Hhn 19 website has been updated!!

[2BigKIdz]

Help me fill in the attractions-

bloodless = dracula
savaged = wolfman
electrocuted = frankenstein
severed = ? (Shaun of the Dead possibly, if the rumors are true, please let them be true!)
insane = Child's Play
trapped = Saw
missing = ? (Prom Night would be my only guess, but that doesn't seem to be a good idea for a house)

correct any of them I have wrong

I hope the Dracula house is the old screen version of Dracula and not the vampires a la Blade and From Dusk til Dawn, they have been done to death! Not that I don't love the movies but I'd like to see something different.

Can't wait til Thursday, I sure hope it is something exciting and not a big let down! At least we are moving a long now. Only 39 days to go for me!

 

[vinvader]

As RAPstar mentioned I don't think Shaun of the Dead is going to be a house, rather it will appear as a scene in the Silver Screams house along with scenes from other horror movies.

Keep those updates coming!

 

[Melisa1]

ok, I have a stupid question... Who or what is Shaun of the dead? I have never heard of him/it?

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

ok, I have a stupid question... Who or what is Shaun of the dead? I have never heard of him/it?

This is Shaun of the Dead ...

 

[vinvader]

ok, I have a stupid question... Who or what is Shaun of the dead? I have never heard of him/it?

'Shaun of the Dead' is a 2004 British horror/comedy for the makers of Spaced.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/


Beat me to it lol

 

[Melisa1]

This is Shaun of the Dead ...

Ok great! Thanks! So, its kind of a comedy? Is it worth renting and watching before I go to HHN?

 

[RAPstar]

Ok great! Thanks! So, its kind of a comedy? Is it worth renting and watching before I go to HHN?

YES!!!!!! Probably one of the best zombie movies ever, IMO. Hilarious, gorey, and has some decent "jump" moments. I <3 SOTD!!

 

[RAPstar]

Sorry to double post. Keep your eyes peeled tonight at midnight (est). We're either getting the big update, which would make since with the Facebook Q&A with Roddy tomorrow (3pm est). Or we're getting the final tab for "Silver Screams"!!!! I can't wait!!!

 

[inkkognito]

There is a media phone conference tomorrow a little earlier than the Facebook thing, so I will paste a link to my article as soon as I write it. It will be with one of the Saw producers and the Uni Show Director. Should be interesting! I am getting sooooo excited for HHN now.

 

[2BigKIdz]

Ok great! Thanks! So, its kind of a comedy? Is it worth renting and watching before I go to HHN?

As the other poster said emphatically, yes! Shaun of the Dead is awesome! Yes it is a comedy/horror and it is definitely worth renting, or buying for that matter. I don't know of anyone that has watched it that didn't love it!

 

[jeslynhat]

YES!!!!!! Probably one of the best zombie movies ever, IMO. Hilarious, gorey, and has some decent "jump" moments. I <3 SOTD!!

I watched it last night! I LOVE that movie... it has me all excited to go watch Zombieland now.

 

[Slacking]

"Strangled" has now been added to the site.

Hopefully we'll get the full update soon (it would make so much sense to do it before all those conference calls).

 

[jeslynhat]

YAY!
Now the palace is all lit up... wonder if they will add anything else... this can't be all of it, right?

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Universal taking Halloween Horror Nights totally to the movies
posted by Dewayne Bevil on Aug 27, 2009 12:01:00 AM Orlando Sentinel

For the first time in its 19-year history, Halloween Horror Nights will be completely devoted to scary movies, Universal Studios theme park will announce today.

All eight haunted houses and each of its six scare zones — home to terrifying street performers — are inspired by big-screen thrillers.

"We’re turning the front gate into the facade of the Universal Palace Theater. There will be a box office, there will be a movie screen showing trailers," said Michael Roddy, show director for Universal Orlando Entertainment. "And then once you walk in, all these environments, all these movies are ripped from the silver screen and come to life."

As announced in June, three contemporary movie characters will be featured. Jigsaw (from the Saw series), Chucky (Child’s Play) and the Wolfman (from a film set to open in February) will be set up in their own houses.

Saw producer Oren Koules, who lives in Tampa, said he looks forward to the event, which runs for 23 select nights beginning Sept. 25.

"We get to see it live every year. We get to build it and we get to see what it’s like," Koules said. "To have people experience it — not just on the screen, but to have people walk through it, taste it, touch it and feel it — is amazing for us."

The sixth installment of the Saw series debuts Oct. 23. Guests have a lot of familiarity with the style of these films.

"We couldn’t do a Saw experience without a reverse-bear trap, we couldn’t do it without the hair-pull trap, we couldn’t without seeing the Billy puppet, we couldn’t do it without seeing Jigsaw’s lair," Roddy said.

The movies, which each have been released around Halloween, are graphic, violent, mind-game driven films filled with traps. The Saw house is designed to be intense, Roddy said. Guests will be the ones being tested, he said.

"As they progress farther into the maze, every step they take is causing and affecting the traps to be sprung."

Koules, who’s also the CEO and majority owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team, expects some of the team will come over.

"I’m excited to bring the players in and have them go through it," he said. "They’re huge Saw fans. They’re young males. ... 18 to 30 is pretty much a demographic of ours anyway."

