe La Bamba for the pre-reception food buffet which was very filling. 

There were food several options, including some of the HHN33 themed foods. There was everything from, Crudite tray w/ hummus, pasta, cheese + fruit station, and more. 

Some of the specialty Halloween items:

• Falafel

• Bloody goody bag

• Pizza fries

Coffee, bottled water and soda is included, and is free at this dining location. STOCK UP.

There were 3 small dessert options, the cupcake was from the Triplets of Terror food truck. 

There is a bar serving up seasonal HHN drinks, beers, liquor and wine for purchase.  I personally ordered Cursed Cranberry Spritz, which was absolutely delicious, and I will buy again and again during HHN season. 

On The RIP Tour

Halloween Horror Nights 33 has 10 haunted houses. 6 are Universal original concepts, and 4 are themed after huge horror movie franchises, including "Insidious" "Universal Monsters," " A Quiet Place" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire."

This is by far the biggest reason why people book the R.I.P.  This tour has its own private entrance to the houses. You are often escorted in areas closed to the public, and you walk right in. 

As our tour started, we followed our guide to our first haunted house. I liked how each RIP Tour is staggered with start times for the night. Each group heads off to different houses, which makes it works the flow of the night go super smooth with next to zero waiting around.

Many of the houses had wait times between 65 - 120 minutes, making it very, very, VERY hard to do them all in one night without add-on experiences like Stay and Scream at least .

One of my favorite parts of the RIP tour is that our guide gave us a detailed overview of what each house was about, design details on brining the house to life, and scar factor. 

If you are an Easter Egg person too, our guide helped us on things to look out for during our house walkthrough. Because of our guide, I noticed things I wasn’t even told during the media preview. 

When you arrive at each haunted house, the regular line is stopped. We were escorted straight into the Haunted Houses. 

Enjoy Breaks at Exclusive Lounges for RIP Tour Guests

Our 1st Haunted-house break was for a Private indoor RIP Bar and bathroom break.

RIP Tour Reserved Show Seating

Part of the RIP Tour includes reserved seating to the live HHN show. This was our second haunted-house break. Nightmare Fuel gives you about a 30 minute break to sit and rest your feet. 

Having early access to sit as opposed to the long line you normally have to wait in for this show was CLUTCH. Our view was pretty close to center stage, allowng for a closer, and unobstructed view of the show.

Rest Breaks

Rooftop Bar at Jimmy Fallon’s

Is The RIP Tour Worth the Cost?

With the RIP Tour, we zoomed through the dedicated VIP Entrance at the front of the park, and at each haunted house.

The maximum number of people in the non-private RIP Tour group is 12, which makes it easy enjoyable.