out of IP movie recreations, "Us" was easily the most accurate, movie-to-house adaptation I've seen in over 10 years of HHN history. It wasn't my favorite house by far, but you have to give credit where it's due. This house made me feel like I was in the movie. The faithfulness was uncanny. It was the same exact style as the Ghostbusters' house in regards to recreating its source material into house-form. Nightingale was the most underwhelming house I've ever been through in HHN history. It was worse than seeing the Walking Dead return for the hundredth time. The bird costumes looked like they came straight from Party City. The only redeeming thing of that house was the lion. I went through that house 3 times just to make sure I hated it. I'm glad you at least appreciate the House of 1000 Corpses.

@bonotbow

4 жыл бұрын

this comment !!!!!!

@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa420

3 жыл бұрын

House of 1000 corpses was really accurate as well. Even the outside queue design

@gator9339

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to check out the "Us" maze but it had the longest line out of all the mazes. Ghostbusters maze was pretty cool and also the Creepshow maze

@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa420

3 жыл бұрын

taco sharts that was at Hollywood, this is orlando

Graveyard games was definitely my favorite this year , got me everytime 🤣

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

So good!

HHN is on my bucket list to do one year. Great breakdown of all of the rooms.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and hope you get to go

@gator9339

3 жыл бұрын

I got to cross that off my bucket list last year. Hopefully you get to go once this pandemic is over

The monster coming down from the ceiling in Depths of Fear got me so good that I nearly dropped to the ground. Literally came down right in front of my face

we need a theme year to videogames i need bioshock in my life

@ArisaGold

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that would be awesome!

@Oakydeer

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, the Vanity Ball scare zone was INCREDIBLY Bioshock. It looked like Dr. Steinman’s level and even had the Art Deco aesthetic!

@ArisaGold

4 жыл бұрын

@@Oakydeer Oh yeah it did have a bit of that feel to it..

@ashareeoo

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine a PT maze?! 😱😭

@jordanp.davidson5977

4 жыл бұрын

Fate Wielder They did Resident Evil in one of the previous years, though I wouldn’t mind if it returned along with the Silent Hill maze based on the games not the movies.

Watching the end of this video now, end of September 2020, it's just so so sad. I hope you made it into the two houses last weekend and fingers crossed we get some more

I really felt this year was underwhelming in terms of both scare zones and houses. Really hoping we bring back an icon next year.

@NowhereStarr14

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Chappell since next year is 30, I think this year they held back a little, and next year they’ll go nuts

@iliannaisreading

4 жыл бұрын

They kind of did that with 2014 (If I assume correctly, I kept flip-flopping with the news) and they went crazy with 2015. I’m pretty sure they might bring back the icons (though I really want Eddie or Cindy, just let them have their own year man).

@howtolife6783

4 жыл бұрын

I think they’ll actually do a celebration thing on HHN 31 as October 31 is Halloween day so they would want to celebrate the year that has the number of Halloween

My ranking: 1. Universal Monsters 2. Ghostbusters 3. House of 1000 corpses 4. Killer Klowns from outer space 5. Graveyard Games 6. Yeti: Terror of the Yukon 7. Depths of Fear 8. Nightingales Blood pit 9. Stranger Things 10. Us

Ghostbusters was my favorite. With Universal Monsters being a close second

@thedude1564

4 жыл бұрын

That was my ranking until I did Killer Klowns

Us was my favorite house. It had so much detail and a great recreation of the movie. I have noticed it’s been the 50/50 house that either people loved or hated. Really disappointing because out of tons of runs (like 10+) I only had 1 bad run in Us.

I dig the use of BioShock music in the Depths of Fear segment... After all, Depths is essentially BioShock with the serial numbers filed off.

Expedition Theme Park can you also do a video about the history of Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort's Halloween events and Halloween parties ? As we all know back in the 90s the 80s and the 70s, they were never any Halloween events that took place at Disneyland. Except Knott's Berry Farm and later on Universal Studios. So all together we would like to know the history of how the Halloween events started at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World, and their Halloween parties that take place at Disneyland park and the Magic Kingdom. And especially how they decided to do Halloween parties at Disney California Adventure from this year

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

I did one last year on Not So Scary. If i do another it will likely be in future Halloween Seasons.

Universal Monsters got me every time I did it. And it was so great to see not only the usual classics, but more forgotten monsters like the Hunchback and the Phantom get some love. Best house imo

GRAVEYARD GAMES SLAYED MY ENTIRE LIIIIFE. God it was amazing. Scarecrow who? Dead Waters who? Dont know em

@Xilaas

4 жыл бұрын

Maya Betancourt 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I think the Phantom of The Opera scene was by far the best scene in the Universal Monsters maze. It got me so bad. The mirrors and the sound scared me so much.

