We are starting a new series here on Orlando Informer. A few times each month we will pick a topic pertaining to Universal Orlando vacation planning and address the most frequently asked questions we receive. Since we are right in the middle of Halloween Horror Nights season, it seems appropriate to start with Universal’s biggest […]

I’ve written before about how great I think the Halloween Horror Nights Behind the Screams tours are. So you can imagine that I was very excited when I found out that this year Universal is giving guests the opportunity to take two different Behind the Screams tours during the day, each featuring three different event […]

So, what does it take to get the most out your Halloween Horror Night experience? Well, definitely plan on arriving early, around 5:30pm, to make sure you’re in the front of the pack when the gates open around 6:15pm. Every minute you are in the park prior to 8:00pm is incredibly valuable and must be […]

Haunt season officially kicked off this past Friday with the opening night of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 23, and I was fortunate enough to attend both nights of opening weekend. Here are our thoughts on this year’s streets and houses:   The Walking Dead street experience First off, let’s start with the streets. The […]

Tomorrow, Halloween Horror Nights 23 will be upon us, unleashing eight haunted houses, including Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City. To commemorate what will surely be one of the most popular houses, and because I’m a big fan of the games, I’ve prepared a little primer of the Resident Evil series for you. Whether it’s […]

Welcome to the newest edition of Special Needs Are Universal, featuring questions and answers to help those with disabilities plan their visit to Orlando’s theme parks. Our ultimate goal is to give families the confidence to enjoy all there is to do across this amazing vacation destination! All the buzz right now is about Halloween […]

Editor’s note: After the end of Halloween Horror Nights in 2012, Robert shared this “open letter” on our site to express some of the changes fans would like to see for HHN 2013. Now that this year’s event starts in less than a week, we’re taking another look at what he wrote to see if […]

If you’re a Halloween fan and your travels find you in Central Florida during the latter part of September or the month of October, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is a not to be missed event — no one does Halloween better than Universal Orlando! And if you are planning on attending the event, I would […]

Halloween Horror Nights is not something to miss if you’re a horror lover like me. I eagerly made plans to go with some friends from work, and on the evening of Wednesday, October 24th we excitedly made our way through CityWalk to the entrance of Universal Studios. The minute we walked through the gates and […]

As a huge Universal Halloween Horror Nights fan — and someone who has already been to the event five times this year — I’m excited to share my spoiler-free review of each house for you. Let’s get started…   The Walking Dead, Dead Inside Spoiler-free review This house and Silent Hill are perhaps the two […]

Update 9/18/12 Many of you already know that this spring Universal launched an all-new nighttime lagoon show called Cinematic Spectacular. The show combines famous movie scenes from Universal’s 100-year history projected onto state-of-the-art water curtains with fountain effects, fireworks, and an impressive soundtrack. It has been a huge hit with park guests, which is why […]

Most of the details for Halloween Horror Nights 2012 have been released, and we have updated our site with all the info possible. We now have individual pages for our event overview & explanation, admission guide, scenes from HHN 2012, and all the haunted houses. While I wasn’t too impressed with the rather uninspired method […]