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News Hatbox Ghost coming to Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion
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Squishy
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HMF
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I will be writing an article about what I consider the unnecessary changes to the WDW Mansion soon.
lazyboy97o
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Photos are greatly exaggerating the lighting of the figure. The contrast isn’t that great.
Given the placement I think I’d want the head in the hatbox to be a very brief glimpse to make it seem less apparent.
Given the placement I think I’d want the head in the hatbox to be a very brief glimpse to make it seem less apparent.
HMF
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Ironically the hands were removed because at the time the imagineers insisted that "no ghosts should be physically seen before Leota". How I wish we still had the 07 team now.
HMF
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They are afraid of closing any attraction at WDW for a substantial period of time because they worry that international or once in a life time guests will be angry. The same reason we still have the nearly 50 year old tracks over in Space Mountain.
I guess that confirms they didn't plan a B-mode. Quick! Bring out the temporary wall partition and spooky ficus!
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Centauri Space Station
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TheEPCOTHistorian
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- In the Parks
- Yes
They've added what seems to be scrim with a wood grain graphic on it behind the figure. There's also a weird corner shelf above his head that the scrim is hung from.
Curiouser and curiouser.
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TheEPCOTHistorian
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- In the Parks
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From what I've heard, the area he's placed in at DL outside of the attic is an Evac Zone in Florida. Not 100% sure of that, though.
splah
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how odd, can we get some more pictures of the shelf and scrim
yensidtlaw1969
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That's not what it is, no.
Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
- No
Does the guy shouting "Let me outta here!" in the coffin count as a ghost that appears before Madame Leota? If not, what is he, exactly? Is he the 1000th ghost about to join?
HMF
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The 07 team took the no ghosts before Leota theme a bit TOO far in my opinion. They left the hands on the coffin guy because they were too iconic to the ride. Then again I would prefer the over-concern of the 07 team to the non-concern of the HBG team.
Always evidence of ghosts before Leota. The differnece is none have fully materialized until then.
The idea is the ride is revealed progressively.
This is why the Hatbox is so Jarring to most. That and so much crammed into that scene that is not meant to have a fully materialized figure.
The idea is the ride is revealed progressively.
This is why the Hatbox is so Jarring to most. That and so much crammed into that scene that is not meant to have a fully materialized figure.
LittleBuford
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The one in the coffin has surely materialised; he’s just not visible.
Sure, kind of like the things behind the doors, they have trouble getting through.
The point is materialized to us.
And in script and joke, it is referenced that, he is freshley dead or not dead yet with the line that he can hardly contain himself. It is a service in a conservatory after all.
yensidtlaw1969
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Indeed - the fact that the narration referred to him as a ghost is plain.
"All our ghosts have been dying to meet you - THIS one can hardly contain himself!" This one what? This one of our ghosts.
Even if he'd only recently died, he's absolutely a ghost and he has materialized well enough to be both visible and able to lift his lid at least some of the way.