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Bloodbournes atmosphere, creature design and soundtrack is amazing from all the previews. God that would be amazing. Defintely unlikely but it would be perfect material for a maze.

Sorry about that. I just don't see it happening, but it would be cool to see some of the characters in person. Either way, I'm lookin forward to MK X!

They could repurpose the AWIL puppets and have a Chupacabra house.

lol God no.

Knotts Scary Farm did the laser tag zombie attraction last year and it was executed very well. The only issue they had was the capacity. They gave you a card to come back at a certain time and within the first 30 minutes of event opening, they were all out. So as you can imagine, there was a lot of complaining. They didn't even charge extra for this attraction. With Universal's budget and the creative team's talent, I could see a Walking Dead themed laser tag experience being out of this world.

Overall it was a well done 3D maze, definitely not perfect but still good. Hmmm im not sure. I've only been to Orlando's HHN last year, so I don't know what stories have been used for Jack but maybe the three of them have made a bet to see who could have the highest kill count? So to them, it's a game which does highlight their twisted nature and can still incorporate a lot of sets associated with clowns. The carnival could be used, and carnival games can be transformed into a where they kill their victims. This is just off the top of my head, but I do think it's a somewhat decent premise.

Maybe you guys will have a clown maze similar to ours last year? A family of clowns - so instead of Sweet Licks, Cutty and forgot the last ones name, you can have Jack, Eddie and Chance (I think that's her name?). Would be similar too since Jack is the leader, Eddie would be the big intimidating one, and a female clown. Idk just a thought.

Knotts ? Lol Half of their scare actors just linger throughout the maze, staring at guest and not even attempting to scare.

In what ways would you guys wanna see HHN push the envelope ?

Hitchcock was included in the survey a couple weeks ago, so im sure they have considered it.

What Id love to see: - Director maze (possibly doing the Hitchcock mash up since they mentioned him in the survey? I'd prefer other properties though) -American Horror Story: Freakshow -Freddy Vs Jason -Insidious (Scenes from all 3 movies) - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Loved Hollywoods version in 07 and it was my first year so it'd be cool to see Orlando's take on my second year at Orlando's event.) - Storyteller maze (Don't know much about her but she always intrigued me. A fairy tale type maze if it hasn't been done with her involved before?) -Caretaker maze (I basically just want to see original mazes/icons since it's the 25th and I loved Dollhouse and Roanoke this year - Id love to see more of what the creative team can do) -Jack the Clown maze (maybe - but I know it'd be an issue if freakshow happened) -Walking Dead - loved the maze and I know it's inevitably coming back so might as well accept it.

Only thing is a lot of the vampires in that show look like zombies when their tounges aren't flying out at people. I still wouldn't mind seeing it at HHN, but the first season was somewhat lackluster.

What were the two articles of clothing in Halloween this year that were from two other slasher movies? I remember someone said the Freddy kreuger sweater was in the closet scene and something else. The only two notable slasher icons mentioned in the survey was freddy and leatherface. So maybe we'll be seeing them?

How was he originally killed?

Pretty average? Sounds more like it was a terrible year to you besides Halloween and Dollhouse to an extent. And sorry if it seems like I'm attacking you because you have a negative opinion towards the event, I just get bothered seeing so much negativity on a fan site that generally has more discussion on aspects of the event people loved. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed your overall disdain towards HHN these last few months, that's all. I'm done going back and forth, don't want you to think I just want to argue for the sake of arguing.

None of the costumes in any scarezone this year were scary...

Hilarious review ! 10 robots out of 1 army! Am I doing it right? Lol Seriously though, I've been reading your Orlando reviews the last couple of year's and they always make me laugh, a lot actually so bravo! Finally got to experience Orlando's event and had a blast, so it's cool you had a great time in Hollywood. =] Do you plan to go to Hollywood each year from now on?

They should have had it operated by someone like ours in Hollywood. The placement seems off too, the horde should be coming from the side if they intended on scaring people. Seeing it come out at the speed is just lame. Lol

Agreed. Only 1 episode in with Freakshow and I already can see the potential for it being turned into a maze. I know you guys have said AHS was in talks to be a part of the line up but was cancelled, so I really hope it happens next year for the 25th anniversary. I don't even care if Hollywood gets it, I'm flying down to Orlando no matter what after finally checking out the event this year.

