Plan of Attack: Halloween Horror Nights (Hollywood)

27 09 2012

Tomorrow night kicks off the second weekend of Halloween Horror Nights and it’s time to get the game plan I promised in my last post.

Use it or lose it.

The above map is given to you for a reason. Use it – especially if you are unfamiliar with the theme park. In fact, the park feels so different during this event than it does during the day time that you might want to grab a map even if you frequently visit the park in its regular operating hours.

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Halloween Horror Nights is Off to a Screaming Start

23 09 2012

In five years attending Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, I’ve never been disappointed. Part of that is thanks to the Halloween event’s only true competition, Knott’s Scary Farm, setting the bar pretty low. That being said, Universal could easily rest on its laurels given its meteoric growth over the past few years, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards thanks in no small part to John Murdy, the creative director of the event.

This year a limited number of Frequent Fear passes were sold for $99 a pop for eight pre-determined nights, so naturally I picked one up for myself and my brother-in-law. The first two nights were back-to-back, starting on opening night. I’ll have more in depth posts on each maze in the coming month, but I’m going to start with a weekend snapshot so you can best prepare for your visit NEXT weekend.

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