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    RIP Tour Questions...Hollywood ONLY

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2018

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    4 minutes ago, zombieman said:

    If you love HHN, you MUST get out to Orlando.  Their event is bigger and better than Hollywood's.  This year they have 10 houses, and most are incredible.  Four of them take place in soundstages.  Plus there's that real behind the scenes tour...  

     

    I know, I am too jealous of what Orlando offers for this.  October is such an odd time to visit FL though haha!  Someday...

    RIP Tour Questions...Hollywood ONLY

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2018

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    1 minute ago, AsylumSB said:

    The various perks with RIP is great if it is your first time.  It adds a little bit of structure to your visit.  I found the Unlimited Express to be optimal because it allows a great amount of flexibility to your evening, especially if the focus is enjoying the attractions at your pace.  The Unlimited option pops up after placing your order in the cart.  Either option, in my opinion, is worthwhile.

     

    I think we've decided on the RIP tour, just based on $$.  If we did the basic Express option it would be $378 for our entry, $50 for front gate parking or $65 for valet, and we would probably spend about $80-$100 on dinner, drinks, and tip anyway if we went to CityWalk (which is where we dine when visiting Universal anyway).  So our total cost would be between $508 and $543.  The RIP tour is $698 for both of us, so that's a difference of  $155-$190...at that point it kind of seems worth it to do the RIP, especially since, as you mentioned, it's our first time.

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    RIP Tour Questions...Hollywood ONLY

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2018

    Posted · Edited by Tangapika

    29 minutes ago, zombieman said:

    Then there are a few people (I am assuming like yourself) who have gone the VIP tour at Universal or some other park and enjoy the leisurely pace of the tour.  Getting to see everything, yet not at a rush.  And hopefully getting to learn some behind the scenes stuff along the way.  For the Hollywood HHN RIP, this is mostly the case.  The place where it may not live up to your expectations is the behind the scenes stuff.  Your guide will be knowledgeable, and will no doubt be able to talk at length about the things you saw in a maze (scenes from the movies, etc), but you won't learn much more than that.  And maybe that's enough for you.  In Orlando, they truly have a Behind the Scenes tour during the daytime where you get to go into up to six houses during the daytime (no actors, just lights on).  You learn endless stuff in those.  How the house is designed, what each scare is.  Intricate backstory of the house, etc.  This just simply is not the case in Hollywood.  The Orlando tour is not even part of HHN.  It's a ticketed daytime thing.

     

    Yes, you nailed our type here.  That's really too bad that they don't offer this in Hollywood...we are more into behind-the-scene set-ups, makeup demonstrations, SFX etc.  We throw a Halloween party every year and completely transform the interior of our house, so we were hoping to get some great ideas and maybe some tips to make it even better.  

     

    29 minutes ago, zombieman said:

    If the guided tour doesn't sound like it would be up to what you would like, you can still skip every line (one time per attraction) with the Express Pass.   And you can alternatively get an UNLIMITED Express that can be used for unlimited entries that night for about $100 more.  But at that price point, you are only about $75 less than the RIP price.   When I refer to "skipping the lines" at HHN Hollywood, I mean there is NO WAIT for anything.  Universal Hollywood does a great job of tightly limiting the number of these passes sold, to keep the wait time to a minimum.  In Orlando, "skipping the line" could still mean a 30 minute wait because they sell way too many Express passes.

     

    This year's RIP includes something called the "Stranger Things Experience", which consists of props from the show.  You get to see it at your meal.  People who have done it this year (I have not) have said it is fantastic IF you are a lover of Stranger Things.  

     

     

    That's great to know!  I am not seeing a standalone ULTIMATE Express option on the Hollywood website, only the basic Express Pass.  We are going this Sunday and the price difference between the Express (1 entry to each maze/ride) and the RIP tour is $160 pp.

     

    So the props from the show sound really awesome, but I can't say that we are "lovers" of Stranger Things...we don't have a lot of time to watch TV series and we haven't started the second season.

     

    Thank you so much for all of the detailed information, you answered my concerns very thoroughly.  Now, I just need to go over it with my husband and make a choice :blink:

     

     

    RIP Tour Questions...Hollywood ONLY

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2018

    Posted · Edited by Tangapika

    Hi everyone, my husband and I will be attending HHN for the first time ever and are interested in the RIP tour.  We don't like rushing around to get anywhere or waiting in lines, and we love guided tours.  

     

    What can you tell me about THIS year's tour in Hollywood?  I am not as concerned about how it compares to past years because I personally do not have that comparison...ignorance is bliss!  haha.   So I'm oping those of you who did the tour this year will have some good feedback.

     

    I understand that it depends on the guide as to how detailed the background information could be, etc.  Can anyone elaborate on this?  Why aren't all guides trained on this?

     

    Thank you!

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