- Oct 9, 2016
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So remembering this tread reminded me that I had a little fan-HHN lineup prepared. It's not super realistic, in fact seeing even one of these properties appear let alone multiple would be a once in a blue moon situation, but it's what I would consider my absolute ideal year of HHN.
Icon: -The Usher
Frankly I'm surprised The Usher never made his way to the west coast in some form or another, I know that Murdy isn't a fan of using Orlando's icons but if any were to be used, I feel that The User would be best considering HHN Hollywood's focus on IP based mazes.
Mazes:
-Halloween 2018 (WaterWorld Queue)
Frankly it's shocking that this didn't come last year, but it makes sense considering the rights situation, but there were so many elements and scenes that could be packed into a maze like the bathroom murder scene, Michael in the closet, the confrontation at Laurie's house etc., considering all the elements and overall well received nature of the movie it would definitely have a place on my line up.
-Horrors of H.P. Lovecraft (Parisian Courtyard)
The works and mythos of H.P. Lovecraft also seems like a no brainer for an HHN maze at some point for me, and I feel that placing it in Parisian gives it enough space to be properly fleshed out as it's one of the larger venues, allowing for a good few stories to be adapted within it. Ideally this would be a semi-original and a mix of some of his more well known works as well as rooms and easter eggs of his less popular and more obscure work.
-Grim Harvest (Jurassic World Queue)
This would be an original of my design that I've been cooking up for a while, based primarily around horrors of the harvest season and creatures in the woods, such as scarecrows, murderous harvest crops, wendigos and other creatures. Many of these themes have been seen at HHN at some point or another, but I feel the aesthetic could be most effectively used in a maze environment rather than Terror Tram or a Scarezone.
-George Romero's Maze of the Dead (Soundstage 22)
In my opinion, once the Walking Dead attraction is eventually retired, the first zombie attempt should be at the very least one of George A Romero's classic "of the dead" films, and ideally a mashup of them. In my mind this maze would be a large mashup of Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and maybe Land of the Dead if space provided. The choice of a soundstage seemed apt to me as you would need a lot of room to pull off this kind of maze, especially for the scenes in the mall for Dawn of the Dead.
-Creepshow (Mummy Queue)
Creepshow is one of those cult classic properties I and many others think would make it to HHN at some point, but as far as I remember Murdy stated there were some issues with rights. However, I think Creepshow would be a great fit as an anthology maze as we occasionally get, with the facade and all of the story transition rooms designed like pages from the comic book the movie is meant to take place in. I also feel that due to the limited amount of locations in the movie the Mummy Queue venue would be a good fit.
-Scream (Metro Sets)
Scream, similar to Creepshow is likely never gonna see the light of day at the event, but there's too much potential for it to not be a maze at some point. In my vision this maze would be based exclusively on the first movie, since its the most famous and influential, as well as in my opinion the highest quality. I also feel that the first film would fit in the metro location nicely and its inclusion would round out the overall movie theme that would be attempted throughout the event.
-The Thing (Soundstage 747)
I've wanted the 1982 version of The Thing to come to HHN ever since I started going to the event myself, as it's one of my favorite films, and I feel like it would fit well with other somewhat lesser known heavy hitters like Creepshow or the later Romero "Dead" films. I would particularly like this maze to be in a soundstage as I feel that the best possible way to pull this property off is to have complete control of the environment, including temperature and the creature effects. Having the extra space would be a nice benefit too, as a property this special to me would need to be done with the most accuracy possible.
-Twin Peaks (FDTD Lot)
Okay, so to be entirely honest, Twin Peaks likely isn't a very highly requested property from the general public, but since this is an outline of what my personal HHN would be like, theres no way I could leave it off my lineup. To me this maze wouldn't be done correctly if it didn't include elements of the original two seasons, Fire Walk With Me, and The Return. Using that much content is the main reason I placed it in the seemingly largest location at HHN, and if possible I'd like for the maze to be elongated even further for more space. I feel that the inclusion of Twin Peaks to the lineup as the year's TV maze would be the best possible option, even if I am biased as it's the number one maze I'd want to see at HHN.
