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Haunted Mansion Refurb.
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George Lucas on a Bench
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The way you enter the house in Florida makes absolutely no sense
yensidtlaw1969
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It actually does make a lot of sense for that style of house, but it does feel overall less climactic than walking in through the front door might. Growing up with WDW's Mansion, stepping up onto the porch and entering the side-ish door on my first trip to Disneyland felt like a revelation.
Phantom Manor felt even creepier . . . until the door opened. The slant-y hall to the Foyer makes it feel very contrived - "who would ever build their house like this?" But standing on the porch, looking out over Thunder Mesa, waiting for those big, great doors to open is an exercise in suspense that really is one of the great joys of Disneyland Paris (and the park is not short on such joys).
All this is to say, I don't begrudge Disneyland for not walking guests in through the front door, and with the level of excavation it would take to change it I don't expect them to do it now.
Twilight_Roxas
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What about the hitchhiking ghosts interacting with the guests scene?
It doesn't normally cause that much damage, I think people are nitpicking and I think maybe this year they didn't have as careful of.people as normal. They will never stop the holiday overlay, it makes WAY too much money for them.
What I would.love to see is for them to install the hitchiking ghosts from WDW and then make it where you can get a video of your hitchiking ghost from your ride through.
As I said, these should be brought over and you should be able to get video of it with photopass.
TROR
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No.
George Lucas on a Bench
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The outside could definitely use some work. The paint is faded and chipped and the iron trellis is warped on the side of the house where you wait.
Californian Elitist
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Huh? They are so much better than the DL version and considering how cheap photopass is out here, it would make sense. If you don't want the video, don't add it to your photopass, but gives the option to those that do.
EPCOTCenterLover
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At Disneyland, you walk past the front door directly behind the main columns. You go down the front of the house to the right side to a small door at the the very end of the covered porch.
Phroobar
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Correct. You enter through a parlor entrance. If you entered through the front door you would see a staircase to the second floor.
Phroobar
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TROR
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Why replace the physical tricks of the magician with the hollow animation of a computer?
Model3 McQueen
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HM at Disneyland is in such a dilemma.. darned if they do, darned if they don't (change and/or upgrade something, that is). I think we can universally agree that Constance needs a refurb, but it still hasn't happened..? Other than that, HM is so timeless, classic, Disneyland that I believe the suits are afraid to make any real alterations with the exception of Hatbox (who had a home their previously anyway).
Pirates is a prime example of what happens after modern TDA gets their grubby paws on it. IP & PC.
Pirates is a prime example of what happens after modern TDA gets their grubby paws on it. IP & PC.
Magenta Panther
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Magenta Panther
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Um, nope nope nope. They look utterly unconvincing, like a flat cartoon on a TV screen, which is what they are. They're frequently blurry and the ride goes by so fast you can't really tell what the hell they're doing. They're a major fail. The old effect was 3D and the ghosts looked like they really were inside your Buggy. I hope to god TDO brings the old effect back. And cleans up that terrible cluttered claustrophobic new queue - which is another disaster.