By Yasmene Warren
Updated August 1, 2025 by Kate Cohen
Halloween is just around the corner and all your favorite Orlando theme parks are getting ready to “freak” out!
Universal Orlando, Disney World, and SeaWorld all have big plans for the upcoming spooky season.
Let’s get down to the nitty gritty with a breakdown of your 2025 Halloween theme park event lineup.
Key Takeaways
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights
If there’s one thing Universal Orlando is known for, it would be its killer annual Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) event.
HHN is ticketed separately from standard park admission and typically starts later in the evening around 6 p.m.
The event is held in Universal Studios Florida and includes 10 horrific haunted houses, five spooky scare zones, and live entertainment, as well as access to the park’s thrilling rides.
One way or another, you’ll be doing some screaming!
Each year, Universal holds themed haunted houses which the park says are inspired by “the biggest names in fear.”
One 2025 haunted house is inspired by the hit show and game franchise, Fallout. Face your fears in post-apocalyptic L.A. and come face to face with raiders, bounty hunters, and other forms of evil.
Another haunted house will immerse you into the terrifying world of iconic silent killer Jason Voorhees. You’ll find yourself wandering through the summer camp “where his gruesome legend began.”
Stay tuned for more upcoming announcements about HHN’s full 2025 haunted house lineup.
This year, you can attend HHN on select nights beginning Aug. 29 through Nov. 2. Single-night tickets start at $82.99 per person.
Disney World’s “Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party”
This fall, guests will once again have the chance to join in on the annual after-hours Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.
This event is also separately ticketed, even if you’re already in the park during normal operational hours.
Expect to be bewitched with the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular as the three sinister Sanderson Sisters terrorize the people of Magic Kingdom.
Watch your favorite Disney heroes and villains march in Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade and view iconic parade floats inspired by scenes like Haunted Mansion.
This year, the parade begins at 8:15 p.m., so guests with little ones can enjoy the spooky fun before bedtime.
Magic Kingdom loves its fireworks displays, and that won’t change this spooky season thanks to Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular.
This year’s epic fireworks show will be hosted by The Nightmare Before Christmas’ own Jack Skellington, who tricks Mickey and friends into entering a spooky haunted house.
Kids, and kids at heart, can fill up on sugary and savory delights exclusive to the event, as well as spend the evening trick-or-treating along trails throughout the park.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party runs on select nights from Aug. 15 to Oct. 31.
Tickets for adults and children will be as low as $119 and $109 respectively and as high as $229 and $219 respectively, depending on how early or late in the season you choose to attend.
SeaWorld Orlando’s Howl-O-Scream
If you think you have what it takes to face your fears, then try your hand at SeaWorld Orlando’s annual Howl-O-Scream.
Returning for its fifth year, this chilling event will feature five haunted houses, six scare zones, and many terrifying shows.
In 2025, you can experience brand new storylines, haunts, and horrors in all five haunted houses.
There will also be a variety of exciting new Scare Zones and themed interactive bar experiences to take your night to the next level.
Howl-O-Scream is best suited for a mature audience and contains violence, gore, and blood. It’s a separately ticketed event.
On select nights from Sept. 5 to Nov 1 from 7 p.m. to midnight, you can take on the terrors that Howl-O-Scream has to offer for as low as $39.99 with certain promotions.
Halloween Spooktacular at SeaWorld Orlando
If you’re looking for something more family friendly at SeaWorld, Halloween Spooktacular is just what you need.
This event is included with park admission and runs on select dates from Aug. 30 to Nov. 2. The fun lasts during the daytime from 11 a.m. to one hour before the park closes.
Start your fun-filled Halloween adventure with Count von Count’s Spooktacular Breakfast with your favorite friends from Sesame Street.
Kids can trick-or-treat at SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular. Trails throughout the park will be decorated and filled with plenty of colorful characters.
Guests who purchase a reusable bag are welcome to trick-or-treat along the trail.
Families can also sit in on the Sesame Street Halloween Parade, as well as Halloween Storytime with Big Bird.
Make your kids’ dream come true and introduce them to SeaWorld’s friendly Halloween mermaids in the park’s Key West area.
There will also be a costume contest, Halloween scavenger hunt, Halloween cookie decorating (for an additional cost) and kids’ crafts event, scarecrow Halloween dance party, and pumpkin garden with a pumpkin queen storyteller.
Scary-Good Stays at Rosen Centre
Once you’ve had your fill of Orlando’s frightening festivities, come kick back and relax at Rosen Centre.
Treat yourself to something delicious at one of our onsite restaurants and unwind in beautiful, spacious accommodations calling your name for a night of comfort.
Our luxurious amenities like our full, inclusive spa will help soothe all your fears away.
Come see what makes Rosen Centre an ideal destination for your theme park Halloween adventures.
