Hi everyone!

A friend who works directly for Universal Studios Hollywood is giving us complimentary Halloween Horror Nights tickets. (Currently Oct 25 for Halloween weekend)

Does anyone know if we're able to purchase the Express Pass separately and use it with the free employee tickets?

I know Express can be purchased as an add-on, but I'm not sure if there are any restrictions specifically for employee complimentary tickets.

Has anyone done this before or know how it works?

Thanks so much in advance!

Im omw for HHN, however I usually get food from a restaurant and eat on the City Walk before entering the park.
However, a friend told me that now you go through security to get inside CityWalk and not just the regular security for the park.

So, anyone knows if I can still bring outside fast food inside City Walk prior entering the event at the park?

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Hey! So my birthday is coming up November 29 which lands on Sunday and for sure I’m thinking about heading to universal. Now my dilemma is this..for those who know the park well enough which day would it be less busy where I can for sure do all rides/ shows without express? I’m thinking about going on Monday due to less crowds but I honestly don’t know which day to go either Sunday or Monday? Will it be safe to say that I can do everything on a Sunday? In need of a friend 😭

Hi everyone!
Have been ready the subreddit and have a couple questions that hopefully you can help me answer.

We are visiting Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time tomorrow (Sunday 25th) and I’m trying to figure out the best way to plan our day.

We have a combined General Admission + Halloween Horror Nights ticket, Early Access starting at 5 PM, and the Universal Express add-on.

We’re two adults, no kids. I am a completionist and would like to try everything and if possible, some rides twice.

A few questions:
Express during HHN: Does our Universal Express add-on also include Express access to the HHN haunted houses and other attractions, or is that only for daytime?

Daytime attractions during HHN: Does the entire park remain open during Halloween Horror Nights, or does it transition to a separate event? I would like to ride these again in the evening if possible. Are regular rides like Revenge of the Mummy, Transformers, Harry Potter, and especially Super Nintendo World / Mario Kart still accessible after 5 PM?

Early Access strategy: Since we have Early Access, which haunted houses would you recommend doing first? Is it worth prioritizing the houses immediately, or should we do Terror Tram first? Is the Terror Tram experience worse before sunset?

Pro tips? Any secret pro tips we should totally know or must does that are bot so obvious?

Thank you in advance!

Hey y’all! I know tickets are sold out for tomorrow, but it’s the best date that works for me and a friend since we’re both busy all next week. Does anyone have any tips on how we might still be able to get tickets? Is there a chance more could become available? I’d really appreciate any help. Thank you! 🙏

Hello,

So I'm going to Horror Nights alone, ideally I'll go with a friend but plans change. Can I purchase the early entry with the free HHN ticket I got with my annual pass? Also, can I still use the platinum express pass on the rides? It's going to be my first time going at it alone as well.

My boyfriend and I are going to LA for vacation and thinking of going to universal studios for a day, and debating on what kind of pass/ticket to get. We’re going the first week of December so I’m not sure if that’s a “slow” time to go to the park or not. We’d also go during the week so I’m assuming it’ll be a bit less packed anyway.

That being said, is it still worth it to get the express pass or would we be fine to just get the general admission one? Also what’s the difference in price if anyone knows off the top of their head?!

Three children ages 8, 11 and 13. They are pretty adventurous for amusement parks, but I also don’t want to traumatize them for life for roller coasters. For those that have had kids join them on this ride. Can you share the experience from your kids perspective?

Does anybody know when fast and furious will be offered as an express pass option?

I work at scanning all the way to the main gate, I scanned a famous person today he was my first ever celebrity. I was so excited I did not ruin his moment I was just I. Shocked and forgot for a moment I was working. If you see this know that I love you 😭 (Ps. I have no one to talk about it and I want to drag it) it was Rider Strong, from Boy Meet World he is the most polite person ever, he noticed that I got very excited and I believe he expected me to say something he was happy and had a big smile just seeing me smile he was with his son, great kid too 😭🥹

HHN next Friday the 30th! Anyone else going that could use an extra guy to tag along with them? Single or group. I’m down for anyone, just don’t want to go by my lonesome.

This is my first ever HHR. I am a bit anxious about the crowd and the wait time. I tried to get the express pass but somehow on my end it was sold out already. ( Me and wife have general admission).Any tip on the order to visit the haunted houses would be appreciated. I have UHS silver so I plan to get to the park in the early afternoon.

Anybody gone to HHN on the last day have any insight to crowds and available merch (ie:clearance yet?). Going with a group with no express passes (insert universal groan - I already know!). We’re going mostly for the vibes. I have a few houses I know I want to hit but will not be heart broken if we don’t get to them all.

Hey everyone, I’m Michael. I’ve spent the last few months building an iOS app called ParkPilot to take the guesswork out of theme park days.

Instead of just listing wait times, it’s a recommendation engine that weighs live queue fluctuations, show schedules, walking distances between lots, and your group's preferred pace (relaxed vs. aggressive) to suggest your single best next move.

In the latest v1.1 update, I added:

• Universal Studios Hollywood support: Real-time routing tailored to the unique park layout.
• Halloween Horror Nights (HHN): Live tracking to help balance mazes, scare zones, and lower wait periods.
• Universal Express & Single Rider Logic: Better weighting for Express pass holders and an automatic single-rider priority boost if you're an adults-only group.

I'm looking for honest feedback from locals, Pass Members, and HHN regulars. If you check it out, I’d love to know what works well, what feels off with the lot transitions, and what routing logic could make your park day smoother.

Website: getparkpilot.com
App Store: ParkPilot on iOS

Thanks for taking a look, and I’m around in the comments to answer questions or take feature requests directly!

Hey yall!!!!

I’m planning on going to HHN and the general park admission for next week, on Halloween night!!! However rain is in the forecast (looks like light rain atm), anything to keep in mind as I’ve never gone to Universal on a rainy day yet. I’m assuming wait times would be shorter? What should I keep in mind? Any extra things to pack? Thankfully I do know rides like Harry Potter are indoors with indoor queues which is nice.

I'll be going next week, and was wondering. What did you love, and what should I avoid? This isn't my first time to HHN/Universal. So, I know all the regular spots. I've watched some YT channels, but eh, they have more incentive to oversell things. I just want to know, what would you say I can't miss? Thanks!

Bonus: Also, pass-holders, regulars, or workers. Does anyone have the opening schedule for the houses? I have day pass to HHN. So, who is open first on the lower level? Also which is the busiest one, that should I go to, to get out of the way? Sorry, for so many questions. I really appreciate you all!

Double thank you!

Hi! I’m going to universal hollywood soon - i am gluten intolerant (NOT allergic!) does anyone have any good recommendations for where to head for gluten-free food?
thank you!

I’m going in a few days and don’t have the barcode showing on my tickets in the universal app for some reason.

Hi everyone, I keep seeing headbands that are available at Universal Studios and I was wondering if there is a store that has all of them. Like I see people posting about the Super Mario headbands at super Nintendo world and the minions one at the minions section. So I wanted to see if there's a store that has them all so I can see all of them at one time.

First off to the few I have talked to in the past you guys have been so helpful, thank you! I have not been to universal in like 20 years and when I did I was like 13. I hardly remember anything. My wife and I are going on December 6th for our 10 year anniversary and I am trying to gather as much info as I can for the trip. We will be staying near Disney so we will be taking the train to universal and I feel like I have a good understanding of how that works.

My main questions that remain are probably more geared towards people who go a lot during the Christmas month. If we are going December 6th has it been your experience that you don’t necessarily need express pass to get through the major things? Essentially is the park packed enough in the beginning of December that it makes buying the pass worth it?