FLORIDA RESIDENTS WILL SCREAM ABOUT
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO’S HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS OFFERS

Special Offers Available on Halloween Horror Nights 18
Tickets and Vacation Packages

ORLANDO, Fla. (August 13, 2008) – Universal Orlando Resort is giving Florida residents a variety of value-driven ways to experience the chills of Halloween Horror Nights 18 – from single-night tickets to customizable vacation packages. The deals include savings on single-night admission tickets, a special Gory Getaway vacation package – and a Frequent Fear pass.

For 23 nights this fall, guests will experience the most psychologically-intense Halloween Horror Nights in history. There will be all-new haunted houses, scarezones and shows. And at the center of the horror will be someone who inflicts fear beyond comprehension.

Due to the event’s popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out and should be purchased far in advance. Florida residents can take advantage of the following offers (more details are available at http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com):


Coca-Cola Florida Resident Offer

Florida residents can save up to $33 with a UPC code from any Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Zero product and a valid Florida I.D., reducing the price of a Sunday through Thursday HHN ticket to only $36.99.
o 24-hour advance purchase required
o Limit four tickets per can
o Event dates October 18 and 25 are not valid for the discount offer
o Must have UPC code from a Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Zero product


Gory Getaway Package – Starting at $95 per adult

Package includes:
o One-night accommodations at a Universal Orlando-area hotel
o One-night admission to Halloween Horror Nights
o Complimentary transportation between hotel and Universal Orlando Resort
o Universal CityWalk Party Pass
o One 5x7 souvenir photograph
Must have UPC code from a Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Zero product.


Frequent Fear Pass – $69.99 plus tax; 13 nights for the price of 1

Unlimited admission to Halloween Horror Nights for 13 nights during the event
Grants admission on September 26 and 27, October 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29 and 30


Scream Early at Islands of Adventure – $15 plus tax in advance, $20 plus tax day-of event

When you purchase any Florida Resident Halloween Horror Nights ticket online, you can get access to Universal’s Islands of Adventure from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on most event nights.


Halloween Horror Nights Express Pass

- Bypass the regular lines at participating Halloween Horror Nights attractions and houses.
- A Halloween Horror Nights Express pass starts at $39.99 plus tax.
Regular admission to Halloween Horror Nights is $69.99 plus tax. Get tickets at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, at the Universal Studios Florida front gate or by calling 888-HORROR-7. For more information, visit the Halloween Horror Nights website.

Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort has created some of the world’s most innovative theme park attractions based on pop culture’s most compelling films and stories. Guests experience two exciting theme parks – Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure as well as Universal CityWalk, a 30-acre restaurant, shopping and nighttime entertainment complex; and three magnificently themed on-site Loews hotels – the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel and the Loews Royal Pacific Resort. Flagship experiences featured in the theme parks include “The Simpsons Ride,” “Revenge of the Mummy – The Ride,” “The Incredible Hulk Coaster” and “The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.” More information is available at Universal Studios Orlando: Attractions, Accommodations, Shopping, and more.

A Bloody Good Time at Universal Orlando's 2008 Halloween Horror Nights
Creative Director's Dream Job Is to Give Us Nightmares
By Arthur Levine, About.com


Aug 28 2008
He looks unassuming enough. And when he talks dotingly about his two young daughters, he seems like your typical all-American dad. His black T-shirt with classic movie monsters however, should be a tip-off. How many all-American dads develop bizarre rituals in which a seemingly hapless park "volunteer" is plucked from a crowd only to have her throat slit and her writhing body dumped into a pit?

It would be interesting to hear how Michael Roddy answers his daughters' dinner-table questions when they ask him how work was that day. Roddy, 40, is manager of show development at Universal Orlando and creative director of its annual Halloween Horror Nights. The soft-spoken maestro of the macabre sat down to talk about the art of scaring the snot out of people.

Unlike most park's Halloween events, which present a collection of unrelated haunted mazes, Universal builds its Halloween Horror Nights around an elaborate unifying theme. For example, past Halloween Horror Nights have featured fully developed characters such as The Director, a demented auteur hell bent on making all too real horror movies.