Two houses will be devoted to Dracula and Dr. Frankenstein’s monster. Two others are inspired by B movies, Roddy said.

"Once we had the big boys as far as Wolfman and Saw, we said ‘What about the B-grade horror, those cult movies that people love?’ " Roddy said. "They might not know the title, but they know the scenarios whether it’s a sewer with cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers or a chainsaw family of cannibals living in the Midwest. So we decided to do two of those based on cult horror films and brand them ourselves."

The eighth maze will highlight several horror films including Shaun of the Dead and The Phantom of the Opera.

The scare zones will spotlight corpses reanimated into super-soldiers, a toxic green mist, a chainsaw drill team, an abandoned drive-in theater and half-human, half-beasts. One zone will be dedicated to Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, a Universal Pictures film also set to open Oct. 23.

Mel’s Drive-In at Universal Studios will morph into the Horrorwood Die-In.

"There will be seven to eight vehicles, there will be old-style speakers, and there will be a torn screen showing clips from the worst horror movies," Roddy said. "And literally, these characters will come from the screen, through the screen at you."

Two stage shows return for this year’s Horror Nights: the ever-popular "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute" (warning: on-stage guest involvement).



The link to the story ... here...

 

[jeslynhat]

Awesome article! I posted the Sentinel link in another forum, hope you don't mind (I gave you credit)... I'M JUST SO EXCITED!!!!!!

I can't bring up the HHN wepage... some links are missing... maybe it means update???????????

 

[Slacking]

Looks like the main site is in the process of updating.

It isn't fully loading for me yet, but there is a link to Attractions.

 

[2BigKIdz]

Universal taking Halloween Horror Nights totally to the movies
posted by Dewayne Bevil on Aug 27, 2009 12:01:00 AM Orlando Sentinel

For the first time in its 19-year history, Halloween Horror Nights will be completely devoted to scary movies, Universal Studios theme park will announce today.

All eight haunted houses and each of its six scare zones — home to terrifying street performers — are inspired by big-screen thrillers.

"We’re turning the front gate into the facade of the Universal Palace Theater. There will be a box office, there will be a movie screen showing trailers," said Michael Roddy, show director for Universal Orlando Entertainment. "And then once you walk in, all these environments, all these movies are ripped from the silver screen and come to life."

As announced in June, three contemporary movie characters will be featured. Jigsaw (from the Saw series), Chucky (Child’s Play) and the Wolfman (from a film set to open in February) will be set up in their own houses.

Saw producer Oren Koules, who lives in Tampa, said he looks forward to the event, which runs for 23 select nights beginning Sept. 25.

"We get to see it live every year. We get to build it and we get to see what it’s like," Koules said. "To have people experience it — not just on the screen, but to have people walk through it, taste it, touch it and feel it — is amazing for us."

The sixth installment of the Saw series debuts Oct. 23. Guests have a lot of familiarity with the style of these films.

"We couldn’t do a Saw experience without a reverse-bear trap, we couldn’t do it without the hair-pull trap, we couldn’t without seeing the Billy puppet, we couldn’t do it without seeing Jigsaw’s lair," Roddy said.

The movies, which each have been released around Halloween, are graphic, violent, mind-game driven films filled with traps. The Saw house is designed to be intense, Roddy said. Guests will be the ones being tested, he said.

"As they progress farther into the maze, every step they take is causing and affecting the traps to be sprung."

Koules, who’s also the CEO and majority owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team, expects some of the team will come over.

"I’m excited to bring the players in and have them go through it," he said. "They’re huge Saw fans. They’re young males. ... 18 to 30 is pretty much a demographic of ours anyway."

Two houses will be devoted to Dracula and Dr. Frankenstein’s monster. Two others are inspired by B movies, Roddy said.

"Once we had the big boys as far as Wolfman and Saw, we said ‘What about the B-grade horror, those cult movies that people love?’ " Roddy said. "They might not know the title, but they know the scenarios whether it’s a sewer with cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers or a chainsaw family of cannibals living in the Midwest. So we decided to do two of those based on cult horror films and brand them ourselves."

The eighth maze will highlight several horror films including Shaun of the Dead and The Phantom of the Opera.

The scare zones will spotlight corpses reanimated into super-soldiers, a toxic green mist, a chainsaw drill team, an abandoned drive-in theater and half-human, half-beasts. One zone will be dedicated to Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, a Universal Pictures film also set to open Oct. 23.

Mel’s Drive-In at Universal Studios will morph into the Horrorwood Die-In.

"There will be seven to eight vehicles, there will be old-style speakers, and there will be a torn screen showing clips from the worst horror movies," Roddy said. "And literally, these characters will come from the screen, through the screen at you."

Two stage shows return for this year’s Horror Nights: the ever-popular "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute" (warning: on-stage guest involvement).



The link to the story ... here...

It sounds awesome!!!! I can't wait!!! Did he seriously make reference to C.H.U.D.?!?!?!!

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

it's up and working for me ... I am now officially excited!!!!!

 

[2BigKIdz]

The site has definitely come to life. I haven't checked out enough to say it was the worth the wait or not, but it's pretty darn cool!

 

[Mad Hattered]

Awesome post, Northern Pooh!!!!