| Halloween Horror Nights Orlando attraction | |
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| Dead Man's Wharf | |
| Attraction type | Scarezone |
| Event | Halloween Horror Nights 26 |
| Park | Universal Studios Florida |
| Area | San Francisco |
| Year | 2016 |
| Housed in | San Francisco |
| Based on | Original
The Fog (1980) (Unofficially) |
| Followed By | Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake (2022) |
Dead Man's Wharf was one of the five scarezones that were featured during Halloween Horror Nights 26. Inside the scarezone were the ghosts of dead sailors that would try and scare you. It was located in San Francisco.
History and Location[]
On August 10th, 2016, Universal announced that a scarezone based on a haunted wharf would be featured at that years Halloween Horror Nights event. The scarezone would bring guests face to face with the ghosts of dead sailors.
The scarezone would be located in the San Francisco area of the park, an area located near the middle of the park themed after the city of San Francisco. A large ship served as the main set-piece for this scarezone. The scarezone would prove to be very popular and would win the Scarezone of the Year award in 2016.
In 2020, a story based around this scarezone was released by Blake Braswell. The story would be called "Fisherman's Sonata". Sets and characters from the zone would also be featured in the 2021 scarezone, Lights Camera Hacktion: Eddie's Revenge.
During Halloween Horror Nights 31, the scarezone would receive an unofficial sequel in the form of the Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake haunted house. Although set in a completely different setting and environment, the basic idea of the scarezone would be retained for this house.
Description[]
The spirits of the dead fishermen lost to the sea have returned to make the dock earn its morbid nickname.
Backstory[]
On October 30th, 1931, the fishing vessel Annabel Lee, captained by Arthur Wilson, left this harbor and would never return. That evening, a thick fog blanketed the area preventing any attempt at search and rescue. Once the weather cleared, a search yielded no results. Certain that the vessel and her crew were lost forever; the town decided to leave the wharf empty as a memorial. As years passed, the dock gained the nickname "Dead Man's Wharf."
Scareactors[]
- Undead Fishermen x Various
- Deep Sea Diver
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Trivia[]
- This scarezone won Scarezone of the Year in 2016.
- This scarezone was inspired by John Carpenter's The Fog alongside Halloween Horror Nights 21's The Forsaken.
- Some of the masks worn in this scarezone looked like unused molds of masks from The Walking Dead.
- The fishing vessel's name, Annabel Lee, is a reference to a poem of the same name written by Edgar Allan Poe.
| Halloween Horror Nights 26 |
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| Characters: Chance (Event Icon) |
| Haunted Houses: American Horror Story • The Exorcist • Ghost Town: The Curse of Lightning Gulch • Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield • Krampus • Lunatic's Playground 3D: You Won't Stand a Chance • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre • Tomb of the Ancients • The Walking Dead (2016) |
| Upcharge Haunted House: The Repository |
| Scarezones: A Chance In Hell • Dead Man's Wharf • Lair of the Banshee • Survive or Die: Apocalypse • Vamp '55 |
| Unofficial Scarezones: Chainsaw Geishas • Chainsaw Scarecrows • Chainsaw Hillbillies • Cheersaws • Chainsaw Pumpkins |
| Shows: Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure • Academy of Villains: House of Fear |
| Other Attractions: Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store |