I see your point for sure, but as crazy as it sounds, the amount of blood on Carrie and the specifics of it is pretty telling. Sounds like a cop out from me, and I’m not saying you’re wrong by any means, I’m willing to see how it goes clearly and I certainly hope it’s successful. But, you could put Carrie out today and I think my parents, my generation, and my brothers generation would all know exactly who it was. I just don’t see that happening with Nikki but I absolutely think it may be possible obviously, we’ll just have to see. I think beyond this year, there’s a very slim chance she will be identifiable, which is why they felt the need to throw something like this together last minute (because there won’t be another opportunity), but again that’s just me. The issue isn’t whether Nikki’s costume is elaborate. Carrie proves that a simple costume can absolutely work. The difference is that Carrie’s blood-soaked prom dress is an iconic image that functions as visual shorthand for the character. Nikki doesn’t necessarily have that same level of instantly recognizable visual identity. If you remove the context and put both characters 50 feet away in a crowd, Carrie has a much better chance of being recognized purely from her appearance. That’s the distinction between a simple costume and an iconic costume.
That being said, a scarezone like the one Carrie was in, or even similar to the Blumhouse zone in Orlando, I think would work well for Obsession. A photo op would be my #1 best option for it, then #2 would be a small part of a scarezone like the above, then #3 would be a small part of a house like the horrors of blumhouse one, and then I think a walk around character may be the second to worst idea for the franchise other than having just a full out house dedicated to it, but I’m certainly willing to be proven wrong at the event and I really hope I am, I’m open minded about it.