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Richmond Halloween Lights Tours

See richmond’s best halloween displays on our spooky bus, halloween lights tours of richmond.

Hop aboard for some spooky fun!

Grab your friends, your family, or your co-workers – we’re going to Transylvania (well, not really)! You and your group will ride in our comfortable, climate-controlled, spooky bus to see all the best halloween displays in Richmond and the surrounding area! 

Highlights include:

• See the spookiest, creepiest, zaniest, and biggest displays all over town
• Customizable – if you have specific homes to see or pit stops to make, let us know (or let us handle everything and see the best of the best)
• BYOB – that’s right, you can bring your beverages on board
• Pick-up and drop-off anywhere within Richmond city limits included

From $250 for a 2-hour tour with up to 14 guests aboard the bus!

New this year:  public tours at 5PM and 8PM on Saturdays 10/21 and 10/28! Individual tickets are available for $30 for a tour of the best Halloween Lights displays around town!

What can I bring on the bus?

You may bring all sorts of beverages, including beer/wine/cider/seltzer (just no liquor or glass) and any snacks you want! You may also bring your own music playlist on your phone to plug in to our bus’s audio system.

What CAN’T I bring on the bus?

We do not allow the following on our bus: glass containers, liquor, any kind of smoking, firearms, glitter, or pets.

Are there bathrooms on the bus?

No, but we can make a pit stop during your tour for a bathroom break or a refill.

What if it rains?

The spooky lights tour goes on! We’ll be able to see the decorations through the rain with no problem.

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Halloween Horror Nights LIGHTS ON Tour: Unmasking the Horror 3-House Tour (HHN 30)

Today I’m so excited because we are doing the Unmasking the Horror Lights-On haunted house tour at Halloween Horror Nights (HHN).

I’m going to show you everything that I’ve learned and give you a few pro tips, plus why you should come out to HHN this year.

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What is the Halloween Horror Nights Unmasking the Horror Tour?

This HHN Lights-On Tour is a behind-the-scenes up close and personal tour where you can see all of the haunted houses offered by Universal Orlando Resort in a way that you wouldn’t be able to during the nighttime event (as you would probably be screaming your head off).

Where Does the Tour Start?

Before your Unmasking the Horror Tour starts, you will meet in the former Blue Man Group Soundstage, which is in Soundstage 18.

Once you get there, you will wait for all of your group to show up before you get started.

I was on a solo trip, so I waited for the rest of the people to come in my group where we would all met our hostess, Kelly, who was absolutely amazing!

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What’s Included in the HHN Unmasking the Horror Tour?

On my experience we were able to get these lanyards for free before our tour.

Halloween Horror Nights Lights-On Tour: 3-House Tour versus 6-House Tour

Before we get into the house tour experience, I want to give you the difference between the 3-House Tour and the 6-House Tour.

Something to note for both of them is that you do not get to pick what houses you will get to see on your visit. They are predetermined by the Universal Orlando Team Members.

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HHN Unmasking the Horror 3-House Tour Breakdown

The 3-House Tour lasts about three hours and starts at $79.99. On this HHN tour you get to explore the following houses:

2023 HHN Unmasking the Horror 3-House Tour Options

• The Last of Us
• Dr. Oddfellow’s Twisted Origins
• The Darkest Deal

2022 HHN Unmasking the Horror 3-House Tour Options

• Fiesta de Chupacabras
• Spirits of the Coven

2021 HHN Unmasking the Horror 3-House Tour Options

• Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives
• Revenge of the Tooth Fairy
• Case Files Unearth: Legendary Truth

HHN Unmasking the Horror 6-Hour Tour Breakdown

The 6-House Tour last about six hours and starts at $129.99 with lunch included in the price. On this tour you will get to explore:

2023 HHN Unmasking the Horror 6-House Tour Options

• Blood Moon Offerings
• Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count
• Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate
• Stranger Things
• Yeti: Campground Kills
• Universal Monters Unmasked

2022 HHN Unmasking the Horror 6-House Tour Options

• Universal Monsters: Legends Collide
• Blumhouse: Freaky & The Black Phone
• Bugs: Eaten Alive
• Descendants of Destruction
• Dead Man’s Pier: Winter’s Wake
• Hellblock Horror

2021 HHN Unmasking the Horror 6-House Tour Options

• Welcome to Scary: Horror in the Heartland
• Puppet Theater: Captive Audience
• Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin
• The Haunting of Hill House
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• HHN Icons: Captured

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What to Know Before Your Halloween Horror Nights Lights-On Tour

One thing you should note about both tours is that they do not include your Halloween Horror Nights ticket admission, nor do they include your admission to any of the Universal Orlando Resort theme parks.