I don't think people would get tired of AHS. It wouldn't be the same characters each year which I think what causes the fatigue the most. Walking Dead has varied environments but seeing zombies each year is what gets boring. Plus, zombies have never been the most exciting genre in horror. In AHS, we'd see different characters, environments and overall different themes with a changing soundtrack too. So it would feel completely new each year.

Agreed! Went through it three times (Sept. 25, 26 and 28) and it was amazing each walkthrough. I've never seen this many scare actors from one maze be so consistent, they were all so aggressive it blew me away. I enjoyed Hollywood's 2012 and 2013 TWD mazes, but this maze was a 1000 times better.

Oh okay guess I just missed that in FDTD! I know a lot of people really liked Giggles, and I wish I did. :/ but I the two other originals were so creative, I hope there are more originals next year! =] since it is the anniversary, what do you think the ip to original ratio could possibly be?

Oh man. I don't even know where to begin. Let me just say right off the bat, HHN 24 was AMAZING! I've been going to Hollywood's event since 2007, with it being my favorite event....until now. Without a doubt, HHNO takes the crown as the best halloween event I've experienced so far. As I was looking over all of the different ticket options, the Rush of Fear with express caught my eye. Being able to experience the event 3 nights while I was in Orlando, with express for only $180 was completely worth it. We also decided to take the Afternoon Abomination lights on tour through The Walking Dead, Alien Vs Predator, and Roanake. Even after seeing the sets and some of the boo holes, the actual walk throughs were still scary. It just made me appreciate the detail a lot more. Hopefully, Hollywood adds this type of tour one day because it was really cool experience. I've rambled on long enough, let's get to the review! Fair warning for anyone that hasn't gone yet, there may be some spoilers. I'll review the mazes and scarezones in the order I did them on my first night, and then share my thoughts on the event as a whole. Roanoke: Cannibal Colony After the maze was announced, I researched Roanoke and found the mystery behind the missing colony very interesting. I love the creative liberties taken which made the colonists turn out to be cannibals, and was even more pleased to find out Wendigos were involved. While walking through the express line, I overheard multiple groups talking about this maze, not really knowing what the story behind this was. This is where some simple signage explaining the story could have been placed, especially since it's a fairly long walk to the soundstage. While the facade and majority of the sets were not as elaborate as the other mazes because of the time period, it was still very detailed and grand in scale. Most of the colonist scareactors were all very aggresive, with the one hiding in the corn husks getting our group every time. I also really loved that there was a scare from above. It scared the crap out of me, especially since this was the first maze that I've gone through utilizing this scare tactic. Why don't more events do scares from above?! (I'm looking at you Hollywood.) The only thing I was disappointed in was the lack of Wendigos, which could have made this maze even better. Rating: 7.5 / 10 Dollhouse of the Damned So CREEPY! I've always hated dolls and after experiencing this maze, that's not changing anytime soon. I loved that there was a variety of dolls, and all of the designs looked very cool and disturbing. I tried avoiding spoilers when I read some reviews, but I did read everyone mentioning a crib room and now I know why! It was so weird, and the use of a mirror to give the illusion that the crib was empty got me really good. While this maze was really creepy, I didn't find myself getting startled very often because the scareactors were not as aggressive as the other maze actors. If the original mazes you guys have had in previous years have been as good as this, I can see why some people are upset over the lack of original content. Rating: 8 / 10 Halloween Hollywood's Halloween maze is in my top 10, so I was really looking forward to seeing Orlando's take on the property. While this maze focused primarily on the Myers house compared to Hollywood's inclusion of the asylum, Orlando's execution was flawless with the exception of the facade. While the house looked great, passing the front porch and entering the side showed the house was incomplete which ruined the immersion. It's not a big deal, but I still feel it's worth mentioning. My first walkthrough was perfect since our group was targeted in each room and we saw all of the scares. One thing I appreciated was the varied audio during the strobe light scares. A lot of the scares we had in Hollywood relied on the exact same audio and each strobe light went off for the same amount of time. Here, some scares with a strobe lasted a second, while others went on for 5-6 seconds, as Michael attempted to stab you 2-3 times with the actor syncing the stabbing motion perfectly to the audio. It's the little things that count, so I thought that was really cool. There were a lot of scare actors in this maze, more so than most, besides The Walking Dead. The claustrophic and narrow hallways probably contributed to making it feel like Michael Myers was everywhere. After we exited the maze, I was talking to my girlfriend about how great I thought the maze was and all of a sudden, Myers lunges right at me. I wasn't expecting a scare right after exiting, which is right about when I needed a change of underwear. Rating: 9 / 10 Giggles and Gore Inc. What a disappointment! The story had so much potential, especially with the description mentioning some of the produced clowns having their own containment area because they were too evil. The factory environments were boring, the scareactors were lacking intensity, and the costumes/masks were not scary or cool to look at. The interactive buttons were a nice touch, but unfortunately these guest activated triggers can't improve the uninspired design. The containment area for the evil clowns turned out to just be plain brick hallways with booholes that were visible a mile away. I expected those clowns to look more demented, but the masks looked cheap. The static clown prop strapped down on a chair being forced to watch Woody the Woodpecker was the only room I thought was interesting. The potential was there, but it just didn't hit the mark. Rating: 3 / 10 Dracula Untold I had very low expectations for this maze since the trailer for the movie made it out to be more action orientated. I know it wasn't fair of me to judge the movie based off of 3 