Cesar Ruiz you aren’t kidding. Now it’s $60+ for a regular ticket and $130+ for any fast pass and other perks.

Exactly. I remember attending V. $145+ was the least you could pay to go this year with an express pass (which is mandatory if you want to comfortably experience the whole thing). And that price was only available for a handful of the dates. It's gotten so expensive. An express pass on a Thursday night did not used to be over $130. That's just stupid.

hahahaha no kidding I went to it this year and got vip and it was like 400 bucks

Pro tip: Do Stay and Scream, they let you in an hour early and you don't even need a Fast Pass. Then make sure you get the Half Night Fast Pass. It starts at 11PM (in 2017 it started at 10PM) when the event is at it's busiest and you pay only half the price of the full Fast Pass. I went to all 10 houses in 2018, spent an hour in Diagon Alley and got out an hour before the event ended.

Yeah, because the technology and upkeep today compared to the 90's is extremely difficult and much more expensive to maintain. They keep growing and giving new experiences, so prices go up

You're lucky to get a churro for $12 at the parks these days 😂

Not really that amazing when you consider 1 there where only a fraction of the mazes and 2 inflation

I mean it was only 1 house and some other things so kinda boring

Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Japan is free. You buy a regular ticket, you can stay the whole night and do the houses.

I'll take more houses for more money... this is a VERY premium event I mean even a home town haunted house costs more than that now!

Tina Worley okay same

Same

If it hepls you, I grew up in the Tales from the Cript era, but I didn't knew about the Keeper until last year since in my country only people with pay tv could see the show.

I feel like these days kids only know of him from the masks they sell at party stores

He first appeared in late 1949.

At a time when no one can really go to a theme park, it's got to be good to have those memories. Thanks for the great time!

Do you have any advice for a potential first-timer?

What role did you do?

That’s so cool!

Lifetime memories I'm sure, those were good years for HHN

Don't think enough people talk about them, they always pumped me up for the event.

ExtraLifeWithNoLife I ran into another room so I would not even have to hear them when they came on. I’m more a Mickey’s Not So Scary type.......so a scaredy-cat.

I’m more of a Knott’s Scary Farm guy

I’m a Mickeys Not-So-Scary guy too

I look forward to Halloween commercials every year from BushGardens, Kings Dominion and Universal,etc but like Hessed and DisneyDude said I like Mickey's not so scary Halloween party. I'm personally sensitive to that kind of stuff and I also had a traumatic experience at Bush Gardens when I was 8

What a concept right? Beats having to be waved on by an employee showing you wear to go.

@@ThemeParkHistory Waved? You are literally pushed and yelled at if you do not traverse the house at anything less than a brisk power walk

Yes, you did have a choice, and we built it that way simply as the sound stage allowed us to greatly expand.

@@ThemeParkHistory They use a tactic of "Scaring forward" Lol It's one of the oldest tricks in the book, Actor comes and scares behind you so you jump forward in the right direction

@@ThemeParkHistory great video and imagine chance the clown teams up with the joker, Harley Quinn, and pennywise the clown and speaking of the joker can u do Batman escape from arkham asylum at the Warner brothers studios please

Yea but unless you pay almost $100 more for a fast pass you don’t get to experience every house.

what is that video from?

Is it the actress that played alpha in walking dead?

Is it just me. It does she also look like the “demon granny” from Bill’s personal hell in the Bogus Journey film. The one who REALLY wanted a kiss.

@@natethegr8174 omg yes

marilynn maldonado Back in 2016 (my first time going) they had the exorcist but yeah a whole homecoming of retro slashers would be awesome for 2020

i think they'll do something like that this year, since it's there 30th anniversary

That’s not a bad idea, and would actually be pretty cool.

They would have actually done that, they would have the iconic icons back like Jack!!! Some retro themes hinting back to Fright Nights!!!

Sabrina Gordillo yeah, i'm so sad they cancelled 😭😭

1992disney yep and that’s why I love them tbh

Missing them the last two years. Was hopping Chance would make an appearance this year, she was so good for HHN 26. I hope they go back to having a central theme like that again.

1992disney tbh I like them a lot more

Yes

Cept they are related

It seems like the event itself was terrible, it was competing against a much more established event with Knott's Scary Farm. I still find myself like Knott's a bit more than HHN Hollywood because they've never really established their own story for each year like the Florida event outside of Hollywood Harry.

Actually it only ran one year in 1986 (before HHN orlando started) and stopped not because of financial underperformance but because a performer was accidentally killed (I was working the event that year): halloweenhorrornights.fandom.com/wiki/Halloween_Horror_Nights_1986

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When u commented this ST house had only happened once. And now twice.

