#HHNForever - Orlando 2020

[TheCodeMan95]

To be clear, I was suggesting they could promote Halloween offerings with the houses, street performers, scarecrow scavenger hunt, and themed foods for existing F&B locations. New cupcakes in Today Cafe, all the great stuff in the Tribute Store, etc. No need to set up booths to have themed treats. Just like they do already anyway, but it’s something to beef up a press release about all the offerings this season.

"Cruise on over to 'Mel's Die-In' for a spooky favorite - Twisted Taters!"

 

[Rikku]

We are all in the palm of their hands.....lol

 

[ChaseTuff]

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[Luigi18512]

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[ultimateforce]

I will renew my UOAP on the spot if they actually open it as a churro stand.

 

[snayberry]

Let’s goooooooooo

 

[Legacy]

I like how Marketing was struggling to “market” this until it’s just, “Screw it. Blog post.”

 

[krazyhorrorkid]

Testing it says... Does this mean it's not confirmed afterward.

 

[Tbad556]

TM Preview is Friday from 9 am - 11:30 am. Plexiglass confirmed.

Guests visiting the theme parks this weekend will have the opportunity to take part in Halloween seasonal experience testing on Sept. 19 and 20. This includes two haunted houses in Universal Studios, among other offerings. Team Members will have the opportunity to be the first to scream their way through these two haunted houses as part of a special preview this Friday morning. In one house, you’ll witness the resurrection of one of Universal Pictures’ most notorious monsters, and in the other, you’ll be immersed in an original story that uncovers a dark ritual behind an innocent childhood tradition.

Our current health and safety procedures will be applied to our operation of the haunted houses, and include:

• Wearing face coverings.
• Following social distancing guidelines in the queue and haunted houses. Plexi-glass will also be installed in various areas to help keep separation from scareactors.
• Requiring the use of hand sanitizer before entering each haunted house (also available upon exit).
• Managing of flow in the haunted houses. Capacity will be limited.

Limited reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are required: there will be no standby queue for this experience. Limit one time slot per Team Member.

 

[Disneyhead]

Oooohhh. Trick or Treating for kids 12 and under at IOA. I didn't see that one coming.

 

[Magic Feather]

Interesting to note that they specify “this weekend.”

 

[Catopher]

Since this is only for this weekend right now, I hope everyone is on their best behavior lol

 

[Mad Dog]

Looks good so far. Like the IOA T&T and the costumes encouragement. The only problem I see is the virtual line for low capacity haunts, unless they don't get too strict with the line and capacity ends up super low. I also like the 'Age Warning' and the inclusion of The Tribute Store & The Horror Show. Makes it seem a bigger deal then it is. Good job Universal, at this point in time, at least.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

If it's only this weekend, I actually may shed a tear.

 

[Nathan]

If it's only this weekend, I actually may shed a tear.

It also does say “testing” so I assume this weekend is a test to see if they can run it for weeks to come with no problems.

 

[Spookies n' Stuff]

If it's only this weekend, I actually may shed a tear.

This weekend is probably something of a trial run, if it does well and there are no issues, itll probably stick around, if not, they can make it disappear without much of a trace.

 

[Living Dead Dude]

I am not looking forward to the crowds this weekend!

 

[Disneyhead]

This weekend is a test. If successful it will continue. If it's a cluster, ...

 

[Tbad556]

Like we've all been saying, they don't know how to market this and they don't know what to expect. They're playing it safe and marketing it as "testing this weekend" for now, but Team Members are in fact scheduled for quite a few weekends in a row at the very least. I'd keep the expectations low and in check just to be safe because you never know how this weekend will go.

 

[Brian G.]

Please take all discussion regarding the announcement here.

Halloween at Universal Orlando 2020

Universal Orlando has announced a new "Halloween Seasonal Experience Testing" for Sept 19th & 20th, where guests can enjoy Trick-R-Treating at the parks and 2 haunted houses that were originally part of the Halloween Horror Nights 30 line-up. #HHNForever...

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