Universal hiring ‘scareactors’ and other performers for Halloween season
ONE OF OUR MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THEME PARK EVENTS OFFICIALLY RETURNS THIS WEEK. HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS IS BRINGING NEW ATTRACTIONS AND SOME NEW SCARES THIS YEAR, AND THERE TO CHECK IT ALL OUT FOR US AND GIVE US A SNEAK PEEK IS OUR VERY OWN JASON GUY LIV AT UNIVERSAL THIS MORNING. JASON, WE KNOW THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR. IT’S BEEN SO MUCH FUN WATCHING YOU EXPLORE WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR. WELL, I MEAN, TO GET THIS SNEAK PEEK. YEAH, BEFORE I’LL ACTUALLY GO EXPERIENCE THE EVENT AS A GUEST ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IT’S A THRILL, GUYS. I’M SO THANKFUL FOR THE ASSIGNMENT TODAY. I’M WITH KELLY MALIK, A SHOW DIRECTOR HERE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, TO TALK ABOUT THESE CREATURES. THESE ARE VERY LARGE, INTIMIDATING CREATURES THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE IN OUR SCARE ZONES THIS YEAR. KELLY, YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE. BOTH OF THESE CHARACTERS HORRIFYING CHARACTERS BELONG TO OUR SCARE ZONE PROGRAM, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE AND ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING. BUT WE ALSO ADDED SOME NEW ELEMENTS THIS YEAR WITH OUR EXPERIENCES FOR OUR GUESTS. AND THAT’S JUST AN ADDED LAYER TO WHAT OUR ALREADY SCARE ZONE PROGRAM WE BRING. AND THAT’S GOING TO INCLUDE MEL’S DIANE IS GOING TO HAVE OUR SKATING ZOMBIES. CAN’T WAIT. AND THEN WE HAVE POP UP INTERACTIONS WITH ART THE CLOWN. I MEAN, HE CAN POP UP AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. YEAH, WE WERE JUST HANGING OUT OVER THERE. AND ART IS EVERYWHERE. AND AND YOU GUYS ARE TELLING US THAT ART IS NOT JUST CONFINED TO THAT HOUSE? NO HE’S NOT. WE’VE GIVEN HIM FREE REIGN. SO HE’S GOING TO JUST SHOW UP AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITH HIS BAG OF TRICKS. ARE YOU READY? OH, YEAH. AND THEY DID TELL US THAT SOME OF THE TRICKS THEY CAN’T PULL OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, EARLY MORNING TELEVISION, IT’S IT’S TOO EARLY. IT’S TOO EARLY, RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE EATING THEIR BREAKFAST. AND SO MAYBE WE’VE PULLED UP INSTEAD OF THE COFFEE. THE PUMPKIN SPICE SOMETHING OR OTHER THIS MORNING, YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE ARE DIVING IN GETTING THIS LITTLE PREVIEW HERE. WHAT IS IT FOR YOU? KELLY THAT YOU’RE MOST EXCITED FOR FANS TO SEE WHETHER IT’S A SCARE ZONE OR SOMETHING ELSE AS THEY WALK INTO HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS? WHEN IT OPENS UP FRIDAY. I’M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE THEM FIRST COME THROUGH THAT FRONT GATE AND JUST SEE THE MAGNITUDE AND THE SCALE OF WHAT WE’VE BROUGHT THIS YEAR FOR OUR SCENIC DESIGN TEAM. THAT ALONE IN THOSE SCENIC PIECES ARE JUST TO DIE FOR. AND THEN YOU ADD, PUN INTENDED, YOU’RE RIGHT. THEN YOU ADD THE CHARACTERS ON TOP OF THAT, AND WE JUST ARE COVERING EVERY INCH OF THIS PARK THIS YEAR. YEAH, IT IS SUCH A COOL THING TO WITNESS. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA, THAT’S A THEME PARK DURING THE DAY. AND THEN THE SWEET FLIP SWITCH FLIPS. WOW, IT’S BEEN A LONG MORNING, GUYS. THE SWITCH FLIPS AND THEN AT NIGHT IT’S A WHOLE NEW THEME PARK EXPERIENCE. YOU GUYS TURN IT INTO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. HOW DOES THAT FEEL AS ONE OF THE CREATIVE MINDS BEHIND IT? IT IS SO INCREDIBLE JUST TO WATCH WHAT WE OFFER OUR DAYTIME GUESTS AND ALL OF THE GREAT EXPERIENCES THEY GET TO LIVE OUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND THEN THAT HOUR AND A HALF SWITCH OVER INTO FLIP THE SWITCH, FLIP THE SWITCH INTO THE WILDNESS THAT IS HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS. AND THIS YEAR, UNLIKE ANY OTHER, WE’RE JUST BRINGING BRINGING THE GAME EVEN MORE SO THIS YEAR. I CAN’T WAIT. AS A FAN OF THE EVENT, I KNOW FANS ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THEM INSIDE THIS MORNING AND SHOW IT. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE SHARING MORE THROUGHOUT OUR NEXT HOUR HERE ON CW 18, AND, AND I’LL BE POSTING SOME ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE THINGS INSIDE. AS A FAN OF THIS EVENT, I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S AS WE SEND IT BACK TO YOU. SANIKA. ALL RIGHT, JASON, YOU HAVE A BLAST OVER THERE. I FEEL LIKE YOU’RE GETTING ALL THE SNEAK PEEKS IN THE PREVIEWS. CAN’T WAIT TO PICK Y
Universal hiring ‘scareactors’ and other performers for Halloween season
Updated: 3:55 PM EDT Apr 3, 2026
It takes a village to put on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando.And you can be part of the fun this year.>> Video above is 2025 Halloween Horror NightsUniversal is hiring scareactors and other performers for the Halloween season.The job posting says scareactors need to be available for rehearsals in August, and for Halloween Horror Nights performance dates.Universal is also hiring roller skaters, stilt walkers and puppeteers.Auditions must be submitted by the end of May.>> More here
ORLANDO, Fla. —
It takes a village to put on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando.
And you can be part of the fun this year.
>> Video above is 2025 Halloween Horror Nights
Universal is hiring scareactors and other performers for the Halloween season.
The job posting says scareactors need to be available for rehearsals in August, and for Halloween Horror Nights performance dates.
Universal is also hiring roller skaters, stilt walkers and puppeteers.
Auditions must be submitted by the end of May.
>> More here