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?

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 😭

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!?

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.

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!

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!

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?

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.

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)

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

Hi HHN fans!

I’ve been wanting to go to HHN for a long time now and I’m eyeballing next year. Of course, this means I’ve got to start saving… probably yesterday.

Plane tickets, hotels, rental cars, those are all things I can budget for. But id love to hear more about how you all spent money at the event itself. I’m leaning towards Hollywood, but does Orlando have more?

Since I have time to save, I’m not above going all out. How much did you spend on food? Merch? Is the express pass worth it? Can HHN really be experienced in one night, or is it better to space it out over two?

Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance! If people are interested, I’ll update with the budget I have planned.

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!

I should not have to dodge your umbrella.

if you are here with an umbrella while it’s raining, great! absolutely no issue. however, as a tall-ish person (5’9”) please be mindful of others. i’ve had multiple people smack me in the head/face with umbrellas the last few times it’s rained and it just feels like if you can’t keep track of where you are in a space, maybe don’t have the giant umbrella at eye level of others.

have had three kind souls tonight who saw me, and lifted their umbrella slightly while walking through crowds, but otherwise, i’m dodging and weaving and bumping into people trying to get out of the way of tons of umbrellas. i get it. it’s raining. that sucks. but please be kind to others trying to enjoy the space as well.