‘Fallout’s Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland Heads To Halloween Horror Nights

Fallout is the first all-new experience announced for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. The haunted house inspired by Prime Video’s acclaimed smash hit show will appear at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort – and tickets are now on sale.

The two-time Emmy-winning TV show, set in 2296, is itself based on an award-winning global video game franchise. For those not familiar with the premise, Fallout takes place two hundred years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization when all that is left is “a highly violent hellscape” known as The Wasteland which is inhabited by mutated animals and creatures, and people live underground in luxury fallout shelters or Vaults.

So, what’s in store? The twisted minds that have previously delivered immersive experiences based on other hit shows, including Chucky and Stranger Things, promise that this terrifying seasonal attraction will place fans in iconic scenes and face-to-face with their favorite Fallout characters on a journey that begins beneath the surface in Vault 33.

From there, they will follow vault-dweller Lucy MacLean, played by Ella Purnell on the show, as she escapes a massacre “only to discover an evil hidden secret.” Next, the bravest fans will head to the surface, facing attacks from desperate survivors “who will do anything to remain alive,” known as Scavengers and Raiders. Also, expect mutated cockroaches.

Next, it’s onwards to the Wasteland, which includes iconic locations like the Super Duper Mart as well as The Ghoul, aka Cooper Howard, played by Walton Goggins in the popular series. He’s described as “an ageless bounty hunter who has endured radiation exposure for centuries.” That’s also where Maximus and his T-60 armor enter the picture. Promising “frightful terrors at every turn,” Fallout is set to be extremely popular with fans of the game and the show alike.

Halloween Horror Nights Has A History With Video Game Adaptations

The Fallout haunted house will be a perfect amuse-bouche for people hungry for the series’ second season, which will drop on Prime Video in December—filming wrapped in early May. It has already been renewed for a third season as well.

It has been two years since Halloween Horror Nights featured an attraction based on a video game that has also become a popular TV adaptation. The last time was in 2023 when The Last of Us delivered high-scoring scares, but that was based on the game rather than the series it inspired.

A mecca for horror fans, the screaming starts at Universal Studios Hollywood when Halloween Horror Nights rolls out the blood-red carpet on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Killer chills and thrills kick off at Universal Orlando Resort on Friday, August 29, 2025. In addition to haunted houses, there will be scare zones and live shows at both locations, with more details to be revealed soon.

Both parks recently teased on social media that Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, based on another widely popular videogame IP that inspired a hit movie, will be coming Halloween Horror Nights in some form. The first Five Nights at Freddy’s film, or FNAF as it is also known, grossed $291.49 million at the worldwide box office in 2023. The sequel will land in theaters on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando are on a roll right now. The California theme park recently celebrated a stellar inaugural run for Fan Fest Nights, which showcased immersive experiences for such iconic IPs as Back to the Future and Star Trek, while in Florida, the proverbial ribbon was cut in spectacular style for the groundbreaking Epic Universe, the location’s first new theme park in 26 years.