Aaronupsidasium Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Loved the topic last year so I'll throw my two cents: 1. Halloween: really big franchise in the location that always has huge lines. 2. Walking Dead: hhn fans are sick of it but the show still pulls in more viewers than almost all of network television. The hype of the house and entrance should build a giant line. 3. Alien vs Predator: still skeptical whether this is going more American Werewolf instead of Resident Evil. Still should be packed. 4. From Dusk Till Dawn: not a great ip but Like Silent Hill it's something that more people have heard of than have seen. 5. Roanoke: looks like the fan favorite 6. Giggles & Gore: disaster houses usually have huge waits but this might not be enough of a draw 7. Dracula Untold: the house nobody's excited for all the way back by the library. 8. Dollhouse of Damned: this location can have huge crowds (In between, Catacombs,La Lorna) or the smallest (The Hallow, Alice Cooper). Looking forward to it but not the most original idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thdegree Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm gonna have to disagree a bit here Halloween: One of the best/biggest IP's hhn has ever had and the house in this spot usually gets really long lines and it'll only be worse with this big of a property. TWD: Third year so it'll go down some BUT it's hhn's biggest house ever and it's still a huge IP so it'll still get a huge crowd. Plus, it's right after FDTD, so once that line gets real long, people will pass that up and go to TWD instead because it appeals to them more. FDTD: Not something that too many people are really into, but a lot of people have at least head of it and a good amount of the 30+ crowd has seen the original film. AvP: Big/Good property, the only reason it isn't #2 is because FDTD is the first house people see (assuming they don't go through Hollywood.) Roanoke: Not an IP but it's the biggest original house and it's the first house you go to if you're going counter-clockwise. Dracula Untold: Unreleased IP and many people don't get what makes it "untold" so it's just another vampire to them. G&G: Short house, short line. May get kinda long in the middle of the night but that shouldn't last long. DotD: In a spot that often has low wait houses, doubt it will be an exception. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartNARWHALS Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have to agree with Aaron here. As much as I love FDTD. AvP is going to draw more people I'm pretty sure. Just from the name and the film history. FDTD will be close behind that due to the original movie and the series. Honestly it will be really close between those two. The rest of my list would go with 4th. Dracula would be higher if we knew more about the movie, but alas it hasn't come out yet. I'm sure it will be a great house though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh1011 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think AvP and Halloween will have the longest wait times, followed by TWD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oysterhead00 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 From the beginning: 1. Halloween 2. Walking Dead 3. AVP 4. Dusk Till Dawn 5. Giggles & Gore (Bill and Ted spill out) 6. Dracula Untold 7. Dollhouse of the Damned 8. Roanoke (just think the name hurts general public interest)Then about 2 weeks in after word of mouth really gets going, BTS pictures are out, some "snuck in camera" videos start showing up YouTube, etc...the lines will shift houses quite a bit: 1. Halloween 2. AvP 3. Walking Dead 4. Dollhouse of the Damned 5. Roanoke 6. Dusk Till Dawn 7. Dracula 8. Giggles & Gore (I'm still hoping this is the surprise house like The In-Between) I might be seriously overestimating the popularity of Halloween with the younger generation. AvP is my most anticipated house, and I think that could be the largest line just because it's something completely different so the creatures and sets have more of a "wow" factor where Halloween might seem boring with a guy with a mask and a normal house. Also, if people were blown away by American Werewolf in London last year, they'll be drooling at the prospect of Alien puppets. Walking Dead will be up there...and if it's as good as they're implying it is, it could easily be #1 with 3+ hour lines. Not sure how "double the size" will impact lines though...will that make the lines quicker or longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh1011 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think it will make the lines about the same length. It's still a house where people go single file and, unless there's a lot of crawling rooms or rooms where you might get held up in, it should all be the same as any other house (except the 3d ones-those can really disorient people!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfreakHHN Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think it will probably be this Halloween (let's be real, this house will be a mad house... literally...) AvP (Many people know this franchise. I'm expecting huge wait) TWD (always has a long wait plus it will be longest house and idk what that means for the wait time, making it shorter or longer) Dracula Untold (People will see dracula and run to it) Giggle and Gore/Dollhouse of the damned (Both intriguing names that pop out to common fears) FDTD (IP I guess... Feel only certain people know this movie and especially the show) Roanoke (Not saying this won't be HOTY because I have my bet that it will be, but not intriguing enough to the general public) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foREVer56 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 TWD AvP Halloween FDTD (if based on the first couple hours due to location) DotD Roanoke G&G Dracula That's my guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfreakHHN Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The longest time I saw on a picture of last night was 45 minutes for DOTD. I saw that early on and for a while, never saw any other longer than 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The house times were actually close to half what the signs said last night. Halloween said 50 minutes and was almost exactly 25, while TWD said 60 minutes and was almost exactly 30. It may have just been more limited pulsing going on during EP; for Giggles & Gore they actually tried to pulse the line but gave up when the line stalled and was still extended outside of the facade for 30 seconds. Generally the soundstages all had the longest lines last night, followed by Halloween. The original houses were the shortest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgito2001 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Went Saturday Sept 20th...have had better HHN nights, I can tell you that much...but that's a subject for another topic, as far as wait times, here were my experiences... LONGEST waittime (posted) was Walking Dead at 90 minutes, and I believe this to be close to accurate since in the middle of the event, the line in front of the stage criss crossed several times over...Walking Dead is still a hot seller for HHN, so it will likely be a tie between this and Halloween for longest wait! Got into the line 10 minutes before park closing and