And if people are wondering why there have been such drastic changes to the spec map over the last week…
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This is exactly what several on the insiders did. Even when the first spec map for this year was posted, I kept reiterating how insiders requested Ghostbusters NOT be on it. But no one bothered
My “hint” for the IP was never for a house.
It was always for the CryptTV zone. (My “Midnight Graveyard” zone concept—graveyards feature crypts.)
Basically, a number of insiders this year were actively working against the real lineup getting revealed. Since so much of this year was known from day one, we wanted to try and let Universal give y’all a couple of legitimate surprises. We did it for Hollywood too.
And, frankly, it was remarkably easy. I posted a clue for a zone because I knew everyone would immediately assume it was for Shrek. The only reason I posted it was to get people away from thinking it was an original. It worked.
I kept warning about chaos, and people thought it was a clue. I tell people the spec map can’t be trusted, but everyone got so focused on Halloween being on the map no one thought it could have been a red herring. I openly defended insiders lying about what was coming. I felt like I had been telling you exactly what was happening but (and I knew this would be the case) no one was hearing it through the fog of impatient excitement.
Chaotic evil. I warned you.
But, the closer we get, the more people outside the core group find out the real lineup, the harder it became to keep the cat in the bag.
And here’s the thing. I would absolutely do it again.