News Howling dog returns to the WDW Haunted Mansion's queue

[jt04]

I like the idea a a spookier b-mode at night or at least for after hours events.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Sounds logical. Now we just have to persuade them to add an exclusive effect during the day.

Hei-Hei clucking sound effect CONFIRMED for HM graveyard during daytime.

 

[TJJohn12]

Howling Dog Bend finally has its namesake back!

 

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Hei-Hei clucking sound effect CONFIRMED for HM graveyard during daytime.

I was thinking more like raven "caws" or the sounds of bats squeaking and fluttering under the queue awning. Or... a bat on a stick.
Come to think of it. Are there any sound effects around the hearse or entry gate? Can't remember.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I was thinking more like raven "caws" or the sounds of bats squeaking and fluttering under the queue awning. Or... a bat on a stick.
Come to think of it. Are there any sound effects around the hearse or entry gate? Can't remember.

Which spooky animals are active during daylight hours?

 

[_ZJ]

It is not that loud. It can only be heard around the family plot area of the queue.

I know. It used to be so much louder. From 1971 to 2011 you could hear it all the way from the Polynesian. I do miss when it was louder. It was much more foreboding. Unfortunately, the volume was turned down in 2011 when the interactive queue was added. The queue might not be to blame though. Someone told me that some employees thought the howl was annoying and requested that its volume be lowered. I can't confirm if that's true, but it's possible.

Heard it from the now extinct Sunset Point at Poly in 2012.

 

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Which spooky animals are active during daylight hours?

I thought I just stated a few examples lol. Ravens cawing. (on the HM Sound FX record) Bats being disturbed? A cat? Doesn't have to be animals sounds though or even sound effects. A creaking gate, wind noise, etc are all perfectly acceptable in the day time. As for other effects, how about some mist or rolling fog? I was partly joking - but I wouldn't mind seeing them add more oomph to the daytime. If for no other reason than to entertain guests that don't want to be bothered with the cemetery arcade.

I'd like to see more done with the hearse. But, let's get back to the Howling Dog audio. If we're after quintessential Haunted Mansion sounds; I guess the best daytime sound would be the knell of a Requiem bell. I'm sure Imagineering could cobble something together. But, I think a murder of cawing crows would have the biggest impact for daytime, IMO. FWIW.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I thought I just stated a few examples lol. Ravens cawing. (on the HM Sound FX record) Bats being disturbed? A cat? Doesn't have to be animals sounds though or even sound effects. A creaking gate, wind noise, etc are all perfectly acceptable in the day time. As for other effects, how about some mist or rolling fog? I was partly joking - but I wouldn't mind seeing them add more oomph to the daytime. If for no other reason than to entertain guests that don't want to be bothered with the cemetery arcade.

I'd like to see more done with the hearse. But, let's get back to the Howling Dog audio. If we're after quintessential Haunted Mansion sounds; I guess the best daytime sound would be the knell of a Requiem bell. I'm sure Imagineering could cobble something together. But, I think a murder of cawing crows would have the biggest impact for daytime, fwiw.

I think the hardest part in believing the crows are real is that you wouldn’t see them. At least the dog is clearly placed behind the mansion.

I really don’t mind daytime quiet. I’d love the moving candles in the outside windows that they have in Paris.

 

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I think the hardest part in believing the crows are real is that you wouldn’t see them. At least the dog is clearly placed behind the mansion.

I really don’t mind daytime quiet. I’d love the moving candles in the outside windows that they have in Paris.

Ghost Crows, Bro. Ghost Crows!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Ghost Crows, Bro. Ghost Crows!

Honest question: is the raven on the ride dead or just a creep? Some animals have eyes that glow red in certain lighting at night...

 

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Honest question: is the raven on the ride dead or just a creep? Some animals have eyes that glow red in certain lighting at night...

