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The Theme Park History of Halloween Horror Nights 1991-2018 (Universal Studios Orlando)

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  • čas přidán 25. 10. 2018
  • Halloween Horror Nights is an annual special event that occurs at Universal Studios theme parks in Florida, California, Singapore, and Japan. The Halloween-themed event occurs during the fall season and features haunted houses, scare zones, and live entertainment. In this video, we look at the event’s beginnings as Fright Nights in 1991, its growth and change to Halloween Horror Nights during the 1990s, the introduction of icons and changing homes to Islands of Adventure in the early 2000s, the event’s sweet sixteen and focus on intellectual properties during the late 2000s, the event’s 20th and 25th anniversary in 2010 and 2016, and this year’s event.
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  • @henrylikanal9196
    @henrylikanal9196 Před 5 lety +1570

    Imagine that $12 a ticket.... what a time that was

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +273

      You're lucky to get a churro for $12 at the parks these days 😂

    • @DarkBunnyLord
      @DarkBunnyLord Před 5 lety +12

      Not really that amazing when you consider 1 there where only a fraction of the mazes and 2 inflation

    • @KingOfGaymes
      @KingOfGaymes Před 4 lety +2

      I mean it was only 1 house and some other things so kinda boring

    • @voyage6005
      @voyage6005 Před 3 lety +15

      Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Japan is free. You buy a regular ticket, you can stay the whole night and do the houses.

    • @OscarLangleySoryu
      @OscarLangleySoryu Před rokem

      I'll take more houses for more money... this is a VERY premium event
      I mean even a home town haunted house costs more than that now!

  • @cicadaplum
    @cicadaplum Před 5 lety +2228

    Those Horror Night commercials give me life.

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +191

      Don't think enough people talk about them, they always pumped me up for the event.

    • @Hessed3712
      @Hessed3712 Před 5 lety +50

      ExtraLifeWithNoLife I ran into another room so I would not even have to hear them when they came on. I’m more a Mickey’s Not So Scary type.......so a scaredy-cat.

    • @wolfie1179
      @wolfie1179 Před 5 lety +6

      I’m more of a Knott’s Scary Farm guy

    • @DisneyDude1928
      @DisneyDude1928 Před 5 lety +18

      I’m a Mickeys Not-So-Scary guy too

    • @thatguysky99
      @thatguysky99 Před 4 lety +4

      I look forward to Halloween commercials every year from BushGardens, Kings Dominion and Universal,etc but like Hessed and DisneyDude said I like Mickey's not so scary Halloween party. I'm personally sensitive to that kind of stuff and I also had a traumatic experience at Bush Gardens when I was 8

  • @submerged10
    @submerged10 Před 5 lety +851

    "For those that don't know who The Cryptkeeper is...."
    A sentence has never made me feel older.

    • @spookyjinglebells8265
      @spookyjinglebells8265 Před 5 lety +2

      Tina Worley okay same

    • @ligeiaztomb2755
      @ligeiaztomb2755 Před 5 lety +2

      Same

    • @KanaidBlack
      @KanaidBlack Před 5 lety +10

      If it hepls you, I grew up in the Tales from the Cript era, but I didn't knew about the Keeper until last year since in my country only people with pay tv could see the show.

    • @KingOfGaymes
      @KingOfGaymes Před 4 lety +2

      I feel like these days kids only know of him from the masks they sell at party stores

    • @TheBigGSN5
      @TheBigGSN5 Před 4 lety +2

      He first appeared in late 1949.

  • @TheQuestionableGarage
    @TheQuestionableGarage Před 4 lety +913

    I was a scareactor in 2006 for HHNXVI. I worked in the RUN: Hostile Territory house featuring Eddie. That was such a fun job, and I've made lifelong friends from the cast.

    • @nonyabuznis2664
      @nonyabuznis2664 Před 3 lety +13

      At a time when no one can really go to a theme park, it's got to be good to have those memories. Thanks for the great time!

    • @valkahaddock8580
      @valkahaddock8580 Před 3 lety +5

      Do you have any advice for a potential first-timer?

    • @sailormoonfaiza
      @sailormoonfaiza Před 3 lety +3

      What role did you do?

    • @skiddleskibble3002
      @skiddleskibble3002 Před 3 lety +3

      That’s so cool!

    • @neds3528
      @neds3528 Před 3 lety +2

      Lifetime memories I'm sure, those were good years for HHN

  • @cesarruiz4798
    @cesarruiz4798 Před 5 lety +3332

    $12.95 a ticket? And buy one get one half off?! Man how times have changed

    • @woahtheredude2365
      @woahtheredude2365 Před 5 lety +199

      Cesar Ruiz you aren’t kidding. Now it’s $60+ for a regular ticket and $130+ for any fast pass and other perks.

    • @randomfools808
      @randomfools808 Před 5 lety +52

      Exactly. I remember attending V. $145+ was the least you could pay to go this year with an express pass (which is mandatory if you want to comfortably experience the whole thing). And that price was only available for a handful of the dates. It's gotten so expensive. An express pass on a Thursday night did not used to be over $130. That's just stupid.

    • @clemchowder8165
      @clemchowder8165 Před 5 lety +19

      hahahaha no kidding I went to it this year and got vip and it was like 400 bucks

    • @boomboom122
      @boomboom122 Před 5 lety +80

      Pro tip: Do Stay and Scream, they let you in an hour early and you don't even need a Fast Pass. Then make sure you get the Half Night Fast Pass. It starts at 11PM (in 2017 it started at 10PM) when the event is at it's busiest and you pay only half the price of the full Fast Pass. I went to all 10 houses in 2018, spent an hour in Diagon Alley and got out an hour before the event ended.

