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I think they may have subtly hinted at this House last year:
I recall that in the scarezone 'Dead Man's Wharf,' one of the bits of music played was the opening theme of 'The Shining.' I recognized that ominous yet amazing composition almost instantly. -
1 hour ago, BrentMatheson said:
This will be my first time going to HHN. My best friend and I are going. My wife told me that we should make it an annual trip from now on. I have a great wife! I have to ask: is this the way things go each year as far as announcements go? By the time I got flight tickets (I am from Canada), RIP tour, tickets to Universal, hotel, and HHN tickets, it is a lot to shell out essentialy sight unseen. I am sure it wil be great and I bought in based on its reputation, but still this is not the way I usually spend this much cash. Surely, they know what houses are being done by now? And the pithy comments on the HHN Twitter feed doesn't help. Anyhow, any perspective is appreciated. I don't want to sound like a whiner, but a bit more transparency would really make me feel more comfortable with the whole thing. Thanks.
I can still remember my first HHN, all the way back in '07!
It varies year to year how they handle announcements on what will be featured. In 2008 and 2009, for instance, we learned well in advance what Houses will be featured, through a combination of heavy- yet- awesome hints on the official website and unofficial leaked info on forums like this.
For this year, we have two officially- confirmed Houses so far:
American Horror Story
The Shining
As for not- yet- officially- confirmed- but- it's- pretty- much- guaranteed Houses, here are those:
Saw
Ash vs. the Evil Dead
A House featuring a mashup of various films by BlumhouseA House that's a mashup/ combination of two popular Houses from earlier years: Catacombs and Gothic.
A House involving scarecrows in the Dust Bowl
A voodoo- themed House which will almost certainly be called 'Bayou of Blood.'
A vampire- themed House.
Plus, in terms of shows, they will be bringing back the popular 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure' show, and Academy of Villains will have a new live show. -
7 hours ago, Brandon_Voorhees said:
I'm a non drinker. I saw people laying in the bushes covered in their own puke in Orlando last year. People talking shit and cutting in line a lot too. I'm the minority, but I'd love to go to a dry event.
Sheesh, that can't have been pleasant to come across.
Personally, while I drink occasionally (Almost never more than one alcoholic beverage an evening, if that, and only when I'm already turned in for the night and not about to go anywhere), I never drink at HHN, largely because I'm not much of a night owl and I have an hour's drive back to my apartment, so I don't need anything in my system that might possibly make me less awake or alert for my drive home.
A dry event wouldn't bother me one bit.-
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1 hour ago, themazethinker said:
i've never been to hhn but i always wish i could have went to that house
It was one of my favorite Houses that year (Though Silver Screams was the absolute best that year). It was scary, exciting, and inventive. That being said, it was one of the Houses in which, to get the most out of it, you'd need to get to certain rooms at certain times to see the awesome scenes unfolding: 1) Early on, we see Inspector Abberdine firing a rifle with a great loud gunshot. 2) Midway through, we come across a "Transformation" room. 3) In the final room, we pass by a rock outcropping, and at the right time, the Wolf Man leaps atop it and gives a breathtaking howl.
As UsherBscary notes, it was a great House that got me super- hyped for a then- upcoming movie that ultimately turned out to be a disappointment for me, mainly due to poor writing.
Now then, since I was away on vacation for the first couple weeks of June, a couple Blumhouse- related questions:
1) When was it first more or less confirmed that there would be a Blumhouse House?
2) What Blumhouse properties do you think we'll see in it? I'm thinking probably 'SInister,' since that was a decent movie with some good potential for a House, but wwhat do you all think? -
4 hours ago, PeoriaBJJ said:
Orlando Insider (or something) just posted a bunch of merch pics.... some cool stuff this year!!!
Link please!
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4 hours ago, Oysterhead00 said:
It's still early and they've only unveiled the Icon specific stuff so far. There will be the house shirt that is rumored to FINALLY not have stupid blood lettering, always more than one lanyard, guaranteed to have individual-specific IP items, always multiple shotglasses, probably some of those little plastic big head figure things (drawing a blank as to what they're named), etc, etc, etc.
