Halloween Horror Nights theme announced

[Metro West]

anyone here plan on taking the rip tour this hhn season?

Mac - I've been thinking about it but not sure. Are you going to take the tour this year?

 

[GreyStr0ke]

Just curious where that was...when we were there I don't recall seeing any area where you had to pay extra to get pics.

We got our pics with all four icons after the Arrival show. It would take place several times per night and at the end all four icons (as well as Darkness and his "assistants") would come out for photos.

I wonder if the popularity of that in the first few weeks led to them setting something up later in the month to squeeze a few more bucks out of people.

They had photo ops that you had to pay for in line for some of the houses.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

I noticed people take pics with some of the scareactors. I never bought in my camera. Because, I felt it would take away from the others trying to enjoy HHN. Without all the flash going off. But, I want to get a picture with Jack. How do I go about doing that? Is it ok, if I hug him?? Or is there no touching absolutely?

There are tons of people with cameras. The only thing is pictures are not allowed in the houses. As for the hugging ... personally if I were a scareactor I'd be a little freaked out if someone tried to hug me, unless I knew that person.

Touching - we've found it all depends on the scareactor. Some do, some don't. Out of all the scareactors we took pics with, probably 50% did (like this one with Lee)

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My advice would be to err on the side of caution and don't touch them first.

My DW & I go to HHN every year. We ask whoever scare actor, if we can take a pic w/ them & they all say YES! super nice people.

We've found they are a darn great group of people too!

Bonny

 

[macraven]

Mac - I've been thinking about it but not sure. Are you going to take the tour this year?

you betcha

 

[PatriciaH]

Can you guys post info about the tours? How to book, price, etc.. Thanks! We are probably going October 4th and staying at the Hard Rock that night. Really excited as I loved Nightmare on Elm Street growing up.

 

[GreyStr0ke]

Can you guys post info about the tours? How to book, price, etc.. Thanks! We are probably going October 4th and staying at the Hard Rock that night. Really excited as I loved Nightmare on Elm Street growing up.

The following is a short description of what our Halloween Horror Night® RIP Tours consist of….

All tours are guided walking tours of Halloween Horror Nights®. We utilize our own entrances so that you do not wait in line to experience the haunted houses as well as reserved seating for The Bill and Ted Show.


Non-Private RIP Tour
The main focuses of this tour are the Halloween Horror Nights venues which include the 8 haunted houses and The Bill and Ted Show. There is a 30 minute break built into the tour. Access into the regular park attractions is not guaranteed. However, on peak nights, you may use your RIP credentials after the tour for Express access into the regular attractions only.


Private RIP Tour
The main focus of this tour is, but not limited to, the Halloween Horror Nights venues which include the haunted houses and The Bill and Ted Show. There is a 45 minute break built into the tour. Because the tour will consist of just your family or group, the attractions and venues visited can be tailored to what you want to see.


The following is a list of prices and hours of the tours…

12 AM Closings –Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, 31, Nov. 1
Non-private tours
§ $120.00 plus tax and admission per person (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 10% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ 4 hours in length
§ departs promptly at 8 PM
§ tour groups consist of up to 12 guests per guide
Private tours
§ $1500.00 plus tax per group plus admission (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 20% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ up to 5 hours in length
§ time is tailored to your group’s needs, but can not begin until at least 7 PM
§ tour groups consist of up to 12 guests per guide

2 AM Closings – Oct. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, Nov. 2, 3
Non-private tours
§ $140.00 plus tax and admission per person (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 10% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ 5 hours in length
§ departs promptly at 8 PM
§ tour groups consist of up to 12 guests per guide
Private tour
§ $1800.00 plus tax per group plus admission (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 20% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ up to 7 hours in length
§ time is tailored to your group’s needs, but can not begin until at least 7 PM
§ tour groups consists of up to 12 guests per guide

If you are interested in booking an RIP tour, please contact us at 407-363-8295 or email us at viptours@universalorlando.com. Tours are subject to availability and advanced reservations are required. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult while on tour.

 

[macraven]

greystroke, the rip tours has not been disclosed to the public yet.
the website is not up yet and should not be posted to the public until it has been.

once it is posted, then no problem listing it here.

