Halloween Horror Nights 2025 (USH) - News & General Discussion

[Rideguy70]

We weren't even planning to go at all last night, but we did a very quick stop on Saturday (because a friend couldn't use their EE, so they passed them to us). Our plan from the night before still worked (FNAF > Jason > Scarecrow) except for Scarecrow. When we got to that line at about 5:35, the EXPRESS line was all the way past the EXIT for Transformers. It was like they told all the Express people it was only first good at Scarecrow, because (at least for EE), we saw very few Express for FNAF, Jason, Terrifier, or Poltergeist. While the Standby line at Scarecrow didn't look especially outrageous (about 2-3 switchbacks), we know that it probably wasn't going to move at all for at least a good 30min or more, so we passed.

So we went up to Terrifier/Poltergeist at about 6:15, and even on a busy Saturday, the line was minimal at 6:25 for both mazes. Was in both in 10 min or less. So if you were a GA and could power walk back to that area at 6:30 (when they let GA back there), you could still have minimal lines there without needing EE.

 

[Jerroddragon]

I went Yesterday with Express and Early Entry with My Wife and her friend's they didn't want spoilers so didn't know what houses were at the event

We started by getting in line for FNAF which I think was the longest wait at 30 mins.
Then Scarezone with express (20ish mins, everyone did this one after FNAF)
Slash Bar for Food (the Triple Tacos was pretty good and the tacos I got were big and full, would recommend)
Jurassic World general line (5 Mins of less)
Super Nintendo World the Ride was closed for houses so did not get on it, pretty bad luck on that one sadly
Jason with express (10 mins or less)
WWE (5 mins or less with express)
Jurassic Again General line (5 mins)
Blumhouse (walk on with express, 90 mins for general and the entire Q was filled when we were getting off it)
The Purge (express so walked in 5 mins before....but even general could do that)
Chain Saw man (walked in the pre show room, so maybe 15 mins wait if that)
Fallout (10 mins with express)
Monsterours (10 mins with express)
hippogriff coaster (5 mins in general)
Note we had to walk half the extended Q for the Potter attractions to get into the H lot, the line looked long but took only a few mins but even the employees were mutters how nuts this was and pretty sure its the fire night of them needting to slow down the flow of people into The Terriffer house area
Poltergeist (10 mins with express)
Terriffer (10-15 mins with express and sign said 60 mins for express)
Then walked back down to the lower lot
Scarecrow (5-10 mins in line)
FNAF (used the express here finally and was a 5 mins wait if that, general line should have been 35 mins or under the sign said more but not many express people, so I think the line moved quickly even for general)
Lastly WWE for a run where I had no one in front of me....was an amazing run honestly only Jason and Fallout had some big missing points, no Jason at the Bow station or next to the area right before that so just an ok run and Fallout did not have the Bear and the Power armor had no one in his room so missing the best part of the attraction but besides that we had mostly great runs

Eating during EA is not the best idea but if you have express we did just walk up and grab food within 5 mins or less and the lines got long as always.
If you want a double run on FNAF best bet is to rope drop it at EA opening and use your express later if you have it

Others Notes
In the Purge show the bad guy asked why me while being burned...funny but for sure should steal the puss and boots line and say "why me? specifically?"
I saw art Waving at the Tram as it went by the H lot when I was on the Terror Tram and when I past Art going to his house and told him we were going to his house he got excited then angry when I wasn't running, lol
I was filming the Hell Billies while people were in the restroom and I saw him on accident scare two police offers when they came out of the fog and the scare actor was laughing hard after that
We saw all the Crowz out at one point and they made a big circle and dance

Only things we missed was the Witching Hour mini street show, scaremony and Chainsaw chase out and sure we could have done them but it was 6 people and we used the restroom a lot, went on Jurassic twice and they went shopping in the HP store for like 20 mins not complaining but just saying if I was solo all could have been done on a busy as Saturday with EA and express, so if you have those and can stay all night your in good shape most likley just only take breaks when needed, lol

Event is amazing, if I ever go to another event at this level we are eating good but the Ops does have some issues and Terriffer, Jason and FNAF all got 3 hours or longer posted general wait times through out the night

 

[Spookies n' Stuff]

It comes down to whether 1) they move up call times to accommodate the earlier opening times and 2) they move up the pool call time to get swings assigned, costumed, and transported to their venue.

