Thank you, and thank you to
@Alicia as well.
I do want to talk about the idea that Classic Monsters are not scary. It's technically accurate that right now, in their current state, because of what they have become, they have essentially become kid friendly cartoon characters.
I don't believe this is what Universal is going to deliver. As such, I don't believe Adams Family, Munsters, and Scooby will have a place
inside the Classic Monsters area (maybe in hub). I don't believe this will be Disney's Haunted Mansion level of family friendly spookiness, with humor and fun.
However, the opposite is also not true: Universal is not going to give us Halloween Horror Nights year round. There is not going to be a warning stating "Classic Monsters may be too intense for children under 12" (or whatever the HHN warning says). It's not going to be:
But there's something in the middle. Look at Tower of Terror - based on Twilight Zone, a show with came out in a similar era (though decades later) to Classic Monsters. This is at a
Disney park... And it's tame for people who go to HHN regularly, but terrifying to some.
Also look at Revenge of The Mummy... Literally we see (fake) people being murdered in front of our eyes. The entire ride features several phobias including fear of enclosed spaces, darkness, heights, fire, bugs, the dead, etc. This isn't Stephen King level of horror
(see what could have been), but still miles beyond Count Chocula.
I recently watched Dracula 1931, and if you haven't seen it, I encourage you to watch it. The movie cracks almost no jokes. It's not meant to be family fun. For the HHN regulars or people who watch horror movies often, the movie is tame. But that doesn't mean it's intended for children.
And I believe this is what we'll see... Not HHN, not a cartoon, but somewhere closer to Twilight Zone or Revenge of The Mummy.