Despite October still being a few months away, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios is in full swing. For those who don’t know, the event celebrates the modern era of horror films and media by transforming those concepts into haunted houses that people can venture through. In recent years, a new bit of merchandise that lets scare actors know not to scare you has been released, much to the excitement of parkgoers. As a result, we now get far more wholesome moments than anyone has a right to experience at Halloween Horror Nights. Even Art the clown in Universal Orlando in Florida gets the assignment.
The above video features a blind woman in attendance at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Florida. In front of her is a scare actor for Art the clown from the Terrifier franchise, digging through his bag of tricks to try and scare her. Beside the woman is someone who appears to be with her, explaining everything that’s going on. What really made the moment fun was how specific to the blind woman it was, with Art pulling out weapons such as knives and saws to test her reflexes.
It wasn’t until several attempts to scare her that Art decided to pull out his secret weapon: a horn. The moment he blew the horn in the blind woman’s face, it scared her and proved that horror can really be accessible. In true Art fashion, he took this as a win, packed up his bag, and walked away toward his next victim. Many commentators on the above video commended the actor’s approach, with one person even saying, “art is our accessibility horror icon 😌😌😌.”
Other commentators were a bit more focused on what Art was actually doing, saying, “‘This is sweet’ as he tests her flinch response by pretending to hit her with a pipe wrench 😆.” All in all, it’s great to see that Universal Studios took the leap in ensuring that everyone who attends Halloween Horror Nights has an experience that is both unique and special to them.
