Halloween at Universal Orlando 2020

[jarmor]

So premier pass holders will have to register or show up friday?

 

[ChaseTuff]

If this works, from a business perspective, they should open as many houses as possible.

Enough houses and you’re just running the event you canceled.

 

[Hhnguy1991]

not necessarily, if they arent charging extra theres a chance theyll be running at a loss just due to operating and cast costs. I wouldnt expect more than 2 mazes to be open at a time, also since limiting the amount is a great tease for whats to come.

If they aren’t making this an add on to a ticket in the future, which they really should, people who want to go into these haunted houses are going to buy a ticket ONLY if they feel like it’s worth the price. And imo two houses, isn’t worth a full theme park ticket. But if it were 4-5, yeah.

 

[Legacy]

If this works, from a business perspective, they should open as many houses as possible.

Which won’t be that many. Assuming they can staff them, they only have 6 max available (Sprungs and I believe MiB don’t have facades and Shrek is incomplete). The IP holders have to approve daytime ops, which likely knocks out Hill House and TCM with Beetlejuice as a big maybe. That leaves three soundstages.

 

[Hhnguy1991]

Enough houses and you’re just running the event you canceled.

UOR needs money right now. It would absolutely hurt their reputation, but I would understand if they did.

 

[Tobias]

If they aren’t making this an add on to a ticket in the future, which they really should, people who want to go into these haunted houses are going to buy a ticket ONLY if they feel like it’s worth the price. And imo two houses, isn’t worth a full theme park ticket. But if it were 4-5, yeah.

Then just wait til next year when they can run HHN.

 

[Tbad556]

So premier pass holders will have to register or show up friday?

Register.

Preview Details:

• When: Friday, September 18, 2020 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
  Entry time selected at registration.
• Where: Universal Studios Florida
• Registration is Required: Must be an active Premier Passholder and 18+ or older to register online for one (1) event arrival time.
• Registration opens Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 at Noon.
• Duplicate reservations will be canceled.
• Space is limited and online reservations are required. First come, first served.
• Premier Passholder complimentary prime self-parking is available at the Universal Orlando garages.

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Resort

www.universalorlando.com

 

[Hhnguy1991]

Which won’t be that many. Assuming they can staff them, they only have 6 max available (Sprungs and I believe MiB don’t have facades and Shrek is incomplete). The IP holders have to approve daytime ops, which likely knocks out Hill House and TCM with Beetlejuice as a big maybe. That leaves three soundstages.

That’s unfortunate. If they could somehow finish the facades for the sprungs they should add them.

Then just wait til next year when they can run HHN.

A full year is a really long time.

 

[Spookies n' Stuff]

If they aren’t making this an add on to a ticket in the future, which they really should, people who want to go into these haunted houses are going to buy a ticket ONLY if they feel like it’s worth the price. And imo two houses, isn’t worth a full theme park ticket. But if it were 4-5, yeah.

at the moment theyre clearly not trying to market this as anything HHN related to boost profits, it seems like its just a bonus theyre quietly sliding in to their seasonal offerings to pacify the hhn fans for the year to come. I strongly doubt theyll further market it or make it an add on ticket at any point, really seems like they want to avoid catching any flak for this if they can.

 

[GA-MBIT]

UOTeam Members also have their own preview earlier on the 18th starting as early 8am, I believe.

 

[Magic Feather]

I’m kind if worried about guest response to VL. This is the first, new thing that has very high demand and very low capacity that will use this system which has no defined “guidelines” other than random distribution throughout the day.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Think it’ll make it past this weekend?

They're staffed for it.

 

[Tbad556]

UOTeam Members also have their own preview earlier on the 18th starting as early 8am, I believe.

Yup. 9 AM - 11:30 AM and all slots are already full for it.

 

[Brian G.]

"Premier Annual Passholders will get the first crack on Thursday, Sept 18."

Again....with the dates. Why can't anyone in marketing look at a friggin calendar?

That was our mistake. We’ve since fixed it.

 

[Jengo_Fett]

Wonder if express pass will be valid for this too? Def could also help boost express pass sales

 

[Catopher]

Wonder if express pass will be valid for this too? Def could also help boost express pass sales

I asked UO in a Twitter DM, they said express is not valid for the houses this weekend.

 

[jarmor]

Wonder if express pass will be valid for this too? Def could also help boost express pass sales

I doubt it since it's limited spots.

 

[Jengo_Fett]

I asked UO in a Twitter DM, they said express is not valid for the houses this weekend.

I wouldn’t go this weekend anyways. But that means it could be should this pass the test?

 

[krazyhorrorkid]

Well we did a thing, I just want to thank everyone here for being passionate about Horror nights, because bottom line is that Uni is doing this for the fans (and money.) They think that they will draw most of us in, and they are right. But I just wanted to thank everyone

Anyway, I hope people attending the event this weekend will give us constant updates how there experience is going. I hope everyone has a great time! A little bit worried about if the actors are prepared enough though... Did they really have that much time to rehearse?

 

[Brian G.]

So premier pass holders will have to register or show up friday?

Premier pass holders get exclusive access on Friday. They have to register on Wednesday.