only waited about 10 minutes (by sheer luck!) AVP, I actually waited approx 50 minutes, posting stated 75 minutes (thank goodness this was overestimated because I would've missed the Walking Dead house close to closing). TIP: This house uses a lot of mechanics, etc, therefore it went down for several hours when I first got to this house, really screwing up my timing to visit certain houses & the B&T show, so if you can do early and assure its working...do it (we wasted about 45 mins in line with NO word until we asked an employee who said the house was "down" indefinitely). Halloween was an actual 30-35 minute wait (posting had 75 minutes)...mind you this was UPON PARK OPENING, so i would imagine this one pushed 90+ mins later on because crowds were flocking to this one. Dracula Untold I waited about 45 minutes (posting outside said 60), so this one was the closest to the posting. Lastly, From Dusk Till Dawn, my actual wait was maybe 15 minutes with a posting of 45 minutes up front (sweet). The other 3 (originals) I did as part of AP early entry so I can't speak to those since I pretty much walked on... ...so take comfort in that Universal has been overestimating wait times, but be prepared to wait and for crikey sakes, GET THERE EARLY!!!!!!! Even with early entry (and no thanks to AVP breaking down) I nearly missed a house!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronupsidasium Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Have they been using the flat panel wait time displays? I hoped they could change the background for HHN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tich0las Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 After the first two nights, the waits were about the same. Max times I saw are listed in parentheses. Dracula is the least busy simply due to its location. Should have a much longer wait for a sound stage house. 1. TWD (75-90 min) 2. AvP (45-75 min) 3. Halloween (45-75 min) 4. G&G (45-60 min) 5. FDTD (45 min) 6. Roanoke (30 min) 7. Dollhouse (30 min) 8. Dracula (30 min) Have they been using the flat panel wait time displays? I hoped they could change the background for HHN. They had a specialized wait display for HHN. Looked like a giant flat screen TV turned vertical. There were several spread through out the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartNARWHALS Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Longest wait I saw was on Friday for AvP which was 90 mins. I don't really pay attention to wait times since I have Express. But the next time it's open which is Thursday, I'll be looking on the website at wait times and try to get an average for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foREVer56 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 TWD AvP and Halloween all got to 90 both nights. Giggles got to 75, Dracula and FDTD up to 45 but not for long, Dollhouse up to 30 and Roanoke barely 20-30. As we get into October the first 3 will get into the 120-150min range, while the rest should stay under 75-90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh1011 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) I saw AVP at 120 at least a couple times..... Long waits suuuuuuck! Plus, the "90 minute" wait for Halloween was about two hours, also. I even timed it Edited September 24, 2014 by duh1011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartNARWHALS Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm telling you guys. Express is where it's at. Longest I waited was 20 mins on a 90 min line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foREVer56 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) AvP got up to 120 this weekend? O.o I never saw that lol. And TWD was 90 at one point Saturday with a 40 min Express line. If you hit the houses right, you don't need express, since I did 22 houses in 2 nights plus 2 shows all while moving at a slow pace And just be thankful we're not Hollywood. On Saturday, these were the waittimes around 10: AvP-140 TWD-110 FDTD-100 AWiL-90 Clowns-70 Dracula-25 FacOff-10 For us at 10: TWD-90 AvP-90 Halloween-75 Giggles-60 Dracula-50 FDTD-25 Dollhouse-25 Roanoke-20 Edited September 24, 2014 by foREVer56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tich0las Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm telling you guys. Express is where it's at. Longest I waited was 20 mins on a 90 min line I'm glad I took your advice! Didn't wait longer than 20 minutes as well. Waiting 75 min for TWD or Halloween would have been miserable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartNARWHALS Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm glad I took your advice! Didn't wait longer than 20 minutes as well. Waiting 75 min for TWD or Halloween would have been miserable! That's my thoughts. I mean there are ways to do everything in one night but that sounds so stressful and I don't want to deal with that. Opening night we got there around 8, we did every house, strolled through every scarezone, RHPS, and ate at Fast Food Blvd. We left at 11:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Dusk Til Dawn and the originals seem to be around the shortest. Poor FDTD seemed to float around 20 to 30 minutes; I guess it just isn't enough of a major property to attract attention and its position as the first queue in the park means that the general public will usually hit it early and then forget about it later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronupsidasium Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Went for the first time this year last night (Sunday) and holy hell I've never seen it that busy. I usually go the Sunday after Columbus day and have done a few hell week Thursday's but I've still never seen a 180 minute wait which is what Walking Dead and Halloween were posted as. It was woman using the men's bathroom, Mummy single rider line all the way out of the tomb busy. Edited October 27, 2014 by Aaronupsidasium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foREVer56 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Last night saw the highest posted wait times for every house that I've seen. Halloween 180 TWD 180 AvP 150 Dracula 120 Giggles 110 Dollhouse 100 Roanoke 90 FDTD 90 (this was under 45 most of the night, but towards the beginning it was mobbed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Last night saw the highest posted wait times for every house that I've seen. Halloween 180 TWD 180 AvP 150 Dracula 120 Giggles 110 Dollhouse 100 Roanoke 90 FDTD 90 (this was under 45 most of the night, but towards the beginning it was mobbed) Just woahhh 3 hour waits?! Some express lines were 20 minutes when I went on the 9th and it was busy. I bet they could have been an hour last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandry Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The 19th was crazy busy with it being UCF night. But I felt Thursday the 23rd was even worse. I wondered why there seemed to be more than the usual amount of teenagers that night. Found out Orange County schools were off on that Friday. The streets were extremely congested. We left around 10pm and the lines waiting to get through security at that time were the longest I've seen. Just insane for a Thursday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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