    • @elizabethrios5622
      @elizabethrios5622 Před 5 lety +30

      Yeah, because the technology and upkeep today compared to the 90's is extremely difficult and much more expensive to maintain. They keep growing and giving new experiences, so prices go up

  • @brentparker7359
    @brentparker7359 Před 5 lety +1245

    26:16 - "...guests would be given a choice of paths throughout each house." So you mean the mazes...were actually MAZES?!

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +176

      What a concept right? Beats having to be waved on by an employee showing you wear to go.

    • @Alkaline7y
      @Alkaline7y Před 5 lety +73

      @@ThemeParkHistory Waved? You are literally pushed and yelled at if you do not traverse the house at anything less than a brisk power walk

    • @TexasT54
      @TexasT54 Před 5 lety +37

      Yes, you did have a choice, and we built it that way simply as the sound stage allowed us to greatly expand.

    • @bobcatnat123
      @bobcatnat123 Před 5 lety +46

      @@ThemeParkHistory They use a tactic of "Scaring forward" Lol It's one of the oldest tricks in the book, Actor comes and scares behind you so you jump forward in the right direction

    • @jswatch9270
      @jswatch9270 Před 5 lety +3

      @@ThemeParkHistory great video and imagine chance the clown teams up with the joker, Harley Quinn, and pennywise the clown and speaking of the joker can u do Batman escape from arkham asylum at the Warner brothers studios please

  • @KC-Mitch
    @KC-Mitch Před 4 lety +70

    UO Front Entrance employee here. If you're wondering why tickets are like $120/night when it was $12 thirty years ago, it's because of the houses they keep adding. The $12 ticket adjusted for inflation is $25, *BUT*, there were only like two houses in those days. The biggest reason for the price hikes is not only the number of houses (each house staffs between 25-75 team members/scare actors at any given time), but for licenses.
    In the video, you see that for most of HHN's history, there have been original houses/stories. *BUT*, we live in the "IP-era" of theme parks. So, having a Stranger Things house (rights owned by Netflix) is expensive because it's popular. Want a Gremlins or Beetlejuice house (rights owned by Warner Bros.)? Again, expensive license. To keep merchandise at the same price (basically all T-shirts being like $28 or whatever) Universal takes a hit because of royalties paid. But Universal brings things like Stranger Things or GhostBusters, neither of which are Universal properties, but are things that guests demand, so Universal brings them in. Since merch is one of two ways theme parks make money (the other being food/alcohol), they have to raise ticket prices to cover overhead.
    *TL;DR: Universal raises ticket prices so much because bringing in IP based properties Uni. doesn't own costs more money, so the ticket prices raise to cover the overhead. Theme parks DON'T make money from ticket sales. It all comes from merch and food/alcohol.*

    • @602west2
      @602west2 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yea but unless you pay almost $100 more for a fast pass you don’t get to experience every house.

  • @rocknroll20024
    @rocknroll20024 Před 5 lety +622

    I swear the old woman playing the storyteller looks like she could be the sweetest old lady ever but yet she scares the crap out of me she's more scarier than the old woman from Drag Me to Hell

    • @JFurse96
      @JFurse96 Před 4 lety +1

      what is that video from?

    • @SuperCacky
      @SuperCacky Před 4 lety +1

      Is it the actress that played alpha in walking dead?

    • @natethegr8174
      @natethegr8174 Před 3 lety +5

      Is it just me. It does she also look like the “demon granny” from Bill’s personal hell in the Bogus Journey film. The one who REALLY wanted a kiss.

    • @rocknroll20024
      @rocknroll20024 Před 2 lety

      @@natethegr8174 omg yes

  • @tamatharawls637
    @tamatharawls637 Před 5 lety +80

    I attended Halloween Horror Nights Sweet 16 and it was FREAKING AWESOME! The Scare Zones were so much fun. I loved that Jack was incorporated into the rides. He'd just appear randomly and sit next to someone that would freak people the fluff out! Completely worth it!

  • @1992disney
    @1992disney Před 5 lety +1770

    Has anyone noticed that Jack the Clown and Chance are basically the Halloween Horror Nights equivalent to the Joker and Harley Quinn respectively?

    • @tahlialea8282
      @tahlialea8282 Před 5 lety +42

      1992disney yep and that’s why I love them tbh

    • @atterus11
      @atterus11 Před 5 lety +63

      Missing them the last two years. Was hopping Chance would make an appearance this year, she was so good for HHN 26. I hope they go back to having a central theme like that again.

    • @Xilaas
      @Xilaas Před 5 lety +3

      1992disney tbh I like them a lot more

    • @Eyecyou64
      @Eyecyou64 Před 5 lety +2

      Yes

    • @racheltiffany9892
      @racheltiffany9892 Před 5 lety +3

      Cept they are related

  • @marilynnbeautyyy
    @marilynnbeautyyy Před 4 lety +538

    I wish horror nights would do a throw back night. With Friday the 13th the excorsist ect

    • @jeffjeff3848
      @jeffjeff3848 Před 4 lety +29

      marilynn maldonado Back in 2016 (my first time going) they had the exorcist but yeah a whole homecoming of retro slashers would be awesome for 2020

    • @Angel-uk6dm
      @Angel-uk6dm Před 4 lety +13

      i think they'll do something like that this year, since it's there 30th anniversary

    • @WMendoza2023
      @WMendoza2023 Před 4 lety +2

      That’s not a bad idea, and would actually be pretty cool.

