When I stepped out of the lift on my way to breakfast, I was instantly greeted by an audible buzz of activity. The atmosphere in the hotel was far giddier than on the previous two mornings but then again, Friday, September 2 was definitely no ordinary day at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
When I stepped out of the lift on my way to breakfast, I was instantly greeted by an audible buzz of activity. The atmosphere in the hotel was far giddier than on the previous two mornings but then again, Friday, September 2 was definitely no ordinary day at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. It was only 10am, but with just nine hours until the opening night of the theme park’s highly-anticipated Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) extravaganza, the excitement was palpable. I later discovered that all 9,000 bedrooms at Universal Studios’ six hotels were completely booked out. Aside from the nervous-looking college volleyball team loitering in the Cabana Bay Beach Resort lobby, it was safe to say that every other guest was there for one thing the annual scare-fest regularly referred to as the ultimate horror experience anywhere on the planet. This year is the 31st edition of the event and over the course of September and October, the resort is transformed from a thrill-a-minute them