For 2020, the new Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store in Universal Studios Orlando Theme Park opened on July 28th, 4 days after the Halloween Horror Nights 2020 event cancellation news dropped, but a whopping 44 days before the Halloween celebration was supposed to have commenced! The fully themed shop, which has become something of a Horror Nights institution in its own right over the past five years, more than lives up to its name for 2020, serving as a pilgrimage site for fans and enabling them to purchase retro event merchandise and enjoy its now-famous detailed decor. But, as of today, it also adds another function to its unexpectedly burdened tool belt: a passable Halloween Horror Nights haunted house experience in and of itself. If your visiting Universal Studios in late August, September, or October, I highly recommend visiting this attraction! You'll love it!
First up, there is an anteroom, depicting a ruined Frankenstein's castle (a nod, perhaps, to 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, which ends with the good doctor's home being destroyed). This, of course, leads to the first main themed space: Frankenstein's lab, which is filled with turning gears and other iconic equipment from the classic '31 film, all arrayed around the central Monster, who is hidden under his sheet on his infamous slab (awaiting to be resurrected, it would seem).
The second room is devoted to Jack the Clown, the original Horror Nights icon, who appears to preside over Oddfellow's Dark Carnival and Emporium. This area is dominated by classic Halloween colors and HHN iconography, including a preponderance of jack-o-lanterns and loving portraits of the other event icons. The 2nd ever Icon in Horror Nights history, the Caretaker, Dr. Albert Caine was a well-respected doctor and caretaker of Shady Oaks cemetery, who was always interested in the workings of the body and the nature of the human soul, eventually using the deceased of the town for his bizarre experiments. The Director, born Paulo Ravinski, was the 3rd original icon created by Universal for Halloween Horror Nights, who was very intrigued with capturing real human emotion and started to film his actors going through different events of torture, suffering, and eventual death. The Story Teller, Elsa Strict, is a sweet little old lady enjoys horror stories and likes to tell them to certain unwilling victims. The Usher, Julian Browning, was an usher at the Universal Palace Theater who ended up haunting the theater after his death, terrorizing patrons into respecting the theater.
The third room is devoted to Beetlejuice and recreates moments from the 1988 film including a photo opportunity that resembles the film's unveiling of the Beetlejuice character, a snaky version of Beetlejuice that activates on a stairwell every 30 seconds and the waiting room, which doubles as the check-out counter for the Tribute Store.
For the first time, eats are sold in the Tribute Store's fourth room! There's a recurring, spooky vibe in the dessert selection, including glowing beating heart sour gummies, red velvet blood splatter cake pops, Frankenstein-theme treats, & lime slime! There's also a collection of large, Halloween-themed doughnuts that glow in the dark! The prices vary from $4.69 to $7.99. The beating hearts stop moving or beating as soon as they are taken off the display tray so I'm sure the beating has something to do with the display tray they're on and they taste great!
Historically, the Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store has been a special Halloween store that has different rooms themed to the haunted houses of that year which are perfect for catching photos because you're not supposed to take photos in the haunted houses. The store houses all of the Halloween Horror Nights merchandise guests can buy for that year. The Halloween Horror Tribute Store first started during Halloween Horror Nights 25.
2015 Tribute Store Themes
Jack the Clown
Chance
Walking Dead
Freddy Krueger vs Jason
Purge
Insidious
2016 Tribute Store Themes
Krampus
American Horror Story
Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield
the Exorcist
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2017 Tribute Store Themes
American Horror Story: Volume 2
The Shining
Ash Vs. Evil Dead
SAW: The Games of Jigsaw
2018 Tribute Store Themes
Trick 'r Treat
Stranger Things
2019 Tribute Store Themes
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Stranger Things
Ghostbusters
Universal Monsters
2020 Tribute Store Themes
Frankenstein's Laboratory
Jack's Carnival of Carnage
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