Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood
HHN Hollywood 2026
Confirmed detail for the 2026 run. The permanent guide to how this event works lives on the main HHN Hollywood page.
Confirmed · Checked September 2026
Verified September 26, 2026. Universal's September 4 opening announcement confirms 42 nights, eight houses, event entertainment and its stated Hollywood Drift product list: https://media.universalparksusa.com/press-releases/halloween-horror-nights-opens-at-universal-studios-hollywood-kicking-off-southern-californias-most-extreme-halloween-event-over-42-terrifying-nights-from-thursday-september-3-to-sunday-nov/ . Universal's 2026 lineup lists six scare zones: https://blog.discoveruniversal.com/events/halloween-horror-nights-2026-universal-studios-hollywood-lineup/ . Current General Admission terms https://res.vacations.universalstudioshollywood.com/FeatureInformation/FeatureInformation.aspx?RemoteSrc=UniMPCHollywood&Uniquer=HAODHTDUPRV1NONE0B01_0&Vendor=UNH and Express terms https://res.vacations.universalstudioshollywood.com/FeatureInformation/FeatureInformation.aspx?Dest=UV2&RemoteSrc=UniMPCHollywood&Uniquer=HAUEHTEUPRV1NONE0B01_0&Vendor=UNH include exclusions that conflict with parts of the announcement. Check the selected date and ticket confirmation.
- Dates
- September 3 – November 1, 2026 (select nights)
What is different in 2026
- Eight haunted houses plus the Terror Tram: Stranger Things 5, Sinners, Hellraiser, Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness, Evil Dead Burn, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Killceañera: Music by Slash, and Dead, Deader, Deadest, with the Terror Tram starring Art the Clown
- Six scare zones — Fortnitemares, El Circo de la Muerte, Hackerz, Blood Bog, Shriek of the Banshee and Murder of Crowz — plus roaming encounters and The Purge: Dangerous Waters stunt show in the WaterWorld theater
- 42 event nights: Thursday–Sundays in September, adding Wednesdays from late September and running near-nightly through the last week of October
- Costumes are permitted subject to Universal's current policy; costume masks are prohibited
- Hollywood Drift access depends on the ticket product. Universal's event announcement and current Express terms conflict, so verify the selected ticket before purchase
The eight houses, and where each one sits
Every 2026 house with the lot it sits on. The four Lower Lot houses group into one Starway trip; confirm each queue entrance in Universal's app when you arrive.
| House | Basis | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Stranger Things 5 | Netflix's Stranger Things, fifth season | Lower Lot |
| Killer Klowns from Outer Space | The Killer Klowns film | Lower Lot |
| Dead, Deader, Deadest | Original lineup entry | Lower Lot |
| Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness | Ozzy Osbourne | Lower Lot |
| Sinners | The film Sinners | Outside the Lower Lot cluster |
| Hellraiser | The Hellraiser film franchise | Outside the Lower Lot cluster |
| Evil Dead Burn | The Evil Dead franchise | Outside the Lower Lot cluster |
| Killceañera: Music by Slash | Music by Slash | Outside the Lower Lot cluster |
Six scare zones — Fortnitemares, El Circo de la Muerte, Hackerz, Blood Bog, Shriek of the Banshee and Murder of Crowz — run across the event, plus roaming encounters and The Purge: Dangerous Waters stunt show in the WaterWorld theater.
The Terror Tram boards from the Upper Lot and stars Art the Clown. It is the event's signature and the one thing Orlando cannot copy.
How the event works
This part does not change year to year, so it is kept in one place.
The pattern
- Typically starts
- early September
- Typically ends
- the first weekend of November
- Nights
- ~40 (40–42)
- Nights of the week
- Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- The event begins at 19:00 on scheduled nights, subject to change. Early Access is a separate product with a start time that differs across Universal's current announcements and ticket terms; check your selected date and ticket confirmation.
The permanent version of all this
Height requirements, ride mechanics, accessibility detail, and permanent dining live on our evergreen guide, our year-round sister site. They do not change with the season, so we do not repeat them here.