Via Screamscape.com A Screamscape reader has sent in a picture of the former queue area for Terminator 2 / 3-D which is apparently being turned into Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses haunted maze. Meanwhile Universal has also confirmed a few new items such as the Vampyre: Castle of the Undead, (Click here for pictures)
Author: Jon Fu
Universal City, California— Freddy Krueger, the iconic undead dream stalker whose burned, disfigured face, tattered green and red sweater and four-bladed glove has been the searing central figure of nine movies, a television series, video games and comics, will provide a cutting edge for Universal Studios Hollywood’s SM “A Nightmare On Elm Street: Never Sleep Again,” an all-new horror maze experience for the 2010 Halloween Horror Nights®” event, where the legends of Hollywood horror will come to life, beginning September 24. Full presser after the break.
Hollywood’s most talented “undead” performers bared their fangs and strutted their stuff at Universal Studios Hollywood as they auditioned to be a part of a troupe of dancing vampires for Halloween Horror Nights 2010! The fantastically creepy dance troupe will be just one of the legends that come to life for Halloween Horror Nights, and will echo one of this year’s all-new maze experiences, “Vampyre: Castle of the Undead.” Other features of this year’s spooktacular events will include a “House of 1000 Corpses” maze created by horror legend Rob Zombie, a new “La Llorona Scare Zone,” as well as Universal…
Via Screamscape.com – (8/16/10) I’m not quite sure what is going on but Universal Studios Hollywood has snuck in a second ticket price increase less than two weeks after they had just raised their prices following Disney’s increase. The new ticket prices posted on their website show a jump from $72 to $74 for adult tickets and $62 to $64 for child tickets. While the prices are still less than Disneyland, what gives upping the price twice in less than two weeks?! Hoping no one would notice perhaps?
LATimes.com recently did an article on Eric Kopelow, Universal Studios Hollywood’s lead Chef. It’s an interesting read on how the park prepares food on a daily basis. Kopelow, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York, developed the kitchen over the last 10 years to better manage the quality and variety of the park’s food. Kopelow’s kitchen is an example of a nationwide trend among theme parks to boost food sales by upgrading the menu choices to include items such as tuna salad sandwiches with muenster cheese and pickled red onions, and tossed salads with homemade mozzarella.…
HOPEFUL VAMPIRE DANCERS STRUT THEIR STUFF AND BARE THEIR FANGS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD’S HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS OPEN CALL AUDITIONS Ghastly go-goers recruited for annual Horror extravaganza, kicking off on Sept. 24 WHAT:They only come out at night, but for this audition, they’ll make an exception: Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Halloween Horror Nights” holds open call auditions for a dance troupe of vampires with the all the right moves. Candidates-expressive and versatile dancers of both genders–will assemble at Universal Studios Hollywood to perform a series of elaborate dance sequences, choreographed to techno-funk music. Fangs are helpful but not required for consideration.…
Another press release regarding Halloween Horror Nights 2010 at Universal, this time featuring the theme of “La Llorona”. Full presser after the break.
We’ve just learned that Universal Studios Hollywood is working with Rob Zombie to present “Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision” at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. The concept seems to be based off “House of 1000 Corpses”, a reported cult favorite. They’ve also announced a film competition for aspiring filmmakers. Full presser and details after the break.
Universal City, Ca- As Southern California’s leading venue for free outdoor concert performances, Universal CityWalk turns up the volume with its “plugged-in” summer music series featuring an “Always Unexpected” mix of non-stop live entertainment, popular celebrity bands, battle of the bands showcases and energetic Latin music nights, every weekend throughout the summer, from July 9 through August 29. Check out some of L.A.’s hottest upcoming bands and established artists on Friday nights: Telemundo and Mun2 bring the best of Latin sounds and celebrities to CityWalk on Sundays: