Universal's Halloween Horror Nights

Universal's
Halloween Horror Nights
Universal's; Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Orlando
Status	Operating
Opening date	October 25, 1991
Universal Studios Hollywood
Status	Operating
Opening date	October 9, 1997
Universal Studios Singapore
Status	Operating
Opening date	October 21, 2011
Universal Studios Japan
Status	Operating
Opening date	September 14, 2012
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Attraction type	Annual event/ Scream Park
Designer	Universal Creative
Theme	Halloween; Haunted houses
Date	Early September–Late October/Early November
Owner	Universal Destinations & Experiences
Website	halloweenhorrornights.com
	Universal Express available
	Wheelchair accessible

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights is an annual Halloween-themed event at Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, Hollywood, Japan and Singapore. The longest-running & most successful iteration of the event, in Orlando, Florida, began as Universal Studios Fright Nights in 1991 as a 3-night event at Universal Studios Florida. The following year, it was re-branded as Halloween Horror Nights, advertised as the "second annual event". Since then, it has evolved into a scare-a-thon event filled with themed haunted houses, scare zones & shows that runs over the course of select nights from early September until late October/early November, inspiring offshoots at other Universal Studios locations across the globe.

The Orlando event was held at Universal Studios Florida from 1991 until 2001, after which Halloween Horror Nights moved to neighboring Islands of Adventure for 2002 & 2003. In 2004, a dual-park format was tested, which opened parts of both parks, before returning exclusively to Islands of Adventure in 2005. Making its return to Universal Studios Florida in 2006, the event has been held yearly with the exception of 2020, when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the first year that Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights was not held since its inception. The event later resumed with its 30th year in 2021.