Universal Studios Florida provides world-class sound stages, state of the art production support facilities, and access to unique backlot locations.

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Sound Stage 18

Formerly Nickelodeon Studios, and Sharp Aquos Theater (Blue Man Group).

1. Where Evil Hides (2005)

Sound Stage 19

• 16,500 SQ FT | 150’x110′

1. American Horror Story (2016)
2. The Repository (2016)

Sound Stage 20

• 16,500 SQ FT | 150’x110′

1. Scream House (2002)
2. Scream House: Revisited (2003)
3. All Nite Die-In (2003)
4. Hellgate Prison (2004)
5. Horror in Wax (2004)
6. Cold Blind Terror (2005)
7. Body Collectors: Collections of the Past (2008)
8. Interstellar Terror (2008)
9. Dead End (2012)
10. Gothic (2012)

Sound Stage 21

• 22,000 SQ FT | 200’x110′

Currently the location for AEW DARK and previously the home of TNA/IMPACT Wrestling.

1. Cabin in the Woods (2013)
2. Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City (2013)
3. Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem (2015)
4. American Horror Story: Volume 2 (2017)

Sound Stage 22

• 8,300 SQ FT | 126’x66′

1. Universal’s Museum of Horror (1997)
2. Museum of Horror: Chamber of Horrors (1998)
3. Museum of Horror: Unnatural History (1998)
4. Psycho…Through the Mind of Norman Bates (1999)
5. Insanity (1999)
6. Anxiety in 3D (2000)
7. Total Chaos (2000)
8. Scary Tales (2001)
9. Pitch Black (2001)
10. Ghost Town (2004)
11. Blood Ruins (2005)
12. PsychoScareapy: Maximum Madness (2006)
13. Dead Silence: The Curse of Mary Shaw (2007)
14. Creatures! (2008)
15. The Wolfman (2009)
16. Legendary Truth: The Wyandot Estate (2010)
17. Winter’s Night: Haunting of Hawthorn Cemetery (2011)
18. Silent Hill (2012)
19. An American Werewolf in London (2013)
20. From Dusk Till Dawn (2014)
21. An American Werewolf in London (2015)
22. The Exorcist (2016)
23. The Shining (2017)
24. Stranger Things (2018)
25. Ghostbusters (2019)
26. Spirits of the Coven (2022)
27. The Exorcist: Believee (2023)

Sound Stage 23

• 16,500 SQ FT | 150’x110′

1. The People Under the Stairs (1992)
2. The People Under the Stairs (1993)
3. Universal’s House of Horror (1995)
4. Universal’s New House of Horrors (1996)
5. Castle Vampyr (2004)
6. Scream House: Resurrection (2006)
7. All Nite Die-In: Take 2 (2006)
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamwalkers (2007)
9. PsychoScarepy: Home for the Holidays (2007)
10. Frankenstein: Creation of the Damned (2009)
11. Dracula: Legacy in Blood (2009)
12. Hades: Gates of Ruin (2010)
13. PsychoScareapy: Echoes of Shadybrook (2010)
14. Nightingales: Blood Prey (2011)
15. The Thing (2011)
16. The Bride of Frankenstein LIVES (2020)
17. The Bride of Frankenstein LIVES (2021)
18. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2021)
19. Halloween (2022)
20. Hellblock Horror (2022)
21. Bloodmoon: Dark Offerings (2023)
22. Stranger Things (2023)

Sound Stage 24

• 16,500 SQ FT | 150’x110′

1. Evil Dead (2013)
2. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2014)
3. Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood (2014)
4. Body Collectors – Recollections (2015)
5. Freddy vs. Jason (2015)
6. Ghost Town: The Curse of Lighting Gulch (2016)
7. The Walking Dead (2016)
8. Dead Waters (2017)
9. The Fallen (2017)
10. Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After (2018)
11. Carnival Graveyard: Rust in Pieces (2018)
12. Yeti: Terror of the Yukon (2019)
13. US (2019)
14. Revenge of the Tooth Fairy (2020 Seasonal Experience)
15. Revenge of the Tooth Fairy (2021)
16. Halloween Horror Nights ICONS: Captured (2021)
17. Fiesta De Chupacabras (2022)
18. Dead Man’s Pier: Winter’s Wake (2022)
19. Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate (2023)
20. YETI: Campground Kills (2023)

