Halloween Horror Nights 35 (UOR) - Speculation & Rumors

[Blysthon]

I agree honestly. 35 doesn't feel as grand as 20, 25, 30. That's why I was unsure if that was the direction they were going to take next years' event.

However, given the Oddfellow symbol in El Artista, and Jack's cameo in Dolls (both houses which were featured prominently as photo-ops at the HHN Bar as a little aside), it seems like we could be in for some returning Icon characters in the spotlight. Oddfellow VS Jack has been an idea thrown around since 2023 in the very early lead-up to Sinister and Surreal. That alone seems to point in the direction of your usual anniversary year offerings.

I believe 35 will act as a pseudo-anniversary year. Not as elaborate or grand as HHN25 or 30, and not drawing attention to the year specifically, but still featuring certain returning concepts in the spotlight. Jack VS Oddfellow event theme, with a house and roaming characters, another Slaughter 2 house/zone, a Sinister / Surreal house, etc., but mostly just like another other year. Maybe not exactly "35 Years of Fear" again, instead having a few major concepts from the last 5 years in "Hero"-roles for the event. Prominent houses and zones, themes, and experiences. That's my take on it.

I don’t think it will be a Pseudo year, universal wants to go big for next year. At their advantage, And Plus the 30th year didn’t do so well because of Covid.

They’re going big next year, with Jack and the icons. Because they sell Money.

As Mr Krabs would say

Hello I like money

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I think there's a lot they could do with an Ozzy house AND there's broad general interest in it. I think if it's real and happens then it'll be a smash hit. Also who wouldn't want to rock out in the queue like we did for The Weeknd while waiting for the house?

 

[Andromeda]

Were there any any Easter eggs /clues in any of the houses this year?

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think of 35 as any less of an "anniversary" than 30 lol

Universal itself had 35th anniversary merch all this year, so they at least think it's somewhat of a big deal!

 

[Blysthon]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think of 35 as any less of an "anniversary" than 30 lol

Universal itself had 35th anniversary merch all this year, so they at least think it's somewhat of a big deal!

Ahem the wiki

Halloween Horror Nights 35

Halloween Horror Nights 35 is the 35th Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios Florida. According to Lora Sauls, they began building the 35th anniversary of the event in April of 2025 and all of the five of the original haunted houses for the event had been approved.

halloweenhorrornights.fandom.com

They are serious about the anniversary

 

[Legacy]

I love Lora, but she also said the 2025 Tribute Store would be bigger than ever.

The event starts in August now. Starting to plan in April means they’re operating on a 16-month production schedule. They’ve been operating on that sort of schedule for HHN for over a decade. It just “feels” earlier because the event starts earlier.

In other words, statements of normal things are not indicative of anything positive or negative about next year.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

This isn't a serious guess but I'd love to see Guillermo Del Toro's name get attached to an HHN project. Not specifically based on a movie but just, "Presents," similar to Rob Zombie, The Weeknd, etc.

Part of me wonders if he’d allow a Frankenstein house a la Crimson Peak. I’m suspecting no since he explicitly hasn’t been labeling it as horror (which I agree with), but damn, those sets would look incredible in a house.

 

[HHN Maddux]

Didn't mean to hit post, whoops! Standby.

Let's do this, wasting no time!

Right off the bat, I wanna make mention of Legacy commenting in the 365 Discord server that the IPs he's been hearing haven't been featured at the event before. Of course, it's way too early to cement that in, but it's something I'll take into account here.

Oddfellow vs Jack - I was starting to think this might be saved for HHN 40, but with the explicit Oddfellow and Jack teases placed in Artista on the final night, I suppose it's almost time for this epic battle to commence!

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Stranger Things 5 - This feels like a no-brainer to me. The final season is upon us (with the series finale even getting a theatrical release), and of course it's been the big headliner for each year it's appeared at the event. To piggyback off GA-MBIT, I feel it's either next year or never, I don't see ST being as popular in 2027.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - Even if it weren't for the insane popularity of the house, merch sales alone would justify this decision. And I know I'm getting ahead of myself here, but I feel this could be a perfect trilogy of marketing: FNaF this year ahead of the 2nd film, FNaF 2 next year (when FNaF 3 marketing should be ramping up as it's currently set to begin filming January, likely meaning an early 2027 release), and FNaF 3 that year to cap it off. This is HHN's new Stranger Things.

or, if not FNaF 2...

The Horrors of Blumhouse 4/Enter the Blumhouse 2 (Black Phone 2 + Insidious) - With Black Phone 2 being a smash hit both critically and financially, plus Blumhouse clearly trying to push the Grabber as a next big horror icon, we'll definitely be seeing him at least appear next year in some form, especially as the 2nd movie lends itself much better to a house than the first one did (which already made an amazing mini-house!). Combine that with Insidious 6 releasing next year, this I feel is definitely probable.

IT - With Welcome to Derry already being quite popular (and not to mention Universal looking mighty interested in acquiring Warner Bros.), I could definitely see (*one of!) our favorite psychopathic killer clown finally making his HHN debut. Although, if next year truly is Jack vs Oddfellow, it'd be weird to have two killer clowns headlining.

Scream - I do not look forward to Scream 7 at all due to the events surrounding it, but with next year being an anniversary year for both HHN and Scream, plus Spyglass probably looking for any way to get good spotlight time, I could see this happening. It'd be a shame for it to have to happen this way though.

Silent Hill - With a new movie on the way, Silent Hill f having just released, and Aiello having commented that he'd like to give the IP another shot, I'd love to see this happen. Although, I could also see it working as a New York zone.

Resident Evil - Another big anniversary, RE's 30th anniversary is next year, alongside RE9 and a new movie! This I feel definitely leans a bit more towards pretty probable over Silent Hill, and I believe Aiello has commented he'd like to give this IP another shot as well, although I might be misremembering.

Ozzy Ozbourne - With this being revealed as the clue answer today, combined with the universal praise of Wyatt Sicks as a tribute house, I can definitely see this happening, but I ponder whether it'd be a house or zone.


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