09/05/2026
🚨 HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS HOLLYWOOD 🚨
We walked all 8 haunted houses and all the scare zones on opening night. Four of them we'd send you to first.
The big names are all here. Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, Evil Dead Burn, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and a house built around Ozzy Osbourne. They're why most people buy a ticket, and two of them landed in our top four.
But it's the original concepts, the houses with no film behind them at all, where Universal really shines this year. They tied for our #3 spot and we were glad to feature both.
🩸 Our #1 effectively starts before you reach the front door. The queue is a full show scene, and plenty of people are happy to linger here, not realizing that there's much more to come.
🦇 Our #2 is a tribute as much as a haunt, with the most varied and gorgeous sets at the event.
🤡 And Art the Clown has taken over the Terror Tram for a very gory Christmas. He's everywhere else in the park too. You are not going to avoid him.
Also in the guide: all six scare zones (two of them are badly oversold and we say so). PLUS the food and merchandise lists, and all the complex ticket and add-on details, including which one you need if you want to ride Hollywood Drift.
📸 Packed with photos and video from opening night, plus our honest take on every house. 🔗 Details below 👇
❓Art the Clown is hosting a Christmas-themed Terror Tram AND appearing all over the upper and lower lot. Inspired, or too much of a good thing?