Albert Caine, also known as The Caretaker. After several child abductions in the area, the Cindy concept was abandoned and her father Paul Bearer changed into Dr. In the event's premise, every land would be ruled over by her "playthings". Cindy (sometimes spelled "Sindy"), the daughter of mortuary owner Paul Bearer, was originally the icon of the event. The Caretaker was not the original icon for Halloween Horror Nights 12 in 2002. Halloween Horror Nights moved to Universal's Islands of Adventure in 2002. The event again ran for 19 days, admission was $48, with five haunted houses. As a hurried replacement, Jack would return along with a line of merchandise bearing the tagline "Jack's Back." Eddie's back-story was changed, and his name was changed to Eddie Schmidt, Jack's younger brother. Eddie was ultimately removed from the event before it began, although he was still appearing on that year's logo and merchandise with the official "I.C.U." tagline. He was supposed to be a threat to previous icon Jack and the tagline "No more clowning around" was used, and seen on early advertisements and merchandise.
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Edgar Sawyer was conceived as a demented, chainsaw-wielding horror movie buff that had been disfigured by a fire. The original icon character "Eddie" was scrapped. The names of several houses, scare zones, and shows were changed. Much gore was scrapped from the event, and blood was replaced with green "goop". īecause the September 11 attacks occurred so close to Halloween Horror Nights XI, Universal made many changes to tone down the event. In 2000, Universal launched its first in-house created Icon, Jack the Clown. One notable change was the first 3-D haunted house, in 1999, in the Nazarman's facade. There were three haunted houses each year, although from 1998 on, two each year were dual-path houses, for a total of five experiences. Between 20, Universal Studios Hollywood made use of Universal's House of Horrors, its permanent haunted attraction, as a part of Halloween Horror Nights, by re-theming it for the event.īack in Florida, Halloween Horror Nights VI through X followed the formula developed for Halloween Horror Nights V in 1995, growing from 15 nights in 1996 to 19 in 2000. From 2001 to 2005, Halloween Horror Nights went on hiatus at Universal Studios Hollywood, then returned in 2006. Halloween Horror Nights officially launched at Universal Studios Hollywood October 9, 1997, running through the 2000 season. The 1992 event was a direct result of the success of Fright Nights at Universal Florida the year before, but was not successful. Bearing little resemblance to the modern event, the 1986 effort was actually a tram tour, and was marred by the accidental death of a retail employee who, like many employees at the time, had volunteered to perform in the event. Universal Studios Hollywood had featured Halloween attractions in 19. Print ad for Universal's first Halloween effort, at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1986 The event was subtitled "The Curse of the Crypt Keeper". It was also the first time Universal themed the event around a character, in this case Tales from the Crypt 's Crypt Keeper. Halloween Horror Nights V featured a 12-night run and three haunted houses, one of which was a dual-path house. Ticket prices increased to $36 this year. This year also marked the first use of the term "Scaracters", as well as the first official "Ghoul School" for actors participating in the event. In addition to Nazarman's and the Bates Motel, the new locations were in the Earthquake overflow queue and the Boneyard. This year marked the return of a newly designed Dungeon of Terror, along with three more haunted houses. Halloween Horror Nights 4 expanded to an eight-night run in 1994. The number of haunted houses increased to three, with the third at the Bates Motel set at Universal Studios Florida. Due to the re-opening of the Jaws attraction, the in-park haunted house moved from the Jaws queue in Amity to the Nazarman's facade in the New York area. The Third Annual Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida saw the event increase to seven nights. The event ran five nights, October 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31. There were two haunted houses, with The Dungeon of Terror returning to the Jaws queue building, and The People Under The Stairs making its debut in Soundstage 23. The event was renamed "Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights" in 1992 and advertised as the second annual Halloween Horror Nights. From 1991 to 2001, the event was held at Universal Studios Florida. The first year, the admission price was $12.95. It began as a three-night event on October 25, 26, and 31, 1991, with one haunted house, The Dungeon of Terror. Halloween Horror Nights began at Universal Studios Florida in 1991 under the title Fright Nights. Program cover for Fright Nights at Universal Studios Florida 1991