So, once you are done with that tour, your host will escort you outside of the park.

If you’re staying at the parks, all you have to do is show the host your Universal Orlando ticket , and they’ll escort you back into the park.

Unmasking the Horror Tour Photo Policy

Before we got started our HHN Lights-On Tour, we were told that we were not allowed to take photos in certain areas.

We were not allowed to take ANY videography AT ALL and whatever photos we did take, they would tell us when it was okay to do so.

So, unfortunately you won’t get to see all of the houses in their completeness on this article, just the select rooms that they allowed us to take photos of.

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Halloween Horror Nights LIGHTS ON Tour: Unmasking the Horror 3-House Tour 2021 (HHN 30)

Now let’s talk about the good stuff, the HHN 2021 houses. The first one up is the Universal Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein Lives.

1. Universal Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein Lives.

You enter a tower ruin where Frankenstein’s monster pulled the lever to bring down the walls on him and his bride.

The bride of Frankenstein does everything she can to bring him back to life by any means necessary.

So, you’ll see her going through a lot of measures like messing with vampires to make sure she can bring him back to life.

This is the material that you see looking like embers at nighttime.

During the HHN event, they’re all lit up all around the castle and were created by the Universal Orlando Design Team.

Right here is Dracula’s ring. Feel free to watch the full video here on YouTube.

Something you should note is that this house is taking place over years.

So, you’ll see in the beginning that it’s really bright when the incident happened with Frankenstein’s monster and gets a bit darker and more menacing as the house goes on.

However, as she’s (The Bride of Frankenstein) getting all of his appendages together and draining the Brides of Dracula, this is all happening over decades, not just in one month or a couple of weeks or a couple of days.

This is Larry Talbot’s cane from the Wolfman, a little HHN Easter Egg for you.

That’s me getting a selfie with Frankenstein’s monster.

You can also see the window below which is reused from the Gothic HHN house from a previous Halloween Horror Nights event.

This is one of the final scenes in the Universal Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein Lives house where Frankenstein’s monster comes to life!

You can see all of the surviving Brides of Dracula surrounding this area.

More Photos from the Universal Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein Lives Lights On Tour

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2. HHN Icons: Captured (BONUS)

Now the HHN Icons: Captured was not a part of my tour, but because it was right next door to the Revenge of the Tooth Fairy maze, we were able to get a photo of the outside facade, which I was so happy about!

You can see the word ICONS at the top of the facade, and you can also see the different totems of the HHN Icons throughout.

It was just an incredible entrance filled with lots of details and I really loved this.

You can get a closer look of the HHN Icons in the Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida.

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3. Revenge of the Tooth Fairy

Now we are in Soundstage 24 to check out the Revenge of the Tooth Fairy house, which is where all the children must give up their baby teeth to these goblin-like fairies.

The Halloween Horror Nights team came up with their own little fears from childhood to dream up this kind of storyline.

They used elements from Mardi Gras to help them create the Westhorne Manor.

When you go through the first room, which is the little boy’s room, you will see the same bed that they used in the Exorcist HHN house (I was not allowed to take photos inside of this room).

Also, there were building blocks on the floor, in his room, which were from the Poltergeist’s house. Unfortunately, I could not videotape or get photos of that room either.

This is a painting of Charles Gray, one of the lead HHN Designers.

You’ll notice this decay on the walls as you go through the house, which represents tooth decay. And the further along you get into the house, the more you will see this decay.

Look at this is the poor Butler of the Manor.

When you’re in the library, you’ll notice that there’s a painting of a woman who was previously seen in the Ghost Town HHN House from year 26.

