AbnormalVitality
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All of the masks and prosthetics are shredded after HHN ends.
BOOOOOOOOO! Ironically years from now, they'll regret that decision and perhaps recognize that they(not some complaining parent) are the ones destroying their own priceless treasures. If HHN reached their 40th anniversary, they may only have a room field of artifacts rather than a potential warehouse of different treasures that span throughout the year. Reading this from a scare-actor myself, I wonder why this is practice? Why not sell them to a private collector, give it away to a scare actor for keeps, or put it into storage so it could be reused the next year? It almost seems like a waste of time,energy,and money to juput them all in the furnace or trash them when they are movie fans and haunt aficionados who would love to have a Purge mask hanging on their mantle. The Hollywood Museum would have also love to have a piece of history too, especially from a successful horror movie franchise that has made hundreds of millions at the box offices. They are people out there who would pay big money to get possession of a replica of any custom mask that appeared at Universal.
If you ask me, this is an example of laziness and prideful ignorance by those in charge to destroy these valuable items. Items that someone put blood,sweat,and tears into creating as well as in the performance of their role. With over 42 years of history, the Knotts Scary Farm Haunt Museum could have been as large as the Fowler Museum at UCLA,The Bowers Museum at Santa Ana, or even the Vincent Price Art Museum. What instead we have is a small building with a few dozen surviving props, few costumes, and a spot to purchase haunt swag. The Haunt Museum is smaller than my college art gallery. You guys at Horror Nights are building a legacy just like Disney,In-N-Out Burgers and Well Fargos. To have a protocol where these valuable masks, prosthetics, and costumes are destroyed is like demolishing the Walt Disney Apartment on Main Street, it's a act that brings to question the purpose behind those who are in charge. It almost seems as if the preservation and documentation of Halloween Horror Night treasures for future generations of horror fans to appreciate is an afterthought. No one is thinking about the importance of these items.Since the House of Horrors have been shut down, where will horror fans go to have a closer look(if at all) at the items that appeared inside Halloween Horror Nights? Due to the inconsistent photography policy,unless the guest have a day-time/lights-on tour, photography is frown upon by those who worked in the maze even if the flash is off meaning that guest only have a few moments to "savor the fruit" of the experience.
In-Short: It seems that the haunt industry frown on those who pause to savor the fruit of the experience. Unless members of haunts want to start a movement to establish a private Halloween Horror Night collection with props, masks, and costumes for the purpose of Academic,Anthropological, and Artistic appreciation and exhibition, it seems to me that these views will could controversy despite the overwhelming benefits they offer. Kansas has a museum for barbed wire, India has a toilet museum, and there's even the Museum of Death in Hollywood. I believe establishing a museum in dedication to Halloween Horror Nights is a realistic goal. The destruction of masks,prosthetics and costumes such as Purge masks via the shredder is an example of needless destruction, just like what the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria did to many artifacts, worship centers, statues whom they took possession of.
Assyrian Statue
Tomb of Jonah(the man who was swallowed by a whale)
Sufi Shrine
Now I wouldn't want to see
This...
Or This
or This in a million pieces.
Universal should be honoring a piece of it's own history, rather than destroy it.
Reference
http://www.rushcounty.org/barbedwiremuseum/
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Anyone else suffering from PHHND (post HHN depression) because like I'm seriously gonna miss it and I'm definitely looking forward to next year, because it'll be my first year of full speculation and I can't wait to work with you geniuses and not let you have all the fun.
Not me. My views of haunt has changed after visiting HHN this year.#RETURNTOACADEMIA
BTW: What's going to happen to the costumes and masks from this year Purge Anarchy Scare-zone?
Cause I have an idea of where they should go.
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*head wall* doh! That's right, I mean, duh!
Honestly, this may be the last year I attend let alone work HHN if things like this keep happening, a very good friend of mine was one if the purge barkers and tonight just isn't the same without her. HHN come on! Grow some balls bad speak up for your employees, there's signage posted EVERYWHERE I just don't get how this crap holds up.
It's called being "Politically Correct". Universal needs to stand up here.
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They got rid of the lady in the Purge scarezone... -___-
Next time you go to Horror Night: Gather a bunch of people together to the Purge Scare Zone and protest for the return of the Auctioneer. HHN fan base is quite large and it need to be heard. #SupportUniversal
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What's the likelihood that this Friday will sell-out?
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I'd like for Wisteria Lane to be used in a Purge TT
I had always felt that Wisteria Lane would have been a perfect fit for The Purge TT. I just wonder how they will pull it off route wise.