minutes of footage, but it didn't hype me up at all. To my surprise, it was a fairly enjoyable maze. The sets looked good, and the scareactors were on point. The interaction between the vampires and the village victims was executed well, especially since the actors were so into their role. This is another maze that could have benefited from some basic storytelling in the queue line. Either that or the movie should have come out a few weeks earlier. Even without fully knowing what was going on, the scareactors and detailed sets made this a fun experience. Rating: 6.5 / 10 AVP: Alien Vs Predator WOW! This is one of the most impressive mazes I have ever walked through. I absolutely loved the alien puppets and how realistic they looked. The predators were also doing an incredible job making me feel the need to run into the following room, every single time! The inclusion of colonial marines made everything even more intense. When our Unmasking the Horror tour guide showed us the final crouching hallway, I was really curious how it would play out since I've never seen that done in a large scale event before. Even though I knew about the final alien puppet in the final hallway, I still jumped because of the audio and how close it was to my face. I would rate this maze a 10, but the poorly executed face hugger scares lowers it slightly. Even then, this is without a doubt one of my favorite mazes of all time! Rating: 9.8 / 10 From Dusk Till Dawn The doorman in front of the facade made me laugh everytime, he seemed to be having a fun time playing the role. All of the Culebra stripper scareactors were doing a great job, a few managed to make me jump because of how surprisingly quick they popped out of their booholes. One thing I did notice was the lack of prosthetics used in here, with all of the Culebras lacking the snake-like form. They all just had sharp teeth and thats about it, unless I missed it somewhere in the maze? The bar finale room was executed perfectly! It was awesome to see the Gecko brothers shooting at the vampires, having Santanico in her final form on stage, the daughter scaring with the chainsaw, and multiple vampires popping out all in the same room. Rating: 7/10 The Walking Dead I've read many of the reviews this year and I've seen a lot of hate towards this house, but I loved it! The facade was epic, with all of the audio and lighting making it seem like the firefight from season 4 was happening. Seeing Hershel's head as we walked by the prison was also an awesome addition. All of the environments were huge, the attention to detail was impeccable, and the scares were consistent every single time I went through. Our first walkthrough seemed too good to be true, with almost every single zombie lunging towards us like it was going to be their last time scaring. There was only one flaw I found in this maze, and it was the static prop horde scare. It was poorly done compared to how Hollywood does it. This moved very slowly and looked really cheesy but that's my only complaint.Each night, all of the scareactors' intensity stayed just as high, so BRAVO to everyone in this maze! Hands down, this is one of the funnest experiences I've had going through a maze. Rating: 9.5 / 10 Scarezones Face Off I didn't have the chance to spend enough time in this zone, but from what I saw it seemed more like a photo opportunity. None of the minions were attempting to scare, and their costumes weren't very memorable. However the main creatures on the platforms looked cool and it was nice to be able to take pictures with these actors. Rating : No score because I didn't stick around long enough to fairly rate the zone The Purge The atmosphere the creative team created in this zone was fantastic! All of the destruction and props placed in NY street made it look like the Purge really was happening. Another cool aspect of this zone was the auction that took place, with motorcycles and a van holding victims made this area really stand out compared to the other 3 zones. While the zone looked very good and belieavble, the scare actors were not very energetic. I saw many of the actors just walk around, with some even taking pictures with guests which was disappointing to see. All in all, good looking zone with very little scares. Rating: 6/10 Blood Bayou This zone is very similar to the purge in terms of it looking fantastic, but the scares were nowhere to be found. Once again, most of the actors were just walking around staring at guests. I loved the voodoo priestess and how she was interacting with guests, but I didn't get to see the sacrifice (apparently it's not being done anymore.) Even though the scares were lacking, I enjoyed this zone more than the Purge because of the voodoo theme and the props/sets used. Rating: 7 / 10 Masquerade This was a very bare bones scarezone. I liked the wax candles with faces on them, but there really wasn't anything else besides that and a simple chandelier. The masks and costumes were too simple to be scary, but I did like how energetic all of the scareactors were. The stilt walkers were doing a very good job moving around and catching guests by surprise. If the masks were scarier, I think this zone would have been really effective but to me it was just "meh." Rating: 6.5 / 10 Shows Bill and Ted Besides the frozen jokes, I didn't find the show very funny and the dance numbers were alright. I'm glad Orlando at least has shows, but of course I wish it could've been better. Rating: 6 / 10 RHPS I've never seen the movie, but I've seen parts of it and I know the general plot. I thought a few of the songs were catchy but I don't think the shows for me. I have to admit though it was more entertaining than this year's Bill and Ted show. Rating: 6.5 / 10 Overall Thoughts I absolutely loved the event as a whole, even though there is some room for improvement. 7 out of the 8 mazes were really good, with 3 of them being some of my favorite mazes I've ever experienced. AVP, Halloween and TWD were amazing, and I know from now on I'll be making a trip to Orlando each year for HHN. The two aspects I think the event can improve on is making their scarezones scarier, and increasing the amount of prosthetics used. In the Walking Dead maze, most zombies looked very good with the make up, but it would be cool to see more prosthetics like ours in Hollywood. Same goes for FDTD, with the Culebra make up not making an appearance at all. Also, Giggles and Gore inc. masks looked cheap compared to all of the other mazes. Shows were just okay, but like I said already I'm just glad there were shows. I can't get over how varied the scare tactics were. For this being my first year, I was extremely impressed and I cannot wait for next year even though this haunt season isn't even done yet!

