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    What will replace Bill and Teds?

    in Halloween Horror Nights 28

    Posted

    54 minutes ago, Badge said:

     

    I HIGHLY, HIGHLY doubt this! JK would NEVER let it happen. It worked at another Universal park because they were just random, unnamed Death Eaters walking around. When she signed the deal with Universal, she made it very clear that they can never have actors portraying any characters from the book in things like meet and greets or shows. It took them years for her to let them just add a few Christmas decor items through the lands. Unless she wrote the script and helps with the casting, a random stage show will never see the light of day. Plus, do we really want a whole bunch of HP fans, with robes and wands, flooding the HHN gates to see a show and then complain about having to walk through scarezones to get to it?   Not to mention all the parents that will complain that they can't bring their kids? It's best to leave HP out of the event.

     

    Now, I would love to see them come up with a Bill and Ted type show. Lets be honest, Bill and Ted were great but they were never the focus of the show. All the pop culture jokes and stabs at Disney, politics, etc was what made the show. Cast most of the same actors and create a show that's very similar but have a different set of people "anchor" the show.  Literary the only things they can't use are the names and looks of Bill and Ted and the phone booth. Everything else  was written and created by Universal A&D. They could make it work

     

    Apparently it’s more of a Warner Bros issue than a JK Rowling issue. 

     

    Either way, I’m not sure it will happen, seems too good to be true.

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    Unpopular Opinions: Houses you liked that maybe most didn't.

    in General Halloween Horror Nights - Orlando

    Posted

    Would be interested in seeing a reverse thread of this.

     

    Dracula Untold - People put way too much focus on the "promotional maze" aspect before even going in.

     

    The Purge - Was one of the more fun mazes at 25, which IMO is sort of overrated house-wise.

     

    TWD 2015 - Always got good scares here, only bad set piece was the tubs.

     

    Exorcist - Don't get entirely what was wrong with this and why Hollywood's is portrayed like this god-like maze when it seems it have the same issues they're complaining about this year.

     

    Ash Vs Evil Dead - The opinion has curved so much on Blumhouse I can't list it here. But apparently this maze is bad...somehow. I don't know, I think people have too much expectations of 20 episodes in 10-12 rooms. Also apparently one-liners don't fit Evil Dead, which is a huh? Thought it was fun and a great adaptation. At least it was interesting, unlike the Shining.

     

     

     

     

     

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    Stinkers of the year - Worst of the worst houses

    in General Halloween Horror Nights - Orlando

    Posted

    2013: Afterlife - Read all the stuff about IB and PT and had it in my thoughts this wouldn't be bad for my first year. It was lame, a "throw all the cool effects we got" 3D house instead of any attempt to put anything together.

     

    2014: Roanoke - Not scary, and sets were generic. A tour of Roanoke. Finale surprise wasn't really worth the hype. TWD avoids this because I didn't go in 2013's so it was a newish experience for me (*Cough* 2013 Zones *Cough*)

     

    2015: RUN - Scareless on all runs. Things come and go too fast to make sense. Lots of the same transition room. Meh. Purge and TWD had decent scares at minimum over this. 

     

    2016: LP3D - What zombieman said basically. My least favorite HHN house. Icon having a 3D house should ever be an idea again. Once again, 3D for the sake of throwing in effects and stuff instead of trying to tie together. 

     

    2017: The Shining - Horrid queue line for a honestly more boring house than anything. Sets feel grand enough. Scares happen, but they don't hit, exception of Gold Room. The abstract stuff was inconsistent with the real stuff, unlike Exorcist where they at least stuck with the artsy stuff the whole time, and the non-artsy stuff connected better in my opinion. Still not in my bottom 5 though.

     

    Bottom 5:

    LP3D

    Afterlife

    RUN

    AWIL 2015 (Night and Day on this one between two houses.)

    La Llorona (Lots of ladies reaching out of the dark. The 2nd half was basically incomphrensible.)

     

    The Horrors Of Blumhouse

    in Haunted Houses

    Posted

    Less memorable and more just an effective gauntlet of scares in my opinion. It got a good jump out of me for every run I did of it and is one of the better cast houses from my runs. 

     

    Don't know what the looking up is all about.

     

     

    Altars of Horror

    in Scare Zones & Shows

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Jediwhit82 said:

    Odd observation here. For what is mostly a picture zone, and I got great pictures of most, especially Kelly and Pablo, the AHS characters seem to hate pics. I asked bloody face, and he shook his head, then later when I tried getting a picture in action from far away, he noticed me and turned away. I feel like this may be something from Ryan Murphy/FX, as some sort of mandate to limit AHS pictures.

