Give mine as more..properly done.
- Chucky (Original-IP thinking to me. With Mancini actively involved for both coasts, I don't think it's going to be a straight forward retelling)
- Universal Monsters presents...Creature (I think this is the year. The last of the promiments excluding Invisible Man, and I think it makes sense. Murdy has said that he has something prepped, it's just on the matter on doing it
- The Last of Us (See the reasons I established)
- DawnFM (After Hours Nightmares was one of if not the most popular and consistent houses for the event on both coasts. Add in that After Hours til Dawn is continuing the tour, alongside The Idol; and I think it makes sense [Also could've sworn it costed a lot of money for Weeknd...])
- The Exorcist (The original is still uber-popular, and the Requel comes out next year.)
- Orlando Transplant (Yeti, for my theory as I have spoken. Want to be wrong, really hope I am wrong; but it makes sense to me.)
- Scream (I think if there is a horror icon, Ghostface would be that character. Would be a first for a proper house in Hollywood, and a first at all for Orlando.)
As far as lucky number 8? Wishlist me wants Beetlejuice, to do something campy like Klowns was, but I don't think they'll touch Beetlejuice in the immediate future. El Cucuy could make a lot of sense. Would allow multiple cultural backgrounds to be represented, beyond Día De Los Muertos. They even went to the trouble of revamping the El Cucuy design to move it away from Danny Trejo's take on the being.
Locations wise..
Upper: The Walking Dead Attraction Venue & Waterworld. Think Parisian will be held up by Universal Plaza being used for the show.
Curious George: CG1, CG2. New Food stands are present due to the loss of Plaza
Lower: Mummy Venue, SS15, SS16, and SS17. Metro seems to be out of the notions due to scheduling being as it is still, and Terror Tram seems to be back for 2023 (Yes, Terror Tram is listed on the Hollywood site). Expanding the footprint to SS16 and 17, while challenging; feel optimal to me for the scenario of allowing them to have more controlled environments at the cost of the loss of venues like Parisian.
As far as if I had to lock down bets: The Exorcist, Yeti, and DawnFM. Really think all three are present.