Yes, it’s Friday! That means another update with the HHN Tracker 2016. In this fourth installment we see things slow to a crawl with information but there is plenty going on in construction. A lot of this is due to the imminent arrival of the undead when The Walking Dead opens on Monday. Until then information is scarce. That’s fine, we have a lot to see including a brand new façade on the maze in the Backlot area along with more finishing touches on the maze near Jurassic Park and the construction near Revenge of the Mummy. We are so excited for the terrifying nightmares awaiting! Let’s get started.

If you missed the other project trackers you can find them here!

As we do each week we will be pulling quotes from Creative Director Halloween Horror Nights, John Murdy via his prolific Twitter feed, to help flesh out the deets.

Okay, here’s to hoping he is being straight up with us. We believe him, and man, what could be out there waiting for us?

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The Walking Dead

Last Tuesday we were privileged enough to be invited to the preview event for The Walking Dead attraction at the park. While there were still some adjustments that needed to be made, we were blown away. You can read our full review here along with video of the opening ceremonies and a full walkthrough of the attraction.

The news regarding Horror Nights was interesting on this one…

NICE! This already impressive attraction will be amped up.

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The French Courtyard

Nothing has appeared yet in the French Courtyard as we await further announcements from both Murdy and Universal on what could be coming to the event.

 

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The Exorcist (The Revenge of the Mummy Extended Queue)

It was confirmed that The Exorcist will be going into the Revenge of the Mummy extended queue recently. Of course there are now bits of info coming from Murdy as he takes breaks from The Walking Dead to begin more work on HHN projects.

 

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Jurassic Park Extended Queue

Looking over at the extended Jurassic Park queue we are more and more eager to see what this will be. Murdy confirmed that this will be the next maze announced as scenic will be going in by July 11th.

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Backlot

All of a sudden another fancy façade popped up on the maze in the backlot. Well, another house façade. What could this possibly be?

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The items that were staged in the usual drop off spot for the backlot mazes has been replaced by construction pieces for the nearby tilt-up.

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Stage 747

It was confirmed that nothing will be going into Stage 747 this year due to production. However, Murdy did say that a maze will go right in front of it.  So far nothing yet, but the shipping containers are set up, as they were last year.

 

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Terror Tram

We are interested to know what this original concept is. Could this mean we will miss The Purge this year, no more Walking Dead of course, so what will be moving in at the Bates Motel?

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AUDITIONS

We wanted to remind any potential slashers, monsters, or zombies that you still have a chance to audition for this event. Per Murdy’s tweet below.

In closing we will kick the excitement and speculation into hyperdrive with a very heartening declaration from John Murdy.

WOW!  Who’s ready to dive into the mayhem???

If you have missed the previous HHN Trackers here is your full listing here.


If you missed the other project trackers you can find them here!

See you in the fog.

About the Author

Norman Gidney is a nearly lifelong horror fan. Beginning his love for the scare at the age of 5 by watching John Carpenter's Halloween, he set out on a quest to share his passion for all things spooky with the rest of the world.