Awesome review JDW! Now I'm looking forward to Dollhouse of the Damned and Giggles and Gore Inc. even more. I wanna experience Orlando's original mazes already, agh 5 more days!

Oops ! Totally meant Rush of Fear with Express. Lol I would love to see the 3 other mazes in the morning tour, but were already planning on doing the Universal park that day, and just taking 2 hours out of the day for the tour. Plus, I'm the one that really wanted to do this tour. My girlfriend and 2 friends aren't as excited so they wouldn't want to shell out another $60 for the morning menace tour. Either way, getting a lights on tour in 3 mazes and pictures allowed is a dream come true for me. Im beyond excited for that. My friend did check the average wait times for the day were going to Disney and it looks like it should be a fairly slow day. The max wait times for most rides was like 15 minutes, so I'm hoping that pattern stays true this year. Thanks though for sharing the tip, I would have had no clue to check the crowd conditions if it wasn't for my friend. Magic your way ticket? Hnmmm I'll definitely look into it! I know, I haven't even gone this year yet but I know I want to come down to Orlando's HHN event every year. I know it'll be awesome especially after reading the reviews from previous years on these forums ! Thank you again for taking the time to give all of these helpful tips, I'll be sure to check out those park hopper tickets without an expiration date. Quick question, I know you guys have said to not do the Disaster Queque house before it's completely dark. Which house is that this year? And since we have FOL for Thursday, Friday and Sunday for HHN, is there still a recommended order for what mazes to hit the first time without using the Fol?