The 2012 HHNH Event Creation Competiton: Game 1: Round 1 & Round 2

[Hauntfan]

This is great just one more person!!!!!!

[Shadybrook Oddfellow]

Your soul is now ours

My soul? As if I have one! (I gave it to the devil when I kicked a puppy)

[iLuvStabWounds]

Can the this competition function with only two judges? B/c I'm willing to give up my title as judge for game 1 so I could sign up and participate and get this game started.

[DTH316]

Sure. I was actually gonna just make it so there was only 4 participants needed. But I'll leave it up to you!

[iLuvStabWounds]

Sure. I was actually gonna just make it so there was only 4 participants needed. But I'll leave it up to you!

^Really? Well, I guess I'll change my mind!

[Hauntfan]

So now that we have enough people, are we going to start soon?

[DTH316]

You can start... NOW! Go for it

I'll make up deadlines later.

[Hauntfan]

So we can post anytime? And for sure no soundstages right?

Edited November 1, 2011 by Hauntfan

[DTH316]

Didn't you say one was being used for storage? That's acceptable.

[Hauntfan]

^Stage 29 or 27 can't remember, its the huge one next to stage 28. I've asked one of the VIP tour guides who I've known since we took is tour and said they haven't filmed anything there since like 2003, and nothing is planned in there so for now they just store any extra stuff they have lying around there. I'm pretty sure another one is too, but it might be too far from the park. I'll try to remember which one, I think its the one next to Transformers. But I'm not 100%.

Edited November 2, 2011 by Hauntfan

[Hauntfan]

After thinking about it, I'm also pretty positive the other stage they use for storage right now is the one next to Transformers. I think they store some metal shop stuff in there, so it could be moved easily. The filmed a cop drama in there and Parenthood was supposed to take it but they changed and now are located in 44 instead of 34 which is the stage I'm talking about. I think two mazes could fit in each possibly, I need to get started, haha.

[Hauntfan]

Sorry for Triple posting but I just wanted to let you know, I have finished all the Scarezones Rides and Shows for the Competition. And I have 5 houses and Terror Tram completed. I need to do the treatments and scripts, but I will save that for Semi Finals or Finals if I make it.

[DTH316]

... I think you need to talk to Murdy about this lol

[Hauntfan]

^Haha. It's funny, I think they might even store HHN props in there as well. And honestly I think the reason they haven't used these yet, is they aren't ready for them. With a soundstage you would need to build an enormous facade inside of it like in Orlando, and Hollywood until recently has not had many impressive facades.

Edited November 3, 2011 by Hauntfan

[Shadybrook Oddfellow]

Quick question. Can you use movie houses? The rules say they have to be your ideas, but movie houses are an essential part of HHNH...

[Ridesandstuff]

WAIT WAIT WAIT , can I play plllllleeeeaaaasssseeee : D with trick r treat on top

[Grindhousehero13]

WAIT WAIT WAIT , can I play plllllleeeeaaaasssseeee : D with trick r treat on top

DTH looks like we got another player!

[Hauntfan]

Quick question. Can you use movie houses? The rules say they have to be your ideas, but movie houses are an essential part of HHNH...

I think he means the maze and story need to be your own and not copy somebody else's ideas for a movie house.

[iLuvStabWounds]

WAIT WAIT WAIT , can I play plllllleeeeaaaasssseeee : D with trick r treat on top

Are you new?

Welcome to the Forums!

Looks like I don't have to sacrifice my judge position after all!

Edited November 4, 2011 by iLuvStabWounds

[Hauntfan]

WAIT WAIT WAIT , can I play plllllleeeeaaaasssseeee : D with trick r treat on top

Welcome to the forums, I'm excited to hear your ideas.

[DTH316]

Quick question. Can you use movie houses? The rules say they have to be your ideas, but movie houses are an essential part of HHNH...

I think he means the maze and story need to be your own and not copy somebody else's ideas for a movie house.

Precisely as Hauntfan said. I mean, two people can use the same properties (hopefully nobody does ALL of the same exact ones) but if you advance into the semi-finals and the treatments for the mazes seem a bit TOO similar, than that's where we have a problem. Also main point is not to just copy someone else's entire event plan either if you're competing against them or if they were posted online prior to the competition!

