Just a heads up everyone! A friend of mine has tapped out of HHN tonight feeling sick and I've been SPRINTING to the bathroom today. There might be a HHN stomach bug going around.
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I have a feeling the scariest haunted house this year is going to be Hell Week and beyond.
- Jul 8, 2019
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Personally, I think Universal has kind of done this to themselves by opening Stranger Things so far in advance of other houses (hasn’t it been opening at 5:15?). It’s just bizarre how one zone has become wildly over-utilized compared to the others, especially since there’s been Stranger Things houses before.
7 PM in the middle of September and every house has an hour plus wait. This event feels broken.
Thank god I’m not the only one complaining about capacity this year lol
Best house lineup in a while… yet crowds have kinda decreased my interest this year.
Best house lineup in a while… yet crowds have kinda decreased my interest this year.
It got too crowded for me about 5 years ago. We're not huge horror fans, so while HHN is a pretty good event, I don't anticipate going again, with the high level maxed out crowds.
It’s been similar for Hollywood with crowd levels for around the same time. I wonder if anything changed operationally (probably from higher ups) to cause these issues with both parks.
Well, guess Im extra glad I got the express and gave us 3 full nights to explore the event.
- Sep 9, 2019
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Express is pretty much mandatory. The wait times (save for Yeti) were perfectly acceptable. Some were walk ons.
Scare zones on the other hand are pretty unenjoyable now
Scare zones on the other hand are pretty unenjoyable now
What if you do the scare zones first? With express making the house waits workable? Do the zones start out so crowded you cant move?
- Feb 2, 2020
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The SF scare zone is completely unwalkable this year. Between people taking selfies and entire groups stopping right in the middle of the path it's a write off at this point.
The house attendants are GREAT this year not rushing people but it's time to put them in scare zones. If you're in the dead middle of the path KEEP WALKING.
The house attendants are GREAT this year not rushing people but it's time to put them in scare zones. If you're in the dead middle of the path KEEP WALKING.
Every week at this point lol
If there's no lagoon show, why not turn one path down there into a food court, throw some tables and chairs (this event needs more seating this year) in the other. Throw in a DJ and some walk-around characters or whatever, make it feel like a party. And get guests off the main paths. Or instead of a food court, one massive outdoor kitchen turning out the basics--burgers and pizza.
Oct 13 - 15. Tho the weekend before is Columbus Day, so doubt it's much better. In other words, the worst is yet to come.
- Feb 3, 2014
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Should’ve been a one and a half park event with the parks being so dead during the day, JP to Suess. Spread out house entrances, add capacity and demand with IOA rides, more dining capacity, free up some USF rides for needed refurbs before Epic opens.
- Aug 5, 2018
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This is my first year back since covid and it’s absolutely insane how crowded this is. They’ve set up some truly dangerous bottlenecks to get around construction. We did the RIP tour this year and I’m beyond glad we did, there’s no way this would’ve been an enjoyable experience otherwise. Absolutely mad.
F&B needs some props for ideas it’s clearly harder to scale this concept here without utilidors or backstage areas to move from the central kitchens quickly.
F&B needs some props for ideas it’s clearly harder to scale this concept here without utilidors or backstage areas to move from the central kitchens quickly.
Been coming since 2008. HHN's has outgrown the park. Came on Weds with RIP and was ok but even moving even with a RIP was tough. Thurs,Fri were insane and Saturday we left by 8 cuz of the crowds. No way as enjoyable as prior years. Don't have an answer but they have to something. Lines,even for food, not fun.
Wow. Kinda making me wish I hadnt booked this year. Sounds like it's gonna be a nightmare trip.
- Aug 5, 2018
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Will agree, the houses were legitimately hampered in spots due to how crowded things were. Back-ups completely stopping flow for 30+ seconds, esp in tents