The Mirror Image of Bloody Mary
For the 2008 version of Universal's horror-thon, Roddy says he and his team wanted to explore disturbing urban legends, myths, and folklore. One of the most enduring, and perhaps most disturbing myths is Bloody Mary. According to legend, believers go to a mirror, turn out the lights, say her name three times, and--cue the crescendo--Bloody Mary appears in the mirror. (Clive Barker loosely co-opted the myth for his 1992 film, "Candyman.")
The appeal of Bloody Mary, says Roddy, is that her story is simple and deeply personal. "It's a test of will," he notes. "It's something you do by yourself." While the legend of Bloody Mary is widely known, her character was a blank slate.

Universal's horror mavens created a back-story in which a slightly unhinged doctor named Mary treated patients consumed by phobias with immersion therapy. If facing their fears became too much, the safe word to end the treatments was to call out her name three times. The therapist would watch the sessions from behind a one-way mirror.

The doctor, it seems, had her own fear of death. To face her fear, a progressively more unhinged Mary ended up ignoring her patients' pleas to end their treatments so that she could--cue the crescendo--watch them die. One day, however, a patient broke free and killed the doctor by pulling her through the mirror. "She's now trapped in the mirror," explains Roddy, with a mischievous grin. At this year's Halloween Horror Nights, "She's bringing you through her mirror into her world."

I Have a Feeling We're not in Disney Anymore
One of the event's eight haunted mazes will focus on Bloody Mary, but her presence will be felt throughout Halloween Horror Nights. The other mazes will explore phobias as well as other myths and folklore. "Mary's the one bringing it all together," says Roddy. But, unlike past characters such as The Director, there won't be a Bloody Mary character walking around. That may have something to do with her otherworldly predicament. "Every time she is summoned, it hurts" Roddy says. "When she bursts through the mirror, shards of glass give her gashes. It's a painful birthing for her." Yup, this guy is definitely not your typical dad.

In addition to the mazes, Halloween Horror Nights is known for its detailed scare zones. Roddy says that this year's event will feature the most street experiences, including Asylum in Wonderland, a manic spin on Alice's Adventures (the looking glass connection seems apropos for Bloody Mary), and "The Path of the Wicked," which explores what might have happened if the Wicked Witch emerged victorious in the Land of Oz. Both scare zones, and Halloween Horror Nights itself, for that matter, embody Universal's I-have-a-feeling-we're-not-in-Disney-anymore ethos. While the Magic Kingdom has Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Universal is perfectly happy, driven even, to scare the hell out of you.

Last year, Universal tapped movie franchises such as "Friday the 13th" for its icons. What's particularly impressive about this year's event is that it features all original content. And that a core team of four, including Roddy, creates all of the content. It's a year-round process, and the team is already working on the 2009 and 2010 events. How do they come up with themes such as Bloody Mary? It's quite simple, actually. "We ask ourselves whether it would scare us," says Roddy with a laugh. "If it bothers us, we're pretty sure it's going to bother the general public." And, he says the decidedly PG-13 event walks right up to and dances around the boundary between a good scare and good taste.

Creature Features
By the time the haunted mazes open their creaky doors to bother the general public each fall, the crew swells to some 1500 people. "It's like a military campaign," Roddy says, referring to the incredible logistics that go into transforming the daytime Universal Studios Florida into Halloween Horror Nights. "An army goes out with body parts and crates of ghoulish accessories."

Roddy's been one of Halloween Horror Nights' military commanders for 13 years. But it's a job he's been training for most of his life. His earliest memories include being petrified by the creature features on Saturday television--and loving being petrified by them. In the first grade, he staged his own production of "Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein." (Hmm. Might that be the theme for an upcoming Halloween Horror Nights?) "I guess I have my dream job," Roddy says with an impish smile.

His daughters, who are around the age when Roddy first found his odd passion, recently snuggled with their father to watch their first horror film, Universal's classic "Frankenstein." He says that his kids sometimes brag about his Halloween Horror Nights work, and that when their friends come over to play they are relieved to find Roddy to be a typical suburban dad instead of the axe-wielding zombie psychopath they've conjured in their mind. While he seems completely harmless however, the friends may want to think twice before going by themselves into one of the Roddy's darkened rooms with a mirror.