It would actually work in your favor to do at least half movie houses, at least from this judge's point of view. Considering that would be the most likely attack on 2012 in reality.

WAIT WAIT WAIT , can I play plllllleeeeaaaasssseeee : D with trick r treat on top

Yaaaaaay! Join the fun. Be sure to read the initial post if you haven't already. And welcome to the forums!

OKAY GUYS, LET'S GET THIS THING STARTED YEAH?! Get those events posted! I don't wanna put any deadlines just yet...

[Hauntfan]

I'll post my event soon, maybe even tonight if I hurry.

Edited November 5, 2011 by Hauntfan

[Hauntfan]

I'll put up my first half. This is the 13th Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood if you include all the previous years like I did. So that is the reason the park expanded so much. With 14 mazes, 9 Scare Zones, 4 Live Shows and an All New Terror Tram.

Notes: Event will be marketed as 33 Horrifying Shows and Attractions.

The Fire Towers are no longer on New York Street and some are located on the lower lot and another at Wizard of Claws.

New York Street has also gotten quieter to be creepier and to allow a show to be put on at the Blues Brothers Stage.

Marketing Angle: 13 years of fear at the world's largest Halloween Party, Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. Come face to face with such movies as Jeeper's Creepers, Paranormal Activity and The Fog, in Jack the Clown's Carnival of Carnage. At this Carnival there is no Test your strength, but the whole park has been turned into a test of fear. How long will you last? Answer that question by coming to the largest and most intense Halloween Experience to ever be created on the face of the earth. See you there.

USH Halloween Horror Nights

HHN XIII- Jack's Back

Icon: Jack the Clown- With the newly expanded Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights event, Jack has decided to pay a return visit. And he's bringing nightmares from all over the world with him. Will you survive the wrath of Jack?

Maze Locations

Shrek Venue

Wild West Venue

T2 Queue

JP Queue

Tram Storage Warehouse

Terror Tram

Stage 29 (2 Mazes)

Waterworld Warehouse

Tent 1

Tent 2

Stage 34 (2 Mazes)

Stage 37

Storage Parking Lot

Shows

Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure (Castle Theater)- Say hello to your most excellent hosts through the year's pop culture screw ups. But be warned Steve Jobs has returned from the dead and is back to make this world an Apple world. Will iBill and iTed be able to stop him from this chaos? Probably not. But come and see them try, iwill be there.

Slaughterworld (Waterworld)- The polar ice caps have melted, and Al Gore was prepared. He built a floating city called an atoll where people can find refuge. But the only people there now are Barrack Obama, Justin Bieber and a few other pop culture icons. See who will last the longest, here in Slaughterworld.

Gory Gruesome and Grotesque Horror Magic Show (Animal Actors)- Join the league Magic Wizards through amazing and sometimes death defying tricks that will have you laughing at every turn this show takes. Come prepared that this show is not for kids, or squares.

Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute (T2:3D)- Frankenfurter has created a man, with blonde hair and a tan, and he wants you all to come up to the lab to see what's on the slab. So travel with us to the planet Transexual in the Galaxy of Transylvania, for this Time Warp through the galaxies.

Ripton Family's Slaughterhouse of Fun (Blues Brothers)- The Ripton's are here and their Slaughterhouse of Humans has turned into a children's television show on KILX. See this show now, before the frickin' FCC cancels it!

Rides

Simpsons Ride: Presents the Treehouse of Horrors- Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are back this Halloween presenting their own special edition ride, the Treehouse of Horrors. All your favorite Treehouse stories come to life in fabulous 2D for this special one of a kind ride, only at Krustyland.

Revenge of the Mummy the Ride- In Egypt an archeiological dig has awoken the spirit and tomb of Imhotep, and he's mad. So board a special Mine Car to silence this demon once and for all, or he'll silence you.

Jurassic Park in the Dark- Think Dinosaurs are scary? Wait til you see this, when the power went out at the Jurassic Park complex. The dinos are out of there cages and are hungry for fresh meat, and you seem to be the dinner special.

Tranformers: The Ride- Go through the Transformers film series for the first time ever at a Theme Park, but watch out for Megatron, and his evil force of decipticons.