@@holllyrhode3 times 2017, 19 and 23 but yea i get what u mean

OddOneOut665 It got me too. 😂

Yeah! #JusticeForEddieSchmidt

I was at universal last week and they have put up props with all the icons

@@killergarlicbread8796 Is Eddie and Chance coming back?

@@OddOneOut665 they had jack Eddie chance caretaker director usher lady luck fear storyteller and proably one I forgot and all the icons will all be in a house together

Theme Park History no wonder missing on Singapore n Japan

Did you just watch Expedition Theme Parks video and copy it into your own? Lame

Avenger gamer you must not have anything better to do than to pick on this man and his love of theme parks If you don't like the videos just don't watch him plain and simple you don't have to put him down just so you feel better

You could even do whole videos covering specific years or icons. I remember going over the online marketing for Reflections of Fear. The site showed a clean office, and new case files would appear. After so many days, the site changed to a run down area. Silver Screen had a full 3D theater that could be explored, and had lore about the event.

Theme Park History Please do the history of Delta dream flight at magic kingdom

I just went last weekend. It was good, but last year's was better.

@@gracecox4961 Why did you just copy another comment said two years ago, and besides, 6 months ago was December, so how did you even go "last weekend?"

@@gracecox4961 you went during covid? Orlando?

that’s capitalism for you

I like the ones that are movies I've watched that I can experience. I love movies. It's kind of why I love Universal? I also love the originals but the franchises aren't just commercials. I LIVE for CHUCKY. How could you not love horror movies

I thought I was the only one who thought the same thing! I know they bring some of the same houses that Orlando has but it just seems to be a lack of icons and backstory to the Halloween event besides Hollywood Harry.

We flew out from Illinois this year for a vacation and we’re so upset we waited 1 hr for the terror tram and it was not fun nothing was actually scary and we were so disappointed each ticket was like 140 each :( if we would have known we would have just gone back to Disney or California adventure

Yeah sfmm now has like the same quality and is cheaper,universal was the best Halloween event in the past but now is less ambitious less scare actors trough the park less quality and more expensive

Knots scary farm is the go haunt. Has the best scare zones. The monsters don’t just reach out at you like at HHN. They get up in your face and chase you, it’s great!

@@bradleysanders88 They do that at HHN. Especially in the scare zones near the entrance of the park.

The parade too. I went the first time in 1997 as a I d, and the parade stood out so much

Adam Helsel 2 I agree soooo mutch

Yeah give it a shot...... I would like to help but I'm a little shy.

Avengers would be jealous of that crossover.

@@disneyboy3030 History Roulette

That would be awesome

It sucks that it was cancelled. Having said that, I liked the haunted houses this year

@@Afineaddition I only saw the BTS on the Puppet one. Are there videos on the rest?

Yeah. But it’s for the best.

How?

@@crazyfire9470 Uh... well... You know. The Virus.

All of their commercials were pretty scary. The Bloody Mary commercial was the scariest in my opinion.

Mr Rhett Duffy Same! Him and that story teller lady😖.

@@ThemeParkHistory The thing I really hate is jumpscares and that’s what the Bloody Mary commercial is.

makeitall yellow that year remains my absolute FAV! Done forget! Mary Shaw/Dead Silence: Don’t ever let her hear you scream! The Thing: Trust No One!

What other years have you gone to?

Dude, that must’ve been a total trip

@@ThemeParkHistory can you please do playhouse Disney live on stage?

Natalie Brown my first time was this year and it just seemed meh. The houses were so packed with people in lines that they weren’t pausing between groups, it was literally a whole train of people. So once someone 10 people ahead of you got jumped at, you knew it was coming. It wasn’t scary anymore.

People complain and bitch too much, thats why interactions with the scaractors and guests have changed not to mention the lines and prices are fucking ridiculous

