Official 2022 HHN 31 - Horror is Universal

[wmoon]

As per last year I’m assuming multi night tickets will follow??

 

[TravelYote]

Anyone guess right now with multi day/frequent fear passes will be available. It's expected though... I'm trying to find past prices to figure out if I should buy my tickets now or wait.

 

[MinnieMSue]

We bought single night tickets for 10/13&15 and 6 house tour the 14th. Just waiting on express and stay and scream to go on sale next. I was not prepared for them to go on sale today lol

 

[Raya]

We bought single night tickets for 10/13&15 and 6 house tour the 14th. Just waiting on express and stay and scream to go on sale next. I was not prepared for them to go on sale today lol

When you say the 6 house tour do you mean behind the screams?

 

[MinnieMSue]

When you say the 6 house tour do you mean behind the screams?

yes Behind the screams. Sorry for not being clear

 

[soniam]

Argh! I didn't add a watch to this thread.

 

[Skippyboo]

I am booked at RPR Sept 17-24. Going to get Rush of Fear passes when they come out.

 

[MinnieMSue]

Argh! I didn't add a watch to this thread.

you should still be good.I don’t think the majority of people are aware yet that individual tickets rip tours and behind the screams went on sale today. It is only in the app for the most part. Also I know of at least one other site selling the same but not sure if they are allowed to be named. It is the company that has special events after hours at universal a few times a year. (That someday I would love to attend lol)

 

[soniam]

you should still be good.I don’t think the majority of people are aware yet that individual tickets rip tours and behind the screams went on sale today. It is only in the app for the most part. Also I know of at least one other site selling the same but not sure if they are allowed to be named. It is the company that has special events after hours at universal a few times a year. (That someday I would love to attend lol)

Just emailed my TA. Got my hotel a few back in February. Thanks!!!!

 

[leiaorgana]

When it says priority entrance at the houses with the RIP tour does that mean you skip the line completely with the tour guide and go straight in with no waiting? What are the tours like? They’ll be three of us so we’ll likely be grouped with other people if we do decide to do the tour on the night we go. How would that work out being with another family or couple?

Sorry for the excessive questions. All of this HHN stuff is new to me because we only ever normally go in summer haha

 

[soniam]

When it says priority entrance at the houses with the RIP tour does that mean you skip the line completely with the tour guide and go straight in with no waiting? What are the tours like? They’ll be three of us so we’ll likely be grouped with other people if we do decide to do the tour on the night we go. How would that work out being with another family or couple?

Sorry for the excessive questions. All of this HHN stuff is new to me because we only ever normally go in summer haha

Yes, public and private RIP tours are escorted to the entrance of the houses. Sometimes, they have you wait a few minutes to clear out the group ahead. If it's a public RIP tour, your group will be grouped with strangers. You can book the same tour for your group of 3. I think public RIP tours can have up to 12 people. The tour guide decides the itinerary. The tours go through each of the HHN houses and usually have priority access to the show. Private RIP tours are populated by the person that purchased the tour, and the itinerary is chosen by that person.

 

[leiaorgana]

Thank you for the clarification @soniam! I appreciate it! I just want to make sure we get the most out of our first HHN and make sure we don’t miss out on anything

 

[MTraub70]

First time experiencing HHN, purchased tickets for opening night. What would be some recommendations to get the most out of the night, I know I won’t be able to get everything done but would like to know if there is anything that would be a must do. Thanks for any help.

 

[wmoon]

I still hadn’t made up my mind if I wanted express with the frequent fear for our 3 nights or the Frequent fear with one night on the RIP tour….

 

[Skippyboo]

First time experiencing HHN, purchased tickets for opening night. What would be some recommendations to get the most out of the night, I know I won’t be able to get everything done but would like to know if there is anything that would be a must do. Thanks for any help.

You will want to take advantage of the stay and scream holding areas. You want to be in the park before they close for HHN. Two main areas: NY section and then Springfield area. You can then hit the houses near what section you choose ahead of the people coming just for HHN that are being held at the gates.

 

[Jangles]

Can someone please post the link to the individual AP RIP tours. Thank you.

 

[pigletgirl]

Eeek, I am nervous to book tickets! We have never been. We will be going Sat 9/10.

 

[swoosh4]

Don't they release additional times for public RIP tour on nights when they sell out this early? I'm thinking I've seen that before. I'm wondering because 9/10 & 9/11 for this year are already sold out. Thanks.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

When it says priority entrance at the houses with the RIP tour does that mean you skip the line completely with the tour guide and go straight in with no waiting? What are the tours like? They’ll be three of us so we’ll likely be grouped with other people if we do decide to do the tour on the night we go. How would that work out being with another family or couple?

Sorry for the excessive questions. All of this HHN stuff is new to me because we only ever normally go in summer haha

Yes, your tour group skips the line. We did a RIP tour (not private) last year, and our guide would walk us around barriers. Like a previous poster said, we'd wait for groups ahead to clear and then enter.

"What are the tours like?": When we got to HHN, we checked in for our tour and were told to come back to a specific spot to meet our tour guide at our designated time. All of us on our tour said our hellos (nothing formal), and our tour guide introduced herself. She gave us a quick rundown of how things would work: She'd lead us to each house once, and to the main show, with intermittent breaks. She led us through the park holding a light up wand. As we walked she gave us generalized history of HHN, info about the icons, etc. Before we entered each house, she told us the house's story and a little about the design info (eg for Scarey she told us how they came up with the town name, who the main characters were, what previous houses it tied into,...). Breaks were at the main meeting area where there was a buffet and (pay) bar, and in a lounge in the upper level of the Jimmy Fallon ride building.

It was fun doing the tour with others since everyone was so excited. One couple on our tour was dressed up and very into the event, which got some attention from the scare actors. I tend to be more reserved but really liked everyone's energy and enthusiasm (I wish I was comfortable expressing myself more). It was especially funny after the first house or two and we got to know one another, seeing everyone scream and jump. I really think I personally would prefer the public RIP tour to the private.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

First time experiencing HHN, purchased tickets for opening night. What would be some recommendations to get the most out of the night, I know I won’t be able to get everything done but would like to know if there is anything that would be a must do. Thanks for any help.

I would definitely add express pass as soon as it's available. (I just bought our tickets and didn't see that yet.)
Also get there right at opening and get in line for what you'd think would be a more popular house that you might want to repeat (like last year the pre-opening lines for Beetlejuice or Hill House got long pretty quickly). That way you can repeat if you want.