This past year I felt like we had huge gaps on our trek to the houses. We went on Oct 20th and it wasnt crowded. It would be nice if there are photo ops all over the park and not just by the houses. Maybe a Camp Crystal Lake sign? The vehicle from Jeepers Creepers? Glowing eyes from a drain from IT? Or props from past HHN houses? Something fun to add to the streets. The squirting porta potty was awesome and fun to people watch.
Sorry, but pandering to the marks doesn't grow your market share. Besides, they are already the market leaders. They win through maintenance.Some people call it being a business and growing market share
HHN (and Universal in general) has gained significant market share by adding using lucrative IPs.
They have maintained a core fanbase that was heavily built pre-IP era when Universal was trying to stay alive.
I hope this clarifies
What does HMH stand for?Trying to change the subject a little bit, I don't think Dr. Who is that far fetched. NO INSIDE INFO, just logical deduction:
- Uni wants a big crowd-drawer.
- They milked Stranger Things for all they really could until 31.
- I don't see New Candyman being quite big enough in their eyes--a "second IP."
- Ditto the Halloween movies they have access to.
- Just a gut feeling, I see HMH returning.
- Someone mentioned in this thread that NBCUniversal has some involvement in the series.
Horror Made Here.What does HMH stand for?
Trying to think what would be a realistic crowd-drawer this year...a lot depends on HMH.
Basically this, but Warner Bros instead of HMH. Horror Made Here seems like it’s dead for good though considering they didn’t bring it back for IT 2, Doctor Sleep, and Annabelle Comes Home. 2018’s event flopped hard too and I heard that the lot might not even be available to them anywhere
Dr Who sounds like the worse idea ever. Granted, other than a couple episodes I watched like 20 years ago when I was home sick from school with nothing else on, and then a couple episodes of each of the more recent seasons trying to see what all the fuss is about, I haven't watched it. But it's the kind of IP that would make me think twice about even going if I were someone who didn't go every year regardless of houses.
It's like the equivalent of a Star Trek or Star Wars house in my mind, just a lot less popular in the US though huge overseas. It doesn't fit the event at all. Even less than Doomsday. At least that had some post apocalyptic vibe to it. I know they've had Wizard of Oz and Fairytale zones twisted to fit the event, but Dr Who just sounds horrible.
And having a time traveling phone booth when the wounds of losing Bill and Ted are just starting to scab over and the year of a long awaited sequel is released is so wrong.
My guess is the first house announcement will be in March. Stranger Things 3
Yeah I know. I meant to say HHN would have a ST house a 3rd year in a row. I thought I had read the new season was coming out this year but they are filming this year and it comes out next year. My mistakeBeen there, Done that.
I've never heard anyone talking about thatI have heard a few people talking about a Nintendo house here and I just want to say that that is the fastest way for Universal to lose the Mario, Pokemon, Zelda license possible. No way in hell Nintendo approves that.
I have heard a few people talking about a Nintendo house and I just want to say that that is the fastest way for Universal to lose the Mario, Pokemon, Zelda license possible. No way in hell Nintendo approves that.