Alice Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 24 minutes ago, traveller said: 8 candles ,5 lit, 3 not. 5 IPs 3 originals/reboot/mash up also 8 roses . Official blog post says 9 houses though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo8 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 22 minutes ago, Badge said: I'm glad you found this! Like I said a few posts ago, it has a very "Day of the Dead" feel. Would be a little surprised if the overall theme is not connected to it in some form. now that you mention candle, skull and roses are three thing with day of the dead Candles represent fire and are a light guiding them back to visit the land of the living roses are most icion with santa murte skull are most regizalble image with day of the dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) More and more digging into the Day of the Dead history just has me leaning more towards it. First off, lets talk about the Alter which is a big part of the tradition: -- It has multiple levels (with the candles) which follows tradition. --It has flowers, which it is believed the scent of the flowers will make the returning soul feel welcome --It has water (with the ripple of water in the graphic), which is believed to calm the souls thirst after a long journey back to the living world --It has candles, which is believed to show the soul the way to the living world and back to the dead. We also can't ignore the very detailed design work of the skull on the border. It has markings (like the web on the forehead) that are prominently featured in Day of the Dead celebrations. Another big part of the traditional Alter is an Arch which is believed to be the "gateway" to the living world and back into the dead world. While no arch is in the graphic, they sure do have a massive arch at the entrance to the event. They could do some minor decor outside the Arch to give it more of a traditional Alter feel. Finally, a little bit of text from the wiki on the Day of the Dead "...narrating a dream of a cemetery in the future, "and all of us were dead"..." The line "and all of us were dead" sounds pretty close to "all our times will come" that they are using as the tagline. The tagline could be directed at us, the guest, saying that all of us will eventually cross over to the dead world at some point, but here is just a little peak into that world just like the dead are believed to get one day back in the normal world on the Day of the Dead. What if instead of the dead crossing over into our world, we are going through the gateway (the arch) into the dead world? The Icon (most likely the "Lady of the Dead" to stick with tradition) is putting on a "Day of the Living" celebration to show us living souls what the dead world is all about. Edited June 7, 2017 by Badge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo8 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Badge said: More and more digging into the Day of the Dead history just has me leaning more towards it. First off, lets talk about the Alter which is a big part of the tradition: -- It has multiple levels (with the candles) which follows tradition. --It has flowers, which it is believed the scent of the flowers will make the returning soul feel welcome --It has water (with the ripple of water in the graphic), which is believed to calm the souls thirst after a long journey back to the living world --It has candles, which is believed to show the soul the way to the living world and back to the dead. We also can't ignore the very detailed design work of the skull on the border. It has markings (like the web on the forehead) that are prominently featured in Day of the Dead celebrations. Another big part of the traditional Alter is an Arch used which is believed to be the "gateway" to the living world and back into the dead world. While no arch is in the graphic, they sure do have a massive arch at the entrance to the event. They could do some minor decor outside the Arch to give it more of a traditional Alter feel. Finally, a little bit of text from the wiki on the Day of the Dead "...narrating a dream of a cemetery in the future, "and all of us were dead"..." The line "and all of us were dead" sounds pretty close to "all our times will come" that they are using as the tagline. The tagline could be directed at us, the guest, saying that all of us will eventually cross over to the dead world at some point, but here is just a little peak into that world just like the dead are believed to get one day back in the normal world on the Day of the Dead. What if instead of the dead crossing over into our world, we are going through the gateway (the arch) into the dead world? The Icon (most likely the "Lady of the Dead" to stick with tradition) is putting on a "Day of the Living" celebration to show us living souls what the dead world is all about. i think you on to something i know something was up when i saw i saw the desing on the skull 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 There is a song by Anathema called the Deep from the album Judgement that references "all our times will come" Feel my heart burning Deep inside yearning I know it is coming A fettered heart, waking... A tainted youth, fading... Leave it all behind Delirious again Mesmerise my senses Our souls entwine one more time All our times will come Certain oblivion Leaving nothing but the memories of All the things you give They're all you'll leave behind....