Scarezones

Carnival of Carnage (Main Entrance)- Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right of for the Carnival of Carnage. See if you can get past Jack and his angry sideshow clowns and freaks. Travel by old carnival rides that were devastated by the fire many years ago. This haunted carnival is sure to send chills up your spine.

Zombie Annhilation (New York) -Zombie soldiers have come home from overseas, and there only prey is YOU. Now a team of uncontaminated soldiers have come to destroy the virus. And you are caught in between the war. Will you become Annhilated?

Wizard of Claws (Western Street)- We are not in Kansas anymore, toto. The Wicked Witch has come to Dorothy's hometown and is relentless. Her monkey minions are bloodthirsty and the scarecrows have become monsters. Are you afraid of fire?

Streets of Blood (Baker Street)- London, Whitechapel 1888. The gruesome Jack the Ripper murders have just begun. And you are caught in the middle. Remember what you can't see will hurt you, so stay out of any alleyways.

Gypsy Camp (French Street)- A haunted Gypsy Camp has set up just outside of Paris. Beware for they have many tricks. Their seductresses lure you in with their beauty while their savages will stalk your every move. And make you their prey.

Savagaes (Castle Theater to Mels Diner)- A group of flesh eating savages have come to town to terrorize those who have tortured them. Armed to the TEETH with knives and axes, they'll make sure you won't make it out alive. But if you do, don't look back, for these savages smell fear, and you smell good.

Alien Attack (T2:3D area)- Researchers at the Franklin Institute of Technology have unlocked a portal to a different dimension. But they can't close it. Aliens from this dimension have transported from this portal to our world where they are planning to take over. End transmission.

Horror Hall of Fame (Area in Front of Shrek to Studio Tour)- Come see this years Horror Inductees such as Zombie Scarface, Norman Bates and many more, only at the Horror Hall of Fame Scare-a-monies, this Halloween Season. First come first bite.

Nightmarez (Lower Lot)- Jack has an unexpected prize for you. He is taking you into the Nightmare world. Here in this living nightmare there is no escape from the terror that lies within Jack's twisted mind for only he can dream this stuff up.

Mazes

Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness (Shrek Venue)- Jack has brought Rock and Roll Icon Ozzy Osbourne as a sideshow in his Carnival of Carnage. Ozzy has come to Halloween Horror Nights to assist Jack in capturing the innocent souls that will visit Halloween Horror Nights. Hop aboard this Crazy Train into the horrifying life of The Prince of Darkness. All Aboard.

Paranormal Activity: Revealed (Wild West Venue)- Katy's Childhood home has been burned down. Authorities don't know who has done this, but there is a main suspect. Only this suspect is a ghost that still haunts the house to this day. KILX has started taping a new show in the house called, Ghost Encounters who are trying to capture the spirit, but all that's happened is more ghosts have arrived. And they want you!

Murder Lisa's Horror Movie Scare-athon in 3D (T23D Venue)- Tonight is KILX's last taping of Horror Movie host "Murder Lisa's Horror Movie Marathon". But she decided that wants to go out with a bang. So don your 3D glasses as you join creature feature host Murder Lisa as she takes you through the silver screen and into these horrifying movies, in 3D.

Freakz and Creaturez (JP Queue)- For years the local power plant has been dumping toxic waste into the town swamp, but now it's coming back to haunt them. Tentacled creatures along with other types of mutated freaks have begun crawling out of the swamp and into the town. But the town's people will not go out without a fight. Get caught in this warzone between mutant creatures and hilbillies, and see if you can come out unscathed.

Jack's Fearhouse: The Birth of Insanity (Tram Parking Tent 1)- Welcome to Jack Schmidt's insane mind. Everything you see is real, in Jack's sick and twisted mind of course. Your worst fears will come to life here and there is no escape from this hellish environment. Jack has only one question for you. How do you think you'll die?

Trapped!: Edge of Darkness (Tram Parking Tent 2)- Welcome to the Darkness. Remember when people told you not to be afraid of the dark, that nothing would happen to you? They were wrong. The lair of the Lex is located within the Darkness, and this is where they hide, to feast on the unsuspecting and ignorant. Move fast or you will be stuck in the edge of darkness. Don't be afraid of the dark, be afraid of the people lurking in it!

