News Hatbox Ghost coming to Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion

[Ayla]

Nice to see him finally arrive but with how bright the lighting is, it really takes away from the Endless Hallway.

I agree. Lighting is terrible.

 

[Minthorne]

I just rode it and thought it looked great!

 

[LSLS]

I'm glad he's finally there, I feel bad for anyone who considered "late November" to be anything less than today and missed this. Sucks for anyone who was hoping to see him beforehand and couldn't.

I don't think this would result in some sort of big push to book a trip to go see, but cynical me thinks that was exactly what the plan was. Get people to book trips hoping they'd see it.

 

[Scuttle]

After watching it multiple times I think it’d look a lot better with more of a red lighting tone to at least match the endless hallway scene. He pops out like a sore thumb. It’s beyond me how they didn’t put him in the attic.

 

[JD80]

I agree. Lighting is terrible.

Did you ride it? The cameras being used in some of the videos should not be a source of judgement for lighting.

 

[donsullivan]

I agree. Lighting is terrible.

I'm guessing this looks totally different in person. Most cameras (especially cell phones) will adjust for the bright area which will make everything else look darker.

There have been reports that a lot of the delays in presenting him were in trying to deal with lighting issues. It seems they had to find the best possible balance.

EDIT: This one is a little bit better balanced to what you likely actually see.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

After watching it multiple times I think it’d look a lot better with more of a red lighting tone to at least match the endless hallway scene. He pops out like a sore thumb. It’s beyond me how they didn’t put him in the attic.

The Attic was not possible at Walt Disney World, for reasons that are complex and can't be stated publicly.

 

[aladdin2007]

I agree. Lighting is terrible.

this,,,you have all that blue light mixing with the glow of the hall light, two very different scenes/things pushed together here. I like it, but just not in this location where it feels forced. And greatly distracts from the ghostly hallway.

 

[wdwmagic]

Another view

 

[aladdin2007]

maybe if the blue light was toned down a bit it wouldnt be as bad...i dont know.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Another view

Thanks Steve!

Is there a shelf on the wall behind him?

I wonder what's on it.

 

[donsullivan]

maybe if the blue light was toned down a bit it wouldnt be as bad...i dont know.

That blue LED light is incredibly difficult for digital camera sensors to deal with without overexposing it. It always looks better in person, but cameras have a rough time with it.

 

[Indy_UK]

looks like both his arms move a little - definitely some motion

I sure hope he moves the same as Disneyland otherwise I would actually be a little annoyed.

from the images and video, the colour contrast looks way off and they should have done the red hallway wallpaper behind hatbox but as long as it looks good in person, then that's fine for me.

 

[jmuboy]

The Donald Duck chair went away I assume?

 

[Tuvalu]

The Donald Duck chair went away I assume?

It’s in the library.

 

[JustInTime]

It’s in the library.

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That was always there.

 

[Tuvalu]

That was always there.

Point being there is still a Donald Duck chair.

 

[JustInTime]

His scene looks iconic. They did a great job. The lighting is much better in person.

 

[wdwmagic]

Here is an extended look at Hatbox Ghost during a doom buggy stop along with more realistic lighting of how it looks in person.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Figure looks fine, still not sold on the placement or the stack of hatboxes on a cart (but I guess those hide something for the show)