Without watching the video, I'd suspect the answer has two parts.
1) They need it. In Japan, Halloween still isn't what it is here in the States. It's growing, but I'd imagine attendance lacks in Japan even more than it does here. Using Potter this way massively drives people to the park AND expands Halloween as a special event. But still, why did Japan get it before Orlando? Simple.
2) They asked. Previously, when asked why Orlando hadn't used Potter, A&D stated they hadn't asked. They haven't done HHN at Islands since 2005, long before Hogsmeade. Diagon is still a new, insanely attractive addition that doesn't need any plussing to get people through the gates. Orlando doesn't need Potter at HHN.
Without watching the video, I'd suspect the answer has two parts.
1) They need it. In Japan, Halloween still isn't what it is here in the States. It's growing, but I'd imagine attendance lacks in Japan even more than it does here. Using Potter this way massively drives people to the park AND expands Halloween as a special event. But still, why did Japan get it before Orlando? Simple.
2) They asked. Previously, when asked why Orlando hadn't used Potter, A&D stated they hadn't asked. They haven't done HHN at Islands since 2005, long before Hogsmeade. Diagon is still a new, insanely attractive addition that doesn't need any plussing to get people through the gates. Orlando doesn't need Potter at HHN.
Yeah man they have so many changes to the rides, right now there's a 4-D dragonball Z show, (it rocks!), during Hhn it turns into a haunted school attraction, and at the start of the year Godzilla will be there. Not to mention for HHN they change the rides, they have their indoor rollercoaster operating with no lights and a creepy soundtrack, Sadako from Ringu taking over the terminator show, last year they had the grudge in the back to the future ride! That was a mash up for sure!I strongly disagree with the first statement. Universal Japan goes way out there for Halloween along with Singapore in comparison to the states...USJ also has a better and more creative entertainment and A&D team compared to the others as the park has overlays 3 parts of the year
Without watching the video, I'd suspect the answer has two parts.
1) They need it. In Japan, Halloween still isn't what it is here in the States. It's growing, but I'd imagine attendance lacks in Japan even more than it does here. Using Potter this way massively drives people to the park AND expands Halloween as a special event. But still, why did Japan get it before Orlando? Simple.
2) They asked. Previously, when asked why Orlando hadn't used Potter, A&D stated they hadn't asked. They haven't done HHN at Islands since 2005, long before Hogsmeade. Diagon is still a new, insanely attractive addition that doesn't need any plussing to get people through the gates. Orlando doesn't need Potter at HHN.
Also last year they had an extreme house Trama which was sold out every single night of the event. And to go out of Universal and just to Japanese haunted houses in general, Japan has one of the longest haunted houses in the world. If you head over to Fuji Q highland you can experience an hour long haunted house. It's a lot of fun especially after have being a haunter for 6+ years to see how other cultures try to scare you.
The house was about an hour long total, the show building that it's in is HUGE! You are constantly going up and down stairs in the building and zig zagging through the building itself. There's surprisingly, if you pardon the pun, a skeleton crew in there maybe like 7-8 scareactors total. The majority of the time is the build up to a scare, there's a lot of silence in the house, a few animatronic scares but mostly build up. There's an super long hallway that might take up the entire length of the building you have to go through. I did a whole video on that park it was super intense,how was that long house? how was it different in terms of scare?
The house was about an hour long total, the show building that it's in is HUGE! You are constantly going up and down stairs in the building and zig zagging through the building itself. There's surprisingly, if you pardon the pun, a skeleton crew in there maybe like 7-8 scareactors total. The majority of the time is the build up to a scare, there's a lot of silence in the house, a few animatronic scares but mostly build up. There's an super long hallway that might take up the entire length of the building you have to go through. I did a whole video on that park it was super intense,
How Japan fell in love with Halloween for adults - MarketWatchAlso to the person that said halloween isn't big in Japan, here's something to conflict with your argument
Until only recently, Japan never celebrated Halloween.
Without watching the video, I'd suspect the answer has two parts.
2) They asked. Previously, when asked why Orlando hadn't used Potter, A&D stated they hadn't asked. They haven't done HHN at Islands since 2005, long before Hogsmeade. Diagon is still a new, insanely attractive addition that doesn't need any plussing to get people through the gates. Orlando doesn't need Potter at HHN.