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  6. Universal Orlando Announces Transformers

    in Industry News

    Posted

    I wouldn't be surprised to see them turn Marvel Super Hero Island into Spiderman Island in the future.

     

    A common rumor is that, with Disney's relatively new ownership of Marvel, Universal Orlando is locked into their existing ride/attraction/restaurant licenses - no changes, no additions. It's what they have now or nothing at all...

  8. Walt Disney World to get a new Fantasyland!

    in Construction Watch

    Posted

    Was the Fantasyland castle and expansion supposed to be a quick answer to the Harry Potter addition and to somewhat replicate the appearance of Hogwarts or is Avatar still supposed to be Harry Potter competition?

     

    I think Disney is hoping that both areas will be stiff competition... but this expansion won't be complete for another year or so, and Universal is moving very quickly with Potter phase II.

  11. Miscellaneous Mumblings

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    There was such an optimism and celebration regarding the wonders of science and the mind in the early 80's ... 3-2-1 Contact came to PBS, Mister Wizard returned to television with a new show on Nickelodeon... technology was moving ahead at a rapid pace (as it is now), but now I think we take it for granted...

  16. Photo Trip Report: September 1st, 2012

    in Trip Reports

    Posted

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    The loading area and queue will occupy the region just outside of the arena. This area will look completely different next season.

    I reiterate:

     

    In designing a transition from the park to the safari, I hope care is taken to preserve the park's original themed elements that remain... especially after the relatively recent loss of the Super TeePee.

  18. Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 22

    in Industry News

    Posted

    WHERE WILL YOU TURN WHEN THERE IS NO ESCAPE?

     

    Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 22 Features Horrifying Line-Up of Pop Culture's Biggest Names, Including AMC's "The Walking Dead" and Silent Hill

     

    Completely Reinvented Street Experience Will Unleash Roaming Legions of Horrific Creatures on Guests in More Places Than Ever Before

     

    ORLANDO, Fla. (August 30, 2012) – Each step brings an eerie feeling that something horrifying is tracing your every move with lifeless eyes. You frantically search for a place to hide as a growling, flesh-hungry mob gains ground. Turning a corner, you breathe a sigh of relief… Until you look ahead. Screams pierce the night as you're overcome. You never had a chance. There is no escape.

     

    Beginning September 21, Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights returns for 25 nights as the nation's best and most intense Halloween event. This year, once guests step inside Halloween Horror Nights, they will not be able to escape the horror that awaits them, including terrifying haunted houses featuring some of the biggest names in pop culture – like AMC's "The Walking Dead" and Silent Hill. And, with a completely reinvented street experience, scarecators will seek them out no matter where they turn.

     

    This year, guests will fight for survival from the flesh-eating walkers of AMC's "The Walking Dead;" run to avoid the demonic beings from the universe of popular video game and motion picture franchise Silent

    Hill; try to escape Penn & Teller's nuclear ooze-covered Las Vegas wasteland; and come face-to-face with the twisted concepts pulled straight from legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper's most popular songs.

     

    Even more haunted house horror is in store, as well. What were once just ghastly rumors about an old, abandoned house have come to life as actual bone-chilling apparitions in Dead End; the still, stone protectors of an ancient European cathedral have awakened to fight intruders off at any cost in Gothic; and Universal's legacy of horror continues as the classic monsters of fear appear in blinding black and white in

    House of Horrors.To watch a video featuring this year's all-new haunted houses, click

    .

     

    And, a completely reinvented street experience will unleash scareactors in an all-new, terrifying way. Roaming legions of menacing beasts, vampires, prisoners, warriors and more will inhabit every corner of the park. They will find you and invade your personal space like never before. There will be no boundaries. The rules of the past will no longer apply.

     

    For a detailed listing of each of the attractions featured at this year's event, see below.

     

    Halloween Horror Nights runs September 21-22, September 27-30, October 4-7, 11-14, 17-21, 24-28 and 31. Tickets and vacation packages are on sale now and can be purchased at Halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando.

     

    For details on special Florida resident offers, please see below. Due to the event's popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out and should be purchased well in advance.

     

    Guests can get updates and exclusive details on Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights on the event's official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/halloweenhorrornightsorlando) and Twitter handle

    (@UORHHN).

     

    HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS 22 – AN OVERVIEW

     

    HAUNTED HOUSES

     

    AMC's "The Walking Dead"

    There is strength in numbers, and you must band together to make it through many of the iconic settings made famous by the critically-acclaimed AMC television series, "The Walking Dead." As the city is crawling with hordes of walkers, the issue of your becoming one of them is not a question of if, but when.