Pt 1/?
Icon: -The Usher
Frankly I'm surprised The Usher never made his way to the west coast in some form or another, I know that Murdy isn't a fan of using Orlando's icons but if any were to be used, I feel that The User would be best considering HHN Hollywood's focus on IP based mazes.
Mazes:
-Halloween 2018 (WaterWorld Queue)
Frankly it's shocking that this didn't come last year, but it makes sense considering the rights situation, but there were so many elements and scenes that could be packed into a maze like the bathroom murder scene, Michael in the closet, the confrontation at Laurie's house etc., considering all the elements and overall well received nature of the movie it would definitely have a place on my line up.
-Horrors of H.P. Lovecraft (Parisian Courtyard)
The works and mythos of H.P. Lovecraft also seems like a no brainer for an HHN maze at some point for me, and I feel that placing it in Parisian gives it enough space to be properly fleshed out as it's one of the larger venues, allowing for a good few stories to be adapted within it. Ideally this would be a semi-original and a mix of some of his more well known works as well as rooms and easter eggs of his less popular and more obscure work.
-Grim Harvest (Jurassic World Queue)
This would be an original of my design that I've been cooking up for a while, based primarily around horrors of the harvest season and creatures in the woods, such as scarecrows, murderous harvest crops, wendigos and other creatures. Many of these themes have been seen at HHN at some point or another, but I feel the aesthetic could be most effectively used in a maze environment rather than Terror Tram or a Scarezone.
-George Romero's Maze of the Dead (Soundstage 22)
In my opinion, once the Walking Dead attraction is eventually retired, the first zombie attempt should be at the very least one of George A Romero's classic "of the dead" films, and ideally a mashup of them. In my mind this maze would be a large mashup of Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and maybe Land of the Dead if space provided. The choice of a soundstage seemed apt to me as you would need a lot of room to pull off this kind of maze, especially for the scenes in the mall for Dawn of the Dead.
-Creepshow (Mummy Queue)
Creepshow is one of those cult classic properties I and many others think would make it to HHN at some point, but as far as I remember Murdy stated there were some issues with rights. However, I think Creepshow would be a great fit as an anthology maze as we occasionally get, with the facade and all of the story transition rooms designed like pages from the comic book the movie is meant to take place in. I also feel that due to the limited amount of locations in the movie the Mummy Queue venue would be a good fit.
-Scream (Metro Sets)
Scream, similar to Creepshow is likely never gonna see the light of day at the event, but there's too much potential for it to not be a maze at some point. In my vision this maze would be based exclusively on the first movie, since its the most famous and influential, as well as in my opinion the highest quality. I also feel that the first film would fit in the metro location nicely and its inclusion would round out the overall movie theme that would be attempted throughout the event.
-The Thing (Soundstage 747)
I've wanted the 1982 version of The Thing to come to HHN ever since I started going to the event myself, as it's one of my favorite films, and I feel like it would fit well with other somewhat lesser known heavy hitters like Creepshow or the later Romero "Dead" films. I would particularly like this maze to be in a soundstage as I feel that the best possible way to pull this property off is to have complete control of the environment, including temperature and the creature effects. Having the extra space would be a nice benefit too, as a property this special to me would need to be done with the most accuracy possible.
-Twin Peaks (FDTD Lot)
Okay, so to be entirely honest, Twin Peaks likely isn't a very highly requested property from the general public, but since this is an outline of what my personal HHN would be like, theres no way I could leave it off my lineup. To me this maze wouldn't be done correctly if it didn't include elements of the original two seasons, Fire Walk With Me, and The Return. Using that much content is the main reason I placed it in the seemingly largest location at HHN, and if possible I'd like for the maze to be elongated even further for more space. I feel that the inclusion of Twin Peaks to the lineup as the year's TV maze would be the best possible option, even if I am biased as it's the number one maze I'd want to see at HHN.
Pt 1/?