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USH is definitely higher than USF. I remember being floored by the ice cream prices in Hollywood when I went in 2021 just a couple weeks after being in Florida.
I wonder if the opening time is dictated by the work they have to do to switch the pre-show area, but I guess they could also close the Dreamworks Theater during the day an hour before park close.
I think that's the way it's going to go transportationwise.
Today a 2-park ticket at Universal is $55 more than a 1-park ticket. Disney is $59-84 more for park hopper over the individual park tickets. I think we'll see the price point settle around $65-80 more, but maybe they'll keep a 2 park...
I also love New Nightmare, but do we really want HHN to do another meta house after Ultimate Kill Count (which I personally loved, but most of my friends hated)?
I would anticipate that there will be security at that entrance - it's not much different from the security checkpoints on the walking paths from the hotels into Citywalk.
I agree with @OrlandoGuy. At most, I could see them putting card readers in the elevators preventing non-guests from leaving the lobby level without being a guest.
If they threw in even one accessory or dropped the price $20, I'd be in for it at least once.
My fear is that I'll ruin the sheets at my hotel when I get too tired to wash it off that night. lol
I feel like it would make the most sense to set Paris in the same time period as the Umbridge trial and then use a time turner setup to enter the show. At the same time, there could always be an in-universe retcon added to explain things away.
I'd venture to say that USH is getting a temporary boost in attendance through 2025 because it's the only US version. If Orlando had opened SNW around the same time, USH wouldn't have been so overrun and might not be experiencing the crowding issues that it does.
I know that the creative team has had access to software for a few years that helps them conceptualize layouts in 3D. It's the same software they used to create Blood Moon: Dark Offerings and Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake at HHN. I imagine they've used it for these much higher stakes designs.
I don't see LL scare zones coming back unless they remove the Mummy and push any new attractions further back. I typically hit a Saturday in October when I do HHN at USH and it's so crowded that I'm surprised the scareactors can even move through the crowds. The only spaces I can see for...