Food & Drinks at Halloween Horror Nights 2019

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Halloween Horror Nights – 6 Sep – 2 Nov, 2019

Now I don’t know if you know but Halloween Horror Nights isn’t all about being scared out your mind… Well it is but there’s also a lot of new food to talk about during HHN. So much so that I think it deserves its own blog!

You can find new and returning fan favourites including food and drink inspired by Ghostbusters, Stranger Things and more.

Stranger Things Food and Drink

Starcourt Mall – Located in tents outside Monster Cafe and Finnegan’s.

Get a taste of the Starcourt Mall with a variety of dishes inspired by iconic mall dining. Enjoy Grilled Street Corn and Nachos Queso Fundidio from Ole Amigo. Grab a bento box with an Orange Chicken Bao Bun, Szechuan Beef Pot Stickers and fried Wonton Chips, complete with ginger soy dipping sauce from the Imperial Panda. Or head over to Hawkins Heroes for a Turkey or Veggie Hero.


You can also grab dessert with chocolate dipped bacon on a stick and Pumpkin Patch Mini Donuts.

Halloween Horror Nights Chocolate Covered Bacon

Merrill’s Mini Pumpkin Doughnuts

Located in the tents outside Finnegan’s

Halloween Horror Nights Pumpkin Patch Donuts

Here you’ll get 11 mini doughnuts on a bed of cookie crumbles with a colourful frosting drizzle.

Triple Decker Extravaganza

Located in the San Francisco Bakery

This one is a fan favourite from last years Stranger Things food that has returned to tickle your tastebuds once more..

Halloween Horror Nights Triple Decker Extravaganza

A stack of delicious waffles, whipped cream and candy .

Sony Pictures Ghostbusters Ghost Trap Popcorn

Located at many popcorn carts

The perfect snack to fuel you on the go – a popcorn bucket inspired by the containment unit for ghosts for the proton pack from Sony Pictures Ghostbusters.

Halloween Horror Nights Ghost Trap Popcorn

Syrups and Waffles

Located at Gramercy Popcorn and Production Central Veranda

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Photo: insideuniversal.net

This is a drink that has returned for its second year, complete with maple flavours and teeny tiny waffles on top.

More ‘eats and treats’

S’mores Fries
Located at KidZone Pizza Company

Sweet potato fries, marshmallow, chocolate chips and cracker crumbs.. personally i’m unsure on this one!

Halloween Horror Nights S'mores Fries

Pizza Fries
Located at KidZone Pizza Company

These are more up my street and a huge hit with HHN fans and i don’t really think it needs any more explaining than it’s pizza… on some fries!

Halloween Horror Nights Pizza Fries

Twisted Taters

Those mouth-watering potato swirls with your choice of sour cream & chive, garlic parmesan, seasoned salt, or salt & vinegar.

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Candy Corn
Located at Gramercy Popcorn and Production Central Veranda

A Classic Halloween Candy in a sweet slushie!

Halloween Horror Nights Candy Corn

There are also four signature drinks this year inspired by classic 80s beverages, plus four souvenir cups to collect. (The souvenir cups will be a staggered release with a new one becoming available on a weekly basis)

  • Blood Pit – Vodka, blood orange sour, peach schnapps and orange juice.
  • Twilight Gateway – Tequila, watermelon schnapps, pineapple juice, orange juice and grenadine.
  • Vampires Curse – Spiced rum, fruit punch and sour mix.
  • Saturn – Gin, Falernum liqueur, passion fruit puree and sour mix.
Halloween Horror Nights Signature Drinks

So that’s a round up of some of the food and drink you can indulge on at HHN29.
Need more info about the houses, scare zones and shows at this years HHN? Then check this out.

Smiles included,

Abby

Universal announce new Lagoon Show ‘Halloween Marathon of Mayhem’

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So just when we though we had ALLLLLL the Halloween Horror Nights news that we needed, Universal hit us with a brand new event that is heading to HHN this year!

A brand spanking new lagoon show is debuting at Studios just for HHN (6th September – 2nd November )…

HALLOWEEN MARATHON OF MAYHEM

New “Halloween Marathon of Mayhem” Lagoon Show Coming to Halloween Horror Nights

Watch as the lagoon transforms with a spectacle of neon and synth, featuring iconic scenes from top horror films, cult classics and TV shows in “Halloween Marathon of Mayhem”.

The Lagoon is going to light up with iconic scenes from the following:
Stranger Things
Ghostbusters
Universal Monsters
Killer Klowns from Outer Space

The show will feature a blend of fountain based media, state of the art tech and special effects in a ‘new way’.

