Halloween Horror Nights is the marquee occasion of the 12 months at Common theme parks world wide. Horror has turn out to be so integral to Common’s theme park identification that it’s opening Common Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas later this month, and even consists of a whole Darkish Universe land within the new Epic Universe theme park. So, that begs the query: Might Halloween Horror Nights come to the brand new theme park?
Ever because it was introduced Epic Universe would get a land stuffed with Common’s traditional monsters (the identical monsters that make common appearances throughout Halloween Horror Nights), followers have questioned if Epic Universe may turn out to be a part of HHN. Forward of the upcoming print version of SFX Journal, Common Orlando Resort Inventive Director Lora Sauls opened as much as SFX on CinemaBlend about whether or not such a factor may occur. Whereas she didn’t low cost the likelihood, she additionally made it clear it it is not on the roadmap proper now. Sauls stated…
I am gonna say this. Nothing is out of chance. The whole lot might be finally. It is one of the simplest ways I can put that. There is a chance for something to occur. I simply suppose proper now, Epic simply must dwell as Epic for some time. Epic must dwell and breathe. After which finally, there might be every kind of issues that occur in Epic, however we’re gonna let it breathe for a minute.
It definitely is sensible to let Epic Universe “breathe.” The park is model new, and 1000’s of persons are displaying up day-after-day to expertise the park in its “regular” mode for the primary time. You need to give individuals an opportunity to soak up every thing that’s there now earlier than leaping in and altering issues round.
And Halloween Horror Nights in 2025 is shaping as much as be an unimaginable occasion by itself. With homes devoted to Fallout, 5 Nights at Freddy’s, and Terrifier, and even a WWE home, this 12 months’s occasion is setting a excessive bar.
That stated, the chance to carry collectively Darkish Universe and Halloween Horror Nights appears too excellent to disregard eternally. As nice as HHN is, there’s solely a lot that may be finished to remodel Common Studios Florida, a conventional theme park more often than not, right into a haven of horror for a few months. Darkish Universe is constructed to carry the scares. And having the ability to expertise one thing like Monsters Unchained, among the finest rides at Epic Universe, alongside different HHN occasions, could be superb.
Whereas there’s no assure on this assertion that something associated to HHN will ever occur at Epic Universe, it additionally doesn’t shut down the thought completely. It’s uncommon for anyone within the theme park world to ever say “by no means” to something, as a result of minds can at all times change, however to me, this feels rather more like a case of ready for the fitting time to drag the set off.
The one query is how lengthy Common will need to let Epic “breathe.” Might we see one thing HHN-related as early as subsequent 12 months? It would come right down to easy attendance numbers. If Epic Universe continues to see sufficient new company each month that HHN isn’t seen as a necessity, we may see issues stay as they’re for the foreseeable future.