Howl-O-Scream 2019

[WDWRLD]

Fiends was great because they really seemed to be having fun preforming the show. The jokes about pop culture was fun and they changed sometimes from show to show. They had a script but you get the feeling they could have fun with their parts. The other shows are so cookie cutter you knew exactly what each character was going to do every second of the show. Even missteps in Fiends or when something didnt go as scripted the characters seemed to be able to play off it and make you have a little chuckle. Monster Stoms and Night Beats is trying wayto hard and they are way to serious, HOS is a fun event and Fiends seemed to give you that feeling that they were having just as much fun preforming the show as we were having watching the show.

 

[BGWScream]

I want Star Fright Orchestra back at the Royal Palace Theatre but I know that what happen.

If Jack comes back next year, can we move the show to the Abbey Stone theatre or in a bigger outdoor area? PLEASE give us a new house and/or scare zone next year. Vault Overtaken wasn't new to me; just slightly changed.

 

[Rhaw757]

It's probably already been asked and answered, but does anyone know if they extended the Howl-O-Scream quick queues we got back in August since they added another week to HoS or was today the last day to use those?

 

[WDWRLD]

I want Star Fright Orchestra back at the Royal Palace Theatre but I know that what happen.

If Jack comes back next year, can we move the show to the Abbey Stone theatre or in a bigger outdoor area? PLEASE give us a new house and/or scare zone next year. Vault Overtaken wasn't new to me; just slightly changed.

When was Star Fright in Royal Palace? Not saying it wasnt just that I cant remember. And where would you suggest moving Jack to? Festa...already packed, in front of Festhaus...already packed. There is a reason its there, to fill a section of the park that people on forums like this have been bitching about not having something to draw people away form other already busy parts of the park.

 

[Mamunia]

This might be a dumb question, but how crowded do you think Halloween night will be?

 

[AlpenChariot]

Probably a bit busier than an average Thursday but still below Friday and Sunday levels of people.

 

[BGWScream]

When was Star Fright in Royal Palace? Not saying it wasnt just that I cant remember. And where would you suggest moving Jack to? Festa...already packed, in front of Festhaus...already packed. There is a reason its there, to fill a section of the park that people on forums like this have been bitching about not having something to draw people away form other already busy parts of the park.

My mistake. I thought it was in France before it was brought back. I looked it up and I didn't realize it was always in Italy.

 

[Mushroom]

I’d love to see a Howl-O-Scream take on Bel Concertino and Believe in Il Teatro with a solo piano player or violinist singing beautiful, sad songs. I feel like it would match the enchanting, haunting vibe of Garden of Souls well.

 

[ijerngvidsnvk]

As we enter the final weekend, what has been your biggest surprise and letdown of Howl-O-Scream so far?

In my opinion -

Surprise: actually decent staffing
Letdown: Fools Court

 

[Mushroom]

Surprise: Great staffing this season
Letdown: The staff still doesn’t do anything

 

[Zachary]

Surprise: Vault
My expectations were low going in but Vault blew my mind in its second (and seemingly last) season. The renovation was excellent and the cast has been easily one of the best in the park.

Letdown: Circo
In a year of house renovations, nothing has changed in Circo at all. It has been consistently the worst looking, the worst feeling, and the worst performing house throughout this entire season in my experience.

 

[Rothbury]

Sorry to interrupt. To Mamunia, it is supposed to rain Thursday so that will definitely keep the crowd down.

Also for those planning on going on Sunday, clock setback to standard time will be overnight Saturday so it will be getting dark an hour earlier.

 

[wombat96]

Suprise: Staffing and the energy. Also, to add to this operations as I haven’t stacked once this year which is genuinely a shock.

Letdown: Fool’s Court was just sad. The theme is so sweet and fits the France section perfectly, but the execution is just so poor.

 

[CastleOSullivan]

I don’t know if Circo Sinistro was ever that popular, but I sometimes feel like the park deliberately ruins certain attractions so they can replace them with something new. It might sound odd at first, but I wonder if the parks sometimes finds it necessary for their more popular attractions.

If they replace a strong house that still has a decent following, guests might be less receptive to whatever replaces it. Does anyone else think this is possible, or is the often fast decline of a popular maze just a coincidence/natural occurrence?

 

[Zachary]

I tend to think it's more like...

The park stops caring about an attraction -> The attraction gets put on the chopping block -> The fact that no one cares about it and it's "known" that the it won't be around much longer further discourages investment of time, money, or effort -> The attraction, in a horrible, neglected state, finally gets removed

Cornered is a good, recent case study for this in my opinion.

 

[BGW Family]

Oct 10 on a Thursday. Shocked to see this line so early in the month and on a weekday. Yes, I'm late. Life happens.

 

[Mamunia]

Thanks for the info about Halloween!

It’s funny, I actually like Circo the best. I always have a good time. ?‍

Low: So many kids! (And babies.. I saw a newborn?!) Why does BG say they encourage kids to stay home and then they do a huge family-friendly show like Jack? I don’t get it.

High: My favorite part is always watching the clowns in Festa scare people. It’s nice to sit awhile and we get some good laughs.

 

[Nibbins]

Jack is about as family-friendly as Night Beats IMO.

And lets be honest, nothing in any of the haunted houses would seriously scare a pre-teen, so why would families not bring their kids.

Dragging toddlers through there might be pushing it though.

 

[WDWRLD]

I dont get why people keep referring Jack is Back as a kid or family friendly show. Its basically the same as Night Beats if you ask me. Now if Cookie Monster was up there asking for a tissue because he had a "boogie" then I could see it.

 

[Icer]

They still orient it towards children obviously. With the dancing Queen segment and such. Whether or not it actually is a kids show in execution, they obviously are targeting young family audiences with this one