NEWS: MHC Returns June 6-8; Theme Park Shifts

0:07 Coming up your weekly roundup of news from around the haunt industry. Welcome to the show. I'm Philip on the HN Show. We bring you the haunt news, information, and education you need to prepare for Halloween. On Tuesdays, we bring you a roundup of news from haunts worldwide. Read more about these stories and so much more in our free weekly newsletter. Subscribe at the link in the show notes, and as always for the news roundup, I'm passing it off to Darryl. The Midwest Haunters Convention returns to the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois for three action packed days June sixth through eight. Produced by trans World Trade Shows, MHC offers an expansive trade show floor, education focused seminars, and exclusive behind the scenes hant tour contests and makeup wars, and annual Costume Ball and more. Early bird pricing ends May twenty ninth, twenty twenty five th Securior spot Now for the best rates on convention access, exclusive tours, and educational seminars. To help you prepare, The Haunted Attraction Network has created a comprehensive guide that you can find by following the links in our show notes tariffs result in decreased production on Chinese Helloween goods with a ninety day pause.

1:23 In the US China trade war has lowered its tariffs to thirty percent, that damage to Chinese manufacturers of Halloween goods may have already been done. I don't think just because they lowered the tariffs that we should be happy, says manufacturer lose Ebo. They have already delayed our production time. For example, in a normal quarter, let's say in these two months, I can produce about sixty nine thousand dollars worth of goods, but now I only have twenty eight thousand dollars, with shipping in the US taking between forty days to two months. This production delay may mean that products, especially those that are complex or custom mortars, will be unable to reach the United States in time for the Halloween season. Magic Money in the Middle East Disney's record quarter.

2:04 In this week's episode of Green Tagged, Philip and Scott discuss the latest Disney earnings call. Disney stock jumped seven percent after a blockbuster Q two. It is important to note, however, that all of this is the previous quarter's earnings. These leg behind and are from before tariffs, weather and China headwinds bite, so expectations should be tempered as we head into the remainder of the year. Streaming gained over a million subscribers, even amid price increases. Not only is the engagement up, but churn is down significantly, likely due to the various bundles now available Disney plus Hulu Max and ESPN. Thunderbolts open number one worldwide with the most positive reviews of any recent Marvel film, and Bob Eiker described their upcoming twenty twenty five slate of films as strong as twenty nineteen. They are focused on quality over quantity, creating a smaller number of high quality films and shows instead of churning out a mass of content for their streaming platforms.

2:59 The highlight of the earn call centered on Disney's Park division domestic parks profit climb thirteen percent. Thirty billion dollars are earmarked in the Florida and California expansions, and Eiger unveiled the first authentically Disney distinctly Amiati Disney Park on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island. This groundbreaking resort destination represents a new frontier in theme park development, said Josh Tomorrow, Chairman Disney Experiences. Our resort in Abu Dhabi will be the most advanced and interactive destination in our portfolio. Location of our park is incredibly unique, anchored by a beautiful waterfront, which will allow us to tell stories in completely new ways. This project will reach guess in a whole new part of the world, welcoming more families to experience Disney than ever before. Ultimately, it will be a celebration of what's possible when creativity and progress come together. Licensing to my role, let's Disney tap five hundred million potential guests without spending a dime of Capex. There's been a lot of discussion from fans online about the chosen location for this new park.

3:58 Scott shared his on the ground LGBTQ plus insights from living in the UAE in the episode, and more in detail in an article in Our in Park magazine. Disney Parks is unveiled new Jack Skellington for twenty twenty five. Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas will look a little different for Halloween in the Disney Parks this year. On May twelfth, Disney shared a sneak peak of the character's updated look, now a much closer match to the stop motion animated film's designs. While the previous design left an opening for the performer's mouth, the new design covers the performer's entire face while still allowing for the mobility of the mouth. Jack Skellington and Sally typically Greek guests during the Halloween and holiday seasons at Walt disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Walt disney World's Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party begins on August fifteenth, and Disneyland's Halloween Time begins on August second. Danny Elfman, John Carpenter, and Moore are to perform at Future Ruins Festival.

4:56 The new Future Ruins Festival will bring together some of the world's most influen uential film and television composers for a day long event at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, California, taking place on Saturday, November eighth, twenty twenty five. The festival lineup features over a dozen composers, including some horror fan favorites such as John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, Cristobal Tapia, de Vere, Claudio Semettes, Goblin, Kyle Dixon, and Michael Stein, Richard Ak, Aubrey Low and Moore. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, May twenty first, at twelve pm Pacific daylight time. First look that Texas Chainsaw Massacre at Universal Horror Unleashed. Get ready for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one of the four mases coming to Universal Horror Unleased at Area fifteen in Las Vegas, Nevada. In a recent behind the scenes video, the creative team from this year round horror experience described their vision in this ip driven house.

5:51 The Haunt will take guests on a horrifying adventure through the most iconic scenes from the nineteen seventy four film, along with some new locations not seen on screen, all while Leatherface pursues. Universal Horror Unleashed opens on August fourteenth, twenty twenty five. In addition to the four Haunts, the attraction will include four themed entertainment areas with live horror experiences and food and drink offerings. This follows recent industry trends with haunts around the country who are writing bars performances and other midway elements to keep guests entertained for an entire evening instead of just the time it takes to walk through the Haunt itself. Tickets are on sale now, starting at sixty nine dollars for one time access general admission and ninety nine dollars for unlimited general admission. Some upcoming events this May through July include scare Con in Birmingham, England, May twentieth through twenty First Monster Palooza in Pasadena, California, May thirtieth and June, First Midwest Haunters Convention in Rosemont, Illinois, June sixth through eight, and the Texas Haunters Convention in Dallas, Texas, July twenty sixth and twenty seventh.

6:57 And that's all for the news this week. Today's episode was produced by me Philip Hernandez, with reporting by Daryl Plunky. Post production by David Swope. This Haunt News Update is a production of the Haunted Attraction Network, and you can sign up to our weekly newsletter at Hanta Attractionnetwork dot com. Support for this episode comes from Gantum Lighting and Controls. Until next time, Haunters Stay Scary. This is a haunted attraction, Network production