No matter how diverse this line looks, a group of four clad in brown stand out.
That includes the hospital, where guests will start just as Rick Grimes did.
Along the way there will be plenty ofWalking DeadEaster eggs.
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Nicotero has joined the team at Universal to find walkers who rival those on his show.
The prospective walkers all have their own reasons for being here.
Many are actors dying for a chance to get into the business.
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Others work at the park already, while some have been apart of the previousWalking Deaditerations at Universal.
Others are out to put zombie on their business card.
I just want to be a zombie, says Rez, one of the men in line.
I mean, come on What do you do for a living?
Oh, Im a zombie.
Some clearly take it more seriously than others.
Playing a walker isnt a jaunt through the park, though.
This is a job that will require extensive makeup sessions each day followed by long hours spent in costume.
And no matter your mood, you have to be ready to give visitors the scare of their lives.
The most transformative step involved a prosthetic that remained glued to the skin for 12 to 14 hours.
This way, the walkers can actually bite and do everything that a walker does.
Applying makeup to the hands and neck will make for the finishing touches.
All things considered, Murdy now expects the dead-ified process to take about an hour each day.
The casting call indicated that hopefuls should not wear costumes or makeup and instead sport comfortable clothes.
Smartly, most of the crowd has followed suit by wearing athletic wear.
We call our performers scare actors because it is a unique subset of acting, says Murdy.
Its as much being an athlete as it is being a performer.
Murdy has seen his fair share of walkers while running the previousWalking Deadattractions.
Consistency is one of the biggest things.
Its sharp, quick movements.
Back outside, the line grows as the people wait their turn and discuss their strategies.
Might as well get paid to play, quips Jules, laughing.
The first test involves setting everyone loose at once to find their inner walker.
The free-for-all ends and now its time to scare a chair that is standing in for a park guest.
Jules, for one, is confident that hell get a chance to be a walker again.
I think its all in the eyes, he explains.
Unfortunately, you cant see my eyes since this is in print, but its all in the eyes.
