Fright Nights - 2015

[Reanimated35]

Derp. I always forget about the day to day running of the park when it comes to fright night. They need to put on a decent show then unlike last year.

[themagician]

I did think that the show in 2013 for Fright Night was alright. They had bikes doing stunts, and they just brought the ramps in during for the event, and drove them out afterwards.

[Spotty]

Circus of the Dammed was a good show back in 2011 from what I saw when working there. Something like that could possibly work again. But I really think they should up the game for a DECENT show in the HSD arena.

[lifeofsamage]

Plus 1 for a "hanging" style show

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Minus one for any FN entertainment that involves FMX people. Motorbikes aren't scary... plus until recently, you could see them do the same thing during HWSD and the Ekka.

[downunder]

A Hanging style show would be good, I've mostly enjoyed the Knott's Scary Farm Hanging over the years - though a fair amount of production would go into it.

Last year's Fright Nights was my first, and I was fairly impressed. Though I did do the Ultimate Tour and also the lights-on tour during park hours.

[lifeofsamage]

This wasn't there yesterday. A friend pointed out it looks like its from The Ripper maze. I'll go back in a few days and try to get a photo over the wall again. 

[Zanstabar]

Can't really make out whether that's the framework for a wall or a print of some kind. I hope it's not the Ripper again. I'd much prefer a lineup of original mazes rather than rehashes.

[lifeofsamage]

The wall is where the opening is in my other photo (assume the entry to the maze) I'll get a better photo when i'm there next. 

[Reanimated35]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the walls from the clown/bubble maze from the very first? year (I still remember the severed rabbit (and Ian? - what ever happened to him?) which has then been used as the clown maze for almost every year since then?

[downunder196]

Could we see a maze done to The Gallows? Just saw something posted by Roadshow Films...

[lifeofsamage]

The wall you can see are from the maze that is usually inside the Scooby Doo que. I do that maze has had the same layout since the original Psycho 3D maze in 2011. 

[Zanstabar]

What's everyone hopes for this year's event?

For mazes, I have two ideas; one realistic, one up in the clouds. The realistic one would be the return of the Film Vault. As I said earlier in this thread, it's a good concept for a maze as it allows for properties that are highly impactful but don't have enough content to be brought into a maze. If this returns this year, I would love to see them ditch the fencing and make the maze themed around the characters from the films featured running amok at the film studio after hours. They could have some fun with this whole concept. Maybe Jack Torrance is lurking around the writers room? Norman Bates taking over the costuming department? It could be such a unique and enjoyable maze.

As for the crazy one, I would just love to see them do a maze set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This could easily be one of the more visually appealing mazes that they could produce. Not to mention, New Orleans is rich with morbid and grotesque history. You could go with the typical Voodoo idea, spice it up with a bit Delphine LaLaurie, maybe take a bite at the rumours of a French Vampire haunting the city, or even just tie it in with a Left4Dead maze like Reanimated said earlier. It's a place that has so many possibilities and I would love to see them use it. 

With the rest of the event, I would just like to see them bring in a proper icon and scarezones. Maybe the icon could tie all the mazes together and make them cohesive. If every maze revolves around cinema, maybe make a character similar to the Director or the Usher from Halloween Horror Nights. As for the scarezones, all I'm wanting is for them to bring it physical set pieces and costuming that all ties in together. Cut the zombie bullshit and give us something a bit different. While it hasn't been called the best scare zone, something like 7 at HHN would be great. It would be such a departure from the typical zombie offerings that it would be really refreshing. 

[Brad2912]

In other news, filming on POTC has now wrapped.

with 3 months to FN's, I'm sure we'll se utilisation of the studio/s.

[Zanstabar]

In other news, filming on POTC has now wrapped.

with 3 months to FN's, I'm sure we'll se utilisation of the studio/s.

Could this mean 5 mazes? 

[downunder]

The 2 soundstage mazes were excellent last year, and I didn't mind the Ripper or the Clown one - and this is coming from someone who goes to HHN and Scary Farm every year. I'd say more of the same, with a bit more into the scare zones and maybe a decent show (I said a decent show), even something like the old Graveyard Revue at Universal.

There seems like ample room for expansion, so here's hoping. And keep the ultimate tour and lights-on tour during the day, they were excellent.

