The Universal Studios theme park tribute store is back in operation, running with an elaborate look and theme. This time, it is tied to Halloween Horror Night and its arsenal of haunted houses and characters.
Seasonal pop-up merchandise stores have fresh locations. It is open within the former gaming arcade in the New York area of the park. The main entrance is behind the Palace Theater facade, and now the “Tribute Store” is spelled out on the marquee. It also features Space, a gift shop built into the exit from the Mummy Ride Revenge. So the end could be crowded with recent waves of roller coaster riders.
The high meter space is equipped to continue the extensive conservatory theme of HHN 2025 in the Grape River with stained glass looks and travel grapes. But it also comes with its own kind of storyline, including the ancient museum and the opening gala being wrong.
“Our story began in the 1920s and there was the opening night gala for the world’s occult artifacts. “So what’s wrong?”
He compared it to opening Pandora’s box.
“The museum is open again for the first time, so we can explore the adventures inside, where nature and time, and what remained there has been going on for years,” Cametti said.
The temporary store is designed to appeal to newspapers and HHN enthusiasts, he said.
“When the guest doesn’t know what they’re into, we hope they’re surprised and surprised by what they see,” Cametti said.
For HHN Superfans, “That’s where deep storytelling really comes in,” he said. “That’s where Easter eggs are coming, and there are all the references to what’s going on in the park and in other tribute shops.”
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The Tribute Store is currently being held for parking on HHN nights as well as every day. Among the famous items discovered there:
•Products tied to event houses, particularly from external intellectual property. Consumers can pick up “Five Nights at Freddie’s” stuffed animal (“Glowing in Dark Eyes”), $25, “Fallout” gear, and “Terifer” Christmas sweater (and the associated Clown Cafe Ringer T-shirt and bucket hat).
•Lil Boo, Wee Jack-O’-Lantern characters have an optional extension line. Buyers may think they spy on Night Lights first, but instead, they are the “shoulder buddies” numbers ($28) for a nearby stop. Once a terrifying zone/viral sensation, Lil Boo can be seen on the bottom of his pyjamas, headbands, keychains, and more.
•Universal also leans over location and event-specific Mel’s dy-in items, including time-appropriate bowling shirts ($75). (For beginners, The Die-in is a play at the park’s Mel’s Drive-In restaurant sign, but the lights burn out and the standard photo background for the horror night set.)
“I love things like homemade,” Cametti said.
•The surge continues is the innovative popcorn bucket. The Tribute Store features Art the Clown Head a La La “Phobias” and was absent from HHN, but Megan-inspired items (with $29.99 popcorn). Another Universal Studios store sells Hello Kitty Chucky Hybrid Popcorn Containers.
•The store also offers 10th anniversary posters ($34). This is the cry for the 10-year tribute store. It melts stained glass, lightning bolts, skulls and perhaps gravestones.
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