DHS Very Scary Halloween Party

Phroobar

Phroobar

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Since the Magic Kingdom has a Not So Scary Halloween Party, why couldn't Disney have a counter point Very Scary Halloween Party at DHS and maybe at DCA on the west coast? Imagine having a few mazes in the unused buildings and back lot. The villains could have taken over the park and are having their own party. Disney could totally out do Universal in this market. Disney does this over at Hong Kong Disneyland every year so why not in the state side parks too?
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Hong Kong Disneyland has different ownership. Such an event would not fit the kiddie image Disney now likes to insist is the true nature of themed entertainment.
 
Bolt

Bolt

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phruby said:
Since the Magic Kingdom has a Not So Scary Halloween Party, why couldn't Disney have a counter point Very Scary Halloween Party at DHS and maybe at DCA on the west coast? Imagine having a few mazes in the unused buildings and back lot. The villains could have taken over the park and are having their own party. Disney could totally out do Universal in this market. Disney does this over at Hong Kong Disneyland every year so why not in the state side parks too?
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There's actually no empty buildings at DHS, unless you wanted to make the smallest maze inside Narnia.
 
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doctornick

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Well, Disney would never do anything too scary, given how they market the parks. They know their core demographic would flip out if they made something truly "scary". That said, there's always the idea of a more villains oriented Halloween party. However, you'll get people who will point out that the previous "Unleash the Villains" events were horrible organizational nightmares which has turned Disney off to any idea of a more villain-centric event.

Personally, I think that it could work if they had multiple dates to spread out the interested crowds and if they created multiple costumes for "exclusive" M&Gs (so more people could meet specific characters). But realistically the ship has sailed and won't be revisited. The are, however, planning a villains show for DHS which is the closest we are likely to get.

Complete aside, but I wonder if there is any consideration for a Tim Burton area with stuff from NBC and Frankenweenie (and James and the Giant Peach?) at a renovated DHS.
 
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Arthur Wellesley

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phruby said:
Disney does this over at Hong Kong Disneyland every year so why not in the state side parks too?
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Completely different type of clientele over there, which could handle such offerings on Disney grounds much easier. I can only imagine the uproar if something that intense were to be presented at a U.S. park.

California? Maybe, but unlikely.
Florida, however... no chance no how. There would be an army of WDW Moms Panels, etc storming the mgmt. offices demanding heads roll if something like that ever hit WDW soil.
 
Jon81uk

Jon81uk

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I think Universal already has the scary horror market with horror nights and Disney will struggle to compete.

What Disney could do is get the Villains Unleashed event right. DHS could hold it a few times a week so the demand is lessened and the lines can cope. Tweak some of the classics (add something to Fantasmic for example) and put on fireworks.
So you have Universal doing Horror mazes, DHS doing villains, meet & greats and some scares and Magic Kingdom focusing on the parade and trick-or-treating.
 
Phroobar

Phroobar

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I bet if they started off with a few highly detailed USO style mazes but done in a scary Disney way it would work. I don't mean blood and guts mazes but something uniquely Disney scary.The event would definitely be packed and if they could control the crowds it would work! Sometimes we forget that Disney has produced some pretty scary stuff in the past. There is plenty of room at DHS and it would be billed as a 13 and over event to keep the Mom Nazis at bay.
 
lazyboy97o

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phruby said:
I bet if they started off with a few highly detailed USO style mazes but done in a scary Disney way it would work. I don't mean blood and guts mazes but something uniquely Disney scary.The event would definitely be packed and if they could control the crowds it would work! Sometimes we forget that Disney has produced some pretty scary stuff in the past. There is plenty of room at DHS and it would be billed as a 13 and over event to keep the Mom Nazis at bay.
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It's not that we forget, but that Disney has actively purged such content.
 
imagineer boy

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I thought the Oogie Boogie show they had last year was perfect for a Disney style edgy. Some real dark/ sensual elements but nothing too graphic or kid unfriendly. I think that concept would work great for the rest of DHS.
 
Phroobar

Phroobar

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An actual Halloween Town set in DHS as a not so scary scare zone could be pretty cool. This would lead into a Nightmare before Christmas maze. There could be a Frankenweenie and Tim Burton Alice maze too. DCA's Mad T Party could be copied for entertainment. There could be a dark carnival based on Something Wicket This Way Comes. The scariest thing could be a Haunted Mansion maze with Eddie Murphy!
 
POLY LOVER

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Bairstow

Bairstow

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Arthur Wellesley said:
Completely different type of clientele over there, which could handle such offerings on Disney grounds much easier. I can only imagine the uproar if something that intense were to be presented at a U.S. park.

California? Maybe, but unlikely.
Florida, however... no chance no how. There would be an army of WDW Moms Panels, etc storming the mgmt. offices demanding heads roll if something like that ever hit WDW soil.
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Never say never. If Disney thought there was a way to make money off of a brand new hard-ticket event at the Studios in September and October that was going to cater to adults and thus drive up drink sales, you can bet they'd find a way to make it work. The "Moms Panels" would get bulldozed in the face of the potential revenue.

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Bairstow

Bairstow

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Jon81uk said:
I think Universal already has the scary horror market with horror nights and Disney will struggle to compete.

What Disney could do is get the Villains Unleashed event right. DHS could hold it a few times a week so the demand is lessened and the lines can cope. Tweak some of the classics (add something to Fantasmic for example) and put on fireworks.
So you have Universal doing Horror mazes, DHS doing villains, meet & greats and some scares and Magic Kingdom focusing on the parade and trick-or-treating.
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Considering how well both Not-So-Scary and Horror Nights sell, I think there's plenty of room for the two major Orlando parks, Disney especially, to expand their Halloween offerings.
This is a market that isn't anywhere close to tapped out.
 
daisyduckie

daisyduckie

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The back lot at Hollywood Studios is soon to be toast. I think they have to much invested with Star Wars and Toy Story expansions to want to deal with anything else at the Studios now.
 
FigmentForver96

FigmentForver96

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imagineer boy said:
I thought the Oogie Boogie show they had last year was perfect for a Disney style edgy. Some real dark/ sensual elements but nothing too graphic or kid unfriendly. I think that concept would work great for the rest of DHS.
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Cant quite remember who, but I am almost positive a member of the boards said the complaints against the show were huge. The mommies and daddies don't want their kid exposed to anything that isn't "Magical Princess Frozen Disney Fun! The worst part is Disney is catering to that by convincing the public that Disney is only about gooey moments and happy faces.

I could see them doing something scary one year and then canceling it due to complaints from parents who ignored the warning labels and took their kid anyway. Somehow convinced that scary things are just too UNDisney.
 

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