HHN 2024: Tips, Tricks & Planning Thread

[Jerroddragon]

Went Last Night

Got on Inisduous around 5 mins after it opened for EA

Waled on Ghost Busters Twice after that and then the line got to 15mins and waited for Quiet Place to open and was done with QP and Monsterous by 6:55 PM.

TCM said 20 mins but was 30 because of express line (so beware around 7 PM line might jump up because of people coming in)

The Weekend was about 15 mins after that, general line was small but express so you know the drill

I didn't hit DE and Bloodlines but both said 15 mins or less and Bloodlines as like 10-15 most the night until I left

I saw Chucky....nothing new same old show and did not talk about the show being cancelled but plugged a dead show

Terror Tram was under 10 mins around 8:40 PM.

Got two great interactions with Edgar Alan Crow, if your out there Edgar thanks for coming up and "chatting" with me twice in the night, your rock.

If I skipped Chucky could have easily hit all hours before 10 PM with general/EA. Chuxky line was easy when it opened but got to 40ish mins after that....not sure how many more times I'll see it if they don't make it more interactive but its the same questions most nights

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

So following up... went again last night... and same thing. Unless you have Early Entry, you will not be allowed to enter any houses until 7pm.

Confirmed this by talking to two different maze supervisors (DE: DV and Bloodlines). Both said that their superiors have informed them that even though their mazes open at 6:30 and 6:45 respectively, and are not "officially" on the Early Entry list, general admissions cannot even enter the queue until 7pm.

The DE: DV supervior even said he remembered me from last night, and while I can understand that it may not be his decision, he was pretty much a jerk in delivering the news and not apologetic at all, even though this is reversing a policy that has been otherwise for well over a decade or more now. They did let me into the Bloodlines queue early (prior to 7), but the supervisor there did admit they were not supposed to, and said the event is "evolving" and not everyone may yet be on the same page (especially when I mentioned that Monstrus let us in early). She was at least nicer about this news.

So just be warned: at least on paper, no GA tickets are supposed to be allowed into ANY maze until 7pm (and I noticed that is now printed directly on the wristband), but you may get lucky if that particular maze is not enforcing it or just don't notice. Honestly, I think this sucks and is totally a money grab to essentially force you to buy Early Entry.

If this policy continues, I don't really foresee myself getting FFP next year, because unless you can go/stay very, very late at night, there's not much value in it anymore.

They must need that 10$ bad this year then

 

[Jerroddragon]

They must need that 10$ bad this year then

25 bucks on most weekend nights now

I'm going to mainly be going on Wednesday's now because of that.....25 bucks for not fully staffed houses either...fun