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1. American Werewolf in London
2. La Llorona
3. The Walking Dead
4. Cabin in the Woods
5. Evil Dead
6. Afterlife
7. Resident Evil
8. Havoc
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Don't necessarily agree on a few things (I found La Llorona to be terrifying for example) but Great Odin's Raven this is the best review on this website! Hilarious. I just about lost it a few times. Your cat also did a great job wrapping things up after you died. A+.
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I say.. PARTY ON DUDES!
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But we only have early access the first few weekends, I want to know if we can go to the "holding pen" same as a Stay and Scream pass...
Edit: I guess the real question would be...Do I have to exit the park at 5 and re-enter at 6:30 or can I go to the Holding Pen?
You can enter a stay and scream area with any daytime park ticket and any HHN ticket valid for that night.
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Went last night but didn't read this thread before hand. What happens when you pick up the phone?
It makes you wet your pants. I had already soiled mine earlier in AWIL though so it wasnt really a big deal.
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- Like Nemesis in Resident Evil, why was she standing at the top of stairs so fake looking? Gah.
The mannequin at the top of the stairs is not La Llorona, but the narrator of the story. If I remember correctly, there is some narration audio in that room.
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Nice review, glad to see someone else had just as much fun as I did. Pretty much my thoughts exactly for everything, except me giving Havoc and RE those ratings would be a little bit too generous. Also, you were way too modest with AWIL. It was at least a 14/10.
Bill and Ted: pretty bland like it has been for years but still got a few decent laughs. Kudos to whomever signs up those girls! DANG! Me gusta!
I agree with this guy. When that opening number started, and there were hot, half naked chicks wearing skimpy horror icon costumes, I just looked up to the sky and said "thank you".
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Really?
- Wolves were seen a mile away
- The bar had no actors (doesn't make sense, the bar was never empty in the movie)
- The moor looked cheap and you can see the black curtain
- Piccadilly Circus has nothing going on, looked very fake (especially the bus)
- The porno theater was far too empty, and the werewolf was TOO distant from you
- It was DEAD obvious who was a mannequin in the theater
- The ending was very anticlimactic
- Actors were not in your face
- Honestly, the facade was WAY too close. You should walk UP to it and have more scenery around it
That's about 1 minute of thinking, and I can easily grab more. It was NOT a 10/10. Only a few houses in HHN's extensive history deserve it and while it was a great house, it was NOT executed flawlessly. Please. Oh, it isn't hard to even copy and paste something from a movie to a set when EVERYTHING is already done for you (the movie laid everything out). How is that creative?
To start, I imagine it is very very difficult to hide the massive, terrifying wolf puppets any better. I also love how close they put them to you and how far out of the holes they came. As for the Slaughtered Lamb, the bar scene was setup to look like just after the moment they realized they should go save David and Jack, which is why it is empty. When was the porn theater ever full in the movie? Pretty sure anyone who was there in that scene in the movie was accounted for in the house. Sure it was obvious that Jack was going to be an actor because he is a major character, but the second scare in there was a decent surprise if you hadn't seen it before you came in the room.
As for the actors not being enough in your face, the bus scare actor lunges incredibly far from her window, the David in the hospital scene got so in my face Sunday that I could feel his breath, and the Nazi with the knife in the living room manages to get within inches of you. Maybe you just didn't have such luck with scare timing? The ending was sort of anticlamatic in the movie and they ended the house the same way, with the wolf in the alleyway. They even had Blue Moon playing as you exited as if it were the title credits. As for the facade that came off as a nitpick.
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Agalloch I honestly completely agree with you. The sad thing is, is that IPs are most likely here to stay. Yes, the glory days were what made HHN what it is but marketing has slaughtered this event to the point of what is probably no return. Early in the year when we got the house line up I posted this same argument but I still stand by it. I'm going this weekend but I already think this year is absolutely garbage. TWD is a flat out cop out and the over use of IPs is ridiculous. If things don't change, I'm probably gonna head over to HoS because it's cheaper and I think they're going in the direction that HHN should have went. I would love to go back to having only one or two IPs and having all original content but that isn't realistic anymore and we can't really do much about it. It's BS but that's how it is.
You haven't even been through the gates yet and you think the event is "garbage"? How is that even possible? The event this year is very, very far from "garbage". American Werewolf in London is getting rave reviews and just might be the best thing the event has done in years. The sets in all of the soundstages are A+ quality, The Walking Dead is just as good, and even La Llorona is incredibly impressive for a tent. Go to a Fright Fest at any Six Flags and you will very quickly be exposed to what a bad house really looks like. To deny the quality you get in terms of design in immersion is just flat out silly and a huge insult to the people who spend months putting it all together for you to enjoy.
