StupidStupidDan
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37 minutes ago, hunnylvr said:
Wait, what? No. No. No. No.
No way Mystique. He just bought a new house. Aiello isn't going to Hollywood. Plus, he'd hate it there. Orlando gets to have more creativity with their originals.. I don't see Mike being an IP only guy.
With no actual knowledge...I could see Mike overseeing both events. Taking more of a 30,000ft view of them and delegating a bit more than he has in the past.
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On 10/27/2017 at 6:08 PM, PleaseAndThankYou said:
There wasn't a weak link, simply put.
Even though AWiL was almost a literal repeat (I say "almost" because I know if I don't someone will point out that there were several new puppets . . .) and it had a Walking Dead house ... I thought everything else was awesome.
Wait wait wait....you crap all over them doing TWD too many years in a row, and then you claim that (arguably) the WORST Walking Dead house wasn't a weak link? This year also had the Run sequel, and the original Purge house. Both of which are generally agreed upon to be pretty bad.
I'd argue that any house this year is better than any of those three houses.
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56 minutes ago, mystiquephreeq said:
A tweet from Murdy has alluded to the end of the event this year being extra sentimental. Talk has moved to it being a possibility that this is Murdy's last year. While Murdy is Hollywood, any change in Hollywood Creative could impact our event.
Also, Mike has been in Hollywood the last few weeks working on the Potter Holiday effects. Could he be there for other reasons as well?
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35 minutes ago, bbbritney said:
Thank you! I feel better now having an idea of what to expect. We're still gonna take our chances Saturday, but we decided to also go Sunday as well..I don't want to take a chance and miss anything lol. But thank you again, I appreciate it!
I'll also say this...
The week we went, the weather was predicting A LOT of rain each night we went. It turned out that it only rained for about 15mins one of the nights.
Precipitation in Florida is so sporadic and difficult to predict, that it might be pouring down rain 10 miles from where you're at, and you might not be seeing much of anything.
Grab some cheap ponchos at Walgreens just in case, and hope for the best.
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48 minutes ago, zombieman said:
1/4 mile walk per house even when houses are next to each other is too much.
The shining layout is just insane. I didn't see that queue stretch into the courtyard even once when I was there; yet, you have to zig-zag the entire thing every time? They could have adjusted those switchbacks once the realized the demand wasn't going to be as big as they thought.
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I think my main ones that people crap on, but I really liked are Asylum in Wonderland, Lunatic's Asylum, and Ash Vs Evil Dead.
Granted, I'm a big Ash fan, so that house really caters to me, and I have a thing for 3D houses and that crazy vortex tunnel.
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I think you're talking about two different options. The full day tour (6 houses), and the afternoon or morning version (3 houses).
What was laid out above is the full day tour. Sometimes that gets split up differently than 3morning/3afternoon depending on how quickly they get through a house or two.
If you sign up for just the morning, or just the afternoon, you're still guaranteed 3 houses.
Sure the picture limitations are kind of a bummer, but at least they loosed up the policy a bit this year, and it's a pretty decent compromise.
We decided to skip the tour this year, but we had gone two years in a row previously. If you've never gone, it's totally worth it. It's the only time you'll ever get to feel like a true insider walking through these sets with the lights on.
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Hmmm...Those two rooms are what really got that house to the top of my list this year. If they ruin that room, I'd say drop it down. The rest of the house is really good, but nothing too groundbreaking.
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4 hours ago, Ueeediot said:
there is nothing scary about it or Trick R Treat, for that matter.
But the Trick R Treat zone is gorgeous as hell, and really true to the nature of the film (which isn't super scary either).
4 hours ago, Ueeediot said:They really missed the mark on this zone
Agreed. Altars of Horror is kind of garbage, but the actors are doing their best with it.
4 hours ago, Ueeediot said:Why isnt Bone Daddy the icon? Why is the zone so.....strip club in nature? It doesnt even seem to be a good zone.
Agreed that Bone IS the icon, despite what they say. IDK why they're so against saying it. He even narrates the opening scare-a-monies. But, hold your opinion on this zone until you see it in person. It's a lot better live, especially after dark.
4 hours ago, Ueeediot said:Purge? Again? Why, because it is cheap and simple?
Again, wait to you see this one in person. Sure, there are some elements carried over from HHN24, but this zone is GREAT! They really took the extra budget they had from used elements, and introduced a ton of new stuff. Plus, the actors here are doing a stellar job, and having a ton of fun.
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41 minutes ago, mz_ said:
Posted this in the AoV thread, but ICYMI this was posted yesterday, however I see no mention of it or pictures from last night!
Seems like its just a bigger "temp" stage, not the main stage we all know. Sucks!
