Considered one of horror’s biggest franchises is making an enormous splash this spooky season and io9 has your unique first look and particulars. The Conjuring Universe is coming to Six Flags Fright Fest this fall and the all-new maze will incorporate not simply scenes and characters from the core Conjuring franchise, however The Nun and Annabelle movies as properly.
“Hundreds of thousands of followers around the globe have made The Conjuring Universe a horror icon. From its good storytelling to its legendary characters, the franchise is completely suited to adapt right into a maze, taking followers into the world of the Warrens and their most well-known circumstances,” Kathleen Wallis, vice chairman, Warner Bros. Discovery World Themed Leisure advised io9 in a press release. “Our companions at Six Flags and RWS World share the identical obsession for element and accuracy, and we will’t look forward to Fright Fest attendees to expertise The Conjuring Universe on this new approach.”
As hinted there, the maze begins as you enter the Warren Museum of the Occult. Objects are missing though and, over the course of the maze, you’ll discover them and expertise all their creepy fallout. The Conjuring Universe mazes will probably be part of Six Flags Fright Fests at Six Flags Nice Journey, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Over Texas, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas from early September by means of November 3. Beneath, you possibly can try some never-before-seen photos from the maze and browse our Q&A with the Chief Fright Officer of Six Flags, Edithann Ramey, about all issues Conjuring.
Observe: the under interview was carried out by way of e-mail.
Germain Lussier, io9: Whereas The Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Nun share a universe on display, we’ve by no means seen them collectively in a single expertise earlier than. What was it like placing the total Conjuring Universe collectively into one story?
Edithann Ramey: We really feel each lucky and simply very excited to have our parks be the primary place the place these three iconic manufacturers will meet for the primary time. This was one thing we didn’t take flippantly. We needed a pure extension of the films that additionally labored collectively in an over-arching approach. In the end, together with our pals at RWS World, we had been in a position to construct out one thing that was not solely genuine to the franchise however to ensure every model had massive moments within the maze. I wish to say—it’s like studying an incredible e book that’s made right into a film, right here is a superb film that’s made right into a Haunted Home. Individuals who know and love the movies can have excessive expectations, and we intent to satisfy them.
io9: Will the tales overlap in any respect or will or not it’s three distinct flavors?
Ramey: It’s a mixture. The maze takes place within the Warren Museum of the Occult which permits us to drag from all of the manufacturers on the similar time in a really natural approach. It additionally actually units the stage that any of those horrifying characters can present up at any time. As visitors go room-to-room they’ll be extra absolutely immersed within the particular franchises as we deliver them into locations like Bathsheba’s Den, Annabelle’s Playroom, and St. Carta the place they know something can occur.
io9: What are some methods this maze is exclusive from others that’ll be at Fright Fest?
Ramey: That is the one maze the place we’re combining franchises. It’s three mazes in a single! We had been lucky to work with WB final 12 months the place we did a maze that was simply round The Conjuring, so to have the ability to increase that out is so thrilling for us.
io9: Six Flags is leaning closely into the IP this 12 months, which locations in far more direct competitors with Common Horror Nights. What are you able to say concerning the inspiration to get extra recognizable franchises whereas not butting heads with the competitors?
Ramey: Conceptually it made sense—we’re the place for large thrills, what higher than partnering with horror films? Each work actually onerous at scaring you, thrilling you, and leaving you wanting extra. However we needed to show it out too, as a result of we worth suggestions and wish to ensure that it will work at Six Flags. We did a check run with Conjuring and Noticed to see what kind of response IP-centric mazes would have and it was overwhelmingly optimistic. We discovered visitors cherished these homes, and thought the film storytelling was thrilling. We discovered it was so thrilling, that they had been prepared to make two-hour traces to get in. However this 12 months, we labored on higher circulation, so we will match extra individuals in. The suggestions was that they needed extra scares, much more Conjuring, so we [went] with the Universe idea. We listened, discovered, and activated on that suggestions for 2024.
io9: With new Conjuring films within the works, can followers look out for any teases from the longer term?
Ramey: I can’t actually communicate to something concerning the upcoming movies however I can say the maze ought to solely gas total fan pleasure of the franchise and provides them one thing enjoyable to do as they await the subsequent movie. You’ll be able to go to Six Flags as the last word trailer for any film to come back!
Past The Conjuring, Fright Fest can even have mazes centered on Stranger Issues, Military of the Useless, Trick R’Deal with, and Noticed in addition to an expertise centering on Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath. Particular mazes range by park. See the full details here. Beneath, we’ll go away you with two extra unique photos of a design within the maze: the Malthus Demon.
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