Introduction
Universal Studios has unveiled the second house for Halloween Horror Nights 2024, Goblin’s Feast. Universal is definitely leaning into their original content this year, both of their first big announcements have been originals!
What We Know About Goblin’s Feast
Universal describes Goblin’s Feast as “Welcome to the Goblin’s Feast Tavern and visit the goblin village where a lavish feast is being prepared for goblins, orcs, hobgoblins and witches. And you’re the main course.” Universal is building two new permanent tents for Halloween Horror Nights usage, and Goblin’s Feast looks to be the inaugural resident for the first. These new tents have been built much larger than the original two tents. If the smaller tents can give us Oddfellows Carnival and Puppet Theatre, then these larger ones will be a sight to see. It will be exciting to see what Universal can do with this theme and even more space than before.
A Deeper Dive into the Goblin’s Feast
The design and them of Goblin’s Feast brings to mind a recent Halloween Horror Nights fan favorite, Wicked Growth. The orange pumpkin and vine imagery, and the emphasis on magical creatures and witches evokes similar feelings to the 2021 house. The plot of the house follows a coven of witches who use pumpkins and other traditional Halloween icons and activities to raise the evil Pumpkin Lord. The Pumpkin Lord’s pumpkin cocoon grew and grew throughout the house until he finally emerged to devour the guests.
The Popularity of Wicked Growth and Its Influence
Wicked Growth proved to be the most popular Halloween Horror Nights house of 2021, winning House of the Year. The Pumpkin Lord himself became so popular that the creative team at Universal brought him back the very next year. The Horrors of Halloween Scarezone in 2022 was originally going to be a standalone original zone. However, the Pumpkin Lord’s popularity demanded inclusion. The Pumpkin Lord took a place of prominence right at the entrance to the scarezone, and the entire park. He became the first original Halloween Horror Nights icon to be created in ten years.
Anticipating Goblin’s Feast: What Fans Can Expect
Goblin’s Feast will be an excellent house at Halloween Horror Nights 2024. The creative team will be putting their best foot forward to fill a new venue with such an exciting theme. And it would not surprise me to see some sort of easter egg or cameo from the Pumpkin Lord himself. There are still seven more houses to be announced for HHN 2024, what do you think will be announced next?