This is one 80’s nightmare you won’t want to miss.

Show times each event night are 10PM, 11PM and 12AM.

This is a verrrryyyy cool addition to Halloween Horror Nights in my opinion!

What do you guys think of this?

Stay tuned for more information on Halloween Marathon of Mayhem!

Screams Included,

Abby

Universal Announce Graveyard Games Haunted House Awakens For Halloween Horror Nights 29

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You wait around all month for a HHN29 and then two come along. Hot of the release of Us Universal have today announced Graveyard Games Haunted House Awakens.

Here’s what you can expect;

In the Ascension Parish Cemetery, it’s normal to find teens playing amongst the tombstones. You’ll find yourself witnessing the repercussions of the disrespectful antics of two teens who have awakened the spirits of the dead. As you roam through the cemetery, you’ll wind through dark mausoleums and decaying piles of coffins.

Ghosts of every shape and form will rise from the tombstones to exact their revenge as you try to escape the maze of crumbling tombstones and mausoleums. Skeletal beings, ghastly apparitions and vengeful spirits will try to drag you to the grave. And in the end, you’ll find out what happened to those who set out to deface the cemetery.

Before you enter the haunted house, take the opportunity to chat with a few of the local teens and storytellers of the town. All you need is your phone and open Facebook Messenger to the Halloween Horror Nights page. Here you’ll learn the history and spooky legends the cemetery keeps. Better to be prepared for what awaits than finding yourself coming to a “dead” end.

The interactive element sounds amazing and I can’t wait to visit. You can buy Halloween Horror Night Tickets from Orlando Attraction Tickets where you’ll be able to visit haunted houses such as Stranger Things, Us, Ghostbusters and Killer Klowns from Outta Space.

Smiles included…

Jamie

‘US’ announced for HHN!

Hey thrill seekers,

We were beginning to think Universal had completely forgotten about HHN29 with all of their new park news! But luckily they haven’t and today they have announced a new house to add to the already terrifying line up..

JORDAN PEELE’S BLOCKBUSTER HIT ‘US’ COMES TO LIFE IN TERRIFYING NEW HAUNTED HOUSE AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS

Here’s what Universal had to say about the house..

‘Are you ready to enter the shocking reality of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures’ global horror hit Us?

In this new haunted house, you will walk through the Wilson family beach house and Santa Cruz Pier, where you might spot a familiar character outside of the Fun House. You’ll also venture through the unnerving tunnels that stretch for miles deep below America and come face-to-face with “The Tethered” – a group of terrifying doppelgängers of every living man, woman and child in the country. You’ll quickly discover that you are your own worst enemy.

Doesn’t sound like much of a ‘fun house’ to me.. :/

Jordan Peele’s Blockbuster Hit ‘Us’ Comes to Life in Terrifying New Haunted House at Halloween Horror Nights

Follow in the footsteps of Adelaide Wilson as she experiences a horrifying and traumatic encounter with her tethered double, Red. Watch her face off with her menacing mirror image in a deadly dance with a fatal ending.

As you venture deeper through the haunted house, you will be transported to modern-day, and witness “The Tethered” rise-up from their underground labyrinth, ready to take on their privileged upperworld counterparts – determined to enact their plan of murder and revenge.

Prepare to run for your life, as there is no escaping yourself.’

This sounds, in a few words.. Utterly bloody terrifying!!! :O Saying that, this sounds like the type of house that will have me screaming, jumping, laughing and crying all in one!

check out the video.. beware it’s not for the faint hearted!

Don’t forget this year is bigger than ever with 10 houses, 5 scare zones and 2 live shows!

If you’ve forgotten all of the houses that have been announced so far, here is a re-cap:

Stranger Things
Nightingales: Blood Pit
Universal Monsters
Depths of Fear
Yeti – Terror of the Yukon
Ghostbusters
Killer Klowns from Outer Space

What do you think the last 2 houses will be???

Screams Included,

Abby

Interview With Patrick Braillard About Halloween Horror Nights 29

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On Monday Abby and Gavin were invited to a secret event in London to discuss all things Halloween Horror Nights with Patrick Braillard, Creative Development Show Director and Writer at Universal Orlando.

Here’s what happened;

We’d like to thank Patrick for the opportunity to interview him and the energy he brought even though he was horribly jet lagged.

Smiles included…

Jamie

Universal Confirm Killer Klowns From Outer Space House For HHN29

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Well Gavin guessed one right last week with Universal confirming Ghostbusters for Halloween Horror Nights and this time its Abby who correct guessed that Universal would be taking a popular scare zone from HHN28 and turning it into a house.

