robbalvey Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hey everyone! Today Theme Park Review was able to speak with T.J. Mannarino, Universals director of art and design and Michael Burnett from Universals prosthetics department to get a sneak peak at one of the new mazes for Halloween Horror Nights 17 based on horror classic movie "The Thing." The story for the maze will take place 25 years after the film left off and "Visitors will come face to face with some of the creatures from The Thing. Fans of the film will have an emotional connection with some of the film's characters." When asked how much homage they will pay to the film and if it may tie into an upcoming new series TJ responded "The film will have a great buzz with the 25th anniversary. We will re-create the theme even though our storyline is different." "We went back and spoke with some of the guys on the original film," Michael added, "and you will recognize some of the characters. You will KNOW what to be scared of." We discussed new scare technology versus old.... "Every year is like a roller coaster ride" says T.J., "some years you go back to the old school. This year with the overall carnival theme we are going vintage. Even with our signage, you'll see less digital signs and more art coming from our paint shop. So this year we will take a step back from emerging technology and we're going back to 'creepy.'" While T.J. and Mike weren't able to tell us too much about where the maze will be located or what exactly would be inside, they did mention environmental effects (remember much of the original film took place in Antarctica), and that the maze would be "authentic" to the original theme of the film. As for the rest of Halloween Horror Nights 17, we were promised that there would be more conference calls set up to give us additional details and T.J. and Mike added that they "are very excited to work with the New Line characters." Halloween Horror Nights will return to Universal Studios Florida for 23 select nights running from Sept. 28-29 through Oct. 4-7, 11-14, 18-21, 24-28, and Oct.31-Nov. 3. Visit www.halloweenhorrornights.com for more information. Theme Park Review will feature Halloween Horror Nights during our annual October updates so stay tuned! Universal’s prosthetics team works to create custom pieces for one of the haunted houses guests will experience at Halloween Horror Nights 17. The Thing – Assimilation will continue the story from Universal Pictures’ 1982 horror film “The Thing.” Universal Orlando Does It’s Own “Thing” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Oh wow, this will be awesome, especially with the antarctic thing, if they do that and make it cold, it will be that kind of chilling creepy thing, it will add to the effect so well, I think they should make most of there houses cold, to add to the affect of the scare-factor. This will be amazing to see, especially with all the creatures from the thing, if they re-do the Tarantula Im gonna freak cuz' I hate spiders. Man I am so excited for this year, and im glad there going back to the original creepy, instead of advanced, its much better, I hope they make it as good as year 15, that was the best yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Even though I hate haunted walks, etc... it's really fascinating to see the artists at work. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantRevenge Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 oh wow there is one word that will describe the walk through. Fecking scary okay thats two....not the point The Thing was the creepiest movie ever I'm actually glad they put it into a park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I don't want to talk about Halloween yet... it's too depressing - especially because Fall leads to Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 And winter equlas good here in Florida, for the parks are still open, due to the fact that we never get snow, and everyone is at home by there fire place, while Im out riding Hulk and Mummy watching the construction of the simpsons ride, woot. Though the sad part is Ive never seen snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I am looking foward the most to this one, since it is one of my favorite movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hope to get to IOA/HHN or similar in the next couple years. Never seen the original Thing movie (yes I'm a *cough* virgin), but everyone I know who has says it's still rippin scary. Sounds like fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Though the sad part is Ive never seen snow. When I was a kid living in Niceville, Florida (pan handle) we got snow on Christmas day. First time I'd ever seen the stuff. Snow can be a cool experience (no pun intended there). There's something that brings out the kid in everybody when you watch it fall, especially at night. It's peaceful and soothing, and it turns the everyday scenery into a work of art. One of my best memories was driving home in a blizzard late one night about 10 years ago. To see the snowflakes pass through the street lights without another car in site, and tuck into the thick blanket on the road was magical in a way. Though I only lived a few minutes from work, because of the bad conditions, it took almost an hour. That drive really was pretty and almost spiritual. I was very relaxed and had a slight smile the whole way. Almost didn't want to get out of the car. So quiet and comforting. Great zen moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 This sounds like it's going to be awesome. The Thing is a great movie, and it'll be cool to see how their going to pull it off. -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 The ''thing'' terrorizes the students at hogwartz in wizarding world! Even though WW wont be done taht soon, you have to admit, that that would be funny. Wait Voldemort will probably be one of the cast members in a few years. That is one of the only people that scare me! This looks like it will be another great HHN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernatural Anaesthetist Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Sounds very cool indeed! The Thing is definitely one of John Carpenter's best films...Less not forget Rob Bottin's incredible special effects which were way ahead of their time. If this maze is done right, this could be one very scary and claustrophobic house. It's hard to belive this movie is 25 years old already....Man I feel old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefitness Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 This is REALLY good news for HHN! All the houses they have lined up, including the rumored ones, sound amazing! I watched The Thing Thursday night and it was a really good classic movie. Like I said in the other HHN thread, I can see... Their Shacks The Outpost The Kennel Outdoors The Generator Room. It's rumors that this house will be in one of the tents out back. Now I'm thinking that rumor may not be true because of the Fire/Ice effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Yeh I think this is going to be the soundstage 2 maze. I think Dead Silence is going to be soundstage 1. Jasons Leatherface are Jaws and Earthquake ques, I believe Nazarams is going to hold Freddys house, Any others would go in the 2 tents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefitness Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 ^Jason's house is in the Jaws queue. Freddy's house is in a soundstage. Leatherfaces House is in Earthquake queue. Dead Silence is in a soundstage. The Thing could be in a tent. The Clown House is in a tent. The Vampire house is in Narzaman's. The new spin on PhyscoScareapey is in a soundstage. All those houses are pretty "solid" rumors, and so are their locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Ok, hey I get mixed up with Freddy and Jason I know there like Machette and Sleeping but which is which? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Freddy=nightmares Jason=machete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastGunslinger Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 That sounds awesome. The Thing is one of my favorite movies and it would be pretty cool to see a well themed maze based on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Volcano Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Sick... Freaking SICK. Theres no way I'm missing out on this year's HHN, I'm gonna get my ticket ASAP! Thanks for the update!! -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm gonna look for a heck of a lot of PTR's so you guys better make em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Sweet. I loved the original and Carpenter's remake. I shall bring diapers incase I soil myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 All this info dumping out of Orlando yet we still know next to nothing about Hollywood's version.. for shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Like I said, my husband and I are already booked at The Portifino Bay hotel and we are going on Sat and Sun(the 27th & 28th) to HHN. As soon as it was rumored that they were going to have a house based on 'The Thing' I booked my trip with my travel agent(which is my husband's aunt).That movie is a classic! Like I said in the other HHN forum, the special effects in that movie hold up well to this day. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out. Scares the crap out of me to this day. I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestylenut Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 The more posts I see, the more excited I get! I'm really glad to see Universal pulling out ALL stops to make HHN a unique experience in 2007... ...unlike HOS at Busch Gardens! I'll post a seperate thread on the houses there later (I'm a scare actor again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Very cool, indeed--I like the old 1950s version, too. (Adding a "giant carrot" monster to the maze as a gag would be hilarious.) I remember being quite freaked out when the thing bit that poor guy's arms off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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