Halloween Horror Nights Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights is the event every other scare attraction is measured against, and the Orlando edition runs an extraordinary 48 select nights — opening in August and closing on 1 November.

The format is haunted houses built to film-production standards, open scare zones between them, live shows and the park's rides running after dark. The 35th anniversary line-up leans on both original properties and licensed horror.

It sells out, and the queues on October Saturdays are severe. Express passes are expensive and, on a peak night, close to essential.