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Krampus appears 3 times. The other one is in the living room with the fireplace.

I really wanted to like this house, but I ended up thinking... A ) Leatherface masks were aesthetically off. B ) The house felt short. C ) Chainsaws looked super fake. D ) Scenes took too long to reset. I will say the house was super creepy, which meant they nailed the atmosphere. The smells in this house add to it. Did anyone else see the broken window frame this weekend? They had a crew inside Sunday night fixing it with a drill. IMO they should have left it broken, but I'm sure there was a safety issue involved.

The snow globes inside Krampus includes Shadeybrook, the Myers house, and Screamhouse with Albert Caine glancing out the window.

I did the PM tour this past Sunday. We got Krampus, Exorcist, and Ghost Town. I'm guessing AHS is the IP that fucked things up. Before the tour, they told us we could receive a full refund since pictures in the IP houses are not allowed. Bummer since I wanted pics with Regan and Krampus. Still felt like like the tour was worth the time and money. We learned a lot about the extra details inside the houses and our tour guide, Matt, seemed as pissed about the IP situation and encouraged everyone to complain so corporate would hear the feedback.

In addition to the security check, boat trip from Sapphire Falls to Universal takes 5-6 minutes.

Consesus on that seems to be Tomb of the Ancients. Although this is the first year since I've been attending where I've heard exceedingly positive reviews for several houses (Tomb, Krampus, Texas Chainsaw, Halloween, Exorcist, American Horror Story, and Ghost Town). With express, you could hit all those before 1 AM. I'm also flying in at 9:30 PM Thursday, but think I'm going to rest up for Fri-Sun.

I can't speak on the houses yet because I'm going this weekend, but seems like you should hit American Horror Story first to avoid an insane wait.

Havent seen confirmation of a Chance mini. Did see someone post there is a Michael Myers mini this year.

Same here. Might end up upgrading to park to park just to get into HHN quicker.

For the PM tour did the guide make you exit the park before HHN?

Anyone know the deal with Stay and Scream from IOA?

Would like to know this as well. I'm doing the PM tour, and am hoping to hell I don't have to see TWD -- Really would like Ghost Town.

I'm going the super DIY route with this project and shooting on my iPhone 6s Plus with an anamorphic lens, stereo mic, and handheld stabilizer. Based on your reply, I'm thinking my initial instinct is correct: shoot at golden hour -- then put the phone away and enjoy the event ; )

Mentioned in this thread I'm planning on filming in the streets this year. For the pros: do you guys think there's enough light in the scare zones to not have to use flash/lighting? My original plan was to shoot everything during "golden hour", but seeing these scare zones light up is making me think of shooting at night. Just don't want to end up with super grainy footage.

Chance's voice sounds like Angelica Pickles from Rugrats.

Yikes...my plan was to ride Kong and Hulk a few times Friday afternoon, and enter HHN through Stay and Scream. If you're saying we have to exit IOA and enter HHN via main gates without Stay and Scream, I might consider shelling out the extra $ to get in via Hogwarts.

Off topic question... If I have RoF and an admission pass to IOA, what's the procedure to enter HHN via Stay and Scream?

Following up... I called guest service and they said hand held phone stabilizers are OK. When I asked if they could email me that in writing, they said no and it is 100% up to security. So, *shrugs* ?

Just realized its unavailable while I'm there this year. Anyone think they might do a soft opening the weekend of Sept. 23?

You do this during stay and scream or regular entry?

True. Last year I had to toss out cliff bars and energy chees. Security guard was being a real dick about it too. Might just go go with a small iPhone tripod and use a stabilizer app.

Thanks.

Can anyone answer my question about bringing an iPhone stabilizer in? Looks like a cross between a selfie stick and hand held tripod. Planning on filming with my phone in the scarezones.

Surprised to see people already ragging on the scarezones. How can you not like something you haven't seen or experienced yet? Question: can I bring an iPhone steadicam stabilizer and detachable iPhone lense into HHN?

That TWD trailer makes me glad I stopped watching last year. Looks like more of the same aimless story telling of the last few years - I swear TWD doesn't need 16 episodes a season. There are far better TV shows to be paying attention to *cough* The Leftovers *cough*.