I’m so psyched! After doing the unmasking, I’m excited to see how everything translates in the dark and just spend time with friends. I don’t have as many nights as last year so it’s definitely a soak in as much as I can! Woo you’ve been getting closer and closer to 4k each video!
I was talking to Chris, seems the houses are quite interesting! 😯 I'm curious to see how they do Ghostbusters and Major Sweets. With all of the changes going on to that house/queue situation, I'm hoping it's a hit! But you're right, enjoying the event with friends kind of makes the whole event awesome anyway haha. Still REALLYYY hoping for a dry opening night. The absurd storm last year has me nervous. I'm making sure to wear backup shoes this year lol. Not making that mistake again. I'm blown away by the growth, I literally didn't think we'd even get to 3k by the end of the year. So crazy, but so awesome to have such a great community 😊
I'm really excited for our trip for HHN. We had a blast year and ended up befriending a couple from Scotland. We coordinated with them and will be doing HHN again together. The IPs for me are lack luster but even the ones I didn't care about last year ended up surprising me so hopefully that happens again!
I always hope all of the houses deliver, but I think their originals are always super good! And they've really amped them up in the past years. That's awesome that you met another couple from Scotland, how fun! Making lifelong friends at the event 🙌
You know what.. I think the talk of five night at Freddy’s and Freddy Krueger being at the event this year kind of raised my expectations too high once compared to what has actually been announced BUT I’m always excited for HHN it’s always a great event regardless and universal does a great job with originals too. Knightingales is still my favorite and most memorable house from the recent years which was an original so we will see!
I didn't even think of that, could be true for sure! A lot of people were wanting certain IP's, but we always try and say to not get too excited about rumors early, since a lot of things change and there's no guarantee things go through. Or it was always just a rumor lol. I think their original houses are soooo good, I hope they really deliver this year again!
I am really excited for this years HHN!! I've planned to go for the last 2 years but ended up getting sick each time and couldn't go. Last years HHN looked really dark and had a lot of IP's I wasn't interested in. However, this year doesn't seem to be centered around as many IP's. I can't wait to see the Torture Faire and the swamp lagoon scare zones. Of course I am very excited for the food menus to be posted. Can't wait to see what the creative chefs have come up with!! Thanks for the great videos you make and share.
Thank you for watching! I hope you can make it out this year!! The chefs do a great job coming up with such fun food items. Hopefully we get some fun stuff again this year! I think the IP's the past few years really grabbed people, where this year with the original houses, I think they're really leaning into their storytelling. So I'm really excited to see if they deliver!
@@Dillon.Thomas I really like the original houses. I don't watch a lot of the movies they base the IP houses. I plan to watch the movies before I visit. Hopefully the food will be more fun. I am about to watch the video you just posted on 8/24/24. I think I see a Puff smores!!
@@Dillon.ThomasAbsolutely! I visit Universal from Virginia at least 5 to 6 times a year and I am so glad that you have a food review for HHN food!! About to watch it now!!
I’m definitely not as excited as the past 2 years I’ve gone. I was really hoping for the Weeknd or Five Nights at Freddy’s...Hopefully next year will be better at HHN in Orlando.
I think a lot of people were expecting a lot of the rumored things from earlier this year. That's why I always tell people to temper their expectations from early rumors since they often change so much up and a lot of times are just rumors. I think so many people were hoping for FNAF and then the Weeknd scarezone was being talked about, but it didn't look to come to fruition. But Hollywood did get The Weeknd part 2 or whatever they're classifying it as for their house, so there must have been SOME talks of The Weeknd along the way.
Most hyped for Goblin’s Feast at UO because I like the classic DnD feel of the Dueling Dragons house; and Texas Chainsaw at USH because chainsaws are fun :)
I'm really wondering where they're going with Goblin's Feast. It'll be neat if they have some element of DnD to it, I just hope it's not like the coven house from 2 years ago, didn't love that one.
That's awesome! I think it's still going to be a great event this year!! I would agree, I think my excitement may not be the same it has been over the past 2 years (based on IP's alone, though) and that's the only reason. But I think they've made up for it in the stories were getting for all of their original content.
I’m coming from the UK in September and pumped for this! I came last year and am looking forward to this year - I found the independent houses were better than the IPs. I want to know what’s going on food wise! Not sure why people aren’t excited? Maybe used to a good thing?
Nice nice!! The originals have been SUPER good recently, so let's hope with all of them this year, we get some awesome houses! They have such a different feel between each one, so let's hope they all deliver! As for why they aren't excited, I don't know, maybe just a lot of first timers last year that only liked the IPs? Not sure!
