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Inside the Halloween Horror Nights ‘Stranger Things’ House and Epic Effort to Bring the Duffer Brothers’ World to Life
Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is marking the end of *Stranger Things* with new attractions in Hollywood and Orlando based on the show’s fifth and final season. Opening on 3 September in Hollywood and 28 August in Orlando, the experiences complete Universal’s adaptation of the series and reflect the franchise’s role in attracting younger audiences to the event.
Universal first introduced a *Stranger Things* haunted house in 2018, as the Netflix series became a global hit, and organisers say it broadened Halloween Horror Nights’ demographic. The Hollywood attraction occupies the 5,000-square-foot Soundstage 15, while Orlando is also launching its first lagoon show; both resorts offer themed food and drinks, including dishes inspired by Eleven, Hopper and the Hellfire Club. Creatives developed the latest house using confidential briefings from Netflix before viewing the finished season.
In short
- Universal is closing its *Stranger Things* Halloween Horror Nights run with season five attractions.
- The houses open in Orlando on 28 August and Hollywood on 3 September.
- Organisers credit the franchise with bringing younger fans to the event.
Explained simply
Stranger Things is a Netflix science-fiction series about teenagers in the fictional town of Hawkins, where strange events are linked to a dangerous parallel world. Created by Matt and Ross Duffer, the show has built a large audience through its mix of friendship, supernatural threats and 1980s-inspired settings.
Halloween Horror Nights is Universal’s annual event, where visitors walk through haunted houses and watch themed shows. Universal has made attractions based on Stranger Things since 2018, bringing the show’s characters and settings into experiences at its Hollywood and Orlando resorts.
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