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Okay, so if Nintendo goes into Kidzone and the MIB plot we could potentially lose two or three house locations (Sprungs and Parade). Rumors are also flying that there will be a Disaster replacement soon so that potentially takes another house location away. There are also rumors of a Twister replacement but that one may not lose us a house location so much as they would have to reroute the queue location (assuming they want the attraction open for HHN). Worst case scenario, we lose four house locations in the Studios. Moving over to Islands, there are rumors of an upgrade coming to Marvel that may add a new ride so, depending upon the footprint of said attraction, we cannot absolutely count on the Carnage Warehouse. The Triceratops Encounter trails are supposedly going to hold a JW raptor meet and greet so they might be out as well. The other four locations (Discovery Center, Thunderfalls Terrace, Popeye and Bluto, and Poseidon) are currently 'safe' but in a few years, who knows? With the dwindling house locations it might become harder to put on the event. Add to that the fact that having the event in two parks may not be profitable enough to justify shutting both parks down for the event.To me this begs the question, at what point does it become more costly to put on HHN than to not? Personally, my friends and I only visit Universal yearly due to HHN, so not having it would remove our incentive to visit the resort every year. Remove HHN from the equation and you have lost yourself six regular visitors. Does Universal/Comcast know that an audience like this exists? Better yet, do we out of staters represent a large enough segment of their population during Sept/Oct for them to care?

Holy funky monkey people. TWO threads filled with pages of off-topic stuff? Something that isn't happening for several years?

Well, if Nintendo does expand into KidZone and the MIB area, we could potentially lose the parade building and tents, and also the Disaster building might not be there soon for HHN either. The Nintendo stuff isn't fact AT ALL, merely educated guesses, and I'm not too sure about Disaster but others are under the impression that that's going to leave. Check out the Nintendo Expansion in regards to HHN thread for the better explanation lol, and let's keep that discussion in there from now on

Well you can show them past house videos. The best ones I can find. A playlist of 23 houses https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfh2vPII7OqN1SJkPEo8kB9I7F0hAorSc 22 houses https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSrAxqkhwkC1ijBAjCArpM0Tl1WytUujw I am bringing my new girlfriend this year and she has also never been so I'm thinking of ways to get her hyped as well. I've just been watching movies with her, then show her the HHN houses that correlate with them. She is still iffy but in time I think she'll come around.

It's entirely possible the female horde are the Nightingales. The male horde could be a traditional CDT, Saws and Steamers, DoWs or even Plague Doctors (though I doubt the last one. Those masks would be dangerous in the streets.)

Maybe, but everything in the streets this year was a house in the past. I don't know what the hordes are, just pointing out observations.

Holy funky monkey people. TWO threads filled with pages of off-topic stuff? Something that isn't happening for several years?

It may have nothing to do with HHN this year, but there is a chance (albeit a small one) that it could several years from now. It's really amusing to me how closed minded some of you are. The whole gaming industry has changed over the past couple decades (more so than just about any other). I'm confused why many of you believe Nintendo has to be for children. What if their next console is similar to the Xbox One and PS4, but maybe they take it a step even further and add a virtual reality headset of some sort? Then who's to say they don't release something like The Last of Us which was a huge success, might also be coming out with a part 2, and is also coming to film? I clearly need access to all your crystal balls to see the future to find out, since you seem to already know. I also wouldn't say the discussion is getting out of hand either. A couple of people making a few posts back in forth isn't really that big a deal. If speculation wasn't dead, we more than likely wouldn't even be getting into this stuff. At the moment what else is there to talk about? Mike hasn't dropped any code names in a while. We know the list even if he does. Not only that, we more or less already know what will be in at least a couple of the houses (TWD and AWiL). The only thing left to do is wait for permits and the actual announcements. No one is stopping anyone from discussing the minor/small specific details of the other houses either. The problem is... no one really is. Be happy that anyone is even having any discussion at this point.

I apologize if I did come off as a Nintendo hater, I'm not. I love a lot of their properties and I'm beyond excited to see their presence in the park. And yeah, that's all I was just trying to say - it doesn't seem likely for HHN. I know they're doing extremely well in the handheld market, and a few of their exclusive games on the Wii U still sell over a million copies, but their overall execution of that console was terrible and I think that's why the sales aren't up to par with their other consoles and handhelds. That's why I'm looking forward to finding out more about their NX console. This is my last Nintendo/HHN post, it's getting off topic now. Lol

I spent so much time on a bench watching 7 in action that one of the scareactors came over to ask me how their cast compared to the other. Also, my favorite scarezone memory happened in 7 while I was sitting on the bench. A father was walking by on the sidewalk with his two 10-ish year old kids who looked petrified. One of the chainsaw actors revved the saw and ran at them without ever getting up onto the sidewalk and the children cowered back in fear. Aas the actor followed along beside them revving his saw the father proceeded to yell at the actor that "Sidewalks are the safe zone, you are not allowed up here!" . The actor put his foot up onto the sidewalk, smiled, and revved the saw one final time as the kids ran out of the area. Edit: I also spent a lot of time watching Maskerade last year and when they got going they were phenomenal. I love zone-watching so much.

OMG, I LOVED Cabin! How could you NOT like that house? Ok, there is an ass for every seat. Peoria, you and I share a brain. I feel the EXACT same way about the streets. Some of the most fun we've had at HHN was finding a bench near one of the most active scarezones, and just sitting there watching people get the shit scared out of them. Nothing better than hangin in the fog and watching these awesome actors do their thing. Talk about atmosphere.. I probably stood near the front of Grown Evil for hours just to watch.. there hasn't been a scarezone that good since (IMO).

Just to be clear, I'm not hating on you, JDW. I enjoy your comments and insights. It's always interesting for me to read what you have to say simply because you've been around since the beginning - plus you're articulate and an all around awesome guy. I do agree with you on so many points, and I also understand the disappointment. The big reality check for me came when TWD "took over" the event. When it was first announced that the streets would be all TWD, I said, "No way! They wouldn't do that to us!" But, oh yes, yes "they" did, and it was terrible. That's when I realized what the Comcast factor did to the event. So, I get it. But every year, I have hope. Every year, I get something I love. There may not be as much to love as there used to be, but there is always something. Plus, there are all of you - so many of my new friends - to enjoy it with. I'm counting my blessings and will have faith that A&D will give me something awesome.

Can't we have Luigi's Haunted Mansion at HHN? That'd be awesome!