Universal Halloween Horror Nights, an event every October at Universal Studios Orlando, will have an Aliens vs Predator-themed horror maze this year.
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f**kin' school and shit getting in the way, as if I needed more of a reason to go
A-maze.
I'm kinda surprised that Universal is going to have a something owned by FOX.
I'm not complaining, I just didn't expect it.
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This one is gonna be intense, gang! The maze takes place within a Weyland - Yutani research facility dealing in bio-weapons..
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Communication had been lost with the facility dealing in extra-terrestrial technologies, specifically Xenomorph.
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Pieces of transmissions were received detailing that the facility had become compromised and another alien species called Yautja Predators..
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Predators are hunting both the Xenomorphs and any human presence found...
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Guests will have to navigate through the labyrinth of destruction as they struggle to survive the ancient feud.
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This is a soundstage maze.. And we are incorporating elaborate puppet builds to achieve our Aliens.
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Aliens, Predators, face huggers, chest bursters.. And possibly a few surprises.
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The maze is just finishing construction and into the first few days of scenic.. The detail is just awesome...
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Before every maze is built we first design a CG model. These models allow us to see the maze in a pre-vis sense...
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My last tweet tonight is one of the corridors from our CG model.. Enjoy!
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I wish this wasn't just at Orlando. Visiting Hollywood is feasible. Orlando... somewhat less so. :(
Niiiiiiiice! ;D
Quote from: Xenomrph on Aug 05, 2014, 04:16:48 AM
I wish this wasn't just at Orlando. Visiting Hollywood is feasible. Orlando... somewhat less so. :(
It's going to be at both Universal Studios Orlando and Hollywood.
http://youtu.be/fbpJJErGwgI (http://youtu.be/fbpJJErGwgI)
More info:
http://www.coaster-net.com/news/2451-aliens-vs-predator-invades-halloween-horror-nights (http://www.coaster-net.com/news/2451-aliens-vs-predator-invades-halloween-horror-nights)
"In Universal Orlando's spine-chilling maze, guests will find themselves thrust right into the middle of the primordial battle between the Aliens and Predators as they visit one of Weyland-Yutani's secret facilities to assist with a situation that has surfaced. Communication has been lost with a bio-weapons research facility in Central America which houses many divisions dealing in extra-terrestrial technologies, specifically the Alien Xenomorph species. Pieces of transmissions were received detailing that the facility has become compromised and another alien species called Yautja – commonly known as Predators - are hunting both the Xenomorphs and any human presence found. Guests will have to navigate through the labyrinth of destruction within the facility as they struggle to survive the ancient feud between these two deadly species.
The terrifying new "AVP: Alien vs Predator" maze at Universal Studios Hollywood will answer the proverbial question asked by mankind since the beginning of time: Are we alone in this dark, vast universe? "AVP: Alien vs.
Predator" will once and for all shed light on the answer when it brings to life the violent creatures cohabitating our world as it pits two rival alien species in a fight to the death with Earth as their battleground. This menacing maze
will uncover a dangerous alien spaceship carrying a race of hunter aliens known as Predators and a threatening new alien life form that uses human hosts to propagate its species. After crash landing in a remote section of America and escaping to the countryside, the alien and predator become hunter and prey with guests caught in the crossfire."I've been attending the Halloween event in Hollywood for the past several years and believe me, Universal has always delivered when it comes to their mazes. They recreated the prison from season three of THE WALKING DEAD last year and previously constructed a huge animatronic Freddy Krueger snake nearly swallowing a victim whole from A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS. I'm dying to see how they pull this off.
Oh shit, nice. It's just that the Orlando website mentions the AvP maze, but the Hollywood one doesn't, so I got confused.
So the two mazes are actually going to be different? That's pretty awesome.
Oh, went to the Orlando one during 2010 - absolutely brilliant! My only regret was that I didn't have anyone with me. You really need a friend to experience it properly.
They convert the entire park over for several evenings. They plan it virtually the moment the last one finishes, which means they've had a whole year to work on it. The exteriors has several 'zones' and then they convert certain interiors to haunted house-like experiences.
Sounds like this will be one of the interiors which is made up and converted.
Truly wish I could have gone to this one.
I wonder what kind of Predators we will be seeing? Perhaps from ALL of the films or just he AvP movies?
