Halloween Horror Nights 34 (UOR) - Speculation & Rumors

[Tobias]

But you still have access to food and beverage - more than ever? The early queueing was an issue before, but now you have more options of how you can spend your time before houses open.

Yeah, you've got more options since you'll be able to access them before the main park closes for the transition. And the concern about getting food and bev while you're waiting in line?...then you just get said food and bev before you get in line and eat in there. That's pretty much what everyone did in the holding pen house lines for Stay and Scream.

*And as note, I know folks could technically leave the line in the holding pen to get food and bev, but that only works if you're with a group. I normally go solo, so I can't do that. Hence, I always get my food and drink before getting in line. And that's what folks are gonna' have to do if they want to wait in line.

 

[Viator]

This seems to be a lesser version of albeit the USH Day/Night format, done on a separate charge atleast from talking to friends and colleagues. And if you know me, then you know how much I actually adore Day/Night at USH and of the value it gives for those doing HHN.

This seems like a fantastic change that should go over really well. Probably weird at first, sure, but good in the long run.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Yeah, you've got more options since you'll be able to access them before the main park closes for the transition. And the concern about getting food and bev while you're waiting in line?...then you just get said food and bev before you get in line and eat in there. That's pretty much what everyone did in the holding pen house lines for Stay and Scream.

*And as note, I know folks could technically leave the line in the holding pen to get food and bev, but that only works if you're with a group. I normally go solo, so I can't do that. Hence, I always get my food and drink before getting in line. And that's what folks are gonna' have to do if they want to wait in line.

I go solo half the time and never had someone NOT hold my place while I grabbed a drink and bio break last minute, 4:30, before lines started moving..
So will HHN booths be open to all, only those with wristbands? Not at all?
Now every portal will have a line at 3, I dont see this going well.

 

[Viator]

I go solo half the time and never had someone NOT hold my place while I grabbed a drink and bio break last minute, 4:30, before lines started moving..
So will HHN booths be open to all, only those with wristbands? Not at all?
Now every portal will have a line at 3, I dont see this going well.

The main thing that will be open at 3, is not the house portals themselves. It's the distribution centers for the sake of the wristbands. Assuming if I am right, you will be given a full hour to enter the park and get a wristband that correlates to access for houses at the event.

It's no different from how Hollywood did things with Day/Night, atleast from what it seems to me. The difference on Hollywood and Orlando, is that you got the wristbands right as you entered the park for USH's.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

I'd assume they'll start handing out wristbands at 3, and they'll keep handing them out all the way up to 5PM when the park closes.

Scream Early ticket? $55

Daytime USF ticket? $130

Getting a wristband at 3 and then catching the last showing of Horror Makeup before hopping in a queue? Priceless

 

[Tobias]

I'd assume they'll start handing out wristbands at 3, and they'll keep handing them out all the way up to 5PM when the park closes.

Scream Early ticket? $55

Daytime USF ticket? $130

Getting a wristband at 3 and then catching the last showing of Horror Makeup before hopping in a queue? Priceless

Honestly not a bad idea, myself I can go for that or E.T. .

 

[NotPennysBoat]

Honestly not a bad idea, myself I can go for that or E.T. .

Sounds good to me!

 

[Captain Spaulding]

The main thing that will be open at 3, is not the house portals themselves. It's the distribution centers for the sake of the wristbands. Assuming if I am right, you will be given a full hour to enter the park and get a wristband that correlates to access for houses at the event.

It's no different from how Hollywood did things with Day/Night, atleast from what it seems to me. The difference on Hollywood and Orlando, is that you got the wristbands right as you entered the park for USH's.

Yeah but people line up over an hour before they open the holding pens so they will also line up for wristbands, then immediately go to the portals. At least the pens are organized chaos.

 

[Viator]

Yeah but people line up over an hour before they open the holding pens so they will also line up for wristbands, then immediately go to the portals. At least the pens are organized chaos.

Perhaps it is a limited understanding based off of that of my understanding via the perspective of others; but the organized chaos had sounded like it was not working in the context of how big HHN has been continuing to get in guest interest. Ontop of that, this is the biggest year on a IP level that we have had since arguably before COVID (as 2019 had Stranger Things Boogaloo, Us, and Ghostbusters).

I can't help but shake a feeling that something had to give. And the only reason why I suspect the wristband distribution isn't happening at the front gate, is because Orlando hasn't had the time or experience to have what USH has been doing for years.

