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Universal's Next Free Passholder Magnet Puts Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow on It, and No Halloween Horror Nights Ticket Is Needed
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Universal's Next Free Passholder Magnet Puts Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow on It, and No Halloween Horror Nights Ticket Is Needed

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Universal Orlando has shown off the next free magnet for Annual Passholders, and this one belongs to Halloween Horror Nights. The design surrounds blood-splattered "UOAP Passholder" text with a red curtain, and the letter O in UOAP is split down the middle between Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow.

Here is the part worth circling: you do not need a Halloween Horror Nights ticket to get it.

The Halloween Horror Nights marquee arch over a crowded street at Universal Studios Florida, with Jack the Clown on a platform at left and Dr. Oddfellow in a blue tailcoat and straw top hat at right.
Jack the Clown (left) and Dr. Oddfellow (right) flanking the Halloween Horror Nights marquee archway. The same two characters split the letter O on the new passholder magnet. Image: Universal Orlando Resort

Where and when: handouts begin October 1 at two spots. The UOAP Lounge at Universal Islands of Adventure has them from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Tonight Shop at Universal Studios Florida has them from park open to close.

That second location matters more than it looks. The lounge's giveaway window is only five hours long, while The Tonight Shop hands the magnet out for the whole operating day. If you turn up after 4 p.m., The Tonight Shop is the only one of the two still giving them out, so check the day's posted park hours before you count on a late pickup.

The wristlet keychain is on a clock

The freebie currently on offer, a special wristlet keychain, runs through September 30 as part of Passholder Appreciation Days. The magnet picks up the very next day. There is no overlap, so if you want both, you need two separate visits on either side of that line.

A studio display of Halloween Horror Nights merchandise on red and purple velvet: a circus tent shaped backpack with character pins on its mesh front, ornate carnival frame plaques, a quilted crossbody bag with enamel pins lined up in front of it, and a lit two-tier carousel display holding character figures.
Part of this year's Halloween Horror Nights merchandise, styled around the event's Infernal Carnival of Nightmares theme. The free passholder magnet is not part of this merchandise lineup. Image: Universal Orlando Resort

Why these two characters

Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow are not a random pairing. Universal's own announcement for this year's event describes the setting as "the Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, a decrepit, fear-fueled carnival overseen by Halloween Horror Nights icon Jack the Clown and his legendary rival, Dr. Oddfellow." The magnet puts one on each side of a single letter, the same rivalry Universal built this year's event around.

The event itself is running its 35th anniversary year, with 10 haunted houses across 49 select nights through November 1.

What to do with this

Neither Universal's announcement nor the outlets covering it mention a quantity cap or a "while supplies last" note for this one. The Tonight Shop's longer window is the safer bet over the lounge's five hour block, and an earlier arrival beats a late one. And if the wristlet keychain is still on your list, September 30 is the last day for it.

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Image credits: all photos Universal Orlando Resort. The magnet artwork itself is not among the images in this story; Universal's reveal image of it was published by WDW News Today, linked above.

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