AvPs only, I assume, since it's only ADI involved.
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Do you guys know how boring HHN is?
Quote from: Gate on Aug 05, 2014, 09:20:04 PM
Do you guys know how boring HHN is?
I enjoy it.
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Quote from: Gate on Aug 05, 2014, 09:20:04 PM
Do you guys know how boring HHN is?
I enjoy it.
You must own an express pass.
I do, actually. Still, though, I've never noticed the wait times being
that long.
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Quote from: Gate on Aug 05, 2014, 09:20:04 PM
Do you guys know how boring HHN is?
I enjoy it.
You must own an express pass.
I do, actually. Still, though, I've never noticed the wait times being that long.
The Walking Dead last year was a
3 hour line. The content inside of these exhibits are not worth the wait.
Hm, I didn't go last year. I actually haven't been there in a few years, school's been getting in the way. I don't think I've actually gone since my Freshman year...
Interesting. Might be fun.
I'm wondering, though. If this is kind of a celebration of AVP's 10th anniversary for Halloween, why is AVP:R so heavily infused? In fact, it appears most of what's advertised is from AVP:R. Yech...
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Interesting. Might be fun.
I'm wondering, though. If this is kind of a celebration of AVP's 10th anniversary for Halloween, why is AVP:R so heavily infused? In fact, it appears most of what's advertised is from AVP:R. Yech...
AVPR effects did look better than AVP, but had horrible lighting and made everything look muddy.
I hope I can go to this! If I can get a babysitter for my youngest and there's enough money, I am definitely going!
Shit, I was gonna go on labor day but I can't go for Halloween. :-\
I already am planning on going. This is just icing on the cake! ;D I have dreamed of a Alien attraction like this. Dreams do come true!
Are they really 'celebrating' this? What next? The 30th anniversary of Jaws the Revenge?
I'm going this year with my family! Gonna be so f**king awesome!!!
Oh yes! So glad I live 35 minutes from Universal Orlando, can't wait for this!
Awesome! Definitely Something to go check out
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Are they really 'celebrating' this? What next? The 30th anniversary of Jaws the Revenge?
I thought about how they might do an 'Alien' haunted house, to celebrate the 35th anniversary, and it really wouldn't work. 'Alien' is scary because there's only one Alien but it's all very measured, timed scares to emphasize tension and dread. A haunted house attraction is based on the idea of a ton of jump-scares, so you can funnel as many people as possible through the attraction and let them all get some kind of "jump" at some point in the experience. AvP is a pretty smart choice since you can have a large variety of potential jump scares for both species, it allows for more creativity.
I really wish I'd gotten to go to HHN in 2011 when they did 'The Thing'.
ADI reusing their original moulds from the AvP films. That's pretty much the kiss of death for this project.
Ten years and people are still complaining about the ADI molds? I'd understand if this was another movie being made but this is an attraction and a one time thing. Guys, you're literally supposed to lose yourself and just enjoy the show.. otherwise you're depriving yourself some enjoyment. Which is you know, the whole point of this attraction.. to have fun. :-\
Wow, I'm surprised. but I wish I could afford to go....
I wish I could go. I never got to experience Alien War and I've only been through the Alien Encounter once (which did make me jump) so these kind of experiences are actually a blast.
I'm certain that I'll be going, I'll be sure to take any pictures I can for you.
I'm going to attach a GoPro to my head when I walk though this thing. ;)
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I'm going to attach a GoPro to my head when I walk though this thing. ;)
^^^ This. Epic.
Seems awesome...
What's the relationship between Fox and Universal?
Must go I would love to have that experience of fear
Multiple day passes went on sale today through their Facebook and Twitter, day to day tickets go on sale next week. And they basically confirmed on twitter that they're gonna have a Queen!
Which park? Orlando and Hollywood are going to have different mazes from each other.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Aug 16, 2014, 01:54:24 AM
Which park? Orlando and Hollywood are going to have different mazes from each other.
Sorry I didn't clarify, Hollywood. There was a Q and A last nite and when AVP was brought up they responded with 'what's the craziest thing you could put in there?'. Or something to that effect.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Aug 16, 2014, 01:54:24 AM
Which park? Orlando and Hollywood are going to have different mazes from each other.