    • @beautyrj1018
      @beautyrj1018 Před 4 lety +2

      They would have actually done that, they would have the iconic icons back like Jack!!! Some retro themes hinting back to Fright Nights!!!

    • @Angel-uk6dm
      @Angel-uk6dm Před 4 lety +3

      Sabrina Gordillo yeah, i'm so sad they cancelled 😭😭

  • @natalie8212
    @natalie8212 Před 5 lety +31

    I went in either 91 or 92 and it was terrifying. I was 9 years old, and the characters were allowed to physically grab you at the time! Like grab you by the waist when your back was to them. As a little girl with a wild imagination and shrill scream... Every single line I waited in I got a 'scare' from a cast member. It was really frightening as a kid, but looking back, it was a super fun Halloween celebration, and I'll definitely never forget it.

  • @ThemeParkHistory
    @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +514

    Hey everyone! Just as a heads up: just because we've made a video on Halloween Horror Nights doesn't mean we're done with the event just yet. We have future plans to cover the other parks (Hollywood/Japan/Singapore), specific storylines of haunted houses over the years, Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure and more!
    We wanted to go into more detail with this video but doing so would have made the runtime closer to an hour and most likely wouldn't have been out till November, obviously missing the point of Halloween. We apologize if the video is a bit lackluster at points but with so much history it was hard deciding what to include and what not to. We also didn't want to use that much POV footage inside the houses due to the copyright strike we received for Universal's House of Horrors, we weren't willing to test our luck for a second time and jeopardize the future of the channel.

    • @debbiesaurusrex
      @debbiesaurusrex Před 5 lety +3

      Theme Park History no wonder missing on Singapore n Japan

    • @averagegamer2782
      @averagegamer2782 Před 5 lety +3

      Did you just watch Expedition Theme Parks video and copy it into your own? Lame

    • @jonathanvazquez1985
      @jonathanvazquez1985 Před 5 lety +7

      Avenger gamer you must not have anything better to do than to pick on this man and his love of theme parks If you don't like the videos just don't watch him plain and simple you don't have to put him down just so you feel better

    • @jardex2275
      @jardex2275 Před 5 lety +5

      You could even do whole videos covering specific years or icons. I remember going over the online marketing for Reflections of Fear. The site showed a clean office, and new case files would appear. After so many days, the site changed to a run down area. Silver Screen had a full 3D theater that could be explored, and had lore about the event.

    • @brokentilebench
      @brokentilebench Před 5 lety +1

      Theme Park History Please do the history of Delta dream flight at magic kingdom

  • @OddOneOut665
    @OddOneOut665 Před 5 lety +277

    That opening got me good, Jesus...
    They need to bring Eddie back for HHN30 and have Chance there too!

    • @monsterhanna6691
      @monsterhanna6691 Před 5 lety +1

      OddOneOut665 It got me too. 😂

    • @TheGrimoiresVoice
      @TheGrimoiresVoice Před 5 lety +5

      Yeah!
      #JusticeForEddieSchmidt

    • @killergarlicbread8796
      @killergarlicbread8796 Před 3 lety

      I was at universal last week and they have put up props with all the icons

    • @OddOneOut665
      @OddOneOut665 Před 3 lety

      @@killergarlicbread8796 Is Eddie and Chance coming back?

    • @killergarlicbread8796
      @killergarlicbread8796 Před 3 lety +1

      @@OddOneOut665 they had jack Eddie chance caretaker director usher lady luck fear storyteller and proably one I forgot and all the icons will all be in a house together

  • @TheTrueMac
    @TheTrueMac Před 11 měsíci +15

    As a 90's kid from So Cal, I can attest to the fact that this was awesome to experience growing up. It got lamer over the years and people also changed. Everyone trying to act hard all the time, not letting themselves get scared or trying to act tough, sometimes even assaulting or disrespecting employees they're there to experience. Like anything else, people ruined it over time.

  • @urbanpineapple6427
    @urbanpineapple6427 Před 5 lety +42

    The nostalgia of watching the old HHN commercials brings back so many good memories

  • @edvaira6891
    @edvaira6891 Před 5 lety +149

    Never realized the Hollywood version of HHN struggled so badly in the beginning, especially since it seems to be doing very well in recent years...

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +25

      It seems like the event itself was terrible, it was competing against a much more established event with Knott's Scary Farm. I still find myself like Knott's a bit more than HHN Hollywood because they've never really established their own story for each year like the Florida event outside of Hollywood Harry.

    • @DaveCobbIdeaguy
      @DaveCobbIdeaguy Před 3 lety +2

      Actually it only ran one year in 1986 (before HHN orlando started) and stopped not because of financial underperformance but because a performer was accidentally killed (I was working the event that year): halloweenhorrornights.fandom.com/wiki/Halloween_Horror_Nights_1986

  • @agentadvocate
    @agentadvocate Před 4 lety +142

    I only started paying attention to HHN a few years ago, so I'm shocked and totally jealous that there was such unique and original concepts for yearly icons up until the last 5 years or so! I would much prefer that type of one-of-a-kind experience to Stranger Things every year!

    • @holllyrhode
      @holllyrhode Před 11 měsíci +1

      When u commented this ST house had only happened once. And now twice.

    • @xynnnxo
      @xynnnxo Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@holllyrhode3 times 2017, 19 and 23 but yea i get what u mean

  • @catb6195
    @catb6195 Před 5 lety +20

    Growing up, every time one of those commercials came on the TV, I'd immediately leave the room because I knew I'd get nightmares.

