Fright Nights

Fright Nights

Location Warner Bros. Movie World, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Website Official website
First Occurrence 2006
Season Halloween
Slogan You won't come back the same.
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Fright Nights (previously Halloween Family Fun Nights and Halloween Fright Nights) is a seasonal halloween event held at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] The event began in 2006 as Halloween Family Fun Night as a single night event and has since evolved into a major park event across a month.[2][3] It has been confirmed that the event will return in 2011.[4]

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History

Despite many American media influences, Halloween is frowned upon by some due to it having little relevance to the Australian culture.[5][6] Fellow Gold Coast theme park, Dreamworld was the first to hold a Halloween themed night event. This event occurred once in April 2004, rather than October when Halloween actually takes place.[7] This event has never been held since. In 2006, Warner Bros. Movie World picked up on the idea and decided to run a single Halloween Family Fun Night held on 31 October with a Scooby-Doo theme. Due to the event being sold out, the park extended the event to become a 3 night event.[8][9]

This format remained until 2009 when Movie World decided to re-theme the event to target an older audience. The park advertised "extreme experiences at this event not suitable for children".[3] In 2010, Warner Bros. Movie World worked with Sudden Impact Entertainment and Lynton V. Harris to produce mazes based upon the Nightmare on Elm Street and Saw franchises.[10] Sudden Impact also created the Psycho maze. On 20 September 2010, it was announced that "Freddy's Nightmare Maze will be in Show Stage, the Saw Maze will be in a custom built area behind the Wild West Falls area and the Psycho 3D Maze will be in the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster foyer/entrance".[11] The SAW maze was originally due to be built in a sound stage, however, this was booked and a custom built space was built as a replacement.[12] Just after the conclusion of the 2010 event, it was announced that the event would return in 2011.[4] In the middle of August 2011, Warner Bros. Movie World began to announce mazes for the 2011 event. On 1 September 2011, full details for the 2011 event were released with the event's name changing to Fright Nights. The Saw and Psycho 3D mazes from 2010 will return alongside the new Zombie Apocalypse Maze (to be located in the adjacent Studio complex) and the new Arkham Asylum Maze (to be located in the show stage).[13][14][15][16]

Attraction History

The following table contains a list of the scare zones and shows since the event was established in 2006.[17]

Year Name Slogan Scare Zones Shows Rides Other Notes
1 2006 Halloween Family Fun Night Fright Zone All rides [18]
2 2007 Halloween Family Fun Nights It's baaack... Fright Zone Looney Tunes Halloween Show
3 other shows
All rides [19][20]
3 2008 Halloween Family Fun Nights Arkham Asylum
Fright Zone
Scary Maze
Zombie Laser Hunt
Batman Show
Repeat Offender Concert
All rides [21][22]
4 2009 Halloween Fright Nights This time it's not so funny. Bedlam Manor
Dragon Alley
Fun House
Zombie Kill Zone
Bloody Freestyle MotoX
Les Damned de Burlesque
Nightmare House
6–9pm
Batwing Spaceshot
Lethal Weapon
Superman Escape
Wild West Falls
6–11pm
All other rides except Kids WB Fun Zone
[1][3][23][24][25]
5 2010 Halloween Fright Nights Oh yes... there will be blood. Freddy's Nightmare Maze (Nightmare on Elm Street)
Psycho 3D maze
Saw Maze
Live Freak Show
The Offering
Zombie Motor Cross Live Show
6–9pm
Batwing Spaceshot
Lethal Weapon
Superman Escape
Wild West Falls
6–11pm
All other rides except Kids WB Fun Zone
[26][27]
6 2011 Fright Nights You won't come back the same. Arkham Asylum Maze
Psycho 3D maze
Saw Maze
Zombie Apocalypse Maze
Circus of the Damned
Les Damned de Burlesque
Saw Short Film
6–9pm
Batwing Spaceshot
Lethal Weapon
Superman Escape
6–11pm
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster
Club Blood (A bar with a Gothic DJ, alcohol and cage dancers) [13][14][15]

