Here is my experience from last night. I attended the annual passholder's event.
The Walking Dead: No Safe Heaven. We went in around 5 pm. It was very dark and scary. Some of us got completely lost because it was so hard to see anything. There are a couple of rooms that I was able to see, and I am absolutely impressed with the set decor. Be ready to duck down and avoid zombies. I went on the second night, and I could see better. The house definitely beats last year house. It is scarier and creepier this year. Overall, I enjoy the house. Highly recommended.
Urban Legends: La Llorona is the second house that was open during the event. The queue line was not very bad at the time. We got in pretty quick. The house is great and scary. It was very different from the Hollywood houses. You may notice some of the decors if you have come to past Halloween Horror Nights. Recommended.
Afterlife: Death's Revenge. This is a 3D house with a lot of bright colors. Personally, this is my least favorite house. You can almost see the scare actors with their bright colors costumes. If you mentally prepared yourself when you see them, you won't be scared easily. I will recommend the house for last.
The Cabin in The Woods. This house is amazing. It was scary and creepy. You are guaranteed to encounter some of the monsters from the movie and someone from the past. You need to look around to catch the special someone from the past. There are scenes from the movie that you may recognized, but the house focuses more on the monsters instead of the characters from the movie. I was pretty surprised about this. This house has a guest activated trigger in one of the rooms that will do something. You need to find it out for yourself. Highly recommended.
Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City. My experience with the house was ruined by the dumb couple in front of me who took flash photographies inside the house. The house attendant finally stopped them from taking more pictures. The house itself was pretty good if you are a fan of the games. I am not one of them so I don't really know any of the monsters. It was not the same house as the one in Japan. You will recognized some the characters from the games. The decor is pretty good. There is one room that makes me laugh everytime I think about it. Game paused room. I just wish they have more animatronics on the monsters. My experience for the second night was much better. Recommended.
An American Werewolf in London. The house is very authentic and true to the movie. The animatronic on the werewolves are amazing. The werewolves is very realistic and look like wolves instead of wolf men. The scenes are beautifully done. The police near the end warned me about a werewolf close by, and I just howled at him. He has a British accent (not sure if it is real or fake). Recommended.
Evil Dead. For me personally, I don't like the beginning of the house. The facade of the house is pages from the book that are arranged like a deck of cards. It reminds me of Lady Luck when I see it. Once you past the pages, you will see the huge house name EVIL DEAD on top of the entrance. This is the first time in 4 years that I have gone to
HHN Orlando and Hollywood where I literally see the house name. Inside the house, you will see scenes from the movie with all of the characters. You will get a little bit wet in this house. Recommended.
Havoc 2: Derailed. I have a mix feeling about the house because I don't personally care about the first half of the house but I love the second half of the house. This house is completely different from the first one. The first house was more chaotic from the beginning to the end, and it had a lot of loud noises. Not so much on the second one. The second house is still pretty intense. The line was CRAZY. I waited for 90 minutes to get in the house. Saw the changes of the scare actors twice. The huge problem with the line is the time on the monitor was not accurate whatsoever. It said 30 minutes wait and it was 90 minutes wait. Be prepared to stand if you don't have express pass. Recommended.
The street experience. As much as I love the Walking Dead, I personally think that it has too many zombies roaming around. Everywhere you look, there is a zombie. After a while, I keep saying "there is another zombie and another one and another one". I miss the old varieties scare zones or street experience. I love how the scare zones were themed individually instead of zombies everywhere. I don't even mind seeing the monsters from the Cabin in the Woods roaming around the park. Just give me some varieties please. There are five zones: The Fall of Atlanta (from the entrance to the Mummy), Survivor Camp (around the kid zone), Woodlands (the path from the kid zone to the Mel's Die-In), The Barn (near Mel's Die-In) and Woodbury (the New York area). Make sure to check out the iconic zombies from the series. You can only catch one of the iconic zombies when you go through the barn. There are also a chainsaw drill team and a zombie van roaming around the park. The street experience is the same as last year. The scare actors can go inside the stores, the restaurants, the queue lines, anywhere really. They cannot go to the restrooms however. I saw a scare actor went inside Ben & Jerry's and Starbucks tonight. You cannot avoid this one no matter what. Be prepared to run and scream.
The Bill and Ted Show. I love the show. The parodies cover movies (Evil Dead), tv shows (Game of Throne), teen idols (Miley Cyrus), pop idols and songs (Thrift Shop). A lot of guys and girls in their underwear and even some drag. The show is hilarious and also a good place to rest your tired feet. I personally recommend this show in between the houses. Do 4 houses then a show then 4 more houses.
The queue line. Havoc 2: Derailed always has a very long queue line (60 minutes or more). The Cabin in the Wood, Evil Dead, The Walking Dead, An American Werewolf in London have an average of 40 minutes waiting time. Resident Evil, Afterlife, La Llorona have an average of 20 minutes or less waiting time. I suggest hitting Havoc 2: Derailed first followed by the movie and tv show houses.
My ranking from favorite to least favorite: The Cabin in the Woods, The Walking Dead, La Llorona, An American Werewolf in London, Evil Dead, Havoc 2, Resident Evil, Afterlife.