Halloween Horror Nights interview- Behind the scenes at Universal Studios Florida's 2008 Halloween Horror Nights

Lots of great info AP, thanks!

Thanks for the info AP!

HHN Construction Updates

Fear Factor Live closed to make way for Bill and Ted's show


Props start to appear in the street for scarezones. This one is American Gothic. Many HHN fans comment how it looks exactly like Blood Masquerade, which was the scarezone in this same area 2 years ago.

Interesting, I guess you walk down the street and things jump out at you?

Yup, that's the point of the scarezones. They're themed sections out in the park where characters scare or interact with you. I've been through Blood Masq. several times in '06 (snuck through it during my breaks while working that year there) and wasn't too thrilled with it. It was highly predictable, and didn't deliver that many scares. The did have this one really cool scare in that scarezone that I haven't seen personally, but have heard about, and it was one of the vampires on this bungee contraption that literally pops out in front of you, and then quickly snaps back and disappears. I could picture an angry farmer with a pitchfork on bungee cords now, lol!

I just watched through the entire web site that they have for this, including ride descriptions and such. This looks like it will be an incredible event, and if you like being scared, it might be the place to be for the Halloween season. I hope that someone goes, and comes back with a complete trip report.

Moms to Universal Orlando: 'Bloody Mary' billboards too horrible
Scott Powers

Sentinel Staff Writer

September 4, 2008

Universal Orlando hoped its "Bloody Mary" campaign would turn a few heads on Interstate 4 -- but some people are turning away from the resort's billboards.

For this year's Halloween Horror Nights festivities, Universal Orlando promised an "in-your-face" advertising campaign, with billboards the company vowed would seek new levels of provocativeness.

No thanks, some drivers are saying.

One group, called Metro Orlando Mommies, says Universal has gone too far. The Mommies are pushing to get the company to tone down the ads, particularly the violent, sometimes bloody images.

Last week, Universal put up 80 billboards advertising its 18th annual Halloween Horror Nights, which start Sept. 26. This year's after-hours, special-ticket horror-fest highlights scary urban legends and uses a character known as "Bloody Mary" as its iconic image. In urban legends, Bloody Mary is a ghost who can be summoned through mirrors. The billboards, along with other Halloween Horror Nights advertising, feature a broken mirror and a ghoulish Mary figure, sometimes dripping blood.

Metro Orlando Mommy Erin Heston, 33, who lives in downtown Orlando and has two children, Brock, almost 3, and Molly, 9 months, wrote Universal this week urging the company to take down the more graphic billboards and to limit its TV advertising to late-night programs.

"Each year, I grow more frustrated and disappointed by the choices Universal makes in advertising this event, which glamorizes violence and human cruelty," she wrote. "This year, I find the billboards truly unacceptable to our community."

Universal insists it is staying within the range of what is acceptable to the community. In recent years, Universal's campaign has featured such ghoulish characters as "Jack the Evil Clown," "The Storyteller," "The Director" and "The Caretaker."

"We want them to be fun and entertaining -- and communicate what the event is about," spokesman Michael Lewellen said. "Our approach is consistent with what we've done throughout the 18-year history of Halloween Horror Nights. But we also know there may be other opinions about our billboards -- and we respect those opinions."

Mommy Katy Leach, 29, of Winter Park said the first time her son Gavin, nearly 3, saw the billboard near Fairbanks Avenue she had a hard time explaining it to him. That was OK, she thought. But a couple of days later, out of the blue, he asked about it again. That was creepy -- that the image had stayed with him, she said. And the billboard is there, every time they get on I-4.

"I can't choose not to see it. . . . It's there, in my face," she said.

Lewellen said the company was monitoring reaction, but so far complaints were few. Bottom line: People are talking, he said.

Advertisers like that.