Sound Stage 25

• 10,670 SQ FT | 100’x97′

This Sound Stage holds the Digital Animation & Visual Effects School (DAVE School) which is a division of Florida Technical College.

1. The Walking Dead: End of the Line (2014)
2. Poltergeist (2018)
3. Stranger Things 2 (2019)

Sound Stage 40D (Shrek 4-D Theater #2)

Sound Stage 40D formally held Universal’s Shrek 4-D attraction.  The sound stage contained two theaters for the show when first opening.  Over the years the 2nd (rear) theater was less used and in 2015 was removed to hold a House for Halloween Horror Nights 25. In 2022 the sound stage was demolished  to make way for Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast.

1. Asylum in Wonderland 3D (2015)
2. Krampus (2016)
3. SAW: The Games of Jigsaw (2017)
4. Halloween 4: Return of Michael Myers (2018)
5. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (2019)
6. Case Files UNEARTHED: Legendary Truth (2021)
   

Sound Stage 44

Nicknamed the “Herc & Xena” building by Universal fans, due to housing  a Hercules and Xena attraction in the late 90’s. Originally, the sound stage held the Murder, She Wrote attraction.  In 2012 the sound stage was demolished to make way for Transformers: The Ride which opened in Spring 2013.

1. Horror Nights Nightmares (2004)

Fast & Furious Supercharged Queue/Tent

1. The Horrors of Blumhouse (2022)
2. Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count (2023)

Disaster!/Earthquake Queue (B67)

Fitted under a large canopy, the extended queue for the former Disaster!/Earthquake attraction features large props. For Halloween Horror Nights, the houses have worked around these props, or in a couple cases have included them. The Disaster ride and queue closed in late 2015 to make way for The Fast & Furious: Supercharged.

1. Dungeon of Terror (1994)
2. Crypt Keeper’s Dungeon of Terror (1995)
3. Crypt Keeper’s Studio Tour of Terror (1996)
4. Tombs of Terror (1997)
5. S.S. Frightanic: Carnage Crew (1998)
6. S.S. Frightanic: Fear in First Class (1998)
7. The Mummy (1999)
8. Doomsday (1999)
9. Universal Classic Monster Mania (2000)
10. Dark Torment (2000)
11. The Mummy Returns: The Curse Continues (2001)
12. Run (2001)
13. Deadtropolis (2004)
14. Run: Hostile Territory (2006)
15. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh Wounds (2007)
16. Doomsday (2008)
17. Leave it to Cleaver (2009)
18. Zombiegeddon (2010)
19. H.R. Bloodengutz: Holidays of Horror (2011)
20. The Walking Dead: Dead Inside (2012)
21. Havoc 2: Derailed (2013)
22. Giggles & Gore Inc. (2014)
23. RUN: Blood, Sweat and Fears (2015)

JAWS Queue (B66)

When JAWS opened in 1990, nothing worked. So much, to the point that Universal shut down the attraction and filed suit against the ride developers. The attraction re-opened in 1993, however, during the two-year downtime its queue was completely empty and provided a great place to build a haunted house. In 2006 it was used again as parts of the queue were shut down to construct “Dungeon of Terror” in its original home. 2011’s Saws N’ Steam was the last house hosted here, as the JAWS ride closed on January 2, 2012, and was demolished to construct The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley.

