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*Insert obligatory Iron Maiden joke*Thank you for finally putting into words this trend which has irritated me over the last few spec seasons
*Insert obligatory Iron Maiden joke*Thank you for finally putting into words this trend which has irritated me over the last few spec seasons
Iron Maiden wooden roller coaster in KidZone*Insert obligatory Iron Maiden joke*
I don’t think it would ever happen but it also helps that it wouldn’t have to be like all nite die in and could follow their graphic novel or the welcome to horrorwood story lineI mean...2.4M monthly listeners on Spotify isn't anything to sneeze at.
Maybe not enough for a headliner, but definitely enough to be considered for a smaller house and/or scarezone. Plus, they keep getting bigger.
Compared to?…I mean...2.4M monthly listeners on Spotify isn't anything to sneeze at.
Maybe not enough for a headliner, but definitely enough to be considered for a smaller house and/or scarezone. Plus, they keep getting bigger.
Compared to?…
The Weeknd has 103 million monthly listeners.
Shoot. Billie Eillish still has 66 million monthly listeners.
Compared to those sorts of numbers, 2.4 is a blip.
Using this logic we're overdue for a Legends Collide: Taylor Swift v. Bad Bunny house
And if I remember right, KKFOS was Aiello's #1 dream IP right?Worth remembering that when Universal adapts a niche or relatively less successful IP, it's because someone on the design team really wants to do it and the stars happen to align. (See: The Cabin in the Woods. Arguably Killer Klowns, whose appearance in fairness helped usher in a resurgence for the IP.)
So, for something like this, is there anyone on the current design team that is willing to stick their neck out for the property? Hell, is there really any evidence that those sort of passion projects can still happen in the era where Orlando's Horror Nights has become such a mass market monster of an event?
And if I remember right, KKFOS was Aiello's #1 dream IP right?
With the popularity the event has now, I wonder if we could see an IP come purely because the team wants to do it. People will come regardless!
I'll also add Trick 'r Treat to that list.Worth remembering that when Universal adapts a niche or relatively less successful IP, it's because someone on the design team really wants to do it and the stars happen to align. (See: The Cabin in the Woods. Arguably Killer Klowns, whose appearance in fairness helped usher in a resurgence for the IP.)
I mean, if they can do a house based on a blue singer that they just invented, I’d think there’s room for a couple of weird, niche IP.Hell, is there really any evidence that those sort of passion projects can still happen in the era where Orlando's Horror Nights has become such a mass market monster of an event?
I mean, if they can do a house based on a blue singer that they just invented, I’d think there’s room for a couple of weird, niche IP.
I mean, if they can do a house based on a blue singer that they just invented, I’d think there’s room for a couple of weird, niche IP.
Originals have always been in the DNA of Orlando's event, especially its modern post-2000/Jack iteration. But it costs money to license even weird, niche IP, so the price has to be right, and a case has to be made to the folks in finance. (And - again, this one is crucial - there have to be people on the design team championing it.)
Again. Definitely NOT for a headliner house, so let's not compare them to Billie or The Weeknd.Compared to?…
The Weeknd has 103 million monthly listeners.
Shoot. Billie Eillish still has 66 million monthly listeners.
Compared to those sorts of numbers, 2.4 is a blip.
For sure - I mostly meant that with the popularity the event is generating regardless of the lineup (HHN 31 as a prime example), it may be a bit easier for the design team to champion a more niche IP.Returning to my examples, it's not like Killer Klowns or Cabin in the Woods was driving significant turnstile clicks when they first debuted. The key is someone having the passion and cache to push the powers that be to pay to license the IP that will likely not generate a substantial amount of interest from the general public.
pls don't start this its too early lol