Don't know. If I had to guess, I'd say dead. He's rather lifeless in the mansion. He was supposed to be the counterpoint to the Ghost Host with his own dialog if memory serves. Hmm maybe he is alive. Unless by some fantastical logic ravens can only speak if they're ghosts or inhabited by ghosts. Boy this discussion took a turn! lol Fair question. IDK? Shame the raven character isn't used more prominently. Same goes for the One Eyed Cat.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Don't know. If I had to guess, I'd say dead. He's rather lifeless in the mansion. He was supposed to be the counterpoint to the Ghost Host with his own dialog if memory serves. Hmm maybe he is alive. Unless by some fantastical logic ravens can only speak if they're ghosts or inhabited by ghosts. Boy this discussion took a turn! lol Fair question. IDK? Shame the raven character isn't used more prominently. Same goes for the One Eyed Cat.

Hmmm...

Looks alive. Just with a...supernaturally extended lifespan.

 

[nelsonj3]

This is amazing news! I'll have to check it out the next time I'm there. I think it's more fitting at night anyway, and it will definitely bring back memories to hear it again. I wonder how the sound effect was made as well. Is it of an actual wolf or dog howling?

 

[ToTBellHop]

This is amazing news! I'll have to check it out the next time I'm there. I think it's more fitting at night anyway, and it will definitely bring back memories to hear it again. I wonder how the sound effect was made as well. Is it of an actual wolf or dog howling?

It’s Walt Disney dream-talking.

Lillian never slept.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Hmmm...View attachment 392907

Looks alive. Just with a...supernaturally extended lifespan.

Oof. They need to pinspot that thing. I'd forgotten just how many places he shows up within the mansion, often cast in darkness, a blink and you miss it mansion addition. All the more reason to reinforce his birdy presence outside the mansion in the queue. Hear him outside but don't see him until inside. It could work. Especially if he's believed to be watching us as the "Story" would imply. But enough of that armchair nonsense.

Yay Howling Dog. Hope it's one of many long overdue improvements heading to the Haunted Mansion for the 50th.

 

[Imagineer999]

Heard it from the now extinct Sunset Point at Poly in 2012.

I know it was turned down sometime during that period. Maybe not exactly 2011 but it was sometime in the early 2010s when I couldn't hear it as well.

 

[TJJohn12]

Don't know. If I had to guess, I'd say dead. He's rather lifeless in the mansion. He was supposed to be the counterpoint to the Ghost Host with his own dialog if memory serves. Hmm maybe he is alive. Unless by some fantastical logic ravens can only speak if they're ghosts or inhabited by ghosts. Boy this discussion took a turn! lol Fair question. IDK? Shame the raven character isn't used more prominently. Same goes for the One Eyed Cat.

Long Forgotten has a really great post on this. Short answer from there? Alive, but possessed by an evil spirit wishing to “better” itself - aka possess a guest:

Ravens and One-Eyed Black Cats, Oh My!

. The unseen Ghost Host acts as a sort of ambassador, a go-between, someone equally able to speak to us in the mortal realm as well as to h...

longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Hmmm...View attachment 392907

Looks alive. Just with a...supernaturally extended lifespan.

The raven was to be the original host which is why you see him throughout the Mansion..He would talk in rhyme from what I recall before they switched to the Ghost Host..

 

[GlacierGlacier]

While we're on the subject of the exterior - does anyone have any information about the pan in the gutter of the facade?

When in the queue and facing the mansion, there's a pan that's been stuck in the gutters on the roof for a bit. I have no idea if that's intentional, or how long it's been there, but it's there and it's a pan.

I don't have any photos on me at the moment, but I wish I did.

Edit: found one on Instagram.

 

[ToTBellHop]

While we're on the subject of the exterior - does anyone have any information about the pan in the gutter of the facade?

When in the queue and facing the mansion, there's a pan that's been stuck in the gutters on the roof for a bit. I have no idea if that's intentional, or how long it's been there, but it's there and it's a pan.

I don't have any photos on me at the moment, but I wish I did.

Edit: found one on Instagram.
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There’s a ghost in the ballroom named Peter. You’ve found Peter’s pan. He’d have to fly to get it. Oh, what I’d give to see Peter’s pan flight.