1. Dungeon of Terror (1991)
2. Dungeon of Terror (1992)
3. Dungeon of Terror (2006)
4. Friday the 13th: Camp Blood (2007)
5. Reflections of Fear (2008)
6. SAW (2009)
7. Orfanage: Ashes to Ashes (2010)
8. Saws N’ Steam: Into the Machine (2011)

Sprung Tents

In 2006, two large hurricane-proof warehouses were installed behind the Men in Black and The Simpsons attractions to serve as space for Halloween Horror Nights. To access the warehouses, a large lighted cement pathway was installed in World Expo on the side of the MIB store (entrance) and Simpson’s (exit). The two structures are climate controlled thanks to two large air conditioning units and were constructed by the “Sprung” company.

1. Psycho Path: The Return of Norman Bates (Sprung 1, 2006)
2. The People Under the Stairs: Under Construction (Sprung 2, 2006)
3. The Thing: Assimilation (Sprung 1, 2007)
4. Jack’s Funhouse in Clown-O-Vision (Sprung 2, 2007)
5. Dead Exposure (Sprung 2, 2008)
6. The Hallow (Sprung 1, 2008)
7. The Spawning (Sprung 2, 2009)
8. Chucky: Friends till the End (Sprung 1, 2009)
9. Havoc: Dogs of War (Sprung 2, 2010)
10. Catacombs: Black Death Rising (Sprung 1, 2010)
11. Nevermore: The Madness of Poe (Sprung 2, 2011)
12. The In-Between (Sprung 1, 2011)
13. Alice Cooper: Welcome to my Nightmare (Sprung 1, 2012)
14. Penn & Teller New(kd) Las Vegas (Sprung 2, 2012)
15. Afterlife: Death’s Vengeance (Sprung 2, 2013)
16. Urban Legends: La Llorona (Sprung 1, 2013)
17. Dollhouse of the Damned (Sprung 1, 2014)
18. Halloween (Sprung 2, 2014)
19. Insidious (Sprung 2, 2015)
20. The Purge (Sprung 1, 2015)
21. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Sprung 2, 2016)
22. Tomb of the Ancients (Sprung 1, 2016)
23. The Hive (Sprung 2, 2017)
24. Scarecrow: The Reaping (Sprung 1, 2017)
25. Dead Exposure: Patient Zero (Sprung 1, 2018)
26. Slaughter Sinema (Sprung 2, 2018)
27. Nightingales: Blood Pit (Sprung 1, 2019)
28. Depths of Fear (Sprung 2, 2019)
29. Puppet Theater: Captive Audience (Sprung 1, 2021)
30. Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin (Sprung 2, 2021)
31. Descendents of Destruction (Sprung 1, 2022)
32. BUGS: Eaten Alive (Sprung 2, 2022)
33. The Darkest Deal (Sprung 1, 2023)
34. Dr. Oddfellow’s Twisted Origins (Sprung 2, 2023)

Parade Building (B79)

Also known as the “Parade Building”, a warehouse located behind Kid Zone which is home to Universal’s parade floats.

1. Scary Tales: Once Upon a Nightmare (2008)
2. Silver Screams (2009)
3. Horror Nights: The Hallow’d Past (2010)
4. The Forsaken (2011)
5. Universal’s House of Horrors (2012)
6. The Walking Dead: No Safe Haven (2013)
7. Roanoke: Cannibal Colony (2014)
8. The Walking Dead: The Living and the Dead (2015)
9. Halloween: Hell Comes To Haddonfield (2016)
10. Ash vs. Evil Dead (2017)
11. Trick ‘R Treat (2018)
12. Graveyard Games (2019)
13. Beetlejuice (2020/2021)
14. Universal Monsters: Legends Collide (2022)
15. Universal Monsters: Unmasked (2023)

B108S

Referred to as the “New Parade Building”.

1. Seeds of Extinction (2018)
2. Universal Monsters (2019)
3. The Haunting of Hill House (2021)
4. The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmares (2022)
5. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us (2023)

MIB Tent

The 3rd tent used for Halloween Horror Nights built behind the Men In Black extended queue.