We are now in the kitchen where the servants would ring these kitchen bells to let the family know that dinner was ready.

A fun thing to know is that each bell has one of the HHN Design Team Members names on there.

We are now in the servants’ quarter, and you will still see that the tooth decay is getting really, really intense in the house.

This is Mr. Westhorne’s pocket watch that appears to be in the servant’s quarter letting you know that he was cheating on the Mrs.

You can see the jaws of the fairy victims inside these walls right here as we head towards the final scene of the house.

Upon exiting the house, you can see that we are on page number 130, representing the 30th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights.

More Photos from the Revenge of the Tooth Fairy Lights On Tour

4. Case Files Unearthed: Legendary Truth

As we made our way over to the final house, we were able to see a reference to the next house with the Private Investigator office of Boris Shuster.

This is one of those fun little Easter Egg’s at Universal Studios that I love finding. Boris is going to play a main role in this next house.

We also noticed the Kitty Kat Club which will be playing a big role in the Case Files Unearthed: Legendary Truth house. So, I was super excited at this point!

As you enter this house, you’ll notice this date, October 25th, 1991 at 6:00 PM. That is the first day and time that Universal Halloween Horror Nights opened as Fright Nights.

We were then met with a new character named Tim Foil, which is the play on “tinfoil hat,” because he’s supposed to be some type of conspiracist who finds Boris Shuster’s information.

During this HHN maze, Tim Foil tries to go through everything as he’s wanting to figure out what is all this stuff that he’s found really about. He wants to put the pieces together.

So, with him doing that, we’re going to go through the whole story of Boris Shuster, his private investigations, and his books.

What did he come up with? What were the stories that he created?

There are a lot of Easter Eggs in this house, so be on the lookout if you’re a Halloween Horror Nights Legendary Truth fan.

You’re going to find each of these book covers in many sections of this house. So definitely pay attention.

Tim Foils tries to get all the information together along with all the totems to do something crazy in the end…

Below we officially entered into Boar’s Shuster’s life to flesh out his background and his story.

You can see the reference to the Kitty Kat Club here, and there’s a Finnegan’s (Universal Studios restaurant) reference which is pretty cool.

Now we’re going into the mannequin area, which was extremely creepy.

And as you can see, there is one of the totems right there, but you wouldn’t probably see it at nighttime.

Hipster Power Tip: Whenever you’re in a room with a whole bunch of scareactors where you can’t tell which one is real, just look at the feet. Most of the time, a real person’s feet will be moving. Because you know, you can’t really just stand still for too long.

Here’s another totem that we found in the Legendary Truth HHN house.

Up next is the Kitty Kat Club which is what you saw earlier when we were walking on that pathway within the park at Universal Studios.

Check out Boris Shuster standing right there on the side of the Kitty Kat Club entrance at HHN 30.

Here’s another totem inside the Kitty Kat Club.

Now this room is pretty unique because this is where a live actress actually stands here and sings while you’re going through the maze. It’s pretty cool.

This is the first time Universal has done something like this during Halloween Horror Nights.

The live actor also has a lot of little triggers that she presses to make some unique actions happen as you go through the maze, which you can see up close right here.

This is Thunder, the Pomeranian, which has been in a house at HHN for almost every year. I thought that was pretty cool hidden Halloween Horror Nights gem.

As we came to end of this beautiful house, you can see it says New Jersey, October 31st, 1991 at 11:59 PM.

That is when the last day of the very first Halloween Horror Nights, AKA Fright Nights , took place and ended.

More Photos from the Case Files Unearthed: Legendary Truth Lights On Tour

My Final Thoughts on the HHN Unmasking the Horror Tour

This was my first time doing the Unmasking the Horror Tour at Universal and I had an absolute blast!

I do recommend this tour for you if you’re a bit afraid of doing the actual event. This way you’ll know what to expect and where the scareactors will pop up at.

It’s also really good to know a bit about each house as it makes the full nighttime experience that much better!

So be sure to stick around and check out all of the HHN designs across the theme park and don’t forget to check out the HHN 30 Tribute Store.

It is AMAZING and it’s a must, even if you’re not into Halloween Horror Nights.

