"Mystic Manor" destined for Animal Kingdom?

jt04

Well-Known Member
The one thing I don't get is why everyone assumes that it will be an exact clone? It could be an Indy/Dinosaur deal, same layout and ride system but two drastically different rides.

I agree. I'm just saying that either way it could fit AK perfectly. Perhaps it should be refered to as a "mystery house" rather than a haunted house. But in the hands of JR and with a hybrid Haunted Mansion/Adventures Club/Indiana Jones type vibe it could really be something special at AK.
 

Figment632

New Member
I agree. I'm just saying that either way it could fit AK perfectly. Perhaps it should be refered to as a "mystery house" rather than a haunted house. But in the hands of JR and with a hybrid Haunted Mansion/Adventures Club/Indiana Jones type vibe it could really be something special at AK.

Agreed. I'm sure that no matter what opens in HKDL DAK's will be centered around animals mythical or real.
 

Deadman

New Member
anyone catch this part of the article?

Very interesting artwork as we can see more of these three new lands. Grizzly Trail and its Audio-Animatronic bears looks promising and Mystic Manor artwork is even more exciting as the theme and the inside of the manor looks really different than the others Haunted Mansions

that basically says its a Haunted Mansion, but with a monkey.
 

jt04

Well-Known Member
anyone catch this part of the article?



that basically says its a Haunted Mansion, but with a monkey.

I think that was the initial reaction but since we have also heard it is not a new version of the haunted mansion with trackless vehicles. But rather something entirely different.
 

WDW1974

Well-Known Member
No, this isn't coming to DAK.

This is a new generation mansion, even if it is very different than all that have come before.

I get where the speculation comes from with Joe working on it and what may seem like 'obvious' ties ... but when DAK gets something down the line, it ain't gonna be this.

It would be like adding the Pirates Mountain concept to Studios under the guise of 'this is totally different than PoC in ride system and storyline' ... sure, you could do it ... but you wouldn't. And Disney won't either.
 

EPCOTPluto

Well-Known Member
Nope, that has a Dragon. Clearly...it belongs in Animal Kingdom.
:lookaroun :lol: :dazzle:

:eek:

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I meant Spaceship Earth. :hammer:


:zipit::zipit::zipit:
 

The Conundrum

New Member
No, this isn't coming to DAK.

This is a new generation mansion, even if it is very different than all that have come before.

I get where the speculation comes from with Joe working on it and what may seem like 'obvious' ties ... but when DAK gets something down the line, it ain't gonna be this.

It would be like adding the Pirates Mountain concept to Studios under the guise of 'this is totally different than PoC in ride system and storyline' ... sure, you could do it ... but you wouldn't. And Disney won't either.

Haven't ya heard? DAK is getting a version of Mystery Island for the 40th. Its gonna be tight!
 

terp79

Member
okay my 2 cents on all this...has no-one made the correlation between the Haunted Mansion raven and this mystic manor monkey? I know one of the original ideas for the HM was to have this raven throughout the attraction leading the story, which I think the Imagineers revisited this notion and really plussed it. Very cool!!!!

Do i think we'll see this attraction at AK...probably not but it would be cool with some retooling. I mean what if Hank Hightower spent his summers in Africa on the savanna hunting animals and lets just say he has this huge old lodge, in which all of these animals are stuffed and shown on display...and maybe he came across an african witch doctor who cursed him for hunting and killing the wild life and his curse is that all the animals would come back to hunt him...so think of the Haunted Mansion with animal ghosts (kind of like combining HM, TDS TOT, with Jumanji (sans the game board and keep just the animals destroying the house with a bit of Kilimanjaro safaris thrown in), .....i mean this sort of concept is so simple and could work with the preservation theme of AK.

But it's not gonna happen....

 

wdwhoneymooner

Well-Known Member
Although I don't believe Mystic Manor would ever make it to AK, I would love to see it happen. The Chinese culture does indeed have a mythical creature called the Monkey King, who is considered a god/demi-god. His image is shown in the concept poster's upper right corner: he's gold and striking a pose. Although the Monkey King is considered a powerful fighter and warrior, he tends to make poor decisions and gets himself in trouble frequently. So I could see how an "aspiring" monkey warrior could either set up traps for guests riding through the manor or perhaps be a co-rider and accidentally set off traps as guests ride by. There's really no message of conservation by using the Monkey King, so it wouldn't fit in AK. But he's a very, very popular character in Chinese mythology and I could understand why it would be utilized in a ride for HKDL.
 

kashmir

Active Member
I think its a great idea but i just dont think it fits in with the message of AK....now rethemeing would definately do the trick and AK does very badly need a dark ride.....but i think they need a new land first and then add a dark ride in with that. Maybe if they get a south america land and then they could make this a house in the middle of the rainforest....and retheme it to that then i could understand....

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