     

    Also, the jigsaw in the same cast as Papa Legba may be the best zone actor this year, he is going super hard and got me three times in one walk through, even though Zones almost never scare me.

     

    I saw Jigsaw and the Pablo (who also did pretty good on his own from what I saw) ping ponging the hell out of people

    Unmasking the Horror Tours

    in Halloween Horror Nights 27

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, CATVII said:

    To be honest our guide was not that great on back stories or cool information, he told us very generic information that we have all heard before, like the scent cans and the codenames for the houses this year (things I didn't need to spend $100 on to learn). I have had friends that took the tour after us and they got way more information, like apparently there are Raggedy Ann Doll in each house. Our guide did say there were literal easter eggs in each house, but only showed us the one in The Shining behind the bar in the Gold Room. 

     

    Some tour guides definitely seem more into it and willing to slip stuff than others. I believe David is the best one, though someone else can verify his exact name. Had him for my 26 UTH and his info made it worth the lack of photos.

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    FE1's Opening Weekend Review

    in Reviews

    Posted

    1 hour ago, miamicanes1356 said:

    Post the list!

     

    Overall from worst to best:
    Afterlife - Death’s Vengeance 3D 
    Lunatics Playground 3D
    RUN - Blood, Sweat, and Fears
    AWIL 2015
    Urban Legends - La Llorona 
    HAVOC - Derailed 
    Roanoke - Cannibal Colony 
    Alien Vs Predator 
    Resident Evil - Escape From Raccoon City 
    Ghost Town - Curse Of Lightning Gulch
    The Walking Dead (2016)
    From Dusk Till Dawn 
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    HIVE
    Giggles & Gore Inc. 
    Asylum In Wonderland 3D
    Evil Dead 
    The Shining
    Freddy Vs Jason
    Horrors Of Blumhouse
    TWD - Living & The Dead
    Saw - Games Of Jigsaw
    AWIL 2013 
    Halloween 
    Halloween - Hell Comes To Haddonfield
    The Purge
    Body Collectors - ReCollections
    Dead Waters
    Krampus
    The Walking Dead - End Of The Line 
    The Fallen
    Ash Vs. Evil Dead
    American Horror Story
    Insidious
    American Horror Story - Volume 2
    Dollhouse Of The Damned 
    Dracula Untold - Reign Of Blood 
    The Exorcist
    Tomb Of The Ancients / Scarecrow - The Reaping (Tied)
    Cabin In The Woods 
    Jack Presents - 25 Years Of Monsters & Mayhem

     

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    Unmasking the Horror Tours

    in Halloween Horror Nights 27

    Posted

    43 minutes ago, PleaseAndThankYou said:

    Wifey and I boycotted this last year because of the "NO PICTURES YOU SCUM" policy.

     

    Sounds like it's been lifted. Do I get to see the inside of the houses again!?! :o

     

    Original houses are unrestricted.

     

    There's certain photo ops in the IP houses it sounds like.

    FE1's Opening Weekend Review

    in Reviews

    Posted

    Halloween Horror Nights 27 Opening Weekend Review

     

    In general, I have been going since 23, the Year Of Walking Dead...I think this may be my favorite year yet. This felt like the most balanced year I’ve been to, house wise.

    Not saying it’s perfect, I’ll address my complaints throughout the review. 

     

    No shows for this guy. I’d prefer to see the complete AOV show. B&T gets nothing from me as a comedy show at a horror event. I’ll see them both once. They just don’t pull me in. 

     

    Let’s start with what truly makes a year for me, Houses. From worst to best.

     

    HIVE

    I give slack because this was Conjuring. Fine, I get it. I give the facade a bit of break as well, because I do like the artwork. I think Purge was more fun in 2015, but it’s all down to different theming so not a fair comparison. It edges out TCM as a little more scary, but could definitely go down below it, because scares are gonna be what makes this house.

    Don’t get me wrong, the sets aren’t terrible by any means. They’re just...generic. Nothing pops out as particularly memorable, except the room with the upside down vamps. Scares however, there was a few I liked. Coffin scare, the one eating the girl (Wondering if that’s a Conjuring character by the way), the tall Nosferatu at the end.