I saw this posted other places last night as well. It certainly seems small, but hopefully it's a new version that at least allows them to put on more of the "Afterlife" show that they originally intended. It does seem a little more "custom made" for a certain show.
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Love the orange cat! We have one as well, and you'll never meet a more affectionate guy.
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There's a big set piece (the one shown in the concept art) backstage. Hopefully it will be out this weekend, but no guarantees.
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15 minutes ago, Rikku said:
I guess I am just confused as to why it would take that long? I mean I am not all that informed on what it takes to make this stage but I would've thought but this coming weekend it would've been up and going....?
Agreed. I believe that stage normally comes down and goes back up during Rock the Universe. So, it should be able to go right back up unless something got broken.
Maybe they didn't have enough practice on the stage with full effects to finalize the whole new show? Hence why there are pieces of last year's show and this years?
Just spit-balling.
Hopefully that's the case, and we'll see them this weekend or next.
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What are hearing on the timing? I'm hoping the big show will at least be running by 10/5 since that's my last night there.
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13 minutes ago, mz_ said:
It was very dead last night (9/17). The most I saw a house wait was AHS @ 45mins around 9:45pm when I walked by.
That's amazing. Hopefully the crowds trend a bit lower this year. Last year it got to be a little unbearable at times, and we didn't even go on peak nights.
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Good to see that they're at least loosening up a bit on the IP picture restrictions. Last year it was NO pics in the IPs.
I'd like to see people continue to log what houses they did here as well. That way we can get a good idea of what houses you're likely to see during each tour.
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8 minutes ago, Alice said:
Skipped out on the event last night after a short time at Volcano Bay (the moratorium on TMs and comps was finally lifted!) but I heard it was fairly light on crowds. I'm wondering if certain tactics like having QS restaurants open to suck up crowds reduced the waits. I'll be very curious to see the attendance patterns over the next few weeks.
Also, Pizza Fries are gross. Sue me.
I saw a picture that AHS was down to 15mins at one point of the night. I don't think the wait was ever that low last year, even at opening.
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8 minutes ago, Pandry said:
Oh yeah?? Good info!! So does that mean leaving parade and walking past Simpsons and literally heading up to tent 2 for tent 1 access?
Yup. It's bit of a hike, but it should help spread the crowds a little better with three entrances being near B&T now. At least that's what I believe the idea behind the move was.
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12 minutes ago, Pandry said:
I usually like, solely due to how the queues enter and exit, hitting the parade building, the two tents and then MIB. After that it's a free for all.
Keep in mind that the one tent entrance that used to be right next to parade exit has been moved back next to the other tent entrance. Still a decent plan, but not as easy as the last few years.
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18 minutes ago, Grime said:
Good to hear. How much of a clusterf*ck was Citywalk? I'd imagine not nearly as bad because they can consistently let people through all day without having to wait until 6:30 to start.
You'll get through within minutes. They're very good about it. No complaints at all.
(Note: As long as you don't get stuck behind some a-hole trying to bring in something they're not supposed to.)
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22 minutes ago, Grime said:
I haven't been to UO in a couple years up until I went to Citywalk for a movie and some drinks a couple weeks ago and holy shit it's like going through a TSA checkpoint. With security as tight as it is at Citywalk, will there be another chokepoint of metal detectors at the entrance to the park like I'm used to? Or will this relieve some of the pressure at the turnstiles to the event?
Last year they used the new metal detectors before City Walk to eliminate the ones in front of the park.
This also means that they don't have you line up by the arches any more. If it's like last year, you should be able to go right to the front gates.
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2 hours ago, Ringwraith said:
somehow they made me feel like I was in an actual cornfield for another scene
Is this the same effect they used for the forest scenes in TWD last year and at HHN24?
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The pin does look really sweet. Odd that it looks better in pin form than it does on the shirt/hoodie.
BTW...I'm assuming it's silver, correct? In the one pic it looks silver, but it looks gold in the other.
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1 hour ago, Oysterhead00 said:
Not sure where I read/saw it, or if I heard it on the Scare Zone podcast I listened to this morning, but someone said the "Selfie Zone" has some new stuff up but mostly "IP Signs" for the IP houses featured in it. Hopefully someone else picking up their tickets who has an AP will sneak in to snap a couple pics
That may have been me on the other forum this morning. Here's an actual tweet with pictures now.
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Halloween Horror Nights 28 Speculation
in Halloween Horror Nights 28
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Nothing's been confirmed on what we're losing, but I've heard both Fear Factor Live and Animal Actors may be on the chopping block, as well as chunks of the kids' area, and the Parade Building. But, I've also heard that they may be building a new Parade building to replace that.
Beyond that, construction also requires space for equipment. So, more of that backstage area could be hands-off for HHN next year.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the event leaks towards/into Islands next year. I know they try to avoid that at all costs, but it may be inevitable.