You mean Funko Pop figures?
Yeah, I kept in mind that this is probably less than half what they'll have to offer. As a pin/ button collector, the one they showed on that site might be a good addition to my collection on my backpack, but I'll want to see a little more variety before making my choice on what to get. -
13 hours ago, Oysterhead00 said:
We always have pictures of facades by now and we have nothing...I wonder if ALL facades will be inside the houses this year. That would actually be pretty cool. Loved the Elm Street house midway through Freddy vs Jason.
I personally am not terribly fond of indoor facades, unless they actually HAVE to do so due to height/ space requirements or something. The reason being that I like snapping a photo of House facades before I go in, and when it's indoors, they usually have security workers there who seem to have the specific job description of yelling at anyone who may have their phone out for that purpose. I mean, I can understand that if it's in the middle of the House and they don't want to spoil the surprises for prospective visitors, but a quick shot of the main entrance facade doesn't seem like it would hurt anyone.
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Any word yet on what rides will be open this year? I have a friend who's interested in going, and hopes the Rockit will be open for it.
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Three questions:
1) What time does HHN open each evening?
2) Can I get tickets for it at one of the official Universal ticket booths at the park? I need to buy two FFPs (One for me, and one a birthday present for a friend), and would rather not do it online if that can be helped.3) Along the lines of question 2, are there ticket booths at City Walk? If Question 2's answer is yes, I'd rather go after 6:00, when as a Florida resident, I'll have free parking.
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19 hours ago, HHN_jsg277 said:
HERE IT IS!
Call me cheesy, but am I the only one who finds it kind of funny that 'Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield' is designated as House "H"?
It's alliteration run rampant! -
13 hours ago, clash said:
im sure if a person paid enough uni would do whatever they needed lol. maybe if they get 1000 bucks they will make sure to get you to bill and ted from backstage lol
But in all seriousness the only thing i dont like is that HHN is already as tame as it is, it is very tame (Compared to other events) and i am afraid the diversity department will try to make it less scary.Or if they cut down the zones. how can you skip the zone in San Francisco Or the zone in Central Park? there is literally no way to get to Bill and ted without going through a zone...
Unless they put together a RIP tour where those people would not get any attention from the actors but then again what would be the point????Whats your solution to seeing Bill and Ted but not being scared as much?
LOL, maybe get a group with a bunch of big guys who can surround you at all sides when you're going through the Zones?
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On 8/11/2016 at 3:43 PM, ThNdIzNiR said:
It's supposed to be a parade, so do you think they will have floats rolled out in the middle of the street?
That would be a great idea. It would fit in with the theme, give Scareactors something to hide behind, and give us good areas for photo- ops.
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I just hope they have some good pins this year. A Chance pin would go very well with my Jack pin I got last year.
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On 8/25/2016 at 8:51 PM, Brandon said:
I have said it before and I will say it again... I really enjoyed Reflections of Fear. You know why? The website. That website was amazing. Every week it was updated with a new story/patient. You watched Dr. Mary Agana transform into Bloody Mary. All through her patient encounters. And thats exactly how the house played out. I remember sitting on the edge of my seat each week waiting to read about the next patient. Yeah ok, the house wasn't that scary, but the story.. The story was amazing.
Just so this post in on Topic with Chances house: I'm hoping the story telling is great in this house. Because that will redeem the 3-D factor.
I fully agree, the 2008 website was magnificent with probably the single best backstory I've seen for an Icon, I wish this year's website had done something half as cool as that. I was just meaning that the House itself had some bugs (i.e. the inflating walls would often malfunction).
Back on topic, I wonder what it will be like, with the House separating Chance's "Real- life" experiences in the asylum with her imagination/ hallucinations? Should we just keep the 3D glasses on all through the House? -
8 hours ago, grimangel53 said:
No matter the possibility of a switching mechanic, this is the ICON's house. Thus I believe more than a good amount of work will be put in here and it will hopefully shine through as an amazing house. Chance deserves, well, a chance. Even if the house involves the 3-D mechanic.