Glad to hear your Top 3 were mine. Graveyard Games was incredible... I couldn't stop thinking about it for the entirety of my trip. I can truly see that house adapted into a short horror film, it was that good.

"...on Sept 10th 2020." Oh you poor person from the past. If only you knew. 2020, the year of horror.

The classic monsters was number one going through the house as the themed change over every corner was awesome

I like that universal are bringing back their original monsters be it through movies or hhn.

Hearing the hope and excitement for HHN 2020, hits different now.

MONSTERS FOREVER!!! 🖤 Perfection 👌🏻

10. Depths of Fear 9. Killer Klowns 8. Us 7. Blood Pit 6. Yeti 5. Stranger Things 4. Ghostbusters 3. Graveyard Games 2. Monsters 1. House of 1000 Corpses

The Nightingales' kind of reminds me of Harpies from Greek mythology and the Mouthbrooders look like a deep-sea viperfish. Though a slight nitpick on the Yeti house, I have a feeling they either got the creatures or places mixed up, Yetis live in the Himalayas, and this is taking place in the Yukon area in Canada, it should be called Sasquatch. Plus Isn't it ironic that Hunchback of Notre Dame and Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney though Universal films are in the public domain? Also (Again just a nitpick, and I hope the crew knows this behind the scenes), Quasimodo the hunchback, yea he looks like a monster, but he's not the villain. The real villain if you've seen each adaptation of the novel, his master Minister Dom Claude Frollo is the real villain/monster.

@Awesomesufff

4 жыл бұрын

In the universal portrayals he's a "Monster" bc back then movies were very cut and dry morality wise

@TylerRakstis

4 жыл бұрын

@@Awesomesufff Yeah, but in the Lon Chaney film, he was true to his character in the book as a misunderstood outcast.

Yessss. Graveyard Games was no doubt my favorite. The effects, scares, and story is so well done.

i’m going to miss this year. so many good ones. this was my first time going, and even though i didn’t do everything i wanted, i still had a lot of fun. thanks for this video❤️🤡

I legit thought one of the Yeti's walking towards me wanted to square up lmao. Also, Universal Monsters was #1!!!!, loved everything about the house

I'm looking forward to the 30th anniversary next year.

Okay, so I started crying at the end of this video. This video is just so beautifully done to describe such a beautiful event. I'll sure miss this year but, extremely excited for 30. Wonderful content!

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I'm honestly a huge chicken and scare easily, but HHN is a bucket list item for me. I'll do everything I can to conquer my fears and take the event on - hopefully with some friends, haha.

Our list is exactly the same! You nailed this video! My favorite scarezone was vanity ball and I’m hoping they bring it back eventually because it’s such a unique experience. I can’t wait for next year!

I definitely agree with the top two. Graveyard and monsters were awesome! I had a very good run through a blood pit, and I wasn't expecting to go into that house and enjoy it as much as I did.

"I'll be sure to see you there again on September 10th, 2020 for what is sure to be a special anniversary year..." Oh, it was..uh...special all right...

Really cool to see those original ideas for houses!

When I first heard about Graveyard Games, I didn’t think about it too much. I quickly changed my initial opinion of it as soon as I saw how beautiful it was.

Great video! I like the HHN series you do!

Universal Monsters was my Ultimate Fav!!! Ghostbusters was up there in my top 3 not for being scary but it made me feel like I was in the movie. LOVED IT!

Great video btw guys, always kicking it out the park

Monsters and Graveyard Games were my TOP two for 2019....such good houses, and I went through them multiple times. Graveyard Games gave me the best scares - helped that it wasn't crowded the last time we went through....and yes....I am saying the best scares were on my THIRD time through that house.

Ghostbusters had you enter through the firehouse in the Universal Hollywood version

My favorite houses this year were “Yeti terror of the Yukon” and “Universal Monsters”. Like you said, it featured everything you wanted. I was so happy that they included Phantom of the Opera and even Creature from the black lagoon! They even included the iconic Chandelier crash! It was so much better than the “Frankenstein vs. the Wolfman” maze at HHN California.

I went to Halloween Horror nights for the first time, and took the RIP tour on my second night. The houses were so much fun, I loved the stranger things house, and Nightingales Blood Pit freaked me out so bad.