They both will have the theme, its listed for Hollywood (http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/hollywood/2014/att-the-walking-dead.php) and Orlando (http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando/)
Yes, but the mazes themselves are different. Hollywood is doing a "small town outbreak" theme, Orlando is doing a "Weyland Yutani research facility" theme.
Ah, thats cool. I'm glad they're doing the WY facility where I am, that sounds more appealing to me.
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Hollywood is doing a "small town outbreak" theme
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a la Gunnison, Colorado?
While Orlando is getting the better deal, Hollywood is doing the small town setting because of the Walking Dead attraction which is being featured as the main attraction.. So obviously they have to accommodate for that. It shouldn't damper your experience, and if it does.. clearly, you're not letting yourself have fun.
Twitter:
"Spaceship coming tomorrow for AVP! Our scenic vendor built it off site in four different sections... Hope it fits! It's freaking big! LOL"
"The AVP maze is really starting to shape up now. Props have been loading in...Saw some for the Predator trophy wall today...coooool"
God.. I want to go to the Orlando attraction.. But my economic situation prevents me from doing so. UUUGH!!
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Ah, thats cool. I'm glad they're doing the WY facility where I am, that sounds more appealing to me.
I haven't seen your name for some time!!! Welcome back.
Got my tickets for next Thursday night Orlando (which is like 35 mins from me). Me and my friends are pretty excited as we are all fans of the franchise. 8)
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That's kind of a short experience! And some of the creatures were puppeteered, that's fine but you could see the puppet workers operating them.. which kind of kills the experience. Perhaps I've been spoiled by Eastern State Penn's Terror Behind the Walls, but seeing this video here.. Mmmm.. I mean it looks like fun but if you can see the puppets being operated by workers, it just kills the AvP experience. :-\
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That's kind of a short experience! And some of the creatures were puppeteered, that's fine but you could see the puppet workers operating them.. which kind of kills the experience. Perhaps I've been spoiled by Eastern State Penn's Terror Behind the Walls, but seeing this video here.. Mmmm.. I mean it looks like fun but if you can see the puppets being operated by workers, it just kills the AvP experience. :-\
I wonder if they're only visible because the guy filming used night vision.
Quote from: Quarax on Sep 19, 2014, 09:16:43 PM
I wonder if they're only visible because the guy filming used night vision.
Probably but even then, with strobe lighting and dim lighting, if one looks carefully and sees human hands on Xeno wrist.. Yeah. Kind of an experience killer.
I went opening night! You can see every Alien and Predator, The Predators look AMAZING! Being up close to them, they look crazy good. the predators have a Scar Pred look with a more of a jungle hunter mask. The Queen is freak'in huge, I was shocked when I turned the corner an saw the giant Queen then another alien pops out from the side and scared the hell out of me. But the best scares were the facehuggers slamming into the windows.
Here's video of the maze in Orlando.
It's definitely more inspired by Cameron's ALIENS than the Hollywood maze (Space Marines!!). Wish I could attend both.
http://youtu.be/kNqRRKo5L_Y (http://youtu.be/kNqRRKo5L_Y)
Okay, that cloaked Pred was pretty sweet
That Orlando Maze brought a smile of joy to my face.. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT INSTEAD OF THIS ENGINEER AND SUPER PREDATOR STUFF?!!
See.. That right there.. THAT is the TRUE AvP!
Wow I'd love to go to the orlando one.
I haven't been to either, but from that I'd probably say I preferred the Hollywood one. Mainly because a couple of the facehugger effects in the Orlando one are obvious, as effects. The Orlando one seems significantly shorter as well. That may just be to do with the speed at which both people were walking, but I'd say not. Also, I love the Queen of the Hollywood one.
However, I love the use of real people in the Orlando one. The marines are very cool.
AVP R.............LOL
That Orlando one doe...
Some of the effects were pretty cheap like the facehuggers, still want to go though.
It looks great but still, no thank you. Unless you buy a season pass I hope you people are ready for 3 hour lines for AvP and the Walking Dead.
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It looks great but still, no thank you. Unless you buy a season pass I hope you people are ready for 3 hour lines for AvP and the Walking Dead.
I went two years ago for the Walking Dead maze, those lines are pretty bad, that's why I'm getting a fast pass this year
this gave me a wild idea "weyland yutani centers" various major cities. avp horror houses.
