The Fearsome Threesome!
From orlandosentinel.com
I don?t know how all of you feel, but I am so hyped up for Halloween this year. Not only are there some pretty sick films being released, but there are going to be some really awesome haunted attractions as well. This year, Universal?s Halloween Horror Nights revealed the greatest news of all. Three of the biggest icons in horror will be making a crash appearance. The fearsome threesome includes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and my personal favorite Leatherface. For the first time ever, New Line Cinema has given a theme park the rights to use the characters from the popular Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. Guess, everyone is gonna have to take a vacation soon!
According to orlandosentinel.com, the fearsome threesome of New Line Cinema slasher films -- Jason, Freddy Krueger and Leatherface -- are bringing their knives, claws and chainsaws to Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights this fall.
Universal Orlando announced today that it has reached a deal with New Line Cinema to use the three iconic horror-movie characters in its annual nighttime scare-fest event, which runs weekends around Halloween.
It's the first time New Line Cinema has given any theme park the rights to use the characters from the popular Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Texas Chainsaw Massacre series of movies. Universal Studios-Hollywood also will use the three characters in its Halloween event.
"We're obviously extremely excited about it. It's going to be a great addition to what is already a great event," said Jim Timon, Universal's senior vice president of entertainment. "We're thrilled."
Universal officials declined to detail how the three characters will be used, except to say they'll appear throughout, in haunted houses and out in the streets, joining many old Halloween Horror Nights characters.
"We're going to bring them physically to life. That's the cool thing," Timon said.
The 17th annual Halloween Horror Nights, which runs weekends between Sept. 28 and Nov. 3 this year, with a mix of street entertainment and numerous haunted houses, is critical to Universal's bottom line. Although Universal won't elaborate, officials have acknowledged that the added events provide major boosts to the resort's attendance and revenue.
Basic tickets cost $64.95, though Universal frequently offers discount packages.
