Crews installed more scare zone props at Universal Studios Florida this weekend as Halloween Horror Nights 35 gets closer. This year’s scare zones are Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, Downtown Clowntown, Sideshow of Decay, and FORTNITEMARES.
Halloween Horror Nights Scare Zones
There are trusses at the park’s main gates, where guests will watch the “Opening Scaremonies” each night.
The first scare zone guests enter will be Infernal Carnival of Nightmares starring Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow. Since our last update, red and purple curtains have been hung at the scare zone’s entrance, beneath and behind the “Halloween Horror Nights” sign.
There are beige scrims around scaffolding in front of the entrance trusses.
In Minion Land, there are some black boxes along the edges of the sidewalk. These are probably the bases of future set pieces.
There are two outside the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem queue and two more on the opposite side of the street, outside Villain-Con Minion Blast.
A fifth stands alone near Super Silly Stuff. An equipment cart was also stationed nearby when we photographed the boxes on Sunday.
The Tribute Store facade in the Downtown Clowntown scare zone now has a giant clown face to the right. This scare zone will star Art the Clown and the Killer Klowns From Outer Space.
The creepy clown face has an open mouth with the text “Here’s a secret…”
Past Revenge of the Mummy, there are two new stage sets in this scare zone. One colorful stage has a caged back compartment.
One set piece is based on a blue carnival wagon. It has fake stacks of crates at either end.
Next to the blue wagon is another stage featuring a “35” marquee. Among the props on the platform is a wheel.
Halloween Horror Nights 35
Halloween Horror Nights 35 at Universal Studios Florida is on select nights from August 28 through November 1, 2026.
This year’s haunted houses are:
- Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
- Sinners
- Stranger Things
- Hellraiser
- Evil Dead Burn
- Cybergoria
- H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
- INVASION: Alien Abduction
- MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
- Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
There will be a Stranger Things lagoon show. The stage show will be Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir featuring sword swallower Auzzy Blood.
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