Overview
- Universal announced on Wednesday that select Universal Orlando hotels will host horror‑themed bars, specialty cocktail menus and late‑night food tied to Halloween Horror Nights, which runs Aug. 28–Nov. 1, 2026.
- Hotel guests, annual passholders and Universal Rewards Cardmembers will have exclusive access to a new Keyholder Bar near the Music Plaza Stage, and hotel guests will receive a priority event entrance window from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- The event’s in‑park slate is publicly set at ten haunted houses split between five original concepts and five IP houses, and Universal confirmed a Stranger Things lagoon show that projects scenes on towering water screens.
- Multiple resorts will get full themed takeovers with named experiences such as Universal Monsters Laguna Lounge at Loews Royal Pacific, Nova Bar at Universal Stella Nova Resort, Luna Bar at Universal Terra Luna Resort, Night of the Living Shred at Hard Rock Hotel, and the returning Pumpkin Lord Bar at Cabana Bay.
- The hotel expansion pairs with July ticketing changes that raised multi‑night Fear Pass prices and removed season‑long Express bundles, a commercial shift that could push more guests to book on‑site stays and purchase date‑specific add‑ons.