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Yeah, what Mark said.

I disagree. I don't think it's obvious at all. Think outside the box.

Other than technical problems, safety concerns are a major factor in a house closing. Last year, the soundstages flooded and had to be evacuated. Guests/actors sometimes have health problems, etc. Things like that happen every year.

Yes, you should still have a good shot at being cast if you ask for 2 nights off. Obviously the more available you are, the more attractive of an applicant you become. As far as using a sick night in order to attend the event..... do NOT do this. If they see you in the park you can and probably will be terminated. Lastly, if you are cast as an Active Back-up, you will need to show up ready to work at least 5 nights in order to keep your employment with Universal (this number can and may change). If you are cast for FireCrew, you are expected to be there for every night that you said that you would be available. In most cases, FireCrew members only have a few (if any) days off.

The Jaws queue smelled like burnt wood (construction) or there were finished burnt wood "props"?

I anticipate all of the mazes will be in the same locations as last year. Also, Family Feud is taping at USF, possibly in 24. I think they're supposed to be done by mid-September though. Someone else might be able to fill in some more details here.

As in years past, this year's opening weekend nights will close at 12am. http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando/faqs.html#q5 Damn slow internet connection.... I'll leave the link though, just in case you can't find it.

Personally, I've never stayed in IOA and tried to do the crossover. I know it has been done in years past, but I'm not sure of the specifics.

Back that statement up by a week: July 6 = returning/internal HHN auditions (rumored) July 13 = First HHN auditions open to all (confirmed) EDIT: Well, Jon you obviously were reading my mind.

There won't be any info regarding this year's S&S holding areas until much closer to opening night, if not as late as opening night itself. As far as taking part in Stay and Scream, this general statement applies to all admission types; if you are inside the Universal Studios theme park before closing (usually 5pm) and you have ANY form of valid HHN ticket for that night, you will be allowed to stay in the S&S holding area.

There are usually two holding areas for Stay & Scream. One in N.Y., and one in Kidzone or back by Bill and Ted. For the past two years, the holding areas have been on Delancey Street (including Finnegan's) and back in Kidzone. The Delancey St. area will let you out to the Soundstage houses while the Kidzone area will let you into the Parade building and one of the Sprung Tents. The houses usually open in 15 minute intervals. For example, last year the Wolfman and Silver Scream houses opened between 5:45/6 and then Dracula/Chucky opened at 6/6:15.

I'd like to clarify what the Stay & Scream ticket option is. Basically it is an upgrade for your day ticket to the park(s). It is cheaper than the regular price of admission to HHN if bought separately. For this year: The price of a regular HHN ticket without a daytime ticket: In either case, as long as you are in the park before closing, you will wait in one of the designated "Stay & Scream" holding areas. They will usually let you into the 1st house(s) sometime between 5:45-6pm.

I agree. The house was especially good during the beginning of the run before the actors were told to change some of their scare-tactics. To an extent, I find similarities between Dead Exposure and The Thing. For me, both were better early in the season and both created a high level of anxiety. As far as this year, I think Sting Alley will return as a scarezone or hopefully as part of a larger zone. The entrance to the Mummy is what hinders a larger NY zone like we had with Deadtropolis. Maybe they could use Delancey Street/Sting Alley as one larger zone?

I think the adage "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" applies here. If Universal wants to bring back the Dead Exposure concept, in my opinion it belongs in a house. I don't know if I'd bring the concept back so soon, but I'd love to see another house like Dead Exposure sometime in the future.

Yes, that was the Deadtropolis scarezone at Sweet 16.

Nothing is confirmed, but my best guess is that the returning/internal audition date will be July 13 and the first open audition will be July 20.

I think Dead Exposure worked so well because it was a "house" and not a scarezone. A lot of, if not all, of the anxiety and fear that was created in Dead Exposure was due to the confined spaces, darkness and slow strobe lights. IMO, all of those aspects would be very hard to re-create in an outdoor environment.

He was just throwing out 2 ideas for scarezones, he doesn't think there will only be 2 in total.

I could not agree more.

Here' a link: http://vimeo.com/9409584 This is from HHN 16. It was shown on the cinespheres in the lagoon.

My guess would be that this is for a cinesphere/lagoon summer-time show.

Yes, Bloody Mary was in the scene just before the strobe room.

They definitely filmed Scary Tales 3 back in '08 as well.

I've never felt that the RHPS has interfered with the Disaster queue houses. However, ff RHPS were to be moved over to the T2:3D stage, I could see a scarezone being placed in that area.