OrlandoSentinel.com


Every year someone has to whine or complain about the event, and chances are they've never been there to see what it's all about. Yeah, it's gonna be creepy and scary, sometimes gorey and graphic, but it's all in good fun. The scareactors playing the roles of these masked murderers have fun scaring the general public, while the general public love to be walking through recreated scenes of their favorite horror movies or nightmares. Why would anyone want to go to this event? To have fun being scared out of your mind in a safe atmosphere, and even though I'm sure just about everyone knows it's all fake, they still get scared and come out of the haunted houses with big grins on their faces after they've gone through the beautifully themed houses full of spooks.

As for the ads, I haven't seen them yet since I don't do much driving anymore *grumble* but I know for a fact they won't do anything that will cross the line, and chances are it'll look like a scene from the HHN website, probably front page even. It's something that'll obviously get your attention and want to know more about it, and check out the awesome website. Even if the billboards aren't as graphic as these whiney parents say, I'm glad that the point being made out of them is "this event is NOT for kids" which could lead to another rant, but I'll hold off on that one for now

Smaller billboard:

Radio ad: http://horrornights.be/media/hhn18/a...Mary_Radio.mp3

I'll tell ya, some people have nothing better to do than complain. The billboard that is pictured, is nothing bad at all, a little creepy yes, but isn't that what you would want for an advertisement about a scary event?

Here's a pic of the big billboards, and they light up at night



I guess I could see how some moms could be upset with it, but then again, they probably would be upset with most of the programing on TV, their local news, other billboards in the area, the list can go on. I don't see anything wrong with it, other than making me want to check out the website featured at the bottom. I think they did a good job putting this event together, coming up with a fantastic new icon, and then advertising it as normal in hopes to draw in the crowds Universal desperately needs. HHN is a real money-maker for Universal, pretty much the only money-maker they have for now, and they want to make sure they get the point across that you definately don't want to miss this event!

That is definitely a creepy billboard, and I can understand their stand, but my son would not be affected by these at all and he is 4 1/2. He has been introduced to all of this stuff and gets it. Don't shield your kids, expose them to everything and they won't be so skiddish. That's what I have found at least.

Exactly, that's why there's so much problem with today's kids, is that parents are trying to be too protective. Yeah, the billboard is creepy, but it isn't real, it's just for entertainment purposes only. Let your kids know there is a difference between what happens in movies and cartoons, and what happens in real life, and they'll understand. It's parents like these who want Harry Potter banned from school libraries because they promote 'the dark arts' or cancel classic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry ,even though they still play that today, you don't see any new cartoons as violent as them. What people need to understand is that they cannot change the world, the only way they can make a difference is if they change themselves and how they parent their kids, which would hopefully make the world a better place, therefore actually changing the world. I'm gonna take a nap before I come up with another deep thought, that one wore me out.

FEAR IS IN THE AIR AS UNIVERSAL ORLANDO PREPARES TO
UNLEASH THE ALL-NEW HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS 18

Tickets on Sale Now for the Country’s Most Horrifying Halloween Event;
Huge Savings for Florida Residents

WHAT:
Your heart is racing as you enter Halloween Horror Nights 18 at Universal Studios Florida. Your spine tingles as you hear screams piercing the night. A lump forms in your throat as hundreds of frightening creatures surround you. Panic fills your eyes; menace fills theirs. They’ve been waiting for you.

For 23 nights this fall, guests will experience the most chilling and psychologically intense Halloween Horror Nights in history. There will be all-new haunted houses, scarezones and shows. And at the center of the horror will be someone new. Someone you’ve never met before but long-feared. Someone who inflicts fear beyond comprehension.

Click here to see what awaits you at Halloween Horror Nights 18

OFFERS & TICKET PRICES:
Florida residents can take advantage of huge savings to experience the chills of
Halloween Horror Nights 18. Save up to $33 dollars off of the price of admission with a UPC code from any Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke or Coke Zero product. The Gory Getaway Vacation Package starts at $95 per adult and includes one-night accommodations at a Universal Partner Hotel, one-night admission to Halloween Horror Nights 18, access to live entertainment at Universal CityWalk, one complimentary 5x7 photograph and scheduled transportation between the hotel and Universal Orlando Resort. Book a Gory Getaway Vacation Package at HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS RESORTS or by calling 888-467-7677 (HORROR-7).

