Much gore was scrapped from the event, and blood was replaced with green "goop". īecause the September 11 attacks occurred so close to Halloween Horror Nights XI, Universal made many changes to tone down the event. In 2000, Universal launched its first in-house created Icon, Jack the Clown. One notable change was the first 3-D haunted house, in 1999, in the Nazarman's facade. There were three haunted houses each year, although from 1998 on, two each year were dual-path houses, for a total of five experiences. Between 20, Universal Studios Hollywood made use of Universal's House of Horrors, its permanent haunted attraction, as a part of Halloween Horror Nights, by re-theming it for the event.īack in Florida, Halloween Horror Nights VI through X followed the formula developed for Halloween Horror Nights V in 1995, growing from 15 nights in 1996 to 19 in 2000. From 2001 to 2005, Halloween Horror Nights went on hiatus at Universal Studios Hollywood, then returned in 2006. Halloween Horror Nights officially launched at Universal Studios Hollywood October 9, 1997, running through the 2000 season. The 1992 event was a direct result of the success of Fright Nights at Universal Florida the year before, but was not successful. Bearing little resemblance to the modern event, the 1986 effort was actually a tram tour, and was marred by the accidental death of a retail employee who, like many employees at the time, had volunteered to perform in the event. Universal Studios Hollywood had featured Halloween attractions in 19. Print ad for Universal's first Halloween effort, at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1986 The event was subtitled "The Curse of the Crypt Keeper". It was also the first time Universal themed the event around a character, in this case Tales from the Crypt 's Crypt Keeper. Halloween Horror Nights V featured a 12-night run and three haunted houses, one of which was a dual-path house. Ticket prices increased to $36 this year. This year also marked the first use of the term "Scaracters", as well as the first official "Ghoul School" for actors participating in the event. In addition to Nazarman's and the Bates Motel film set, the new locations were in the Earthquake overflow queue and the Boneyard. įor its fourth year, in 1994, Halloween Horror Nights expanded to an eight-night run with the return of a newly designed Dungeon of Terror haunted house, along with three more haunted houses. In its third year, the event saw an increase to seven nights and the number of haunted houses increased to three, with the third at the Bates Motel film set. The event ran five nights, October 23–24, 29–31. There were two haunted houses, with The Dungeon of Terror returning and The People Under The Stairs making its debut in Soundstage 23.
The event was renamed Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights in 1992 and advertised as the second annual Halloween Horror Nights. From 1991 to 2001, the event was held at Universal Studios Florida. The event was originally named Universal Studios Fright Nights in 1991 and began as a 3-night event at Universal Studios Florida on October 25, 26, and 31, 1991, with one haunted house, The Dungeon of Terror. Program cover for Fright Nights at Universal Studios Florida in 1991 The event later resumed with its 30th year in 2021. Since returning 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 Halloween Horror Nights was not held since its inception. In 2004, a dual-park format was tested, which opened parts of both parks. The event was held at Universal Studios Florida from 1991 until 2001, when Halloween Horror Nights moved to Universal's Islands of Adventure in 2002. Since then, it evolved into a scare-a-thon event filled with themed haunted houses and scare zones, over the course of select nights from early September until late October/early November. The following year, it re-branded as Halloween Horror Nights, advertised as the "second annual event". The event was originally named Universal Studios Fright Nights in 1991 and began as a 3-night event at Universal Studios Florida. Universal's Halloween Horror Nights (originally Universal Studios Fright Nights in 1991) is an annual Halloween-themed event at Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, Hollywood, Japan and Singapore.
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