If you like this article, then you’ll love these:

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Until next time, Happy Park Hopping Hipsters!

About the Author

My name is Nikky. I’m a wife, a mother, a pharmacist turned theme park blogger, USA Today 10Best Contributor , and a writer who loves ALL things amusement park related!

Traveling alone to the parks has changed my life and I want to show how you can create your own solo theme park memories.

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(Original Article Date: November 5, 2014/Updated August 30, 2023)

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Pleasant Prairie Halloween Lights Tour is now lighting up the night!

By Colleen Myers

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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI (OCTOBER 2023) – All are invited to join the magic of what has quickly become a beloved festive family tradition – the Pleasant Prairie Halloween Lights Tour and Contest!

Earlier this month, Village residents submitted their decorated and lighted-up properties. A selection of those made it onto the official tour map for drive-by enjoyment as tour-goers vote on their favorite homes from October 17 – 31. Both the map and voting can be found on the Visit Pleasant Prairie Halloween Lights Tour webpage.

New this year, every individual who votes will be entered for the chance to win a $100 gift card to a local business and a Visit Pleasant Prairie prize package! The top five voted homes and giveaway winners will be announced on November 1.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

This year’s homes are teeming with an abundance of pumpkins, skeletons, werewolves, and other ghouls and ghosts that become even more of a thrill when night falls. Halloween film enthusiasts will enjoy a Beetlejuice-inspired decorated home, complete with synchronized movie audio to go along with the film projected from the home’s window. Others may get a thrill from a Michael Jackson-themed home, or one of the large-scale zombie and skeleton cemetery displays.

On Wednesday and Thursday nights, tour-goers are also encouraged to visit local businesses from 4-8 PM offering complimentary treats with pointed stops at: Shelby Campbell’s Eatery and Bar with hot cocoa, DoubleTree by Hilton with a cookie for each tour participant, and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott with hot apple cider.

Photo op spots are also available at Pleasant Prairie RecPlex , Iguana Wana Mexican Grill and Tequila Bar , and Stiles Farm – stop by and capture the memories along the Pleasant Prairie Halloween Lights Tour!

“Our residents raised the bar again and continue to make this annual event an iconic one! Twelve out of our 20 tour stops feature completely reimagined décor from homes that participated in our 2022 inaugural year. The remaining homes are first-time entries,” says Howard. “Just like last year, hours were spent curating the tour, ensuring there were opportunities for tour-goers to be entertained from start to finish.”

The tour is approximately 60 minutes, and it is highly recommended to follow the curated list in order.

For more information about the Halloween Lights Tour, visit www.visitpleasantprairie.com/halloween-lights-tour.

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When purchasing extras for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida , there are many upgrades to consider – and we’re going to walk through all of the different options to make sure you get the most out of your experience!

But before we get started, there’s a very important point that you should know first: Halloween Horror Nights is a separately ticketed event  (sometimes referred to as a hard-ticket event), which means, one way or another, that you have to pay for separate admission to get in. The event is not included with regular admission to Universal Orlando’s theme parks, like, say, Mardi Gras or the holiday festivities .

After you’ve read our complete overview of Halloween Horror Nights extras, use the navigation links at the top or bottom of the page to learn even more.

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Halloween Horror Nights 2024 admission – Express Passes

Just like regular Universal Express Passes , Halloween Horror Nights Express Passes enable you to skip the standby queue and hop in a shorter line, thereby allowing you to experience the various haunted houses in an expedited fashion (just once per haunt). Although the regular, daytime tickets nearly always allow you to get into an attraction in only a fraction of the time, the HHN-specific passes can sometimes, on peak nights, only cut off half of the posted wait – which, yes, means you will still spend a fair amount of time standing in line. But there are two important things to keep in mind in this regard: (1) you’ll be able to get more value out of your Express Pass on less-crowded dates (though, then again, you might not need it as much to begin with), and (2) when you consider that the houses on those peak nights can get up to a three-hour wait, you’re still getting out ahead with Express access.

Rounding out your HHN Express Pass decision-making, you should be aware that it also works on each of the rides that are open during the event as well as the mazes (again, just once per attraction), but – super important  – it is separate from the usual, daytime express pass tickets, which means that your free Express access from staying at one of the Universal Orlando Resort hotels or from your annual pass won’t be valid here.

