Let’s start with the big guns: Halloween Horror Nights. The Orlando/Hollywood events are separately designed and operated (follow Orlando creative guy Michael Aiello and his Hollywood counterpart John Murdy on Twitter for great insider perspective) but share many of the same independent properties (IPs from here on out). Here’s what the lineup in Hollywood looks like so far.
Orlando has announced the same IPs as Hollywood; but that doesn’t mean these will be carbon copies of one another. Think of it as two different directors making difference movies from the same source material. Also unlike Hollywood, tickets are already available for the Orlando event. The event does sell out frequently, but you’re probably okay waiting until at least August to purchase your tickets.
Sticking in Florida, Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa has yet to announce any mazes or scare zones, but they do have this nifty highlight reel of last year’s event. You can also buy tickets, if you are so inclined. They’re offering a discount for a limited time if you buy now, so, you know, do what you feel. Their counterpart in Williamsburg has released no information other than their operation dates.
Hopping back to the west coast, Knott’s Berry Farm is having their annual maze-unveiling on August 6 and you can bet we’ll be there to cover it. They have already announced the return of Elvira and their Skeleton Key promotion.
In more general news, the ScareLA Halloween convention announced they’ll be hosting a “Making Monsters” panel which will have creative types from many southern California events on the same stage. The panel is on August 9 at 5:30 PM and will discuss the makeup aspects of these Halloween events. Tickets are on sale now.
Get that countdown rolling -- just over 60 days until the gates to these events open for fans all over the world; we’ll keep you abreast of the latest information until you get to see -- and scream -- for yourself.
Update from Robert: Here is a report from the media preview for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Singapore. It's got four houses and four scare zones ("four" is associated with the word "die" in Chinese tradition), and an original IP in General Jonah Goodwill.
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@Anthony: Good to know! I'll keep that in mind as Six Flags gets itself into the announcement game.
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