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How was opening weekend?
2009 web site is up!
Can't believe no one's posted this yet! The 2009 bare-bones Web site is up and running. The theme looks pretty lame this year, unfortunately. Also - I really hope the Web site has some interactive features coming soon. The past few years the Web site has been so interactive when announcing the theme - now the theme is just there with no mystique. Anyone else disappointed?
I live in Colorado now, and I was really upset with myself for not going to the Bloody Mary event last fall (we'd just moved in August and couldn't afford to make it back so soon). Now I'm even more upset with the reveal of this theme. I've enjoyed the Saw movies, but Wolfman? Chucky? And isn't this just a repeat of the theme from two years ago with different characters? Bleh.
I think I might end up going to Cedar Point's Halloween event for the first time this Fall. I guess my only hope is that this means the 2010 HHN will be amazing since it'll be the 20th anniversary, and my fiance and I will be having our Bachelor/Bachelorette party at HHN that October =) *crosses fingers*
I live in Colorado now, and I was really upset with myself for not going to the Bloody Mary event last fall (we'd just moved in August and couldn't afford to make it back so soon). Now I'm even more upset with the reveal of this theme. I've enjoyed the Saw movies, but Wolfman? Chucky? And isn't this just a repeat of the theme from two years ago with different characters? Bleh.
I think I might end up going to Cedar Point's Halloween event for the first time this Fall. I guess my only hope is that this means the 2010 HHN will be amazing since it'll be the 20th anniversary, and my fiance and I will be having our Bachelor/Bachelorette party at HHN that October =) *crosses fingers*
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Hell I'm new to the community :) I went to Orlando's HHN twice. I was just wondering if anyone had clips of the Bill and Ted show they could upload? Especially Obama Vs. McCain. I have a majority of the show taped but I couldn't get that, Speed Racer, X-Files, or Love Guru becuase of space issues on my camera. Any help would be greatly appreciated :) All I can find on youtube are Hollywood clips.
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We're going 11/1 w/express passes. What is a realistic plan of attack?
HHN Orlando 2008 Complete Review
Go behind the post for a review from opening night... and be warned... spoilers ahead in a complete and brutally honest review of all houses, scarezones, and shows. Enter at your own risk! Overall HHN tips at the end. Enjoy... and Happy Hauntings!
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Possible Info About HHN18 Theme
As I am sure some of you may have received today, in an official email from Universal Backstage titled "I'm Gonna Call for an Appointment Myself" there was a snapshot of a handwritten notepad with the following message:
"So it turns out the appointment book I borrowed ain't helping me crab this any more than the pages the Doc rips out of her journal and tosses. The only ID for each patient is their initials. Once I put monikers to the mongrams I can check em out and get noodling the connection.
I been stakin' out her place and near as I can tell, two more plugs have gone missing -- some pimple face kid and a canary with great gams.
And I gotta get a closer up-and-down of this wacky dame herself -- which I don't mind cause she ain't lookin so bad lately. I noticed that she's wearin her hair different. Looks younger. Skinny but strong. Amd now she's never without that fountain pen and that silver jewelery box. I gotta see what she's keeping in there.
So I'm gonna call for an appointment myself -- tell her that I suffer from iatrophobia (ought to get her attention)."
Signed "B.S."
The complete name of the detective is obscured, but he's from a New York office with the name Boris S. The image also contains a matchbook labelled partially Kitty K Clues.
I guess this means the overall theme this year has something to do with 30s/40s dectective mystery/film noir type deal?
Thought I would share for those who didn't get the email.~
"So it turns out the appointment book I borrowed ain't helping me crab this any more than the pages the Doc rips out of her journal and tosses. The only ID for each patient is their initials. Once I put monikers to the mongrams I can check em out and get noodling the connection.
I been stakin' out her place and near as I can tell, two more plugs have gone missing -- some pimple face kid and a canary with great gams.
And I gotta get a closer up-and-down of this wacky dame herself -- which I don't mind cause she ain't lookin so bad lately. I noticed that she's wearin her hair different. Looks younger. Skinny but strong. Amd now she's never without that fountain pen and that silver jewelery box. I gotta see what she's keeping in there.
So I'm gonna call for an appointment myself -- tell her that I suffer from iatrophobia (ought to get her attention)."
Signed "B.S."
The complete name of the detective is obscured, but he's from a New York office with the name Boris S. The image also contains a matchbook labelled partially Kitty K Clues.
I guess this means the overall theme this year has something to do with 30s/40s dectective mystery/film noir type deal?
Thought I would share for those who didn't get the email.~
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HHN 18, here I come!
So, I just ordered my Frequent Fear Passes, as well as Express Passes for the two days I'll be going this year! I'm glad I became a Power Pass holder this year, because I got 15 bucks off per pass. So, anyway, does anybody know for certain that this year will be called, Halloween Horror Nights 18: Reflections Of Fear? Let's get this community popping! It's approaching mid-July...We should be seeing some advertisements soon!
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Let's crank this sucker up!!!
(Sure hope I'm allowed to post this here!!)
Thus it begins....
Got this email on chainsawwolf (Thanks Jared, if you're here!)this morning. NOTE: It is still early in the season and things can, and often do, change. Please remember that the rumors, speculation, and anticipation are half of the fun.
Thanks to public record, and Mark James over at the Vault, here are
the house names/locations for HHN 18 as per CityofOrlando.net:
"Creatures" in SS22
"The Hallow" in Sprung Tent
"Dead Exposure" in Sprung Tent
"Scary Tales 3" in Parade Building (behind Barney)
"Body Collectors 2" in SS20
"Interstellar Terror" in SS20
"Doomsday" in Disaster Queue
"Bloody Mary" in Jaws Queue
Mae
Thus it begins....