Regular admission to Halloween Horror Nights is $69.99 plus tax. The Frequent Fear Pass grants access to Halloween Horror Nights for 13 nights during the event. The pass is $69.99 and is valid on September 26 and 27, October 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29 and 30.

Get Halloween Horror Nights 18 tickets at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, at the Universal Studios Florida front gate or by calling 888-HORROR-7. Due to the event’s popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out and should be purchased far in advance. For more information, visit the Halloween Horror Nights website.

WHERE:
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Orlando Resort

WHEN:
September 26-27, October 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, 22-26 and October 29-November 1

Shows

This year, Halloween Horror Nights has been redefined and will be an experience unlike any other. The detailed themeing and original characters created for Halloween Horror Nights 18 will deliver the most elaborate and immersive entertainment experience in the history of the event.

Halloween Horror Nights 18 features shows that have been guest favorites over the years. From the musical numbers of Rocky Horror Picture Show, to the unbelievable tricks of Brian Brushwood and of course, the infamous Bill & Ted adventures, this year’s shows will both thrill and appall guests.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure
Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Theodore Logan return with an all-new, especially excellent Halloween adventure featuring a who’s who of notorious celebrity guest stars.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute
Mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Rocky Horror and other famous Rocky Horror Picture Show characters return, bringing the musical mayhem of the classic horror spoof to life on-screen and on-stage with live performers singing and dancing in outrageous costumes. The tribute will be interactive with audience participation and on-stage guest involvement.

Brian Brushwood
Based on his popularity as a part of last year’s Freak Show, Brian Brushwood returns, but this time, with his own show. Full of the most intense, riveting and disturbing feats you’ve ever seen performed live, this year, Brian will take his performance to a whole new level, presenting some of his signature acts in his own show.

Street Content

This year, Halloween Horror Nights has been redefined and will be an experience unlike any other. The detailed themeing and original characters created for Halloween Horror Nights 18 will deliver the most elaborate and immersive entertainment experience in the history of the event.

Haunted house content is only a fraction of what guests will experience at Halloween Horror Nights 18. We have approached street scares and scarezones in an entirely different way and the descriptions below illustrate the scope of this year’s event.

Dark Reflections
Begin your descent into a world of opposites, distortions and terror beyond reasoning. Decide your path, but try not to lose your way. Because once you step into the mirror willingly, there will be no one to help you and no one will hear you beg for mercy.

Asylum in Wonderland
Stepping through the Looking Glass, you find yourself in the depths of Wonderland, journeying through the nightmare that Alice couldn’t escape. The wonderful figures you once believed to inhabit this fantastical place have been peering into the Looking Glass themselves and have come face to face with Bloody Mary.

The Skoolhouse
Mr. Renshaw’s class has always been good. Mr. Renshaw’s class has never broken the rules. Mr. Renshaw’s class has always been perfect little angels. All of that changes when the kids from the Skoolhouse “cut” class. The children of the quaint town of Carey, Ohio are out to teach everyone that their version of Trick or Treat may be the difference between your life and death.

The Path of the Wicked
What if the Wicked Witch had won? Because every story has more than a few sides, view OZ as it has never been seen before. In this reflection, The Wicked Witch of the West has done away with Dorothy and seized control of the merry old land of OZ for herself.

Fractured Tales
Enter your favorite fairy tales and find out what happens when Grimm goes wrong. Witness these stories through the lens of their reality. Look closely and you will find the terrible truths that lie just below the sweet appearance of these classic tales. You will learn a thing or two about yourself, but by then it may be too late.

Jack O’Lanterns
Over 400 Jack O’Lanterns light the way from one horror to the next.

American Gothic
Some legends allow a simple man or woman to remain immortal. Some deeds, so dark, take a simple person and transform them into lore. America’s past has been filled with these dark deeds, sorted characters and unbelievable acts of horror. Reflect upon your own mortality as you venture through history with the infamous Lizzie Borden as your guide.

