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Epic Universe: One Year Later
Epic Universe opened May 22, 2025, and its first year looks like a clear commercial success with some rough edges. Universal won’t publish attendance, but Monsters Unchained has passed 5 million riders and Battle at the Ministry 4 million.
Halloween Horror Nights: A Laid-Back Guide to Food, Shows, and Atmosphere
Can you enjoy Halloween Horror Nights at a more relaxed pace? Here is a look at enjoying HHN by focusing on food trucks, shows, Express Pass, and scare zone atmosphere.
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Hanging (nearly) Upside Down Inside Monsters Unchained, Courtesy of a Very Large Robot
A sudden breakdown on Epic Universe’s Monsters Unchained left us dangling upside down on a giant robot arm.
The Halloween Horror Nights 2019 Soundtrack Is the Best HHN Soundtrack. Fight Me.
I'm a lifelong synthwave fan making the case that HHN 2019's darksynth soundtrack pulled my wife and me into the scare zones like no other year has, and I'm perfectly fine if nobody agrees.