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Dos and Don’ts – Items to Bring to Halloween Horror Nights

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Your tickets are purchased and hotel booked for Halloween Horror Nights and you are ready to roll. But wait! HHN is a unique beast compared to touring a park normally or visiting other Halloween events. In this article, we will cover items to bring and not to bring to Halloween Horror Nights.

Do Bring

Earplugs 

Halloween Horror Nights is a LOUD event. There are revving chainsaws in the lands, pulsing music in shows, and startling sound effects in the haunted houses. All the staff wears earplugs and you should too. We suggest picking up some cheap, reusable earplugs on Amazon or a local hardware store. Pop them in when sounds in the haunted houses, scare zones, and shows become too loud.

Good Walking Shoes 

Just as with any theme park visit you will be walking a lot at HHN. But in addition to walking from attraction to attraction, you will find yourself queueing in lines only to walk more! Skip the spooky or gothic footwear and stick to comfortable walking shoes; your feet will thank you later.

Light Jacket or Wind Breaker

September and October weather patterns change drastically between the day and night. Check your weather forecasts and bring a light jacket or windbreaker if necessary. If rain is forecast we also suggest bringing an umbrella to provide more protection. If rain or cold weather is forecast still go. Rainy HHN days are among the event’s least attended.

Patience and a Sense of Humor

We have all been through a lot over the past 18 months, including the team members working the event. There are always first weekend issues to fix, long lines at food stands, and more. Come to HHN this year with some patience as front-line Team Members get their sea legs back. And remember, it’s just a theme park event, so have some fun.

Don’t Bring

Costume & Costume Masks

Universal strictly bans guest costumes and costume masks from the event. With costumed actors in the streets, the last thing the park wants are guests getting confused. Universal will still allow T-shirts and other themed items. The line between costume and “themed outfit” is a blurry one, we suggest avoiding any prosthetics, fake blood, or makeup and stick to a shirt.

Costume masks that cover the full face are strictly prohibited, but facial coverings such as surgical masks and three-ply face coverings for COVID-19 are allowed and encouraged.

Alcohol

Just like any other theme park, alcohol is not allowed into the event. Additionally, alcohol is not allowed past security at the parking garages and all alcohol purchased at CityWalk must be finished before entering the park. Here at TouringPlans, we encourage responsible drinking; any patrons shown to be visibly intoxicated will be turned away.

Offensive and/or Risque Clothing

While HHN might be boundary-pushing with horror and satire it does not want you to do the same. Leave at home any offensive clothing including, but not limited to, offensive language, offensive symbols, or derogatory terms. Same for risque clothing, keep it PG and family-friendly. The last thing you want is to be sent out of the park to change.

Light-Up Objects

Light-up objects are sold at Halloween Horror Nights but we suggest not purchasing them or bringing any with you. Not only is it another thing to carry they also must be turned off and put away while going through the haunted houses.

Do you have any must brings to Halloween Horror Nights? Leave them in the comments below!

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Joseph Matt

Joe covers theme parks through the lens of his quality engineering day job. He has over five years of writing experience at Touring Plans and has gone on dozens of trips to Orlando over his life. When not at amusement parks you can find Joe at breweries, enjoying live theater, playing video games, and cooking.

25 thoughts on “Dos and Don’ts – Items to Bring to Halloween Horror Nights

  • What if I wore a Yuno Gasai cosplay? No props no blood?

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  • Is it allowed to wear a perry the platypus onesie.

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  • Are onesies like jump suits allowed ?

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  • Can I wear a school girl skirt with pentagram stockings? I also have my chains I want to wear but dont want to risk getting kicked out.

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  • Can I bring my Harry Potter robe

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  • Can I bring my 10 month old ?

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  • can i wear black out contacts or design contacts such as swirls , cat eyes, white out?

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    • Can I wear a hat? Like a Charlie Chaplin top hat

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  • can I use my polaroid camera inside the mazes? I know I shouldn’t be using the flash though.

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    • They don’t allow photography at all. If you want to take photos consider buying an Unmasking the Horror tour.

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  • Can I wear my harry potter robe?

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    • I was wondering this too!

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      • Can I wear , a ninja outfit no maks is required just a outfit that has some designs on it

    • I’ve never seen anyone but I assume you’ll be fine.

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    • Can I take a backpack?

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      • Yup but it will go through a bag scan.

  • Should I wear stuff that glows? Do they use blacklights?

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    • I’m pretty sure they give u a flashlight when it’s necessary in the mazes

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      • The last time they did something like this was around 20 years ago. I havent seen them ever give you a flash light in the 7 years I’ve been going.

  • Can I wear devil ears headband? Not a mask just on top of head?

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      • can i wear a leg harness ??

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