@@Dillon.Thomas it could be to do with IPs, stranger things and last of us were solid! Either way, it’s going to be a blast and I’m sure we will all have a good time. Hope you enjoy yourself when it all kicks off :)
Torture Faire is looking great! I love the theme concept but was afraid that it would be similar to Vamp 69; more of a “fun” zone and photo op. But those torture props….hint otherwise LOL. To answer your question about excitement level: 9/10. The only thing docking points is the expected rain 😂. But that goes for every year. I just hate the rain so much and I just hope it doesn’t downpour on my nights!
I was nervous for a fun zone (which it still might be), but I really hope it's actually much more serious! I'm looking at the 7 day forecast right now and it's ALLLLLL rain, I'm like hmm... is this a hint at what we're expecting for opening night again... I'm truly hoping we luck out one year, but I'm sure that's not going to happen lol.
HHN never fails to have a bad house and all of them this year have potential! Im going in the beginning of october and really hope they live up to the real Universal Studios Production of HHN!
Have fun!! Definitely feel the same, all of the houses can deliver it looks like. I LOVE their original houses, glad people are still just as excited for this year!
I’m very excited for the event, I think I always will be. I’ve said before, I think Horror Nights will be insane next year since Epic Universe will be open by the Fall next year.
I wonder if they won't want to overshadow epics launch with a crazy year. Or they go all out to get more people in the area to visit epic and do HHN. 🤔
I feel monstrous will not do good in USO as it did in USH. The want and desire here (CA) vs over there is way different. But other than that USO has some great originals and actual scare zones.
I heard we got pretty much all of the props, so I wonder if they'll add on to it or if it'll just end up being an exact clone. Their originals seriously deliver, though!
I believe those 2 tv’s next to stage show will be wait times for the houses. Then when u walk down the path u got a split off too the two houses back there
@@Dillon.Thomas yes 4 houses but if u do stay and scream in the back by simpsons u will be released to those houses first so could be a better stay and scream this year over New York
@@sarcasticbrad5759 I was thinking about that, potentially utilizing that back of the park stay & scream if there's a ton of houses in that area. Might help alleviate crowds at the front.
I'm not hyped but that could be partly due to not going. I personally don't think blumhouse area will be great at all but that's just me. The torture area seems to be getting better though the swamp is still number 1 for me. The brazen bull is also known as the Sicilian bull, or bull of Phalaris this was a mythological torture device from ancient Greece where they would slowly cook someone alive in it. Also the blood eagle is mythical from viking cult it involves the ribs in the back being bent out the back to resemble eagle wings. Im not psycho I just have a degree in mythology lol. The iron maiden was left open to daytime guests and it was pretty gross inside. I love the Ghostbusters food stands it's great! The mini puffs!! You will be busy over the next few months. We need pigeon updates with videos lol.
I think Blumhouse isn't ranking very high for most people. Hoping it delivers! But I know it's not getting much attention from the community so far. Torture Faire is coming together for sure! I really do think it's going to be a pretty gruesome zone, and not a "fun zone". I recognized most of the devices from just random things I've seen online, but the Iron Maiden I hadn't heard of yet. Going to be a wild one in that scare zone this year haha. The mini puffs are so good!! LOL I'm so excited they added them. Really hoping for a fun marshmallow dessert, that tastes good, too lol. Very busy next few months, but very fun! And we may need to have Pigeon segments here over the next few weeks haha. 😂
Yea it seems like it's not. For yall I hope it delivers. The torture Faire looks great. Yess omg I love marshmallows so I think they will have some.and it will be great. It sounds like it will be fun for sure. Haha yay for pigeon session lol. Also random but the draw bridge food booth with the vines and all looks like it's an angry face.
How did you film this video? Just curious because it looks different than your other videos - not in a bad way, just different. There was a section in the swamp zone where one of the trusses fell over during a storm (I saw it on TikTok). Maybe that is the area they roped off? It's HHN - just as pumped as I always am - energy level is HIGH!!! That pidgeon flew in from NY for HHN! I know people like to hate on F&F, but I enjoy that ride - all they need do is change the 'movie' for a quick update. I agree, I do not think they are going close it down - yet. I say after EPIC opens. The Torture Faire looks great with all the torture devices. In fact, I could use one or two for some millennial/gen z students...... 🤣 Yes, I really do LOVE my students! Be well!
