Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood (Hollywood)

Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood attraction
Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood
Attraction type	Haunted Maze
Event	Halloween Horror Nights 2014 (Hollywood)
Park	Universal Studios Hollywood
Area	Upper Lot
Year	2014
Housed in	Parisian Courtyard
Based on	Dracula Untold (2014)

Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood (Hollywood) was one of the seven haunted mazes that were featured during Halloween Horror Nights 2014 (Hollywood). It was located in the Parisian Courtyard.

Description

Based on Universal Pictures' upcoming film opening in theaters on October 17, Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood will introduce guests to the sadistic Transylvanian ruler Vlad Tepes, known as Vlad the Impaler, who infamously tortured his enemies by impaling them alive with a wooden stake and suspending their bodies. The foreboding maze will also shed an ominous light on the one-time hero, turned bloodthirsty ruler, who chose to embrace unholy powers in order to defeat his enemies. Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood will spiral guests through Dracula's eternal damnation, where the thirst for blood is never-ending.

Experience

Facade

The Facade was a Giant Cave with Skulls on the Sides of the Cave. The Opening had a Red Light flashing. Guests would then enter the Maze

Haunted Maze

Guests enter the Cave and are immediately scared by Gaius Julius Caesar. Guests then enter a Hallway with multiple Boo Holes of 2 Vampires popping where they can pop out from different angles

Guests then enter a Scene with Bones of all of the Intruders as Gaius Julius Caesar pops out at guests again. Guests go through hanging upside down vampires as another Vampire pops out at guests.

Guests then enter another Cave Scene where another Vampire pops out and guests see a Spilled Cup of Blood. Guests then go down a Black Hallway with Hanging Vampires. Guests then enter a Cave Scene where Vlad Tepes lll is behind a Mirror being attacked by Bats.

Guests go down a Black Hallway and then enter a Burning Village with Facades of Houses in Flames via Red Lighting or Projections. 2 Dead Villagers pop out of the Houses at guests.

Guests then see a Wagon where a Dead Villager pretending to be fake pops out. Guests then approach Baba Yaga's House where they pop out from the left side of the House and Vlad Tepes lll pops out from the right. Guests enter the House and Baba Yaga pops out from behind a Wall Panel.

Guests go down a Black Hallway and then enter the Sultan's Tent. Guests enter and a Vampire pops out at them. Guests see corpses all along the scene. Guests are then attacked again by Vlad Tepes lll and another Vampire.

Guests go down a Hallway with Curtains where they then enter a Scene with people impaled on Stakes. A Vampire pops out from behind a tree and Vlad Tepes lll pops out at guests.

Guests enter another Tent which has Hanging Bags. Guests are then attacked by 2 Carts of Vampires. Guests then are attacked by a Vampire from behind a curtain.

Guests go down a Hallway where they see a Painting of Vlad the Impaler where Vlad Tenes lll pulls it out and pops out at guests. Guests then exit the Maze.

Scareactors

• Gaius Julius Caesar x2
• Vampires x8
• Vlad Tepes lll x4
• Dead Villager x3
• Baba Yaga x2
• Vampire Carts x2

Quotes

• "You think you know what it is to be a Monster? You have no idea." - Gaius Julius Caesar
• "You will have a taste of my power." - Gaius Julius Caesar
• "Your thirst for human blood will be insatiable." - Gaius Julius Caesar

Pictures

Image from John Murdy on Twitter.

Image from John Murdy on Twitter.

Image from John Murdy on Twitter.

Image from John Murdy on Twitter.

Image from John Murdy on Twitter.

Image from John Murdy on Twitter.

From KBrylczyk on the TPR Forum

From KBrylczyk on the TPR Forum

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Videos

-HD- Dracula Untold - Reign of Blood - Haunted Maze at Halloween Horror Nights 2014

Dracula Untold - Night Vision - Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2014

Soundtrack

Transylvania 1887

Trivia

• The codename for this maze was "Empire". .
• The film under went a lot of changes during production, which also caused redesigns to the maze. .
• One detail in Opening Sequence was these vignettes where guests discover the bones and armour of all the intruders who weren’t chosen by the vampire. .
• Murdy's Favorite Sequence in the Maze was the Burning Village. .
• Baba Yaga, a witch from Slavic folklore who was in the original script but was ultimately cut from the film. Her scenes were kept in the Maze because the Creative Team liked the Environment and the Character. .
• The original Opening Sequence for the Maze was Caligula’s temple in Wallachia which was a Roman ruin with vampires. This was changed due to Reshoots on the Film. .
• In one of the scenes used audio track from Saw 2.