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9 days for PN and 7 for TM preview!We are officially 10 days out from stepping into the Fog once more.
9 days for PN and 7 for TM preview!We are officially 10 days out from stepping into the Fog once more.
TM Preview is Tuesday?9 days for PN and 7 for TM preview!
Yep! Not sure why, but it is.TM Preview is Tuesday?
Because it's technically a dress rehearsal. And it gives them a day to tweak things before opening night.Yep! Not sure why
Yeah that’s what TM preview isBecause it's technically a dress rehearsal.
I thought it was usually the night before the event. Obviously PN is that Thursday so thought it would be on a Wednesday then lol. I’m not a TM so I don’t really pay attention to when it is.And it gives them a day to tweak things before opening night.
Also it being on a Tuesday isn't abnormal.
No. It has almost always been on Tues/Wed, depending on opening night. I believe there was one random year it was the night before, but it was a rare occurrence.I thought it was usually the night before the event
And no food announcements it seems, correct?So I think at this point - it's safe to assume that there will be no press releases for the houses. Sorry @Alicia
(but please give us the food)
Not yet at least - other than the 2 items they put online for the Premium Scream night.And no food announcements it seems, correct?
there’s still timeSo I think at this point - it's safe to assume that there will be no press releases for the houses. Sorry @Alicia
(but please give us the food)
Feeling this myself, anecdotally seeing it on social media. Some theories in rough order, tho all probably contribute:I don't know if it's been the different/weird release schedules or the fact that I haven't been paying much attention to spoilers/construction updates but I don't feel the HHN hype as much so far this year. Maybe it's just me. I know the event will still be great but the hyper isn't as strong this year in my eyes.
UO has all their chips on it being EUHHN might be nearing the end of its "insanely popular with the normies" cycle, the crowd just hasn't figured out what to move onto next.
Poker or Potato or British (which are just fries)UO has all their chips
I still think HHN is popular, it's difficult to compete with the chaos of the world and D23/Epic Universe.Feeling this myself, anecdotally seeing it on social media. Some theories in rough order, tho all probably contribute:
- Lack of any truly killer IPs (after arguably the two hottest in the land last year, at least on paper) and an original line-up that relies on sequels -- while at the same time, Epic Universe and the D23 announcements are taking the air out of the room in terms of theme park discussion
- The general malaise the country falls into every election year -- arguably worse this year as we come down off the post-COVID high, both emotionally and economically
- HHN starts too damn early. Mid-September was the rule for over a decade, early Labor Day has us starting in August.
- Everything in Orlando theme parks runs in cycles. For a time, you couldn't think about parking at EPCOT during Food & Wine on a weekend. Or the lines just to enter into Osbourne Lights. HHN might be nearing the end of its "insanely popular with the normies" cycle, the crowd just hasn't figured out what to move onto next.
Yeah. It's theirs to lose -- but after a quarter-century as a Universal stan, I fully expect them to find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.UO has all their chips on it being EU
Personally ascribing it to:I don't know if it's been the different/weird release schedules or the fact that I haven't been paying much attention to spoilers/construction updates but I don't feel the HHN hype as much so far this year. Maybe it's just me. I know the event will still be great but the hype isn't as strong this year in my eyes.