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoriaBJJ Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 15 minutes ago, Badge said: More and more digging into the Day of the Dead history just has me leaning more towards it. First off, lets talk about the Alter which is a big part of the tradition: -- It has multiple levels (with the candles) which follows tradition. --It has flowers, which it is believed the scent of the flowers will make the returning soul feel welcome --It has water (with the ripple of water in the graphic), which is believed to calm the souls thirst after a long journey back to the living world --It has candles, which is believed to show the soul the way to the living world and back to the dead. We also can't ignore the very detailed design work of the skull on the border. It has markings (like the web on the forehead) that are prominently featured in Day of the Dead celebrations. Another big part of the traditional Alter is an Arch which is believed to be the "gateway" to the living world and back into the dead world. While no arch is in the graphic, they sure do have a massive arch at the entrance to the event. They could do some minor decor outside the Arch to give it more of a traditional Alter feel. Finally, a little bit of text from the wiki on the Day of the Dead "...narrating a dream of a cemetery in the future, "and all of us were dead"..." The line "and all of us were dead" sounds pretty close to "all our times will come" that they are using as the tagline. The tagline could be directed at us, the guest, saying that all of us will eventually cross over to the dead world at some point, but here is just a little peak into that world just like the dead are believed to get one day back in the normal world on the Day of the Dead. What if instead of the dead crossing over into our world, we are going through the gateway (the arch) into the dead world? The Icon (most likely the "Lady of the Dead" to stick with tradition) is putting on a "Day of the Living" celebration to show us living souls what the dead world is all about. this post is incredibly well thought out... i dig it. and I hope you are on to something. Although I cant make it this year a DotD theme would be so awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo8 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 this was great what hhn singapore did with there day of dead theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, timbo8 said: this was great what hhn singapore did with there day of dead theme When the scaremony finally starts around the 20 minute mark, what do we see? Oh yeah, a projection of skulls that look very much like the Orlando background with a bunch of red roses on top. Toss in some fire, an evil looking skull "center piece" where the DJ is, and would you look at that, Arch's where all the monsters appeared out of! I'm going to be pretty surprised if the Day of the Dead is not part of the event some how. There are just way to many elements that connect to the Day of the Dead and not nearly enough elements related to Cindy or the Caretakers. Since when do they like fancy skulls, candles and roses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidStupidDan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Just to jump on the potential hints in the graphic/logo: -There are 6 candles. 5 are lit, one has gone out. -There are 4 roses -If candles = IP houses, and roses = originals, then.... -5 IP houses (6 minus the one IP that's rumored to have gone away) and 4 originals = 9 houses. Kind of a stretch since I'm sure this was designed weeks (months?) before they had the rumored issues with The Conjuring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Anyone else noticing the transition from red to blue and the extinguishing of the candles going along with that? Hot/cold? Descending into something? Or maybe just a design/aesthetic choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, StupidStupidDan said: Just to jump on the potential hints in the graphic/logo: -There are 6 candles. 5 are lit, one has gone out. -There are 4 roses -If candles = IP houses, and roses = originals, then.... -5 IP houses (6 minus the one IP that's rumored to have gone away) and 4 originals = 9 houses. Kind of a stretch since I'm sure this was designed weeks (months?) before they had the rumored issues with The Conjuring. This actually makes a lot of sense, because then the lineup would be: IP's: - AHS(Asylum, Coven, Roanoke) - The Shining - Evil Dead - Saw - Blumhouse Mashup Originals: - Dark Fortunes(if it's true) - Bayou of Blood - Scarecrow Maze - Catacombs/Gothic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, StupidStupidDan said: Just to jump on the potential hints in the graphic/logo: -There are 6 candles. 5 are lit, one has gone out. -There are 4 roses -If candles = IP houses, and roses = originals, then.... -5 IP houses (6 minus the one IP that's rumored to have gone away) and 4 originals = 9 houses. Kind of a stretch since I'm sure this was designed weeks (months?) before they had the rumored issues with The Conjuring. There are a total of 9 candles, not 6. Under the graphic there are three that are not lit. There are also 5 roses. One is a little hidden behind a bone. Granted, I still think they mean something. We have 6 "bright" candles on the shelves. One is not lit. I feel like they were all going to be lit but one was left out because of the rumors that an IP feel through. We would have had 6 lit candles (for 6 IP's) but now it is just 5. The four unlit candles would be for the original houses. The 5 roses are for the zones. Edited June 7, 2017 by Badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalanalysis Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I think y'all are overanalyzing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLadyGator Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) I'm a little new to this forum, but has stuff like candles/roses/bones foreshadowed houses/icons to come before? It's interesting that Cindy keeps coming up and the theme appears to be Dia De Las Muertas, since celebrations for DotD generally happen in graveyards and cemeteries...where the Caretaker and his family used bodies for experiments. Just a thought. Probably means nothing though. Edited June 7, 2017 by TheLadyGator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidStupidDan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, criticalanalysis said: I think y'all are overanalyzing. I agree, but I like puzzles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalanalysis Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, TheLadyGator said: I'm a little new to this forum, but has stuff like candles/roses/bones foreshadowed houses/icons to come before? As a main theme to any particular event/zone/house? No. Arguably the Caretaker given his "work." