HMF
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Haunted Mansion has glowing entrance signs now
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Rob562
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People keep calling them "neon" signs. They're not. They're letters that are up-lit with a strip of light from below. (Look at the spill light that falls on the tops of the columns)
Also, can we get someone out there to take a *real* nighttime photo? In the meantime, look at the relative brightness of the signs and compare that to the lantern way in the background. I don't think I've heard anyone complaining about a mega-bright floodlight in the queue before...
Though I will say that one effect that might've been cooler would've been if the lettering was treated with a UV paint and the uplights below them were UV blacklights, causing the lettering to glow on its own in the dark...
-Rob
Also, can we get someone out there to take a *real* nighttime photo? In the meantime, look at the relative brightness of the signs and compare that to the lantern way in the background. I don't think I've heard anyone complaining about a mega-bright floodlight in the queue before...
Though I will say that one effect that might've been cooler would've been if the lettering was treated with a UV paint and the uplights below them were UV blacklights, causing the lettering to glow on its own in the dark...
-Rob
Mickey1984
Active Member
Quite like the look of these signs, but will reserve final judgment until I have seen them in person (god knows when they will be 
) but from the pic I think they look pretty good, wonder if they could have an effect on them where they flicker to make them look older and run down, that would be pretty sweet ...
) but from the pic I think they look pretty good, wonder if they could have an effect on them where they flicker to make them look older and run down, that would be pretty sweet ...Because FP is the primary line. Stand By is, by definition, the subordinate line.
Prince-1
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If you are stopping to play with the interactive games and the line moves, I will be passing right by. Simple as that.
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
We have two little kids they like to play - if they aren't ready to move when the line does , we expect and tell people to go ahead.
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
But if the line in front of you only moves a few feet before stopping again, what does that gain you? Nothing, and it could start an argument.
This is why the interactive queues are not really a great idea. Especially not for today's WDW clientele of people who refuse to listen to anything.
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donsullivan
Premium Member
I was at MK this past weekend and saw CM's reacting to a problem with the standby queue during slow periods. During slow periods, they seem to have an operational issue where folks are interacting with the queue resulting in large gaps ahead of them in the line. This results in a backup of the queue while at the same time they are loading stretch rooms less than half full.
There is actually a bypass in the standby queue that can be used to deal with this and I saw it used twice on Sunday. Just before you turn left into the graveyard, there is a doorway built into the gated wall straight ahead of you that opens from the other side. A CM had opened that gate and was routing guests straight through into the staging area to enter the mansion bypassing the graveyard. It allowed them to move the line along more quickly and ensure each load of the stretch rooms was full. Once things were caught up guests were again routed through the graveyard.
Bottom line, they actually do have something into the queue (it's also for fire safety I believe as well) that allows them to react to the queue getting clogged up in the graveyard and resulting in partial loads of the stretch rooms if they desire.
Prince-1
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I agree about the interactive queues but if people want to stop and play and not continue with traffic they are getting passed. If they get upset then I'd point out the line was moving and they weren't. Simple as that. But i agree the queues do add problems with people not moving with the flow of traffic. But on Space Mountain, when people stop and play Asteroids we walk right past them simply because there is usually tons of room to move forward and i don't want to wait while someone goes for the high score!
Bairstow
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Just saw the signs this weekend and I regret that I didn't take a picture.
They look fine, day or night.
I think the real problem is the music/wind effects they now play at the beginning of the queue near the signs. It's way too loud and breaks the initial intent of the Mansion's exterior, which was to create a sense of abandonment and mystery, not to smack the guest right in the face with, "THIS IS A HAUNTED HOUSE." I want to say the loop they're playing is the same woodwind track played in the portrait hall queue before load.
IMHO there should be no Mansion music outside of the mansion, and really no sound effects period save for the hellhound howls.
They look fine, day or night.
I think the real problem is the music/wind effects they now play at the beginning of the queue near the signs. It's way too loud and breaks the initial intent of the Mansion's exterior, which was to create a sense of abandonment and mystery, not to smack the guest right in the face with, "THIS IS A HAUNTED HOUSE." I want to say the loop they're playing is the same woodwind track played in the portrait hall queue before load.
IMHO there should be no Mansion music outside of the mansion, and really no sound effects period save for the hellhound howls.
Bairstow
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Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, has anyone else noticed that the Mansion interior seems a bit brighter currently?
I don't know if it was lighting or dust or whatever but on Sunday the array wires holding up the Leota ball were much more visible than I remember them being.
Finally, is there a new audio track playing in the mix in the graveyard sequence? It seems to replace the prim-sounding tea-drinking lady.
Can't explain why, but I'm positive this isn't the original track for this voice.
This is the original. What's playing now replaces it:
I don't know if it was lighting or dust or whatever but on Sunday the array wires holding up the Leota ball were much more visible than I remember them being.
Finally, is there a new audio track playing in the mix in the graveyard sequence? It seems to replace the prim-sounding tea-drinking lady.
Can't explain why, but I'm positive this isn't the original track for this voice.
This is the original. What's playing now replaces it:
darthspielberg
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Tom Morrow
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Yeah, but you missed the point, if you pass someone, only to stop a few feet ahead, you didn't gain any time, you just skipped the people in front of you for no reason.
The Empress Lilly
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Trips to Disney parks would be so much less stressful if only people would at last understand this!
HMF
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You apparently are not familiar with Long Forgotten.
BiffyClyro
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Is anyone else a little irritated by the single rider line? We always go in 2 by 2 and i feel like they are too small to have a complete stranger next to you? I usually don;t mind, it just sees really unnecessary to add that line since the wait time is never too ridiculous.