Not to say open-chaos won't have it's problems, it will, but I think at the end of the day this will ease things more for the sake of long-term operations more than short term.

 

[SeventyOne]

Yeah but people line up over an hour before they open the holding pens so they will also line up for wristbands, then immediately go to the portals. At least the pens are organized chaos.

Think of this as going from the (barely) organized chaos of 2 holding pens to 10 much better organized holding pens. Well, probably 5 or 6 by the time everything shakes out. With people who just want to vibe--and more importantly, who just want to exit the park--not having to dodge massive lines right through the major thoroughfares. And the added bonus of not having to move a couple thousand person line in an orderly fashion without it turning into a stampede.

I admit if you're a "line up ASAP" kind of guy, this is a wash. But for Ops and everyone else, it feels like a win.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

OK, so now huge line at 2 to get a wristband, then everyone runs to a queue and lines up from 3 to 4 until they open the queue. But instead of access to food and beverage in holding area you are stuck in a queue, SOL. So are the themed food booths not open early now with short lines? Didn't say what time houses would open, big factor.
THIS SUCKS! Except for those that will roam until 5 and enter the Express line right off the bat.

As if people weren't doing this already? Guests lined up for the two holding areas, then waited in lines at the holding areas, then were let into the queues which were then more holding areas. This is a WAY better set up and concept for 99% of guests.

So do you think there will still be an "opening ceremony" if the gates don't actually close?

Yes, the gates do close at 5pm and reopen at ~630 still. The difference is no holding pens.

I can't help but shake a feeling that something had to give. And the only reason why I suspect the wristband distribution isn't happening at the front gate, is because Orlando hasn't had the time or experience to have what USH has been doing for years.

This is a good point. I think we could see a situation where there's an additional wristband distribution area outside the park by week two or three.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

I think it would be less chaotic if they started distributing at noon se people could leisurely get them, but that would put scream early ticket holders at a slight disadvantage.

 

[Viator]

This is a good point. I think we could see a situation where there's an additional wristband distribution area outside the park by week two or three.

Ideally I think they might test the idea of front gate distribution before hell week, but more wristband distribution would make sense. But that’s just me personally speaking.

I think it would be less chaotic if they started distributing at noon se people could leisurely get them, but that would put scream early ticket holders at a slight disadvantage.

I do think the biggest problem with Scream Early is because of how similar this is to Day/Night, that unfortunately the hour period that you give for Scream Early ticket holders isn’t enough.

Day/Night allows people to enter the front gates of USH around 2PM, and because they are given the wristband at the gate it allows them to seamlessly put it on at that moment, and have basically three and a half hours to chill around the park. While I get why Orlando may not of wanted to do it, I think y’all’s Scream Early period should’ve been a tiny bit longer.

Maybe even 2:30PM, so that way it’d allow a 3 hour pocket from 2:30 to 6:30PM to relax in USF and prepare for HHN in the park.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Yeah, I think the only way they could REALLY make this better is either making the wristbands available earlier - or just letting them be distributed all day long.

But like others have said, thus will be a better system in general regardless. Scanning a ticket and then go chilling at Duff Gardens or Today Cafe and waiting for the opening ceremony? Riding some rides? Sounds great to me!

 

[MikePat]

Emails are going out for what houses will be on the Behind the Screams tours.

3 House Tour:

• Grave of Flesh
• Dolls: Let’s Play Dead
• Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters

6 House Tour:

• Gálkn: Monsters of the North
• Fallout
• Jason Universe
• Terrifier
• El Artista: A Spanish Haunting
• WWE Presents: The Horrors of Wyatt Sicks

Excluded:

• Five Nights at Freddy’s

 

[Spooky_Bitz]

I’m not too surprised to see Five Nights at Freddy’s excluded from the tours but I’m a little bummed that we’re not getting 3 original houses on the six house tour. But solid lineup overall

 

[RGMick77]

Is it possible that FNaF got excluded because Jim Henson Company doesn’t want pictures of their trade secrets getting out?

I’m sure there will still be a lot of ‘No Photos’ rooms in the Terrifer and Jason houses, even though they are included in the tour.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

I wish they had two different 3 house tours. I like the shorter duration of the 3 house ones.

 

[Tobias]

Personally I wish they swapped El Artista and Grave of Flesh on the tours, as that 6 house tour is insanely loaded compared to the 3 house tour.

 

[Lucky Planet]

I hope they don't close any night at 1 am since the free parking would only be from midnight to 1. very little time.