The Fog: Captain Blake's Revenge (Waterworld Warehouse)- Climb aboard the Elizabeth Dane, 100 years after its horrific Shipwreckage. The air is cold, but the Fog is colder. The crew of the ship is vengeful and want to seek revenge on those who condemned them to the bottom of the ocean a century ago. Explore the ship, but don't go alone, for anyone can be taken to the bowels of hell and into Davy Jone's Locker by what is hiding in the fog.

Tim Burton's: The Hallow 3D (Storage Lot Tent)- Halloween has been a tradition for 3000 years going back to the ancient kelts in Ireland. The Hallow is a place where all the traditions of Halloween are born and live. Many of these creatures tormented your childhood, in your closet, under your bed. Witness the Hallow as imagined by the one and only Tim Burton, be careful what you wish for. Happy Halloween.

The Coven: Darkness Falls (Stage 37)- An old witches' coven has been reborn after years of dormancy. But the curse they laid upon the town and people of St. Joseph is forever lasting. The Church is conducting seances to silence the ghost's of these witches, but they need a sacrifice. That's where you come in. Be warned that many enter this village but none have left. All towns have secrets, but this town's are fully revealed when the sun goes down.

Primal Scream: Insanity Reigns (Stage 34)- Follow Dr. Robert Cane and his experiments into the minds of his patients. These people have repressed childhood emotions and fears, and they are weak. What they don't realize is that Dr. Robert Cane is crazy himself. These experiments can make a sane person insane, and that's just what will happen to you. Go through the insane tests and find out what it feels like to have insanity consume you.

Bloodrage: Through the Trenches (Stage 34)- World War II, through all the death and harsh conditions these soldiers are in, they now have to worry about Bloodrage. This is an infection that consumes your body and mind until it becomes you, and there's no way to stop it. But be careful, this disease is not obvious with those who have it. Don't trust anyone, even the people in your group.

Henchmen: Guards of Evil (Tram Warehouse)- In the Comic Book world, the villains that get the most credit are the mastermind villains. But what people don't know is that the henchmen are the ones doing the dirty work. Murdering, Stealing and now they are overthrowing their leaders and becoming rulers of Deadtropolis. Who can stop them now?

Creations: Devil's Workshop (Stage 29)- Doctor Andrew Sevitski has been toying around with parts from various living beings. Creating monsters and other tortured Creations. Be careful, because not all of his creations are working, some of the condemned are disfunctional and want revenge. This is not a tour you will survive.

Bloodgates: Ruins of the Past (Stage 29)- 300 B.C, the myths and legends of the Greeks are true and they are not as magical as we hear them today. Here is a horrible and miserable place where the people are the Gods' slaves, and the Gods' don't like visitors. And horrible monster minions lurk around every corner. So hurry through and try to escape the grasp of hell. There is no light at the end of your tunnel.

Terror Tram

Terror Tram: Think Outside the Box (Terror Tram is now through the Western and European sets)

Universal Studios Hollywood is conducting tours of their famous backlot where some of the greatest Horror Movies of all time were shot. Such as Frankenstein the Wolfman and Dracula. What they don't know is that Jack is loose on the backlot and is looking for revenge on Universal for locking him up all those years ago. And you need to find him. Time to think outside the box.

Edited November 8, 2011 by Hauntfan

[DTH316]

Just read it and it's pretty good. I won't give it a full critique yet since you're not finished.

My only concern is if you make it into the next round, you'll be writing an enormous amount of treatments since you have 10+ mazes.

I'd advise maybe cutting it somewhere in half, otherwise if there comes a deadline time, you'll be kicking yourself in the ass writing 3 paragraphs for each maze haha

Do whichever mazes you believe in the most and the maze locations you would think are the most plausible.

It's entirely up to you though and how much work you wanna be burdened with.

[Shadybrook Oddfellow]

I'll put up my first half. This is the 13th Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood if you include all the previous years like I did. So that is the reason the park expanded so much. With 14 mazes, 9 Scare Zones, 4 Live Shows and an All New Terror Tram.

Notes: Event will be marketed as 33 Horrifying Shows and Attractions.

