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Tonight’s the big night! Post all updates of TM preview night here! Heads up there will be spoilers!
 
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It's finally here!

To think we started the year wondering if IT or Resident Evil were coming and we still ended up with a very, very solid lineup.

Most curious about Dead Deader Deadest, which seems like the biggest question mark.
 
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rageofthegods said:
It's finally here!

To think we started the year wondering if IT or Resident Evil were coming and we still ended up with a very, very solid lineup.

Most curious about Dead Deader Deadest, which seems like the biggest question mark.
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Funny that the ruors were correct about Hellraiser and Ozzy. We got that right way back in mid October!

I think DDD will likely be the underdog this year. Dead Exposure a couple of years back turned out to be my favorite house that year so I think it will be solid!
 
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Stranger Things facade sent to me:

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Killer Klowns is exactly the same. One small change. Don’t bother this year if the line is long
 
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Lola at the facade for Killceañera!
 
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Seems smart to put her behind a rope off to the side to test general reaction to her before she moves into the crowd. I'm sure she'll be filmed a lot, but other than that, definitely seems the reaction and fear about the whole thing was blown way out of proportion as people seem to just keep on movin, but yeah, this is a good night and moment to get the overall vibe. Obviously these are employees and will follow the rules, but I suspect this type of experimentation with placement will continue into opening weekend.
 
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Don’t like. Still looks stupid.
 
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Lola at the facade for Killceañera!
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Oh that looks and sounds so incredible!

Gonna make it an ACTUAL effort to actually not look any spoilers! Hoping the reviews on Sinners will do good though.
 
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Wow seeing so many divided opinions. Someone on Twitter said Sinners is amazing, while others say it’s meh; someone saying Hellraiser is horrible and in here someone ranked it at the top… interested to see these for myself.
 
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Dead Deader Deadest's facade reminds me a lot of The Walking Dead 2012. This feels like a compliment.

The choice to make the facade go as far as to the walls surrounding the venue is fantastic because it helps instill you into the environment much more.
 
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Wow seeing so many divided opinions. Someone on Twitter said Sinners is amazing, while others say it’s meh; someone saying Hellraiser is horrible and in here someone ranked it at the top… interested to see these for myself.
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Idk man with that queue and some of those ridiculously ambitious effects and scenes idk how someone could rank Sinners below a 6.5
 
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Idk man with that queue and some of those ridiculously ambitious effects and scenes idk how someone could rank Sinners below a 6.5
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Was talking with people who went in rehearsals and those who are watching from limited perspective; and the technology being used for the lighting effects around the eyes is genuinely outstanding. Hell; the lighting tech in general this year is fantastic.

I'd also like to bring up a technical element with EDB's opening sequence; and the AA they use for the moment. The way it bobs and moves it's mass alongside the mouth is kind of outstanding.

USH Mechanical is continuing to prove why they're genuinely insane and gifted (and have been the best thing to happen for Hollywood since UKC in 2023).
 
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Seems smart to put her behind a rope off to the side to test general reaction to her before she moves into the crowd. I'm sure she'll be filmed a lot, but other than that, definitely seems the reaction and fear about the whole thing was blown way out of proportion as people seem to just keep on movin, but yeah, this is a good night and moment to get the overall vibe. Obviously these are employees and will follow the rules, but I suspect this type of experimentation with placement will continue into opening weekend.
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This was actually just shot from inside a queue, she's walking the guest path off to the side of the killceanera and sinners queues and was roaming that whole part of the upper lot basically freely around guests with no barriers (but with security), from what I saw basically 5 minutes later there were already a ton of guests pretty close to her getting pictures, and it seems like her security may also be taking pictures for people too? I guess to encourage it as more of a roaming meet and greet and not be something where people linger around her.
 
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FWIW I have heard Ozzy was really good. Someone I know said it was the best house this year.

Also I LOVE the lighting effects and visual for the Hellraiser facade. It looks amazing!
 
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FWIW I have heard Ozzy was really good. Someone I know said it was the best house this year.

Also I LOVE the lighting effects and visual for the Hellraiser facade. It looks amazing!
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Sorta giving into temptation just to watch the facade, but WOW that looks incredible.

Did the same for Sinners and as soon as I so those lights, I had to stop watching. God I hate how I easily give in.
 
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So the pre show for simners seems to not be slowing down the line too much at least from the Walt times I saw
 
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