Liberty Square Upgrade

[glens]

One bit of information I left out of my 'Carousel Of Progress' rant was that I heard from a cast member that WDW is planning to give Liberty Square a facelift, specifically over by the Haunted Mansion area. She seemed to indicate that imagineers wanted to create a richer "Sleepy Hollow" sort of feel to the area around the mansion since that's the architectural style it's created in. Hopefully it will lead to a little bit of modernizing to the Mansion (better sound, better effects) without sacrificing too much of its fun, spooky charm.

"Get your wretched bodies off my walls!"

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

::Thinks the HM is fine just the way it is:: The Sleepy Hollow thing sounds cool tho

 

[DisJosh]

Yeah......HM is just fine the way it is. I like the way it is outside right now too. I dont want to see any of it change.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I think it would be GREAT if they rethemed the area! The magic kingdom needs a scary land, and that would certainly add to the overall feel. The Haunted Mansion needs Phantom Manor music...that soundtrack is AMAZING

Kyle

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

grrrrr...! The... Haunted....Mansion...is...fine....as....it...is.... GOT IT? It doesn't need Phantom Manor, it just needs to be itself. You want Phantom Manor, go to Paris. Err, hehe. Sorry, I tend to get a bit touchy over the BEST DARK RIDE IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH:brick:

 

[DisJosh]

Originally posted by DisneyExpert
grrrrr...! The... Haunted....Mansion...is...fine....as....it...is.... GOT IT? It doesn't need Phantom Manor, it just needs to be itself. You want Phantom Manor, go to Paris. Err, hehe. Sorry, I tend to get a bit touchy over the BEST DARK RIDE IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH:brick:

I feel the same way DE!! Nothing about the Haunted Mansion needs to change!!

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by DisneyExpert
grrrrr...! The... Haunted....Mansion...is...fine....as....it...is.... GOT IT? It doesn't need Phantom Manor, it just needs to be itself. You want Phantom Manor, go to Paris. Err, hehe. Sorry, I tend to get a bit touchy over the BEST DARK RIDE IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH:brick:

Why do I get the feeling you like the Haunted Mansion just the way it is? (so do I...it's a real classic)

 

[ToTBellHop]

I don't think switching to better background music would really hurt the classic feel of the Haunted Mansion...did people complain when Space Mountain at Disneyland got music? NO!! CUZ IT WAS KEWL MUSIC!!! They definitely need to at least fix the audio...it's hard to hear...sounds like the Ghost Host has laryngitis

 

[glens]

Exactly my original point. I am not suggesting for a second that the concept of the attraction change one bit, but if there's a way to improve the audio quality, or perhaps make the stretching room look just a bit more realistic then I am all for that. I'd like to hear the original recordings remastered and presented in higher sonic fidelity. Today's technology -- especially the advances made in the imagineering deptartment -- should be put to creative use and not kept out of the attraction just because we feel nostalgic about the way the Haunted Mansion has performed for 30 years. Let the imagineers do what they're great at and make the necessary improvements.
On my visit last week and last year, I found that people were still being herded into the stretching room when the host's narration started, and with all the people shuffling about, the audio was nearly drowned out. It just took away from the experience. And while we can blame staff coordination and logistics as being at fault, the bottom line was that the voice you hear doesn't even sound like it's coming from the walls of the mansion or the great beyond, but rather from a 30 year old speaker stuffed behind a wall. Sound quality has progressed light years since 1971...let's hear it.

Also, instead of waiting outside the mansion, they should allow a smaller group to wait inside the mansion next to the fireplace -- the detail in that room is amazing and people should have the chance to see it rather than go from the 102 heat outside straight into the stretching room. And there's tons of hidden Mickey's in the picture frame that hangs above the fireplace.

 

[General Grizz]

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[ToTBellHop]

would you mind them building some creepy trees by the cemetary so you couldn't see the big green ride building? That kinda ruins the effect of the big kewl house...not taking into account my added little changes, the proposed ones involved the area in front of the queue, like that boat dock. I think making that a bit darker would do well for the area. Disney seems really good at having lands progress slowly, and the Haunted Mansion does look a little weird next to the rest of Liberty Square. I think gradually making everything get darker and more...crooked? With the sound of owls and ravens coming from hidden speakers and maybe a little...fog...would be VERY kewl! It would keep your blessed ride intact, too

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

Hmmm.... That sounds OK. Altho, I've never noticed the ride building.... I think Disney did a good job at hiding it. At least, I've never seen it sooo.....

 

[ToTBellHop]

if you look to your left right before you enter the Mansion, you can see it...quite large

 

[glens]

You probably don't notice it because it's painted "go away green" and designed to blend into the scenery so that the casual onlooker probably doesn't even notice it. What's cool is when you're inside the Mansion -- if you stomp on the floor, you can tell the exact point when you leave the actual Mansion and enter the ride building. When you're in the Mansion the floor is solid as stone, but if you keep stomping after you leave the stretching room on your way to board the doombuggies, you will notice a weaker, hollow sound in the floor. That's when you know you're in the big green building.

 

[Chernabog]

Understanding the overall feeling that the HM is perfect the way it is, would anyone object to a TEMPORARY holiday change like they've done at Disneyland? The haunted Mansion is by far my favorite ride Disney does but I do think the Nightmare before Christmas thing might be cool to see. I'm actually kinda jealous of those on the other coast who get to experience it. All I get is pictures and some video clips.

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

Yeah... I do wish they'd give us the HMH too.... I saw the video and it actualy looks awesome. ::Expected it to be a flop like JIYI::