    Story’s simple. House is abandoned, taken by vampires instead of nature. You go underground after the house section. Not much of a finale. No post-house scare here either. At least it’s lengthy, which is something about every house except Dead Waters. 

    Overall: 28 / 41 (Could go either way.)

     

    The Shining

    Hmmmm….great facade. Nice finale, fits the story. Sets look nice, scares ok. Something about the whole package….is just not hitting here for some reason.

    The sets are nice, but don’t feel nice enough or really stand out. If I didn’t know the scenes, I feel as if I’d be a little confused. Feels like any haunted hotel IMO, and not The Overlook. 

    Scares are hit or miss. Room 237 lady’s good, last hedge maze is good. Grady Twins scene is eh, as well as Gold Room. The major axe sequence is super meh IMO. Mirror maze is ok, more annoying than anything. Even the ones good...just feel like they have no impact. I just don’t know. Feels like a tour with interactive elements. The Exorcist felt like a journey. It’s a cool maze, but not...really...impressive.

    Also, throw out that one random trippy room right after the hedge maze at the beginning. Seriously, what was that?

    Overall: 24 / 41 (Will likely go down, probably should be lower, but I want this to not be Ghost Town.)

     

    The Horrors Of Blumhouse

    This maze got kicked like an abused dog Employee Preview. I don’t really see why exactly. Ok, I do see why. Purge & Sinister are short. Strobes never bothered me as much as others, but I get why they hurt the maze for others. 

    But the cast does REAL good here. Better than HIVE. They are aggressive and fast. It moves very fast and that makes it feel like the scares keep coming and don’t stop. 

    Sinister section was fun for the brief time, Purge was also neat if not obviously Ouija. Insidious is the bulk and I think it went well. Best scares from here, especially the creepy Key Demon. The finale sends people running. 

    It won’t ever be in the Top 10 of all or anything, but I think it can be a top “middle” house. 

    Overall: 22 / 41 (If the scares keep coming, it could inch a little higher. If they go, it goes lower.)

     

    SAW - Games Of Jigsaw

    Didn’t see the 2009 house obviously. I didn’t think this was too bad from that point of view.

    I did like that they make a slight effort to include us in the story with the opening spiel at the beginning. Wish they had capitalized on putting us in traps more instead of making us watch stuff. I did think the traps themselves were well done, especially the Angel Trap. 

    Scares were OK, the Ticking Room, Bathroom, and Final Room all did good, everything else was hit or miss. 

    It’s super fun though for some reason, really long for Shrek, longer than Krampus it actually felt like. I have a guilty pleasure liking for SAW. I saw the last two films in theaters, I’ll probably see Jigsaw in theaters. 

    I enjoy it the way it is.

    Overall: 20 / 41 (Could go up with more aggression, will likely stay where it is.)

     

    Dead Waters

    Best facade of the event, so large. Has scares in it, has stuff under it. It’s awesome, truthfully impressive. The spiel from the Voodoo Queen before you turn the corner makes it even better. It has a great tone. 

    The ship portion is fun with the Wharf zombos, the tilt effect, that trick up ramp that was really down actually got me good. Very scare strong. The trek through the marshes is fun, got good scares from the shack.

    Finale goes by a little fast for me, so I may need to try and slow down a bit. Did like seeing the Queen again, and the post-house scare from the living voodoo doll was neat.

    Main flaw here is it’s a short house, but I felt it made every room count. I felt there was a beginning, middle, and end. It’s basically the HHN version of a really good short story.

    Overall: 14 / 41 (Could go up with a super bonkers good run, but its length will probably keep it where it is.)

     

    The Fallen

    2nd favorite facade of the event, very large in tone and point. I like this whole theme, though unfortunately it did get hindered by jumpy Universal. Definitely felt some empty spots throughout but not enough to damage the house that much for me. 

    Demon designs were very neat, including some that honestly seemed like they pulled out of Hellraiser. They reused a Krampus elf or two in here as well. Some good scares, since I saw a few of the demons get quite close.

    The flying scenes make this house though, as someone who didn’t see Gothic. Thought they were both done well, especially the demon that pops down and springs back up, which got me really good. 

    Ends sorta abruptly though. That’s my one significant complaint. 

    Overall: 11 / 41

     

    Ash Vs. Evil Dead

    Best IP-to-house translation I’ve seen, perhaps just outside the Halloween mazes or CITW. 80’s music, one-liners, gore and blood, this is Ash Vs. Evil Dead. The fact they gave this a venue allowing so much space and wide areas was great. 

