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Terror Tram With Art the Clown Returns to Universal Studios Hollywood for HHN 2026

Art the Clown takes over the studio backlot for a Christmas-themed Terror Tram with new characters and a string of holiday horror scenes.

Universal concept drawing for Art the Clown’s Christmas-themed Terror Tram backlot fencing
Image Credit: Discover Universal

Art the Clown is taking over Terror Tram at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights this year. Universal’s new Christmas-themed story puts him on the studio backlot after the events of Terrifier 3, with original songs, scenes and characters created for the walk-through experience.

After guests leave the tram, Art awaits in a Santa cap. The route then brings them past chainsaw-wielding Nutcracker characters, demonic elves at Art’s Christmas Tree Farm and a series of scenes called the 12 Slays of Christmas.

Universal concept art of two twisted Nutcracker characters carrying chainsaws
Concept art for two of the new Nutcracker characters. Image Credit: Discover Universal.

Art’s Christmas Cafe and a neighborhood of glowing snowmen follow. The final stop is his lair, designed to look from outside like a gingerbread house or Santa’s workshop. Universal has not given a full Terror Tram operating schedule or ticket details in this preview.

Source: Discover Universal’s Terror Tram preview.

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