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<\/p>\nUniversal hiring ‘scareactors’ and other performers for Halloween season<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tONE OF OUR MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THEME PARK EVENTS OFFICIALLY RETURNS THIS WEEK. HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS IS BRINGING NEW ATTRACTIONS AND SOME NEW SCARES THIS YEAR, AND THERE TO CHECK IT ALL OUT FOR US AND GIVE US A SNEAK PEEK IS OUR VERY OWN JASON GUY LIV AT UNIVERSAL THIS MORNING. JASON, WE KNOW THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR. IT\u2019S BEEN SO MUCH FUN WATCHING YOU EXPLORE WHAT\u2019S NEW THIS YEAR. WELL, I MEAN, TO GET THIS SNEAK PEEK. YEAH, BEFORE I\u2019LL ACTUALLY GO EXPERIENCE THE EVENT AS A GUEST ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IT\u2019S A THRILL, GUYS. I\u2019M SO THANKFUL FOR THE ASSIGNMENT TODAY. I\u2019M WITH KELLY MALIK, A SHOW DIRECTOR HERE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, TO TALK ABOUT THESE CREATURES. THESE ARE VERY LARGE, INTIMIDATING CREATURES THAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO SEE IN OUR SCARE ZONES THIS YEAR. KELLY, YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE. BOTH OF THESE CHARACTERS HORRIFYING CHARACTERS BELONG TO OUR SCARE ZONE PROGRAM, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE AND ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING. BUT WE ALSO ADDED SOME NEW ELEMENTS THIS YEAR WITH OUR EXPERIENCES FOR OUR GUESTS. AND THAT\u2019S JUST AN ADDED LAYER TO WHAT OUR ALREADY SCARE ZONE PROGRAM WE BRING. AND THAT\u2019S GOING TO INCLUDE MEL\u2019S DIANE IS GOING TO HAVE OUR SKATING ZOMBIES. CAN\u2019T WAIT. AND THEN WE HAVE POP UP INTERACTIONS WITH ART THE CLOWN. I MEAN, HE CAN POP UP AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. YEAH, WE WERE JUST HANGING OUT OVER THERE. AND ART IS EVERYWHERE. AND AND YOU GUYS ARE TELLING US THAT ART IS NOT JUST CONFINED TO THAT HOUSE? NO HE\u2019S NOT. WE\u2019VE GIVEN HIM FREE REIGN. SO HE\u2019S GOING TO JUST SHOW UP AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITH HIS BAG OF TRICKS. ARE YOU READY? OH, YEAH. AND THEY DID TELL US THAT SOME OF THE TRICKS THEY CAN\u2019T PULL OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, EARLY MORNING TELEVISION, IT\u2019S IT\u2019S TOO EARLY. IT\u2019S TOO EARLY, RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE EATING THEIR BREAKFAST. AND SO MAYBE WE\u2019VE PULLED UP INSTEAD OF THE COFFEE. THE PUMPKIN SPICE SOMETHING OR OTHER THIS MORNING, YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE ARE DIVING IN GETTING THIS LITTLE PREVIEW HERE. WHAT IS IT FOR YOU? KELLY THAT YOU\u2019RE MOST EXCITED FOR FANS TO SEE WHETHER IT\u2019S A SCARE ZONE OR SOMETHING ELSE AS THEY WALK INTO HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS? WHEN IT OPENS UP FRIDAY. I\u2019M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE THEM FIRST COME THROUGH THAT FRONT GATE AND JUST SEE THE MAGNITUDE AND THE SCALE OF WHAT WE\u2019VE BROUGHT THIS YEAR FOR OUR SCENIC DESIGN TEAM. THAT ALONE IN THOSE SCENIC PIECES ARE JUST TO DIE FOR. AND THEN YOU ADD, PUN INTENDED, YOU\u2019RE RIGHT. THEN YOU ADD THE CHARACTERS ON TOP OF THAT, AND WE JUST ARE COVERING EVERY INCH OF THIS PARK THIS YEAR. YEAH, IT IS SUCH A COOL THING TO WITNESS. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA, THAT\u2019S A THEME PARK DURING THE DAY. AND THEN THE SWEET FLIP SWITCH FLIPS. WOW, IT\u2019S BEEN A LONG MORNING, GUYS. THE SWITCH FLIPS AND THEN AT NIGHT IT\u2019S A WHOLE NEW THEME PARK EXPERIENCE. YOU GUYS TURN IT INTO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. HOW DOES THAT FEEL AS ONE OF THE CREATIVE MINDS BEHIND IT? IT IS SO INCREDIBLE JUST TO WATCH WHAT WE OFFER OUR DAYTIME GUESTS AND ALL OF THE GREAT EXPERIENCES THEY GET TO LIVE OUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND THEN THAT HOUR AND A HALF SWITCH OVER INTO FLIP THE SWITCH, FLIP THE SWITCH INTO THE WILDNESS THAT IS HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS. AND THIS YEAR, UNLIKE ANY OTHER, WE\u2019RE JUST BRINGING BRINGING THE GAME EVEN MORE SO THIS YEAR. I CAN\u2019T WAIT. AS A FAN OF THE EVENT, I KNOW FANS ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE\u2019VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THEM INSIDE THIS MORNING AND SHOW IT. WE\u2019RE GOING TO CONTINUE SHARING MORE THROUGHOUT OUR NEXT HOUR HERE ON CW 18, AND, AND I\u2019LL BE POSTING SOME ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE THINGS INSIDE. AS A FAN OF THIS EVENT, I\u2019M SO EXCITED ABOUT FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY\u2019S AS WE SEND IT BACK TO YOU. SANIKA. ALL RIGHT, JASON, YOU HAVE A BLAST OVER THERE. I FEEL LIKE YOU\u2019RE GETTING ALL THE SNEAK PEEKS IN THE PREVIEWS. CAN\u2019T WAIT TO PICK Y\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Universal hiring ‘scareactors’ and other performers for Halloween season<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt takes a village to put on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando.And you can be part of the fun this year.>> Video above is 2025 Halloween Horror NightsUniversal is hiring scareactors and other performers for the Halloween season.The job posting says scareactors need to be available for rehearsals in August, and for Halloween Horror Nights performance dates.Universal is also hiring roller skaters, stilt walkers and puppeteers.Auditions must be submitted by the end of May.>> More here\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n It takes a village to put on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando.<\/p>\n And you can be part of the fun this year.<\/p>\n >> Video above is 2025 Halloween Horror Nights<\/p>\n