The Fire Towers are no longer on New York Street and some are located on the lower lot and another at Wizard of Claws.

New York Street has also gotten quieter to be creepier and to allow a show to be put on at the Blues Brothers Stage.

USH Halloween Horror Nights

HHN XIII- Jack's Back

Icon: Jack the Clown- With the newly expanded Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights event, Jack has decided to pay a return visit. And he's bringing nightmares from all over the world with him. Will you survive the wrath of Jack?

Maze Locations

Shrek Venue

Wild West Venue

T2 Queue

JP Queue

Tram Storage Warehouse

Terror Tram

Stage 29 (2 Mazes)

Waterworld Warehouse

Tent 1

Tent 2

Stage 34 (2 Mazes)

Stage 37

Storage Parking Lot

Shows

Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure (Castle Theater)- Say hello to your most excellent hosts through the year's pop culture screw ups. But be warned Steve Jobs has returned from the dead and is back to make this world an Apple world. Will iBill and iTed be able to stop him from this chaos? Probably not. But come and see them try, iwill be there.

Slaughterworld (Waterworld)- The polar ice caps have melted, and Al Gore was prepared. He built a floating city called an atoll where people can find refuge. But the only people there now are Barrack Obama, Justin Bieber and a few other pop culture icons. See who will last the longest, here in Slaughterworld.

Gory Gruesome and Grotesque Horror Magic Show (Animal Actors)- Join the league Magic Wizards through amazing and sometimes death defying tricks that will have you laughing at every turn this show takes. Come prepared that this show is not for kids, or squares.

Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute (T2:3D)- Frankenfurter has created a man, with blonde hair and a tan, and he wants you all to come up to the lab to see what's on the slab. So travel with us to the planet Transexual in the Galaxy of Transylvania, for this Time Warp through the galaxies.

Ripton Family's Slaughterhouse of Fun (Blues Brothers)- The Ripton's are here and their Slaughterhouse of Humans has turned into a children's television show on KILX. See this show now, before the frickin' FCC cancels it!

Rides

Simpsons Ride: Presents the Treehouse of Horrors- Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are back this Halloween presenting their own special edition ride, the Treehouse of Horrors. All your favorite Treehouse stories come to life in fabulous 2D for this special one of a kind ride, only at Krustyland.

Revenge of the Mummy the Ride- In Egypt an archeiological dig has awoken the spirit and tomb of Imhotep, and he's mad. So board a special Mine Car to silence this demon once and for all, or he'll silence you.

Jurassic Park in the Dark- Think Dinosaurs are scary? Wait til you see this, when the power went out at the Jurassic Park complex. The dinos are out of there cages and are hungry for fresh meat, and you seem to be the dinner special.

Tranformers: The Ride- Go through the Transformers film series for the first time ever at a Theme Park, but watch out for Megatron, and his evil force of decipticons.

Scarezones

Carnival of Carnage (Main Entrance)- Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right of for the Carnival of Carnage. See if you can get past Jack and his angry sideshow clowns and freaks. Travel by old carnival rides that were devastated by the fire many years ago. This haunted carnival is sure to send chills up your spine.

Zombie Annhilation (New York) -Zombie soldiers have come home from overseas, and there only prey is YOU. Now a team of uncontaminated soldiers have come to destroy the virus. And you are caught in between the war. Will you become Annhilated?

Wizard of Claws (Western Street)- We are not in Kansas anymore, toto. The Wicked Witch has come to Dorothy's hometown and is relentless. Her monkey minions are bloodthirsty and the scarecrows have become monsters. Are you afraid of fire?

Streets of Blood (Baker Street)- London, Whitechapel 1888. The gruesome Jack the Ripper murders have just begun. And you are caught in the middle. Remember what you can't see will hurt you, so stay out of any alleyways.

Gypsy Camp (French Street)- A haunted Gypsy Camp has set up just outside of Paris. Beware for they have many tricks. Their seductresses lure you in with their beauty while their savages will stalk your every move. And make you their prey.

Savagaes (Castle Theater to Mels Diner)- A group of flesh eating savages have come to town to terrorize those who have tortured them. Armed to the TEETH with knives and axes, they'll make sure you won't make it out alive. But if you do, don't look back, for these savages smell fear, and you smell good.