Anecdotal, but my friends have had their call times pushed up accordingly over the last 2 days, so hopefully that's the norm both in terms of house filling and pay.

I'm here tonight and I can confirm. Who on earth approved this nonsense? They had employees running up and down the queue telling people what to do.

They've been screwing with how express lines work in general this year and It's been bizzare. Some seemingly reverted to the way it normally works before TM preview even happened, but at Wyatt and Jason there's some weird merge shenanigans happening.

I am personally frustrated about the clear overselling of express this year more than ever. I think that is exemplified by the fact that Five Nights at Freddy's was one of the shorter waits of the night, and it was posted at 180 minutes at one point. Every other house line I walked into was double the posted time and the express line never cleared.

Also annecdotal, but it seems like it has less to do with how much theyre selling and more to do with how theyre pulsing, I've heard from multiple hosts this year that they're being told to let like 30-60 express through for every 5 general depending on how busy it is.

 

[Horror Lover]

I wonder what his "random act of kindness" will be..

 

[Jerroddragon]

I wonder what his "random act of kindness" will be..

I hope it’s terrifier or FNAF related

 

[ladiesman217]

I hope it’s terrifier or FNAF related

I found him and gave him the password. The treat was walking through Fallout with him. Sick stuff.

 

[DTH]

I just saw the video of the line that went to Forbidden Journey for Terrifier and Poltergeist -- I thought it was an exaggeration, but nope. This year is getting out of control and it's onlythe second weekend. Something needs to be done and quick. They're not going to cap attendance, so might as well re-examine alternatives. I know they tested it two years ago, but it might be worth bringing back virtual queue for single-time Express passholders. I literally cannot think of any other situation that isn't a disturbance to anyone else.

I found him and gave him the password. The treat was walking through Fallout with him. Sick stuff.

Did he say any behind the scene tidbits or were you simply just walking in silence? haha

 

[ladiesman217]

Did he say any behind the scene tidbits or were you simply just walking in silence? haha

Oh he said some stuff. He asked me not to share with anyone (so I won't) but I'll leave you with this. When I brought up the thought that Fallout felt like an IP that would feel at home with Fan Fest Nights, he answered "Yes, it absolutely does." But he said it with a very cheeky attitude and really boldened the 'absolutely' part of it. I gave him an eyebrow raise, and he gave me one back. I'll leave that up to your guys' interpretation.

But it felt kinda weird walking through with him. Specifically the line, we took the RIP Express lane and there were some people who were just staring and pointing at him (in good manner) and I felt so out of place just right there too. We talked more and we had a pretty good discussion regarding budget for mazes. When I brought up the million dollar price tags for Orlando's mazes and I brought up how crazy a price like that is, he said its not crazy at all. And that its actually even more expensive to build in CA due to higher costs, unions, and a smaller team that has to do more. He's well aware that repeats aren't good for the event but he said that's not up to him at all and he just has to work with what he's given. We chatted a bit more about architecture and some past mazes (mostly GhostBusters which made him get a bit sad reminiscing his times with Ivan Reitman) and then he had to go do something but overall, a nice time.

Oh and the quote I hit him with was, "It's simple really, a few chemicals here and there, and flesh and blood and bones just fade away..." really sold it too with body gestures ala HHN 2018 Invisible Man.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Fallout makes too much sense for Fan fest so hope it comes

While the house is not as in Demand as some of the other houses it also has a solid 30+ min line all night

Last year I was about to get on Quiet Place in under 10 mins many nights but Fallout is much harder, at least so far


Also Question: I'm going to HHN this Thursday and do not have EA but have an AP. So lets say in in the park and get off Jurassic and its past 5:30 where can I go until the event starts at 7?

 

[Jonathan]

Fallout makes too much sense for Fan fest so hope it comes

While the house is not as in Demand as some of the other houses it also has a solid 30+ min line all night

Last year I was about to get on Quiet Place in under 10 mins many nights but Fallout is much harder, at least so far


Also Question: I'm going to HHN this Thursday and do not have EA but have an AP. So lets say in in the park and get off Jurassic and its past 5:30 where can I go until the event starts at 7?

As long as you have a wristband you can pretty much roam the park and eat anywhere that's open. On Saturday after the Wyatt Sicks opened for early access, they allowed all of us who did not have early access to wait in a separate line and at 7pm they walked us over to the queue inside JW. At least on Saturday, Transformers (used indoor queue for FNaF) and Mummy were closed at 5:30pm. Not sure when they opened up to guests again. Upper Lot is pretty much the same. You can roam the stores and food venues. Potter access wasn't available to non EA people until 7pm. Obviously things can change from night to night, but that was my experience on Saturday.

