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Doesn't the press release mention featuring some IP in the 2nd sentence Year Round Horror Experience Comes to Las Vegas
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it mentions. . .
Universals own properties. . .
However, to be fair, it does mention. . .
Universals own properties. . .
However, to be fair, it does mention. . .
That reads, to me, as universal properties that they worked with these directors on. Not a blumhouse film but a universal film.
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I'm kind of surprised that so far, no one has mentioned that for a bit, Vegas already had a year round haunted house attraction: Eli Roth's Goretorium. It was off the strip, on the NE corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Harmon (diagonally across from the Crystals shopper center & City Center).
We actually did it... it was okay. Not terrible, but not super remarkable either. It probably only lasted a year or two.
I think the big differences is it sounds like this will be much larger in scale, and next door to an already successful attraction. So I imagine this will do better. But it certainly isn't the first attempt.
We actually did it... it was okay. Not terrible, but not super remarkable either. It probably only lasted a year or two.
I think the big differences is it sounds like this will be much larger in scale, and next door to an already successful attraction. So I imagine this will do better. But it certainly isn't the first attempt.
This day is just full of surprises, isn't it?
I will say I'm usually hesitant about any year-round haunt since those can be quite hit-or-miss. However, with the location being Area 15, there's honestly a whole lot of potential here. Give us the kind of immersive and quirky environments Area 15 offers with HHN flair, and that can be something worth seeing. There's good potential for various themed bars, too. For starters, I wouldn't mind a more permanent Dead Coconut Club!
I will say I'm usually hesitant about any year-round haunt since those can be quite hit-or-miss. However, with the location being Area 15, there's honestly a whole lot of potential here. Give us the kind of immersive and quirky environments Area 15 offers with HHN flair, and that can be something worth seeing. There's good potential for various themed bars, too. For starters, I wouldn't mind a more permanent Dead Coconut Club!
So monsters and maybe icons/successful HHN Originals
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Bingo. Then the option for someone to buy a spot for promotion.
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I also couldn't help but think of Goretorium, which I didn't have a chance to try. I heard it was underwhelming and poorly managed, especially in the latter half of its short life. Still, how big of a brand is Eli Roth to the average Vegas visitor?
Area 15 is already a draw, and Halloween Horror Nights has nationwide name recognition at this point. It may fare better.
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I'm pretty stoked for this. I've been wanting to go to Vegas lately, but looks like maybe I'll wait until next year for when this opens. Will definitely try to go within the first week or two. Let them iron a few kinks out, but still be a part of the initial excitement.
Since it's Vegas, the biggest thing I genuinely fear is...the price.
Since it's Vegas, the biggest thing I genuinely fear is...the price.
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Since the Saw/Blair Witch escape rooms are right down the street (relatively speaking), I'm pretty confident we won't see Saw as an IP there for a while, if ever. ;D
I concur. What is the correct price point and admission model for something like this? If we look at something like Meow Wolf or the Saw escape room as a baseline, then it's in the 50 to 60 dollar range. However, that's not really comparable as I spent all day at Omega Mart because the storylines were a blast to uncover and the Saw escape room was an hour because you get shuffled along (plus I didn't pay full price). Houses, by definition, are a four to five minute conga line affair, so there has to be value in addition to that.
If they charge me $60 and I can go through the houses as much as I want, plus there's additional content, even if there are long lines to the houses, I'd be OK with that since I could spend a two or three hours there, especially if there's three or four houses. If they do a la carte runs or limit the amount of time you're in the event, maybe I'm not so enthusiastic about that. Also, the closer you price it to a single day HHN ticket, the less I'm willing to go.
(Not that anyone from Universal is reading this, though.)
It also had multiple snafu's around its opening. One was when it came to hiring, they didn't tell people what the wages were but insinuated that it would be nice since Eli's behind it. To absolutely no surprise, it was minimum wage and folks got irked by that. Granted, they should've expected a haunt wasn't going to be high paying, but it could've been avoided if they just stated its minimum wage.
The other incident however, if I recall an email leaked for free preview tickets. A ton of people picked those up and got mad as they had to shut down. It was a very rocky start which just didn't get better.
For those interested, Vital Vegas had a post about 6 reasons why the Goretorium closed, along with pics (the wall of baby heads is/was especially cool, IMO).
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I think most of the reasons are legit (especially the location... it was not in a great space), although I think most of us would now disagree with his final reason... that there's no market for year round horror. But that article was also written in 2013, and I think horror has come a long way since then.
Horror is definitely stepping up in Vegas... from Zac Bagan's Haunted Museum, to the Saw and Blair Witch escape rooms, the Nightmare Toys & Cafe, and Slice Pizza.
Six Scary-Obvious Reasons Goretorium Kicked the Bucket | Vital Vegas
After operating for just a year in Las Vegas, Eli Roth's Goretorium is closing (as of Oct. 2, 2013). Goretorium—part haunted house, part bar and
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I think most of the reasons are legit (especially the location... it was not in a great space), although I think most of us would now disagree with his final reason... that there's no market for year round horror. But that article was also written in 2013, and I think horror has come a long way since then.
Horror is definitely stepping up in Vegas... from Zac Bagan's Haunted Museum, to the Saw and Blair Witch escape rooms, the Nightmare Toys & Cafe, and Slice Pizza.
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For those interested, Vital Vegas had a post about 6 reasons why the Goretorium closed, along with pics (the wall of baby heads is/was especially cool, IMO).
Six Scary-Obvious Reasons Goretorium Kicked the Bucket | Vital Vegas
After operating for just a year in Las Vegas, Eli Roth's Goretorium is closing (as of Oct. 2, 2013). Goretorium—part haunted house, part bar and
I think most of the reasons are legit (especially the location... it was not in a great space), although I think most of us would now disagree with his final reason... that there's no market for year round horror. But that article was also written in 2013, and I think horror has come a long way since then.
Keep in mind also that rent on the strip is ridiculously expensive. Universal is probably paying a fraction of the rent and getting so much more space and control.
FTR, only the immediate space I was in front of will be Universal. It’s a five acre parcel with half going to Universal.The rest will be more attractions, food and a parking garage.
The original plan for the expansion was to be festival grounds, but that seems to have wildly changed instead into an outdoor mall-like expansion of Area 15.
Not even close. Number one you need a casino license for that, and Area 15 owns the land. No casino.
And second, the PR says a variety of experiences in addition to dining and merch. Expect a good deal of houses.
For those interested, Vital Vegas had a post about 6 reasons why the Goretorium closed, along with pics (the wall of baby heads is/was especially cool, IMO).
Six Scary-Obvious Reasons Goretorium Kicked the Bucket | Vital Vegas
After operating for just a year in Las Vegas, Eli Roth's Goretorium is closing (as of Oct. 2, 2013). Goretorium—part haunted house, part bar and
I think most of the reasons are legit (especially the location... it was not in a great space), although I think most of us would now disagree with his final reason... that there's no market for year round horror. But that article was also written in 2013, and I think horror has come a long way since then.
Horror is definitely stepping up in Vegas... from Zac Bagan's Haunted Museum, to the Saw and Blair Witch escape rooms, the Nightmare Toys & Cafe, and Slice Pizza.
Gotetorium was overpriced, under-marketed and in a poor location. Uni has way better of a shot in this location, which may be located around some dingy surroundings, but that should help.
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Yes. Is there any room inside the main building left? Even Lost spirits distillery starts off their tour inside the main building but then transports you to the warehouse they have onsite.
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