I went to Halloween horror nights 29 because I was inspired by your videos and found it really interesting lol

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you had fun

Fantastic intro. I’m exited for Horror nights 30. :)

This is my favourite channel as I am a theme park enthusie I love these vids 😉

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@shanesandwich

4 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark No problem! Good quality content

Horror nights Orlando was so fun, I’m definitely going back next year

I adored the universal monsters house. It was so detailed and packed full of content. I’m a huge nerd for the old films and it felt like a love letter to the classics. I’m hoping this is more hinting towards a monster land in the new park

My first ever Halloween Horror Nights was 2019 and I absolutely loved it. I know Us was your least favourite but I think I must of got a great run through cos it was definitely one of my faves along with Universal Monsters and killer klowns. I definitely agree that you were rushed through the houses alot. Did miss some things cos of this. Apart from that I just enjoyed everything about this event. Maybe that's cos it was my first time.... Cant wait to come back again soon

It was so awesome to be there after watching so many videos online. I loved graveyardgames also. That one was so good

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

So good glad you had a good time!

Ive gone to HHN for years and have never been disappointed... until this year.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Why

@aaroncastle4126

4 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark, maybe I was particularly unlucky, but I only had 1 scare timed to me the entire night. I thought almost every house was a "novelty" house instead of a "horror" house. A majority of the houses I managed to go through were scenically bright, killing the atmosphere and the elements of surprise. I don't have any complaints about the production value, but I didn't have a "wow" moment. The scare zones were disappointing. I think the only conceptively creative and scary house was Depths of Fear. The other 90% of my night was plainly not scary. Also, I ended up leaving early since the shortest lines were 75 minutes long and the line cutting was egregious. I could only get on half of the houses which I've never experienced. 10 - 6 --- ??? 5 --- Nightingales: Bloodpit 4 --- Ghostbusters 3 --- Yeti 2 --- Universal Monsters 1 --- Depths of Fear

The lore And scares of graveyard games made it my favorite!

I HIGHLY regret missing out on the “Killer Klowns” House! I just recently started to LOVE the movie, and last year was my first year at HHN, and I found it to be absolutely terrifying (being a “scaredy cat”). However, the Ghostbusters house made it more than worth it! I really REALLY wish life could give me a second chance, and have the Klowns return for HHN 30 or 31, as I really want to go on that house now!! Please give me hope commenters! 👏👏😢😭😭 BRING BACK THE KLOWNS! BRING BACK THE KLOWNS! (It keeps going on, until they come back)

Your list is very close to mine!! With graveyard games and Yeti being my fave. But Universal monsters and 1000 corpses being very strong. My last 2 would be Us and ST as well. Bring on HHN30! ~Dawn

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait and.so glad we got to say hi!

I was working as a house attendant this year over at killer klowns and the reason everyone kept rushing people through was because our leads would bitch at us if we didn't hurry them through to try and get more people in and have less wait times. Honestly none of us wanted to rush people so hopefully they think of something next year

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought that would be the case. Sorry you had to deal with that

Same top 2 for me! Graveyard Games was just amazing!

Ghostbusters/Monsters were my favorite. Overall a fantastic year, not quite sure why it got such hate. Loved your recap, very thorough, thanks!

Tbh I was hesitant to watch this video cause I felt that it solidified the end of HHN 29 and the end of my extended Halloween season. Loved it still. Now just have to wait for HHN 30

This was my first ever year at HHN and I can't wait to go again. The only house we didn't do was Stranger Things because the lines were too long to justify for a show we'd only seen the first season of. I think House of 1000 Corpses was my favorite since it recreated one of my favorite movies so well, but I do have to give kudos to Depths of Fear because it was the only house to give me a real good jump scare (I'm just not a jumpy person - unlike the person I came with who screamed the whole way through every house). The thing coming from the ceiling... You got me Depths of Fear.

our top two were the same but i did not like Yeti and thought it was the worst. it was pretty but not scary for me and kinda dull. i went through it a lot though cuz my friends all had never done it so i had to oblige. i agree that Nightingales definitely improved a lot as the event went on. it definitely moved up my list a bit as the event went on, it was so cool. also loved that you used The Beat from Vanity Ball as your outro music.

I realize now that I didn’t get the stories on a lot of them. That may be my fault for running through them though

wish i could have done Graveyard Games a second time for that facade alone

It had Ghostbusters at Universal again, so all is forgiven. It's definitely coming back next year.

I feel like this year everything was amazing in terms of houses. There were a few I feel were hit or misses tho, such as Us, my 3rd favorite, and House of 1k, my least favorite. But even House was amazing. They outdid themselves this year and to think HHN30 will be better is insane. It sucks seeing people think it was underwhelming, but I think they really did so amazing that some houses felt underwhelming.

