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Except the designers know the limitations well enough in advance, and the artistic vision has always had to stay within the restraints that practicality allows. SIF and GATs are intended to strictly distract. If anything, removing that stuff allows a greater focus on the scares and scenes.I’m coming from the standpoint that I would hate to see the artistic vision of the event diminished because the company wanted to make sure they made money on an event this Fall. You only get once chance to experience the houses and scare zones of a HHN event. The only comparison I can think of is having a choice to watch an edited for TV version of a movie now or see the original version as the director Intended a year later.
That’s just my opinion and that doesn’t mean it’s what they should do or what they are going to do. Most people might have the “something is better than nothing” viewpoint and that’s perfectly fine.
I would also say that my opinion would be totally different if the plan was to present the same houses this year and next year.
Compromises to artistic vision happen all the time. Changes and adjustments occur on the fly because reality and artistry, many times, don’t jive. We literally had a house last year cut its primary monster because of vision and comfort issues. The 2010 HotY was, literally, the same house from the year prior only repainted a dull gray with bald people in tank tops. House of Horrors in 2012 was a fan favorite that year when it was designed in 30 days.
These challenges aren’t new to A&D.