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Below is the official press release from the Universal
Orlando website released on the first of September 2006.
Halloween Horror Nights CELEBRATES ITS SWEET 16 WITH A FRIGHTENING CELEBRATION AND A GRUESOME GUEST LIST
The Storyteller, The Director, The Caretaker and Jack Return
To Universal Orlando’s Month-Long Event
ORLANDO, Fla. – Guests have cringed in fear at the
sight of just one. This year there are four – and there is no escape.
The Storyteller, The Director, The Caretaker and Jack are coming
together for the first time to wreak havoc on guests at Halloween
Horror Nights 16. They will permeate the haunted houses and shows,
immersing guests in the most terrifying Halloween Horror Nights in the
event’s history.
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal
Orlando, the country’s largest and most elaborate Halloween celebration
will return to the Universal Studios theme park for 19 select nights
including Sept. 29-30, Oct. 6-8, 11-15, 19-22, 26-29, and 31.
“We
have robbed the graves of Halloween Horror Nights past to create a new,
more terrifying monster,” said TJ Mannarino, director of entertainment
for Universal Orlando. “This year will be more intense and frightening
than ever before, and the icons will dominate the entire event from
haunted houses to shows…it’s their world.”
This year’s event
will feature seven classic haunted houses from the past 15 years of
horror with frightening new elements. New shows – including a Halloween
version of Universal 360, and a new version of the popular “Bill and
Ted’s Excellent Adventure” stage show will have guests writhing in
fear.
Also this year, expect to see some frighteningly
familiar scares in the streets, including the chainsaw drill team
complete with precision routines and intimidating tactics, the rat lady
being wheeled through the park in her coffin infested with brown rats,
and zombies stalking the crowd on motorcycles, searching for the
undead.
Seven terrifying houses will beckon guests as they navigate through Halloween Horror Nights 16:
Dungeon of Terror – Retold
– Mysterious whispers call you deeper into the dungeon. This is the
place where The Storyteller demands the undivided attention of her
“guests” until her story has been told. Hint: There is no happily ever
after.
Run: Hostile Territory – An underworld
where guests can fulfill their most ghastly fantasies and where the
innocent can be tortured, dismembered and killed. Choose your path but
beware when the lights go out: the guests become the victims and
nothing can save you.
Psychoscareapy – Maximum Madness
– Shady Brook Hospital’s newest resident is about to take over. If you
think you know insane, you don’t know Jack. Step inside an asylum where
the big top has padded walls and the sideshow is death.
All Nite Die In – Take 2
– For The Director, film is forever but pain is everlasting. He takes
you on a cinematic journey through classic horror movies. Grab your
ticket and come face-to-face with film’s greatest evils.
Scream House – The Resurrection
– Evil has risen again. Abandoned for years, this gothic mortuary
contains the eternally tormented souls of The Caretaker’s victims.
Aided by a cultish group of followers – your time has come.
Psycho Path: The Return of Norman Bates
– There is vacancy once again at the legendary Bates Motel. Your eyes
prove to be useless as your mind takes over and leads you through the
macabre nightmares of a pathological killer named Norman Bates.
People Under The Stairs: Under Construction
– Is it possible for a house to be haunted before it is even completed?
Focusing on the group experience, rather than the individual’s, this
house forces a party of guests to work together to uncover an escape
route, or perish. Their destinies are not their own as they must place
their faith in their leader, who is randomly selected. Wearing a
lighted helmet, the leader must navigate his or her group through the
black to investigate the skeletal form of a home so demented that even
its incomplete walls bleed.
Universal 360 – Halloween Version
Each
night throughout the event, guests can relive some of the most intense
moments from Universal’s horror film history during the Halloween
version of Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular. Presented by The
Director, all four icons had a hand in creating this horrific lagoon
show which will have guests cringing with fear throughout the night.
Universal
360 is a first-ever combination of 360-degree spherical projection,
lasers, pyro effects, digital mapping technology–and four enormous
spheres spread across acres of waterfront at the Universal Studios
theme park. The spheres, which are 30-feet tall and 36-feet wide,
float in the park’s central lagoon and serve as giant outdoor
projection screens. Digital mapping technology allows Universal to
project images and effects on buildings around the lagoon– transforming
entire buildings into walls of flame.
Halloween Horror Nights
is a special ticket event and is $59.95 plus tax for day-of event.
Florida residents can purchase tickets in advance for $52.95 plus tax.
For more information on discounts and travel packages, or to purchase
tickets, guests may call 407-224-5500 or visit the event’s website at www.halloweenhorrornights.com.
Event tickets are also available at the front gate of the theme parks
and select outlets such as Spencer’s Gifts, Publix Supermarkets and
Ticketmaster. Because of the event’s popularity, tickets are expected
to sell out and should be purchased far in advance.
Florida Residents
Florida residents can save up to $27 off advance online purchases of Halloween Horror Nights 16 tickets.
• Florida residents save $7 by booking online in advance - $52.95
• Florida residents can save even more with specially marked packages of Coca-Cola
o Sunday – Thursday: $32.95
o Friday: $37.95
o Saturday: $49.95
Upgrade Options
• Stay and Scream
The Stay
and Scream Pass allows daytime park guests at either Universal Studios
or Islands of Adventure to pay a minimal fee to stay and attend
Halloween Horror Nights for any night this Halloween season. Prices
vary by night.
o Sunday – Thursday: $24.95
o Friday: $37.95
o Saturday: $49.95
• Halloween Horror Nights Express
The Halloween Horror Nights
Express Pass provides guests with shorter wait times at participating
attractions and all haunted houses. Prices vary by night. For details,
please visit the website.
NEW FOR 2006
Florida Residents Can Scream Early at Islands of Adventure
For
$10 plus tax, Florida residents who purchase Halloween Horror Nights
tickets can spend three hours experiencing the thrills of the Islands
of Adventure theme park and receive direct, preferred admission to
Halloween Horror Nights. This ticket is available on a limited basis.
For details, please visit the website.
Halloween Horror Nights Tickets For Sale At Publix Supermarkets
New
this year, Halloween Horror Nights 16 tickets are available for
purchase at participating Publix Supermarkets. Florida residents can
immediately take advantage of the Coca-Cola discount by purchasing
specially marked Coca-Cola products along with Halloween Horror Nights
tickets at Publix.
The Universal Orlando resort destination (www.universalorlando.com)
includes two dramatically distinct and adjacent theme parks, the
Universal Studios motion picture and television theme park and Islands
of Adventure, Orlando's most thrilling and exhilarating theme park.
Universal Orlando also includes CityWalk, a 30-acre dining, shopping,
club and live-entertainment venue as well as premier on-site Loews
hotels and world-class film and television production facilities.
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