Streets of Blood – Body Collectors
An ancient group known simply as “The Body Collectors” has been devoted to the collection and sacrificing of bodies for millennia. They have escaped notoriety by using plagues, wars, serial killings and mass disappearances as the cover for their collecting. These mysterious “Quiet Gentlemen” are now in Victorian London, covering their heinous acts with Jack “The Ripper” as their scapegoat. But, there is no “Ripper”…There are only Collectors, collecting, collecting, collecting…

Chainsaws
These brothers always stick together. In good times and bad, the Grimm Brothers, lead by the oldest, Aesop, have always seemed to find a way to smile. Usually it involves disemboweling an unsuspecting victim with a chainsaw, but hey, we all have our quirks…

Zombies
Bloodthirsty Zombies lurk through the streets, hungry for their next victims.

HOUSES

This year, Halloween Horror Nights has been redefined and will be an experience unlike any other. The detailed themeing and original characters created for Halloween Horror Nights 18 will deliver the most elaborate and immersive entertainment experience in the history of the event.

Every year, Universal Orlando’s Entertainment team creates the most unimaginably frightening haunted house experiences. The following house descriptions are a peek into the world of Bloody Mary, where guests will learn that fear is more than a four-letter word; it’s a state of mind.

Scary Tales: Once Upon A Nightmare
Find yourself “Once Upon a Nightmare” as you wind your way across a landscape filled with cherished fairy tales as they have never been told before. The Evil Queen’s scribes have written new chapters on terror where princesses don’t get saved, children don’t find their way out of the wood and there is no escape from the rabbit hole.

The Hallow
Where do the traditions we observe each Halloween come from? It is said that every Halloween within the blackest parts of the forest, Samhain, The Lord of the Underworld, lives again and the souls of the damned beckon you. For if you journey deep enough, you will see that Samhain’s traditions are trapped within The Hallow.

Dead Exposure
Charlie McPherson, a noted tabloid photographer, has always wanted something more in life than photographing celebrities at their worst. One night, Charlie gets his wish when the city he resides in becomes overrun with flesh-eating Zombies. Trapped in his downtown loft with bloodthirsty Zombies just outside, Charlie captures the last horror-filled moments of his life on film and you are with him every step of the way.

“Creatures!”
Creatures straight from the cover of AtomiComics’ “Strange Tales” burst forth to rampage and massacre the backwoods locals. Join Johnny, Cleet, Jim Deedle and the rest of the gang at the Butchered Buck as they fight off this terrifying invasion of creatures from who knows where.

Streets of Blood – Body Collectors
An ancient group known simply as “The Body Collectors” has been devoted to the collection and sacrificing of bodies for millennia. They have escaped notoriety by using plagues, wars, serial killings and mass disappearances as the cover for their collecting. These Collectors are now in Victorian London, covering their heinous acts with Jack “The Ripper” as their scapegoat. However, there is no “Ripper”…There are only Collectors, collecting, collecting, collecting…

Reflections of Fear
Noted Psychiatrist Dr. Mary Agana believed that if a subject was constantly forced to experience what they feared the most, then over time they would become numb to the idea of actually fearing it. Unfortunately for us, Dr. Mary’s fear is that of death and the only way for her to cure herself is to watch the light leave your eyes as your soul leaves your body.

Interstellar Terror
Prided among the scientific community as the greatest achievement in the history of mankind, the NSO COLUMBUS 1492 is the first manned spacecraft to leave the relative safety of our solar system. When the ship disappears for several years, and then reappears just outside the orbit of our moon, your rescue team is sent to investigate. They find that an artifact the crew brought on board causes destruction and forces you to witness Interstellar Terror.

Doomsday
Post-apocalyptic Scotland breeds madness as the Reaper virus ravages the populace, leaving those left behind after the plague to survive by any means necessary. Do you have what it takes to make it out alive? – Based on the blockbuster Universal Pictures release.

Great attractions descriptions AP! I just wish I could get to the park for this event. Anyone on here going?

Castle props added for The path of the Wicked Scarezone, themed to what would have happened in Oz if the evil witch took over:





American Gothic Scarezone has more work done:




Started construction for the Skoolhouse Scarezone, looks like this little schoolhouse will be a short walk through:

Wish I could attend the event this year.

Keep the pictures and info coming AP!

yes, I am really enjoying the photo's

Thanks for the updates AP. I hope I can go to this someday. It looks incredible.