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09/09/2026

A Millennium Falcon… ON THE MILLENNIUM FALCON. 🤯🤣

Bright Suns from Batuu where there’s a tiny hidden version of the ship tucked underneath the full-size Millennium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

Look underneath the cockpit, right between the two pipes, and you’ll find it hiding in the paneling. 🔎🚀

And because it’s TINY, this is definitely one of those details where your phone camera comes in handy!

Because apparently one Millennium Falcon wasn’t enough. 🤣

09/06/2026

We stayed at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort to kick off Halloween Horror Nights season, and the Pumpkin Lord has apparently decided to make himself VERY comfortable.

🎃 Spooky lobby takeover
📖 A spell book with some questionable instructions
🥃 Halloween vibes at the Swizzle Lounge
👻 A Pumpkin Lord Snapchat filter
🛍️ HHN merch
🍹 Halloween treats & drinks at Bayliner Diner

And I was here for ALL of it. 😂

This might be one of my favorite times to stay Hotels at Universal Orlando Cabana Bay.

(FYI…This is not a sponsored post! Cabana Bay Beach Resort is our favorite place to stay on property!!!

09/04/2026

Fall has officially arrived at Raglan Road, and we were so stoked to be invited to check it out! 🍂🇮🇪

The 14th Annual Great Irish Hooley kicks off the fall festivities this weekend bringing live Irish music and dancing to Disney Springs…but I was especially excited to check out the new seasonal menu. 👀

Here’s the full line-up of seasonal bites, delights, & spirits that are available now through November 1st:
🌭 Bandaged Bangers
👻 Raglan’s Ghostly Guinness Pie
🥃 Black Barrel Whiskey Ribs
🎃 Proper Little Pumpkin
🍎 Samhain Sangria
🎃 Irish Pumpkin Shake
🍺 Boooo! Pumpkin Cream Ale

A visit to Raglan Road is a really solid way to kick off fall. 🍂

09/02/2026

🎃 Stay & Scream has changed at Halloween Horror Nights 35.

If you’re planning to Stay & Scream at Universal Studios Florida this year, here’s what you need to know!!!

You need:
🎟️ Valid daytime admission to Universal Studios Florida or a Scream Early ticket
🎟️ Same-night Halloween Horror Nights ticket

Wristbands:
📍 Park Entrance Near Guest Services: beginning at park open
📍 King’s Cross Station & Villain-Con Minion Blast: beginning at 2 pm

The Big Change:
Instead of being confined to separate Stay & Scream holding areas, you can now roam the park before the house queues open.

🎃 Stay & Scream House Opening Schedule
2:00 pm
Stranger Things 5
Hellraiser
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
5:15 pm
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Sinners
5:45 pm
Cybergoria
Evil Dead Burn
H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
6:00 pm
INVASION: Alien Abduction
MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
👻 6:30 pm
Halloween Horror Nights officially begins!

I tried the new Stay & Scream process myself, and honestly, I really liked being able to move around the park instead of being confined to a holding area.

📍Universal Studios Florida | HHN 35

09/01/2026

For this week’s Hidden Theme Park Details, we’re heading to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to find a little bit of pixie dust hiding in the rockwork. 🧚‍♀️

As you exit the attraction, look to your right and keep an eye on the reddish rock formations. Tucked into the rock is a hidden silhouette of Tinker Bell, and she’s really easy to walk right past.

And even after Big Thunder Mountain’s major refurbishment, Tink is still hiding right where she belongs. ❤️

If you’ve been following along, this is now another Magic Kingdom rockwork detail we’ve uncovered…I hope you won’t take this detail for GRANITE. 😂🪨

08/29/2026

Okay, this was an unexpected HHN find! 🎃👀

If you’ve ever visited a Disney or Universal park, you’ve probably seen the “I’m Celebrating” bracelets—and now there’s an HHN version! 🖤

I spotted these at Halloween Horror Nights 35 last night and immediately thought, these are going to be popular.

Perfect for celebrating your first HHN, your birthday, surviving your favorite house 😂…or just because you’re at HHN!

🎃 Would you wear one?

SAVE this for your HHN 35 visit! See you in the fog…

📍Universal Studios Florida | HHN 35

08/28/2026

’Twas the night before HHN 35… 🎃

Tomorrow, the fog rolls in, the gates open, and Halloween Horror Nights 35 officially begins. 👻

With 10 haunted houses, five scare zones, and live entertainment, there is A LOT to see, and I have some decisions to make. 😂

So I made my HHN 35 Hype List…

These aren’t predictions. They’re not a ranking of what will be “best.”

They’re simply the things I am MOST excited to experience. 🖤
Some are obvious. Some might surprise you.

And I’m fully prepared for this list to change once I actually walk through the houses. 😂

📍Universal Studios Florida | HHN 35

08/27/2026

🎃 Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar has officially gone spooky for Halloween!

We finally made it over to Disney Springs to check out the Halloween overlay at Jock Lindsay’s, and this might be one of my favorite seasonal transformations of the year.

The entire Hangar Bar is filled with festively spooky 1940s-inspired decorations and details, making the vibe just as much fun as the experience as the food and drinks.

We we tried…
👽 Alien Invader Sliders — $16
🕯️ Candelabra Eggs — $18
🍄 Dark Forest Dip — $12
💀 Skull of the Dead Dip — $14
🦴 Bone Kebabs — $17
🍹 Skull and Sour — $19
🐍 Viper’s Nest — $7

And while the line can definitely get long, I thought it was completely worth it for the delicious bites & libations.

You definitely wont’t want to miss this Halloween overlay which runs through November 9 at Disney Springs.

08/26/2026

In the middle of Halloween Horror Nights’ Downtown Clowntown Scare Zone, you’ll find the Midway of the Bizarre which is a callback to one of HHN’s earliest recurring scare-zone concepts, which originally appeared in Amity.

But my favorite detail might be the one that’s easy to miss…

🦈 Look closely at the set.

Yep. There’s a shark.

A little nod to Amity and the Jaws attraction hiding in plain sight.

And THIS is exactly why I love looking closely at the details at Halloween Horror Nights. 👀

🎃 Halloween Horror Nights 35
🤡 Downtown Clowntown Scare Zone
📍 Universal Studios Florida

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