 

[faindrops27]

Melissa - That was one of the greeters at "The Body Collectors" that year. I remember that house being about the goriest I had ever seen during HHN.

This is all I've seen so far and not sure how accurate this is but...here ya go:

Nightmare on Elm Street house located in Soundstage 23 (ScreamHouse 3).
Friday the 13th house located in JAWS Queue (Dungeon of Terror).
Clown/FunHouse in Tent 2 (Psychopath).
Texas Chainsaw Massacre house in Earthquake Queue (RUN).

Thanks for letting me know all the info!!

 

[faindrops27]

Thanks LeoMagic, Akdar, and Greystroke for your answers about the pictures.

Greystroke, how much are the photo ops with the characters? I am thinking 20 dollars, with the picture. Am, I right, or is my guess low?


Macraven-I want to do the tour, but my cousin, is undecisive, she doesnt know if she will be able to come up with the extra money. Oh well, maybe next year.

 

[macraven]

Thanks LeoMagic, Akdar, and Greystroke for your answers about the pictures.

Greystroke, how much are the photo ops with the characters? I am thinking 20 dollars, with the picture. Am, I right, or is my guess low?


Macraven-I want to do the tour, but my cousin, is undecisive, she doesnt know if she will be able to come up with the extra money. Oh well, maybe next year.

pencil me in your calendar for next year........
i go solo yearly and meet up with other disers and cswers at the park.

i have done the unmask the horror tour twice. will do it again this year.
this is the first time i am going to do the rip tour.
i am looking forward to it.

i know it is a lot of money but it usually is discounted for ap holders.
either way, it is a lot of $ so i do understand.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Can you guys post info about the tours? How to book, price, etc.. Thanks! We are probably going October 4th and staying at the Hard Rock that night. Really excited as I loved Nightmare on Elm Street growing up.

Patricia - please note what Macraven said below ...

greystroke, the rip tours has not been disclosed to the public yet.
the website is not up yet and should not be posted to the public until it has been.

once it is posted, then no problem listing it here.

 

[GreyStr0ke]

greystroke, the rip tours has not been disclosed to the public yet.
the website is not up yet and should not be posted to the public until it has been.

once it is posted, then no problem listing it here.

A moderator who works and who is heavily involved with HHN at Universal posted that information on the Vault yesterday after they were notified that the tours were now booking.
http://forum.hhnvault.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=1340&view=findpost&p=29709

 

[PatriciaH]

Thank you for the tour info! There is a tour during the day of some of the houses as well-correct? I would love to try and do that on the 5th after seeing the houses on the 4th. Should I email them for info? Nevermind I read at the HHN Vault they were not announced yet!

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

A moderator who works and who is heavily involved with HHN at Universal posted that information on the Vault yesterday after they were notified that the tours were now booking.
http://forum.hhnvault.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=1340&view=findpost&p=29709

Yes, eventhough that information was posted on that forum, the tours are not available for public booking yet so shouldn't have been posted here until they were available to the public.

Bonny

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Thank you for the tour info! There is a tour during the day of some of the houses as well-correct? I would love to try and do that on the 5th after seeing the houses on the 4th. Should I email them for info? Nevermind I read at the HHN Vault they were not announced yet!

Yes there are daytime tours as well. Keep an eye out on the HHN website (http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando/event_tickets.html) where the dates/times available will be posted once they become available. Same with the RIP tours.

Bonny

 

[faindrops27]

pencil me in your calendar for next year........
i go solo yearly and meet up with other disers and cswers at the park.

i have done the unmask the horror tour twice. will do it again this year.
this is the first time i am going to do the rip tour.
i am looking forward to it.

i know it is a lot of money but it usually is discounted for ap holders.
either way, it is a lot of $ so i do understand.

Ok, will do!!

 

[GreyStr0ke]

Exciting news from Screamscape.com:

The Thing:Assinilation
Universal Orlando confirmed with Screamscape this afternoon the existence of The Thing – Assimilation as one of their most creative haunts this year. We were fortunate enough to chat with T.J. Mannarino (Director of Entertaiment Design) and Michael Burnett (Prosthetics and Makeup Supervisor) who both revealed a long time love for this classic film that will be celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary this year. It was interesting to note that they’ve actually talked about bringing The Thing to life in a variety of forms over the years, but they felt that this year the time was right.

