Fright Nights

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Australian seasonal Halloween theme park event

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::summary Australian seasonal Halloween theme park event ::

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FieldValue
nameFright Nights
logo[[File:Warner Bros. Movie World Halloween Fright Nights Logo.jpg
frequencyAnnual
locationWarner Bros. Movie World

| | first | 2006 | | genre | Halloween | | website | | ::

| name = Fright Nights | logo = [[File:Warner Bros. Movie World Halloween Fright Nights Logo.jpg|250px]] | frequency = Annual | location = Warner Bros. Movie World

| first = 2006 | genre = Halloween | website = Fright Nights (previously Halloween Family Nights of Terror and Halloween 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 features themed mazes, shows and rides. Fright Nights (formerly Fright Nites) also refers to the Halloween special event at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England, which opened in 2002.

History

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. 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).

In 2012, the event returned with new mazes and a collection of live shows. The Psycho 3D Maze, the Les Damned de Burlesque show, and the Club Blood bar all returned. New mazes included The Film Vault, The Walking Dead Maze, and Hillbilly Slasher. New shows included the Creatures of Rock, Death Derby, and Thriller Dance.

Fright Nights will return in 2013. It is scheduled to run on seven nights in October. An attraction list has been announced with a new slew of mazes and shows. Returning is Club Blood but everything else is new with two new shows, Carnevil, and Space Cowboy being the two shows for this year. Four mazes, Hillbilly Slasher 2, The Darkness, a completely revisioned The Walking Dead maze, and Evil Dead maze. All rides were open on the night except for Justice League: Alien Invasion.

One of the most popular additions to the Fright Nights line up was the Ultimate Terror Tour, a VIP behind the scenes experience / tour which occurred at an additional cost during each night of the event season. Each year, a new array of Terror Hosts would escort guests, with crowd favorite original characters such as Toxic, Seymour Graves, and Legendary Lee often returning.

Attraction history

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

YearNameSloganMazesShowsRidesPrecinctsPanic RoomsOther
12006Halloween Family Fun NightFright ZoneAll rides
22007Halloween Family Fun NightsIt's baaack...Fright ZoneLooney Tunes Halloween Show
3 other showsAll rides
32008Halloween Family Fun NightsArkham Asylum
Fright Zone
Scary Maze
Zombie Laser HuntBatman Show
Repeat Offender concertAll rides
42009Halloween Fright NightsThis time it's not so funny.Bedlam Manor
Dragon Alley
Fun House
Zombie Kill ZoneBloody Freestyle MotoX
Les Damned de Burlesque
Nightmare House6–9pm
Batwing Spaceshot
Lethal Weapon
Superman Escape
Wild West Falls
6–11pm
All other rides except Kids WB Fun Zone
52010Halloween Fright NightsOh yes... there will be blood.Freddy's Nightmare Maze
Psycho 3D maze
Saw MazeLive Freak Show
The Offering
Zombie Motor Cross Live Show6–9pm
Batwing Spaceshot
Lethal Weapon
Superman Escape
Wild West Falls
6–11pm
All other rides except Kids WB Fun Zone
62011Fright NightsYou won't come back the same.Arkham Asylum Maze
Psycho 3D maze
Saw Maze
Zombie Apocalypse MazeCircus of the Damned
Les Damned de Burlesque
Saw Short Film6–9pm
Batwing Spaceshot
Lethal Weapon
Superman Escape
6–11pm
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster
72012Fright NightsCan you survive the night?The Film Vault
Hillbilly Slasher
Psycho 3D Maze
The Walking Dead MazeCreatures of Rock
Death Derby
Les Damned de Burlesque (Vampire Burlesque)
Thriller Dance6–9pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Green Lantern Coaster
Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D
Superman Escape
6–10:30pm
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster
82013Fright NightsMovie World's Dark SideWalking Dead Maze
Hillbilly Slasher 2 Maze
Evil Dead Maze
The Darkness MazeCarnevil
Space Cowboy6–9pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Green Lantern Coaster
Superman Escape
6–10:30pm
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster
92014Fright NightsLive The TerrorCannibal Clowns Maze
The Evil Within Maze
The Ripper Maze
Wolf Creek 2 MazeHollywood Stunt Driver 26–9pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Green Lantern Coaster
Superman Escape
6–10:30pm
Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster
102015Fright NightsLive The TerrorFriday the 13th Maze
Wyrmwood Maze
Evil Within Maze
Wolf Creek 2 MazeReel Horror Film Competition
Friday the 13th in 4D6–9pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Superman Escape
6–10:30pm
Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster
112016Fright NightsThis time you're not welcome.From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Maze
The Conjuring 2 Maze
Friday the 13th (franchise) Maze
Wyrmwood MazeRise of The Dead6–9pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Superman Escape
6–10:00pm
Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster
122017Fright NightsIf you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Maze
The Conjuring 2 Maze
Jigsaw Maze
Halloween MazeFreak Show6–9pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Superman Escape
DC Rivals HyperCoaster
6–10:00pm
Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster
132018Fright NightsChaos returnsLeatherface Maze
House of Kain Maze
Jigsaw Maze
Halloween MazeThe Peeler VR Experience6–10pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Superman Escape
DC Rivals HyperCoasterBloodwood Precinct
The Possessed Precinct
Sci Fear Precinct
Dark Room Panic Room
Quarantine Panic Room
Junkyard Dog Panic Room
The Crypt Panic Room
142019Fright NightsWill you survive the five?It Maze
Leatherface Maze
Zombieland: Double Tap Maze
House of Kain Maze
Doll Haus MazeA Grave Death Experience6–10pm
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy
Batwing Spaceshot
Superman Escape
Green Lantern Coaster
DC Rivals HyperCoaster
Doomsday Destroyer
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster: Next GenerationHell Born Precinct
Nightmares Precinct
Baby Faced Killers Precinct
Dead West PrecinctDark Room Panic Room
Quarantine Panic Room
Satan's Coven Panic Room
Fallout Shelter Panic Room
2020Cancelled due to delays and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021
152022Evil ReturnsIt Maze
Zombieland: Double Tap Maze
Doll Haus Maze
Death Row Maze
The Conjuring Universe Maze
162023No Hope. Just SurvivalDeath Row Maze
The Conjuring Universe Maze
Circurse Maze
DCeased Maze
Hellship Maze
172024Festival Of fearDeath Row Maze
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Gallery

File:Halloween Fright Nights Warner Bros. Movie World.jpg|The fountain in Main Street looking towards Superman Escape. File:Halloween Fright Nights 2010 - Saw Maze.jpg|The Saw Maze in 2010 when it was housed in a temporary tent near Wild West Falls. File:Bloody Freestyle MotoX, Halloween Fright Nights - Movie World.jpg|The Bloody Freestyle MotoX show in the Hollywood Stunt Driver arena in 2009.

Notes

References

References

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  18. Warner Bros. Movie World. "Thriller Dance". MyFun.
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