OTR – Ep 13 – This is Halloween Time

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For an extra scary Episode 13 Bob and Ken are joined by Viktor of The BGT Buzz for an in-depth comparison of Howl-O-Scream to Halloween Horror Nights. They talk about previous highlights and what they are most looking forward to this year. They also talk off-property scares in Central Florida. Brief mentions of SeaWorld’s Spooktacular Halloween and Lowry Park Zoo’s ZooBoo are also included.

Show Info

Hosts

• Bob from Pixels At The Parks
• Ken Storey
• Viktor from The BGT Buzz
• Kyle (Our host and reporter live on I-Drive)

Production

Episode Producer – Bob
Recorded – September 17, 2014

Show Notes

• Opening Song
• The BGT Buzz| Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• The BGT Buzz’s Howl-O-Scream coverage
• Pixels at the Parks HOS coverage
• Howl-O-Scream at BGT
• Halloween Horror Nights at UOR
• Dino-Man at Project Evilution (a JP area scarezone) at Halloween Horror Nights 12 : Islands of Fear (Oct 4- Nov 2, 2002)
• Inside the Magic’s video of all the BGT Howl-O-Scream 2013 Scarezones
• Frank Davis (from BGT’s Opening Night Critters and Dr. Freakenstein)
• Fiends at HOS BGT (included with regular HOS admission and a special showing with Fright Feast buffet)
• The Experiment at HOS
• Freakling Bros House in Vegas
• HOS Rides
• Halloween Horror Nights
  • Alien vs Predator – Inside the Magic Review | HorrorNightOrl Instagram | Press Release
  • The Walking Dead | Press Release
    • (This is the 3^rd year of The Walking Dead at HHN)
    • Ken- “This should be the last year for The Walking Dead, go out with a bang.”
    • Bob- “Zombies are classic but…you know.”
• BGT HOS Zombie Containment Unit Site | Pixels at the Parks
• Ken mistakenly refers to Universal Studios Japan’s Biohazard – The Real as being in Singapore
• Orlando Informer’s review of Penn & Teller New(kd) Las Vegas from HHN 22 in 2012
• Bob expresses concern for Zombie Containment Unit hourly capacity
• Ken and Bob Recommend- Buying an Express Pass at any Halloween events in Central Florida
• IP vs Original Content – Which do you prefer in a haunted house?
• Dianne was disappointed in The Walking Dead: Dead Inside at HHN 22 in 2012 | Walk-Thru Video
• Bob- “If you’re going to bring out an IP…you gotta get pretty close. You take a big risk there. Yes it can be a huge but you take a risk of alienating the fans of the IP also.”
• Ken is refereeing to the Legendary Truth house at HHN 20 in 2010 which Ghost Hunters helped advertise
• Bob- “Howl-O-Scream is supposed to bring about a lot more roaming scareactors”
• Ken- “The Bayou of Blood. I mean it’s Louisiana, Louisiana is scary enough by itself.”
• Viktor- Darkheart’s Game of Skill is likely going to Pantopia
• Pantopia’s wild colors
• Epcot’s odd paint scheme
• Ken Recommends- Seaworld’s Halloween Spooktacular
• Ken Recommends- SWO chill out with the Spooktacular bubbles
• Dine with Shamu Spooktacular Brunch
• Pixels at the Parks coverage of Shamu Up-Close
• Blue Ocean Project
• SeaWorld Orlando crams its festivals onto one side of the lake (Map of lake)
• Ken Recommends- HHN putting more of its props in during regular park hours
• BG WilliamsburgHHN severed heads controversy
  • Reader Complaints
  • BGW reaction
  • Pics of the heads on Consumerist | HamptonRoads
• Twister- Ride it Out delay
• Old Town’s Electric Chair Man
• Kissimmee’s forgotten Haunted Mansion attraction with real gas chambers and electric chairs
  • Adam the Woo exploring the abandoned Haunted Mansion attraction
• The Dungeons (Ken wants this in Orlando)
• Bill and Ted at USH cancelled in 2013
• Ken asks in a roundabout way – ‘If BGW pulled its severed heads, should Jungle Cruise pull Trader Sam?’
• Ken Recommends- Celebration Falling Leaves (taking place this year during the Oktoberfest Oct 17-18)
• A Petrified Forest in Altamonte Springs (Oct 3-Nov 1)
• Enzian Haunted Swamp 2011 Walk-Thru | 2010 Trailer |2011 Review (No mention of it thus far this year)
• Lowry Park Zoo Boo 2014
• Central Florida Zoo (its more than 25 mins from DAK)
• Gator Hallow at Gatorland
• Ken Mentions Camp Challenge’s Haunted Woods
• Smith Ranch’s ZombieFarm Paintball Hayride
• Mike Greenwell’s Haunted Hike in Cape Coral
• Fright Factory of Fort Myers
• Outside The Magic Partnership with Radley Haunted House in St Pete
• The Shallow Grave in Winter Haven
• Does Florida or does the Northeast decorate more for Halloween?
• Ken Recommends- Lakeland’s numerous haunted houses
• Bob Recommends- Octobers Fade on Twitter
• Ken Recommends- Hell Houses
• Hell House Documentary
• Judgment Houses– Ken Recommends Oviedo and Clearwater (neither is listed on the official list)
• Orlando Sentinel coverage of Oviedo’s (with mentions of the plane crash, no mentions of people reporting it as an actual plane crash though).
• Ken Recommends- Columbia Restaurant for Thanksgiving (he goes off on the Pumpkin Flan)

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