After 6 pm, Universal Studios becomes overrun with smoke, blood and zombies as their annual Halloween Horrors began.
For 23 years, Universal Studios in Orlando has been haunting guests from all over the world with their Halloween themed nights throughout the month of October. For the first time ever, this month long event stretched into November, giving me the chance to attend.
When the night began, I walked the course of the park in search of Haunted houses to choose from, depending on their varying levels of horror. Rides that are active during the day are shut down and transformed into these gory and bloody attractions that are themed after movies. This year, the movies included Evil Dead, Cabin in the Woods, La Llorona and the recently recreated classic, An American Werewolf in London. Other houses included Resident Evil, Havoc 2: Derailed and Afterlife, but my personal favorite was AMC’s The Walking Dead.
For the first time, Universal Studios partnered up with AMC’s popular zombie- themed show in order to recreate various scenes from the series. Although many of the zombies were park attendants during the daytime, some of the zombies within the attraction were from the show itself. While most movies were designated one haunted house, The Walking Dead was also granted an additional attraction calling “Street Walkers” which consisted of zombies that were roaming around various blocks of the entire park. As I was walking through the smoky dark streets, Walkers would pop out of every corner, making me and everyone around me scream.
Each haunted house utilized its own special effects that made it original such as black lights, moving walls, loud noises and music to enhance the visitor’s experience.
Although the Halloween Horrors portion was $51 dollars extra for the Stay- and- Scream ticket, which meant you paid for a park ticket during the day, and $91 for a regular ticket, every dollar was well worth it and anyone who enjoys attending theme parks during the Halloween season should attend.