While they were not willing yet to officially announce the location of the of the haunt yet, they did tell us that the events of the story they are trying to tell takes place in today’s world in Florida, 25 years after the events took place in Outpost 31. From the sounds of things soon after the events in the film took place, teams were sent in to recover, analyze, catalog and put into storage whatever they could find to determine just what had happened before the arctic base was abandoned. Today the remains of Outpost 31 have been reopened for new scientific study in a new industrial base theme, as they try to harvest whatever information they can from the remains of the creature.

True to the film we will see many classic creatures return such as the severed head with the spider legs and possibly the infected dog. However it’s been 25 years and the creature has had time to evolve into all new forms as well. They promise you will encounter creatures of all shapes and sizes and as you can see in the images to the right, their creature shop is already hard at work.

They’ve done their homework before starting off on this task as well, pulling up reference material from the shooting of the film, the plans for the sets and creatures, as well as talking with people who were involved in the creation of the original film. Unlike other houses that are populated by people who jump out and scare you, The Thing will also be full of new creatures run as ‘puppets’ by human operators rather than automated machines triggered by motion sensors.

If you’ve seen the film, you know how the elements of fire and ice fit into the story and there will be effects involving both in the attraction, as well as a conflict between other elements such as technology vs. strength.

The have a true love for The Thing and they really want to bring it to life to tell their all new story. In fact one of the first decisions they made was that they needed to keep the same style of ominous soundtrack score that the film was known for and is immediately recognized by any fan of the film. Those long synthesizer droning notes punctuated by a digital sounding heartbeat go a long way to setting up a great atmosphere for terror. I know I can’t wait to see it myself

http://www.screamscape.com/html/universal_orlando.htm

 

[Akdar]

This should be great! This is one of my son's favorite movies!

 

[yaytezIOA]

IOACentral Radio was there, and while we wont have the whole interview with TJ up...yet.....we do have some pics of the prostetic work they are doing for the house:

Enjoy the pics.

 

[highlander447]

The following is a short description of what our Halloween Horror Night® RIP Tours consist of….

All tours are guided walking tours of Halloween Horror Nights®. We utilize our own entrances so that you do not wait in line to experience the haunted houses as well as reserved seating for The Bill and Ted Show.


Non-Private RIP Tour
The main focuses of this tour are the Halloween Horror Nights venues which include the 8 haunted houses and The Bill and Ted Show. There is a 30 minute break built into the tour. Access into the regular park attractions is not guaranteed. However, on peak nights, you may use your RIP credentials after the tour for Express access into the regular attractions only.


Private RIP Tour
The main focus of this tour is, but not limited to, the Halloween Horror Nights venues which include the haunted houses and The Bill and Ted Show. There is a 45 minute break built into the tour. Because the tour will consist of just your family or group, the attractions and venues visited can be tailored to what you want to see.


The following is a list of prices and hours of the tours…

12 AM Closings –Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, 31, Nov. 1
Non-private tours
§ $120.00 plus tax and admission per person (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 10% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ 4 hours in length
§ departs promptly at 8 PM
§ tour groups consist of up to 12 guests per guide
Private tours
§ $1500.00 plus tax per group plus admission (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 20% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ up to 5 hours in length
§ time is tailored to your group’s needs, but can not begin until at least 7 PM
§ tour groups consist of up to 12 guests per guide

2 AM Closings – Oct. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, Nov. 2, 3
Non-private tours
§ $140.00 plus tax and admission per person (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 10% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ 5 hours in length
§ departs promptly at 8 PM
§ tour groups consist of up to 12 guests per guide
Private tour
§ $1800.00 plus tax per group plus admission (purchase your admission tickets through us with your tour and receive a 20% discount off the regular Halloween Horror Nights admission ticket price)
§ up to 7 hours in length
§ time is tailored to your group’s needs, but can not begin until at least 7 PM
§ tour groups consists of up to 12 guests per guide

If you are interested in booking an RIP tour, please contact us at 407-363-8295 or email us at viptours@universalorlando.com. Tours are subject to availability and advanced reservations are required. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult while on tour.

Thanks Greystoke have booked the 18th a few dates are already sold out