Run: Blood, Sweat, and Fears at HHN25. It's possible a good "run" of that house didn't exist.
I had a perfect run for Run a couple years ago; it existed!
That house was literally the worst. The posted wait was like 40 mins so we said may as well... except we waited well over an hour, and got... that. Live and learn I suppose
^Given my love of World Showcase, it's a shame that house was a disappointment.
Grilling With Guns, who has been to 11 HHNs, has said that 27 is better than 25. Didn't get to 25 but I'm hoping he's right!
I should clairify. I was being a bit tongue in check earlier.
@SeventyOne made a great point about timing. It is why I try to go multiple nights.
The 1st time I went to HHN with my wife, I was looking forward to the Alice Cooper house. I went one night that year, caught AC as part of the AP event. The queue music was off, the house music was too low, most rooms looked as if actors should have been there...I mean I walked into a room with a stripper pole, no people, no other props...so I knew something was missing.
The 1st AWiL was great, that cop and his whistle always got me even when I knew he would be there, the puppets where great, 2nd year, not the same cop, not the same place...the puppets were dark when I hit the rooms.
For 25, we tried to use most of what RoF provided, so I kept giving Run a try, but always seemed to hit rooms when actors were working a different area of the conga.
So, I get timing, compensated by add more days to get more walk through s, but still had bad luck with Run.
Funny thing about that actually, all of the songs in the queue came out in 1987, the same year that "The Running Man" came out. My friend adored that house. I thought it was ok but didn't quite live up to the premise or it's heritage.
Personally, while Ash v ED isn't my favorite house, I think it's a more effective "fun" house, mainly because of the music and overall irreverence.
Great observations (on my belief that the whole park is a planned show with a soundtrack to 'dance' to (read actors need something to build a rhythm around).
This is something I've been thinking about... IMO 27 wins mazes and scarezones especially once more is added to Festival of the Deadliest. What 25 had that 27 doesn't was an Jack and a (prevalent) overarching theme. The fact that we can even compare 27 to 25 is a testament to the strength of this years line up though...
Good to hear, I have not been paying attention to anything this year, just sort of hoping that if I go, I will see for myself when I get there.