Got this email on chainsawwolf (Thanks Jared, if you're here!)this morning. NOTE: It is still early in the season and things can, and often do, change. Please remember that the rumors, speculation, and anticipation are half of the fun.
Thanks to public record, and Mark James over at the Vault, here are
the house names/locations for HHN 18 as per CityofOrlando.net:
"Creatures" in SS22
"The Hallow" in Sprung Tent
"Dead Exposure" in Sprung Tent
"Scary Tales 3" in Parade Building (behind Barney)
"Body Collectors 2" in SS20
"Interstellar Terror" in SS20
"Doomsday" in Disaster Queue
"Bloody Mary" in Jaws Queue
Mae
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My review of HHN 2007!
So I went to HHN two weekends in a row this year - first on Saturday, Sept. 29 with my boyfriend, and then again on Friday, Oct. 5 with a group of friends. I have a year pass, so I was able to get two tickets for the price of one, basically.
The first weekend was rather disappointing compared to previous years. Based on my second visit, I think it was mostly because it was opening weekend and they just weren't prepared like they should have been. We were able to do five houses - we walked right into Jason's house when it was still daylight, then waited 45 minutes for Jack's Funhouse. We saw the Freak Show, which I wasn't a fan of at all. Bring back better scarezones and ditch the extra shows. After that, we waited 60 minutes for Freddy's and after a rain shower cleared out some of the lines, waited 30 minutes for PsychoScarpepy and 5 minutes for the Thing. The "scarezone" outside the Mummy was practically empty on opening weekend, the chainsaw guys were restricted solely to Earthquake (which I understand is a continuation of the Texas Chainsaw House, but still... roaming chainsaw guys make for great paranoia and add that "I'm never safe" feeling), and the area by Shrek was empty. There were too many deadzones lacking fog, music or scary things during opening weekend.
NOW - fast forward to Oct. 5. It was POURING for the first hour we were there, which meant the park was pretty deserted. The longest wait we had all night was 30 minutes to ride the Mummy. All the houses had a 10 minute wait at the max. Dead Silence actually had a 0 minute wait when we walked by, and some guys actually pushed us to go inside it was so empty. This of course makes for a great park experience, because we were able to do 7 houses (Home for Christmas was closed??), 4 rides and 2 shows (Bill n Ted's - which is EXCELLENT this year - and Rocky Horror) in the period of 6 hours. Pretty impressive.
Universal also fixed a lot of issues that I had from the first week - the added more fog machines, more cast members (the Mummy area was packed), another scarezone in the Shrek area, and more videos accompanying the houses. Plus, the 3D glasses for Jack's Funhouse actually had an HHN design on it this time around (the first week they were just plain).
Now... on to my thoughts on individual houses, if you're so inclined: ( Right this way...Collapse )
Overall, I thought the houses were MUCH better than last year, but Universal needs to focus their efforts/money on bringing back the atmosphere overall. Leave the expensive movie characters behind and spend more money on elaborate scarezones. The scarezones are an important part of the experience, especially on nights when the lines for the houses are ridiculous. Scarezones of the past were clever and well-planned. That needs to happen again. It was too easy to feel "safe" this year.
The first weekend was rather disappointing compared to previous years. Based on my second visit, I think it was mostly because it was opening weekend and they just weren't prepared like they should have been. We were able to do five houses - we walked right into Jason's house when it was still daylight, then waited 45 minutes for Jack's Funhouse. We saw the Freak Show, which I wasn't a fan of at all. Bring back better scarezones and ditch the extra shows. After that, we waited 60 minutes for Freddy's and after a rain shower cleared out some of the lines, waited 30 minutes for PsychoScarpepy and 5 minutes for the Thing. The "scarezone" outside the Mummy was practically empty on opening weekend, the chainsaw guys were restricted solely to Earthquake (which I understand is a continuation of the Texas Chainsaw House, but still... roaming chainsaw guys make for great paranoia and add that "I'm never safe" feeling), and the area by Shrek was empty. There were too many deadzones lacking fog, music or scary things during opening weekend.
NOW - fast forward to Oct. 5. It was POURING for the first hour we were there, which meant the park was pretty deserted. The longest wait we had all night was 30 minutes to ride the Mummy. All the houses had a 10 minute wait at the max. Dead Silence actually had a 0 minute wait when we walked by, and some guys actually pushed us to go inside it was so empty. This of course makes for a great park experience, because we were able to do 7 houses (Home for Christmas was closed??), 4 rides and 2 shows (Bill n Ted's - which is EXCELLENT this year - and Rocky Horror) in the period of 6 hours. Pretty impressive.
Universal also fixed a lot of issues that I had from the first week - the added more fog machines, more cast members (the Mummy area was packed), another scarezone in the Shrek area, and more videos accompanying the houses. Plus, the 3D glasses for Jack's Funhouse actually had an HHN design on it this time around (the first week they were just plain).
Now... on to my thoughts on individual houses, if you're so inclined: ( Right this way...Collapse )
Overall, I thought the houses were MUCH better than last year, but Universal needs to focus their efforts/money on bringing back the atmosphere overall. Leave the expensive movie characters behind and spend more money on elaborate scarezones. The scarezones are an important part of the experience, especially on nights when the lines for the houses are ridiculous. Scarezones of the past were clever and well-planned. That needs to happen again. It was too easy to feel "safe" this year.