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"Halloween Horror Nights: Sweet 16" acted
as a homecoming celebration in honor of
the event returning to it's rightful home,
Universal Studios Florida, for the first
time since it left in 2002.
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"Robosaurus," the fire-breathing,
car-eating monster made a comeback
appearance to Horror Nights since its last
appearance twelve years prior during
Halloween Horror Nights 1994.
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The "Robosaurus" show was written around
the storyline of George A. Romero's "Land
of the Dead." The show used elements
created in the film, from the diversions
of the zombies by deploying fireworks into
the air, to even posting a sign on the
back of Robosaurus with the title "Dead
Reckoning." Dead Reckoning was not only
original title of the film, but also the
name of the armored tank used to slaughter
and overtake the zombies on excursions.
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Every single house featured at this years
event was a sequel, or based off of,
houses from Halloween Horror Nights past.
The only two icon houses that were brought
back were The Caretaker's "Screamhouse,"
and The Director's "All Nite Die-In."
Because of this, both Jack and the
Storyteller were tied into other houses
from the past. Jack was "committed" into
the Shady Brook Asylum (Psychoscareapy),
and the Storyteller became the new owner
of a roadside attraction rightfully titled
the "Dungeon of Terror."
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Cindy, the original icon for Horror Nights
2002, was featured in "Screamhouse:
Resurrection." Cindy could be spotted on
portraits within the house, as well as
inside of a casket in the funeral parlor
scene.
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The opening scene in "All Nite Die-In:
Take 2" featured hanging film strips from
the ceiling. The film was actual filmstock
taken from the "Amazing Adventures of
Spider-Man" and "Back to the Future"
attractions.
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"Run: Hostile Territory" had a similar
background to Eli Roth's "Hostel." The
house actually featured footage from the
film in one scene, as well as its queue
video. Additionally, the queue video
featured clips from the "Saw" films, and
Peter Jackson's "Dead Alive."
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"Psychoscareapy: Maximum Madness" featured
a "power outage" effect, in which the
power to the entire house would shut down,
suspending visitors in total darkness for
a few moments at a time.
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"People Under the Stairs: Under
Construction" featured the hard hat
technology that was introduced in the
"Terror Mines" haunted house from
Halloween Horror Nights: Tales of Terror.
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Both "Psycho Path: Through the Mind of
Norman Bates," and "People Under the
Stairs: Under Construction" were housed in
"building alternatives." Developed by the
Sprung
Company, these buildings are
permanent housing structures that have the
capability to be relocated.
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Even though this year's event was back at
"home" at the Studios, Marvel Super Hero
Island (Incredible Hulk Coaster, The
Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, and
Doctor Doom's FearFall) was opened on
Friday and Saturday nights to help with
the overcrowding issues.
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After the first weekend, "Psycho Path:
Through the Mind of Norman Bates" began to
utilize the "Back to the Future" entrance
and queue line to help extend the line.
Additionally, the Psycho Path queue video
was played on the Back to the Future queue
monitors.
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