How is The Walking Dead a copout? They took the most popular television show in the event's target demographic and brought it in to the park.. and guess what? It brought in the crowds and sold out the event for the first time in years last year. Last year's house wasn't very good, I will give you that, but they really redeemed themselves this year with the house, which I found to be very good, and the excellent stuff they have in the streets. We all begged for more sets and street themeing last year, and they listened. They built a huge barn, got a tank, and added a roaming walker bomb truck. What more do you need? The answer is there is just simply no pleasing some people unless you build a time machine that takes them back to HHN 11.
No, they wouldn't get the same crowds with just 1 IP. HHN 21 did not reach the crowd levels that 22 and so far 23 have pulled in. People are very excited to see these franchises and ticket sales reflect that. Also, guess what those high ticket sale numbers mean? Bigger and better houses, which there definitely were this year. I also invite you to send your thoughts to A&D on how "lazy" they were this year. I mean, it only took them so many years to work on and perfect An American Werewolf in London. Seriously, go and tweet Mike Aiello about how lazy him and his coworkers on A&D, the people who actually build the houses, and the makeup artists have been this year. It takes just as much, if not more work to create the IP houses as it does for the original ones. Your lack of knowledge on what goes into the event in terms of designing and then actually building the stuff is alarming for your liking to rant on end about how everything is "garbage".
Question: Had they done an "original" house based on a prison developing a flesh-eating virus and then the dead zombies break out and invade a nearby town, would it have made you laugh? No, of course not, because apparently anything original they do is golden. I enjoy the original stuff as much as the next guy, but the worst house of the event was Havoc, and that's not IP based. Just because it's not the Usher, Director, or the Body Collectors (GUESS WHAT!? BASED OFF OF A PROPERTY!) doesn't mean it's bad. Once again, I invite you to email or contact the person who made the big time business decision to bring Walking Dead into the event to tell them you think they should be fired. They'll probably just send you an email back with the numbers the event this year and last year have brought in as a response.
The overall bitterness that came out of this post was crazy, especially when it started with "I will be going this weekend". I always respect and invite the opinions of others, because to each their own, but when you call things you haven't even experienced yet "garbage" and then start calling for people to be fired because YOU think that their work is BS, it's ridiculous. Like I said, you can not like the event and you can voice that opinion, but to start calling for people's jobs isn't fair.
I agree with everything JDW posted above, that was a great post and should probably be stickied somehow somewhere.
Overall, I thought this year was really, really good. I enjoyed the streets very much and American Werewolf just might be my all time favorite house. Walking Dead, Cabin, La Llorona were all very very good and even the houses that I found to be bad (Havoc and RE) were better than the houses that I found to be bad last year (Cooper and HoH). I had a blast this past weekend and was very glad to see that they really stepped up their game for HHN 23. The whole HHN team really did a great job. Looking forward to seeing what they do next year.
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Let me start this off by saying that I watched the movie before flying down to Orlando, and while I thought it was pretty good, I didn't understand the cult following it had and my excitement for this house just wasn't there.
This house was flawless from start to finish. There was seriously not one damn thing wrong in here. We were told on the Unmasking tour that A&D has tried numerous times to bring the movie to life and how it was shot down each time by John Landis. You could tell that they really perfected it this time. From the Slaughtered Lamb beginning, complete with the audio from that actual scene in the movie ("Hey! What's that star on the wall for?!" "You... made me MISS!"), to the Blue Moon ending, phenomenal the whole way through. It was legit stepping into the film, as the rooms were very well done in sequence with no awkward transitioning whatsoever.Those wolves were terrifying and it impressed me how quickly they were able to reset.. maybe 2, 3 seconds and they were roaring again. The sets were incredibly detailed, the scares were there and they were very well done (the trick door that opens backwards in the living room was pretty brilliant and major props to the girls working the bus scare.. I screamed because I could not believe how far they lunged out of that window. They have to have some really ugly bruises at this point). This just might be my favorite house that I have been through.. I just can't remember enough of Winter's Night to knock it off of that top spot so we'll just call it a tie I guess.
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HOW ABOUT NO IPS? SERIOUSLY WHY DO YOU WANT UNORIGINAL CONTENT?
Because An American Werewolf in London was a flawless house from start to finish? Seriously, does it matter if its an IP or original when it comes to how it's executed?
Everyone is complaining they want something new and they are tired of The Walking Dead, which would return for its 3rd year, yet they want an old icon in Jack, who would also make a return for a 3rd year? Doesnt make sense to me.
