Guys... Paranormal Activity? Really? Not only has that brand lost much of its luster (critically and financially), it doesn't translate to a haunted house. It's almost the antithesis of a haunted house.
I know we have little else to do but throw out random properties now that we know we're guaranteed a few every damn year, but let's at least consider what's practical.
Rotten Tomatoes | Domestic Total | Worldwide Total | Total | |
Paranormal Activity | 83% | $107,918,810 | $85,436,990 | $193,355,800 |
Paranormal Activity 2 | 58% | $84,752,907 | $92,759,125 | $177,512,032 |
Paranormal Activity 3 | 68% | $104,028,807 | $103,011,037 | $207,039,844 |
Paranormal Activity 4 | 24% | $53,900,335 | $88,917,657 | $142,817,992 |
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | 38% | $32,462,372 | $58,442,482 | $90,904,854 |
Well of course it turned a profit, the movies are made for dirt cheap.
Ouija made a profit too. Do you think people will be rushing to Universal to experience a Ouija house?
Well a course not. Because that's not a well known series. Yeah each movie is going to have a lower gross. That's how horror genre goes. PA is as popular as Saw was. Though we had Saw at both parks. Anyway it was a ip that universal could use. Not that they are going to 100% use it. So let's here anymore ideas you guys might have.
Ehhh. By the time Saw showed up to HHN, the movies were still making over $100. Ignoring IP's popularity, the problem with PA as a house is that the spirit is never seen in a physical form. It's all shadows, moving objects, and sounds. I mean, you could use the demon's followers as the scareactors but I think it'll get repetitive real quick. That's why instead of shelling out money for the IP rights, they should just draw up inspiration from PA and create their own malevolent spirit. I mean a nastier version of the LT house from 2010.
Another option (although very unlikely) is Drag Me to Hell. It's a Universal movie, granted it's 6 years old now, but at least they don't need to get the rights for it.
Just wanted to follow up on Fallow's comment about losing it's luster. It's a downward trend.
Rotten Tomatoes Domestic Total Worldwide Total Total Paranormal Activity 83% $107,918,810 $85,436,990 $193,355,800 Paranormal Activity 2 58% $84,752,907 $92,759,125 $177,512,032 Paranormal Activity 3 68% $104,028,807 $103,011,037 $207,039,844 Paranormal Activity 4 24% $53,900,335 $88,917,657 $142,817,992 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones 38% $32,462,372 $58,442,482 $90,904,854
A HHN ticket survey was recently sent out. One of the questions asked was about FFP and which ticket would be the best option.
What's interesting is that it now has Friday, Sept 18th as the first night instead of the announced Sept 25th date. It could be just a survey thing... or it may not be.
I got the survey too. It looks like they're toying with the idea of doing away with the fixed express options that come with passes and forcing you to purchase them a la carte per night at a discount.
And another thought about AHS...
Maybe Orlando gets Freak Show and Hollywood gets Murder House or something like that. They both get AHS, but a different season of it to encourage one trip to each coast.
The prices were all over the map. It seemed like they were going back and forth on making the passes cheaper, but charging out the wazoo for express or making the passes pricier and making the express a cheap add-on.
I'll take whatever they feel will help crowd control.
Okay, good to know. I really wish my friend who got the survey actually remembered some of the numbers just to give an idea.
At this point, I wonder what would help crowd control?
Edit: Does anyone have screen captures of the survey or remember the numbers they were floating for ticket prices/express pass?