D23 Expo Theme Park News and Announcements

[Magenta Panther]

Hatbox Ghost has been confirmed as genuine and will be appearing in the Haunted Mansion Attic after the expo.

Really? Will the old "now-you-see-him, now-you-don't" trick with the hatbox work this time?

And why didn't they use the old Hatbox mold Lee talked about to build this AA?

 

[FigmentJedi]

Really? Will the old "now-you-see-him, now-you-don't" trick with the hatbox work this time?

And why didn't they use the old Hatbox mold Lee talked about to build this AA?

Apparently he was being tested a couple weeks ago after hours in the Attic with the intention to debut in the ride today, but they decided he wasn't quite ready yet and brought him to the expo.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Hatbox Ghost has been confirmed as genuine and will be appearing in the Haunted Mansion Attic after the expo.

Which park? Which haunted mansion?

 

[FigmentJedi]

Which park? Which haunted mansion?

Disneyland's. The boxes in his old spot have been shifting around the last couple of weeks.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

I'll send a sternly-worded apology!

That'll larn 'em!

Add in some maple candy and they may even forgive you for complaining!

 

[PhotoDave219]

Disneyland's. The boxes in his old spot have been shifting around the last couple of weeks.

Oh.

California.

So I should care...... why, exactly?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Do we know what the Adventure Trading Company is at 1:12 in that video?

Pin....and...Vinylmation trading place...Thing-y?...I Really don't know..

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Wasn't that the official slogan of this year's expo?

I thought it was The Magic of Being Mad Bro?

 

[Captain Neo]

Hatbox Ghost has been confirmed as genuine and will be appearing in the Haunted Mansion Attic after the expo.

Are you sure? Because Rickey Bergante from Insidethemagic talked to the imagineer and he clearly heard that it was a tech demo just for the fans at D23. It's essentially a Lincoln A100 prototype that they quickly redressed as Hatbox. I would love for you to be right though but I mean Ricky was there...

 

[FigmentJedi]

Oh.

California.

So I should care...... why, exactly?

This is the Age of One Disney. Florida's probably going to get one soon too. And with the power of the tracking wristbands, he'll single out people in your cars and go "BOOGITY BOOGITY INSERT NAME HERE"

Are you sure? Because Rickey Bergante from Insidethemagic talked to the imagineer and he clearly heard that it was a tech demo just for the fans at D23. It's essentially a Lincoln A100 prototype that they quickly redressed as Hatbox. I would love for you to be right though but I mean Ricky was there...

Cover story so that Disney can basically say "I hope you pretended you were surprised" when he goes in. It's not like Imagineers are made of wood.

 

[PhotoDave219]

This is the Age of One Disney. Florida's probably going to get one soon too. And with the power of the tracking wristbands, he'll single out people in your cars and go "BOOGITY BOOGITY INSERT NAME HERE"


Cover story so that Disney can basically say "I hope you pretended you were surprised" when he goes in. It's not like Imagineers are made of wood.

Oh just because California gets it, Florida will too? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Thats rich.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Are you sure? Because Rickey Bergante from Insidethemagic talked to the imagineer and he clearly heard that it was a tech demo just for the fans at D23. It's essentially a Lincoln A100 prototype that they quickly redressed as Hatbox. I would love for you to be right though but I mean Ricky was there...

The imagineer in one video also call the parrot animatronic from pirates, a tiki room bird so who knows whats the truth or not.

 

[GLaDOS]

I'm willing to bet you'll never see that Hatbox Ghost in park.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I believe @Lee mentioned some time ago that the Hatbox Ghost would be coming to one (or both) of the parks. Or at least that his figure exists. Well before this event (a year or so ago I think he said this).

 

[TalkingHead]

I believe @Lee mentioned some time ago that the Hatbox Ghost would be coming to one (or both) of the parks. Or at least that his figure exists. Well before this event (a year or so ago I think he said this).

Oh, in that case, let me purchase my AP today!

 

[HMF]

Are you sure? Because Rickey Bergante from Insidethemagic talked to the imagineer and he clearly heard that it was a tech demo just for the fans at D23. It's essentially a Lincoln A100 prototype that they quickly redressed as Hatbox. I would love for you to be right though but I mean Ricky was there...

@HBG2 confirmed it over at the Long Forgotten thread on Micechat.
http://micechat.com/forums/disneyla...further-realms-fright-492.html#post1057009091

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

BTW, a source on the matter where Lee chimes in-
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/hat-box-ghost-returns.635504/

 

[HMF]

Oh.

California.

So I should care...... why, exactly?

It's likely to come to WDW as well.

 

[JenniferS]

This is the Age of One Disney. Florida's probably going to get one soon too. And with the power of the tracking wristbands, he'll single out people in your cars and go "BOOGITY BOOGITY INSERT NAME HERE".

Yeah, it had better not. I already have heart palpitations each time one of the skeletons pops out from behind a gravestone, if it's too close to me. If a ghost actually called me by name, I might stroke right out.

 

[Captain Neo]

@HBG2 confirmed it over at the Long Forgotten thread on Micechat.
http://micechat.com/forums/disneyla...further-realms-fright-492.html#post1057009091

I dunno. Insiders from Al Lutz to Lee have been claiming hatbox ghost was coming back since Disneyland's 50th. and we have gone through major overhauls of both mansions and 8 years later still no Hatbox ghost in site. At this point im not believing it until I see it or at least until Disney officially acknowledges.

I mean that figure clearly looks like it was either an old Lincoln or jack Sparrow prototype with a hatbox ghost head put on its body. It's very makeshift.