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[Animaniac93-98]

I was annoyed they don't play the sound effect of the hellhound over and over again outside like they used to.

I think they still do, but it's drowned out by all the other queue noise now.

The ride also had a lot more "charming" stuff to it before the 2007 refurb. Just off the top of my head:

- The giant rubber spiders in the "staircase" (then a black void like Disneyland's load area)
- The book crawling on the library floor
- The original potrait coridor where the eyes would follow you
- The redish lighting in the Coridor of Doors
- the monster hands behind one of the doors
- the bats and pop-up ghosts in the attic

That's all still a part of the Tokyo Disneyland copy of The Magic Kingdom's design. You can see all of it on youtube

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I remember all that stuff. You can still see where there used to be hands prying the door open.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Finally, I both agree and disagree with your assement of The Magic Kingdom being the watered-down touristy version of Disneyland. In 2017, it absolutely is, but that's because it's fallen from it's glory days of the mid 70s to the mid 90s when the park had a much better variety of everything (shops, entertainment, rides), along with more trees, benches and no stupid additions like Rapunzel's tower, Aladdin's carpets or the 2001 Emporium expansion. The same people who designed New Orleans Square and Tomorrowland '67 built this park too, but their work has been severly compromised over time.

 

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I think they still do, but it's drowned out by all the other queue noise now.

The ride also had a lot more "charming" stuff to it before the 2007 refurb. Just off the top of my head:

- The giant rubber spiders in the "staircase" (then a black void like Disneyland's load area)
- The book crawling on the library floor
- The original potrait coridor where the eyes would follow you
- The redish lighting in the Coridor of Doors
- the monster hands behind one of the doors
- the bats and pop-up ghosts in the attic

That's all still a part of the Tokyo Disneyland copy of The Magic Kingdom's design. You can see all of it on youtube

Weirdly, the subtle changes in the corridor or doors are the things I miss most, more than the whole-scene rebuilds. Coming in at a different place in the ride, the WDW’s corridor was great when it felt wild and frantic, glowing in that intense German Expressionist color palette.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

HM at DL is more charming than the WDW version and DLR is more fun than WDW.

The best comparison I can make between the two is the treehouse. At DL, the decidedly more charming awkward treehouse is filled with guests having fun. It doesn't matter that the views are primarily of the roofs of buildings, the guests are ringing the bell, jumping on the bridge and enjoying even the bizarre static mannequins of cartoon Tarzan characters. That's the atmosphere of DL. At WDW, the treehouse is grand and spectacular. As I was geeking out at all the intricate details, outrageously decorated inaccessible areas and the like, everyone around me was laboriously marching up and down the thing like we were in Auschwitz as opposed to Disney. No one was having fun!

Down the street at Universal Studios, despite the over-reliance on screens in the attractions, people are actually having fun. The setup and atmosphere is closer to DL than WDW, especially in the awkward cramped Harry Potter districts. There are more charming HM-esque things to be found in Uni than the HM itself at WDW. There is also an attraction that may be the most charming ever.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

HM at DL is more charming than the WDW version and DLR is more fun than WDW.

The best comparison I can make between the two is the treehouse. At DL, the decidedly more charming awkward treehouse is filled with guests having fun. It doesn't matter that the views are primarily of the roofs of buildings, the guests are ringing the bell, jumping on the bridge and enjoying even the bizarre static mannequins of cartoon Tarzan characters. That's the atmosphere of DL. At WDW, the treehouse is grand and spectacular. As I was geeking out at all the intricate details, outrageously decorated inaccessible areas and the like, everyone around me was laboriously marching up and down the thing like we were in Auschwitz as opposed to Disney. No one was having fun!

Down the street at Universal Studios, despite the over-reliance on screens in the attractions, people are actually having fun. The setup and atmosphere is closer to DL than WDW, especially in the awkward cramped Harry Potter districts. There are more charming HM-esque things to be found in Uni than the HM itself at WDW. There is also an attraction that may be the most charming ever.

Did you try the Dr Seuss Dumbo-style ride? I think you'd find it amusing.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Did you try the Dr Seuss Dumbo-style ride? I think you'd find it amusing.

I did it years ago. It's cute, but those types of rides aren't exactly my thing.

I was very selective with what I did on this trip. I didn't even consider most of the newer attractions since I was last there, which include Jimmy Fallon (???), latest thing in the Hanna-Barbera building, Kong: Skull Island and Transformers. They're all screen rides. The only new experience for me was Diagon Alley, which unfortunately included an almost entirely screen-based ride which was absolutely atrocious and the train, which is a less offensive TV screen ride. Both have amazing waiting lines.

 

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new vlogs

 

[VJ]

i was trying to show my friend @George Lucas on a Bench 's vlogs but all the videos are private now... moment of silence for the best vlogs in history

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Sorry. Yeah, there's really nothing left. I have some videos of the Titanic museum in Branson and a few others from after I got sober I guess I could put up. But the rest are gone.

 

[Curious Constance]

Sorry. Yeah, there's really nothing left. I have some videos of the Titanic museum in Branson and a few others from after I got sober I guess I could put up. But the rest are gone.

They live only in our dreams now.

 

[mickEblu]

They live only in our dreams now.

Nightmares you mean

 

[Figments Friend]

Awwww...
And here I was thinking we had a new GLOAB Vlog to watch!

Shucks...!


( seriously, I found those videos quite entertaining. Miss em' )

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[George Lucas on a Bench]

I abandoned this for a couple reasons.

1. I was a drunk and it's embarrassing
2. I like to maintain some level of anonymity and the times I was recognized slightly disturbed me

 

[mickEblu]

I abandoned this for a couple reasons.

1. I was a drunk and it's embarrassing
2. I like to maintain some level of anonymity and the times I was recognized slightly disturbed me

I thought they were entertaining but I can understand your reasoning.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

Inspired by perhaps a hundred or more people that have no day jobs that we're aware of and cover all the news and pointlessness of their Disney day trips in YouTube videos and have thousands of subscribers, leaving us all incredulous...I'm jumping on the bandwagon. Sort of. I should note that I have no video editing skills, it's probably going to be a short season considering Disney shuts down The Haunted Mansion in like two months and, well, my camera doesn't take very good video as far as I can tell. Sorry in advance. Enjoy!

It wont let me play it

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

I cant see the video. Can anyone tell me name of his channel so i can subscribe to hom on my you tube application??

 

[Curious Constance]

Nightmares you mean

I’m realizing now that I totally butchered the titanic quote I was thinking of.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

can someone please tell me the name of his channel. This site wont show me any info on the video he posted.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

They're not up anymore, genius.

I’m realizing now that I totally butchered the titanic quote I was thinking of.

I don't even have a picture of him. He exists now...only in my memory.