Tom, you beat me to the comment - I immediately thought of the Horror Make Up show while reading Arthur's article. I am so happy that the Muppets are back in a park. I have fond memories of the Muppets while growing up that I share with my sister. But, I can't get my wife or kids into them. I also like the idea of the Villains show next-door to turn into something for the Muppets when the the full Villains land opens.
The Simpsons ride was funny for me the first couple of times riding it. And I always chuckle on the Jungle Boat and Turtle Talk. We stopped at the Monsters Laugh Floor to cool off during the Magic Kingdom Halloween event and that got me laughing a few times.
Anyways, yes Arthur, I think comedy belongs in the parks because the rides & attractions already make us scream and cry. Why shouldn't laughter be part of it? But, I know funny is harder to pull off than scary.
Finally, my wife and I have seen Nate perform twice now. I think we laughed more during his first tour than his second, but he was still funny. I don't see the connection with him making a theme park, but if I had gobs of money, I would probably try to open a new amusement park as well.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Greg. Speaking of Halloween, HHN generally has one house that leans into comedy. It’s hit or miss. (If comedy is hard, melding comedy and horror is crazy-hard.) The funniest house I’ve experienced was the one that featured Penn and Teller a number of years ago. (Imagine the challenge of combining comedy, horror, AND magic!) It was gut busting—figuratively and literally.
Good to know. My daughter and I went to HHN Orlando for the first time last fall, and I don't recall a 'funny' house last year. She recommended that we make this an annual thing, so we are already planning to go again this fall.
Well, he isn’t “funny” in the conventional sense, but Art the Clown at last year’s Terrifier house generated some chuckles—albeit of the ultra gory kind.
The film loop in the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater is a favorite of my wife and I, and always makes us chuckle. And hopefully, when the Horror Make Up Show makes its return at Universal Studios, it will be as gut-busting hilarious as it has been in the past.
Ooh! How could I forget the Horror Make Up Show? Like Turtle Talk, the show depends on the improv ability of the leads--which have invariably been wonderful and riotously funny when I've seen it. Good one, Tom.
Tom, you beat me to the comment - I immediately thought of the Horror Make Up show while reading Arthur's article. I am so happy that the Muppets are back in a park. I have fond memories of the Muppets while growing up that I share with my sister. But, I can't get my wife or kids into them. I also like the idea of the Villains show next-door to turn into something for the Muppets when the the full Villains land opens.
The Simpsons ride was funny for me the first couple of times riding it. And I always chuckle on the Jungle Boat and Turtle Talk. We stopped at the Monsters Laugh Floor to cool off during the Magic Kingdom Halloween event and that got me laughing a few times.
Anyways, yes Arthur, I think comedy belongs in the parks because the rides & attractions already make us scream and cry. Why shouldn't laughter be part of it? But, I know funny is harder to pull off than scary.
Finally, my wife and I have seen Nate perform twice now. I think we laughed more during his first tour than his second, but he was still funny. I don't see the connection with him making a theme park, but if I had gobs of money, I would probably try to open a new amusement park as well.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Greg. Speaking of Halloween, HHN generally has one house that leans into comedy. It’s hit or miss. (If comedy is hard, melding comedy and horror is crazy-hard.) The funniest house I’ve experienced was the one that featured Penn and Teller a number of years ago. (Imagine the challenge of combining comedy, horror, AND magic!) It was gut busting—figuratively and literally.
Good to know. My daughter and I went to HHN Orlando for the first time last fall, and I don't recall a 'funny' house last year. She recommended that we make this an annual thing, so we are already planning to go again this fall.
Well, he isn’t “funny” in the conventional sense, but Art the Clown at last year’s Terrifier house generated some chuckles—albeit of the ultra gory kind.
The film loop in the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater is a favorite of my wife and I, and always makes us chuckle. And hopefully, when the Horror Make Up Show makes its return at Universal Studios, it will be as gut-busting hilarious as it has been in the past.
Ooh! How could I forget the Horror Make Up Show? Like Turtle Talk, the show depends on the improv ability of the leads--which have invariably been wonderful and riotously funny when I've seen it. Good one, Tom.