The Old HHN 30 Speculation Thread (2020)

[RevFreako]

So is TCM campy like TCM 2? Or is it more straight like the original and the 2003 remake?

It's basically a boy and his dog, except the boy is a hot chick and the dog is an elderly Leatherface. Joe Bob says check it out.

 

[Living Dead Dude]

The app is nixed.

Man that sucks I thought the idea of jack being in charge of my event sounded kinda unique

 

[Legacy]

So I've been thinking, ever since an app for HHN30 allowing for virtual queues, themed quests, was rumored. They could tie the app into Legendary Truth somehow. Hear me out: The app opens up with the LT logo, Boris Schustler (The Head Guy at LT) pops up and says "Hello. I'm Boris Schustler, I'm with the Legendary Truth, we're an organization dedicated to hunting down paranormal apparitions, we've been getting reports that an intern at Universal Creative has dropped the lantern, causing the Icons of Horror Nights past to be released. Your mission is to investigate each house, and collect information so we can trap these Icons back in the lantern." This is my idea for an HHN app.

Despite all the canonical stuff that’s incorrect in this, I wouldn’t be surprised if Universal attempts something like this in the future. They’ve done interactive scanning before with Horror Unearthed, so implementing it into the app wouldn’t be too far of a stretch.

Combine this concept with the potential “premium night” they were floating last year and it would be a hell of an up-charge.

 

[00_Themeparkfan_00]

Despite all the canonical stuff that’s incorrect in this, I wouldn’t be surprised if Universal attempts something like this in the future. They’ve done interactive scanning before with Horror Unearthed, so implementing it into the app wouldn’t be too far of a stretch.

Combine this concept with the potential “premium night” they were floating last year and it would be a hell of an up-charge.

Yeah it would be a pretty cool upcharge.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

I doubt that we will see masks for Leatherface that are any different than the ones from the previous TCM houses. Like how the Michael Myers masks were the same for every Halloween house despite the fact that the Halloween 4 mask looks completely different than the original

That H4 mask... *gag*

I guess I imagined that the masks in that house actually matched the one from the movie.

 

[DannyPowers]

It's basically a boy and his dog, except the boy is a hot chick and the dog is an elderly Leatherface. Joe Bob says check it out.

You forgot to say how many stars out of four.

 

[Clive]

The app idea was never, ever, ever going to be practical in the timeframe they had without it being a total disaster. I'm glad it's being scrapped.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

The app idea was never, ever, ever going to be practical in the timeframe they had without it being a total disaster. I'm glad it's being scrapped.

I was intrigued by it but in the back of my mind I always thought "How exactly would this work?"

 

[Living Dead Dude]

So with no app does that mean no virtual queue and just social distanced lines?

 

[IHateJumpScares]

Re: no app

I really like the ability to loosely plan the night and then adjust as the night goes on. Skip a house, do one two times back to back, stop and eat, etc etc.

I do theme parks in a pretty regimented way (research, plan, and mostly stick to it but with flexibility) and even I didn’t like the idea of someone else planning it for me in a more firm inflexible way.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

No app =! No virtual queue

 

[styrofoamcup]

No app =! No virtual queue

:stun: huh. Hard to imagine the event moving forward without any type of virtual queue system this year.

 

[DannyPowers]

No app =! No virtual queue

Just switchbacks, glorious switchbacks, as far as the eye can see. My god. It'll be beautiful.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

:stun: huh. Hard to imagine the event moving forward without any type of virtual queue system this year.

!= means doesn't mean. As in it doesn't mean there WON'T be a virtual queue.

 

[londonwerecat]

Just switchbacks, glorious switchbacks, as far as the eye can see. My god. It'll be beautiful.

How would the soundstage where Ghostbusters was work with switcbacks? I understand the plaza has plenty, but once you get within three or four switchbacks of the house, there really isnt any space to socially distance.

 

[DannyPowers]

How would the soundstage where Ghostbusters was work with switcbacks? I understand the plaza has plenty, but once you get within three or four switchbacks of the house, there really isnt any space to socially distance.

Limited capacity for the event, and redo that area slightly. I don't think I've ever seen that music plaza completely full.

 

[00_Themeparkfan_00]

I can't even imagine how the event is going to run without a virtual queue, my guess would be either A social distanced queues with just switchbacks or B. Reduced capacity.

 

[Returning-The-Reaction]

There will be reduced capacity.

 

[SeanPhilly]

There will be reduced capacity.

This. Even naturally - I know of at least 5 people (Philly / NJ based) who are not going for the first time in years, regardless of operating status. Lack of travel from outside Florida (internationally and domestically) will bring the numbers down, even on top of any capacity limits Universal sets via policy.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

There will be reduced capacity.

People should start making peace with the fact they might be able to go twice, hit 6-8 houses total (not a night, total), no shows, no alcohol, and no friend hang outs. Prepare now. Hopefully it doesn’t come to fruition but it could and would.