You got some great ideas here. The Purgers from the Anarchy Scare zone have a lot of energy and personality. What I found so interesting is that by listening to the Auctioneer spiels, I get to learn more about the people who participate in The Purge. The performers here have great chemistry with one another.
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Is it possible to change the date for the ticket to be used for another day? My friend called guest services telling them that he purchase the tickets but he is sick so he told me that if he wasn't able to go he could call universal and they will send him a ticket for a different date. Is this possible for Universal Studios to do?
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I'm going to HHN this Sunday. What's the estimate on crowd for that day?
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Yes, I used Friday night, it was obnoxious, something happened unrelated to universal (I think) that had tons of cop cars, holding up traffic, etc etc but that aside, even if there hadn't been a mess at the bottom of the hill, I can imagine the traffic just to get to where the cabs/limos/etc pick up off city walk is a nightmare, unless you stay THROUGH chainsaw chaseout and essentially give those crowds time to leave the parking structure and city walk, or if you tell uber/lyft to meet you elsewhere.
How much did it cost you to get home? Were the multipliers in effect?
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How did the Backlot-Upperlot-Lowerlot compared to the Backlot-Lowerlot-Upperlot plan?
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20 min waits at the most for the first hour on the backlot, this year Grind, with early entry. I would say 5 mins if you have First Stab. But because 70% of the early access crowd plus regular entrance is going to the backlot first now, it actually gets slammed a lot faster. Either way, you'll be done with the backlot by 8-8:15. Lower lot by 9-11. And everything else by 1.
I seriously think the back-upper-lower method might work out a lot better than back-lower-upper this year. With 3 attractions up top with low waits in the middle of the night but gaining way more lines after midnight, then with low waits on the lower lot for only 2 attractions after midnight -- seems like it would work out.
Oatmeal, are you gonna get a chance to go again this season? I sure hope so.
Has anyone tried the back-upper-lower method and compare that with the back-lower-upper method?
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They wanted to walk around citywalk instead of waiting in line for it. I told them they could go but I'd stay and they can just enter the park at 7:30 instead. They stayed..
If your friend wanted to walk around Citywalk, he might as well had gone there around noon.
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Has anyone ever tried using Uber to get back home during HHN?
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I kind of want to see a Parnormal Activiy maze, It sounds interesting. Would it really be that bland? 5 films and the spin off film to use for maze material. Having a camera in each room of the maze.
Even Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine Franchise would work better as a maze than what we have with Paranormal Activity.
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I strongly disagree with this. I'd rather see another show and an increase in house, scarezone, and Terror Tram quality before they even think about a seventh house. All three of those are suffering, especially the later two.
Does anyone know the estimated budget for the entire construction of a maze or a scare zone? How much money does Universal spent overall on Halloween Horror Nights annually?
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I sure would like to see a 7th maze venue for HHN soon.
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BTW: As to update you on the situation with those kids who said they were gonna get an interview with John Murdy, they were unable to with him despite saying since the 27th of October that they "will be having an interview with him". They said it was "due to John Murdy demanding schedule" that they were unable to meet with him.
That sounds like pure BS to me.
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Does that mean that Doc Brown's Fancy Fried Chicken is no more?
What will replace it? Krusty Burger? Flaming Moes? Lard Lad Donuts?
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Well, I suppose its time you sit back and watch all the mazes on youtube haha
That's gonna make him more depressed DTH316
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Can I still somehow get tix For tomorrow :'(
I swear everyone I know is either a broke, sensitive lil b or a lagger! Once again I'm not going to f*cken HHN!!!!! Whyyyyyyy!!!!!
I have to wait a another damn mother effin year all over again!!!
The're a lot of people like that unfortunately.
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As for rides vs. no rides, I'll say this. The rides are going to be around for a long long time, the mazes are going to be there for three more days.
He's deeply right about that one. If you want to videotape a mazes or take some photos of them for the archives, do them now!
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What about possible scare zones?
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SHIT! I think the maze concept for Trick-R-Treat was posted on that now defunct HHNADDICT site in 2012. What the hell happen Randy May II? Why did you have to shut down the site?
Never mind, Just found your post Grindhousehero13 in HHNH Creations from the year 2010. It's a great reenactment of the movie in maze forum.
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SHIT! I think the maze concept for Trick-R-Treat was posted on that now defunct HHNADDICT site in 2012. What the hell happen Randy May II? Why did you have to shut down the site?
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood - Event Discussion
in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2014
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So you're telling me that this Hostel Costume is no more?
This life-like Alice Cooper mask is worth $500 dollars in my opinion.
This is too cool to destroy.