Doctor Jeffula
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I told the actor playing Richie the password and all he told me was "tell it to the doorman"
The doorman was the guy with the top hat if you didn't know and i told it to him and got a santanico business card
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I just got back from opening night. It was one of the best hhns I've gone to but my one complaint is that the people in the Early Access holding location were incredibly rude to the day time guests. Flipping them off, cursing at them(and workers), and just being obnoxious in general. I get that your excited, but those people paid to get into the park and have every right yo enjoy universal during the day time hours as you do in the night time hours. Just saying this in case any of you happened to be there/know what I'm talking about.
Dude i was at the very front of the early access it was getting annoying that people were acting like that mainly because guests wanted to use the restroom or they were walking too slow. I wanted to yell "CALM THE F*** DOWN ITS 6:00 WE WONT EVEN BE LET IN TILL 6:30". Ill admit when they didn't let this family use the restroom and everyone cheered the look on the little girls face was priceless
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Edited my review a bit and took away the +/- grades and added a tad bit if anyone even cares lol
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I thought AWIL was awesome but AVP didn't live up to the hype.
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Wow, the backlot wait times seem worse tonight than last night but yes DO THE BACKLOT FIRST, especially if you are G.A.
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Let me add that PLEASE NO MORE WALKING DEAD ITS BEEN PLAYED THE EFF OUT!!!!
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So for those who went, how did the backlot-first plan hold up? Were the wait times short?
Also, are the maze entrances in the same places as last year?
Wait Times
Walking Dead- 1st Walkthrough was a walk on, 2nd was about 5-10 minutes
AVP- Walk On
From Dusk Till Dawn- 1st wt a few minutes 2nd was about 15-25 mins
AWIL- 1st time Over an hour 2nd about a half hour
Clowns- 1 hour
Dracula- A few Minutes
Face Off- Walk On
Terror Tram- Walk On
The maze entrances for everything is the same, FDTD in a new location by the exit of the backlot
Doing the backlot first with early entry was a good idea for general admission. We gone through all the mazes once and repeated walking dead and from dusk till dawn and left the backlot a little after 8. We did the 2nd walkthrough of FDTD last and after we left thats when the wait times started to build up
The first walkthrough of AWIL and Clowns were over an hour and the upper lot was not busy. Seemed to be a crowded night though.
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I think our line stopped for a celeb while we were going into AWIL.it stalled for a long time and the 40 minute posted wait time was actually double that
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Good review. Im surprised you gave Dracula a pretty good rating. Im glad this year was a lot more enjoyable than last years
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Yeah they are not all gonna be winners but overall the year was great! Probably #2 or #3 best for me.
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It is 4am as i am writing this review. Ill try to keep everything as brief as possible and not spoil much for you guys, trying to catch up on the UFC fights i missed. I am grading scare zones and mazes with an A-F rating
We arrived at Universal really early again and ate camacho nachos, got our shirts (i got the American Werewolf in London shirt and my girlfriend got a walking dead shirt) and hung out till the security set up. I can proudly say i was the first person at early entry to get checked in, i know its a big woopdy woop for everyone but it was awesome to me!!!!!
As you may have seen in the forums this is the first year since 2009 i did G.A. and the first time i did early entry which was a circus in it of itself but it DID help out a lot and we were able to repeat 3 mazes.
SKULLS (Scarezone)
Ill keep it brief, this is on the lower lot and this has been known as the stilt walker scare zone. There are more Stilt Walkers but they are not scary at all/
GRADE F
Yes you do have to walk to the backlot as you may know the walk isn't too long but its a boring stretch, can't do much about it eh whatevs
WALKING DEAD (Scarezone)
This is pretty much the same scare zone as last year but when we went through it was daylight so i thought it wouldn't be as cool as going through during dark. Still a pretty cool scare zone
GRADE B
Walking Dead: End of the Line
Went on this maze twice while on the backlot because this was my gf's favorite maze. The good news is that i enjoyed it WWWWAYYYYY more than last years. The first time i went on this maze it seemed rushed but the second time it was more fun. Hey its the same ol same ol walking dead schtick. This one wasn't as good as the 2012 maze which i think was amazing but it wasn't a boring line jam as it was last year. Got very little scares in here. It wasn't Bad but wasn't anything memorable. It looked a little uninspired design wise.