That’s right, Universal have confirmed that Killer Klowns from Outer Space will be part of HHN29.

Patrick Braillard, Creative Development Show Director for Universal stated at a secret media event on Monday that Killer Klowns from Outer Space was the most photographed IP at HHN28 and this led to the creative team dedicating a house this year.

The maze will be based around a circus style tent and will feature 3 new Klowns that were not part of last years event and will include KLOWNZILLA a 18 foot Klown that guarantees scares.

Here’s what Universal had to say;

Go beyond the mayhem and madness of last year’s wildly popular scare zone and step right up for an entire haunted house experience based on the cult classic film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. This new experience will feature a gaggle of new characters including the baby Klowns, Boco, and Klownzilla, as well as new scenery like the Klowns’ circus-tent spaceship, and the cotton candy cocoon storage room where they keep their victims.

Throughout the house your sense of fear will be triggered by your sense of smell as you encounter strong whiffs of familiar fairground fare like sweet cotton candy, stale buttery popcorn and ice cream. Don’t be fooled though, these otherwise pleasant aromas are a sign of the murderous gang of klowns that awaits you as you move from scene to scene.

Try to evade them or you’re likely to end up captured in one of their cotton candy cocoons and doomed to a terrible fate. There will be no escaping the big teeth of the Big Top.

Killer Klowns joins Stranger Things, Ghostbusters, Yeti – Terror of the Yukon, Depths of Fear, Universal Monsters and Nightingales: Blood Pit

Halloween Horror Nights will include 10 houses, 5 scare zones and 2 houses.

Screams included…

Jamie

Universal Confirm Ghostbusters For HHN29

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You know that one bloke in your office who’s proper smug cos he happened to guess 1 Halloween Horror Nights house correct in 10 years… well that guy today is Gavin who on OAT Live 44 correctly stated that Universal would have a Ghostbusters House this year and today its confirmed.

Ghostbusters for those of a certain age is iconic and fits perfectly into this years theme which is the 1980’s.

Here’s what Universal had to say;

Celebrating its 35th anniversary, you’ll jump through the movie screen of the original 1984 film and walk through some of your favorite scenes like the New York Public Library, the Temple of Gozer and more.

In this haunted house, you’ll be transported to the streets of New York as the rift between worlds opens, releasing ghoulish spirits, hideous specters and ectoplasm-dripping phantasms in every shape and size. Come face-to-face with the voracious Slimer, the all-power Gozer the Gozerian, Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and more.

Peter, Ray, Egon and Winston will have to save the day as these paranormal creatures materialize in unexpected places – but will their proton packs be enough?

Ghostbusters joins Stranger Things, Universal Monsters, Yeti: Terror of the Yukon, Nightingales: Blood Pit and Depths of Fear

Smiles included…

Jamie

Universal Confirm Yeti: Terror of the Yukon For HHN29

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It seems a long time since we last got a little taste of what this years Halloween Horror Nights will bring us, so I was delighted to be informed that today Universal have confirmed that Yeti: Terror of the Yukon is the next house to be revealed.

Here’s what we can expect;

Deep in the remote tundra of the Yukon, loggers and trappers seek refuge from the frigid grip of an arctic blizzard. But out in the darkness, a terror lurks far more dangerous than the deluge of snow and ice. These unfortunate souls have intruded into a territory that is haunted by their worst nightmares. Enter a logging camp that’s been torn apart, floors caked with snow, bones and gore.  Right outside, screams are frozen on the faces of those who fled the towering monsters only to succumb to the elements. But there is no escape from beasts as brutal as the winter.

Just when you thought the only thing to fear was the elements, an icy terror will descend over you. Cringe at the trail of blood leading to caves none have lived to see. As you enter the labyrinth of caves, you’ll hear the screaming echoes of those who couldn’t escape the inevitable. If you survive long enough to see the end, you’re likely to find the remains of those who came before you and meet their same demise. You’re in Yeti territory now. They’re stone cold vicious and will stop at nothing for a taste of blood. If the cold doesn’t get you, they will.

Yeti: Terror of the Yukon joins the following houses in this years already terrifying line up:
Stranger Things
Nightingales: Blood Pit
Universal Monsters
Depths of Fear

Don’t forget Halloween Horror Nights is running from the 6th September to the 2nd November for you to experience 10 haunted houses, 5 scare zones, live entertainment and more!

You can get a 2 night ticket or a Frequent Fear Pass on our website 🙂 you’ll definitely not want to miss HHN29 that’s for sure!