     

    Silent Hill

    In the eerie and desolate town of Silent Hill, ash falls from the sky and the physical laws of nature no longer apply. If you dare to venture into this alternate dimension, there is only one law of nature with which you

    must concern yourself: survival.

     

    Penn & Teller New(kd) Las Vegas

    World-renowned magicians Penn & Teller have accidentally nuked Las Vegas, but don't worry, it's nothing a fresh coat of paint and a truckload of BS can't fix. Come on down to New Vegas, where all that glitters isn't

    gold, and in fact probably has fatal levels of radioactivity.

     

    Alice Cooper – Welcome To My Nightmare

    Journey into the legendary rocker Alice Cooper's twisted mind and witness the natural melding of horror and Cooper's four decades-long career. Here you will follow Steven, the iconic character from many of Cooper's works, as you come face-to-face with a myriad of tormentors who threaten an already-decaying sense of sanity.

     

    House of Horrors

    This is no remake. No sequel. No re-imagining. These are Universal's classic monsters of fear, who have terrified audiences from the Silver Screen. They have been waiting within silver celluloid to be resurrected.

    The flash of a lightning strike cuts the darkness that surrounds, and terror's true faces take back what is theirs…

     

    Dead End

    If enough people believe in something, perception can become reality. In Carey, Ohio, the perception was that countless horrific acts had occurred in the old Hartford Mansion. The reality was that the curse which befell the house was far worse than any story ever told.

     

    Gothic

    The Catedral de Caementum Animus is, by day, undergoing a building-wide architectural refurbishment. By night, the many stone gargoyles that keep watchful eye over the sanctuary come to life with the mission of protecting this sacred place against intrusion.

     

    NEW – REINVENTED STREET EXPERIENCE

     

    Legions of Horror

    With a ripping, clawing and tearing through the concrete beneath Universal Studios come ancient cemetery structures, spilling blood-raged, vampiric hordes that span the eras of time, barbaric warriors with a need

    to carve flesh from bone and an all-female, chainsaw-wielding prison gang. These and more nightmarish hellions inhabit every dark corner, foggy recess and shadowed path within the park. Unlike in years past,

    there are no boundaries. No safezones. No one escapes.

     

    The force of horror starts with The Iniquitus. Rooted in evil, these are the patrons of death and are the ones who rose from the cemetery. The Iniquitus are those who summoned the Dark Legions to come and

    feast here.

     

    The dark legions of horror that await are: Vampires – the blood-thirsty from all eras of time, Beasts – the legendary animal-like figures who prey on the unsuspecting, Warriors – a gang killed in a deadly war that

    has returned to seek revenge, Prisoners – these deceased chainsaw-wielding female inmates killed in a women's prison fire are back… and angry, and Traditionals – the ghosts and goblins of Halloween past

    come together to feast.

     

    LIVE SHOWS

     

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure

    Party on as those two most excellent dudes return to skewer the biggest names in entertainment and pop culture.

     

    20 Penny Circus

    The 20 Penny Circus brings its "Magic For People With Questionable Taste" to an unsuspecting Halloween Horror Nights audience.

  20. Parachuter's Perch

    in Rides

    Posted

    Where is that ride located?

    Six Flags Over Texas, aka SFOT.

     

    This really stinks for SFOT. I hope for them that they are getting something really nice to replace their Parachutes. Hopefully we can benefit from some of the parts left behind from the dismantling of the Chute Out so that Great Adventure can still keep this now unique ride alive.

  21. Safari Off Road Adventure Discussion Topic

    in The Park Today

    Posted

    The ride will depart from inside the theme park's Frontier Adventure section and proceed to the Safari via the area behind the Northern Star Arena.

    I hope, in designing a transition from the park to the safari, care is taken to preserve the park's original themed elements that remain... especially after the relatively recent loss of the Super TeePee.

  23. Great Adventure Invites Guests to Take Last Drive Through Wild Safari Animal Park

    in The Park Today

    Posted

    I think the park made a mistake by handling the announcement of the drive through aspect of the safari coming to an end... They should have just said it when they made the announcement next Thursday.

    Agreed; this just has people in a tizzy for nothing...

     

     

    although monorail construction could start very soon after, they really arent that much work to get together...

    Monorail???

  24. Great Adventure Invites Guests to Take Last Drive Through Wild Safari Animal Park

    in The Park Today

    Posted

    Their facebook page, 20 minutes ago:

     

    Breaking News: Six Flags Wild Safari will discontinue allowing guests to drive their own vehicles through its gates on September 30, 2012. The animals will all remain on property and under the excellent care of our veterinary and animal husbandry staff. More to come when we release the details for our 2013 season on August 30, 2012.
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