Camping Trip!

December 11-13, 2009

Posted by outkastz on Friday November 13, 2009 10:59 am

It's official! OutKastz.com is having a camping trip! Here are the details:

• Who - OutKastz.com Crew and Visitors
• What - The OKDC Camping Trip
• When - December 11-13, 2009 (Friday till they kick us out Sunday)
• Where - Myakka River State Park
• Why - Why not? Its cheap
• How...much? - Each camp site is roughly $26 a night and can hold 2 large (3 room) tents comfortably (so split the cost)

There are more details to come as far as making sure we can get the reservations. One thing is for sure, we need to act quickly because they do fill up!

What to bring:

• Tent
• Air Mattress for the lucky
• Sleeping bag or blankets. Keep in mind its December, but also keep in mind it's Florida.
• Enough clothes for the weekend (Dont forget to pack the toothbrush, there are clean bathrooms!)
• FOOD - I'm not feeding you.
• Cooler with ice (as much as you can fit) - We will probably do ice runs daily
• Firewood from Publix (Its the cheapest) - You can buy this at the park if you like spending money
• Fishing Rod/Reel (Fresh water) - Optional but its something fun to do that is free
• Phone Charger! - YES!!!! THERE IS ELECTRICITY!!!!!!
• Laptop - Optional (We bring it for movies)
• Digital Camera
• G1 so we can have WiFi

Also, check out the crappy Myakka River State Park website for more info

Finally catching up

HHN is over for this year :-(

Posted by outkastz on Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:54 pm

Well, Horror Nights is officially over and it appears that I'm back to my regular schedule for the most part (whatever that is). In any case, rumors are already hitting hard for HHN20 (What good are rumors anyway?) and from all that I hear, they sound very promising. It also appears that Universal isn't being too shy about next year's theme (ex: Shadows of the Past scarezone, HHN20 logo revealed and various comments by A&D) so these rumors could easily turn into facts in the very near future.  Here is what everyone is saying in a nutshell (ill put you in a nutshell?)

• All icons/major characters from the past (Practically confirmed)
• More than 8 houses (some say as many as 16) - Rumor
• Scarezones from the past - Rumor with some truth
• Open more nights - Not too much of a stretch but still a rumor
• Switching up the shows - Rumor

Thats about it for the HHN front as of now. In other news, OutKastz(.com) will be planning a camping trip for most likely sometime in December. Check back for details.

Halloween Horror Nights Easter Egg?

Next years theme?

Posted by outkastz on Sunday October 18, 2009 10:01 pm

There has been a lot of speculation over at HHNVault.com discussing the "easter egg" in the horrorwood scarezone. A lot of people seem to think its a hint at next year's theme. The video says coming soon then shows a glimpse of what appears be a clown (Jack), then cuts back to the usher, then the clown and then the usher going "shh". Nothing has been confirmed but Roddy has said that they have been working on HHN20 since June, so this could be possible.

KellyDani.com Employee Preview Review

Kelly Dani Baby

Posted by outkastz on Wednesday September 23, 2009 8:01 pm

Ok, so my review is going to be quite different from the okdc review, but that’s ok, because mine will be better

This was my first Employee Preview, and only my second HHN, so it was all pretty new for me. To begin with, I got to ride the new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit a few hours before the event started, so that was exciting. The ride was awesome, but I tried to enter a secret song, which didn’t play. So I didn’t quite get the full effect, but I am looking forward to trying again this weekend.

On to the main event… Once we were let back in to the park we went straight to Wolfman. We were among the first to go through the house, although we missed most of the scares. The group before us and the group behind us got the scares while we got the resets. But I didn’t mind, it gave me an opportunity to walk through the first house and really check out what was going on around me. I kept turning around to see the scareactors jump out at the girls behind me and laughed as they were getting freaked out.

Next we attempted to go to the Dracula house. After waiting in line for about half an hour, and making it nearly to the house, we saw a girl run by in a panic, and a firetruck pulled up. Then everyone in the house started leaving, and we were all directed to leave the line. Apparently, as Employee Preview Night is a dress rehearsal, they also have to practice fire drills. We found out it would be at least half an hour before the fire marshal might clear the house and allow people back in. So we decided to move on…

We next walked through the Apocalypse Scare Zone. The school bus from last year’s Skoolhouse Scare Zone had run up on the sidewalk and mutilated crash victims wandered the streets among the “carnivorous humanoids” which were prowling the area. We also walked through the Horrorwood Die-In Scare Zone which was made to look like a drive-in movie theater, complete with screen and cars. The scareactors in this area are classic horror movie characters including the girl from The Exorcist, and the villains from The Strangers.