  • @theshowster950
    @theshowster950 Před 5 lety +466

    From the look of the timeline, it can be summed up into one thing: What started out as a genuine horror event became a giant commercial.

    • @gracecox4961
      @gracecox4961 Před 3 lety +6

      I just went last weekend. It was good, but last year's was better.

    • @TheCatmadilloLizard
      @TheCatmadilloLizard Před 3 lety +12

      @@gracecox4961 Why did you just copy another comment said two years ago, and besides, 6 months ago was December, so how did you even go "last weekend?"

    • @Charsi_Escobar
      @Charsi_Escobar Před 3 lety +5

      @@gracecox4961 you went during covid? Orlando?

    • @isahmarie3119
      @isahmarie3119 Před 2 lety +2

      that’s capitalism for you

    • @OscarLangleySoryu
      @OscarLangleySoryu Před rokem

      I like the ones that are movies I've watched that I can experience. I love movies. It's kind of why I love Universal?
      I also love the originals but the franchises aren't just commercials.
      I LIVE for CHUCKY. How could you not love horror movies

  • @base_elpadre7924
    @base_elpadre7924 Před 5 lety +93

    Me:*sees bloody mary*
    Me:ah naw I can’t fw y’all

  • @monicaadams6050
    @monicaadams6050 Před 5 lety +362

    Man I feel ripped off, so much of this stuff was brushed over or skipped in Hollywood. Lots of people I know don't go anymore because it's been noticeably less ambitious every year.

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +68

      I thought I was the only one who thought the same thing! I know they bring some of the same houses that Orlando has but it just seems to be a lack of icons and backstory to the Halloween event besides Hollywood Harry.

    • @bonniegarcia370
      @bonniegarcia370 Před 5 lety +8

      We flew out from Illinois this year for a vacation and we’re so upset we waited 1 hr for the terror tram and it was not fun nothing was actually scary and we were so disappointed each ticket was like 140 each :( if we would have known we would have just gone back to Disney or California adventure

    • @rogeliomanuelcontrerasgari6921
      @rogeliomanuelcontrerasgari6921 Před 5 lety +8

      Yeah sfmm now has like the same quality and is cheaper,universal was the best Halloween event in the past but now is less ambitious less scare actors trough the park less quality and more expensive

    • @bradleysanders88
      @bradleysanders88 Před 5 lety +10

      Knots scary farm is the go haunt. Has the best scare zones. The monsters don’t just reach out at you like at HHN. They get up in your face and chase you, it’s great!

    • @TECfan1
      @TECfan1 Před 4 lety +4

      @@bradleysanders88 They do that at HHN. Especially in the scare zones near the entrance of the park.

  • @1marilynable
    @1marilynable Před 3 lety +38

    I love all the old commercials you included. It takes me back. They don't make them like that anymore.

  • @ryebread9299
    @ryebread9299 Před 5 lety +41

    I remember being scared shitless by the lets all go to lobby commercial when I saw it on tv lmao

  • @Thoralmir
    @Thoralmir Před 4 lety +50

    I really think next year they should return to their roots: the early '90s. Have a few outdoor stage shows, thematic nods to how the park looked when it first opened, ect.
    Even do the ads like they did in the early 1990s.

    • @psychosis345
      @psychosis345 Před 2 lety

      The parade too. I went the first time in 1997 as a I d, and the parade stood out so much

  • @themightyincinarisk4836
    @themightyincinarisk4836 Před 5 lety +97

    When I was little I used to be so scared of the first Jack the clown commercial I cried

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +25

      All of their commercials were pretty scary. The Bloody Mary commercial was the scariest in my opinion.

    • @Hessed3712
      @Hessed3712 Před 5 lety +2

      Mr Rhett Duffy Same! Him and that story teller lady😖.

    • @dominickmcyeeterson6352
      @dominickmcyeeterson6352 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ThemeParkHistory The thing I really hate is jumpscares and that’s what the Bloody Mary commercial is.

  • @cjallday1130plays
    @cjallday1130plays Před 4 lety +20

    this year having Ghostbusters, Killer Klownz From outer Space, Us, Stranger Things, Zombie Land, Universal Monsters and even House of 1000 Corpses, this year is just the absolute best

  • @xp_fernando025
    @xp_fernando025 Před 4 lety +80

    Who is here watching when HHN got cancelled 😓

  • @disneyboy2825
    @disneyboy2825 Před 5 lety +431

    Can you do a collaboration with Defunctland, Yesterworld, Disney dan, Park ride history, Rob plays, and tpm vids?

  • @danielporter4194
    @danielporter4194 Před 5 lety +65

    Sweet 16 was my first year. No year has been as good.

  • @MelioraBliss
    @MelioraBliss Před 3 lety +19

    I love coming back to this video every once in a while, especially now in October. I just love your narration and all the cool facts about what HHN used to be.

  • @BrandonVoorhees
    @BrandonVoorhees Před 5 lety +45

    Fun fact, Bloody Mary was played by Laura Clery, the viral comedienne who does the character from Help Helen Smash.

  • @niceitsmecarrie
    @niceitsmecarrie Před 5 lety +41

    I had my earbuds in and I turned up the volume to hear the lady, then the thunder made me jump

  • @Wyst_eria
    @Wyst_eria Před 11 měsíci +6

    Watching this to refresh myself every year is amazing because now that Dr. Oddfellow is this year’s icon (YIPPEE!!) I can piece more together storywise and finally get to know this much-mentioned Oddfellow guy lol

  • @directorck
    @directorck Před 5 lety +22

    This was such an amazing video - I am someone who was a scare actor for multiple years and was lucky enough to play the director in the sweet 16 show. I just wanted to say I will share this video with everyone. At 36 years old by watching this video I teared up as crazy as that sounds - horror nights makes up most of my life. I have went to every single year including fright nights. Wow.

