Halloween Horror Nights 2026 (USH) - Speculation & Rumors

[Jerroddragon]

Yeah they need more Wednesdays. Hoping they have at least one.

If the lineup is as legendary as we’re hoping g it would be, they might have to add Tuesday to the final week.

I agree 100% with this

We need more dates, the event was packed every night I went...sure some week nights started lite but by 9 PM you had two hours at 3 hours and the rest were mostly 45-90 mins

So the Demand is there and its extra time for people to buy drinks, merch, food, updates

HHN is when I send the most...I buy the merch, I'm there late so have to buy food/drinks more. So if you give me more days to go, I will go and assume so will many others

 

[downunder]

I concur, hopefully they start Wednesdays earlier in the season.

 

[Viator]

Via @HydraGen2299: Construction is about to pick up at Utility Events Space.

Fencing is being positioned to block access to the area, and water drainage markings are now being placed. The venue seems to be one massive structure, with it having an angled fork at a certain point of the markings.

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Important to bring up in the case: but this will be getting used for HHN 2026’. Construction should be underway soon on the new structure.

 

[Freak]

Important to bring up in the case: but this will be getting used for HHN 2026’. Construction should be underway soon on the new structure.

Can they get said structure ready in time for HHN next year?

 

[Viator]

Can they get said structure ready in time for HHN next year?

Should be. I’m just glad that a precious rumor of mine is finally starting to bear fruit, even if it wasn’t exactly like how I talked about it a while back.

Space should be bigger than SS15 too for size sake.

 

[downunder]

Interesting, I was wondering what they'd do with that space eventually. They're going to need it, HHN will need it and Fanfest might grow to the point the space would be of use to them too.

 

[DTH]

The event needs more days or more hours. This year felt like a pressure point that if this event gets any more popular, it's going to burst. Mondays and Tuesdays might not seem worth it to them, but I am curious if they could pull of full day operations like Six Flags and just having the mazes (or at least up to half of them) start at 5pm proper. I undertand their daytime tourism is a huge thing, but there's not many more places to stretch, as you can't really go later than 2am.

 

[bdubsCEO]

I can’t imagine anything else they can logically do to increase capacity. Starting in August would be ridiculous, as would going into November. The logistics of adding Monday and Tuesday for thousands of workers would probably be insane and costly. They’re kind of stuck.

 

[Jake S]

A second food and drink area in the lower lot would be a huge help. Something like what they have in Universal Plaza. Now, do I have an idea on where to put that? No, of course not. But a man can dream!

 

[Rideguy70]

Yeah, staffing can already be an issue with just the Wednesdays. If they added Tuesdays, I can imagine the mazes missing about 1/2 their cast

 

[DTH]

Just to play devil's advocate, what's so ridiculous about starting late August? Doesn't Orlando typically start a week before Hollywood? I say we join 'em.

 

[Viator]

I can’t imagine anything else they can logically do to increase capacity. Starting in August would be ridiculous, as would going into November. The logistics of adding Monday and Tuesday for thousands of workers would probably be insane and costly. They’re kind of stuck.

I can think of a few things:

- Open Hollywoood Drift for HHN operations
- Additional House
- Maintain Two “Shows”
- Death Eaters Return to Hogsmeade
- Open SNW for all access (which requires them to retool Early Entry)

And that’s keeping the 8 current house venues (or moving one specific venue elsewhere to allow ADA Shuttle to take full use of a specific spot).