From there we went to the Silver Screams house. The entrance is the ticket booth at the Universal Palace Theater. The first thing I noticed once I entered was the plush, red movie theater carpet. Very nice detail. It really felt as if we were walking through a classic movie theater. Each room of the house was a scene from a different horror film, and a movie poster and small prop announced each film we were about to walk through. This house was very well done, in my opinion, and I am looking forward to visiting it again. I should probably watch, or re-watch some of the movies to really get the most out of the scenes.

After Silver Screams we wandered through Cirque du Freak. I would have liked to gawk at the freaks a bit more, but my group didn’t seem too thrilled with the area. The real highlight there was J Michael Roddy, Creative Director of HHN. He posed for a pic with Chad and Josh before disappearing into the night.

Our 3rd and final house for the night was Leave it to Cleaver. I was a little apprehensive entering this house, I’m not quite sure why. While waiting in line we were entertained by a series of clips advertising Meetz Meats, the butcher shop we were about to enter. Throughout the ads were single frame images of chopped up body parts, some animal, some human. Yummy. We learned in the ads that the “z” in “Meetz” stands for Quality, Fresh and Value. We also learned from Meetz himself that the “z” stands for Cannibal. This house had what I believe to be the most detail of the 3 houses we saw that night. I am looking forward to seeing more and more of the details with each trip through this house. After going through the slaughter rooms, and passing the prisoners waiting to be butchered, we finally enter the actual butcher shop. I really felt like I was standing in the butcher shop my mom used to take me to when I was a kid. Little did I knew what was hiding in the back. There were no scares in this room, surprising for as large a room as it was. But Samuel Meetz (hey, wasn’t Sam the Butcher the name of Alice’s boyfriend in The Brady Bunch) was there to greet us, as we exited through the storefront.

By the time we finished Leave it to Cleaver, it was nearly time for the evening’s final showing of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure, a must see. I’ll leave the spoiler’s for a later review, but I will say it was an “excellent” way to end the night (was that too cheesy? Nevermind, I don’t care).

Overall, I had a great night, and am really excited to see the rest of the houses this weekend. I am also very proud of myself, I didn’t scream at all, and I only jumped one and a half times

Halloween Horror Nights Employee Preview Night 2009

Pics and Review!

Posted by outkastz on Wednesday September 23, 2009 11:36 am

Houses

*DISCLAIMER*
Unfortunately I was only able to walk through 3 houses.

The first house being The Wolfman. I was 5th in line for this house, since they (the scareactors) wanted to scare the first people they saw, I was completely missed by every scare. Instead I saw everyone reset and scare the people behind us. I will say that this house is VERY detailed. You really feel as though you are outside in some scenes. I feel this house has a lot of potential and midway through the event could gain best house. I did notice that it felt like a mash-up of past houses. Outdoor scenes from various houses, a couple sections from Body Collectors and some other repeat props.

The second house we attempted to go into was Dracula: Legacy in Blood. Much like last year, I spent a good 30 minutes in line just for a fire drill with a forced house evacuation. So I am unable to review this house at this point.

The third times a charm! Silver Screams. This house was HUGE. It felt as if it was never ending, always a plus! The house had a ton of ushers popping out at you, the masks they wear don't really do them justice. You walk through various movie scenes, my favorite being "The Thing" only because I loved the movie and the house from 2007. This house felt like a more organized version of All Nite Die In

The last house I was able to walk through was Leave it to Cleaver. I was very pleased with this house, I'm usually not a big fan of the Disaster queue houses. This houses seemed to me like a better fit for this queue than houses in the past. I was a big fan on the queue video too, you don't see many of them anymore. The scareactors all seemed to be on the same page and were already working together, even had the timing down for group scares. The detail, as always, was perfect. Mainly the scareactors made the house though. Don't forget, the Z stands for Fresh, Value, and Quality.