AMC’S
‘THE WALKING DEAD’ TO BE RESURRECTED AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD AND
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT’S AWARD-WINNING ‘HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS’ EVENTS FOR
SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Season
3 of the Golden Globe-Nominated, Emmy-Award Winning series, ‘The Walking Dead,’
Sets
the Stage for All-Original Horrifying Experiences on Both Coasts
UNIVERSAL
CITY, Ca, ORLANDO, Fla., (July 25, 2013) — Fans with a voracious appetite for
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” will have a chance to walk in the footsteps of human
survivors when Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort debut all new terrifying mazes inspired by Season 3 of the
critically-acclaimed, award-winning television series at this year’s Halloween
Horror Nights events beginning September 20.
The
eerily authentic and disturbingly real maze experiences will place “Halloween
Horror Nights” guests at the heart of the show’s once impenetrable prison, the
West Georgia Correctional Facility, now overrun by hordes of flesh-eating
walkers. The mazes at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando will
send guests cowering through the walker-infested wilderness that surrounds the
prison and into the seemingly utopian town of Woodbury where gruesome secrets
are concealed.
Universal
Orlando is also dedicating its entire “Halloween Horror Nights” street
experience to “The Walking Dead” – making this the first time ever that all of
the scare zones throughout the park will be themed after a hit television
series. Guests brave enough to walk the streets of Universal Studios
Florida will encounter iconic scenes from all three seasons of the hit show -
including the perilous city of Atlanta and Hershel’s dismal barn - and fleets
of blood-thirsty walkers who are hungry for their next victim…
The
Golden Globe®-nominated, Emmy® Award-winning series “The Walking Dead” is based
on the graphic novel written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics.
The series tells the story of the months and years after a zombie apocalypse.
It follows a group of survivors, led by sheriff Rick Grimes, who travel in
search of a safe and secure home. “The Walking Dead” is the first original
cable series ever to end the broadcast TV season as the number-one show for
adults 18-49. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returns for season 4 on Sunday,
October 13 at 9pm ET/PT.
“What’s
great about working with a property like ‘The Walking Dead’ is that each season
presents new environments and characters for us to draw inspiration,” said John
Murdy, Creative Director for Universal Studios Hollywood. “With the
prison as the main setting of Season 3, we seized this opportunity to recreate
that very environment, down to the last detail, to be as genuine and authentic
to the show as possible. Using movie-quality production value, our goal is to
make guests feel as if they are mired in the world of blood-thirsty zombies,
which is something you can only do at ‘Halloween Horror Nights.’”
“The
goal is always to surround guests with authentic and terrifying experiences,”
said Michael Aiello, Creative Development Director for Universal Orlando’s Entertainment
team. “The combination of ‘The Walking Dead’ themed street experiences and the
haunted maze will make it difficult for our guests to escape the hordes of
ravenous walkers they’ve seen on their television. The moment you pass
through our gate, you become a survivor fighting for your life.”
Universal
Studios’ “Halloween Horror Nights” events have a more than 20-year history of
creating incredibly entertaining, horrifying Halloween experiences that are
consistently rated the nation’s best. The events on each coast feature
highly-themed, disturbingly real, haunted mazes based on everything from films
to nightmares -- and streets filled with hundreds of specially trained
“scareactors.”
For
more information about “Halloween Horror Nights” at either Universal Orlando
Resort or Universal Studios Hollywood, visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com.
About
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal
Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A. includes a full-day,
movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping
and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas, the “5 Towers”
state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue, and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and
special event arena. World-class rides and attractions include the
critically-acclaimed mega-attraction, “Transformers: The Ride—3D,” the intense,
award-winning ride, “King Kong 360 3-D” on the famed behind-the-scenes Studio
Tour, “The Simpsons RideTM,” “Revenge of the MummySM —The
Ride” and “Jurassic Park® —The Ride.”
Updates
on “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood are available
online at Halloween Horror Nights, on Facebook at: “Halloween Horror Nights – Hollywood,” on Instagram at @HorrorNights and Twitter
at @HorrorNights as Creative
Director John Murdy reveals a running chronicle of exclusive information.
Join the conversation using #UniversalHHN.
About
Universal Orlando Resort
There are many ways to enjoy your Orlando vacation,
but there is only one place where vacation becomes adventure: Universal Orlando
Resort. It is a unique destination featuring two theme parks, three
magnificently themed on-site hotels and a nighttime entertainment complex. It’s
the only Orlando destination where you are not just entertained – you become
part of the most exhilarating entertainment ever created. You can soar above
Hogwarts with Harry Potter, swing above the streets with Spider-Man, be
transformed into a banana-loving minion in the hilarious and heartwarming
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem ride and help Shrek save Princess Fiona in Shrek
4-D. Now open: TRANSFORMERS: The Ride – 3D.
Universal
Orlando Resort is an NBCUniversal company.
About AMC
Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade or
creating acclaimed original programming, AMC brings to its audience something
deeper, something richer, Something More. The network
reigns as the only cable network in history ever to win the Emmy®
Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row, and boasts the
most-watched drama series in basic cable history with “The Walking Dead.” AMC’s
original drama series include “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,”
“The Killing” and “Hell on Wheels.” Its newest series, “Low Winter Sun,”
premieres this summer. AMC also explores authentic worlds with bold
characters through its slate of unscripted original series like “Comic Book
Men,” “Small Town Security,” “Talking Dead,” and “Freakshow.” AMC is owned and
operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, Sundance
Channel, and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air,
online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Something More.
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