AMCs the Walking Dead To Be Resurrected At Universal Studios Hollywood And Universal Orlando Resorts Award-Winning Halloween Horror Nights Events For Second Consecutive Year

PRNewswire/ -- Fans with a voracious appetite for AMCs The Walking Dead will have a chance to walk in the footsteps of human survivors when Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort debut all new terrifying mazes inspired by Season 3 of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning television series at this years Halloween Horror Nights events beginning September 20.

Beginning September 20, AMCs The Walking Dead will come to life at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resorts Halloween Horror Nights events with all-new terrifying mazes inspired by Season 3 of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning television series. The eerily authentic and disturbingly real maze experiences will place guests at the heart of the shows once impenetrable prison, the West Georgia Correctional Facility, now overrun by hordes of flesh-eating walkers. 2013 Universal Orlando Resort. All rights reserved. (PRNewsFoto/Universal Orlando Resort)

The eerily authentic and disturbingly real maze experiences will place Halloween Horror Nights guests at the heart of the shows once impenetrable prison, the West Georgia Correctional Facility, now overrun by hordes of flesh-eating walkers. The mazes at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando will send guests cowering through the walker-infested wilderness that surrounds the prison and into the seemingly utopian town of Woodbury where gruesome secrets are concealed.

Universal Orlando is also dedicating its entire Halloween Horror Nights street experience to The Walking Dead making this the first time ever that all of the scare zones throughout the park will be themed after a hit television series. Guests brave enough to walk the streets of Universal Studios Florida will encounter iconic scenes from all three seasons of the hit show - including the perilous city of Atlanta and Hershels dismal barn - and fleets of blood-thirsty walkers who are hungry for their next victim.

The Golden Globe -nominated, Emmy Award-winning series The Walking Dead is based on the graphic novel written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. The series tells the story of the months and years after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by sheriff Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The Walking Dead is the first original cable series ever to end the broadcast TV season as the number-one show for adults 18-49. AMCs The Walking Dead returns for season 4 on Sunday, October 13 at 9pm ET/PT.

Whats great about working with a property like The Walking Dead is that each season presents new environments and characters for us to draw inspiration, said John Murdy, Creative Director for Universal Studios Hollywood. With the prison as the main setting of Season 3, we seized this opportunity to recreate that very environment, down to the last detail, to be as genuine and authentic to the show as possible. Using movie-quality production value, our goal is to make guests feel as if they are mired in the world of blood-thirsty zombies, which is something you can only do at Halloween Horror Nights.

The goal is always to surround guests with authentic and terrifying experiences, said Michael Aiello, Creative Development Director for Universal Orlandos Entertainment team. The combination of The Walking Dead themed street experiences and the haunted maze will make it difficult for our guests to escape the hordes of ravenous walkers theyve seen on their television. The moment you pass through our gate, you become a survivor fighting for your life.

Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights events have a more than 20-year history of creating incredibly entertaining, horrifying Halloween experiences that are consistently rated the nations best. The events on each coast feature highly-themed, disturbingly real, haunted mazes based on everything from films to nightmares -- and streets filled with hundreds of specially trained scareactors.

For more information about Halloween Horror Nights at either Universal Orlando Resort or Universal Studios Hollywood, visit http://www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com.

About Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A. includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas, the 5 Towers state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue, and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event arena. World-class rides and attractions include the critically-acclaimed mega-attraction, Transformers: The Ride 3D, the intense, award-winning ride, King Kong 360 3-D on the famed behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, The Simpsons Ride , Revenge of the MummySM The Ride and Jurassic Park The Ride.

Updates on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood are available online at Halloween Horror Nights, on Facebook at: Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, on Instagram at @HorrorNights and Twitter at @HorrorNights as Creative Director John Murdy reveals a running chronicle of exclusive information. Join the conversation using #UniversalHHN.

About Universal Orlando Resort

There are many ways to enjoy your Orlando vacation, but there is only one place where vacation becomes adventure: Universal Orlando Resort. It is a unique destination featuring two theme parks, three magnificently themed on-site hotels and a nighttime entertainment complex. Its the only Orlando destination where you are not just entertained you become part of the most exhilarating entertainment ever created. You can soar above Hogwarts with Harry Potter, swing above the streets with Spider-Man, be transformed into a banana-loving minion in the hilarious and heartwarming Despicable Me Minion Mayhem ride and help Shrek save Princess Fiona in Shrek 4-D. Now open: TRANSFORMERS: The Ride 3D.

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