Universal Hollywood Reveals Halloween Horror Nights Menu, Dining Pass, Short Film

Universal Studios Hollywood has shared its final slate of announcements before the launch of Halloween Horror Nights on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

“Chainsaw Man: The Chaos” will debut exclusively at Universal Studios Hollywood in the Dreamworks Theatre.

The horror anime short film is based on the popular Japanese manga and anime series currently streaming on Crunchyroll recounting the tale of Denji and the Devil Hunters battling the Halloween Horror Nights Devil and his army of zombies.

The event also includes a specially curated menu of terrifying treats from Executive Chef Julia Thrash, and for the first time, a Halloween Horror Nights Dining Pass is available to guests.

The Pass provides select food and beverage options for one single price that includes two eligible entrée items and four eligible side, snack, dessert or beverage items.

Horror-inspired foods are available at Fallout (located on the Upper Lot), Five Nights at Freddies (on the Lower Lot), Terrifier (Clown Café cart located adjacent to the “Terrifier” haunted house), Jason Universe Barbeque (Lower Lot), SLASH Bar (Lower Lot by “Jurassic World-The Ride),” Chucky’s Dive Bar (behind Animation Studio Store), Dia de Los Muertos (in Universal Plaza) and Universal Tower Snack Bar (near Universal Plaza).

Tickets are available for purchase for the event running through November 2, 2025.

This article originally appeared in TravelPulse.

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Universal Studios Hollywood & Universal CityWalk Hollywood – Costume Guidelines For Halloween Horror Nights 2025

Guests may wear costumes to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk Hollywood (“Universal”) on 2025 Halloween Horror Nights event dates subject to Universal’s Code of Conduct and to the following costume guidelines:

• Guests must be fully clothed, including shoes and shirts.
• Guests may not wear clothing or accessories (e.g. uniforms, costumes or props) that may create a false impression that guests work for Universal or as emergency personnel, including, without limitation clothing or items identified with law enforcement, security, firefighters, emergency responders or the military.
• Except as required by Universal or for religious or medical reasons, guests may not wear any covering that fully or partially obscures a person’s face, including costume masks, facial coverings, and face applications. Face painting is permitted only if it covers no more than one-half of the face (applied vertically only) or is applied in a pre-approved design by professional artists at Universal. Guests may be requested to modify their make-up or remove any type of facial covering to meet the above standards.
• No prosthetic makeup (including makeup that conceals part of the face, like the eyes, nose, or mouth) is permitted.
• Clothing that Universal determines is indecent, exposes excessive portions of the skin, or that Universal views as inappropriate for a family environment (including, without limitation, gory or gruesome clothing or accessories) is prohibited.
• Service animals may not wear or be part of a costume.
• No weapons of any kind are permitted. Any item that resembles a weapon or is manufactured in the shape of a weapon is not permitted. Any items that could be used as a weapon are not permitted, including, but not limited to: firearms, explosives, fireworks, chemical dispensing devices, clubs, sticks, knives, swords or other object(s) that may be used in any way to inflict bodily injury on another person.
• No special or atmospheric effects, including, without limitation, balloons, smoke, fog, powered effects, and sound effects, are permitted.
• No veils, long trains, stilts, or oversized costumes that could pose a safety hazard to guests or team members are permitted.
• Costumes may not interfere with security screening. Costumes cannot exceed 25 inches wide x 80 inches high to meet Universal’s metal detection regulations. Costumes are subject to secondary x-ray screenings.
• Universal reserves the right to preclude any costumes that may cause confusion that the guest is part of the Halloween Horror Nights experience. Impersonating a theme park entertainment or character or performing, frightening or otherwise disrupting other guests or event operations is prohibited and may result in expulsion from Universal’s property.

For your safety, you may be asked to remove part of your attire or accessories before participating in certain rides, shows and/or attractions. Please be aware that guests may not be admitted to some rides, shows and/or attractions depending on their costumes.

THE ABOVE COSTUME GUIDELINES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. IF A GUEST VIOLATES ANY OF THESE GUIDELINES, UNIVERSAL SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TO (1) ASK A GUEST TO MODIFY OR REMOVE THEIR COSTUME OR CHANGE INTO ATTIRE THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH THESE GUIDELINES AND/OR UNIVERSAL’S CODE OF CONDUCT; OR (2) REFUSE THE GUEST ENTRY TO UNIVERSAL’S PROPERTY OR REQUIRE THE GUEST TO LEAVE UNIVERSAL’S PROPERTY. UNIVERSAL’S INTERPRETATION OF THESE GUIDELINES IS FINAL.