dragsterfan420 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 To begin with, this was my second HHN trip. I went for a brief time during HHN XI but was too scared to stay very long. (I was 11) lol Also, let me start by saying that this year's houses were very well themed and very exciting. Here's my reviews:(SPOILER ALERT) The Wolfman (Soundstage 22): This was my first "house" of the night. Growing up watching Universal's classic monster movies, The Wolfman and Dracula being my favorite, I was really anticipating getting into this house. Luckily I purchased an express pass and basically walked right into the "house". Upon entering, it looks like you're in a forest. You can feel and hear the wind, smell the trees, and also hear howling in the distance. As someone else said in their PTR it's so realistic there was even sap on the trees. Anyways, at some points you walk through the given tight area's where people jump out at you but their were also some fairly large rooms. Everyone who was portraying the Wolfman looked completely real and even got on all fours at some points. Like other houses this year there was one particular part where the "Wolfman" was above you attached to a harness jumping over the walls roaring and a part where he tries to strike you from above. This was overall my 3rd favorite house of the night. I'm going to give it an A-. Dracula: Legacy in Blood (Soundstage 23): Dracula's house was up next on my stroll through the park so in I went. Once you enter, you instantly believe you are at a castle somewhere in eastern Europe. It is really cold in this soundstage, windy, and noisy(none of which is a bad thing). This was my favorite house this year. It had it's fair share of scares as well as ghostly women hovering above you throughout your trip through the maze. The entire area looked an felt like you were in a castle. If you were "inside" of the castle the air was calm and the scares were constantly coming. Once you stepped "outside" of the castle, though, it was insanly windy and cold. For these reasons and more made it my favorite house of the night. A++ Next up was... Frankenstein: Creation of the Damned (Soundstage 23): Frankstein was a pretty cool house. These last three houses would most likely as good as they were because they were in a soundstage. Frankenstein was no exception. While this house gave me the most scares, or startles, it wasn't my favorite. The blood and guts portion of the house mixed with an evil experiment type of feel were amazing. The main thing that through me off were how the "monster" throughout the house looked. They all had some LED thing on their chest and to me didn't look that good. Other than that it was a good house. B- Leave it to Cleaver (Disaster! Queue): This house is in a tie with Saw as my second favorite house of the night. From the extreme gore of it to the insanely funny humor, this one left me with a smile that could rival that of the smile on the masks. You enter into a butchers shop and then go behind the scenes to see how "Meetz Meat's" get there famous meet. Let's just say it isn't from cows, pigs, or chickens. A Saw (Jaws Queue): This house is tied with Leave it to cleaver because of the attention to detail. I wasn't even paying attention to the actors because I was looking around and examining everything. Even though I was doing this some of the pig headed accomplices of John, or Jigsaw, did manage to startle me. At one point you do see Jigsaw on his deathbed which was pretty neat. Also, many of the other scenes from movies past were in this maze. A The Spawning (Tent): This house was pretty neat. A nice idea. The creatures are pretty cool especially with their glowing eyes which makes them even creepier than they already are. This one was pretty good but overall I didn't even jump and it didn't thrill me that much. C- Chucky: Friends til the End (World Expo Warehouses): Even though I really enjoy all of the Child's Play and other Chucky movies I didn't think this house, or tent, was going to be that great. Overall it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great thing. The best thing in it was the "vortex bridge" that makes you feel like you are spinning. It was pretty cool to see Chucky in his own house but I didn't like it that much. C Silver Screams (Parade Warehouse): This years staple house was not a favorite for me. While it was cool to see many movies envisioned in one house it didn't thrill me nearly as much as the Wolfman or even Saw. "The Strangers" and "Army of Darkness" rooms were definatley my favorites in the house. B- Here's the first batch of pictures(sorry they're backwards, first time uploading directly to the site): The main gate with my friend Chris posing. Walking towards the first scare zone; Containment. This guy is like a Wal-Mart greeter, except he's telling you to turn back. The beginning of Containment. This girl runs around asking people to help her. Coming to the end of the Containment Scare Zone. Going to Frankenstein. Looking down at the "Apocalypse: City of Cannibals" scare zone. This was my second favorite scare zone. Heading toward's Frankenstein. The turnaround on HRRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragsterfan420 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Wow... I thought someone would surely post a reply before now. Here's the next batch of pics. I'll end this post with a picture of the entrance of the "Leave it to Cleaver" house. "Meetz Meats, the 'Z' stands for fresh!" Here's Leave it to Cleaver's text thing. One of my favorite houses this year. It was very original, gory, and funny. While I didn't get to experience this show, everyone says it was great. A projection in the Frankenstein line. Most of the houses have this feature. You text the "house #" to 64646 and each different house gives you different texts giving you info about the houses or options on ways to go. Gotta love the express pass. HRRR's turnaround. Another pic of HRRR going to the Frankenstein house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hey, thanks for the trip report. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Nice photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestylenut Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Thanks for posting...I was planning on going this year but some things came up that made money a little tight...so had to sacrifice my yearly visit to HHN...breaks the heart but sacrifices had to be made...always nice to see these pics, makes me feel like I was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragsterfan420 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks everyone. More pictures will be up soon I'm just overwhelmed with school work right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Zomfg. Now I know why Universal has the best Halloween attraction. That "End of the World" scare zone looks amazing. I got chills just thinking about being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragsterfan420 Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Here's the next batch of pictures: I'll leave you with a picture everyone must take on a trip to HHN. Looking into the scare zone. Some girl just got chainsawed and everyone's just standing around?! Walking to the "Lights, Cameras, Haction" Scare zone. After my friend and I got completely soaked, we headed over to the restaurant next to E.T. and had dinner. I got a burger which was fairly good. Anyways, after we ate we headed to Chucky: Friends Til the End. After the Spawning we decided to go check out Bill and Ted's before it got too late. This is the only pic I took. My review of the show: After all the videos I've seen, and discussions I've read of past shows, I can humbly saw that this years was pretty weak. It was really funny at some points, but the main factor was that they used so little of the events that have happened so far this year. Basically, they had a lot more to work with than they used. This isn't to say it's not worth seeing, but it's just not as good as years past. After the show was over and everybody was heading out we realized it was pouring... Next up was The Spawning. Wait time for the GP? 30 minutes. Wait time for my friend and I? However fast would could walk to the actual house(in this case, tent). In the saw Express Pass line. This house was awesome. Heading over to Amity, to experience Saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbit Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Looks awesome! The first halloween with the HollywoodRRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragsterfan420 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 True, but they don't run it during HHN. I wish they would because the LED's would look awesome with all the fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Great photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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