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Last year's Orlando show was great, but Hollywood's was even better. This year pop culture really sucked so they didnt have much to work with at all...Orlando's was just ok but it killed and then ran circles around Hollywood's. I always love Bill and Ted regardless, though.
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I was on the afternoon tour this past Sunday and a huge thank you to our guide Mallory for a great time. Lots of fun. If you happen to see anyone at an Orlando-area Publix wearing HHN 3D glasses, chances are it's her.
I actually stopped to do the Universal guest survey afterwards because of the rain, and made sure to mention her great service.
Our guide Jesse was really cool and seemed to genuinely love his job, which always makes things that much better.
I had Jesse for my tour last year, and he was awesome as well. Seriously, if you're debating one of these tours, it is worth it. You not only get an insight to how these houses are created, operated, and executed, but you get to see alot of stuff that you don't even realize are there during the event.
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I thought last year's street experience was awful, and just hoped to see more set pieces this year. They delivered and did just that. I really enjoyed the streets this time around, I thought that all of the zones were great! I am a fan of the Walking Dead, so maybe that has alot more to do with it, but I thought the sets were A+ quality all around and the actors were very good. I never get any attention in the streets, but this year I don't know what it was, but I was getting alot of action last night. I still didnt get a scare, but just the fact that they were actually stepping up to me and trying was much appreciated.
My favorite was definitely the Clear. There were barely any crowds at all walking down Hollywood, and there were alot of actors and more of Morgan's traps than I expected. Very very cool.
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Kinda matters...
When the crowd isn't gonna just yell and scream for the hell of it, the show needs to make it happen.
The show sucked all around. The beginning sucked, automatic loss of motivation for the crowd. Jokes were repeated, things weren't funny, dance numbers and music were terrible. The crowd couldn't and wouldn't get into it.
Maybe it's the alcohol, but I think alot has to do with the traditional aspect of Bill and Ted on the other coast. People already know to just go nuts when they walk in and sit down. That doesn't seem to be the case in California.
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They usually do, but the show sucked.
That doesnt matter at all. 2011 was not a good show by the usual standards out in Orlando but I still remember a very loud crowd.
Ah, ok. Understood. I suggest you give it a second chance.
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Alright, after seeing the show online, I can say that I think everyone overreacted way too much with their reviews of this. Last year was such a great show for Hollywood, that I think everyone is now spoiled. You have to remember that this show relies on what happens during the pop culture year, and this year was a really slow one in terms of events, music, movies, and TV. This is not Universal's fault.. I think they did a great job with what they had to work with. The whole Sharknado taking them to Oz storyline was brilliant. Paula Deen as the Wicked Witch of the South? Brilliant. Stewie as the wizard? Great twist. The munchkinland opening dance with half naked munchkin ladies? I enjoyed it. Now, I will agree that some things were a little odd.. who was the villain supposed to be? Was it Kim Jong or the witch? Also, why are Michael Jackson and Dora in there? Clearly they were trying to add things to fill in time, which once again, isnt their fault. Overall, it was a good show I thought. Not anywhere near last year's but nowhere near as bad as everyone is saying it is.
Also, would it kill Hollywood to get into the show a little bit? It was so quiet in that theater at times that I forgot there's even a crowd. This never happens in Orlando, where everyone is going nuts from the second they enter Fear Factor to the second the show ends.
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Delete please. Thank you.
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Is there going to be a live feed tonight like there was last year?
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via @MagicCityMayhem
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The barn is up and details/inside work is happening. The streets this year are already a massive improvement over last year and that barn is all kinds of awesome!
Photos via s8film40 of Orlando United
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That facade is absolutely incredible. I can't believe that is a tent.
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If you know anything about the show, I'm sure it looks great. But without that it just comes across as inaccessible, random and boring.
To be fair, is any IP house going to ever appeal to you much at all in terms of familiarity and recognition if you haven't seen the show/movie or played the video games?
Also, they call it a "preview" for a reason. The house wasn't completely populated with actors and there are I'm sure some effects and trigger scares that weren't used. Also, about the way the makeup and masks looked, keep in mind also that you aren't meant to see them in nightvision/black and white. Hold off on hating on them until you see them in the correct show lighting.
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yes it is in the house
I like it. I like it alot. I almost had to really crawl because of my height, so I welcome it back.
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Diagon Alley: Open or Closed for HHN?
in General Halloween Horror Nights - Orlando
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Since the train and the actual Diagon Alley area will be separate, I'd say Diagon, including Gringotts will be open. The train can be closed without issue.