 

[lifeofsamage]

It's going up quick. Last year on the behind the screams tour they said next year there will be a maze based on a new game serious from the same developer as Evil Within (I did Google it but can't remember the name). Nothing has moved up on the grave yard (storage behind Wild West falls) will keep an eye out for anything up there. 

Just walked over to the entrance of the Ripper maze and the cop car from Wolk Creek seems like to be inside the door. The photo isn't the best but you can see the side of the car 

[Zanstabar]

It's going up quick. Last year on the behind the screams tour they said next year there will be a maze based on a new game serious from the same developer as Evil Within (I did Google it but can't remember the name). Nothing has moved up on the grave yard (storage behind Wild West falls) will keep an eye out for anything up there. 

The developer of The Evil Within was Tango Gameworks and the publisher was Bethesda. I can't seem to find anything about Tango Gameworks and any future games but the founder, Shinji Mikami, was the creator of the Resident Evil game series. If they meant Bethesda, then we might be looking at Fallout 4 or Doom. Regardless, we don't know which mazes will be going in which locations, so it's a free for all at this point. 

 

A part of me is hoping for Fallout, as the whole nuclear apocalypse theme is something that I find really creative and enjoy. Although the franchise is not inherently a horror game, it could lead to some pretty nice costume and prop design. Doom and Resident Evil would be pretty nice to see too, as both are iconic games that still draw a crowd after countless sequels and reboots. 

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

 

Just walked over to the entrance of the Ripper maze and the cop car from Wolk Creek seems like to be inside the door. The photo isn't the best but you can see the side of the car 

 

 

Hillbilly Slasher 3?

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[jaginator18]

Hi Guys! I've been reading the forums for many years now but never got around to make a profile so I guess technically I'm kinda new here  I always read the forums regarding fright nights as I loved all the speculation and the event itself. I've definitely had experience at fright nights as I attended Fright Nights in years 2009-13, but didn't go last year because I noticed every year the event was getting more and more packed and the lines where getting longer and longer and it was all the drama in 2013 with the queue lines being ridiculously long (even when I went the lines where 1.5 hours plus waiting time) that really killed all motivation for me to go last year. I know although the wait, the mazes last year where exceptional but I was wanting to ask if MW fixed the problem last year and if it's still worth going to. All the times I went it was in a small group of 3 or 5 but this year my family is planning to go with all my cousins and relatives, so we're looking at a group with atleast more than 8 people. Would this also affect the overall experience ( I know it's more fun with a larger group but would this affect the lines at all?) 

I hope this year is phenomenal

- Jaginator  
 

Edited July 9, 2015 by jaginator18

[Brad2912]

Why would being in a larger group affect queues??

the only difference would be a potential one group wait if your entire group didn't fit at the end of the preceding group.

 

if you don't like queues, I'd give it a miss or aim for one of the first evenings

[jaginator18]

if you don't like queues, I'd give it a miss or aim for one of the first evenings 

I don't mind the queues, but if they're ridiculously long that's when I hop on board the nope train.I'm guessing the lines where still long last year? And wouldn't the earlier nights be more packed?

Edited July 9, 2015 by jaginator18

[themagician]

I do know last year there were a lot of completes about the queue lines for the first weekend. I went on the second weekend and they had reduced the waiting time from what people said they were waiting on FB. I think the longest I waited last year was an hour. They weren't that bad, and were a little quicker than 2013.

[Reanimated35]

Last years wait times were closer to 1.5-2 hours for the studio mazes, however it does depend on when you go.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

didn't go last year because I noticed every year the event was getting more and more packed and the lines where getting longer and longer and it was all the drama in 2013 with the queue lines being ridiculously long

This is pretty much my own words for the 2014 FN, and reasons why I didn't bother. I've been to most at least once, but the increased crowds without any additional effort to deal with those crowds soured it for me.

Instead of opening another Maze to soak up another 1000 punters - they started selling skip the line passes instead - thereby making everyone else's waits even longer.

The event is getting far too big for them to continue managing it the way they managed it in 2009. Time for someone to shake things up - get an extra maze or two established somewhere, and utilising ALL the park's space (Western Town included) for crowd-soaking activities...