  • @depalma13
    @depalma13 Před 5 lety +51

    When my wife and I were dating, we got the opportunity to be the King and Queen of Mardi Gras at Universal. Please do a history of that event.

  • @JimmyChampane
    @JimmyChampane Před 5 lety +29

    This video is incredible. I have no idea how you found some of this stuff out and I appreciate how much hard work you put into it.

  • @exa2844
    @exa2844 Před 5 lety +55

    33 minutes? *yes please*

  • @crustycrayfish8356
    @crustycrayfish8356 Před 10 měsíci +7

    This video is an annual watch once it's Halloween time 🎃

  • @HikaruRain
    @HikaruRain Před 5 lety +18

    I loved Tales from the Crypt. That show was boss when I was a kid. I use to stay up and get back up and watch it on TV late at night after my parents went to bed. Ahhh the good times.

    • @fieryhellkitten
      @fieryhellkitten Před 5 lety +2

      HikaruRain they are all on CZcams now

    • @tyshco2969
      @tyshco2969 Před 4 lety +1

      [Brookie Cookie 🍪] With that knowledge, No one should hesitate to relive those memories.

  • @supersonicxz1
    @supersonicxz1 Před 5 lety +46

    Man this was a scary video. Great work on this.

    • @randomfools808
      @randomfools808 Před 5 lety +5

      The most frightening thing about this event has always been the lines. An express pass is mandatory and the prices are ridiculous nowadays. I wish he would have shown them.

  • @sarahbethcardin6774
    @sarahbethcardin6774 Před 2 lety +9

    This is, quite literally, my favorite video on CZcams. I watch this video every month. The narrator, the story, the effort that’s put into this video makes it one of my comfort CZcams videos. Thanks ThemePark History! ❤️

    • @Jacobls7
      @Jacobls7 Před rokem

      I agree this video is a masterpiece I could watch it over and over as if I never watched it once

  • @lauraalonso4642
    @lauraalonso4642 Před 4 lety +45

    I get scared easily, so I can't tell when a maze is genuinely good or if it sucks. If I get scared, its good to me. But the older HHN mazes look way scarier and more creative. I wish I were old enough/alive during those times

  • @tiburonroano
    @tiburonroano Před 4 lety +11

    HHN 2019 was my first HHN we loved it, went to Stranger things, Ghostbusters, Universal Monsters and Killer Klowns from SPACE.

    • @freddiejess7847
      @freddiejess7847 Před 4 lety

      wasn't the killer clown maze so cool?? and i loved what they did with the ghostbusters maze!

    • @creepycreations392
      @creepycreations392 Před 4 lety

      @@freddiejess7847 I wanted to go on the killer clowns maze so badly but the line was so long :( at least I got to go on most of the other ones

  • @hatboxghost6485
    @hatboxghost6485 Před 5 lety +81

    I miss the icons hope they make a return for HHN30

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +11

      I hope that's the plan, it would be awesome seeing all of them at the event again. If that ends up being the case I'm definitely booking my flight and hotel room.

    • @hatboxghost6485
      @hatboxghost6485 Před 5 lety +2

      Theme Park History I would love to see the director and the usher team up for HHN 30.

    • @TheGrimoiresVoice
      @TheGrimoiresVoice Před 5 lety

      #JusticeForEddieSchmidt

    • @cbrown4424
      @cbrown4424 Před 5 lety +5

      I think HHN will have a new host for the 30th. Beetlejuice. Its showtime.

    • @zZzZ-rj7xq
      @zZzZ-rj7xq Před 3 lety +1

      @@cbrown4424 HOW?????

  • @chairmanranma9214
    @chairmanranma9214 Před 5 lety +56

    I really wish I could see footage of the people under the stairs maze.

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +28

      We tried looking for it on CZcams and had no luck. The problem with the earlier events is outside of promotional videos it doesn't seem like anyone was carrying a huge camcorder throughout the houses back in the 90's 😂

  • @jayclo-2211
    @jayclo-2211 Před 5 lety +12

    That intro was actually the beginning of Us with amusement park ads. Love it.

  • @Fire-ed9zc
    @Fire-ed9zc Před 5 lety +68

    Hallown 17 survival guide.
    Jaosn: Speed walk and find Jarvis
    Freddy: Wake up and move away from Elm Street
    Leatherface: Be kind as he's bullied by his family and needs a friend.
    Jack: There is no escaping Jack. Your screwed

    • @freestylenut
      @freestylenut Před 4 lety +2

      makeitall yellow that year remains my absolute FAV! Done forget!
      Mary Shaw/Dead Silence: Don’t ever let her hear you scream!
      The Thing: Trust No One!

  • @sandrablamires2799
    @sandrablamires2799 Před 5 lety +154

    History of knotts scary farm!

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +26

      Knott's Scary Farm has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Sandra.

    • @TheStayPuffed
      @TheStayPuffed Před 5 lety +2

      Theme Park History Don’t forget to include sliders!!!

    • @HighonBoots
      @HighonBoots Před 5 lety +2

      TwigsTS and the Decayed Brigade!!!

  • @ThomasKyleVideos
    @ThomasKyleVideos Před 5 lety +239

    After Lady Luck it seems like something permanently shifted and i cant quite explain why but it just seems off. Dont get me wrong its still a blast but i really wish i got to experience the older, gorier, and more unique themes. Maybe its just the nostalgia i have for it but i miss how it used to be.

