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    HHN Hollywood X Wishful Thinking

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2011

    Posted

    Killer, I take offense at that. I've easily been the biggest complainer regarding HHN Hollywood this year. ;)

    Murdy is ruining a once great event, and you gotta go 2200 miles just to attend a decent HHN anymore.

    Ok Zombie, I'll give you credit for being a major complainer for HHN2010. How could I forget?

    I have to agree with you DTH, Trick R Treat was practically made for a Halloween event.

    But I just had an epiphany. I now see where zombieman is coming from. The way we feel about repeats is the way he feels about movie based mazes :o

    HHN Hollywood X Wishful Thinking

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2011

    Posted

    Sorry I havent been on guys, I normally take like a 4 or 5 month hiatus from fan sites after HHN. I'm trying NOT to this year, But school and work have kept me SUPER busy. I did, however, get around to taking the test. I too (like most of us on here) voted for Trick R' Treat & Scream, dont remember what else. I remember voting for something new on TT rather than the old, and I def expressed my disappointment with some attractions @ HHNH 2010. Not to mention burning down HoH.

    HHN Hollywood X Wishful Thinking

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2011

    Posted

    Whoa, whoa, whoa! I just found something really cool! Disney Studios Paris actually has a Halloween event. They even have their own "Terror Tram" there!

    Just look at the video! Look how awesome it is with those scareactors "attacking" the tram! It's a shame Hollywood's event will probably never do this again because of that incident back in 1986. :( But this would be pretty freaking awesome if they could do it someday.

    Idk Freak. While it seems like a neat idea to drive thru the backlot and see something like this, its pretty boring. Just drive on by, I would much rather walk thru little Europe, New York Street, Etc. I know it'll never happen. But if theyre gonna do it, do it right.

    HHN Hollywood X Wishful Thinking

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2011

    Posted

    And guys, we honestly don't need to worry about future years. This year proved to me, even with some familiar faces, the event can thrive and be amazing. It was it's best year. All the mazes were very strong; there wasn't one weak one. If you didn't like Saw, then shame on you. There were scares abundant in that maze. And the cast in Vampyre was extremely strong. And I don't need to explain why F13, NOES and HOTC were a success.

    Sure 09 had all new and it was also an amazing event but it seemed like it was just missing something and I think it was variety. Saw scarezones, Saw maze, Saw Terror Tram - it was overkill even though it did all fit with the theme.

    I think I was the biggest shit talker of this year on this board but now I know next year - HHN ain't the one to distrust. They give nothing short of a premium experience in every way imaginable. And if Orlando does put on a better event, then I don't care to ever see it. I live in California and I have no desire to spend hundreds of dollars to fly out there for a fuckin' theme park just so I can come back to where I live and go "I'm missing out on the good stuff" like a little crybaby. This is the best of what I got out here and they do a damn good job of it too. It's not denial and it's not avoiding the truth - it's being realistic with my situation and where I'm located and making a practical choice. I love Halloween events and theme parks as much as the next guy but there is no way in hell you'll get me to fly across the country to go visit one.

    06 we started off great, even with one maze and an awesome Terror Tram (didn't attend but just coming from popular consensus).

    07 the ante was upped and it became the basis for how our event is now. I came to the event alone to come see my favorite horror icons and before that day, I never really did things alone but that's besides the point. Would I do that for Knotts? Hell no, I had 0 reason to even though I was a huge fan of their stuff previously but it didn't have that novelty value of "these are my favorite horror villains!" (who are really a bunch of teenagers from Burbank in masks, but still).

    08, even though it was a complete rehash of 07, improved on what they did the year prior. The Terror Tram was the most epic they ever did it and the maze that was lacking the most got a fixin' and the Bill and Ted was their funniest one. Even if you didn't like 08 for the fact it was a repeat, those are some undeniable facts right there - that it WAS improved on.

    09, we got all new and yes, it was an amazing event and some of you, your favorite year.

    This year, you got HOTC, a much more aggressive F13, a much more brooding NOES and Bill and Ted returning to old from.

