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Halloween Horror Nights Named Nation’s Best Halloween Event #HHN26

October 21, 2016 by Dawn McAlexander

Halloween Horror Nights Named Nation's Best Halloween Event #HHN26

For 8 years in a row, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights has been named the Nation’s Best Halloween Event by Amusement Today. That is a pretty high honor considering how many Halloween events there are. Naturally, if you are a huge Halloween fan, this will definitely be something that you should add to your list of things to do this year. Have you been to Halloween Horror Nights? If so, what did you think?

Halloween Horror Nights Named Nation’s Best Halloween Event

Guests have spoken and Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 26 is now the highest-rated in Halloween Horror Nights history. This year’s event packs a powerful line up of nine disturbingly-real haunted houses based on some of the most popular names in entertainment and horrifying original stories, five terrifying scare zones filled with live scareactors and two live shows – and fans have ranked this year’s event the best yet.

Plus, this year’s event also features the highest-rated haunted house in Halloween Horror Nights history – American Horror Story.” In this thrilling maze, guests become the next doomed residents of Murder House from Installment 1, tortured performers in the disturbing and twisted Freak Show from Installment 4, and victims of the otherworldly, death-dealing Hotel from Installment 5 of the FX hit television series.

Here’s what fans have been saying:

“My favorite house this year is American Horror Story. The three seasons they have in there are just spot on!”

“You’re going to be doing a lot of running from these creatures out here.”

“It’s unlike anything we’ve ever done. It gets better and better every year. And I don’t think that there’s anything that could ever compare to this.”

“You don’t want to miss a single thing they have here. Every single part is scary to me.”

“The American Horror Story house was hands down the best.”

For select nights, guests can experience theme park thrills by day and become victims of their own horror film by night at Halloween Horror Nights. For more information, visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com/Orlando.

Halloween Horror Nights is the ultimate Halloween event, spanning both coasts at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. For more than 20 years, guests from around the world have visited Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood to become victims inside their own horror film as they encounter movie-quality haunted houses, hundreds of menacing “scareactors” and outrageous live shows.

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: #HHN26, Amusement Today, Halloween, Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios

About Dawn McAlexander

Dawn has been a music lover her entire life. She went to college in Boone, NC, an area that is rich in music and culture. She also worked as a radio deejay for 10 years and grew up in Southeastern, Va, a melting pot of different musical styles and traditions. She has been to more concerts than she can count in every genre you can imagine. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, Kenny, and their dog, Marley, and cat, TJ.

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  1. Jena Proctor says

    October 21, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    This looks terrifying! I am sure people have a blast. I am NOT a fan of these events, people dressed up freak me out!

  2. Annie says

    October 21, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    I love Halloween! Mostly because of the costumes, also it’s the only time when I can go all out with my makeup and face/body paint skills XD

  3. karen says

    October 21, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    I bet Universal really does this up well – I mean, they do so many unique things! I havent even checked out what is good around here for Halloween. Better get on that!

  4. Amy Desrosiers says

    October 21, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    I would love to visit this place before Halloween! It does look like it provides a good haunt experience.

  5. Brianne says

    October 21, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    This event looks cool and super SCARY!! I love Halloween themed experiences!

  6. Stacie says

    October 21, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    I haven’t been to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios but I would love to go. I love anything to do with horror and Halloween.

  7. Amber Myers says

    October 21, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    If we lived closer to this, we’d SO go. This sounds like a blast.

  8. Olivia Douglass says

    October 21, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    I’m not sure I could handle this, haha! I know that my brother in law could, though!

  9. Dawn Lopez says

    October 22, 2016 at 3:07 am

    This looks like the perfect Halloween stop for our family. We love haunted attractions!

  10. Collectively Bee says

    October 23, 2016 at 1:38 am

    I love Halloween but I do not like to be scared! I only like a good scare if it’s on a movie!

  11. Teresa | Simply Made Fun says

    October 23, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    I’ve heard that these events are SO fun, but I am not into being scared like that! We have something similar at the theme park in my state and I avoid it at all costs. haha

  12. Nicky says

    October 23, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    Love Halloween Horror Nights!! So bummed I missed it this year. Thank you for sharing!

  13. Dana Vento says

    October 23, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    That event was really look scary. I want to attend an event like this

  14. Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com says

    October 23, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    Wow! This sounds perfect for this “Halloweeny” time of year! Looking forward to learning more about it, thank you!!!

  15. Taylor Mobley says

    October 24, 2016 at 1:00 am

    I love all things spooky and scary. Halloween is actually my favorite time of year. It is the best holiday in my opinion!!! Thanks for sharing!

  16. Christina Aliperti says

    October 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    I love halloween events. It’s my favorite holiday because of the makeup and costumes.

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Dawn has been a music lover her entire life. She went to college in Boone, NC, an area that is rich in music and culture. She also worked as a radio deejay for 10 years and grew up in Southeastern, Va, a melting pot of different musical styles and traditions. She has been to more concerts than she can count in every genre you can imagine. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, Kenny, and their dog, Marley, and cat, TJ.

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