Overview

• Universal’s 2025 event runs Aug. 29 in Orlando and Sept. 4 in Hollywood through Nov. 2, featuring 10 haunted houses across both coasts.
• Universal Orlando issued a rare advance caution that the Terrifier experience reaches a “whole new level of gore” and may be too intense for some visitors.
• Creators detailed heightened sensory elements in Terrifier, including warm water effects scented to mimic blood and a feces odor designed to linger.
• Orlando’s version will let guests choose a wet or dry route through Terrifier, with only Orlando offering a way to bypass the heaviest water effects described by creatives.
• Production partners elevate other houses, with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop building full-scale Five Nights at Freddy’s figures, Fallout teasing a season-two character with Amazon’s involvement, and WWE’s Wyatt Sicks featuring a Bray Wyatt tribute and extensive video.