Halloween Horror Nights 34 (UOR) - Speculation & Rumors

[Map Monster]

One could argue the change in demographics were due to the arrival of Stranger Things. Lol

1000% lol

 

[moth]

They're gonna get even younger if FNAF actually happens this year.

 

[mccgavin]

They're gonna get even younger if FNAF actually happens this year.

Five Nights at Freddy's came out 11 years ago. Most of the people who grew up with the series when the games were at their peak popularity are in their 20s now...

 

[Lucky Planet]

Glory days of Halloween Horror Nights. My buddy and I started going in 2006 and our best memories come from pre 2018. The event or the attendees have not felt the same since the introduction of Strangers Things. We never drink throughout the year but we do let loose at HHN, and it always led to meeting new people. Those were the stories we always went home with and still talk about today, not the houses or the scare zones but the interactions with complete strangers over a drink. Nowadays you spark a conversation with somebody and they look at you like your nuts.

The Walking Dead made HHN more popular with the horror audience by bringing in folks who weren't locals and convinced people to stay at their resorts.

Stranger Things made HHN the "place to be" during the Halloween season, specifically younger demographics who only care about being there.

I thought it was just me. the event definitely feels "colder" in some ways, the crowds. not even about randomly talking to people in line, but just in general, it's lost something,

and the event kind of used to feel more creepy before, and more haunted too, I will always, always partly blame the change in music.
let's say when you go to universal studios or islands during the day or if you visit the Disney parks, you usually hear instrumental music that feels iconic and memorable to those parks, movie scores, that's how hhn felt before the techno and before stranger things.

stranger things not only changed the demographic but in some ways feels responsible for all the newer music used now (the dance/ techno stuff)
it might seem very small but music plays a gigantic influence on the way something feels, the way you remember it. how scary it is,
now it's just different. the energy is different. it definitely doesn't feel like a horror event is taking place.

in that sense, five nights at Freddy's fits perfectly with the current hhn,

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I thought it was just me. the event definitely feels "colder" in some ways, the crowds. not even about randomly talking to people in line, but just in general, it's lost something,

and the event kind of used to feel more creepy before, and more haunted too, I will always, always partly blame the change in music.
let's say when you go to universal studios or islands during the day or if you visit the Disney parks, you usually hear instrumental music that feels iconic and memorable to those parks, movie scores, that's how hhn felt before the techno and before stranger things.

stranger things not only changed the demographic but in some ways feels responsible for all the newer music used now (the dance/ techno stuff)
it might seem very small but music plays a gigantic influence on the way something feels, the way you remember it. how scary it is,
now it's just different. the energy is different. it definitely doesn't feel like a horror event is taking place.

Yeah, while it's all personal preference, HHN has felt less "creepy/dark" than before in tone. And I think the overall atmosphere at the park such as music selection and scare zone design is to blame. The event feels more 'up beat', which I'm not sure works for this type of event.

HHN is still gory and still features mature content, but there's just something off about the event overall.

It's an issue that can be corrected though. So I'm hoping they can find a happy medium.

 

[Lucky Planet]

Yeah, while it's all personal preference, HHN has felt less "creepy/dark" than before in tone. And I think the overall atmosphere at the park such as music selection and scare zone design is to blame. The event feels more 'up beat', which I'm not sure works for this type of event.

HHN is still gory and still features mature content, but there's just something off about the event overall.

It's an issue that can be corrected though. So I'm hoping they can find a happy medium.

technically the houses are still as scary as ever, and the actors in the streets are as scary as always, those parts are good like before,
but yeah hhn used to feel scary the moments you arrived at the gate, even before you even got near to any zone or house, the event felt creepy ,

I didn't mention the houses because they have so much variety in subject and theming, but the park atmosphere it's been the same for like 4 to 5 years straight, even before COVID happened, it's been the same nightclub feel for the park overall.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

technically the houses are still as scary as ever, and the actors in the streets are as scary as always, those parts are good like before,
but yeah hhn used to feel scary the moments you arrived at the gate, even before you even got near to any zone or house, the event felt creepy ,

I didn't mention the houses because they have so much variety in subject and theming, but the park atmosphere it's been the same for like 4 to 5 years straight, even before COVID happened, it's been the same nightclub feel for the park overall.

HHN Houses are still top tier, they always have 2-3 solid houses, paired with ok houses, and a dud or two.

But, zones and the overall atmosphere of the event have taken a toll.

 

[Midnight Detective]

I thought it was just me. the event definitely feels "colder" in some ways, the crowds. not even about randomly talking to people in line, but just in general, it's lost something,

and the event kind of used to feel more creepy before, and more haunted too, I will always, always partly blame the change in music.

Corporate is the most accurate descriptor I've seen thrown around.

The atmosphere shift crossing the bridge to the park entrance from City Walk used to be palpable.

 

[Lucky Planet]

HHN Houses are still top tier, they always have 2-3 solid houses, paired with ok houses, and a dud or two.

But, zones and the overall atmosphere of the event have taken a toll.

Corporate is the most accurate descriptor I've seen thrown around.

The atmosphere shift crossing the bridge to the park entrance from City Walk used to be palpable.

and the conversation was on how stranger things and walking dead changed the event and the audience, but at least the music for the walking dead still felt horror ( when all the scarezones were walking dead)
back then it still felt eerie. I know everyone got sick of walking dead, but at least it still had a scary, horror element. the zombies were scary, the atmosphere around walking dead was still horror.
maybe walking dead made hhn too popular, but it never changed the atmosphere of the event like stranger things did.