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La Llorona: La Cazadora de Niños

Attraction type Haunted Maze
Event

Halloween Horror Nights 2012 (Hollywood)

Park Universal Studios Hollywood
Area Upper Lot
Year

2012

Housed in Shrek 4D Queue
Based on The Urban Legend of La Llorona
Preceded By La Llorona: Villa de Almas Perdidas (2011)
Followed By La Llorona: The Weeping Woman (2022)

La Llorona: La Cazadora de Niños was a haunted maze that was featured during Halloween Horror Nights 2012 (Hollywood). It was located in Shrek 4-D Queue.

Description[]

Immerse yourself in the horrific tale that has tainted the dreams of children for centuries, with new twists and turns, spawning countless excruciating nightmares. Succumb to the bloodcurdling screams of Maria, a mother tortured by the guilt of drowning her children, forced to suffer for an eternity as she wanders the Earth hunting for the souls of her children. Beware, for those who hear her weeping are marked for death! If you think you know how it ends, you're dead wrong!

Experience[]

Facade[]

The facade was the outside of the San Francisco De La Espada Church. The Facade lit up with Red Lighting to make a Face on the Facade. Guests would then enter the Maze.

Haunted Maze[]

Guests passed through an alcove with pictures of missing children and votive candles. Guests then entered the Interior of the Church where a bunch of Static Figures of Moaning Women were. Two of them were real and would pop out at guests. Guests would see Children inside of Coffins and would see through the Windows a Projection of La Llorona eating a Child. La Llorona then would pop out from behind a Wall Panel from the right.

Guests would go down a Hallway with Statues under Arches on the left and right that would flash with White UV as 2 of them were Living Statues and would pop out at guests.

Guests then see a Crypt with a Angel Statue on it and then flash with White UV saying La Llorona over Maria's Name. La Llorona would pop out from the right as guests then enter the Crypt.

Guests enter and see La Llorona appear and disappear to which La Llorona would then attack guests from the left. A Decomposed Child then pops out at guests. Guests continue on and see Dead Bodies and Childrens. Guests are then attacked by a Decomposed Girl who attacks guests from 3 different angles as another one pops out at guests as they leave the Underground Crypt.

Guests then went across a Bridge next to a River where there were Dead Children in the River on both sides. Guests would then see La Llorona appear and disappear on the left before La Llorona attacks guests from the right. Guests then enter a Barn.

Guests enter the Horse Stables before then entering a Scene where 2 Horse Head La Llorona's attack on both sides from behind Multiple Wall Panels. Guests then exit the Barn and then enter the Carniceria.

Guests enter and go through Hanging Pigs as Horse Head La Llorona pops out from above from behind a Wall Panel at guests. Guests exit the Carniceria and enter a House.

After entering the House guests see a Photo of La Llorona as she appears behind it and pulls it back to attack guests. Guests then enter a Child's Bedroom where a Child Victim is being eaten by La Llorona. Guests exit the Scene and are attacked by La Llorona's Head.

Guests go down a Hallway with many pictures to then see another Picture of La Llorona to which a Decomposed Child pulls it back and attacks guests. Guests then re-enter the Bedroom to see La Llorona on top of the Scene with the Child half way inside of her mouth. La Llorona would pop out from the right from behind a Wall Panel while guests were distracted.

Guests then would be attacked by La Llorona one last time from a Hole in the Wall before going down a Black Hallway and then exiting the Maze.

Scareactors[]

Quotes[]

  • "Once, there was a poor girl who loved average men. She kill her children to be with these men. She drowned them in a river. Now the water is their grave." - Narrator
  • "While some say she still walks down the river. You can hear her at night crying at night for her dead children. Searching for other children. Do not go out after dark mijos, do not go." - Narrator
  • "Even after death she found no rest. Heaven would not take her, she was damned for all time to wander the earth, searching for her dead children. Now they call her by a different name. La Llorona." - Narrator
  • "My Children! Where are my Children?" - La Llorona
  • "As punishment she was forced to wear a Horse's Head." - Narrator

Pictures[]

Videos[]

Soundtrack[]

Trivia[]

  • The codename for this maze was "The Smiths". [1].
  • The original subtitle for this maze was "La Pesadilla de los Ninos", which translates to "Children's Nightmare"[2].
  • The Biggest fear with this maze was cultural appropriation since it wasn’t a story the Team grew up with but according to them they did our research and didn’t hold anything back. [3].
  • For this maze, Murdy wanted to make the character of La Llorona darker and scarier by making her look like she was left in the water for a long time[4].
  • Murdy says he has considered bringing this Maze back. [5].
  • One night when John Murdy was going through the maze, he saw someone remove a large pot & take it with him. He tapped them on the shoulder at the exit and said, “Hey man...that’s my pot”[6].
  • This Maze inspired a Character for Insidious Chapter 2. [7].
  • All of the Pictures in the Maze are from One of the Lead Prop Guys's (Mercher) Family History.
  • John Murdy has said that the Facade of this house was one of his favorites. [8].
  • Stepping inside the church, guests passed through an alcove with pictures of missing children & votive candles. The mourning women in the church is a classic Halloween Horror Nights scare, which Murdy and co. call “one of these things is not like the other”. The scare consists of a combination of static figures & performers all dressed the same[9].
  • The 3 Children in the Opening Scene are La Llorona's 3 Dead Children.
  • The Statue Hallway was inspired by Murdy's Childhood of growing up as a Catholic Altar Boy and wandering around the Church he went to late at night with Statues.
  • One of the Living Statues in the Statue Hallway is from A Nightmare on Elm Street: Never Sleep Again.
  • Inside the bowels of the old church, guests would find a secret passageway to an underground crypt. In Murdy's research, he came across the mummies of Guanajuato Mexico which inspired the look of the characters in this scene. Character art by their long time illustrator Lucas Culshaw was made[10].
  • In the Underground Crypt there were Church Crypts with Bodies dressed including Dead Children.
  • There was a lot of Consternation over the Kids floating in the River Scene but Murdy refused to cut it. [11].
  • Murdy considers the scene with the kids in the river is one of the most disturbing visuals they've ever done. [12].
  • The Wheel Outside the Barn was from Friday the 13th: Kill Jason Kill.
  • The Barn Facade was from Friday the 13th: Camp Blood.
  • The Barn Scenic was from Friday the 13th: Camp Blood.
  • The Horse Head Figures were something Murdy came across in his research. For the 2012 version he and the team pushed their look further. In the barn scene, two of these scareactors would attack guests from both sides of the path as the sound of horses screaming played in the background[13].
  • The Hanging Pigs were from SAW: Game Over.
  • The Cow Heads were from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Back in Business.
  • The Screaming Child Audio at the End of the Maze is from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
  • The Finale of this maze took the La Llorona myth further, making her a true monster and eater of children. This gave Murdy and his team the chance to work on more creature effects, and gave the maze a more shocking ending with the help of Magee FX, who would go on to work with Universal in future Halloween Horror Nights events[14].

References[]

Halloween Horror Nights 2012
Characters: La Llorona  •Alice Cooper
Haunted Mazes: Alice Cooper Goes to Hell 3D  • La Llorona: La Cazadora de Niños  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Saw is the Law  • The Walking Dead: Dead Inside  • Universal Monsters Remix  • Welcome to Silent Hill
Terror Tram: Terror Tram: Invaded by The Walking Dead
Scarezones: Klownz  • Silent Hill  • Toyz  • Witchez
Show: Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure
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