Halloween Horror Nights 2011 Icon - Lady Luck Scary Enough?
Posted by Ashley McChesney on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 @ 11:47 AM
Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 2011 in Orlando, Florida may have another original icon
Halloween Horror Nights 2011 at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida is claiming that nobody beats the house, and year 21 of HHN will be the scariest yet…but how afraid of Lady Luck are you?
No official icon has been announced yet, but Universal has been dropping taglines on the official Halloween Horror Nights Website and Press release such as “Be careful what you wager”, “To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death”, “Are you waiting for luck”, “Luck will run out”. The website sports a full gambling theme with imagery of a severed had holding playing cards. Lady Luck, or another seductive lady (maybe Jack’s girlfriend Chance?) as a Halloween Horror Nights Icon seems like a no brainer. Though Universal Studios can always be counted on for surprises.
Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Florida September 23rd and continues on select nights through October 31st 2011.
Official Halloween Horror Nights Orlando Dates and Times:
September 30, October 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29
6:30pm-2am
October 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27
6:30pm – 1am
September 23 – 24, 29, October 2, 6, 19, 26, 30- 31
6:30am – 12am
Confirmed houses:
The Thing: Assimilation
An abandoned scientific research facility in the midst of a vast and frozen Antarctica will set the stage for "The Thing," an all-new haunted house inspired by Universal Pictures' upcoming thriller, at Universal Orlando Resort's Halloween Horror Nights 21. In the thriller "The Thing," paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as they're infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet.
The new haunted house will offer guests an unprecedented first-hand preview of the much-anticipated thriller in advance of its October 14 release. Guests will find themselves in a series of face-to-face encounters with "The Thing," an alien creature that can transform itself into an exact replica of any living being. "The Thing" haunted house will recreate the spine-chilling suspense from the film, confronting guests with the paranoia and fear that comes from being trapped inside the film's Antarctic Thule station. The shape-shifting alien could be anywhere or anything. Will they survive?
Eerily authentic, "The Thing" haunted house will feature elaborately designed and disturbingly real alien creatures and sets. They will match the film's terrifying intensity and provoke both a memorable and disturbing experience. Universal Orlando has partnered with the film's producers, Strike Entertainment's Marc Abraham and Eric Newman (Dawn of the Dead) to create an experience that is authentic to the film. The sets, audio, musical score, creature and character references are all based on the film. Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights event will also offer a haunted house based on the thriller.
Confirmed Ghost Hunters Appearance: Steve & Tango on October 6th 2011
Coming houses: Based on permits for building, it looks like there may be 8 houses and 6 scarezones for the 2011 Halloween Horror Nights event, unconfirmed.
Universal Studios Orlando Halloween Horror Nights Construction Locations
- Jaws Queue
- Disaster Queue – possible bloody Christmas tree spotted
- Pop-up Tent Houses stationed behind Simpsons/MIB
See photos of construction at Party Through the Parks
Casting speculation:
- Universal was very interested in those who spoke fluent Spanish for scaractor auditions.
- Though casting at for Halloween Horror Nights is done with codenames, it seems that we can expect some sort of woodland area, hospital/psych ward, and prison.
See
HHNRumors for full casting list.
Full reveal coming soon!