I haven't been to HHN since they had Bloody Mary but I have been watching coverage of the haunts and scare zones here on KZfaq and it seems like there are three main problems. Overreliance on existing IPs, lower quality makeup/effects and an increase in actors seemingly phoning it in. Now, the first one isn't too big of an issue because Universal owns these properties and thus they can use them as they see fit. But when you have The Walking Dead and AHS for four plus years in a row it gets a bit old. Secondly the makeup and effects thing is also an issue. Now, as someone who also works at a Halloween attraction I know that sometimes the mask you're wearing comes loose or makeup starts to smudge as you sweat but if you're working for a multimillion dollar attraction then the mask you're wearing shouldn't look like something you fished out of the bargain bin at Spirit Halloween. I was watching a video from HHN 2014 I believe and this one girl was wearing a mask that looked like someone took a Xenomorph mask, painted it flesh tone and glued a wig to it. Also in that same video there was this scare zone revolving around post apocalyptic cannibals and you could tell that they were wearing some kind of headpiece to make them look bald save for a top knot. Lastly and most damning of all is actors that phone it in. Now, this is understandable in some cases; hell even I'm guilty of it. But it should only be done towards the end of the night and as a last resort. I've lost track of the times I've seen actors walk up to patrons and just growl/scream and walk away. The worst offender of this however was in an AHS house I saw coverage of a couple years back. In one scene themed after the Hotel season this blonde girl walked up to the patrons, went "bleh" and walked away; and if that's not bad enough as she was walking away she threw her hand over her shoulder as if to say "I don't care, go away." *Sigh* rant over, I'm passionate about scare acting and to see these kind of things time and time again is just disappointing.

Crow the mad i totally agree. It just seems like the passion is gone. I worked at a haunted house and I remember getting so excited and trying different skits to scare people. I really wanna continue to love this event but it just seems like such a cash grab.

@@ThomasKyleVideos Yeah, it's a shame really because I had quite a bit of fun when I went. I'm similar to you in that whenever haunting season starts I go all out and I try to get a feel for the room I get put in to see what kind of props are available to me and how many dark corners and crevices I can hide in. I've been doing this for seven years and I honestly feel I'll be doing it until I'm old and gray. If you're ever in south Florida around October look up Fright Nights at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Not to brag or anything but in the past we've had people who work at HHN come though and say we're better; both because we tend to divide lines into manageable groups and we give it our all even minutes before closing time.

Knott's Scary Farm has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Sandra.

Theme Park History Don’t forget to include sliders!!!

TwigsTS and the Decayed Brigade!!!

I hope that's the plan, it would be awesome seeing all of them at the event again. If that ends up being the case I'm definitely booking my flight and hotel room.

Theme Park History I would love to see the director and the usher team up for HHN 30.

#JusticeForEddieSchmidt

I think HHN will have a new host for the 30th. Beetlejuice. Its showtime.

@@cbrown4424 HOW?????

yessss omg it was my favorite!

We tried looking for it on KZfaq and had no luck. The problem with the earlier events is outside of promotional videos it doesn't seem like anyone was carrying a huge camcorder throughout the houses back in the 90's 😂

HikaruRain they are all on KZfaq now

[Brookie Cookie 🍪] With that knowledge, No one should hesitate to relive those memories.

wasn't the killer clown maze so cool?? and i loved what they did with the ghostbusters maze!

@@freddiejess7847 I wanted to go on the killer clowns maze so badly but the line was so long :( at least I got to go on most of the other ones

@@KingOfGaymes oh fuck, really?

fnaf as well

donkeykong 64 2 fnaf isn’t scary tho

Cory B the director was a child molster so that’s why they probably don’t use it

Daniel Ventura separate the art from the artist

RE: Village would make such a great house.

The most frightening thing about this event has always been the lines. An express pass is mandatory and the prices are ridiculous nowadays. I wish he would have shown them.

I agree this video is a masterpiece I could watch it over and over as if I never watched it once

What was your favorite house this year?

Jami Smith I agree EXCELLENT!

I disagree. The show had gotten repetitive and boring. The new show, Academy of Villains, is a creative new take and very fun to watch.

I agree. I also dont feel that show was cyberpunk eithee

I was with you until I saw the Academy of Villains. They've killed it each year.

True true man. I want to see it live someday, I just hope the new movie gives it a chance.

U can get a degree in tp history?:!:?:?

Oh god-

Victoria Garcia Seuss Landing wasn’t touched. Just turned dark. The Seuss Estate would NOT allow the land to be turned to something “horror”

For real: not only does John Carpenter make really good horror films, the man knows how to make great themes for them as well.

Cool

Maybe GrinchMas

Yes please do

That's a good one, haven't decided on what we were going to do for the holiday season yet but consider Grinchmas added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Caesar Guy!

Gurl they cant touch you just bring a taser

How would Venom work? Life Foundation lab? Riot teturms? Mayne even Carnage?

Symbiotic Firecracker Productions I mean, there was once a carnage maze

I'd like to see the woman in black

Clockwork orange would be pretty interesting

Cujo. Oh yeh

You ain't lying, some of the best years I can recall.

I’ve been going since HHN 3...I’m really really saddened 😭 My 2 kids have been my partners since HHN 22! We all took the cancellation pretty hard.

TheFalseKingslayer it’s sad they’ve never done ANY of the original Evil Dead movies...Universal even owns AOD!