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Halloween Horror Nights is an annual after-hours theme park event at Universal Orlando Resort. It began with a single haunted house in 1991 and billed as "Fright Nights" for three days (The HHN name was adopted the next year). It has evolved into a 23-night event featuring several themed houses plus stage shows and menacing street performers (some wielding chainsaws).
Horror Nights began at Universal Studios, but moved for a few years to sister park Islands of Adventure in 2002. In 2004, both parks were used before moving back to the Studios in 2006. Classic characters such as Frankenstein and Dracula have been incorporated, but Universal has also developed new characters for theming...
Horror Nights began at Universal Studios, but moved for a few years to sister park Islands of Adventure in 2002. In 2004, both parks were used before moving back to the Studios in 2006. Classic characters such as Frankenstein and Dracula have been incorporated, but Universal has also developed new characters for theming...
Halloween Horror Nights is an annual after-hours theme park event at Universal Orlando Resort. It began with a single haunted house in 1991 and billed as "Fright Nights" for three days (The HHN name was adopted the next year). It has evolved into a 23-night event featuring several themed houses plus stage shows and menacing street performers (some wielding chainsaws).
Horror Nights began at Universal Studios, but moved for a few years to sister park Islands of Adventure in 2002. In 2004, both parks were used before moving back to the Studios in 2006. Classic characters such as Frankenstein and Dracula have been incorporated, but Universal has also developed new characters for theming and marketing. Among these creatures are Jack (a demented clown), the Caretaker, the Director (an Eastern European who specialized in snuff films) and the Storyteller, an oddly hypnotic old woman.
In 2007, an agreement with New Line Cinema allowed more modern icons to be used for Horror Nights. Houses were designed to revolve around Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street), Jason (Friday the 13th) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). A Rocky Horror Picture Show revue also was added.
"Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure" debuted in year 2 of the event. The boisterous, sometimes naughty stage show is a comic musical parody that skewers current events and personalities.
Admission to Halloween Horror Nights requires a ticket separate from normal theme park admission.
Horror Nights began at Universal Studios, but moved for a few years to sister park Islands of Adventure in 2002. In 2004, both parks were used before moving back to the Studios in 2006. Classic characters such as Frankenstein and Dracula have been incorporated, but Universal has also developed new characters for theming and marketing. Among these creatures are Jack (a demented clown), the Caretaker, the Director (an Eastern European who specialized in snuff films) and the Storyteller, an oddly hypnotic old woman.
In 2007, an agreement with New Line Cinema allowed more modern icons to be used for Horror Nights. Houses were designed to revolve around Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street), Jason (Friday the 13th) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). A Rocky Horror Picture Show revue also was added.
"Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure" debuted in year 2 of the event. The boisterous, sometimes naughty stage show is a comic musical parody that skewers current events and personalities.
Admission to Halloween Horror Nights requires a ticket separate from normal theme park admission.
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Universal Studios Hollywood already planning Horror Nights 2012
Los Angeles Times staff writerWhile most of us have Christmas on our minds, Universal Studios Hollywood is already planning for next Halloween. > Halloween Horror Nights 2011: Review | Photos | Celebrities Universal has been conducting an online survey to gauge fan interest in 50...Tags: Holidays, Massacres, Psycho (movie), The Shining (movie), Quentin Tarantino
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Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2011 shows
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterKnott's Berry Farm will add three new shows for Halloween Haunt 2011, according to theme park officials. > Halloween Haunt 2011 haunted mazes and scare zones The 39th annual Knott’s Scary Farm will take place Wednesday through Sunday evenings from...Tags: Holidays, Crimes, Assault, Britney Spears, Gardens and Parks
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Universal Studios Orlando: Mazes for Halloween Horror Nights 21
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUniversal Studios Orlando will feature eight haunted mazes, six scare zones and two live shows at Halloween Horror Nights 21. > Photos: Halloween Horror Nights 21 at Universal Studios Orlando Universal Orlando's Horror Nights has been voted the best...Tags: Holidays, World War I (1914-1918), Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations
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Universal Studios Hollywood unveils mazes for Halloween Horror Nights 2011
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUniversal Studios Hollywood has announced plans for haunted attractions based on "The Thing," "The Wolfman," "Scream," "Hostel" and "House of 1000 Corpses" films as well as shock rocker Alice Cooper and the La Llorona folk legend while continuing to...Tags: Holidays, Clubs and Associations, Jurassic Park (movie), The Wolf Man (movie, 2009), Eli Roth
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Review: Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood
Los Angeles Times staff writerHalloween Horror Nights gets bigger, better and busier every year -- so much so the annual theme park event seems ready to burst like the bloody entrails spilling from the guts of so many hapless victims at Universal Studios Hollywood. > Halloween Horror...Tags: Holidays, Psycho (movie), Tourism and Leisure, Mass Media, Trips and Vacations
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First look: Inside the Alice Cooper maze at Halloween Horror Nights
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBoa constrictor snakes, black widowspiders, guillotine decapitations, electrifying electrocutions, sadistic insane asylums. Welcome toAlice Cooper's walk-through nightmare. The "Alice Cooper: Welcome to my Nightmare" maze at Halloween Horror Nights 2011...Tags: Holidays, Politics, Health and Medical Professionals, Tourism and Leisure, Jurassic Park (movie)
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Halloween Horror Nights 2011 to feature Alice Cooper maze
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHalloween Horror Nights 2011 at Universal Studios Hollywood will veer from its traditional horror movie theme with an Alice Cooper haunted maze that will draw on elements from the shock rocker's theatrical concerts and feature music from his 1975...Tags: Alice Cooper, Movies, Holidays, Horror (genre), Spider (music group)
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Universal Studios Hollywood gets made up for Halloween
Money & CompanyJohn Murdy, the creative director for Universal Studios Hollywood, says he will continue to push the boundaries of gore and horror for this year's annual Halloween Horror Nights. Click here to read about how Latino myths and legends such as...... -
Review: Halloween Haunt 2011 disappoints at Knott's Berry Farm
Los Angeles Times staff writerIt saddens and pains me to say it, but the granddaddy of all Halloween theme park events has gotten tired, old and complacent. After 39 years, Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm looks like a creaky, middle-aged zombie that's lost its will to rise from...Tags: Holidays, Justin Bieber, Tourism and Leisure, Landforms, Trips and Vacations
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Review: Bigger means better at Magic Mountain's Fright Fest
Los Angeles Times staff writerFright Fest got bigger and better this year at Six Flags Magic Mountain, with significantly more haunted mazes, double the number of scare zones and twice as many monsters in the park. Fright Fest 2011 at Six Flags Magic Mountain: Preview | Photos Magic...Tags: Holidays, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Haunted Houses (attractions)
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Celebrities celebrate Halloween at theme parks around the world
Los Angeles Times staff writerMovie stars, television actors, pop singers, fashion models and stand-up comedians love to get scared just like you and me. > Photos: Screaming with the stars at Halloween theme park events Halloween events at theme parks around the world offer...Tags: Holidays, Heidi Klum, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber, Glee (tv program)
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