lazyboy97o
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Huh? The Stand-By Line is through the interactive queue.
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Haunted Mansion has glowing entrance signs now
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flynnibus
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They were moved further out to their current location near the boat house.. but that isn't so much a bad thing. Let's look at the HM's earlier days...
Not nearly as mysterious and foreboding when it's all naked and exposed like that.
I get that some people don't like the canopy because of what it does to the river views, but I think the hatred is overblown IMO. The stand-off gates are value add (sans the stupid kneel boats building)
HMF
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They know the die-hard fans hate PLQ, They also know the Die-hard fans are likely to dislike FP+. So by having the standby line going through PLQ, It makes it more likely that the fans will sell out and subscribe to Fastpass+ in order to avoid having to go through PLQ. It's a bald-faced scheme.
HMF
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Personally I think the entrance gate should be facing out toward the Hearse. If you visualize the canopy ending about where that light fixture on the right is.They were moved further out to their current location near the boat house.. but that isn't so much a bad thing. Let's look at the HM's earlier days...
Not nearly as mysterious and foreboding when it's all naked and exposed like that.
I get that some people don't like the canopy because of what it does to the river views, but I think the hatred is overblown IMO. The stand-off gates are value add (sans the stupid kneel boats building)
lazyboy97o
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tl77
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oh that post by pumpkin7 confused me... so you have to use a fastpass to avoid that crap? ...well that sucks
lazyboy97o
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Yep... Just as many of us predicted when so many said "If you don't like it you can just skip it."
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
They were moved further out to their current location near the boat house.. but that isn't so much a bad thing. Let's look at the HM's earlier days...
Not nearly as mysterious and foreboding when it's all naked and exposed like that.
I get that some people don't like the canopy because of what it does to the river views, but I think the hatred is overblown IMO. The stand-off gates are value add (sans the stupid kneel boats building)
I've already explained elsewhere why I prefer that look, but the reason I don't like the canopy so much is this:
- It looks temporary
- It undermines the forced perspective by giving another reference point for height
I understand why it was hastily added in 1972, but if you're going to have something be a permanent fixture you should make it look like one. See the Phantom Manor queue for a good example. I also dislike how we lost the lamposts shown in this picture when it was widened in 2007 (yet the poles are oddly still there).
But in terms of colour, I'm glad they've gone back to green for it instead of red.
HMF
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Even if it wasn't completely intentional. It's an awfully convenient way to increase the amount of Park Traditionalists using Fastpass+, even against their better judgment. I cannot stress enough how much the interactive Queue is loathed in Haunted Mansion Fan-circles
HMF
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Mansionite nickname for the interactive disaster queue.
lazyboy97o
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George Lucas on a Bench
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They were moved further out to their current location near the boat house.. but that isn't so much a bad thing. Let's look at the HM's earlier days...
Not nearly as mysterious and foreboding when it's all naked and exposed like that.
I get that some people don't like the canopy because of what it does to the river views, but I think the hatred is overblown IMO. The stand-off gates are value add (sans the stupid kneel boats building)
The house appears to be looming on a hill here. It's much more foreboding. Yet, at the same time, it is not threatening. So even though they went with a different design, they initially kept the house and grounds maintained similar to Disneyland's. You know, like Walt Disney wanted for The Haunted Mansion. Now there are trees everywhere obscuring the house (yet no ornate flower bed), a circus canopy, McDonald's playland and glowing un-themed signs out front. Not to mention chains everywhere.
HMF
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The powers that be at Disney have exemplified in the past their outright contempt toward Park Traditionalists so I wouldn't put it above them.
bigeternity
Active Member
The mallification of Disney continues.....
lazyboy97o
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lazyboy97o
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Correct. There is a reason apathy is considered the opposite of love.
Oddysey
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I think the signs look fine during the day and fit the overall theme. As far as being to bright at night it is difficult to tell from a picture because typically pictures seem to make lights appear brighter. I will defer judgement until I see them in person, but I suspect that will not appear as bright as in the picture.
HMF
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Wear an IPod with the HM Ambient track on it and stare straight ahead. Look at the outer graveyard and try to mentally screen out the interactive crypts to the best of your ability and encourage others to do likewise.