@Sir-Ray so I don't know if it was this one or another one where I didn't have my variable ND filter on, so I was turning the f stop up to like 8-10 where I'm normally around 5-7. So maybe that? Also my VND filter sometimes is goofy if I have it in a certain spot, I'm in the process of getting a fixed ND filter. Too much sun down here to not be able to adjust the level and not have a weird picture. Again, may not even be it. But maybe that? I didn't see any of the issues on social media, but doesn't surprise me with how bad the storms have been recently. I was a little sluggish to the super excitement, maybe because things weren't getting put up. But as of recent, I'm dialed all the way up now that it's coming together haha. Pigeons have been making their way on the videos in so many ways lol! They just like follow me around the park it feels sometimes 😂 I don't love the ride, but I also don't hate it. I think they could put a more unique attraction in there, but I get why they don't. And I think the fast and furious IP is pretty big for them. But I'd love to get that coaster that Hollywood is getting. We have props in all of the scarezones now! But torture Faire definitely gives me "serious" vibes and not "goofy" vibes. Which I'm hoping is the case. I could go for all serious zones this year!
How is the hype for the 2024 season? Excited? How are we feeling in comparison to previous years?
I’m so psyched! After doing the unmasking, I’m excited to see how everything translates in the dark and just spend time with friends. I don’t have as many nights as last year so it’s definitely a soak in as much as I can!
Woo you’ve been getting closer and closer to 4k each video!
I was talking to Chris, seems the houses are quite interesting! 😯 I'm curious to see how they do Ghostbusters and Major Sweets. With all of the changes going on to that house/queue situation, I'm hoping it's a hit! But you're right, enjoying the event with friends kind of makes the whole event awesome anyway haha.
Still REALLYYY hoping for a dry opening night. The absurd storm last year has me nervous. I'm making sure to wear backup shoes this year lol. Not making that mistake again.
I'm blown away by the growth, I literally didn't think we'd even get to 3k by the end of the year. So crazy, but so awesome to have such a great community 😊
I'm really excited for our trip for HHN. We had a blast year and ended up befriending a couple from Scotland. We coordinated with them and will be doing HHN again together. The IPs for me are lack luster but even the ones I didn't care about last year ended up surprising me so hopefully that happens again!
I always hope all of the houses deliver, but I think their originals are always super good! And they've really amped them up in the past years. That's awesome that you met another couple from Scotland, how fun! Making lifelong friends at the event 🙌
You know what.. I think the talk of five night at Freddy’s and Freddy Krueger being at the event this year kind of raised my expectations too high once compared to what has actually been announced BUT I’m always excited for HHN it’s always a great event regardless and universal does a great job with originals too. Knightingales is still my favorite and most memorable house from the recent years which was an original so we will see!
I didn't even think of that, could be true for sure! A lot of people were wanting certain IP's, but we always try and say to not get too excited about rumors early, since a lot of things change and there's no guarantee things go through. Or it was always just a rumor lol. I think their original houses are soooo good, I hope they really deliver this year again!
I am really excited for this years HHN!! I've planned to go for the last 2 years but ended up getting sick each time and couldn't go. Last years HHN looked really dark and had a lot of IP's I wasn't interested in. However, this year doesn't seem to be centered around as many IP's. I can't wait to see the Torture Faire and the swamp lagoon scare zones. Of course I am very excited for the food menus to be posted. Can't wait to see what the creative chefs have come up with!! Thanks for the great videos you make and share.
Thank you for watching! I hope you can make it out this year!! The chefs do a great job coming up with such fun food items. Hopefully we get some fun stuff again this year! I think the IP's the past few years really grabbed people, where this year with the original houses, I think they're really leaning into their storytelling. So I'm really excited to see if they deliver!
@@Dillon.Thomas I really like the original houses. I don't watch a lot of the movies they base the IP houses. I plan to watch the movies before I visit. Hopefully the food will be more fun. I am about to watch the video you just posted on 8/24/24. I think I see a Puff smores!!
Petition to have Dillon start a pigeon video series 😂 Thanks for updates! 4 weeks to go for us and sooooo ready.
Lol it was a cow colored pigeon! I was like what the heck?! 😂 So close!! We're single digits from opening night!
Saw you at the park filming this video 😊
Quite the park updates, right?! It looks good! 🙌
@@Dillon.ThomasAbsolutely! I visit Universal from Virginia at least 5 to 6 times a year and I am so glad that you have a food review for HHN food!! About to watch it now!!
