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12 Places You Must Eat At This Year's Halloween Horror Nights

Sweet and scary.

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Chelsea Lupkin

Hi hi hi hi hi. I'm back. Eating my way through theme parks. As I do. Often. This time, our trip to Orlando was dedicated to Universal Orlando Resort's Halloween Horror Nights—their 29th go at the event! Here's what's worth your eating and drinking time at HHN this year.

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Gramercy Popcorn & Production Central Veranda

Food, Frozen dessert, Drink, Milkshake, Ice cream, Smoothie, Frappé coffee, Dessert, Bombardino, Dairy,
Chelsea Lupkin

Let's start with the Candy Corn Slush at Gramercy Popcorn. It is sweet and cold and exactly what you need to get your night started, assuming what you need to get your night started is sugar and a nostalgic brain freeze.

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Voodoo Doughtnut

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The only Voodoo location on the East Coast went hard for Halloween this year. Not only do they have Stranger Things-themed treats, but they've also got this adorable lil cookies 'n' cream-filled vampire donut. He's big enough to feed your whole family, BTW.

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Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen

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Chelsea Lupkin

The CityWalk staple has a celebratory Jacque-O-Lantern for the holiday, which is basically like a pumpkin spice milkshake if pumpkin spice milkshakes boasted whipped cream, candy corn, actual donuts, and sprinkles.

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Kidzone Pizza Company

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Chelsea Lupkin

I went into HHN telling myself I wasn't going to be another sucker who fell for the pizza fries, which, at the end of the day, are nothing more then crinkle fries, mozz, marinara, pepperoni, and cheese, and yet. And yet! They are so damn good, you guys. They are so damn good.

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Twisted Tater Tent

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There are plenty of options, but the best is garlic parmesan. Grab a skewer and pick at it all night for sustenance.

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San Francisco Bakery

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The widely covered Triple Decker Extravaganza is chilling at the San Francisco Bakery. By "chilling," I mean it's hard to miss once you're in the area. Follow the signs re: triple-stacked waffles and get yourself a snack that's exactly as delightful as it looks.

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Popcorn Stands

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Popcorn in a park is always a good idea. An even better idea? Heavily salted popcorn that's dusted green to mimic Ghostbusters' Slimer.

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Ole Amigo

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I was ready to write off Universal's grilled street corn as forgettable, as I often have in parks before. But that thing was laden with cheese and spice and was just the perfect amount sweet as well. Grab the corn and skip the Nachos Queso Fundido—trust.

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Hawkins Heroes

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Chelsea Lupkin

One of the more ordinary options in Starcourt Mall (let alone the park), the three-meat sub and its accompanying potato chips go down nice and easy. Like, this is a very normal and satisfying thing to eat for dinner, if that's your jam.

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Imperial Panda

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Chelsea Lupkin

The Imperial Panda's Bento Box was an easy in for my top three—it's loaded with an orange bao bun, dumplings, and wonton chips, all of which are salty, sticky, and hearty as hell. Don't sleep on the dumpling dipping sauce—pour that shit allllll over your meal.

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Sweet Treats

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Your last mandatory stop in the Starcourt Mall area? Sweet Treats, whence you can get a mondo white chocolate-covered slice of bacon that is a perfect way to end the evening.

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Drink Tents

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Chelsea Lupkin

Oh, and duh. You should probably drink your way through. Pictured is the Saturn, a passion fruit and gin mix that'll help ease any case of The Scaries.

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