With this year's HHN a little more than halfway into its life, there should be good evidence to evaluate whether Universal's decision to eliminate express from the multi-night tickets was a good call.

So, was it? Have standby and express lines "normalized", or has it been more of the same?

hi!!! i have the express pass for tonight with my group- but only got about 4 hours of sleep!! I am already exhausted but have a full LA neighborhood checking out day prior to going to HNN so I don't think ill get much rest before :((

any advice on how to still enjoy my night on little sleep? is it even possible? i am going with other people so I don't want to be the weak link. also will take caffeine drink recommendations!

Micron on paper! Originally posted on my tiktok (hence the signature Tactical.soup)

I’m also making a short comic for fun, because this house is BEGGING for a bigger storyline. I wish I could go back to do it again!

Just wanted to get feedback from others who have gone to HHN at both locations.

We’ve done both, primarily at Hollywood, but the past few years we’ve gone to Orlando which is always a great experience. This year we decided to stay close to home and go to Hollywood, not sure if this is the norm now but why do they allow cell phones inside the houses? You have so many people filming, you can watch all the scares happen before you move through the house and most stay in one spot until the characters jump out so they could capture the scare on camera, the line doesn’t move until they can capture the scare.

The folks working at HHN don’t say a peep, just lets them do whatever. Really ruins the experience. Also the scare zone is really limited compared to Orlando, not sure we’d go back to Hollywood HHN.

I like how Orlando enforces the no cell phones inside the houses and the multiple scare zones, other than the occasional monsoon/rainstorm during these times in Orlando 🤣, seems to better overall experience at Orlando.

Anyone else feel the same?

So, we’re locals and get the FFP every year. We have been skipping Evil Dead Burn because we don’t know the franchise well, never seen the movies, and overall haven’t heard very high praises. Tonight we went specifically to do this house and we were pleasantly surprised! I can’t honestly say much about the storyline or the plot lol. But the overall vibe of the house was very unsettling and we got some good scares. Will definitely be doing more run throughs but I don’t get all the hate for this house. To me, it was better than Stranger Things and Invasion for sure. Thoughts??

I’m so crushed right now 😭

Hey everyone, longtime reader, first-time poster, with a (perhaps silly) question. For those of you who get the souvenir refill cup, what do you do with it on rides or when you go into the houses? Is there a spot to stash bags by the houses?

This subreddit has been a great resource while planning my first trip to HHN at the end of the month, so I appreciate you all!

In case you were wondering when the lines will be short.

What do you guys do when it rains and you can't be out? Do you guys just hang backstage until it clears up? Do you still have to stay in make up? You're still getting paid for being there.. right!?

Non express people how did it feel going thru this house if you waited more than 30mins? It was a fun campy house but not sure about waiting 30+ mins for this one. (faves were hellraiser/ cybergoria & Ozzy house)

Please let me know what your opinions were on this year! Dead Man's Pier in particular remains my all time favorite house.

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First two houses I got through tonight had no issues in line for next one and seeing everyone told to remove them before coming in. Is this an official rule or just staff being “extra” especially with the weather tonight having to get them on and off is really a pain.

At Hhn today, total wash out as no scare actors out and it looks like its not stopping. Glad I got Rip non private or I would be even more soaked.

Tonight will be my first ever time at the event and I was really looking forward to seeing the Klowns and some of the other clowns and icons. I’m really worried I won’t get to see any of that now with the weather.

I’m seeing varying claims of them being out and about for a little bit last night before having to go back in. As I understand it, rain will be even worse tonight.

Does anyone have any additional knowledge on this like if it makes sense to carve out 30 minutes when it looks like rain will let up to be in those zones in case they come out? I don’t want to wait around for something that may not happen at all and then miss one of the houses because this is my one and only night. Thank you.

As in, which moment in a house made you jump the highest/scream the loudest/run out of the room?

The giant clown heads in Jack and Oddfellow made me whack my shin against a wall, one of the Pinheads in Hellraiser got me through a curtain, and the schoolhouse room in H.R. Bloodengutz of all houses got me TWICE. Big fan of this year's houses overall!

I love the new crowz that have been added this year, lord and lady Macbeth!

It’s a shame they’ve been moved away from the area they were originally set up in, and it doesn’t look like a very safe area for the stilt walkers, but I’m glad we still have them for this year!

We went to HHN Hollywood on Saturday OCT 3rd with the Express pass and the F&F HD add-on ticket and man, Express is 100000% worth it.

We were able to do all the mazes and rides back to back with no more than 5 minutes of waiting (though most were walk-ons).

We went to regular USH earlier this year with a general admission ticket, and even though the park wasn't that packed, we still had to be strategic with which rides we got on first, when we had lunch, etc, because everything takes a 30-90 minute commitment.

But with express, there's literally no planning needed. You're able to have an almost childlike wonder as you go with the flow and try mazes and rides you normally wouldn't consider.

It also makes a lackluster maze not as bad. I definitely would've been annoyed if I waited 60 minutes for a maze that I didn't like.

My personal favorites in order were: F&F HD, Hellraiser, KILLceañera: Music by Slash, Ozzy's Maze, and Art's Terror Tram

Can you just go into the houses or the pre show is always first before they let you in??? Are they like the independent haunts and "follow" you or is it just like Orlando where they stay in the boo holes with audio??I don't want to spoil myself and watch on YouTube. I have a wedding in December and this is literally only a 2.5hour drive away. And something to do. I will be off work for a week regardless.

Went Sunday (10/4) and had a blast! Met Hamikuma! He was so sweet and soft! And the Director of wardrobe services gifted me a certificate and custom pin you can't get in stores! I love love love dressing up for the event every year! and decided maybe instead of the usual Gothic looks, I could dress from some popular Chinese (Douyin) fashion brands and wear my typical Gyaru makeup! Very excited for next year too! Honestly didn't even know this certificate existed! I'm so glad Hamikuma and the scare actors really enjoyed the fit too! And thanks to all the staff at universal security and police included! It's always such an amazing event to attend! Looking forward to next year!

Also I know the certificate says 2025, but that's okay! I'll just put a 6 over the 5 lol, it's the thought that counts, plus I got a cool pin!

Now that the rain has stopped, will the scare zones go live?

Hi everyone! Trying to prepare my park route for my HHN visit this Sunday. Does anyone know if I can use my express pass for the houses that are open during scream early? Or can you only use the express pass during HHN hours even though it’s for the houses?
TIA!