Vecna will be unleashed on the town of Hawkins when Halloween Horror Nights visitors cross between reality and the supernatural in the Stranger Things haunted houses coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando.
Halloween Horror Nights will run on 42 select nights at Universal Studios Hollywood from Sept. 3 through Nov. 1. Tickets are now on sale for the separate admission, after hours seasonal event.
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The new Stranger Things haunted houses will recreate the battle to save Hawkins from Vecna, demogorgons and a host of other horrifying creatures in the fifth and final season of the Netflix show at Universal’s Hollywood and Orlando theme parks.
Season five of the Netflix show about supernatural forces and secret government experiments that pays homage to the work of Steven Spielberg, Stephen King and John Carpenter is set in the late 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.
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Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp in Season 2 of “Stranger Things.” (Courtesy of Netflix)
The new Horror Nights haunted mazes will take visitors through the town of Hawkins, the Wheeler family house, Hawkins National Laboratory, MAC-Z military base, the Upside Down and the Abyss.
Universal Studios Hollywood previously hosted Strangers Things mazes in 2018, 2019 and 2023.
Stranger Things joins Sinners as the first two haunted mazes announced so far for Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood that will also feature six more yet-to-be-announced mazes, multiple scare zones and the Terror Tram.
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando will run for 48 select nights from Aug. 28 through Nov. 1 with 10 haunted houses, multiple scare zones and live shows.
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Halloween Horror Night tickets for Universal Studios Hollywood start at $77 for general admission with season passes ranging from $179 to $299.