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Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Turns Up Sensory Intensity, Triggers First Orlando Advisory

Universal Orlando issued a rare guest advisory as designers escalate sensory effects to heighten immersion.

Overview

  • Universal Orlando acknowledged that one haunted house may be too intense for some guests, a first for the event according to new coverage of the resort’s advisory.
  • Terrifier will deploy extreme effects including waves of warm water scented to mimic blood and a persistent feces odor described as clinging to clothing and walls.
  • Orlando’s Terrifier maze adds a new choice for visitors with a gore‑heavy wet path or a toned‑down dry route that avoids the blood‑soak finale.
  • Art the Clown will free‑roam both parks with no public area off‑limits, expanding scares beyond traditional zones.
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s features full‑scale replicas built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, Fallout teases a season‑two character through Amazon’s collaboration, and WWE’s Wyatt Sicks includes an on‑site tribute to Bray Wyatt; the event runs Aug. 29–Nov. 2 in Orlando and Sept. 4–Nov. 2 in Hollywood.