    • @blaah9999
      @blaah9999 Před 5 lety +28

      Natalie Brown my first time was this year and it just seemed meh. The houses were so packed with people in lines that they weren’t pausing between groups, it was literally a whole train of people. So once someone 10 people ahead of you got jumped at, you knew it was coming. It wasn’t scary anymore.

    • @alondranuno9432
      @alondranuno9432 Před 5 lety +23

      People complain and bitch too much, thats why interactions with the scaractors and guests have changed not to mention the lines and prices are fucking ridiculous

    • @MysteriumArcanum
      @MysteriumArcanum Před 5 lety +42

      I haven't been to HHN since they had Bloody Mary but I have been watching coverage of the haunts and scare zones here on CZcams and it seems like there are three main problems. Overreliance on existing IPs, lower quality makeup/effects and an increase in actors seemingly phoning it in. Now, the first one isn't too big of an issue because Universal owns these properties and thus they can use them as they see fit. But when you have The Walking Dead and AHS for four plus years in a row it gets a bit old. Secondly the makeup and effects thing is also an issue. Now, as someone who also works at a Halloween attraction I know that sometimes the mask you're wearing comes loose or makeup starts to smudge as you sweat but if you're working for a multimillion dollar attraction then the mask you're wearing shouldn't look like something you fished out of the bargain bin at Spirit Halloween. I was watching a video from HHN 2014 I believe and this one girl was wearing a mask that looked like someone took a Xenomorph mask, painted it flesh tone and glued a wig to it. Also in that same video there was this scare zone revolving around post apocalyptic cannibals and you could tell that they were wearing some kind of headpiece to make them look bald save for a top knot. Lastly and most damning of all is actors that phone it in. Now, this is understandable in some cases; hell even I'm guilty of it. But it should only be done towards the end of the night and as a last resort. I've lost track of the times I've seen actors walk up to patrons and just growl/scream and walk away. The worst offender of this however was in an AHS house I saw coverage of a couple years back. In one scene themed after the Hotel season this blonde girl walked up to the patrons, went "bleh" and walked away; and if that's not bad enough as she was walking away she threw her hand over her shoulder as if to say "I don't care, go away." *Sigh* rant over, I'm passionate about scare acting and to see these kind of things time and time again is just disappointing.

    • @ThomasKyleVideos
      @ThomasKyleVideos Před 5 lety +21

      Crow the mad i totally agree. It just seems like the passion is gone. I worked at a haunted house and I remember getting so excited and trying different skits to scare people. I really wanna continue to love this event but it just seems like such a cash grab.

    • @MysteriumArcanum
      @MysteriumArcanum Před 5 lety +14

      @@ThomasKyleVideos Yeah, it's a shame really because I had quite a bit of fun when I went. I'm similar to you in that whenever haunting season starts I go all out and I try to get a feel for the room I get put in to see what kind of props are available to me and how many dark corners and crevices I can hide in. I've been doing this for seven years and I honestly feel I'll be doing it until I'm old and gray. If you're ever in south Florida around October look up Fright Nights at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Not to brag or anything but in the past we've had people who work at HHN come though and say we're better; both because we tend to divide lines into manageable groups and we give it our all even minutes before closing time.

  • @User417_
    @User417_ Před 4 lety +13

    I love Horror Nights being 80’s theme this year I love it 29 years in a row Universal does it again with horror

  • @Bambi_Bunny
    @Bambi_Bunny Před 4 lety +22

    I feel like these videos would be shown in College for someone studying to get their degree in Theme Park History!! 😊 All your videos are SO well done and produced!! I love watching them all and learning new things. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into your channel, I really love it!!!!

    • @holllyrhode
      @holllyrhode Před 11 měsíci +1

      U can get a degree in tp history?:!:?:?

  • @CB-THE-OG
    @CB-THE-OG Před 5 lety +211

    They should use Jeepers Creepers as a future idea if they still do it

    • @minaisfab17
      @minaisfab17 Před 4 lety +1

      @@KingOfGaymes oh fuck, really?

    • @donkeykong6426
      @donkeykong6426 Před 4 lety +1

      fnaf as well

    • @wastedxlama54
      @wastedxlama54 Před 4 lety +5

      donkeykong 64 2 fnaf isn’t scary tho

    • @danielventura8118
      @danielventura8118 Před 4 lety +31

      Cory B the director was a child molster so that’s why they probably don’t use it

    • @wastedxlama54
      @wastedxlama54 Před 4 lety +5

      Daniel Ventura separate the art from the artist

  • @idunnobutyay2520
    @idunnobutyay2520 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Okay, that “Hi Mom” from the Crypt Keeper at the end was funny

  • @neeneeesweet
    @neeneeesweet Před 4 lety +2

    My mom came to America when she was 16 a few months before halloween. her boyfriend at the time invited her to go to Halloween horror nights. she said that she was so scared that she cried and he had to carry her through the rest of the park. since she spoke very little English and didn’t really know anything about Halloween or America she thought everything was real and that they were trapped. I laugh every time someone brings up the story

  • @jaystreizer5151
    @jaystreizer5151 Před 2 měsíci +3

    This video single-handedly started a hyperfixation of mine that lasted 3 weeks in the summer of 2021. One day, I hope to go to these events, and get the true experience, but for now, I watch your stuff!

  • @Master_WannaBe_
    @Master_WannaBe_ Před 5 lety +40

    Can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for the Christmas season.

  • @crab2195
    @crab2195 Před rokem +6

    it’s october! i come back to this video every year to get back into the spooky season. it works everytime.

