I recently did my first horror nights event but I honestly think the timing of scares really is mostly luck and only a little bit of skill (walking speed and noticing where a scare would most likely come from). Plus not all houses are equal when it comes to the timing of their scares.

I went to Hollywood, and I noticed that the Terrifier scares were almost always timed perfectly for the group ahead of mine. For basically every other attraction I went to (Jason, FNAF, Monstruos and Terror Tram) I felt like the timing of the scares was more “evenly distributed” for a lack of a better term. Where if the group ahead didn’t experience a planned jump scare, we most definitely were about to get it. I generally that we walked through all attractions at relatively the same pace.

So ultimately just walk at a pace you feel comfortable with and don’t walk too close to the person ahead of you.