@@aprilkiefer9259 Oh nice! That's awesome you were able to make it down so much. The food is really looking so good!!
woohoo so excited 16 days!!!! Thanks!
You're so close!!
I’m super excited! this is the first year I’m taking my kid! He’s excited too. 🎃💀👻
Nice!! I love taking first timers to HHN, such a unique experience! Hopefully he loves it 🙌
I’m definitely not as excited as the past 2 years I’ve gone. I was really hoping for the Weeknd or Five Nights at Freddy’s...Hopefully next year will be better at HHN in Orlando.
I think a lot of people were expecting a lot of the rumored things from earlier this year. That's why I always tell people to temper their expectations from early rumors since they often change so much up and a lot of times are just rumors. I think so many people were hoping for FNAF and then the Weeknd scarezone was being talked about, but it didn't look to come to fruition. But Hollywood did get The Weeknd part 2 or whatever they're classifying it as for their house, so there must have been SOME talks of The Weeknd along the way.
HIYA! watching this while getting chemo :) also I’m so excited!!!!!!!
I hope you're doing well, thank you so much for watching and what an exciting HHN year!! 😈
@@Dillon.Thomas mhm!
Most hyped for Goblin’s Feast at UO because I like the classic DnD feel of the Dueling Dragons house; and Texas Chainsaw at USH because chainsaws are fun :)
I'm really wondering where they're going with Goblin's Feast. It'll be neat if they have some element of DnD to it, I just hope it's not like the coven house from 2 years ago, didn't love that one.
Nice cut! Where'd you get it? When are we getting "a day in the life" vid?
Thank you! Just a local barber in my area actually haha. We have thought about doing it more recently, so maybe sooner than later!
@@Dillon.Thomas Dooo iiit, brother!
I’m so excited!! Even though I’m not as excited as the last 2 years I’ve gone, I still can’t wait to travel and enjoy the event in October🧡🖤
That's awesome! I think it's still going to be a great event this year!! I would agree, I think my excitement may not be the same it has been over the past 2 years (based on IP's alone, though) and that's the only reason. But I think they've made up for it in the stories were getting for all of their original content.
Mini Stay Puff Marshmallow men! I might have giggled at you pointing them out.
They're so cute on the sign! We loved them from the films haha.
I’m coming from the UK in September and pumped for this! I came last year and am looking forward to this year - I found the independent houses were better than the IPs. I want to know what’s going on food wise! Not sure why people aren’t excited? Maybe used to a good thing?
Nice nice!! The originals have been SUPER good recently, so let's hope with all of them this year, we get some awesome houses! They have such a different feel between each one, so let's hope they all deliver! As for why they aren't excited, I don't know, maybe just a lot of first timers last year that only liked the IPs? Not sure!
@@Dillon.Thomas it could be to do with IPs, stranger things and last of us were solid! Either way, it’s going to be a blast and I’m sure we will all have a good time. Hope you enjoy yourself when it all kicks off :)
Torture Faire is looking great! I love the theme concept but was afraid that it would be similar to Vamp 69; more of a “fun” zone and photo op. But those torture props….hint otherwise LOL.
To answer your question about excitement level: 9/10. The only thing docking points is the expected rain 😂. But that goes for every year. I just hate the rain so much and I just hope it doesn’t downpour on my nights!
I was nervous for a fun zone (which it still might be), but I really hope it's actually much more serious!
I'm looking at the 7 day forecast right now and it's ALLLLLL rain, I'm like hmm... is this a hint at what we're expecting for opening night again... I'm truly hoping we luck out one year, but I'm sure that's not going to happen lol.
My husband and I are very excited
Love it!
HHN never fails to have a bad house and all of them this year have potential! Im going in the beginning of october and really hope they live up to the real Universal Studios Production of HHN!
Have fun!! Definitely feel the same, all of the houses can deliver it looks like. I LOVE their original houses, glad people are still just as excited for this year!
Ahhhh yeah WE GOT TRUSS PORTALS
We're officially single digits from opening night! 😈
I’m very excited for the event, I think I always will be. I’ve said before, I think Horror Nights will be insane next year since Epic Universe will be open by the Fall next year.
I wonder if they won't want to overshadow epics launch with a crazy year. Or they go all out to get more people in the area to visit epic and do HHN. 🤔
I feel monstrous will not do good in USO as it did in USH. The want and desire here (CA) vs over there is way different. But other than that USO has some great originals and actual scare zones.
I heard we got pretty much all of the props, so I wonder if they'll add on to it or if it'll just end up being an exact clone. Their originals seriously deliver, though!
