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I am thinking about going, but I get scared very easily! Do you know what OTHER (non Disney) events are good start to get ready for going to HHN?
Definitely not Busch Gardens's Howl-O-Scream. You'd think it'd be less intense due to it being lower budget, but they instead get away with things UOR's legal team would have a heart attack over. (bungees in trees flinging at walkways, roller-skating flint-weilding spark-throwing SAs in Zones, etc.)I am thinking about going, but I get scared very easily! Do you know what OTHER (non Disney) events are good start to get ready for going to HHN?
I know not HOSDefinitely not Busch Gardens's Howl-O-Scream. You'd think it'd be less intense due to it being lower budget, but they instead get away with things UOR's legal team would have a heart attack over. (bungees in trees flinging at walkways, roller-skating flint-weilding spark-throwing SAs in Zones, etc.)
Pretty sure it's an event that takes place at all Busch parks.I know not HOS
Maybe a local event?
Locals might be able to suggest some tamer Floridian haunts.
I don't really know of many other local haunts besides The Shallow Grave, and that would be WAY too intenseI am thinking about going, but I get scared very easily! Do you know what OTHER (non Disney) events are good start to get ready for going to HHN?
And it is closed.I don't really know of many other local haunts besides The Shallow Grave, and that would be WAY too intense
I am thinking about going, but I get scared very easily! Do you know what OTHER (non Disney) events are good start to get ready for going to HHN?
There’s one in Old Town in Kissimmee that’s open year round but I’ve never been in it so I can’t speak to what it’s like.
Honestly, most local Florida haunts make their bones by being more intense than HHN. And are usually quite vocal about that. I love HHN, been a fanboi since 2001, but there's no question it sells level of detail and number of houses more than sheer terror. It's far too corporate to be that intense of a Halloween event.
Anyone think they’ll be able to keep track of when houses open during the first weekend? Since I’m going Sept. 20-22 without express using Stay and Scream, it would be tremendously helpful to see when the houses open - especially on UOAP nights.
A Petrified Forest is a good time. Fear-wise, I think it's a decent approximation to HHN. Generally suspenseful with sporadic hard hits. Old Town, I've heard, isn't bad. I'm not sure there are too many hayrides anymore, but those tend to be fairly low-key.I don't really know of many other local haunts besides The Shallow Grave, and that would be WAY too intense
Hi, second year going back to HHN since my 8-year hiatus. Got a few questions:
1. Probably a bit difficult to pinpoint at the moment, but which of the following would likely be the least crowded: September 14, September 22 or September 28?
2. Last year we went on one of the last nights and copped half-off Express Passes halfway through the night. But, I just read on some nights the Express Passes sell out? Is this true? We hoped to take advantage of the half-off promotion when going on one of the dates listed in my previous question.
Thank you, excited to return this year
1) Not 9/14. Every super fan, blogger and a ton of corporate guests will all be there for opening night. Higher percentage than usual of them will have RIP, also extending lines.
For the other two, generally I recommend Friday over Saturday, especially if you can Stay & Scream. But anecdotally it seems a ton of out-of-town friends independently picked that 9/28 weekend for Orlando trips, so might be a toss-up. Still I lean toward Friday.
2) Express does sell out, but unlikely to on either of your latter dates. The half-price promotion I've seen is the after 10 pm Express (an excellent deal, IMO), tho there could be other promotions I'm unaware of.
1) Not 9/14. Every super fan, blogger and a ton of corporate guests will all be there for opening night. Higher percentage than usual of them will have RIP, also extending lines.
For the other two, generally I recommend Friday over Saturday, especially if you can Stay & Scream. But anecdotally it seems a ton of out-of-town friends independently picked that 9/28 weekend for Orlando trips, so might be a toss-up. Still I lean toward Friday.
2) Express does sell out, but unlikely to on either of your latter dates. The half-price promotion I've seen is the after 10 pm Express (an excellent deal, IMO), tho there could be other promotions I'm unaware of.
Thank you for the tips! I vaguely remember going opening weekend years ago and being able to do almost everything without express pass, but this event has grown so much the last decade.1) Not 9/14. Every super fan, blogger and a ton of corporate guests will all be there for opening night. Higher percentage than usual of them will have RIP, also extending lines.
For the other two, generally I recommend Friday over Saturday, especially if you can Stay & Scream. But anecdotally it seems a ton of out-of-town friends independently picked that 9/28 weekend for Orlando trips, so might be a toss-up. Still I lean toward Friday.
2) Express does sell out, but unlikely to on either of your latter dates. The half-price promotion I've seen is the after 10 pm Express (an excellent deal, IMO), tho there could be other promotions I'm unaware of.