Today we have an amazing report from opening night of HHN25 at Universal Studios Florida. Renée and friends were at the event last night and were live tweeting all night. Below is a wrap up of their amazing night. Thanks again to Renée for another amazing update!! Written by Renée Girard (click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version) At Universal Studios in Orlando tonight for the 25th Halloween Horror Nights! Scare actors greet guests as they enter #HHN25 Pumpkins and fog! The wait times are short... For now. The rainy weather is keeping crowd levels low. The bars are just as popular as the houses and scare zones Insidious is our first house of the night, and we loved it! We hit the first Bill and Ted show of the year. No photos are allowed inside, so here's Tyler instead. Freddy Vs Jason seems like it'll be one of the more popular houses this year Our next house is The Purge, which was an awesome scare zone last year The All Night Die-In scare zone had some familiar faces Asylum in Wonderland is this year's 3-D house and is a lot of fun! The gift shop by Twister has all the souvenirs, as well as props from the past More throwbacks from the gift shop displays The Psycho-Scarapy scare zone has interactive scenes and fire! There is special lighting and projections all throughout the park Jack Presents 25 Years of Monsters & Mayhem is a tribute to past houses and it's one of the best! The Freddy Vs Jason house is a huge hit! Definitely plan on making that your first stop The lines for the bars also grow as the night goes on. And this year they offer a HHN pumpkin ale! Taking a walk through the Evil's Roots scare zone now that it's darker outside The Icons scare zone is a great look at the past of HHN The Rat Lady returns once again, always a crowd favorite. An American Werewolf in London is back, and makes great use of the sound stage and puppetry Body Collectors is also a sound stage house, and has an awesome throwback scene from a previous year Run: Blood, Sweat and Fears makes use of the Disaster queue, the final year for that area. Fans of the AMC series The Walking Dead will be sure to enjoy this year's house We didn't get a chance to catch the Carnage Returns stage show, but it is hosted by Jack The Scary Tales scare zone features storybook favorites in a "scream" punk setting Halloween Horror Nights looks terrific for their 25th year! Hope you enjoyed, goodnight! #HHN25 Thanks again Renée for yet another amazing report from Orlando. Who's going to HHN25? It looks pretty amazing to us!!! Shameless Plug: If you are in SoCal and looking to do Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain this year be sure to join us on October 2 for Mountain Madness. A full day and night of fun at the park including ERT on Twisted Colossus and Scream, Maze Tours, Dinner, Front of the line passes to all Fright Fest mazes and more. Click here to see all the info!! Updated: September 23, 2015 Every year Halloween Horror Nights seems to get bigger and bigger, and so do the crowds. Below you will find some of our tips for making the most out of your Halloween Horror Nights experience. Some do's and don'ts and most importantly, what should be your "plan of attack" for the night. You can also check out the HHN site for more information on tickets, hours, etc.
Update: Per @HorrorNights on Twitter, the two mazes open for Early Entry will be Insidious and The Walking Dead. To reflect this, we've modified our Maze Order Below. Maze Order Lower Lot Mazes: Most people assume that you should head to the Terror Tram first. And if you don't show up when the event starts then this is probably your best bet. But if you have followed the instructions above and are at the event at opening or for Early Entry, first thing you should do is head down to the Lower Lot and go through Insidious and The Walking Dead during the Early Entry period. And then right at 7:00 do This is The End. Update: The Early Entry is for Insidious and The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead was the most popular maze the entire night for opening weekend. DO THE WALKING DEAD FIRST DURING EARLY ENTRY!!! Front of the Line tip: If the lines are not long (if you are there for Early Entry DO NOT use your Front of the Line Pass then), go through once with the General Public and then use your FOTL pass later in the evening. Getting back down to the lower lot mazes is easy to do later in the night. If you don't have a Front of the Line Pass, don't be tempted by "Jurassic Park: In The Dark". It's just "Jurassic Park: At Night". But if it's hot and there isn't a line, by all means go for it. Metro Set Mazes: Once you have completed the Lower Lot mazes head over near Transformers to take the tram down to the Metro Sets and do Crimson Peak and Alien vs Predator. Front of the Line tip: If lines are still short when you get to the Metro Sets go through once with the GP and use your FOTL pass later in the evening when it's busier. If you don't want to take the tram back to the Metro sets later in the night, go through them once with the GP and then use your FOTL privilege right after to get two trips through each maze. Update: Last week we had listed the Terror Tram as next up on the "to-do" list. Halloween, being the only maze on the upper lot has varying wait times through the night, from 15-20 minutes to 2 hours. So when you come back up top check the wait times. It's entirely possible you can see this amazing maze with a very minimal wait. The Terror Tram was consistently around 30-45 minutes on opening night and that line moves VERY quickly. You are probably going to need to rest by now, feel free to stop by Springfield or Gru's and get a snack, a meal, etc. Sit around Corpz or Dark Christmas and watch the talent in action.
Once you have completed all the mazes you can hang around the scare zones and watch the talent, check the wait board to see if there are any short maze or ride lines or if you have a Front of the Line Pass use up any trips you haven't already. Do some shopping, grab a t-shirt, hang out in the scare zones and drive home safely. Shameless Plug: If you are a fan of Scary events and are planning on doing Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain this year, be sure to check out the info for our event on October 2. It's a full day of fun with Exclusive Ride Time on Twisted Colossus and Scream in the morning, tours of a couple of the mazes, dinner and front of the line passes for all of the Fright Fest Mazes. We hope to see you there. |
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