HHN Express Passes vary in price, ranging from $129.99, plus tax, per person to $239.99, plus tax, per person. Unfortunately, there are no discounts for Florida residents, annual passholders, or anyone else.

Here is what the pricing looks like for 2024:

• $129.99 – September 4, 11
• $139.99 – September 5, 18, 25
• $149.99 – September 6, 8, 12, 15, 19, 26
• $159.99 – August 30, September 1, 13, 20, 22, 27, October 30, 31
• $169.99 – August 31, September 7, 29, October 2, 3, 9, 16, 23, November 1, 3
• $179.99 – September 14, October 20
• $189.99 – September 21, October 10, 13, 17, 24, November 2
• $199.99 – September 28, October 4, 6
• $209.99 – October 11, 18, 25
• $229.99 – October 5, 26, 27
• $239.99 – October 12, 19

Unlimited Halloween Horror Nights Express Passes – currently not available for 2024

In 2019, Universal tested out offering  unlimited versions of its Horror Nights Express Passes – which means that, just as with the daytime version of Unlimited Express, it would allow users to hop into the shorter line for each haunted house and ride as many times as they would like. There were several stipulations to this experimentation, however: only an  extremely limited number of these tickets were offered; they were only for sale at the front gate or in the park; they weren’t available every single event night; and, finally, the price seemed to fluctuate.

Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Express Pass tips

Whether or not you’re considering Express Passes for Halloween Horror Nights 2024, you need to read these tips.

1. Express Passes for HHN 2024 will sell out on peak nights

If you know you’re going any night that Express Passes are $160 or more, we recommend that you buy them as soon as possible, because they will likely sell out (or, at the very least, ramp up in price) – sometimes, many days in advance. (It’s worth mentioning here that guests can purchase Express separately, so don’t worry if you haven’t yet figured out what general-admission ticket you’re getting.)

2. Express Passes might (and usually do) go up in price the closer we get to the event

This is because Universal’s projections for certain dates change as more and more tickets are purchased, which means nights that might have seemed slower even just a few weeks ago are suddenly looking busier and busier. So, if you have your dates locked in right away at the start of the Horror Nights “pre-season,” when Universal first puts the various passes up for sale, you’d do well to buy them right away. (In 2018, for example, two new, more expensive pricing tiers were added to the roster due to all the increases [and added-on dates]!)

3. The unlimited Express access included with staying at select Universal Orlando Resort hotels does not cover HHN (or any other separately-ticketed event)

Yes, we’ve already pointed this out, but it’s worth repeating it. It doesn’t matter if you purchase a Halloween Horror Nights vacation package, book the hotel on its own, or stroll in an hour before the event starts – your Universal hotel Express benefit does not work at Halloween Horror Nights. Consider yourself (doubly) warned.

4. Express Passes can, on certain nights, only be expected to reduce your wait time by half of the posted standby time

Here we go, repeating ourselves yet again, but we’re doing so because we really want to make sure your expectations are calibrated correctly. On peak nights, the popular houses often have wait times of over two or three hours – so, even with an Express Pass, you may still have to wait an hour (or more). This is yet another reason to skip peak nights altogether, which we can’t stress enough!

We do want to mention that the speediness of HHN Express access tends to change year-to-year and house-to-house – it is very dependent upon the popularity of the maze and the team members working it.

(Need a reminder of what the peak nights are ? No problem – you can view them on our Halloween Horror Nights overview page .)

5. It’s possible to get a discount on Express Passes – sort of

If a certain date’s Express Passes don’t sell out, Universal  may offer the remainder of its inventory at a discount (usually 50% off) later on that night (typically around 10:00 or 11:00 pm). The catch here is that some Horror Nights evenings only run until 2:00 am, so you’ll only be getting some three or four hours’ worth of use out of them – and if a night isn’t busy enough to move all of its Express Passes, it’s debatable whether it’s busy enough to warrant the use of Express in the first place. We just mention this here in terms of completeness.