  • @Sol17Opacus
    @Sol17Opacus Před 5 lety +12

    9:25
    Going through that tunnel with the 3D glasses on is *absolute insanity.*
    I've lost all sense of balance every time.

  • @MeddleJeezny
    @MeddleJeezny Před 3 měsíci +1

    this video is honestly so comforting for me. when I’m in a shitty mood or stressed, or just want something in the background, I’ll put this on and it relaxes me. hope we get a follow up in the future

  • @victoriagarcia3078
    @victoriagarcia3078 Před 4 lety +22

    So if the Islands of Adventure sections each turned into their evil counterparts then Seuss Landing must've turned into live action film adaptations of Dr. Seuss's books.

    • @k31ra_39
      @k31ra_39 Před 4 lety +1

      Oh god-

    • @freestylenut
      @freestylenut Před 4 lety +3

      Victoria Garcia Seuss Landing wasn’t touched. Just turned dark. The Seuss Estate would NOT allow the land to be turned to something “horror”

  • @CountOfMonteCristo_
    @CountOfMonteCristo_ Před 3 lety +13

    Personally, I would LOVE to see them bring back Silent Hill and Resident Evil, horror game representation in the park was such a cool idea, feeling like you where actually apart of the game, it would be sweet.

    • @MissManday
      @MissManday Před rokem +3

      RE: Village would make such a great house.

  • @delloliod
    @delloliod Před 5 lety +9

    I have watched this in full about 5 times now. I MISS YOU HHN!!! Please make another one of these leading up to this year's event!

  • @nikoalvarado4458
    @nikoalvarado4458 Před 5 lety +42

    Yo love the John Carpenter music choice you have

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +9

      For real: not only does John Carpenter make really good horror films, the man knows how to make great themes for them as well.

  • @SirIkeMedia
    @SirIkeMedia Před 5 lety +71

    I just went last weekend. It was good, but last year's was better.

  • @lanciferian
    @lanciferian Před 2 lety +4

    This specific video is now a yearly watch for me around the spooky season. Your thorough coverage of this event and great editing is so fun and getting to see how creative they were able to get with the annual themes is inspiring

  • @TheAdrianMiguelShow
    @TheAdrianMiguelShow Před 5 lety +9

    This will forever be one of my favorite videos on CZcams!

  • @markrodriguez7620
    @markrodriguez7620 Před rokem +2

    I've made it a tradition every year before HHN starts to re-watch this video.

  • @jamismith8511
    @jamismith8511 Před 5 lety +206

    They never should have gotten rid of bill and ted

    • @kylaoleary9920
      @kylaoleary9920 Před 5 lety +9

      Jami Smith I agree
      EXCELLENT!

    • @boffie2094
      @boffie2094 Před 5 lety +11

      I disagree. The show had gotten repetitive and boring. The new show, Academy of Villains, is a creative new take and very fun to watch.

    • @samanthabobier
      @samanthabobier Před 5 lety +2

      I agree. I also dont feel that show was cyberpunk eithee

    • @davidjay7116
      @davidjay7116 Před 5 lety

      I was with you until I saw the Academy of Villains. They've killed it each year.

    • @eadlynjune
      @eadlynjune Před 5 lety

      True true man. I want to see it live someday, I just hope the new movie gives it a chance.

  • @kirasevery-hoven681
    @kirasevery-hoven681 Před 4 lety +6

    How did Universal somehow get the same white guy to be in every ad

  • @akanishta99
    @akanishta99 Před 5 lety +6

    Awesome video. I went to HHN every year through 2006 (Sweet 16). I still have a shirt from each year in a box. There was another big change that happened with HHN after 9/11 that you didn't mention. Starting that year in 2001, the actors were no longer allowed to touch you. Before that, they would jump out and grab you and chase you down the street with a chainsaw.
    Another thing they had was when they started having them themed around a character, the night would start with a story and you had to try and guess where the main character would appear next and if you got it right the main character would be there then they'd give you a clue where they would appear next and you could spend the night trying to 'solve' the story.
    One cool thing they used to do was use existing rides in a new way. For example, at one of the early HHNs they converted the King Kong ride so instead of like normal when you'd be up in the air riding in the cable car, you were instead down on the ground in a burned out city. The haunted houses were also awesome, like the alien research facility, asylum, decent into Hell, and the haunted ship.
    They also used to serve a drink at HHN called The Lobotomy which was five different types of rum and pineapple juice. I still make them myself.
    I'd love to go back one more time!

  • @micheldiaz6962
    @micheldiaz6962 Před 5 lety +7

    This is officially my favorite video on CZcams! Thank you so very much for taking the time to make this masterpiece!!

  • @bandchick69
    @bandchick69 Před 5 lety +5

    I have watched this video so many times. HHN is on my bucket list and I’m so glad you took the time to do the history of the event. Thank you. 💕

  • @donniewan75
    @donniewan75 Před 3 lety +3

    I went to the one in 1992. It was absolute chaos. I was 16 and loved every minute of it!

  • @bryanandgary71
    @bryanandgary71 Před 5 lety +27

    Omg talk about the one in Singapore please as it uses original folklores from south east asia

  • @dakotasymington8353
    @dakotasymington8353 Před 4 lety +11

    I love seeing videos like this, it’s soo interesting how we purposely put ourselves through absolute terror year after year for that adrenaline rush, I personally can’t get enough of it! Hopefully this Coronavirus stuff doesn’t affect Halloween this year so I can go to my first Halloween Horror Nights!!!

  • @caesarguy4821
    @caesarguy4821 Před 5 lety +198

    I got another one for you, how about Universal Studios GrinchMas?

