Dr. D Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 What the hell is a "slider"? Scareactors with metal plates on their knees so they can slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 If my memory serves me right didn't they have some sort of flint so it would spark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberwrath Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Normally not. When I was a slider for a local haunt... I just used conductors from lowes that were made of metal and put them on my gloves and boots. With steel toes and pads, the spark when used on concrete. I understand why universal doesn't like them. They tear up the concrete after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 What the hell is a "slider"? A slider is simply a scare actor who slides. That can be very complex or very simple. Typical sliders run with smooth metal shin guards and slide across the ground on these guards. Sometimes draggin a spoon or other metal object make noise/sparks. Here is a video of some crazy sliding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunnylvr Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Ok, that's just AWESOME! I don't think I've ever seen that before.. and I'm pretty sure if something came at me like that at a haunt, there is a good chance I'd shit myself. LOL You're always so helpful, Jeramy. (I got your real name right, correct?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Now you do I try. We've had them before... but not to that degree. Mostly what you see is a short run and scrape when they've been at Uni's or HOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystiquephreeq Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Now you do I try. We've had them before... but not to that degree. Mostly what you see is a short run and scrape when they've been at Uni's or HOS. I went to the Fright Feast at HOS in 09. The sliders were out and there was no one else around except me and my husband. Further, they could tell I was afraid of them. Needless to say I had like 8 sliders come at me at once and chase me from that area. If you want to see them really move, head to the Fright Feast when the park is empty and don't run away from them. The shovel scares from years past also achieved the same type of scare in me. Give me trash can lids, shaker cans, shovels and sliders on the street and I am one happy haunt fan. Scared, but happy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 It's not that sliders tear up the streets, it's that the streets are so packed that they can't be effective. You need room not only to slide, but room to gain speed for the slide, room to popup, and room in case something goes wrong. Universal doesn't exactly have the widest of midways like Knott's or Six Flags parks. It wouldn't work. I've done sliding before. It is something that you can't just pickup and do, it takes alot of time to practice. It also leaves you beyond the point of sore the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hush Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Sliders were an effective scare tactic back in the early days of HHN, if memory serves me they were out on Hollywood Blvd. The crowds are so extensive these days, it would be virtually impossible to pull off what they did back then. Another great tactic from the early years...tin cans full of marbles or pennies. Nothing makes people jump like sneaking up behind them and shaking one of those. I saw grown men scream and run like kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomemadeHaunt Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Does anyone know whats up with the recurrence of the town Carey Ohio in the event? It has been in several house backgrounds before. Is it just a known haunted town or does it have some other significance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foREVer56 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Does anyone know whats up with the recurrence of the town Carey Ohio in the event? It has been in several house backgrounds before. Is it just a known haunted town or does it have some other significance? i think one of the A&D members are from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomemadeHaunt Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 ahh. i see now. also what i have noticed on some of the gravestones is some of the names of old characters. for example, i saw the hawthorns from winter's night. i just thought that was really neat. i love seeing Easter eggs like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keosilver Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEvK9SAMiLw Some examples and a bit of behind the scenes of how much work sliding in haunted houses takes. If Uni really wants stunt work and sliders in Haunted houses it'll take much more time than a few weeks before opening to teach. Edited September 7, 2012 by Keosilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 There is a EXTREMELY BRIEF clip of a Slider at HHN IX in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2VKrV0GkDg&feature=plcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystiquephreeq Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Does anyone know whats up with the recurrence of the town Carey Ohio in the event? It has been in several house backgrounds before. Is it just a known haunted town or does it have some other significance? i think one of the A&D members are from there. Besides this ^, if memory serves me correctly, someone from A&D responded with "It's our Castle Rock" when they were asked that question. Basically, it's the "fictional" play yard of A&D. Similar to King and Castle Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoriaBJJ Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Aaaaaaah! Ok I get it! Ever seen that before. Thanky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepyfawn Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 If I'm not mistaken the last time we had sliders was either 12 or 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
original_laped Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 no not 12 or 13..unless i comepletely blocked them out of my memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuitaChris Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I've been going since 12 and don't recall seeing any sliders anytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm pretty sure HHN X had sliders. I can't remember if XI did or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunnylvr Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 This is another reason I love this forum.. I find all this fascinating. I would love to retire early from the boring office job I do now and get a gig working with people who create this stuff. On another note: Has there been any more discussion/rumor/speculation on whether or not we are getting those games on the website? I refuse to ever whine and/or complain about what Uni is doing cuz I just love them.. but I gotta say that after last year's site, I'm a little bummed with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBear Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Here is a prerelease map for HHNXXII. Edited September 7, 2012 by DesertBear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 wow so no delineation at all!?!hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disneyson1 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm sure that there WILL be sections that scareactors will be sticking around before moving, but I don't think they'll tell that to the GP. I can only assume that the actors will at least be starting in the previously posted sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBear Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) JW, it has been this way for a few years already. They really couldn't bunch up a lot of house in one area due to crowd control. Edited September 7, 2012 by DesertBear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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