Halloween Horror Nights Multi-Night Tickets

While we wait for 2024’s haunt, please enjoy the following information regarding 2023’s Halloween Horror Nights.

For some thrill-seekers, one night of fear isn’t nearly enough. Universal Orlando Resort offers varying levels of multi-night admission for those ready to come face-to-face with terror again and again. 

The Rush of Fear Pass allows access to the first 18 event nights, which include: September 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Pricing begins at $179.99.

The Halloween Horror Nights Frequent Fear Pass gives access to every Sunday through Thursday event night and the first weekend of Halloween Horror Nights. Prices for this pass start from $229.99. 

The Halloween Horror Nights Frequent Fear Plus Pass, beginning at $269.99, includes every Sunday through Friday event, as well as the first and last Saturday event evenings. 

The Halloween Horror Nights Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass is the last tier for these multi-night tickets. Not only does it include all 48 nights of horror, but those ready to embrace the chills and thrills with this pass will also receive free regular parking after 5 PM on all event evenings. Pricing for the Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass begins at $374.99.  

Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass access can also be added to multi-night admission at an additional charge.

Scream Early Ticket

Can’t wait to dive into this realm of terror and fright? Universal Orlando Resort offers a Scream Early Ticket, where those eager to embrace the fear can enjoy the park from 3-5 PM and then wait in the Stay & Scream area once Halloween Horror Nights officially begins for the evening. Pricing for this ticket is $40.00 before tax, and Halloween Horror Nights admission is required. 

Halloween Horror Nights 2024 admission – add-on experiences

Nearly every single year at Halloween Horror Nights, Universal experiments with additional add-on experiences, some of which end up returning and becoming the newest horror mainstays and some of which end up becoming fleeting – but nonetheless intriguing – one-offs. Each of these items is an upcharge, meaning that you’ll have to pay extra for the experience, and, as such, you’ll have to carefully consider whether the expense – and the time it takes away from your touring of the event – is worth it for you and your party.

With that warning out of the way, we should also point out that some of these premium items are some of the most fun a number of attendees have at HHN. It really does come down to personal preference.

Taste of Terror

Sink your fangs into a preview of what’s on the menu for the upcoming HHN 2023 season. Occurring on select evenings, Taste of Terror offers all you care to enjoy tasting portions of select food and beverage items, Halloween Horror Nights Coca-Cola Freestyle cup (separate fee applies to activate), and one digital download from the event. Those 21 and up also can partake in beverages at the hosted bar and receive a souvenir Halloween Horror Nights light-up cup. Taste of Terror is $135.99 (plus tax), and theme park admission is required.

Halloween Horror Nights 2024 tours

Halloween Horror Nights offers up several different tours to allow horror aficionados to get the best bang for their annual-event buck – or, even more intriguingly, to get an in-depth look at what it takes to make an HHN haunted house.

RIP Tours provide you with a blood-red-carpet journey through a multitude of horrors more ghastly than you can imagine, without having to face your worst nightmare: waiting in line. All RIP Tours provide you with immediate VIP entry to the haunted houses and select regular park attractions. 

Orlando Informer recommends the RIP Tours for guests who want to experience the best of Halloween Horror Nights and who do not want to have to worry about planning.

Private RIP Tour

The chilling choice for the true connoisseur of carnage and chaos! You and your party of up to nine guests will take part in a guided walking tour of a single Horror Nights event night. As the party consists of just your compatriots, the choice is yours as to how to spend your evening; your RIP guide can tailor the tour to the interests of your party to include not only the haunted houses and shows, but the regular park attractions, as well.

Private RIP Tours can depart nightly as early as 5:30 pm, with a 30-minute break midway through. Universal has a strict policy of not listing any pricing whatsoever for these – instead, it strongly encourages guests to call its VIP Tours number at 866-346-9350 to discuss cost and reservations. (Just be aware that you must already have HHN admission before you can start your tour.)

