The World’s Premier Halloween Event Invites Guests to Step Right Up into the Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, where Legendary Event Icons Jack the Clown and Dr Oddfellow Reign as the Ringmasters of Terror.

This year’s event will feature 10 haunted houses inspired by iconic horror and pop culture heavy hitters and new nightmares brought to life by Universal’s award-winning entertainment team. As guests brave this year’s lineup, they will:

• enter the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things 5,” as the barrier between reality and the supernatural is collapsing to unleash an ominous darkness over the town of Hawkins
• step back in time to the popular Club Juke from Warner Bros. Pictures “Sinners,” where a night of music and celebration turns to panic as a troupe of unrelenting vampires crash the opening night, threatening to violently curse the guests in a brutal battle for survival
• descend into the iconic Lament Configuration puzzle box and enter a dimension inhabited by the ritualistically torturous beings, the Cenobites, and their leader, the iconic Pinhead, in “Hellraiser,” based on the original horror trilogy
  
  
• climb aboard the Crazy Train for a terrifying trip through Ozzy Osbourne’s disturbing world of rock and roll in “Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness,” as Halloween Horror Nights pays tribute to the pioneering heavy metal icon
  
  
• take a terrifying firsthand journey through the most frightening moments of “Evil Dead Burn,” where they’ll encounter ferocious Deadites around every turn before succumbing to the evil forces themselves
• come face-to-face with Halloween Horror Nights icons Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow in “Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control,” where their twisted rivalry unfolds in a battle between chaos and control that ultimately leads to the two adversaries joining forces
• witness a terrifying encounter with an aggressive, unseen alien craft that has abducted a family and its livestock from a remote homestead…and now is plotting to tear everyone apart in “INVASION: Alien Abduction”
  
• enter the twisted world of H.R. Bloodengutz as the fan-favourite creature feature host returns to WKNB Television Station for a final Halloween Special of gruesome proportions in “H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!”
• navigate a post-apocalyptic wasteland where almost all life is nearly extinct, causing humans to feast on each other for survival in “MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals”
• enter “Cybergoria,” a cold, dead world where humans have awakened from cryo-sleep to find that the machines built to make them immortal and invincible have been harvesting human flesh and replacing it with synthetic parts

The terror spills onto the streets of Universal Studios Florida with four new, elaborately themed scare zones where guests face unimaginable horrors, such as:

• “Downtown Clowntown,” where a troupe of maniacal clowns have taken over the New York area and converted it into Downtown Clowntown in honour of Jack. Guests will encounter a variety of clowns of different kinds and origins, including the Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Art the Clown, and returning Horror Nights characters Chance and Eddie Schmidt
• Fortnitemares, where fans will enter Freaky Fields, a Halloween-inspired living battleground overcome with a threatening force. Throughout the scare zone, fans will encounter the Battle Bus along with familiar Fortnitemares characters – plus a few new additions exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights – as they work to escape and claim victory
  
  
• “Infernal Carnival of Nightmares,” where Jack and Dr Oddfellow invite guests to step right up and discover a sinister spectacle decades in the making featuring past event icons, including The Usher, The Storyteller and more, who have returned to wreak havoc
• “Sideshow of Decay,” where Cindy Caine (daughter of legendary icon, The Caretaker), with the aid of Dr. Oddfellow, has opened a portal to resurrect decayed nightmares from the past and unleash them upon guests

• Mel’s Die-In: Zombies, where a hungry horde of zombie carhops have taken over Mel’s Die-In – and they’re ready to serve up guests on a platter
• Club Horror, located in the streets of San Francisco, where the DJ is undead but the vibe is alive and well
• Chainsaw Hordes roaming the streets of Universal Studios who prey upon unsuspecting guests
• And for the first time ever, a creepy cute meet-and-greet with the infamous HamiKuma located inside the Five & Dime merchandise location

• Two mind-blowing live shows:
  
  • Stranger Things: Return to Hawkins, an all-new nighttime lagoon show honouring the legacy of Stranger Things that brings the global phenomenon to life in a spectacular new way. Featuring beloved scenes from the series projected across towering water screens, dynamic lighting effects and immersive audio — including iconic music from the series — this experience will take guests on an emotional journey in celebration of the series’ 10th anniversary.
  • Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir, where guests can embark on a dark musical journey and resist temptation as death-defying stunts lure them deeper into a vampire-ridden metropolis.
• This year’s Tribute Store, which will return to the New York area of Universal Studios Florida and invite guests to shop exclusive, all-new merchandise inside this year’s themed experience, Sideshow Obscura, a haunting travelling sideshow that has mysteriously returned to town. As they navigate eerie oddities while venturing through the ticket entrance, backstage spaces and chilling midway, guests will discover that this once-forgotten show still has dark secrets to uncover. Select items also available online at ShopUniversal.com
  
• A selection of more than 50 killer food and beverage offerings inspired by this year’s scares, including Upside Down Chicken & Waffles (“Stranger Things”), Pinhead’s Skin & Meatballs (“Hellraiser”), Annie’s Juke Joint Catfish & Grits (“Sinners”) and more – along with returning fan-favourite culinary items.

7 nights in Universal Orlando Resort from £1,422.57 per person

7 nights at Universal Orlando Resort with Virgin Atlantic Holidays, including scheduled Virgin Atlantic Economy Classic flights direct from London Heathrow to Orlando.

Room Only accommodation at Universal Endless Summer Resort – Dockside Inn and Suites. The package also includes 14-day Universal Orlando All Parks Tickets and Halloween Horror Nights Single Night Tickets. Price is based on two adults travelling and sharing a Standard 2 Queen Room.

Price is based on a departure on 10 September 2026 and includes all applicable taxes, local fees, resort fees and fuel surcharges, which are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.

Book by 30 September 2026 to take advantage of Virgin Atlantic Holidays’ September Sale, including a reduced £75 per person deposit and additional savings on selected Universal Orlando Resort holidays using promo code UNIVERSAL.

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Price is correct as of 28 August 2026.