yes, because it enables them to have lower staffing at ticket booths. it's also useful for projecting attendance.Does universal get a benefit from selling online?)
yes, because it enables them to have lower staffing at ticket booths. it's also useful for projecting attendance.Does universal get a benefit from selling online?)
As others have said, it really doesn't get old. It's such a fun and amazing event that lets you escape and have fun for a whole night. Add that to also the joy of watching houses and zones evolve. New scares added (or ones you've missed), new props and/or voice lines added, there's so much to love.This isn't an attack, just an honest question. So please don't take offense.
You've gone twenty times so far in just under a month. Why? Doesn't it get old? Like, is there even any joy in going through the houses any more? Haven't you got everything pretty much memorized by now?
I know that we go 3-4 times the week that we travel (which starts Sunday, so anyone around say "hey"), and I know we're pretty over it by our final night. It usually ends with us saying, "Eh...we could wait 45mins to see this house again...or we could go back, sit in bed, and have a snack.".
Again, this is genuine curiosity. I'm just trying to understand the appeal.
Ok they makes perfect sense. It's actually useful to sell online. And I guess the discount encourages a type of reservation since buying it online helps with projecting attendance and even hotel stays. It probably helps a lot of people plan their stay and going in the daytimeyes, because it enables them to have lower staffing at ticket booths. it's also useful for projecting attendance.
Out of state people staying on site are spending lots and lots of dollars per visit, hotels, food, tickets. That's the prime customer. You never want to discourage on site tourists, especially those staying for multiple evenings.
Can confirm. Do 8 days every year. I literally get a second job doing construction on the side to pay for it (gladly … HHN is my happy place).Out of state people staying on site are spending lots and lots of dollars per visit, hotels, food, tickets. That's the prime customer. You never want to discourage on site tourists, especially those staying for multiple evenings.
There lies the problem. If they totally get rid of Express for multi-night tickets my group and I would stop going (again, 8 days, 6 for HHN … and we spend A LOT outside of the HHN tickets).Personally, I feel the best move would be to just remove Express from multi day passes, leave the passes as is otherwise. Maybe add an option for X number of days of Express for $X. Maybe just have certain days as blocked out from Express multi-day.
There lies the problem. If they totally get rid of Express for multi-night tickets my group and I would stop going (again, 8 days, 6 for HHN … and we spend A LOT outside of the HHN tickets).
I know there’s no solution to make everyone happy, but there has to be something. I personally like the idea of better, more-varied multi-night ticket options for people like me who travel, where we can pick specific dates. Yes, I have a pass for every night, but I know which 6 nights I am actually going.
Effectively doubling the price for the “power users”. Hmmm.I don’t know if this would fix much of the problem or not, but one idea that came to me that I don’t know if I’ve seen anyone else mention is the idea of a monthly FFP. The Rush of Fear becomes the September pass and then the same type of thing is offered for October. If each of these are prices at a similar rate to the current FFPP rates, then it would be a pretty big price increase for anyone who wanted to have admission to every single night of the event, but wouldn’t be a dramatic increase to those that want a Frequent Fear, but only come down for one or two trips. I, personally, could just buy the October pass and they would know I wouldn’t be attending in September at all.
Just a thought
Lol I literally said this exact idea 4 days agoWhat about cutting back on IPs and doing mostly originals for the next few events. It might not help next year at first but once people start going and realizing not many IPs will be there they will be disappointed and start not coming. This won’t fix everything but it’s a start. What you all think?
I think they should keep the same amount of IPs, but only feature 1-2 that would bring gigantic crowds. The rest of the IP line-up should be more niche properties.What about cutting back on IPs and doing mostly originals for the next few events. It might not help next year at first but once people start going and realizing not many IPs will be there they will be disappointed and start not coming. This won’t fix everything but it’s a start. What you all think?
making the event less appealing to ticket buyers doesn’t seem like a realistic or particularly effective method for solving these problems.What about cutting back on IPs and doing mostly originals for the next few events. It might not help next year at first but once people start going and realizing not many IPs will be there they will be disappointed and start not coming. This won’t fix everything but it’s a start. What you all think?
It’s a bad idea for Universals profit which means it isn’t going to happen.What about cutting back on IPs and doing mostly originals for the next few events. It might not help next year at first but once people start going and realizing not many IPs will be there they will be disappointed and start not coming. This won’t fix everything but it’s a start. What you all think?
Yeah, I just don’t see this as an option at all. A big reason IPs get pushed through is for Universal to sell merch at the tribute store at high mark-ups.It’s a bad idea for Universals profit which means it isn’t going to happen.
There lies the problem. If they totally get rid of Express for multi-night tickets my group and I would stop going (again, 8 days, 6 for HHN … and we spend A LOT outside of the HHN tickets).
I know there’s no solution to make everyone happy, but there has to be something. I personally like the idea of better, more-varied multi-night ticket options for people like me who travel, where we can pick specific dates. Yes, I have a pass for every night, but I know which 6 nights I am actually going.
I don’t know if this would fix much of the problem or not, but one idea that came to me that I don’t know if I’ve seen anyone else mention is the idea of a monthly FFP. The Rush of Fear becomes the September pass and then the same type of thing is offered for October. If each of these are prices at a similar rate to the current FFPP rates, then it would be a pretty big price increase for anyone who wanted to have admission to every single night of the event, but wouldn’t be a dramatic increase to those that want a Frequent Fear, but only come down for one or two trips. I, personally, could just buy the October pass and they would know I wouldn’t be attending in September at all.
Just a thought
Let’s call this overcrowding the “Stranger Things” effect
Younglings mostly. I see it at work. When I ask if they are chuckie fans they kinda shrug. Weird fan base.funny thing is ow many folks are dressing in Chucky garb -- sure there are many many more Hellfire Club shirts, but Chucky seems like a big draw as well (or at least seems to sell a crap ton of merch.