    It’s an adventure of a maze from beginning to end. The trailer, morgue, Brujo shack, I was giddy going through this. It really felt like they wanted to do this IP. Wish there was some more Baal representation, but it’s a minor thing. And yeah, the Bruces look off, but it felt more natural than the Hollywood masks.

    And the post-house scene is great and makes up for a lack of a clear finale. Jacksonville, Florida. Hell yeah.

    Overall: 10 / 41 (Could go either way. I admit it isn’t the most scare heavy especially with the Ash talking scenes.)

     

    American Horror Story - Volume 2

    I….might like this more than last year’s. Biggest thing: last year felt like a character showcase, including liked characters even if they didn’t provide a great scare exactly. This felt like a more scare-focused intense maze. 

    Asylum is the bulk. Bloody Face is great, super grotesque. The Dr. Arden scene is cool. The rec room with the Santa mirror effect was nice and effective. The ending bits with the Raspers and Bloody Face with the mirrors was pretty damn intense and got people on the runs I’ve been on so far.

    Coven had some very neat stuff for what seemed to be the less scare-packed of the seasons. The Superiors scare was a nice way to kick off. The zombie after the greenhouse hits pretty hard. Nice to have that baby powder smell return. LaLaurie was ok, though I’d say she looked not that accurate. Minotaur was good, Legba’s scare was neat, though I wish we got a scene in his hell domain. 

    Roanoke goes by the fastest but gets a different character in every scene. Polks, Pigman, The Nurses, Scathhath, Butcher. I liked all the scenes and I do think it was the best flowing of the sections, starting with the more underground scenes and then taking us into the house. 

    Overall, another very great AHS maze by Universal. Definitely feel like there is more care and faithfulness in the AHS mazes than any TWD. 

    Overall: 7 / 41

     

    Scarecrow - The Reaping

    This maze, man. Facade isn’t the most grand, but I think the most ominous. The dead corn, slow turning windmill, old tunes playing. The maze hits right from the start and doesn't stop. The first two scenes are right out of Tomb, but I think done more effectively (The drop panel scare having an actor to help with it).

    I would say they also go a little wider here than Tomb, which help in creating memorable scene. The broken house, the mini-cornfield, the crow horde. The finale is the most effective use of that mirror effect, it’s compounded by everything that came before it.

    The scarecrows get more and more grotesque over the maze, until the beastly one right before the finale. Super cool characters here. My fears of this being very generic were not founded, thank goodness. 

    Overall: 3 / 41 (Tied with Tomb, will need some more runs to determine if it stick as much as Tomb did.)

     

    Scarezones

    All in one section just to make this quicker. 

     

    Altars of Horror has good actors who appear to be mostly into their characters (especially Grady Twins),. But they have no setting to work with. And for a “selfie zone”, some actors seem too desperate to not take photos or jump out of them as quick as they can. 

     

    The Purge is a fine zone. Aggressive actors, less chainsaws here than last time which I like. The new shows are more interactive than 24, so they did good there. BOY, is there too much Purge though. For a year where there’s nothing about the franchise to advertise. 

     

    INVASION is fun. Love the designs here. Had some fun interactions with these guys including them messing with me trying to take pictures of the UFO. Saw them all crowd around a baby in a stroller for a chunk of time and poke at it, which was hilarious. Not the scariest, but I like the tone here.

     

    TrT has the best ambiance, glad to see the pumpkins back. Honestly those pumpkins are a better photo op than the AoH actors. Shockingly faithful to the movie, all the characters felt in tone, including the old man character (his name doesn't come to me right now) who called a bunch of girls ugly and told them to get away from his door. The puking kid’s also a cool addition.

     

    Festival was ok, got some stuff here Sunday. Cool designs, hoping they can amp it up next weekend since they got flame towers on Sunday. Some cool scareactors here, including Bone and the stiltwomen. 

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    Altars of Horror

    in Scare Zones & Shows

    Posted

    It's barely a photo op. Quite a few actors going out of their way to not take pics.

     

    AHS: Bloody Face, Papa Legba, The Butcher

     

    Shining: Grady Twins

     

    AvED: Granny Deadite, Possessed Kelly

     

    SAW: Pigmask Jigsaw

     

    Blumhouse: Bride In Black, Bughuul, Purge Leader, Lady Liberty Purger

     

    Yeah, not a lot here.

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