 

[Jerroddragon]

As long as you have a wristband you can pretty much roam the park and eat anywhere that's open. On Saturday after the Wyatt Sicks opened for early access, they allowed all of us who did not have early access to wait in a separate line and at 7pm they walked us over to the queue inside JW. At least on Saturday, Transformers (used indoor queue for FNaF) and Mummy were closed at 5:30pm. Not sure when they opened up to guests again. Upper Lot is pretty much the same. You can roam the stores and food venues. Potter access wasn't available to non EA people until 7pm. Obviously things can change from night to night, but that was my experience on Saturday.

Thank you, I think then I will stay near Fallout and once the masses are allowed in rope drop that. I just know if I go too far down the main entry area they will hold me so don't want to do that and will stay in one of the restaurants mostly

 

[highdefrex]

Well, went last night -- first time ever doing my first night at the event without getting in early (ahh, I miss the old, unpaid days). We decided not to join the opening crush, so we ate and had drinks for about an hour first to kill time, then made it to the gate at 7:15.

Got in line for Fallout at 7:30, with a 35-minute wait, and was out of the house at 8:00 on the dot. Really fun, especially since we'd just watched season one in preparation, but it definitely felt short. Had a "That's it?" feeling that most of the houses in that location have had, including when it was TWDA. The bear was really cool, though -- we kept expecting the Gulper to show up, that we'd completely forgotten about the bear, so it was a nice punch!

After that, we went for the Terror Tram, and were boarding (pretty much a walk on) by 8:10 and done around 8:30. Really enjoyed it this year; I love that they're tweaking it more and more, as the mini house concept really works. If it can keep improving from this foundation, I'll be excited about it again.

After that, we went to the Lower Lot; Scarecrow had a 15-minute wait time when we got in line around 8:45. Ended up waiting almost nearly 80 minutes, and once we got closer to the front, I was counting: For every 40-ish Express guests that would be in line, the ops person was letting in 2 to 4 people from general. Brutal. So we got out around 10:05.

At that point, FNAF was 180 minutes; Jason was 90; Terrifier (I think) was 90, etc., etc. We ended up leaving and going home from there (we'll be back Thursday, so this was our "chip away slowly" night). But man, yeah... Not doable without Early Access, and I can't *fathom* paying all that money to get in line at, say, 8 or 9 and stand for three-plus hours for something like FNAF, only to have the event be nearly over by the time you're out of it.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Socal Tall Guy posted a video of him rope dropping FNAF and took about 1 hour and 45 mins to get on FNAF

I'll be honest and say basically the only way to get on FNAF under an hour seems to be EA, express or right when the event is closing


Also Scary Farm and Fright Fest open this weekend...and just looked it up they are still selling the fast lane tickets for scary farm. So I wonder if HHN is going to affect the other haunts in the area and they will have slower years because of it...or do some people avoid HHN because the hype and go to the other more chill events?

 

[Stonecoldfreak1]

Are the house attendants still yelling at the top of their lungs to keep up with the party in front of you during the entire house? Had someone stare directly at me and YELL that during Quiet Place last year. I said "any closer and I'd be inside the person in front of me" and then yelled it again.

Going next Sunday and sprung for RIP for the first time. Super excited and it's going to be a total surprise for my girlfriend who won't find out until we check in. If anyone has any tips, would love to hear them. Have tried to stay relatively spoiler free for Hollywood this year, but have done 4 nights in Orlando so far.

 

[Clive]

Are the house attendants still yelling at the top of their lungs to keep up with the party in front of you during the entire house? Had someone stare directly at me and YELL that during Quiet Place last year. I said "any closer and I'd be inside the person in front of me" and then yelled it again.

Going next Sunday and sprung for RIP for the first time. Super excited and it's going to be a total surprise for my girlfriend who won't find out until we check in. If anyone has any tips, would love to hear them. Have tried to stay relatively spoiler free for Hollywood this year, but have done 4 nights in Orlando so far.

I had absolutely zero issues walking at my own pace in all mazes on opening weekend, including during the heat of the night. This meant I navigated several mazes with effectively no one in front of us. Your mileage may vary, of course.