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Yeah I have absolutely no idea where this “overused” argument is stemming from. This is in no way a purge, and Al king dead, or even Halloween situation.
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Even if it was feasible, what would be the point of adding an IP house at this point? The ads are filmed. the merch is manufactured. Any IP added now can't really be highlighted, so it's going to add little to the bottom line. Most of the people who would hear about it are die-hards who are going anyway. The goal now is making sure there's a 10th house to eat up crowds.
CHUCKY would be an easy aspect, as he's been part of the merchandise rollouts in general since..2018? Even with no presence inside of the events, there's a lot you can pull from with Curse/Cult, and S1 alone. Especially as it has characters like Nica and Tiff, who could balance out the presence of Chucky.
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Really the only thing you can do is 1) in park advertising 2) logo/VO in the commercial.
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Exactly. The last time Chucky had a solo house was 19. Scenes from any or all of those would be easy.
For a while, they were taking a previous year’s scare zone and making a house. So could that be an option? Taking out 30 Years 30 Fears and Gorewood Forest which are not going to happen, that leaves us with:
Crypt TV - They seemed to use a lot of the popular stories last year. But maybe?
Seek and Destroy - I’d love a S&D destroy house to know some backstory of the Controller and I think this could make for a great house.
Lights Camera Hacktion - Probably not likely, but wouldn’t mind another Eddie appearance.
The last time Chucky has had a direct presence was 2017 with Titans of Terror Tram and Chucky's Revenge for 2018 at Orlando (Thanks for clarifying that, @HHN Maddux!)
Hollywood has never had a legitimate house. The only time they've tried is 2009's with the HoH Overlay. Genuinely wonder if this year might be the chance for Hollywood, if they try to keep to be with just something in-house (be that Us or CHUCKY), but that would probably be better discussed elsewhere.
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*Revenge of Chucky was 2018.
Any theories on why Chucky isn't part of the event? He didn't even make one spec map either.
This lineup really could have used his Iconic presence. Especially with a new show that I thought was well received (and for a Comcast channel / streaming).
This lineup really could have used his Iconic presence. Especially with a new show that I thought was well received (and for a Comcast channel / streaming).
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Chucky sells but they won't always rely on Chucky all the time, last year was just a marketing ploy for the show, although he could definitely make people feel like the likelihood of Chucky appearing this year in both coasts also due to the fact Don Mancini was up for it, it definitely created some buzz but right now Universal has more they want to do in terms of ips instead of reusing Chucky, not saying he won't return one year, he will but I wouldn't say anytime soon, although merchandising is a different story.
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all i know for sure is that the creator of chucky really really really wanted chucky at HHN when the show came out. i saw an interview about the chucky show and i specifically remember him saying how much he wanted chucky at HHN. ( but i dont know if he just meant hhn hollywood)
i will try to find it, but i remember that after i watched the show i read a lot of articles, and in one of them, he literally says he really wants chucky for HHN (it almost sounded like it was universal saying "no" for now)
i bring this up because when the chucky show came out, he sounded like he was all in for a chucky hhn house.... ill try to find this.
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I think the reason they haven’t done a Chucky house since 09 is because the IP is a slasher IP with 2-foot tall slasher.
Casting the 09 house was a major challenge. All of the Chuckys were extremely short performers (mostly women) that were taller than the actual Chucky but not so tall they were legitimately scary. From my understanding, there were a number of instances were performers were assaulted because they were too short to be intimidating.
Now, the immediate question is “what about puppets.” The puppets in AWIL were terrifying. Those puppets were also massive, ferocious looking, and fast. The problem with a Chucky puppet is that it, too, is only 2 foot tall and not really intimidating. If you look at the puppets used in Puppet Theater last year, they were distractions. The gnome wasn’t a scare. Basically, an oversized Chucky isn’t realistic or scary, and a puppet-sized Chucky is even less scary.
That means that, an effective Child’s Play house is either a book report-style house with vignettes (that most fans seem to hate), or an original toy factory house that barely includes Chucky. If the fans don’t like the first option, there’s no sense in doing it. And if the second option barely features Chucky, why pay for the IP?
Casting the 09 house was a major challenge. All of the Chuckys were extremely short performers (mostly women) that were taller than the actual Chucky but not so tall they were legitimately scary. From my understanding, there were a number of instances were performers were assaulted because they were too short to be intimidating.
Now, the immediate question is “what about puppets.” The puppets in AWIL were terrifying. Those puppets were also massive, ferocious looking, and fast. The problem with a Chucky puppet is that it, too, is only 2 foot tall and not really intimidating. If you look at the puppets used in Puppet Theater last year, they were distractions. The gnome wasn’t a scare. Basically, an oversized Chucky isn’t realistic or scary, and a puppet-sized Chucky is even less scary.
That means that, an effective Child’s Play house is either a book report-style house with vignettes (that most fans seem to hate), or an original toy factory house that barely includes Chucky. If the fans don’t like the first option, there’s no sense in doing it. And if the second option barely features Chucky, why pay for the IP?
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The Weeknd is this year’s headliner.
The house at the front of the park always has the longest line because its at the front of the park. Location is related to what they need for the house—not popularity.
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One thing that might work in the show’s favor should they ever decide to do it is that it has a lot of comedy and it would almost certainly be the comedy house for the year so Chucky doesn’t even necessarily need to be all that intimidating in that instance.
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Signed up just to +1 KKFOS for Orlando.
I know, I know. We got them as a scarezone and a house already, but man, I am VERY jealous that Hollywood is (supposedly) getting a SEQUEL HOUSE this year. If I could afford it I would fly out in a heartbeat.
When I heard Evil Dead was scrapped I was a bit excited, not going to lie. The chances of Klowns returning this late in the year is slim to none, but there's still a small chance.
In terms of merch/ads/etc, I think it wouldn't be too hard to reuse what they've done for Hollywood, assuming that the rumors are true.
Finally someone says a great reason why chucky shouldn't be a house! Absolutely agree with this as who's going to be afraid of a 2 foot high doll. Unless it was nothing but jump scares from puppets in your face a house would not work at all
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I think a house similar to the Revenge of Chucky zone would actually work. Chucky as the mastermind behind all the toys coming to life and popping out here and there as a puppet to deliver one-liners would be solid I think.
Like someone else said, it would likely be a comedy house, so it doesn't necessarily need to be scary.
Like someone else said, it would likely be a comedy house, so it doesn't necessarily need to be scary.
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Not usually a fan of Chucky, but this idea sounds really cool.
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Would just like to throw out that reminder that I'm just copying the zone and did not come up with that idea LOL
Considering how much they just throw Chucky onto merch at will, it would be nice for him to actually get a house again
He's allegedly a big merch pusher, so I get it, but still
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