That's not really the problem. All of the event's attractions were traditionally announced all at the same time, and even in more recent years, they'd announce the IPs and a few original houses and then just dump the rest. The problem is how they went about it. Not only do they no longer make a big production out of it with interactive websites like in the old days, and just make things as basic as possible, but they were running behind schedule this year, likely due to Florida's Covid spikes. It's made things look even lazier than usual. One of the houses doesn't even have a link to click for more details.
While I agree with some of that, their Instagram account has been basically non-existent for the last year and the website has been a joke for even longer. That would only take 2 people at most to manage those things and they can't even do that. So covid can't be blamed as those could be work from home assignments and I can't believe they didn't know most, if not all, houses and scare zones that were going to be used this year back in April/May when they traditionally start to make announcements.
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If they sellout it will be a zoo and I have been a RoF guy for years. Not this year even though the lineup looks epic"Haunted houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights will use clear vinyl to separate guests and scare actors this year as a precaution against the transmission of COVID-19, a resort spokeswoman said Friday.
The vinyl will be installed “in key locations” of the houses to allow for safe interactions between scare actors and guests, said Alyson Solo, senior director of public relations.
Team members and performers will also be required to wear face coverings indoors during the event, she said, in accordance with the resort’s employee mask guidelines.
It was not immediately clear what these vinyl partitions might look like. Last year, thin sheets of plexiglass separated scare actors and guests at locations within the theme park’s modified haunted house offerings where the two could potentially come into close contact. Scare actors were also required to wear masks as part of their costumes in the 2020 houses.
Universal has not disclosed whether guest parties will be staggered inside the houses, which are enclosed, indoor areas where spacing can be tight.
Halloween Horror Nights will follow current COVID policies at Universal Studios, Solo said, where guests are encouraged, but not required, to wear face coverings indoors."
Vinyl dividers to separate guests and scare actors inside Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights houses
Haunted houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights will use clear vinyl to separate guests and scare actors this year as a precaution against the transmission of COVID-19, a resort spokesw…
Safety theater, to the detriment of everyone's experience. If you're going to put up vinyl everywhere, which is probably pointless, then you can require masks (both indoors and out.) If they REALLY wanted to make the event safer, they would require proof of vaccination, but god forbid..."Haunted houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights will use clear vinyl to separate guests and scare actors this year as a precaution against the transmission of COVID-19, a resort spokeswoman said Friday.
The vinyl will be installed “in key locations” of the houses to allow for safe interactions between scare actors and guests, said Alyson Solo, senior director of public relations.
Team members and performers will also be required to wear face coverings indoors during the event, she said, in accordance with the resort’s employee mask guidelines.
It was not immediately clear what these vinyl partitions might look like. Last year, thin sheets of plexiglass separated scare actors and guests at locations within the theme park’s modified haunted house offerings where the two could potentially come into close contact. Scare actors were also required to wear masks as part of their costumes in the 2020 houses.
Universal has not disclosed whether guest parties will be staggered inside the houses, which are enclosed, indoor areas where spacing can be tight.
Halloween Horror Nights will follow current COVID policies at Universal Studios, Solo said, where guests are encouraged, but not required, to wear face coverings indoors."
Vinyl dividers to separate guests and scare actors inside Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights houses
Haunted houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights will use clear vinyl to separate guests and scare actors this year as a precaution against the transmission of COVID-19, a resort spokesw…
I would think they see this as a way to go forward with the event rather than effective mitigation. HHN was always going to be a spreader just as Sturgis was. Hopefully the attendees will take more measures than those that went to Sturgis did but who am I kidding it's HHN, lots of booze and it was skipped last year. It will be a zoo, I wish I was going but just can't do it this year.
There is always the youtube videos though there could be a fly in the ointment. Video cameras do not do so well with these sort of setups so odds are good the videos this year could be less than stellar. Honestly at this point Im going with howloscream at bg and sw. Its cheaper and Im curious what sea world has up its sleeve. They only have 4 houses so that means those 4 have gotta be pretty good or else attendance could take a pretty big hit.
TBH cameras are not allowed in the houses
me too. First year I'm skipping HHN. I didn't like the games they played with express pass prices. They suddenly jacked them up $20 for my dates with zero notice, after just a week on the site, then another $20 again a few days later - again with no notice, all before they posted any official multi-day, AP or blackout tic info that allowed people to plan which days they wanted to go.
Yet there are still people that get cameras into there regardless and record video. You would be amazed what people can get away with if security is not smart enough to catch them. Look it up on youtube if you dont believe me. They are up there.
So I don't support by giving eyes to their bad behavior? Why we can't have nice things.....
