tirian
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I’d prefer a Sleepy Hollow restaurant too, but I’m also glad the Liberty Tree never went that route.
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Rumor Haunted Mansion Restaurant?
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jt04
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Diamond Horseshoe is just sitting there with not much happening. Just saying. Again.
LaughingGravy
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LOL That made me do a "spit take" . Thanks!!
It was really, really good when we went there before 2010.
Oh, so that's why there are so few dinner reservations available there in the next few days. Because Diamond Horseshoe is "just sitting there with not much happening". I see now.
tirian
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Wrong land and theming. It could’ve been a really fun restaurant with a Tokyo-style “Woody’s Roundup” show, and I’m not talking about foam heads waving their arms around. Disney could’ve brought back the Diamond Horseshoe Revue and incorporated Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, and the Prospector in a similar way that they include Mickey in the Broadway show at Tokyo DisneySea. But with Toy Story Land, it’s too late for that; and there’s no reason not to bring back the Diamond Horseshoe except Equity $$$ performers.
Check it out:
And they’re singing live.
jt04
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It used to be more than a feeding trough. Perhaps bringing back some magic isn't a bad idea.
Why settle?
There's the rub. An elegant, understated macabre design with nods to the HM without the kooky-spooky hijinks would be a welcomed addition; extension of the mansion. But I look at that awful interactive queue and R.I.P, all hopes are dashed.
This x 1000. There's still some exceptions (V&A, CA Grill Brunch, etc) but for the most part everything is a shell of what it once was. Especially the one credit popular places. Chef Mickey's, which used to have some creative and interesting fare, is prison food. 'Ohana, while still decent, has cut back its offerings to only the cheapest ones. And don't get me started on the breakfasts, with the same powdered eggs and tater tots everywhere.
Not a surprise. Boathouse is owned/operated by a legendary Chicago steakhouse (Gibson's) and is one of the highest grossing restaurants in the US.
WowFactor
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Not a Disney official event, but if you guys want a HM restaurant that could be an answer...
https://doombuggies.ticketleap.com/soire-from-regions-beyond/
https://doombuggies.ticketleap.com/soire-from-regions-beyond/
yensidtlaw1969
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I have to say, I can't help but feel this is a blessing - much though I love The Haunted Mansion, and I do desperately, I struggle to believe this would have actually added to the attraction rather than taken away from it. Memento Mori perhaps already takes things one step too far, and of course the interactive queue is abysmal.Dead. No pun intended.
A lesson I once learned in lighting design - if you're going for drama, you'll do better removing a light instead of adding another. These days The Haunted Mansion has a little too much light, so to speak. It's supposed to be haunted, after all. Bubble-blowing Tombs and a Gift Shop don't offer the quiet isolation that distinguishes a haunted house.
Can anyone speak to what the plan really was, since it does seem to be dead? Location, concept? Was it to be as if we were dining "in the Mansion itself", or a separate restaurant nearby that was also purported to be haunted? Or something else entirely?
champdisney
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It all depends on how well Disney executes the story, in which I find it difficult to grasp. I really don't want a CM dressed up as a ghostly butler or maid to be serving me food, it's predictable. Leave that to the CM's that perform the Halloween parades and the actual attraction. I'm all up for beautifully themed restaurant experiences but I'm not a fan of the Haunted Mansion concept. Could there be a restaurant that ties in with the Haunted Mansion that complements the overall ride experience? Yes. Inside the Mansion itself? No.
Ah, but how much would people pay for an exclusive gourmet dining experience in the ACTUAL HM ballroom?
Accountants are already splooging in delight, just thinking about that...
build_it
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Unfortunately, it'd probably end up more like a HM warehouse, with some hints that its s ballroom...
tirian
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Disney has used it for events in the past. I don’t know whether they still do, and I never understood the logistics considering all the props.
Bocabear
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The dinners I have seen have all been in the Foyer and stretching rooms with the two rooms , doors all open to make it into a 3 room restaurant set up... Never in the actual ride set itself...
Bocabear
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But why not have the restaurant designed exactly like the ride sets but without the ghosts...Keep the scale intimate, use the same interior design, add a very few effects just to keep it moody and interesting...a dining terrace overlooking the graveyard at night?..a few more special effects... It would be gorgeous and make a fortune...but it wuld have to be done right, and not junked up like the Graveyard Queue.
jt04
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A reconfigured Diamond Horseshoe would work perfectly overlooking the HM. Move the riverboat towards Splash, add a Tall ship (haunted at night like DL) in that space and you instantly have Galaxy's Edge type immersion within Liberty Square for a small investment.
Bocabear
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Actually an interesting idea, but the logistics don't work... Diamond Horseshoe is too far away to relate.
jt04
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That is why they would need to build out the front and configure Liberty Square close to the intent of the original design. An actual square.
And while it would overlook the HM, it could have a different backstory and a name change from Diamond Horseshoe. Perhaps something Ichabod Crane-ish.
But that is a lot of armchair imagineering.