First time going through was a walk on and the second time going through was under 5 mins
GRADE C
AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
This maze LOOKED really cool and they put a lot of effort in the maze design and the Predators were awesome but the Alien puppets seemed kind of silly and the queen alien was the silliest of them all. a few good scares. We didn't repeat this maze. I kinda wish we did so i can get a 2nd look on it but the wait time jumped up a little too much and passed on it. A lot of hype about this maze but honestly its not anything amazing. Probably one of the better set designs HHN has done though.
GRADE B
From Dusk Till Dawn
WOW, Didn't expect to like this maze so much. This was a repeat maze as well (first wait a couple minutes second was about 15) and told the secret password to the doorman and got small prize. The Gecko Bros and Doormen were highly entertaining. Now let me tell you, the cast in this maze was ON FIRE!!!! Several scares on both walkthroughs and they seem like they come out of nowhere!!! It seems like a short maze but packs a BIG punch. Maze design and scareactor design were excellent. LOVED this maze.
GRADE A
An American Werewolf In London
This was the maze i was looking forward to the most and we also repeated this maze (1st walkthrough was over an hour wait the 2nd was the last maze we did at almost closing and it was a half hour wait). Just like FDTD there were multiple scares throughout the maze. Almost every scene i got a good scare. The nazi werewolf scene was fun and the werewolf puppets are EPIC. The First walkthrough was really good but the second time they tucked away two werewolves and the scare actors looked like they wanted to go home. The representation to the movie was great and along with FDTD it was one of the best of the night. Comparing the maze to Orlandos there were slight differences but i think Hollywood did it better! Don't miss this one!
GRADE A
We were a bit on the cranky side after being in line for AWIL....alot of annoying kids and CLOWNS had a 70 minute wait so we decided to (god knows why we did this) go to the upper lot to knock out everything there.
Dracula Untold: Reign in Blood
Wow....umm....This maze started off pretty good and got various scares but that was only at the first couple scenes. Then it seemed like it got a big "(sigh) F*** it lets just go with it (sips whiskey from flask)" feeling to it. Didn't seem to get much love and it wasnt a HHN quality type maze IMO. The scare actors did put a good effort though.
GRADE D
Face Off: In The Flesh
This is what i thought it was gonna be. Universal Monsters Remix with no Universal Monsters. Exact same thing. They did very minor touch ups to the design of house of horrors but nothing crazy. No scares in this one. I think Orlando got the better part for this in having it as a scare zone rather than a maze then you can really appreciate the design of the monsters. In this maze you really couldnt
GRADE D
We were in line for despicable me for about half a minute and it was a buzzkill so we got out of there fast lol.
DARK CHRISTMAS (Scarezone)
I've never really enjoyed the scare zones throughout the years but this one was really fun. Very good concept for a scare zone and don't be surprised if this gets the original maze treatment next year. Everything was awesome about the scare zone but one thing.....did they really take a AWIL Werewolf and put horns on it?
GRADE A
Terror Tram Invaded By The Walking Dead
We did the terror tram and told ourselves we should of just skipped it. Seemed to have a lot more walkers this year though. Lets just face it, the terror tram will always be the same and not much can be done about it, for what they got though they do an ok job, No scares on this though, honestly if you been on it before, especially the past two years do yourself a favor and skip it and repeat some other mazes.
GRADE F
Sadly we forgot to visit masquerade i hope i didn't miss much.
