Overview
- Universal Orlando announced MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals on Wednesday as a new original haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights 35 that places guests inside a defunct zoo overrun by rival cannibal factions.
- Universal’s official description says the zoo’s survivors have taken on animal instincts and that guests will be treated as prey, summed up in the park’s line: “They’re territorial. They’re hungry. And you’re lunch.”
- Lora Sauls, Universal’s assistant director of entertainment creative development, told CinemaBlend the concept grew from an April brainstorm and that the house is intended to be one of the event’s most intense and bloody experiences.
- Halloween Horror Nights 35 runs on select nights from August 28 through November 1, 2026, and Universal has started selling single‑night tickets, Express Passes and other add‑ons while it continues to reveal the remaining houses.
- MADLANDS joins early HHN 35 reveals such as the return of H.R. Bloodengutz and licensed attractions like Stranger Things Season 5, underscoring a deliberate mix of original storytelling and franchise draws that may boost fan interest and ticket demand.