I believe those 2 tv’s next to stage show will be wait times for the houses. Then when u walk down the path u got a split off too the two houses back there
That could make sense, bizarre they don't have them separated. But that's only because that's what we have known haha.
@@Dillon.Thomas yea gonna make for one cluster bomb over there by mib but they aren’t heavy hitters so maybe not
@@sarcasticbrad5759 Ya, I mean we could be looking at what, 4 houses over there? Crazy, we'll see lol
@@Dillon.Thomas yes 4 houses but if u do stay and scream in the back by simpsons u will be released to those houses first so could be a better stay and scream this year over New York
@@sarcasticbrad5759 I was thinking about that, potentially utilizing that back of the park stay & scream if there's a ton of houses in that area. Might help alleviate crowds at the front.
I'm not hyped but that could be partly due to not going. I personally don't think blumhouse area will be great at all but that's just me.
The torture area seems to be getting better though the swamp is still number 1 for me. The brazen bull is also known as the Sicilian bull, or bull of Phalaris this was a mythological torture device from ancient Greece where they would slowly cook someone alive in it. Also the blood eagle is mythical from viking cult it involves the ribs in the back being bent out the back to resemble eagle wings. Im not psycho I just have a degree in mythology lol.
The iron maiden was left open to daytime guests and it was pretty gross inside.
I love the Ghostbusters food stands it's great! The mini puffs!!
You will be busy over the next few months.
We need pigeon updates with videos lol.
I think Blumhouse isn't ranking very high for most people. Hoping it delivers! But I know it's not getting much attention from the community so far.
Torture Faire is coming together for sure! I really do think it's going to be a pretty gruesome zone, and not a "fun zone". I recognized most of the devices from just random things I've seen online, but the Iron Maiden I hadn't heard of yet. Going to be a wild one in that scare zone this year haha.
The mini puffs are so good!! LOL I'm so excited they added them. Really hoping for a fun marshmallow dessert, that tastes good, too lol.
Very busy next few months, but very fun! And we may need to have Pigeon segments here over the next few weeks haha. 😂
Yea it seems like it's not. For yall I hope it delivers. The torture Faire looks great.
Yess omg I love marshmallows so I think they will have some.and it will be great.
It sounds like it will be fun for sure. Haha yay for pigeon session lol.
Also random but the draw bridge food booth with the vines and all looks like it's an angry face.
How did you film this video? Just curious because it looks different than your other videos - not in a bad way, just different.
There was a section in the swamp zone where one of the trusses fell over during a storm (I saw it on TikTok). Maybe that is the area they roped off?
It's HHN - just as pumped as I always am - energy level is HIGH!!!
That pidgeon flew in from NY for HHN!
I know people like to hate on F&F, but I enjoy that ride - all they need do is change the 'movie' for a quick update. I agree, I do not think they are going close it down - yet. I say after EPIC opens.
The Torture Faire looks great with all the torture devices. In fact, I could use one or two for some millennial/gen z students...... 🤣 Yes, I really do LOVE my students! Be well!
@Sir-Ray so I don't know if it was this one or another one where I didn't have my variable ND filter on, so I was turning the f stop up to like 8-10 where I'm normally around 5-7. So maybe that? Also my VND filter sometimes is goofy if I have it in a certain spot, I'm in the process of getting a fixed ND filter. Too much sun down here to not be able to adjust the level and not have a weird picture. Again, may not even be it. But maybe that?
I didn't see any of the issues on social media, but doesn't surprise me with how bad the storms have been recently.
I was a little sluggish to the super excitement, maybe because things weren't getting put up. But as of recent, I'm dialed all the way up now that it's coming together haha.
Pigeons have been making their way on the videos in so many ways lol! They just like follow me around the park it feels sometimes 😂
I don't love the ride, but I also don't hate it. I think they could put a more unique attraction in there, but I get why they don't. And I think the fast and furious IP is pretty big for them. But I'd love to get that coaster that Hollywood is getting.
We have props in all of the scarezones now! But torture Faire definitely gives me "serious" vibes and not "goofy" vibes. Which I'm hoping is the case. I could go for all serious zones this year!
@@Dillon.Thomas That could be it - the filter - it seemed very bright, but not necessarily bad. Be well.
I want to know the food already!!
You and me both!
My biggest hope is for F&F to close permanently
Not a fan? Lol
@@Dillon.Thomas Not at all 😆
@@ytr5153 🤣🤣