Love your videos

during the graveyard games house a piece of fake grass touched my leg, which i though was wig hair, my soul left my body

Definitely feel like you went on the behind the screams tour for this info 😂 but still a great video

I was only able to do 6 houses this year, so I honestly appreciated what I could get, and enjoyed all the houses in their own merit. Of the houses I did, here's my rankings: 6) Us (Felt like the movie, even if I didn't get too many scares) 5) Yeti: Terror of the Yukon (Beautiful props and great costumes, especially the arm scare) 4) Killer Klownz from Outer Space (funny and colorful, I also liked the button room) 3) Stranger Things (felt just like the show, and the upside down portions were especially strong for me) 2) Graveyard Games (The scariest house for me, which makes it great. Bonus points for having the most fleshed out original story) 1) Universal Monsters (Honestly could tie with Graveyard Games, but I put Monsters at #1 because of the great detail and homages to all the major classic universal monster movies.)

I really like this year, it looks like they really spend money and time, the houses were pretty realistic.

I only hit 7 of the houses when I went- 7. Ghostbusters 6. Killer Klowns 5. 1000 Corpses 4. Stranger Things 3. Depths of Fear 2. Graveyard Games 1. Universal Monsters Ghostbusters just wasn’t scary, and we hit it during a cast change, so next to none of the scares were there. I’m not afraid of clowns, so Killer Klowns was more cutesy and fun, but still okay. I loved 1000 Corpses, it was intense and very well detailed. Stranger Things did feel a little empty, and I wished there was more of season 3, but I still really liked it. Depths of Fear was so fun, and that baby mouth thing from the ceiling was the best scare. Graveyard Games was so beautiful and I loved every minute of it. Universal Monsters scared me the most- I loved the Phantom scene, and the final Frankenstein got me SO GOOD. I’m excited for hhn 30 and I hope I can go!!

i went to this one with my dad in orlando, i deffently loved the ghostbuster house

I may not be a huge fan of horror, but even im excited to see whats gonna happen at HHN 30. I really hope its gonna be pure insanity, with a whole lot of icons.

I'd also say that graveyard games also heavily relied on timing.. The first time I went through, I thought it was terrible. I wasn't hit with a single scare and I didn't really get what was going on.. But the next time I went I was proved completely wrong. I barely ever jump at the jump scares but that house was terrifying when I got the right timing. It's one of my all time favorites and I'm so glad I got a frequent fear pass last year or I would have never known.

Ok but can I say I love the usage of the Bioshock soundtrack for your description of Depths of Fear. It really is just Bioshock, but not Bioshock.

Number 1 monsters , 2 graveyard games 3 Ghostbusters loved this years event

I sense you were dissapointed with it on the whole. I've never been but would love to try it one year, I struggle with crowds though so may have to bite the bullet on this one. Looks great fun x

I think this was the most fun i've had a HHN in a couple of years, the mazes were just so awesome!!

i was happy i got to finally go this year and experance it for the first time, and i got me the cool fear to the max shirt

I hope some of the Icons returns next year

I only got to do three houses in my time there with graveyard games being my first house ever it really scared me leaving me physically shaking while walking through it. I had a great time (I also did killer Klowns and ghostbusters and my group danced through both Klowns and ghostbusters)

My experience has often been that the original content houses are the best for actual scares while the IP houses are great for detailing. Which is why I tend to rank them separately. My ranking for the original houses: 4. Yeti 3. Nightingales 2. Depths of Fear 1. Graveyard Games My ranking for the IP Houses 6. Killer Klowns 5. House of 1000 Corpses 4. Us 3. Stranger Things 2 2. Ghost Busters 1. Universal Monsters Yeti and Nightingales were further down the list for me. I really could not get the best out of them story wise, just a general sense of location but not why anything was happening. Depths of Fear and Graveyard games however their story rang true and clear and the houses were just gorgeous! The IP houses were sooooo close in their quality that it's almost a 6 way tie. However the Monsters House was just breathtaking and easily the one I wish I could bring back. I got so many great moments in these IP houses, from the best scare of the night in Us, to being the very last person of the night to go through Stranger Things (the normally busy house was totally empty, it was amazing!) to getting stuck in the line in front of the Slimer scare in Ghost Busters. (The scareactor started making slimer dance and even twerk, hillarious!) Best HHN year I've ever had.

I go every year. This year was one of the better ones. Favorite house... Killer Klowns. Least... US. 9..stranger things 8..House of a Thousand corpses 7..Depths of Fear 6..Blood Pit 5..Universal Monsters 4..Ghostbusters 3..Yeti 2..Grave yard Games. Overall.. had a blast. even bought a t shirt

I didn't get a chance to go to HHN 29 Last year, but I went to Hollywood's plenty of times. I too wasn't a fan of the US maze and found the movie much more enjoyable. For me the two IP's in Hollywood that stood out were Killer Klownz, and Ghostbusters. The indie house Pandora's box was an amazing concept and pulled at everyone's fears.