Screams included,

Abby

Everything we know so far about the Stranger Thing HHN House

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So after all the excitement of the Stranger Things announcement @HorrorNights (the official HHN account for Hollywood) decided to do an impromptu Q&A session on twitter about the house.. As both Orlando and Hollywood are getting a Stranger Things house I thought it would be worth looking in to..

So lets take a look at some of the questions and answers..

So the house is going to be mainly based on season 2 with a ‘bonus’ section for season 3.. unusual as the majority of people would have finished watching season 3 by the time HHN starts as it airs in July (and if you’re like me you’ll have watched the whole season in the first day!) so I wonder what they mean by ‘bonus’ …

Different 80’s playlist confirmed, I wonder what songs are included?

This is an interesting one but at least we know it’s not going to be too similar to the last Stranger Things house!

😂😂😂😂😂😂

So not LOADS of gore then? 😉

Interesting… Not a definite no on that one!


I love scare zones and knowing that they’re all new concepts is even better! I wonder what it is they’re working on in regard to new elements…

YES!! that’s what we like to hear

Monsterpalooza is on between the 12th – 14th April so lets hope Orlando get an announcement then too!!

The best bit of that Q&A in my opinion is the fact that they realise that a Stranger Things house should be scarier…

Also, don’t forget that we know some scenes that are confirmed.. – Chief Hopper’s cabin – Starcourt Mall – The Upside Down

This year, you’ll experience an all-new haunted house where you will travel back to the small town of Hawkins, Indiana and walk-through some of the most terrifying scenes from Stranger Things 2 and 3.

‘Not only will you come face-to-face with snarling Demodogs, but you will also make your way through iconic scenes and locations, from Chief Hopper’s cabin to the Starcourt Mall.’

Anyone got any questions that they want us to ask HHN Orlando??

Screams included,

Abby

Abby’s Annual Halloween Horror Nights Predictions

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Every year I put on my thinking cap, enter a darkened room, pop on some soothing music and make predictions on what I think Universal will do for Halloween Horror Nights. 2 years ago i got 3/6 correct and last year i got 2/6 correct so let’s hope this year is a bit better!

Universal have confirmed that HHN29 will have 10 all-new elaborately themed haunted houses and five scare zones. So here are my guesses at what might be awaiting around a Universal corner waiting to scare the bejesus out of us.

Last year half of the houses were original IP and the other half were based on films/series. I’m 99.9% sure that it’s going to be the same again this year and obviously it will be mega hard to try and guess original IP but here we go..

Stranger Things 2

A massive hit last year, I think that people are pretty much assuming we’ll see a house based around Season 2.
Season 2 of Stranger Things was applauded for being more horror based than the first series but I have a few reasons why I think we may not see a Stranger Things series 2 house.. It doesn’t hold the title of the worlds scariest concept and HHN is renowned for being TERRIFYING, although Universal do throw out a couple of surprises now and again and Stranger Things was pretty much an anomaly house. As the series has such a huge fan base of course it was going to be a big hit but in my opinion it’s the sort of concept for a house that once you’ve done it once you don’t need to do it again?

With that being said, anyone who didn’t get the opportunity to do it last year would likely jump at the chance to be able to get another opportunity to enter the upside down (me included!) but how much different could they really make it.. it’s the same characters, same demogorgans etc but all in all I do think it is a strong contender. Especially due to the fact they extended the house to run past last years HHN!

Probability: 8/10

The Thing

This one is a bit of a long shot, it was a house in 2007 in Orlando and 2011 in Hollywood and the fact I had to google that must mean that they weren’t very memorable houses, right? I do however actually think it would work really well as a house with all the technology Universal now have compared to 8 and 12 years ago! A loud, dark, blizzard like climate with The Thing chasing you around becoming its latest victim through each scene is pretty cool I think?
There isn’t any plans for another re-make as far as I know so in my opinion Universal would need to be a bit desperate to go with this house seeing as there are strong rumours of it being 50% their own IP this year.

Probability: 3/10

The Haunting of Hill House

This series is destined to be a HHN house! For one, it’s set in a house anyway so accurate surroundings will be easier than say, Stranger Things where the creative team had to make visitors feel like they were walking through different locations from the series. The interior of the house is perfect too.. with a beautiful two-story entrance hall, a basement, and a labyrinth of rooms.
When this series came out on Netflix it was all anyone really talked about and if you haven’t watched it already then what are you doing reading this?! Get watching!
We know how well Universal working with Netflix went last year so this is a massive possibility (and I really hope it happens!)

Probability: 7/10

Pet Sematary

There is a remake of Pet Sematary coming out this April (based on the novel by Stephen King) and the trailer is absolutely terrifying and what does that mean? It would make a fabulous HHN house!
If you’re not familiar, the Creed family discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. A perilous chain reaction of events unleashes an unspeakable evil with horrific consequences.
In my opinion this would be a super scary house and Universal have worked with Paramount in the past so is a possibility!

