Coaster101: I’ve visited multiple Halloween events in the past, like Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun and Kings Island, Pumpkins in the City at Silver Dollar City and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom, but never the supposed crème de la crème of Halloween theme park events.
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Halloween Horror Nights take place at Universal Studios in Florida, from August 30th to November 3rd. This article talks about Elora Maxwell’s time at this event. She talks about her many regrets and joys of the trip. She advises not to go on weekends if you can avoid it. She also sheds light on the seemingly underwhelming production value of some of the main haunted houses, saying that they were missing set pieces and props. This is very shocking and somewhat disappointing since it’s Universal Studios. They also mention how the scare zone offerings were also limited, with no clear no storyline. On the other hand, her and her friends liked the food a lot and stated that no matter what was lacking, the atmosphere and the employees made up for it. I think these types of events would be something I'm interested in and I should totally look into doing this in the upcoming future, maybe just somewhere nearby.
Halloween Horror Nights is one of those events that I’ve seen a mountain of videos from, but never have had a chance of actually seeing in person. It’s interesting to read about it in detail from someone who had a relatively mixed experience. On a technical note of wondering, I cannot help but wonder how much haze/fog fluid does this park go through in a night? Or if they have a different method? Regardless, I appreciate that the concentration of the overall atmosphere of the event really helped sell the ambiance of the event. On a side note, I can always appreciate a good themed snack and it seemed like the park nailed that one. I’m hoping to make it out to Phantom Fall Fest at Kennywood this year with my roommates, and while it will obviously not be the same as it is a different experience and venue, in the end, (at least in my opinion), the initial draw of the experience is similar.
I want to be a theme park haunted house scenic/technical designer soooooooooo bad. It’s sad to read that some of her experiences were disappointing and I think that Universal Studios Haunted Horror Nights has become so famous they try to add more and more to keep up the hype but that ends up spreading their resources to each house/event thinner. I hate to read reports across the board in America that theme park lines are getting longer and longer and there are paywalls to jump them making an already very exclusive experience to those who can afford it even more expensive. However prices won’t change because it seems the people will continue to pay. I think there’s a sweet spot to haunted house waiting queues. I think if there’s no queue it makes the house look like it’s not very good/a dud. If the line is out the *ss then people may skip it all together, or wait in it for so long that no amount of talent can make the house worth that wait. BUT a long line that keeps moving enables people to be attracted to the house, having the wait time builds suspense and excitement to enter, but is over before they know it to make the walk-through a worthwhile experience is perfect.
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