Shoot, I didn't think about them finally doing Klownzilla justice. It would've been nice if they....you know....did it right the first time.Killer Klowns is possibly the maze I'm most interested of, because it's possibly in TWDA. I wonder if it might give Hollywood's team the chance to do larger scale effects, like Klownzilla to full justice. As @rageofthegods has said, this is the first time where Hollywood's method of IP/Brand-Originals takes the precedence.
La Llorona (Which i'm happy if that's the case), Scarecrow, Mummy, and The Weeknd makes for 4 out of the remaining 3 mazes to be sharing that IP-Original trend that Hollywood has opted to do. And I'm honestly here for it.
But even though KKfOS is a repeat, they can at least finally do Klownzilla right and we can see a new venue be utilized. HHNH has really badly needed a new indoor venue so I'm glad they have one finally.
I agree. I've been through both versions of La Llorona so I'm a little "eh" about seeing that again despite the last incarnation being a decade ago....wait, has it really been that long!? Crap. Well, I guess I can't fault them too hard for bringing back La Llorona.Interesting! Admittedly not really interested in Killer Klowns since it feels like we just had it. Would love a Mummy maze!
Another thing I realized is that this year doesn't have any "heavy hitter" IPs like I thought they would. What's even more shocking to me is how some of the IPs I thought for sure would be shared (Fear Street/TLoU) aren't being shared! Interesting.I don’t get how the exclusives work? We get Nope, but ORL gets Fear Street/Last of Us? The only shared one is The Weeknd? Someone will have to explain that one to me, especially the Fear Street/Nope situation.
Overall I like the map. If accurate, the expedited construction we’re seeing makes sense. KKFOS going back to Mummy; the UCM maze going back to Parisian; La Llorna in Curious George. They already have all the infrastructure to make those go, and it will free up time later in the year to work on the new stuff.
I am happy that more "creative" content is being prioritized for the event this year. Other than KKfOS and La Llorona, the line up doesn't sound bad this year. It's definitely a riskier year.
Another thing I want to bring up is that SS 29 could potentially be the best house of the venue. The fact that Jordan Peele will likely be involved for Nope give me hope he'll make sure they don't put some black walls in there. Heard that Peele was not happy with the original pitch for Us because it had too many black hallways. I think Nope will be good.