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References

  1. ^ a b Warner Bros. Movie World. "Halloween Fright Nights at Warner Bros. Movie World". MyFun. http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/attractions/halloween-fright-nights.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  2. ^ Messenger, Jordan. "Movie World "Fright Nights" – A history". GCGuy.net. http://gcguy.net/2010/10/10/movie-world-fright-nights-a-history/. Retrieved 12 Oct 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c Warner Bros. Movie World (2009). Halloween Fright Nights Brochure. 
  4. ^ a b Movie World Fright Nights (5 November 2010). "Movie World Fright Nights's Photos - Profile pictures". Photo. Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=131437003578630&set=a.123711511017846.33812.111248155597515&type=1&theater. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  5. ^ Banks, Andrew (31 October 2009). "Should Australians be Hallo-weaned off Halloween celebrations". News.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/national/should-australians-be-hallo-weaned-off-halloween-celebrations/story-e6frfkvr-1225792986255. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  6. ^ Rachel Browne; Jonno Seidler (1 November 2009). "Halloween Australia Sydney". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.news.com.au/national/should-australians-be-hallo-weaned-off-halloween-celebrations/story-e6frfkvr-1225792986255. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  7. ^ Parkz Members (2004). "Fright Night". Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=707. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  8. ^ Jamberoo Fan (26 October 2006). "Halloween at Warner Bros. Movie World". Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=2752&view=findpost&p=36398. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  9. ^ ParkFan-Germany. "Halloween at Warner Bros. Movie World". http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=2752&view=findpost&p=36421. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  10. ^ Lewis, Maria (23 September 2010). "Ghosts, ghouls, spectres". Gold Coast Bulletin. 
  11. ^ "Warner Bros. Movie World - Gold Coast, Australia". Facebook. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=2990. Retrieved 2 October 2010. 
  12. ^ Messenger, Jordan (5 November 2010). "Lynton V Harris "Fright Night" Interview". http://gcguy.net/2010/11/05/exclusive-lynton-v-harris-fright-night-interview/. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  13. ^ a b Warner Bros. Movie World (17 August 2011). "This year, a new". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=207045169351146&id=111248155597515. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  14. ^ a b Warner Bros. Movie World (16 August 2011). ""Why so serious?"...". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=206758476046482&id=111248155597515. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  15. ^ a b Warner Bros. Movie World (1 September 2011). "Fright Nights". MyFunFright Nights at Warner Bros. Movie World. http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/MovieWorld/Attractions/Entertainment/FrightNights.aspx. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  16. ^ Warner Bros. Movie World (1 September 2011). "Movie World’s Freaky Fright Nights are Back!". Press Release. MyFun. http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Visitor-Information/News/FRIGHT-NIGHTS.aspx. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  17. ^ Wilson, Richard. "Halloween hits Movie World". Roller-Coaster.com.au. http://www.roller-coaster.com.au/article.php?aid=121. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  18. ^ "Movie World, Gold Coast theme park". Warner Bros. Movie World. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061021033929/www.movieworld.com.au/home/homepage.cfm. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  19. ^ Clark, Ian. "Halloween at Movieworld Report". Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=3684&view=findpost&p=47660. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  20. ^ Irvine, Ashley (3 November 2007). "Halloween Family Fun Night (1st - 11 - 2007)". Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=3690&view=findpost&p=47634. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  21. ^ Clark, Ian (November 2008). "Halloween at Warner Bros. Movie World". Theme Park Photography. http://themeparkphotography.com/TPP_H08.html. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  22. ^ Klassen, Nathan (28 October 2008). "Halloween 2008". Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=4269&view=findpost&p=56162. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  23. ^ "Westcoaster - Warner Brothers Movie World" (Photos). Westcoaster. 10 November 2009. p. 2. http://www.westcoaster.net/updates.php?updateCD=111009&page=2. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  24. ^ "Halloween Fright Nights". Nine Gold Coast News. October 2009. 
  25. ^ Warner Bros. Movie World (2009) (Park Map). 2009 Halloween Fright Nights. Warner Bros. Movie World. 
  26. ^ Warner Bros. Movie World. "Movie World Fright Nights". MyFun. http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Movie-World-Fright-Nights.htm. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  27. ^ Warner Bros. Movie World. "Halloween Fright Nights - Attractions". MyFun. http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Movie-World-Fright-Nights/Attractions.htm. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 

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