    Seriously, how can you doubt HHN Hollywood from their track record so far? Well I guess that's just me personally and I'll continue to be a happy person. You guys can mope all you want lol

    DTH I know youre not sitting at your computer writing for us not to bitch and moan anymore, when you were the BIGGEST complainer this year! Now dont get me wrong I know I did my fair share of bitching, But I'm sure as hell not telling people to stop complaining. But thats beside my point. This years HHN (aside from HOTC, B&T and 2 SZ) was mediocre for me. Does that mean I'll stop attending HHN? NO I have faith Murdy will deliver next year, and even though, F13 & NOES were rehases, they still semi delivered. (no offense to the cast')

    HHN Hollywood X Wishful Thinking

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2011

    Posted

    Until USH decides to hire some great talent behind the scenes (i.e. Michael Roddy), we're going to see more repeats and endless movie-based houses. Certainly nothing original. I'm convinced Murdy is incapable of an original thought, and lives in a fantasy world of old horror movies. Most of his incessant tweets this year were nothing but his knowledge of horror trivia. He's a walking Simpsons character - and not an amusing one at that.

    In the meantime, Orlando will continue to create great houses based on original themes, and will continue to produce both quantity and quality.

    And before I hear the same old lines of "USH is a movie studio!" and "USO has all the money!", consider the following: Because USO consistently produces a new event each and every year, they can command $75 a ticket, and up to $70 on top of that for a front of the line pass good for only one entry per house. USH has consistently DROPPED or maintained the price of their admission over the years, and practically gives away their season pass for HHN. Until USH can command a higher ticket price, they will not generate the revenue to put on a better event. And let's not forget to consider how much money USH spends paying a movie studio for rights to use their product in a house. Imagine if they had instead put those dollars into an original concept! Secondly, USO has put on their share of movie-based houses, but it's the original houses that the customers flock to and remember. They might have been decent houses, but customers hardly place Thing, Dead Silence, and Doomsday among the best that USO has offered. The recent Frankenstein and Dracula houses were outstanding, but were also based on original folklore rather than any movie. Go figure.

    I sincerely don't understand people who want to see their favorite movies represented in a haunted house - especially when all they do is re-create scenes from the movie. Seriously, how much talent does that take? To me, it's like rappers who "recreate" a song by ripping a piece of a true classic. They are saying "I'm incapable of doing anything original, so I'll just go use that". Same thing with Murdy and HHN. I really loved the Evil Dead series, but I don't really need to see a guy pretending to be Bruce Campbell yelling "Hail to the King, Baby" at me.

    As good as House of 1000 Corpses was this year, I'd so much rather get a chance to go through Zombiegeddon, Dogs of War, Orfanage, or Catacombs again, but you know what? No one will ever get the chance to do that, because Orlando will never repeat them. Those houses are done, and have been written into the history books. And that's what makes them so much better than us. HHN Hollywood may well bring back HOTC next year, and if they do, it will lose most of its luster.

    I know I've repeated these complaints ad infinitum, but as I've said before - we all deserve better from John Murdy. You know he reads these comments, and is probably a member of this board. Unless we demand more, we're only going to get the same crap.

    And for those of you reading this and disagreeing - I've been where you are. One day, you may be fortunate enough to go to HHN Orlando (or a dozen others I could suggest), and when you do, you'll expect far more from HHN Hollyood.

    My personal feeling? If I was running the show, I'd want to create a house concept that a movie producer would want to make a horror movie based on - not the other way around. FACT: The USO HHN character Jack Schmidt had such an extensive backstory that Universal toyed with the idea of a movie one more than one occasion.

    EDIT: Just re-read the thread about Murdy liking the idea of a house based on Lunaticz or Freakz. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he came up with that himself. It is a good idea (original=good.....generally. La Llorona=NOT good)

    Ditto.

    HHN 2010: House of 1000 Corpses: 3D

    in HHN 2010: Houses

    Posted

    Well what can we say, different things are scary to different people. I personally found the maze terrifying, even the third time around. I agree that the 3-D wasnt necessary, and it did give me a small headache at first, But I think it was a nice touch. I'm a fan of the movie, and thought the sets were amazing. But I'd still rather NOT have it return next year.

    Improvments For Next Years

    in General Halloween Horror Nights - Hollywood

    Posted · Edited by electro_killer

    are U gonna actually send this poll to Murdy or a high ranking Universal executive?

    Murdy (and A&D) are known to look in on these fan forums. So we're hoping he reads this and takes this into consideration for next year.

    I completely agree Anu! Smoking is def a problem @ HHN. And not just smoking tobacco either, I'm not sure if it was last Thurs, or Sun; But some assholes were getting high near Animal Actors. Really!? With all the cops and security there no one was caught!? Its a little ridiculous.

    As for the Trick R' Treat article : :blink::o:D:) Thats me being dumbfounded, surprised, excited, and happy.

    Well Micheal is on board, I hope Murdy can get past the whole "its not popular enough/ it didnt do well" BS and give us a Trick R Treat maze, if not event.

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