    • @ThemeParkHistory
      @ThemeParkHistory  Před 5 lety +23

      That's a good one, haven't decided on what we were going to do for the holiday season yet but consider Grinchmas added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Caesar Guy!

  • @TrueRavenclaw
    @TrueRavenclaw Před 4 lety +7

    Also carnival of carnage had the best promotional website in my opinion! it was based on a click to play adventure as you uncovered clues about each haunted house as you explored the website. It really set the stage and anticipation, specially since new houses being announced meant new clues to uncover in the website. And the clues uncovered were shown on the actual haunted houses, so it was def fun XD

  • @Icebox2055
    @Icebox2055 Před 5 lety +9

    Me: hey what happened to Eddie? Jack: I DON’T KNOW JACK!

  • @tokyosmash
    @tokyosmash Před 4 lety +13

    It’s my wife and I’d get away from our kids every year.
    I love the background music from “The Thing”

  • @AspiringEntity
    @AspiringEntity Před 5 lety +4

    When I was little, I used to be terrified of this event, and could never imagine going there. Now I go there almost every year and i am already planning to go this year

  • @ajvargas8199
    @ajvargas8199 Před 5 lety +9

    Great job! I go to Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights every year. It’s cool to see its origin and history.

  • @MicheleKlinger
    @MicheleKlinger Před 3 lety +3

    My friend and I are going on Disney/Universal trip this fall, and the fact that the event plans to be hosted this year is something we are very excited about. I'm more of a chicken than she is, but I am SO CURIOUS to see what this event is really like in person.

    • @sams762
      @sams762 Před 3 lety

      Gurl they cant touch you just bring a taser

  • @TheXerosyn
    @TheXerosyn Před 4 lety +18

    When I worked HHN Hollywood in the early 2000s, the makeup team was amazing. Everyone almost had a prosthetic peice or airbrushed face. Switch to last year my wife and I finally got the chance to go to HHN Florida (since we always heard it was so much better than Hollywood) we were excited. That quickly dropped as what we saw were very small scare zones, alot of dead space between zones and mazes. All the Scaractors seemed to just be wearing the same cheesy looking plastic latex masks. We were sorely disappointed. As someone who has been doing scare acting for a couple decades, Ill stick to the small time haunts now, they put more effort in.

  • @faketroll6339
    @faketroll6339 Před 5 lety +23

    Great Video again! I’m actually at HHN28 at Orlando right now.

    • @valforwingproductions9311
      @valforwingproductions9311 Před 5 lety +1

      I was there two weeks ago, i wish i had went to HHN but jumpscares and pregnancy don't mix. i wish i could have gone to the HHN island of fear with the dinosaur jumpscares though, those raptor costumes look amazing!!!!

    • @faketroll6339
      @faketroll6339 Před 5 lety +2

      Valforwing Productions Yeah, I still wish they held the Islands of Fear event. Also, you’re right, the raptor costumes for Jurassic Park Evolution looked amazing!

  • @BTDMP
    @BTDMP Před 5 lety +5

    BEST HHN ORLANDO HISTORY VIDEO ON CZcams! Awesome job!

  • @idunnobutyay2520
    @idunnobutyay2520 Před 5 lety +102

    There's a ton of IPs that would make for good HHN mazes- Pan's Labyrinth, Venom, Dead Space, A Clockwork Orange (too controversial?), Cujo...

  • @breweck
    @breweck Před 5 lety +12

    thanks for that jump scare with jack.
    really do appreciate it
    *sighs*

  • @starboushe
    @starboushe Před 5 lety +6

    I love the historical glimpse. Thank you!

  • @themedia1271
    @themedia1271 Před 4 lety +3

    Universal missed an opportunity there when they didn't name the Caretaker Dr. Rigor Mortis.

  • @mini_mew775
    @mini_mew775 Před 4 lety +1

    Been doing it every year for my birthday for 8 years, I always have a good time. As soon as they put up a resident evil and silent hill house I couldn't say no!

  • @Cortinaman63
    @Cortinaman63 Před 3 lety +1

    This was a great video, on a subject I adore "HALLOWEEN"" I live in the UK, and sadly we don;t do it half as good as the USA, but in my home the past 3 years it has been Halloween 365 days of the year, with my exhibits on display, as I love all things Horror. This History of the Universal Horror Nights was a joy to watch, well made and informative, I love the passion for Halloween you guys have, long may it last and well done on a superb video.

  • @lilithlangdon2809
    @lilithlangdon2809 Před 5 lety +14

    I love watching videos like this. Fun and informative! ❤️

  • @RSXKobe
    @RSXKobe Před 5 lety +4

    Thank you for making this, enjoyed it bro.

  • @jorgealan997
    @jorgealan997 Před 4 lety +2

    Hands down this is the most in depth video that you have ever made and also my favorite!!!

  • @ckblackwoodmusic
    @ckblackwoodmusic Před 11 měsíci +2

    Thank you for this; 2004 was my introduction and I haven't missed a year since!

  • @Mwilliampanek
    @Mwilliampanek Před 5 lety +7

    The first 50 seconds were so scary - great job! :-D

  • @Rxckstarrrr
    @Rxckstarrrr Před rokem +4

    Can we get a update video? After 2018?

  • @Leangelokellomjr
    @Leangelokellomjr Před rokem +2

    HHN peaked 07-08 literally the best years to attend

  • @reidcouper3879
    @reidcouper3879 Před 5 lety +2

    As a scareactor a HHN for 5 years, this is an amazing video! I love it