Itll never happen but i can dream
i went to the orlando avp one.
the 1080p video still is not clear enough to show the little details or to convey the feeling you get when walking into that. plus the video recorder guy is speeding up the pace a little of walking through it with jumps if you look.
As shown you walk towards a truck and what looks like a avp video game building. a pred red targeting laser goes back and forth over the truck. Nothing but glee shoots through you as you walk into the tunnel. smoke machines and flashing lights as if you had stepped into your avp game for real. If you look, as you enter the room with the predator on the table there is a monitor showing everyone walking by in predator vision heat vision mode. a small detail that is entertaining to dance in-front of if you like.
Going in i didn't expect much from the humans, but those marines and personal did a great job. The predators (guys in suits) are tall like they should be and not cheesy. At the end they make ya duck down to walk down a avp air duct briefly where there is 1 alien you cannot back away from. The alien was no different than the other aliens but i think it was the only scary one because you had to get close to it. As a fan your probably not going to be scared of an alien or a predator, but those humans gave me a few jump scares because your not expecting them.
Well its official, I'll be heading to Florida on the 17th for a few days with my buddy so he can see some youtube gym guy on the 18th in Miami, then we'll drive down to a hotel in Orlando and go to Universal on the 19th. i'll be sure to post pics as well as my thoughts on the maze (and the others too)
Me and a few friends went to Universal Orlando last week on a thursday night to see the AvP experience. I have to say, it was pretty awesome. It was the first thing we went to when the gates opened at 6:30 and waited about 35 mins to get into the attraction. I loved it, every bit of it. Seeing it on youtube does not do this thing justice, it was very authentic, and for a halloween house, a 10/10. Of course given that I am 37 and dont really scare all that easy it wasnt scary to me but rather "oooh look at the detail" "Oh wow Predator looks so lifelike" things like that. But, lots of girls were screaming and jumped a few times. It was about as realistic as an attaction could get. My only complain would be that I wish instead of going thru it in a long line, it was done where you can go through it in small groups, to get a better overall experience. O well.
At one point the wait times for AvP were longer than the walking dead. Over 2 hours! So if you are wanting to see AvP be sure to do that FIRST. The lines grow fast and will exceed 90 to 120 minutes very quickly. Also, if you plan on going be prepared to be checked at the gate like you are at an airport. They scan you, pat you down, make you take every little thing out of your pockets, etc. plus massive police presence is there. Which I dont really mind because I felt pretty safe thats for sure.
Oh, and bring $22.00 with you for a really sweet exclusive AvP shirt you can get in the main shop there. I am at work and can't take a pic of mine, but this image attached is the shirt that is for sale there. On the back it has a "Halloween Horror Nights 2014" logo by the neck.
Ah - so that's what that was. RidgeTop messaged me with a picture of that asking if I wanted one. I don't like the teeth on the AVPR Alien. :(
Offer's still there if you change your mind, I'll be at HHN in Orlando tomorrow night.
Thanks mate but as much as I love the over-all look, the damn teeth. I'd never wear the thing. xD
Well, I just went last night and it was great! I really hope its a house that they do again.
Even though the advertisement for it uses a lot of imagery from AvP:R, it was mercifully not designed after it at all. The house was designed as a WY facility complete with facehuggers in jars (a la the ones seen in Aliens), lunging forward against the glass periodically), aliens coming out of the walls, a hive section, the predators were the guys in suits who would pop out at you here and there (one by some hanging skinned bodies) there were colonial marines and it ended with a "vent" that you had to crouch to get through.
Also, early in the house there was a predator on a table with a cheastburster wound, and I was worried that the hideous predalien from AvP:R would be making an appearance; I am glad to say it doesn't.
The house, like any, isn't ever really scary (they might be more effective if there aren't dozens of other people shuffling through with you at the same time), but it certainly was a lot of fun.
Looks like the maze is returning again this year!
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Halloween Horror Nights will be bringing back the queen animatronic to their haunted house exhibit.
The exhibit will be coming back this Friday to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.
It is split up in multiple different acts and many of the props are very true to their sources.
The address for Halloween Horror Nights is:
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City,CA 91608
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I'm really sorry about that Hicks. I should have payed attention.
No worries mate. No harm.