Rikku

Concerns of the number of houses and scarezones is troublesome however another element that seems to be highly lost (at least in speculation of course, we know nothing till all is revealed) is the creatiivity and new ideas. Sure all these trademark (is that the right word for it?) houses like Alice Cooper, Silent Hill and etc sound fun but the thing that has always attracted me to the event (Orlando over Hollywood at least) is the stories and new ideas they have created and has always been a favorite for me. Even if the house looks like something straight out of Silent Hill I want there to be at least a guise of a backstory and a fun name. Only personally like one or two trademark houses/scarezones ... just wanted to put that out there ... *crossing fingers for more houses and scarezones! Is it bad that I am more concerned about the scarezones? For I feel it really sets the mood throughout the park, I can handle missing a house or two but I def can't get any major cutbacks on the scarezones.

Wait I thought Active Backup had to be there for the whole duration of the event as well? Thanks for all the insight and info! Yeah I have had a couple of Disney Cast Member friends who "hang out" with certain characters and they have come across the instances you noted, the groping, screaming and insulting however the great reactions from guests who respect you are always awesome. Thanks again for your notes, def will think about it as the 17th comes up and such!

Alright here is my story, I've been a lurker on here since the first HHN I went to which was 2008. I'm from DC and it has always been my dream of mine to be a scareactor even before I knew of HHN, I attended Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Howl-O-Scream and always wanted to be a part of their event but it never worked out due to distance etc etc. However I became a Disney CP in 2008, thus my first event, and fell in love with HHN. I returned as a summer CP in 2009 and wanted to audition that year but I still didn't have a car down there then. After that summer I moved back up here to DC and always thought of auditioning for 2010 and 2011 but due to life and not being able to get a solid audition time I didn't try. Now here we are in 2012, I've secured a 5:30 spot on the 17th and I'm feeling pumped like it might actually happen this time! However a friend of mine seems very concerned about the fact that I love the event so and doing it as a scareactor might ruin the event for me and turn it into a job however I have always read how everyone enjoys being part of the event so much that I was wondering if anyone could elaborate on that. Furthermore I am still in DC and I don't mind taking like two months off my full-time job to do this but since it would be that I just want further advice or if I should just stick to going on vacation in October and enjoying the event that way OR maybe the casting people will take care of that problem for me and not hire me at all haha (#sadface #butstillconfidentIcandothis). Also I remember reading about advice about scareactors actually attending the event but if I could get a refresher on that as well that would be awesome. A big thanks to everyone who helps out and just a thanks for this forum's life for it has been an awesome way for me to read up on the event we all love so much, hope this year is still awesome even with all the negative vibes from the speculation.