Private RIP Tours include the following:

• VIP entrance to Universal Studios Florida
• Unlimited immediate VIP entry to all haunted houses while with your RIP guide
• Customizable itinerary
• Reserved seating at select shows
• Unlimited Express access to participating regular park attractions with your RIP Tour credential following the tour (park hours permitting)
• Access to exclusive cash bar locations throughout the tour
• Commemorative RIP Tour credential with lanyard
• Complimentary standard valet parking (subject to availability and limited to one vehicle)
• Pre-Tour Reception

Non-private RIP Tour

Indulge in an evening of unbridled terror! You and your party, along with other RIP Tour guests, will be combined together and take part in a structured, guided walking tour of one Halloween Horror Nights event night. During the Non-Private RIP Tour, you will experience all of the haunted houses (one time each) and have reserved seating for the live stage show.

Non-private RIP Tours offer various times for check-in that are determined upon booking. This tour can last up to four hours with combined groups consisting of no more than twelve guests per RIP guide. Please note that you can only have six people in your individual party. Should you have seven or more guests in your party, you will need to book a private RIP tour. Prices start at $259.99 per person, plus tax and event admission, but they are wildly dependent upon date and availability.

Non-Private RIP Tours include the following:

• One-time immediate VIP entry to all haunted houses while with your RIP guide

Non-Private-RIP-Tour guest requests to be in the same party as other Non-Private RIP Tour attendees cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, it should be noted that the tour ends once all of its inclusions (all haunted houses and stage shows) have been met.

Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour (daytime)

Pierce the veil and get a lights-on, inside look at Halloween Horror Nights. You and your party, along with other Unmasking the Horror guests, will be combined together to take part in a guided, informational walking tour providing an overview of this year’s event as well as a lights-on walk-through of several haunted houses, with the opportunity to take photos in select rooms. Along the way, you’ll learn how Universal’s Art and Design team takes some of the world’s most popular movie, television, and videogame properties and turns them into immersive haunted houses, along with how they create original haunts that can only be seen at Halloween Horror Nights each year.

Guests can choose a three- or six-house Behind the Screams Tour, with the former lasting up to two-and-a-half hours and the latter up to five. Groups consist of 12 attendees, with each member receiving a “unique HHN token.” Prices start at $99.99 for the three-house variation and at $179.99 for the six-hour configuration, plus tax – but please note that, unlike with the various RIP Tours, Horror Nights admission is  not also required. You  must reserve your spot in advance, however, with departure times starting as early as 8:30 am. Behind the Screams outings are typically available on every single event date.

And here’s one final important bullet point to keep in mind: due to the intensely graphic nature and lights-on viewing within the haunted houses, these are not recommended for children under the age of 13.

Orlando Informer strongly recommends the Unmasking the Horror Tour for anyone interested in learning how Universal produces Horror Nights.

3-Haunted House Unmasking the Horror Tour

To Be Determined

6-Haunted House Unmasking the Horror Tour

Before you go, don’t forget: some upgrades (like Express Pass) require standard Halloween Horror Nights admission – and Halloween Horror Nights itself is a separately ticketed event from a normal visit to Universal’s parks.

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Ultimate Guide to Halloween Displays in the Twin Cities

Why should Holiday Light Tours get all the fun? Halloween walking and drive-by tours are making a showing this year in the Twin Cities in a BIG way. In fact, they might be even better than a holiday show, if I dare to say so myself. With the fall colors adding to the ambiance and the weather comfortable for exploring, what better way to get into the Halloween Spirit than celebrating with one of these festive displays. Whether you want to walk or drive, be spooked or just delighted, there is something for everyone in this Ultimate Guide to Halloween Displays in the Twin Cities.

ANNUAL WACONIA SCARECROW TOUR | Waconia, MN 55387

Drive through the city of Waconia on a self-guided tour featuring fall displays at over 30 locations then vote for your favorite scarecrow by picking up a ballot at various locations. October 13-23, 2022.

SCARECROWS IN THE GARDENS | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, MN 55318

The Arboretum just shines in the fall so bring your bike or walking feet to tour the grounds and their collection of scarecrows hangin out on Scarecrow Hill. Sept. 17- Oct. 31, 2022. Gate Admission: $15/adult; Kids Free; Reservations Required.

SEVERS STRAW SCULPTURES & INSTALLATIONS | Sever’s Festival, 3121 150th Street West, Shakopee, MN 55379

The traditional fall festival is back this year! Along with the price of admission to the full festival enjoy a stroll through the straw sculptures and installations. $19/pp festival admission for ages 4+.

