Halloween at Islands of Adventure - Orlando / Florida Guide
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October 2002 was the first time that Universal had held their special‘Halloween nights’ at Islands of Adventure, prior to this it had always beenheld in the Universal Studios park. The park closes for the day atapproximately 5pm to allow the staff time to prepare for the events of thenight. With Islands of Adventure being part of Universal Studios you know thatthe whole presentation will be nothing less than professional. The park then re-opens at around 7pm for the Halloween spectacular. Afterentering the park you walk through the Port of Entry, which is shrouded inmist. The mist gradually clears to reveal a scene from an English mediaevalmarketplace complete with the hangman’s gallows. Various characters are lurkingin fog filled corners waiting to lunge at you when you least expect it. Moving on from here you now have a choice, turn right towards ScreamHouse andThe Lost Continent or left towards Fear Factor & Marvel Super Hero Island. We chose to head towards The ScreamHouse & joined the queue for what provedto be the most popular attraction in the park. We were marshalled by theCaretaker, a giant of a man dressed all in black with top hat & long blackcoat. His sinister appearance was straight out of a horror movie & his make upobviously applied by experts. Entering the aptly named ScreamHouse we made ourway through a dimly lit labyrinth, which was filled with the sound of screamsfrom unsuspecting victims. (Not for the young or faint hearted!) Ten to Fifteen minutes later you exit the ScreamHouse & your pulse graduallybegins to return to normal. As you make your way through The Lost Continent,Dwarves & Ghouls are hiding in the shadows waiting to give you another fright. Your attention then gets drawn to the sound of a chainsaw revving up, you lookto your left & see a male making his way quickly towards you wearing an icehockey mask & wielding a chainsaw above his head. The crowd begins to run & youdo your best to keep up, all the time hoping that the ever-present sound of thechainsaw will die away. Eventually your pursuer gives up & returns to pounce onmore unsuspecting victims. Making your way around the park you suffer fright after fright as variouscharacters appear from nowhere in various guises. A number of the bigger ridesare open for those wishing to escape to a more traditional way of raising theadrenaline levels. What makes this a night to remember is the incredible atmosphere of theplace. Everywhere you go there is a feeling of the unknown, no one knows whatwill appear around the next corner. In addition to the regular rides of thepark there are also 4 or 5 ‘special areas’ such as The ScreamHouse, Max Carnage& Scarey Tales. It’s these that add that extra special ingredient that onlytrue moviemakers can provide. What gives Universal the advantage over theircompetitors is the fact that they do this for a living. Their Halloween nightsgive the rest of us a chance to live the movies if only for one night! This is well worth the entrance money & despite the various scares & frights,is pure entertainment!!! Page added on: 21 July 2004
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