'Reflections of Fear' in 2008 was an Icon House as well, and that wasn't very well- liked. Though, part of that might have been its bad location (It was a House with a lot of special effects, and Houses that were located in the Jaws queue tended to have their effects malfunction quite often, as was the case in ROF).
That being said, I like Chance, and the concept for the House sounds interesting. I look forward to entering it.-
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This SZ looks like it'll be so much fun!
Very cool theme, hopefully it'll include both greaser vampires and girl vampires in poodle skirts, and playing 50's music in this SZ! -
This is almost certainly my most anticipated House this year!
I loved the movie, and its environments and characters, if done right, could make an incredible House!
Someone on Youtube proposed an interesting idea on how the CGI gingerbread men could work in the House:
Have a Scareactor pretend to be a man being attacked by the gingerbread men, with his costume appearing to show them all over him.
I sincerely hope the teddy bear and the cherub doll are both included! -
Quick Question, for those who are in the know about this House:
If I had a Frequent Fear Pass, would paying the $50.00 extra enable me to get into the Repository on multiple nights, or would it be $50.00 each night? -
Quick question:
If I wanted to buy a Frequent Fear Pass, would I have to get it before HHN first opens on the 18th, or would they continue to be for sale after that date? -
Definitely Sam from 'Trick 'r Treat.' That movie was practically tailor- made for a Haunted House.
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Hi, long time, no post! Sorry!
My first time was 2007. I remember I first went into 'Vampyr: Blood Bath,' while it was still sunny out. I didn't like that House very much, it was definitely my least favorite of the Houses that year. It wasn't very scary, and it was made even less so by the obnoxious younger guys who went in right behind me.
Then, I hung out for a while, and went to where I heard the Opening show would be. Although I started to get impatient at how late it was to start, it ultimately proved to be very much worth it, as it was an awesome opening show that I'm glad I attended! Then, I hung around a little more, I think I went on a ride, before coming back to the same area to attend the Jack's Carnival of Carnage show. I loved it, it was gruesome and funny. After that, I went to 'The Thing' House. That was very scary and well- designed, and I liked that it showed what happened to the survivors of the first film, that was a nice touch.After that, I went home, and the rest was history.
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I remember.
It was 2007, HHN's opening night for that year. It was also the first time I'd been to Universal in general in at least 15 years. First, I went through 'Vampyr: Bloodbath,' but that was not a good experience (Both because of how bad the House itself was, and because the guys behind me were complete idiots). Then, I went to the stage where I was told the opening scare-amonies would be. I waited there quite a while (It started 15 minutes later than it was supposed to, though at one point during the wait the people kind of threw us a bone by doing some cool things with the stage's spotlights), but it was worth it, because the opening show was so cool and funny! I also that night rode 'The Mummy' for the first time in my life, then saw the 'Jack's Carnival of Carnage' show, which was good gruesome fun. Finally, the last thing I did before leaving that night was going through the "Thing" House. That was a good House, kept me jumping.
All in all, a great first night and great intro to HHN!
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If I go this year, this is the House I'll be looking forward to the most!
For the Tell Tale Heart, maybe you enter hearing a VERY loud heartbeat, then the old man (Looking dead and rotted, of course) pops out from a spot in the floor like a jack- in- the- box.
I'd agree with the other posters here that there would HAVE to be a Masque of the Red Death room, that story is practically tailor- made for a House like this!
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If I'm able to go, this is one of the Houses I'm looking forward to the most.
I too hope it's the right mix of scary and funny. I wonder what the Easter and St. Patrick's Day rooms will be like?
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I have disabilities too, and was never bothered by that, knowing that there is a difference between the mentally disabled and the insane/ psychotic.
About the only thing in that regard that I find offensive is when "Comedy" shows and movies try to use mean- spirited "Laugh at the retard"- type jokes and characters (i.e. Warren from 'There's Something About Mary,').