Alien Attack (T2:3D area)- Researchers at the Franklin Institute of Technology have unlocked a portal to a different dimension. But they can't close it. Aliens from this dimension have transported from this portal to our world where they are planning to take over. End transmission.

Horror Hall of Fame (Area in Front of Shrek to Studio Tour)- Come see this years Horror Inductees such as Zombie Scarface, Norman Bates and many more, only at the Horror Hall of Fame Scare-a-monies, this Halloween Season. First come first bite.

Nightmarez (Lower Lot)- Jack has an unexpected prize for you. He is taking you into the Nightmare world. Here in this living nightmare there is no escape from the terror that lies within Jack's twisted mind for only he can dream this stuff up.

Mazes

Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness (Shrek Venue)- Jack has brought Rock and Roll Icon Ozzy Osbourne as a sideshow in his Carnival of Carnage. Ozzy has come to Halloween Horror Nights to assist Jack in capturing the innocent souls that will visit Halloween Horror Nights. Hop aboard this Crazy Train into the horrifying life of The Prince of Darkness. All Aboard.

Paranormal Activity: Revealed (Wild West Venue)- Katy's Childhood home has been burned down. Authorities don't know who has done this, but there is a main suspect. Only this suspect is a ghost that still haunts the house to this day. KILX has started taping a new show in the house called, Ghost Encounters who are trying to capture the spirit, but all that's happened is more ghosts have arrived. And they want you!

Murder Lisa's Horror Movie Scare-athon in 3D (T23D Venue)- Tonight is KILX's last taping of Horror Movie host "Murder Lisa's Horror Movie Marathon". But she decided that wants to go out with a bang. So don your 3D glasses as you join creature feature host Murder Lisa as she takes you through the silver screen and into these horrifying movies, in 3D.

Freaks and Creatures (JP Queue)- For years the local power plant has been dumping toxic waste into the town swamp, but now it's coming back to haunt them. Tentacled creatures along with other types of mutated freaks have begun crawling out of the swamp and into the town. But the town's people will not go out without a fight. Get caught in this warzone between mutant creatures and hilbillies, and see if you can come out unscathed.

Jack's Fearhouse: The Birth of Insanity (Tram Parking Tent 1)- Welcome to Jack Schmidt's insane mind. Everything you see is real, in Jack's sick and twisted mind of course. Your worst fears will come to life here and there is no escape from this hellish environment. Jack has only one question for you. How do you think you'll die?

Trapped!: Edge of Darkness (Tram Parking Tent 2)- Welcome to the Darkness. Remember when people told you not to be afraid of the dark, that nothing would happen to you? They were wrong. The lair of the Lex is located within the Darkness, and this is where they hide, to feast on the unsuspecting and ignorant. Move fast or you will be stuck in the edge of darkness. Don't be afraid of the dark, be afraid of the people lurking in it!

The Fog: Captain Blake's Revenge (Waterworld Warehouse)- Climb aboard the Elizabeth Dane, 100 years after its horrific Shipwreckage. The air is cold, but the Fog is colder. The crew of the ship is vengeful and want to seek revenge on those who condemned them to the bottom of the ocean a century ago. Explore the ship, but don't go alone, for anyone can be taken to the bowels of hell and into Davy Jone's Locker by what is hiding in the fog.

Tim Burton's: The Hallow 3D (Storage Lot Tent)- Halloween has been a tradition for 3000 years going back to the ancient kelts in Ireland. The Hallow is a place where all the traditions of Halloween are born and live. Many of these creatures tormented your childhood, in your closet, under your bed. Witness the Hallow as imagined by the one and only Tim Burton, be careful what you wish for. Happy Halloween.

The other half I will post tomorrow, please tell me what you think as well.

Terror Tram

Terror Tram: Think Outside the Box (Terror Tram is now through the Western and European sets)

Universal Studios Hollywood is conducting tours of their famous backlot where some of the greatest Horror Movies of all time were shot. Such as Frankenstein the Wolfman and Dracula. What they don't know is that Jack is loose on the backlot and is looking for revenge on Universal for locking him up all those years ago. And you need to find him. Time to think outside the box.

Damn! You stole my Paranormal Activity idea!