Halloween Horror Nights 35 (UO) - Speculation & Rumors

[Frank Drackman]

I tend to only read this area of the site as we get close to the event. I scanned through this thread a bit and wanted to say a couple of things.

I still see people being confused over RoF (like something was taking away) ...... IMHO, the UoR perspective has always been that it includes the first three weeks of the event, back when the event started the 2nd week of Sept., fans turned that into....RoF includes all of Sept. When the event moved to start a week earlier, it shifted where those 'first three weeks' fell.

Has anyone mentioned the idea of a time when parking becomes free? (I believe it was midnight last year, I believe it does not exists this year).

Now that the parks can sell an individual 'express now' for an attraction when Express capacity allows, will we see individual house Express being offered in the APP?

TM preview takes place over two nights this year (TMs still only get one night, but last year was way too crowded for the type of event it use to be, so happy to see it split, plus it gives two days of test before the adjust so hopefully a little more together for Premium Scream Night.

Happy session all! Have fun!

Methinks I will get drunk Tuesday night and cry my way through the Ozzy house.

 

[Bigskinny0310]

While I do firmly agree with that, we all thought the same for Nuka Cola with Fallout last year and that never officially materialized.

Isn’t Nuka Cola licensed to a separate soda company? That was the hiccup last year. Hollywood has Slurp Juice no reason for it to not be over here.

 

[Staggz]

Isn’t Nuka Cola licensed to a separate soda company? That was the hiccup last year. Hollywood has Slurp Juice no reason for it to not be over here.

I actually didn’t think about that but yes, Jones currently is allowed to use the Nuka Cola name for their products. However what’s interesting is that they also were allowed to use/have Sunset Sarsparilla as well, but Hollywood had that as a drink last year, so it was very strange. I also don’t understand why Orlando wouldn’t have some sort of Fortnite food/beverage this year. It just seems like a really odd choice. Also really interesting is that it seems like neither Hollywood nor Orlando are getting any Killer Klowns themed food. There’s the themed “baked goods” like the macarons and the rice crispy treat, but no actual food at the booths. For Orlando since it’s just a zone I guess that makes sense “kinda” but in Hollywood it’s a full blown house.

 

[Legacy]

I honestly think it boils down to timing. Orlando locks in the entirety of their event much earlier than Hollywood does (see Obsession appearing in Hollywood and not Orlando). From my understanding, Fortnitemares was the last IP to get secured. Zones are normally last to get developed, but securing an IP zone “late” (March) can really cause issues for Orlando’s design team. Remember, Orlando is bigger than Hollywood and starts earlier. A single late change can have significant impacts on the rest of the event. And that includes food. (This is also why I think the Fortnitemares merch isn’t has complicated as the other IPs.)

Now, do I think they could have renamed a couple of things and redesigned one booth for Fortnitemares? Theoretically. But which one do you replace? Is the booth in CP equipped for the most “Fortnite-esque” food? If it’s not, what does that do.

Basically, Orlando was probably too far ahead in all of its planning for this year to best integrate Fortnitemares. Hollywood is way more flexible.