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There were actually, the only ones I remember especially was an old musty smell for Blumhouse and a weird sort of embalming fluid smell in part of poltergeistWas there any smells this year?
There were actually, the only ones I remember especially was an old musty smell for Blumhouse and a weird sort of embalming fluid smell in part of poltergeistWas there any smells this year?
I saw a tweet that showed it was where the taco truck is in the backlotDoes anyone know where the Stranger Things inspired food items are found in the park? I'm going on saturday and I'd love to try some of those.
Any pumpkin smells this year?There were actually, the only ones I remember especially was an old musty smell for Blumhouse and a weird sort of embalming fluid smell in part of poltergeist
Done. Yo @cdogsumo you just posted the barcode to your ticket, deleted it to watch out for you.
Almost definitely, I've just had more trouble noticing since pumpkin is a common scent for me this time of yearAny pumpkin smells this year?
I've enjoyed the vids I've been seeing of the opening Scaremony this year (though I never really ever get to see it personally, because I take advantage of the early entry, haha). Just curious, does Orlando have an opening Scaremony as well? I've never seen a vid of one, and the one time I went (last year), I did early entry as well, so I would've missed it even if they did have one. But I will say, ours does a great job at getting the crowd hyped that's become a great tradition as the chainsaw chase out at the end of the night (which, does Orlando do that as well? I didn't seem to think so...).
Also to make us feel better here in Hollywood, since I didn't attend last night (going tonight), I was on twitter seeing all the updates from both parks... and while Orlando's mazes seem to be getting pretty great reviews, they're also getting a lot of complaints about poor line management, and 2+ wait time for every single maze. The YouTube channel Expedition Theme Park claimed in Orlando, "Seriously... we got in the line for stranger things at 12.30. We waited 50 minutes for them to tell us the house was closed and we had to leave." :/
I bring it all up because I feel often here in Hollywood, we feel the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. And yes, while many of Orlando's mazes are great, we have our own traditions and great things mentioned above (not to mention the password maze giveaways), as well as a greater sense of community here. As well as a lot of other high quality Haunt options in our own backyard (Knott's, SFMM, Sinister Pointe, ROT, Creep, Dark Harbor, Haunted Hayride, Horror Made Here--just to name a few).
It also seems to figure that the one lesson Hollywood has borrowed from Orlando was to have the line for a soundstage maze go into the soundstage and have no facade. Not the lesson I would have chosen, mind you. That was one of my biggest complaints about Orlando (aside from giagantic lines).
Yeah, I don't think we'll see an end to the tyranny of the black wallz until Hollywood gets a major budget boost, but this year I dont mind them as much
I would not mind that honestly. We need more Orlando influence. Those black walls really held this back on being a really good year.The more money Universal makes during the year, the bigger the budget. Makes me grateful that they're slowly retaking CityWalk and praying we get that 2nd gate lol.
This year also seems to have been slightly Orlando like in terms of the scares. Aiello's input was very apparent. I have a feeling when Murdy leaves he'll just be the creative director of both Orlando and Hollywood and the two HHN's will synergize just like the parks do during the rest of the year.
As much as I would love Aiello to be in charge of both coasts I feel like it’d burn him out. He already has to deal with 10 houses and a bunch of scare zones over at Orlando and to throw 7 more houses on him would be overkill. Unless the houses on both coasts are exactly the same, which would make trips to Orlando obsolete which isn’t what they want.The more money Universal makes during the year, the bigger the budget. Makes me grateful that they're slowly retaking CityWalk and praying we get that 2nd gate lol.
This year also seems to have been slightly Orlando like in terms of the scares. Aiello's input was very apparent. I have a feeling when Murdy leaves he'll just be the creative director of both Orlando and Hollywood and the two HHN's will synergize just like the parks do during the rest of the year.
I would not mind that honestly. We need more Orlando influence. Those black walls really held this back on being a really good year.
As much as I would love Aiello to be in charge of both coasts I feel like it’d burn him out. He already has to deal with 10 houses and a bunch of scare zones over at Orlando and to throw 7 more houses on him would be overkill. Unless the houses on both coasts are exactly the same, which would make trips to Orlando obsolete which isn’t what they want.
True, but this would also mean we'd get mostly identical mazes on both coasts so visiting both events would lose its luster and Orlando's quality would take an initial hit from it.
See above comment.
I'd lose incentive to travel, but 99% of the crowd isn't going to fly to both coasts. I'll take it over black wallz. lolTrue, but this would also mean we'd get mostly identical mazes on both coasts so visiting both events would lose its luster and Orlando's quality would take an initial hit from it.
See above comment.