HALLOWEEN IN EXCELSIOR DECOR CONTEST | Downtown Excelsior, MN 55331.

Enjoy a stroll past the Excelsior store fronts as they get gussied up for autumn, ready and waiting for trick or treaters.  October 29, 2022. 10am-2pm. The window contest judged at noon.

HALLOWEEN CAPITAL OF THE WORLD | Anoka, MN 55303

Anoka’s House Decorating Contest returns for another year as Anoka homeowners decorate porches and front lawns with creative halloween scenery. Check the list for those houses marked family friendly and live action to find the ones best suited for your family. Public viewing is October 28 & 29 from 7-9pm.

GHOSTS OF ANOKA WALKING TOUR | Anoka County Historical Society, 2135 North 3rd Avenue, Anoka, MN 55303

More halloween fun to be had for the bigger kids in Anoka at the Halloween Ghost Tour. Bring a flashlight and learn about spooky encounters in Anoka’s historic neighborhoods. Expect about a mile walk to take 1-1.5 hours. Various dates available throughout fall. Tickets required. $15/pp. 

PD SHIMMERS | 4320 Ithaca Lane N, Plymouth MN & 4100 Juneau Ln N, Plymouth MN

A popular destination for holiday lights, PD Shimmers is adding Halloween to the fun with spooky projection shows starting on the 10s. October 27-30, 2022 from 7-9pm.

THUNEY’S HAUNTED GRAVEYARD | 15394 Uplander St NW, Andover, MN 55304

This is the perfect spot for those kids not quite old enough for Haunted Houses but ready for something a bit more spooky.  big enough for Haunted Houses. You’ll find animatronic zombies, ghouls, plus dozens of Hallloween costumed actors providing just enough fright for the night. Free, but Space Limited and Reservations Required .

HALLOWEEN HAVOC HOUSE TOUR | Farmington, MN 55024

Come visit the City of Farmington’s spookiest houses all decked out for Halloween on a self guided tour. October 17th through Halloween. 

SPERRY TOWER | 1401-1407 Towerview Rd, Eagan, MN 55121

All year long this nearly-200 foot tower lights up over five through LED bults to celebrate holidays and special events. Don’t miss the Orange & Black lights for Halloween.

LANGNESS LIGHTS | 9610 223rd Street North Forest Lake, MN 55025

This popular house for Holiday Lights is offering a creepy version this year with a synchronized music and light display. Be respectful of driveways if you stop by. October 21-October 31, 2022. 

THE HAUNTED HOUSE ON WOODCREST DRIVE | 2313 Woodcrest Drive, Woodbury MN 55129

Don’t miss this Halloween yard display featuring a large collection of professional grade static and animatronic props, with DMX controlled lighting, fog and surround sound. October 28th through 31st from 6:30-9pm.

SCHULTZ FAMILY LIGHTS/HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON YORK | 1526 York Ave, St. Paul 55106

Tune your car radio to 91.5 FM for this synchronized horror show with cemetery, creepy clowns, and more. Collecting food shelf donations for the holiday season. Through Halloween, dusk to 10 PM.

IHRIG HOME | 5406 Adams Street, Mounds View MN 55112

This TikTok video alone is enough to freak me out, and get my kids very excited. The Ihrig Home won the 2021 Mounds View Holiday Lights decoration contest so you know it will be great. Catch the show at night through Halloween.

VADNAIS HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCARECROW TRAIL | Community Park, 641 E County Rd F, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127

This is a great walking tour for young families, open during park hours. Be sure to take pictures with the funniest or most creative scarecrows, and vote for your favorite before you leave. Thursday, October 27 – Wednesday, November 2, 2022.

CANDY CANE LANE – HALLOWEEN DISPLAY | 1994 Herschel Street, Roseville, MN 55113

The favorite Candy Cane Lane turns Candy Corn for this Halloween walking display. Daily from 9am-9pm.

Halloween Food and Treats for Silly and Spooky Tricks

Sea life divers dress as pirates to celebrate spooky ‘seas’on with underwater pumpkin carving.

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