Damn this is crazy how different the houses are from Hollywood. Us was the ABSOLUTE favorite in Hollywood. Everyone loved it. And Killer Klowns had an awesome facade of the tent with a live actor playing the farmer looking for his dog. House of 1000 corpses was ok for us but NO ONE appreciated it. Even on one of the busiest nights, House of 1000 corpses only had a 20 minute wait, and at one point you could just walk right in, no wait.

@marcoa4676

4 жыл бұрын

Also Us did AMAZING telling the story and the sets were so damn cool. I was so shocked to see it ranked at the bottom in this video. My jaw dropped lol. Holidays in Hell was SUPER lackluster. The best and most detailed section was St Patrick’s day lol. Freakin Christmas and Halloween were the worst. Halloween was literally just a bunch of mannequins with jack o lantern masks with an occasional scare actor jumping out. I felt like they could’ve done a lot more.

your list matches mine almost exactly. though I did like killer klowns a bit more. but I LOVE that movie so I am bias

I think that underwater house was supposed to be Alien. Other than being underwater it fits too neatly...

I didn’t make it into all of the houses, but none of them really scared me. For the most part, I thought they looked really good and I liked the overall vibe. There were some good scare zones, like the one with the Vikings was pretty sinister. The best part of HHN was the Academy of Villains show, which my daughter and I both agreed was amazing! I liked the House of 1000 Corpses house and the Classic Monsters house the most. I missed the Yeti house unfortunately. I think I missed most of the scares through the Ghostbusters house, but the house was so short. Some of the scene sets looked great and others were rather unimpressive. The house I liked the least was the Nightingale house. We waited so long and my daughter and I both agreed it was terribly lame. I also missed Graveyard Games. So sad. Looks like it was really cool. Oh well. It was still a great time!

You know what I would've loved to see back? Evilution. Specifically a Jurassic World take on the Evilution concept. Like... Wu having finally gone completely insane or something.

This was our 7th year in a row and we had a great time. My top three houses was, 3. Killer Klowns 2. Ghostbusters 1. Universal Monsters Frankenstein got me at the end.

The yeti house needed a cameo from Disco Yeti

the mind flayer puppet though

You didn't mention the HHN bear was hidden in Nightingales!

Blood Pit was a NIGHTMARE. I went through 4 or 5 times and each time was worse than before, with full grown men in front of and behind us in tears during one walkthrough. Loved it All of the houses were awesome, though Graveyard Games left something to be desired

Please tell me the song used in the intro, I need it to get hype for HHN 30

10. Yeti - I know people love it, I just found it repetitive. 9. Nightingales - I never *got* the story, but I liked the scare actors. 8. Killer Klowns - Not scary really, but so much fun to go through. 7. Us - Maybe I was lucky, but every walkthrough was so creepy. 6. Ghostbusters - I went through it ten times, and up until my last three tries, I was ready to put it last. So many bad walkthroughs. But those last times, it *finally* clicked with me. 5. House of 1,000 Corpses - Makes a much better house than movie. 4. Depths of Fear - The closest I think I’ll ever get to my precious Alien house. 3. Stranger Things - Not the scariest, but I loved the theming and progression. Still, it was a step down from last year’s spectacular effort. 2. Graveyard Games - After getting over the pitch black room (which initially scared me for all the *wrong* reasons), I loved this house more and more each visit. 1. Universal Monsters - I wasn’t expecting this to top my list, but every time I went through it, it was on fire. Amazing theming, paced incredibly well, and every single scene gave me at least one scare. I just kept wanting to go in again and again.

Graveyard games was my favorite

I just want them to do a Pan’s Labyrinth house and one with a full on Egyptian theme

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

They had tomb of the ancients a few years back

@idunnobutyay2520

4 жыл бұрын

Expedition Theme Park Huh, I thought it was just a general “creepy catacombs” theme

Graveyard games was my favorite house

They had pretty good entrances in the horror nights in California. Would be nice to see you compare both versions of the houses.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Next year hopefully

Hell yeah

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

woo

I think the Us maze in Hollywood was 20 times better from what I saw online. I'm sad that I didn't get to go this year

I agree on your top 2 but think Ghostbuster was fun enough to make it 3. HHN has very beautiful sets, but lacks a fear aspect since conga lines stop reset times and huge crowds and 1 mile exits. Another issue is the price over 200 bucks is a bit extreme since if you can only go 1 night you need a fast pass.