NEWS: Universal Expands Halloween Horror Nights to NYC

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 Jimmy Fallon an NBC Universal introduces Jimmy Fallons Tonightmares this Halloween season at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Select night September twentieth through October thirty. First from a cornfield with killer scarecrows, to an abandoned subway with not so humanlike creatures, to performance with a zombie boy band.

0:57 Journey through ten chilling rooms each week featuring one of Fallon's spine tangling nightmares. This original concept was developed in collaboration with NBC Universal's Global Franchise Management Group and the design team behind Helloween horror Nights. Each year, we bring Helloween to life in new and exciting ways across NBC Universal through Halloween themed content and experiences, said David O'Connor, president of Franchise Management and brand Strategy. Whether it's expressed on our theme parks or through film and television, we're building on our rich horror legacy, and we're thrilled to support Jimmy Fallon to pair his true fandom of the holiday with the expertise of our company to create a one of a kind experience. Tickets will be available to start purchasing on Thursday, August twenty second to ten am Eastern daylight time. Join the wait list for exclusive access to pre sale tickets by following the links in our show notes. Tickets are on sale now for Delusion The Red Castle in Los Angeles, California. An epic and haunting adventure await those willing to play their part in Delusion's latest interactive play. Taking place in an all new location in the heart of Los Angeles. Guests will play the role of doctor Frederick Lowell's most prized patients found sleepwalking on the grounds of the Red Castle. Yet this time, when they awake, their memory is faded and Doctor Lowell is nowhere to be found. General admission tickets start at one hundred and nine ninety nine to one hundred and thirty two ninety nine per person, or an even more immersive night upgrade to the war D VIP Experience. War

2:31 D tickets feature a private bar in the VIP Lounge where guests might stumble upon a few hidden surprises and performances. Afterwards, guests will don mental asylum garb and act as mad patients in an actual scene within the play. The Vampire Circus returns to Hollywood, California, select dates September nineteenth through October sixth. Step into an extraordinary immersive theater experience through the Vampire Underworld, Blending mystery, terror, and exhilaration with aerobatics, captivating characters enjoy the family friendly fun where thrills and excitement wait audiences of all ages. Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as thirty nine dollars for opening weekend balcony seats. Hallowscream in Bush Gardens, Tampa, Florida is celebrating their twenty fifth anniversary select nights September sixth through November two.

3:21 To mark this milestone, Helloscream will feature five haunted houses, including the new Shadows of Wonderland and the Enhanced Witch of the Woods, Rise of the Coven, five new scare zones and new entertainment offerings designed to make guests jump out of their seats. The new Scare Zone includes Hallowscream, twenty five, Terror Through Time, The Tree Lot, Massacre, Sawgrass Slaughter, Legend of the Skuncape, Little Nightmares, Trick or Treat, and Ragnar's Wrath, joining returning entertainment favorites Scaryoke and Cirquex. Scream is the reckoning in which seemingly innocent mortal Lark awaits her ultimate judgment day when she meets the Gatekeeper in the fiery depths of Hell. Tickets for hallow Scream are on sale now, starting as low as thirty four to ninety nine for single night tickets during their limited time Monster Sale. Evil upgrades include front of the line passes as low as sixty nine ninety nine, behind the Scenes tours for twenty nine ninety nine, and the Ultimate VIP Tour for two ninety nine ninety nine. Deadmonton Haunted House in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has announced the three haunted themes for its eleventh season of scares Pray. The wrath of which is power. In Curse of the Mucklebone Coven, explore the dark and twisted halls of an ancient ministry in the abbey, and finally face night Maris creatures in the Puppet Factory. Deadminton runs select nights September twenty seventh through November ninth. Tickets are on sale now starting at forty two ninety nine to forty seven ninety nine Canadian for regular admission and fifty seven ninety nine to sixty two

4:54 ninety nine Canadian for speed passes. Halloween Costumes and Distortions Unlimited or collaborating to release an officially licensed deluxe Alien Xenomorph collectible mask. Distortions originally offered a Xenomorph alien mask in the nineteen eighties, cast from one of the original Alien movie molds sculpted by hr Giger. For this new limited edition Collector's grade mask, they made a cast from the original foam Master and brought in four artists to painstaking the resort of the Xenomorphs details by hand. The hand painted Latex masks will be available on both Halloween Costumes dot Com and Distortion Unlimited's official website for seventeen hundred and eighty nine dollars. Some upcoming events this August through October include creep It Real Nostalgic September fourteenth and fifteenth in Santa Ana, California, creep i e Con September twentieth through twenty second in Ontario, California, and Son of Monster Palooza October eleventh through thirteenth in Burbank, California. Some events in southern California include the Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California, Adventure in Annahim, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Universal City, Bright Fest Extreme at Magic Mountain in Valencia, not Scary Farm at knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, The Vampire Circus in Hollywood, California, Delusion the Red Castle in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Haunted Hey Ride in Los Angeles, Queen Mary's Dark Harbor and Long Beach Beer farm Ie in Chino, Hello Scream at SeaWorld

6:28 San Diego in San Diego, The Reign of Terror in Thousand Oaks, and Creep La Ghosts in Los Angeles. Coming this fall is the Haunted Attraction Network's haunt Athon, a sixty one day celebration of haunted attractions. In twenty twenty three, we broke records with one hundred and forty million views from horror and halloween fans worldwide. Hantedth On twenty twenty three explored haunts of all sizes, from the legendary to the unsung, through videos, podcasts, virtual visits, and even VIP in person experiences. Presenting daily content from September first through October thirty first, the group of nine programming partners helped raise awareness of the haunted attraction industry, giving viewers unparalleled peaks into more than seventy haunted attractions worldwide. The Haunted Attraction Network and hanted On twenty twenty three were featured on television with NBC's California Live and Fox Dew Detroit, and on national radio at Marketplace. Twenty twenty four's programming partners include Attractions Magazine, Sharp Productions, Kevin Heinbach, The Haunted Attraction Association, and The Scare Factor. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the Haunted on twenty twenty four a tractions coming soon to your favorite social media platforms.

7:42 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 HANT News Update is a production of the Haunted Attraction Network and you can sign up to our weekly newsletter at Hantattraction Network dot com. Support for this episode it comes from Ghantam Mighty and controls. Until next time, Hunters Stay Scary. This is a Haunted Attraction Network production.