Part of me wants to say The Strangers but unless it’s a mashup zone or house I can’t see them getting their own house or zone
The Strangers: Prey at Night is coming out in March. So no need for a mashup, but if they did a house, they'd have to do both films.
Ifrit's hint screams "Halloween" to me.
-Andy
From their perspective, and looking at from a logistical perspective, not really. It requires an influx of seasonal performers layered on top of normal operations, resourcing and supporting pop-up vendors and servicing props while the park continues regular operations. They treat Mardi Gras, Halloween, and Christmas as similar things in how they operate.I'm surprised that HHN is not testing the 'nightly event' for a period of 2 weeks before going all out. While they tested in Mardi Gras, it's a completely different event.
Which is only a part of it. If they go nightly for 6 weeks, they have to consider total hours worked. Seven hours a night (5:30 to 12:30), seven days a week is 49 hours, and there’s an argument that would require overtime. Peak nights put them over 50 hours a week. They snuck around it last year because of how Universal weeks work (the workweek for them starts and ends in the middle of the week, so going Tuesday-Monday (like last year) covers 2 time-keeping weeks. And Mardi Gras performers don’t work 8 hour shifts.They did sort of test it as a nightly event (from the performers standpoint) during 27. There was a period of time where the ent went on for 7 straight days near the end, the first time in HHN's history they've done that long of a stretch. It tested all of the cast from a commitment perspective as well as fatigue and just generally staying healthy.
Employees are paid overtime for anytime worked past 40 hours during HHN.Which is only a part of it. If they go nightly for 6 weeks, they have to consider total hours worked. Seven hours a night (5:30 to 12:30), seven days a week is 49 hours, and there’s an argument that would require overtime. Peak nights put them over 50 hours a week. They snuck around it last year because of how Universal weeks work (the workweek for them starts and ends in the middle of the week, so going Tuesday-Monday (like last year) covers 2 time-keeping weeks. And Mardi Gras performers don’t work 8 hour shifts.
Their “swing” pull is going to explode if this happens, and most primary performers will work five nights a week.
But we can’t assume Universal is interested in paying over 80 hours of time and a half for every performer through the course of the event (10-12 hours of OT a week)Employees are paid overtime for anytime worked past 40 hours during HHN.
Oh, they would pretty much hire anyone with a pulse (as they already do). They would need a ton of extra bodies if they do every night as not only does Universal not want to pay a ton of overtime, but for the mental health and the stamina of those that even would be able to theoretically show up everyday... you need a day off. One cannot be expected to work 45 straight days of 8-9 hour shifts nightly without days off.But we can’t assume Universal is interested in paying over 80 hours of time and a half for every performer through the course of the event (10-12 hours of OT a week)
From my understanding, they’d essentially double the cast and they’d be given shifts for their roles. The days of expecting performers to do six or seven days straight would go by the wayside. It leads to healthier, more energetic employees too.
Yeah... They really don't care about experience that much when they're casting roles. It's very much, "Do they fit the costume?" I really cannot emphasize enough how impersonal Universal cast the event. They literally don't cast about 20%-40% of vets during reunion auditions because *shrug*I could also see them splitting the casts into Thursday-Saturday with say 70% of their "experienced" scareactors and then Sunday-Wednesday with the other 30%. The rest would be new casts. That would put all of the actors at around 30-35 hours. Then they may have a day of overlap or on call shifts for call outs.
You could've worked all 27 HHNs and they wouldn't care for casting. The audition is a type out. They are looking at if you look the part and most of all, if your height and weight fit the character.I could also see them splitting the casts into Thursday-Saturday with say 70% of their "experienced" scareactors and then Sunday-Wednesday with the other 30%. The rest would be new casts. That would put all of the actors at around 30-35 hours. Then they may have a day of overlap or on call shifts for call outs.