1. Lunatic’s Playground 3D (2016)
2. Horrors of Blumhouse (2017)
3. Horrors of Blumhouse (2018)
4. House of 1000 Corpses (2019)
5. Welcome to sCarey: Horror in the Heartland (2021)

Nazarman’s

Nazarman’s is located within the New York street set of Universal Studios Florida. The houses built within Nazarman’s are constructed inside the facades of the New York City buildings. The area used in 2007 has now become Häagen-Dazs and Starbucks.

1. The Slaughterhouse (1993)
2. Hell’s Kitchen (1994)
3. Terror Underground: Transit to Torment (1995)
4. Toy Hell: Nightmare at the Scream Factory (1996)
5. Hotel Hell (1997)
6. Hell’s High (1998)
7. Universal’s Creature Features in 3D! (1999)
8. The Fearhouse (2000)
9. Superstitions (2001)
10. Vampyr: Blood Bath (2007)

Bate’s Motel

Photo Credit: Mark Walter

The Bates Motel was the icon of the Alfred Hitchcock film “Psycho”. When Universal Studios Florida opened, they had a full sized Bates Motel, as well as the infamous house in the background located adjacent to the ET attraction. This area was destroyed in the mid-90’s to create the Woody Woodpecker’s KidZone play area.

1. The Psycho Path Maze (1993)
2. The Psycho Path Maze (1994)
3. The Psycho Path Maze (1995)

Bone Yard

The Bone Yard use to be a gigantic open area which featured a plethora of movie props from several Universal films. It is now the home of the Hollywood Stage used for special concert events such as Rock the Universe and Mardi Gras. For HHN: Tales of Terror in 2005, a chain linked fence maze titled “Rat Run” was installed to provide a smaller attraction for guests to experience.

1. The Bone Yard (1994)

B285A

This warehouse is referred to as the “Carnage Warehouse” due to the fact that it was created for the “Maximum Carnage” haunted house in 2002. The warehouse is located directly behind Doctor Doom’s FearFall and has been used three times since its construction in 2002. The warehouse is currently used for storage.

1. Maximum Carnage (2002)
2. Disorientorium (2004)
3. Demon Cantina (2005)

Thunder Falls Terrace (B261)

Thunder Falls Terrace is a seasonal restaurant in the Jurassic Park section of the Islands of Adventure theme park. When used for a haunted house, the restaurant is cleared out so that it serves as one giant open floor. This has worked to Universal’s advantage as they are able to have slightly more freedom with the designs they create when using this structure.

1. Fear Factor (2002)
2. Funhouse of Fear (2003)
3. The Skool (2005)

Discovery Center (B255)

The Jurassic Park Discovery Center is home to several interactive exhibits at the Islands of Adventure theme park. In 2003 and 2005, this location was shut down for three months to create haunted attractions for Halloween Horror Nights. Because of the unique shape of the building, both houses had nearly an identical layout as they were constructed around the buildings large staircase and elevator.

1. PsychoScareapy (2003)
2. Body Collectors (2005)

Discovery Trail (B258)

Triceratops Discovery Trail (at one point titled “Triceratops Encounter”) was an Islands of Adventure attraction that allowed visitors to come face to face with a living breathing triceratops. The attraction permanently closed several years ago and now sits abandoned. Rumors of a return have come out recently.

• Evilution (2002)
• Jungle of Doom (2003)

Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges (B271)

Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges is a water raft attraction at Islands of Adventure. In 2002 and 2003, portions of the queue area were shut down to create haunted houses. Poles and ropes were removed to create a larger area to work with. The houses that were built into this area often had narrow hallways.

1. Scary Tales II (2002)
2. Ship of Screams (2003)

Poseidon’s Fury (B236A)

Located in the Lost Continent of Islands of Adventure, Poseidon’s Fury acts as a stunt and special effects show. This attraction has only been used once in the past for a haunted attraction.

1. Terror Mines (2005)