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Same here
Hoping that a return visit will change my mind of El Cucuy.
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Jon Fu
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Be sure to visit El Cucuy at night for the best effect.Same here
Have fun everyone!
BruceTheShark
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The lines have been around 20 mins long the last hour of the event last weekend from what I've seen, just a heads up if you want to do a maze on the way out.
Jon Fu
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
I'm just curious, but are wait times usually this low into the game?
Here are tonight's wait times, and this includes the steep discount given to annual pass holders:
UPPER LOT
El Cucuy - 20 min
Terror Tram - 10 min
Monsters Remix - 10 min
Bill & Ted - 9:15 PM
Simpsons - 20 min
LOWER LOT
Insidious - 45 min
Evil Dead - 20 min
Transformers - 45 min
Revenge of the Mummy - 25 min
Jurassic Park - 10 min
BACKLOT
Walking Dead - 40 min
Oh, and we just published some photos alongside some commentary from this year's Universal Monsters Remix: Resurrection: http://insideuniversal.net/2013/09/universal-monsters-remix-resurrection-2013/
Here are tonight's wait times, and this includes the steep discount given to annual pass holders:
UPPER LOT
El Cucuy - 20 min
Terror Tram - 10 min
Monsters Remix - 10 min
Bill & Ted - 9:15 PM
Simpsons - 20 min
LOWER LOT
Insidious - 45 min
Evil Dead - 20 min
Transformers - 45 min
Revenge of the Mummy - 25 min
Jurassic Park - 10 min
BACKLOT
Walking Dead - 40 min
Oh, and we just published some photos alongside some commentary from this year's Universal Monsters Remix: Resurrection: http://insideuniversal.net/2013/09/universal-monsters-remix-resurrection-2013/
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- Jan 30, 2013
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Happy to report El Cucuy has changed my mind. They added story signs in the line with a clear narration from Danny Trejo. The empty corridor has now a El Cucuy in it which tricked us into thinking it was a universal employee (Well played El Cucuy well played). They added more scare actors who to their credit were more on the ball as to their timing which was great. Definitely an improvement since opening day.
I was completely surprised by that myself. I was able to do everything but the Black Sabbath maze. I asked one of the workers at the Terror Tram(which I got to walk right on because there was literally no one in line) why everything was so short and she just said that it was a Friday not n October.
Jon Fu
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Hmm, that's unusual.
Maybe it's still too early to gauge the popularity of this year's event, but opening weekend was also strangely empty - at least relative to previous years.
Maybe it's still too early to gauge the popularity of this year's event, but opening weekend was also strangely empty - at least relative to previous years.
The Walking Dead area on the metro sets was pretty packed. I'm so used to waiting at least a half hour for terror tram.
It's the backlot. Both that and the lower lot, which contain the most popular mazes, are insanely packed this year... Terror Tram, due to its now godawful location is just empty as hell.
That location is extremely tired; it has been long so since 2010. They desperately need a new location. There's all sorts of great locations they can use for the new Terror Tram that I can't imagine it wouldn't be too hard to get. Even if one of the following options were to be out due to filming, I think there's a good chance at least another would be open.
-Ranch House/Firefly House with the long dirt trail that leads to the abandoned tram stop. THAT would be really cool.
-Little Europe. I heard a rumor that this was in consideration for this year.
-Amity Island, Six Points Texas, and the Mexican Village.
-Westeria Lane/Elm Street. It would be a really long and really cool Terror Tram. Now that Housewives is (Finally) off the air, this might be more likely.
Again, even if some of those locations are used, there's a good chance at least one of those venues will be available. Just thinking about this makes me kind of upset. I don't see why it's so hard to finally get a new location!
For reference, here's Knott's full Hanging show (of course a warning that the show is pretty lewd and NSFW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iisPjXU97Q
It's much better than Bill & Ted, has a great self-effacing approach and seems to be aiming for a bit more of a... how do you say, a nerdier, wiser crowd. For instance, Universal didn't even touch the Disney/Star Wars stuff, whereas Knott's spends an entire five minutes on it. Likewise, there's a reference to Breaking Bad in there as well. (this I wanted desperately in B&T)
Also, the plot is just as wishy-washy and yeah it drags but focusing on the stunt show aspects just makes it inherently simpler, as well as the tiered approach and general idea of knowing exactly how it's going to end.
In addition, I love the fact that they play "Best of Both Worlds" after the show is over. So dark.
Oh, and if you want, skip to around the six minute mark for a great stab at Universal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iisPjXU97Q
It's much better than Bill & Ted, has a great self-effacing approach and seems to be aiming for a bit more of a... how do you say, a nerdier, wiser crowd. For instance, Universal didn't even touch the Disney/Star Wars stuff, whereas Knott's spends an entire five minutes on it. Likewise, there's a reference to Breaking Bad in there as well. (this I wanted desperately in B&T)
Also, the plot is just as wishy-washy and yeah it drags but focusing on the stunt show aspects just makes it inherently simpler, as well as the tiered approach and general idea of knowing exactly how it's going to end.
In addition, I love the fact that they play "Best of Both Worlds" after the show is over. So dark.
Oh, and if you want, skip to around the six minute mark for a great stab at Universal.
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Jon Fu
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6T16pJegLmA?feature=oembedThis is hilarious and so true!!!
Funny how both Knotts and Universal both went for a Wizard of Oz theme. I wonder if it was intentional or because of all the other Oz related things going on this year.
Funny how both Knotts and Universal both went for a Wizard of Oz theme. I wonder if it was intentional or because of all the other Oz related things going on this year.
The Disney bit is great.
The Hanging comes off as much more current. It seems Uni is scared to offend and Knotts relishes that. Uni never touches Disney at all. I like that the gags come fast and often; if somethng doesn’t work it doesn’t matter because there is another one right away. Bill and Ted tends to do longer scenes.
The writing is more clever; Bill and Ted do “What does the Fox say”, Hanging does “What does the Wolverine say”. I like the fights in the Hanging. In Bill and Ted a Hit Girl/Dora fight is set up but nothing happens. A very different show, for sure.
The Hanging comes off as much more current. It seems Uni is scared to offend and Knotts relishes that. Uni never touches Disney at all. I like that the gags come fast and often; if somethng doesn’t work it doesn’t matter because there is another one right away. Bill and Ted tends to do longer scenes.
The writing is more clever; Bill and Ted do “What does the Fox say”, Hanging does “What does the Wolverine say”. I like the fights in the Hanging. In Bill and Ted a Hit Girl/Dora fight is set up but nothing happens. A very different show, for sure.
Jon Fu
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Photos and comments from The Walking Dead: No Safe Haven - http://insideuniversal.net/2013/10/the-walking-dead-no-safe-haven-2013/
That's odd because Orlando makes fun of Disney all the time. In fact, I think they got in trouble with mocking Pirates after a video of the show surfaced online. Why Hollywood doesn't do that - I have no idea.
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