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledge Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Got a pop up survey on the HHN website. Nothing too interesting. "Does AHS make you more interested, less interested, or no change in attending the event?", "Where do you plan on buying tickets?", "Where did you hear about the HHN website?", etc. And while I personally don't really feel one way or another, I got you, fam... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummanmatt Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Oysterhead00 said: Since this is your first time, will post the obvious in case you didn't know - you get express for each house and MOST rides (they can omit the express option for something new like Fallon) ONE time per night. So a good rule to follow is if the line is less than 30min, just go through the regular line and keep track of them. That way, if you wanted to hit a house a second time when the waits are 2 hours long, you still have your express eligibility for that house. Nothing is funnier than the park JUST opening after doing Stay and Scream and seeing people having their express passes scanned while those in the regular line pass them by since they don't need to be scanned Also, I believe the official rule of thumb is that express cuts your wait time in half. It's almost always shorter than that, but every year you hear people bitching about how they had to wait 30min for express (when wait times are posted as 90min) and they bought it being told they could "skip the lines". Don't think you can show up at 10pm and then hammer them all out in 2 hours because of express. Thanks mate, much appreciated. Got tickets booked can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1996 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thank god the tickets got announced and I love the theme of the website. It looks like a combo of Catacombs, Day of the Dead, and a hint of voodoo. At first I thought that The Voodoo Queen from HHN 24 was going to be the icon, because of the white skull inside the frame and with the lit candles. But then that slogan "all our times will come," sounds like Cindy. Or at least maybe the Caretaker making his return. Maybe The Caretaker and Cindy will be the icons of HHN 27? The story line would be that Albert Caine finally captured the soul of a victim and used it to bring Cindy to life! I think this because in HHN 12 or 16, Cindy was dead in Scream House and that's why The Caretaker is the way he is? So Cindy is brought to life, after many failed attempts, and is ready for her revenge! Hipefully soon, the icon is announced at midnight tonight, or at least sometime this month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalanalysis Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I'm going to guarantee we aren't going to get any Mexican / Voodoo overarching theme. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenoftheBunnies Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I'm still really hoping for a year of Cindy/Caretaker but the Day of the Dead doesn't seem to far off. This is a major stretch, but maybe the Caretaker makes a deal with Lady Death to bring back Cindy and with Cindy comes the entire land of the dead. But then that would mean A&D would have to give us 3 icons and we all know that won't happen considering they have a hard enough time with 1 icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacVStheworld Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I'm down with a DoTD theme but if the Cindy rumors are true, how is that all going to fit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystiquephreeq Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 2 hours ago, TheLadyGator said: I'm a little new to this forum, but has stuff like candles/roses/bones foreshadowed houses/icons to come before? Yes and no. Past websites have ha subtle clues to hint toward the icon. In 08, the gender of the mysterious doctor was only hinted at, initially, through the items left by her grandmother. I think the question we would really need to ask is: Who's work is this? Is this marketing or creative? The answer to that question would tell us how much credence we should give to clues being within the art work. Too many to quote: I'm not seeing a Dias de los Muertos design in the skull. To me, it is more Terra Cruentas. It's too geometrical(?) for Dias de los Muertos for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, criticalanalysis said: Yeah I agree with you entirely. It's amazing that I'm reading that because people noticed a cool license plate, some follow a main scareactor's Twitter page, and some people notice when an icon character walk into the park that means they're "stalkers." Shocking to see what constitutes "stalking" to this forum. And when I asked for evidence of actual stalking no one had it. What I said was that I wasn't going to go collect it for you -- I'm not your google. You know more people on the inside than I do, you can listen to them or ignore them, I don't much care which. And absolutely the license plate nonsense crossed the lines of appropriate behavior. And we're going to leave it there. On a separate note, has no one noticed the similarity between the tag line on the site and the first line of "Don't Fear the Reaper"? Edited June 7, 2017 by Guest formatting only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckBeALadyTonite Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I'm not getting the Dia de los Muertos thing at all. This screams Victorian aesthetics a la Caretaker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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