Halloween Fright Nights
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Fright Nights is a seasonal halloween
event held at Warner Bros. Movie World
on the Gold Coast
, Queensland
, Australia
. 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. It has been confirmed that the event will return in 2011.
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. 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.
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". 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. 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". 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. Just after the conclusion of the 2010 event, it was announced that the event would return in 2011. 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).
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
event held at Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia...
on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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. It has been confirmed that the event will return in 2011.
History
Despite many American media influences, Halloween is frowned upon by some due to it having little relevance to the Australian culture. Fellow Gold Coast theme park, DreamworldDreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
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. 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
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969...
theme. Due to the event being sold out, the park extended the event to become a 3 night event.
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". 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. 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". 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. Just after the conclusion of the 2010 event, it was announced that the event would return in 2011. 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).
Attraction History
The following table contains a list of the scare zones and shows since the event was established in 2006.| Year | Name | Slogan | Scare Zones | Shows | Rides | Other | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Halloween Family Fun Night | Fright Zone | All rides | ||||
| 2 | 2007 | Halloween Family Fun Nights | It's baaack... | Fright Zone | Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television... Halloween Show 3 other shows |
All rides | ||
| 3 | 2008 | Halloween Family Fun Nights | Arkham Asylum Fright Zone Scary Maze Zombie Laser Hunt |
Batman Batman Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics... Show Repeat Offender Concert |
All rides | |||
| 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 Batwing Spaceshot The Batwing Spaceshot is a thrill ride located at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. It opened on 20 December 2006. The ride is an S&S Space Shot, a pneumatic powered ride which shoots riders up and then back down. The rise reaches a height of and riders experience a force of... Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon - The Ride Lethal Weapon – The Ride is a Vekoma SLC roller coaster located at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia... Superman Escape Superman Escape Superman Escape is an Intamin Accelerator Coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The ride opened on Boxing Day , 2005. It is the fourth roller coaster in the theme park... Wild West Falls Wild West Falls Wild West Falls Adventure Ride is an 8-seater flume ride at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. The ride features geysers, mine shafts, a ghost town and an inevitable drop as the climax of the ride. The drop is the largest of its kind in Australia.-History:The ride originally... 6–11pm All other rides except Kids WB Fun Zone Kids WB Fun Zone Kids WB Fun Zone is a themed area of Warner Bros. Movie World based on the Looney Tunes cartoons. The area was originally named Looney Tunes Village and was renamed in late 2007 when two new rides were added... |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Saw Short Film |
6–9pm Batwing Spaceshot Lethal Weapon Superman Escape 6–11pm Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster The Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster is an enclosed steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. It is based on the 2002 live action film, Scooby-Doo.-Summary:-Queue:... |
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