Clowns 3D
This maze was ok but i think if it was done a few years ago i would of liked it more. There were some great scenes and the concept is good its just that these 3D mazes usually lack in the scare department and its redundant. It had some awesome scents that made me hungry and the freezer room was done very well. Other than that it was a lot of the same stuff we see during a 3D maze.
By the way did anyone see the naked frozen girl from saw? i was expecting it and didn't see it
GRADE C
Overall Thoughts on HHN2014
This event was WAY more fun than last year BUT i don't think its the best year we have had. What brings this event down is that there are two skippable attractions (Terror Tram, HOH) and two other attractions that have been played out in some way (Walking Dead and Clowns). As far as not having a show this year, oh well, sorry but i don't miss Bill and Ted.
HHN 2014 Grade: B
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ERMEHGERD!!!!!!!!!! OPENING NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We have a new ride this year and an extra maze so (crosses fingers) hopefully it helps out
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What's the absolute latest you can arrive and still get early access?
im not sure but i think that 6 is pushing it. What time do you expect to arrive?
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my favorite moments, nothing too exciting but.....
09- Watching the Eyegore red carpet and seeing the likes of Rob Zombie and Sid Haig
10- Going through a Friday The 13th maze, my favorite horror franchise.
- First time going with FOL and it was the last time FOL was Unlimited
11- Ran into Bridget from the show "The Girls Next Door". My Girlfriend loved that show and was star struck when she saw her, it was priceless.
- Got an extra maze
12- Dancing the whole way through UMR.....WOMP WOMP WOMP WOMP (dial up internet tone) BBBBBRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Walking Dead was EPIC
13- Being way too excited for HHN we drove to Universal way too early, ended up driving around Hollywood Site seeing, arriving around 1:00ish.
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Just do everything twice WHILE you're in that area. If you leave and come back, the lines will shoot up insanely by the time you get back.
Thats the plan, we will only go back if we REALLY like a maze and have plenty of time left
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How dare you ruin my nice suit!!!!!!
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Getting nervous about tomorrow. No FOL for us this year and we are doing early access backlot to upper lot hopefully we get to see everything we want at least twice. I hope i don't get hives
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I have been doing fotl's since 2011 and I wont ever go back to regular tickets for a few reasons one I HATE lines! and im normally able to go into the busiest mazes twice with no wait first time without using the fotl and then going back later with using the fotl pass. Yes my gameplan has always been the same since going without fotl's but its a hell of alot easier. Also you get front of the line at restaurants too which I had no clue and was suprised when I found that out lol. And you dont have to rush around we like to people watch and eat snacks but of course thats just my opinion everyones is different...
FOL for the restaurants.....well ill be a monkeys uncle
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I mean from our EP night everyone was still positive about it and seems to be the favorite or in the top 3 for everyone so it's still an excellent house. But if we're talking about that aspect, you guys fucking destroyed us. Lol. BUT WE HAVE B&T AND YOU DONT SO HA! ;P
You can keep B&T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah weird right? Lol The scare actors played a huge role in that ranking, they all had perfect timing and had a ton of energy. The environments aren't extremely varied, but there was enough to make it work.
Sounds awesome. I figured the maze wouldn't have a lot of variety environment wise but if it works it works.
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Wow. So far, only two people are going opening night on here. I'm kind of surprised.
That means we are the super duper #1 fans
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You ranked Dracula 4th? Ive heard some good things about it I'm really interested in seeing how it turns out
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There is an actual beer called Werewolf?? REALLY? OMG, my life just improved greatly just when I thought it couldn't get any better.. Thank you, sir!
Are all you guys going on Friday and Saturday? Just wondering if I'll pass any of you by as we run thru the park for our only 2 nights there. I'll have to keep my ears open for the telltale "TwoTonTick" so I can find you..
Yes its Newcastles Fall beer so you will only be able to get it for a limited time and it is really really good
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Face Off: In the Flesh (Maze Reviews)
in HHN 2014: Reviews
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I say that a face off scare zone that orlando has would have suited the event better than the maze.