Probability: 7/10

Blumhouse or Halloween  

Okay I understand this is kind of a cheat one but i’m so stuck so i’ve bundled them together.
Blumhouse is a fan favourite (apart from last year where it sort of got swamped by all of the other massive IP’s) In HHN28 we got Happy Death Day & Purge and i’m thinking this year we might get a Blumhouse house featuring Halloween or just a Halloween house on it’s own.
I’ve previously spoken about why I think we’ll see another Halloween house. Basically, the new Halloween movie wasn’t featured in last years house and that is likely to be because they didn’t want to show spoilers. HHN28 began on the 14th September and the movie was released on the 19th October meaning Universal would have either spoiled main parts of the movie or not have been able to include them.. neither are in Universals nature. Also, right at the end and I mean RIGHT at the end of the movie you can hear Michael breathing and then the ‘Universal parks and resorts’ logo appears which could possibly mean the film will feature.

Probability: 6/10

Killer Klowns From Outer Space 

This has been really strongly rumoured for a house this year and I think that’s down to the popularity of the Scare Zone last year (and how director Mike Aiello is a HUGE fan of KKFOS) this isn’t really a thing that tickles my fancy but I did see the huge impact it had on HHN28 and the nostalgia it bought fans so I think it would be a real smart move.

Probability: 8/10

These have been really hard predictions, and I just have to throw these cheeky suggestions in..
Halloween Horror Nights starts on a Friday the 13th and of course Friday the 13th, could mean that Jason may be an icon at this years event seeing as we have the perfect date for him or maybe even a a special event on that day dedicated to the man himself? The last time there was a house featuring Jason was in 2015 when we had Freddy vs Jason so I think it’s about time he re-visited!
Also last year, even with a probability of 0/10 I mentioned death eaters attacking in the WWOHP and i’m going to keep saying it until the day I die or the day it happens, whichever comes first. But with this years announcement of the dark arts light projection show I’m wanting it more and more!


As Warner Bros are now hosting their own Halloween event and due to the fact Disney have bought 21st Century Fox this years was a LOT harder. There is a lot of IP that is now a no-go such as:
American Horror Story – I had the privilege of doing an AHS house in 2017 but we will not be seeing another one any time soon.
Exorcist – this one has been done in the past too and not likely to be coming back.
Jeepers Creepers – this film terrifies me! It would have made for a great house too! 🙁
Paranormal Activity – I’m sure Universal creative team can and have made concepts similar to this without needing the rights!
Poltergeist – PHEW at least we got this house last year!
Wrong Turn – weirdly one of my favourite film series so i would have loved to have been able to walk through a house based on this!
Rocky Horror Picture Show – It’s sad to think that we won’t see anymore of this at Universal for the foreseeable future.

Another one we wont be seeing is Hellraiser which is another house that the hardcore fans of HHN have wanted for years!
Horror Nights which is a twitter account for Hollywood HHN has basically confirmed that they cannot do a Hellraiser house. Booo. 🙁

So there’s my 6 IP predictions.. I recently created some polls and asked some questions on our social media to get a feel for what the people really want. 😉 The first pic is a twitter poll that shows Halloween is a popular choice among the people but it was a really tight conclusion between the 4!
I also asked the people of Instagram to send us their HHN house suggestions and here are some of the popular results:
-Halloween
-Insidious
-IT
-Haunting of Hill House
-AHS Cult
-‘More Stephen King’
-Us

Original House Ideas

Now thinking about what the original houses could be has nearly sent my brain into overload so I’ve had a brainstorm and here’s what I’ve come up with..
– A clown themed house, maybe even bring the chainsaw wielding clowns into their own house?
– Scary Circus – a house featuring an asylum where all the deadbeat circus acts have gone to live out the rest of their lives.. Creepy huh?!
– A Coven house.. a house full to the brim of witches who are out to seek justice from a wrong doing to one of their own.
– A ‘Hollywood’ Themed house where you walk through some iconic scenes that have been twisted. Surely Universal could just slightly change the name and concept of each film scene and get away with this??
– A torture house, where every room forces the guest to walk through a different type of torture chamber and be a witness to some awful methods.

If those don’t make me seem messed up then I don’t know what will..

So there are this years predictions, what do you think we’re going to see at this years event??
The first house announcement was at the end of March last year and then we had announcements and info every month until Aug so hopefully we’ll be getting an announcement soon!

Screams Included,

Abby