I just got back from a fantastic trip to Universal with my boyfriend.
September 30th was the most eventful theme park day of my life. We...
- arrived at universal at 8:45 in the morning
- hit up every single ride, several of them twice
- managed to pull THIS off on my second try!
- had an early supper at Finnegan's while waiting for HHN
- walked straight on to Gothic
- short wait for Dead End
- by this time Silent Hill was packed so we headed over to House of Horrors and walked straight on
- short wait for Alice Cooper
- we really lucked out for Penn and Teller, someone pulled the fire alarm and they had to close it down briefly, we sat and watched the hordes do their thing for about 10 minutes when the reopened it and we walked straight on to it
- finally we had to wait about 50 minutes for The Walking Dead but that is expected, it was alright
- waited 45 minutes for Silent Hill
- got something to eat and saw the Bill and Ted show, better than I was expecting since all you guys do is complain about it
- hit up Dead End and Gothic again
- rode RockIt at night while listening to Rainbow Connection
- managed to get in line for Silent Hill with 5 minutes left
- arrived at hotel and passed. the. hell. out.
I thought you guys might like a review from an outsider who's never been before.
Simply put: you guys are a spoiled.
Yes, I know I would have loved last year's event a million times better, but I still had a blast and got a ton of good scares. Maybe we got lucky, maybe it's because I ignored the team members yelling at me to pick up the pace, but we were constantly getting hit with scares. The only house that I didn't luck out on was Silent Hill, but oh well, the set alone was good enough for me.
As most have repeated on here, Gothic and Dead End were both fantastic. The facade for Dead End was beautiful, and I loved the roof scene from Gothic. I got some good scares in House of Horrors, but I wasn't a fan of the set. Alice Cooper, again, good scares, okay set, and... I thought it smelled pretty janky in there. Penn and Teller was fun but I wish I could have experienced The In Between. The Walking Dead... Nope. Zombies aren't scary. The barn scene was alright but with it having the longest wait time in the park it definitely isn't worth it. Silent Hill was the only house that I didn't get many scares in. Apparently I'm blind, because my boyfriend told me Pyramidhead's sword shot through the wall right at me and I didn't even see it! The only scares I got from this house were the nurses.
My ranking:
1. Gothic
2. Dead End
3. Silent Hill
4. Penn and Teller
5. Alice Cooper
6. The Walking Dead
7. House of Horros
I will say that, compared to Netherworld, HHN has some crappy costumes and makeup. But I realize that with an event this huge it's ridiculous to expect that kind of detail for hundreds and hundreds of scareactors.
Overall though, I loved it and would really like to make it back again next year if I can.