Halloween Horror Nights hype season has begun and now we have to anxiously wait around till the complete line-up is announced. If you are a regular to the event, then you may have noticed a few similarities the last few years when it comes to the dates that houses have been announced. If not, do not worry I’m going to compare and contrast the house announcement dates from the last three years and see if we can come up with a descent list of expected announcement dates.
Previous House Announcement Dates
| HHN 29 | HHN 28 | HHN 27 |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | Thursday, April 26, 2018 | Wednesday, March 29, 2017 |
| Monday, April 29, 2019 | Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | Friday, May 19, 2017 |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 | Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 | Thursday, June 21, 2018 | Friday, June 30, 2017 |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | Thursday, June 28, 2018 | Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
| Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | Monday, August 14, 2017 |
| Wednesday, August 7, 2019 | Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | Tuesday, August 15, 2017 |
| Thursday ,August 8, 2019 | Thursday, August 9, 2018 | Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
| Monday, August 12, 2019 | Tuesday, August 14, 2018 | Tuesday, August 29, 2017 |
| Wednesday, August 14, 2019 | Monday, August 20, 2018 | Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
| Thursday, August 15, 2019 | Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
Let’s Look for a pattern
Looking at the previous announcements dates, it becomes apparent that Universal likes to make announcements during the time frame of May 16th – May 21st. Furthermore, this is the next available block of dates we are able to chose from. Another pattern is that Universal has announced multiple houses on June 7th.
What has been announced for HHN 30
| Houses | Announcement Date |
| Puppet Theater: Captive Audience | Friday, October 23, 2020 |
| Beetlejuice | Friday, March 5, 2021 |
So, all the announcements this year have been on Fridays. Let’s assume Universal keeps this pattern of announcing on Fridays and we use the previously noticed patterns to predict the announcement schedule.
Let’s Make Some Predictions
Looking at the patterns here are the next Fridays Universal could announce houses.
| Friday, May 21st |
| Friday, June 4th |
| Friday, June 18th |
| Friday, June 25th |
| Friday, July 16th |
| Friday, July 30th |
| Friday, August 13th |
| Friday, August 27th |
Well, that is the pattern we noticed with Universal's announcement schedule. How did we do? What with the new Jurassic World coaster currently soft opening, that sure does free up the publicity to talking Halloween! Let us know when you think we will get the next announcement.