BayouShack
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The best past was the cheesy narration including a suicide pun.
Everything else looked nice too.
Everything else looked nice too.
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Haunted Mansion to Return with New Enhancements and Magic :(
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www.latimes.com
Disneyland's Haunted Mansion updates reveal that a purr-fect idea never dies
When Disneyland reopens the Haunted Mansion on April 30, some upgrades and additions will be familiar to students of Disney history. An one-eyed cat, anyone?
www.latimes.com
Disneyland/DCA
Active Member
One-eyed cat? Jeez just leave the haunted mansion alone.
The imagineer who pitched that should have been ballsier and a pitched an idea for a winchester house at DCA using this cat. It keeps leading you down deadends because it has no depth perception.
That way they can have a different supernatural ride to unecessarily tweak in 45 years or sooner.
Also are we to assume this is now April December Gracey? Why does she have such a prominent place in the gallery? And why do I care? lol
Edit:. Just read the article. The portrait is there because it 4 slides instead of 2...
The imagineer who pitched that should have been ballsier and a pitched an idea for a winchester house at DCA using this cat. It keeps leading you down deadends because it has no depth perception.
That way they can have a different supernatural ride to unecessarily tweak in 45 years or sooner.
Also are we to assume this is now April December Gracey? Why does she have such a prominent place in the gallery? And why do I care? lol
Edit:. Just read the article. The portrait is there because it 4 slides instead of 2...
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ToTBellHop
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Be happy they didn’t put in a portrait of Mrs. Incredible.
owlsandcoffee
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I feel people on these forums will never be pleased. We were all concerned they would be putting in all sorts of new-tech stuff, but instead they brought back an old effect and put in some tasteful references to the ride's history. But even that is unthinkable.
It’s probably the main thing. Maybe one other surprise on the same level. They Probably don’t want to give it all away. I predicted 1-2 changes on the April- December level when everyone told me it was just going to be lighting effects.
Disneyland/DCA
Active Member
The crow is already there so why the cat? The portrait is nice for what it is. This whole refurb just kinda screams " job justification" as is the kim irvine style.
KIGhostGuy
Active Member
I'm glad they were able to bring back April-December, especially with all four frames! But does she really have to wink? Isn't a changing portrait enough?
I hope they were able to do a lot of repainting and such on the actual ride. The ghosts in the graveyard were barely visible beyond being grayish blobs the last time I rode.
I hope they were able to do a lot of repainting and such on the actual ride. The ghosts in the graveyard were barely visible beyond being grayish blobs the last time I rode.
Brer Oswald
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George Lucas on a Bench
Well-Known Member
Ugh!
DavidDL
Well-Known Member
This bit from the LA times article has me thinking.
"Recently, some have called for the the removal of a hanging scene in the Haunted Mansion, noting its association with suicide and lynchings.
Disney has heard those complaints, but for now, the scene will remain unchanged. “It’s been discussed for sure,” says Disney’s Michele Hobbs, who managed the Haunted Mansion refurbishment. “It’s definitely something that we’re thinking about.”"
My personal feelings about the changing of this scene aside, what do think they could possibly replace this effect with? During Holiday it works well enough but while it's regular Mansion, the removal of this effect would likely constitute a complete change in narration in the scene. What else could be considered, "my way?". The entire context of the stretching room would likely need to change if Master Gracey's hanging corpse is removed some day. It would be a shame to lose that. What do you guys think could possibly make it work?
"Recently, some have called for the the removal of a hanging scene in the Haunted Mansion, noting its association with suicide and lynchings.
Disney has heard those complaints, but for now, the scene will remain unchanged. “It’s been discussed for sure,” says Disney’s Michele Hobbs, who managed the Haunted Mansion refurbishment. “It’s definitely something that we’re thinking about.”"
My personal feelings about the changing of this scene aside, what do think they could possibly replace this effect with? During Holiday it works well enough but while it's regular Mansion, the removal of this effect would likely constitute a complete change in narration in the scene. What else could be considered, "my way?". The entire context of the stretching room would likely need to change if Master Gracey's hanging corpse is removed some day. It would be a shame to lose that. What do you guys think could possibly make it work?
Brer Oswald
Well-Known Member
If the auction scene is anything to go by, they are well versed in altering problematic scenes narrated by Paul Frees. I am sure they will figure it out.
D.Silentu
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Early reactions seem to be disdainful, but I can't help but be delighted by what we're getting as opposed to some of the more ostentatious predictions. I'm glad of the aging portrait's return and have stated that the load area lacked visual interest, so I see this as an improvement. My hope for the refurbishment was that they make changes with a lighter touch and unless the video is hiding something significant, I like what I see.
Disney Analyst
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This is a net positive.
Give it 2-5 years. He ll be gone. They just want to space out their cancel culture activities and not off too much of their core fans at the same time. Especially Mansion fans. They know what a cash cow the Haunted Mansion is for them. Plus Suicide isn’t as hot a topic as Racial tension as soon as it is he’ll be replaced with a projection of some phantom flying around.
George Lucas on a Bench
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Who is being negative? I probably have them on ignore. Maybe you have me on ignore.
Either way, we can't ignore that this refurbishment doesn't seem to have made any major alterations to the ride and I'm all for it. The less they ruin, the better. So hopefully Disney keeps ignoring HM.
I can't get that excited over a painting. If they added some rubber spiders, now we're talking.
Stevek
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Are you really complaining about 1 cat that was reference to an original design by X Atencio?
Stevek
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Yep, I really don't see a single cat being added or a portrait as being bad but as you know, some of our lot like to complain about any change.
owlsandcoffee
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To me it sounds like they'll only replace it if they can figure out something that works out better. There needs to be something in the rafters for the scene to work. Personally I admit that having a suicide in a Disney ride is bonkers, but people need to chill out a little bit.
George Lucas on a Bench
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It's a hanging skeleton in a bloody spookhouse!