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Universal, either unknowingly, or knowingly, has revealed the dates for HHN 29. On UniversalOrlando.com, under the Halloween Horror Nights section, it says that Halloween Horror Nights 29 will begin on September 6th, and run until November 2nd. Of course, all of this is subject to change, as this is very early in the game. The early date, should come as no surprise to anyone. With moving Rock The Universe to February, it opened the door to start the event early. RTU had become something of a hindrance for HHN. The close proximity of both events, didn't help in the prep for the event. With the HHN continuing to grow in popularity, and a certain rodent starting their Halloween event in freaking August, the shift to an early start was inevitable. That's it for now. Hasta La Bye-bye.
15 Comments
Johanna
12/30/2018 06:45:16 pm
Hey HHNLEGACY. How do you think a cinematic universe based on the Icons would turn out like? Vs How would you do it?
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HHN LEGACY
12/31/2018 01:25:46 am
Well, the short answer is, I don't want a cinematic universe with the Icons. Let them live in the universe that is the Horror Nights universe.
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Johanna
1/1/2019 11:33:06 am
Ya know, when you have a lot of time on your hands, you should make a blog post on this subject. I enjoyed reading some of your pieces in things like the archway and the “good old days” so this sounds like it would be a fun piece.
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Revenge of John Lennon
1/9/2019 10:13:00 am
I know this is irrelevant but what’s wrong with a cinematic HHN verse’? Seems pretty awesome if you ask me
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HHN LEGACY
1/9/2019 11:38:51 am
There's nothing "wrong" with the idea of an HHN cinematic universe. But the HHN universe already exists- within Halloween Horror Nights. It works fine where it is, in the medium that it's in.
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Revenge of John Lennon
1/10/2019 03:08:08 pm
On the contrary, I think with good enough movies and decent storytelling, they could use the movies to give the Icons themselves some star power.
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HHN LEGACY
1/11/2019 12:05:30 pm
The problem with all that is, the Icons don't have enough clout outside of the HHN space. All of that stuff costs money. Production, marketing, advertising, merchandising, tie-ins, costs dollars. It's a risk to for any studio, to sink money into anything. Nothing is a slam dunk for any studio. In the case of using HHN Icons, it's not financially viable for a studio to put some much effort into something that a fraction of an amount of people care about.
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Johanna
1/11/2019 01:28:21 pm
I already mentioned this in the Bloody Mary hot sauce page, but by this point I’m convinced that the team doesn’t use Mary Agana because they hate her
Johanna
1/11/2019 01:33:30 pm
Also I think Revenge of John Lennon meant more like what if the Icons were made for movies and stuff but NOT HHN rather than the other way ‘round (Like what if The Catetaker was an IP that Uni licenses for mazes)
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HHN LEGACY
1/11/2019 01:50:58 pm
Regardless, I still feel the same. At that point, they become cliche'. Bloody Mary isn't used because of rights issues. Not because they hate her. They own Mary Agana, but can't use the Bloody Mary we saw that year. And without that, Mary Agana is a boring character. She does nothing, and adds nothing.
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Johanna
1/11/2019 02:41:51 pm
Can they really bring back Agana though? I think maybe the copyright prevents that too.
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HHN LEGACY
1/11/2019 05:13:49 pm
Yes, they can bring back Mary Agana. Agana is their creation. What they can't use is Bloody Mary, or the likeness we saw in 2008. And that's the problem. And that's why we haven't seen her. They tied her to Bloody Mary. So, if she ever comes back, they would have to nix her Bloody Mary connection. Which also connects to Mary Worthington. And you said so yourself, Agana, is a boring character without the Bloody Mary connection. So, why bother? People only remember the face they saw in 2008, not Mary Agana. And the face they saw was Bloody Mary. The general public probably has no idea who Mary Agana is. Or Mary Worthington. They just know Bloody Mary. And like I said, Agana without Bloody Mary is boring. Bringing back just Agana, is stupid, and the team knows that.
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Johanna
1/12/2019 12:07:23 am
“And you said so yourself, Agana, is a boring character without the Bloody Mary connection. “
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HHN LEGACY
1/12/2019 11:27:00 am
You are missing the point here. All of this, is fanboy wishful thinking. The event has to do, what the event has to do, to get people into the park. The reason they have not used her, is because of the legalities. That's the bottom line. Icons, are first and foremost, marketing material. Bloody Mary, was the FACE of the event. Not Mary Agana. That is the image that sold the event. Mary Agana, is an alternate personality for Bloody Mary. If Agana showed up at 25, as Mary Agana, nobody would have known who she was. Hell, half the fanboys thought La Llorona was Bloody Mary that year. Agana's medical practice, was a way to connect the content, that's all.
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Johanna
1/12/2019 05:53:47 pm
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