Notes from Neverland
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The image they shared looks like there isn't a flash, but I could be mistaken.
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News On-ride PhotoPass comes to the Haunted Mansion
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Tod&BigMamaOdie
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Maybe it'll be like lightning coming thru the windows at the beginning (?).
J. D.
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Exactly. Just depends on how effective it is at being unnoticed.
CaptainAmerica
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I like Memory Maker (with many caveats... must be a long trip, must be a large party, must not have gotten Memory Maker on a trip recently).
Magic Feather
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First of all, why is Mansion getting an On-Ride Photo before much-more thrilling/ reaction-provoking attractions that still lack it. For instance:
- Big Thunder Mountain
- Barnstormer
- Kali River Rapids
- Primeval Whirl
- Mission: Space (okay, not really, but that would be hilarious)
- The Actual Drop on Pirates
- Anything in the Water Parks
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Because Mansion has the most hardcore fanboys of any ride outside of Disneyland's Pirates.
If they tested it and it failed in the past and now they're going live, wouldn't that tell you they fixed whatever it is that didn't work?
Castle Cake Apologist
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Probably not, because the group of legendary Imagineers who designed the Mansion in the 60s would likely not have put a bright flash of light at the beginning of a dark ride in the first place, especially after all the care and set up that went into adjusting the riders' eyes to the darkness. Depending on the severity of the flash, this could potentially cause guests to be unable to see the rest of the attraction as their eyes scramble to readjust to the dark. There's a reason that you go through progressively darker preshows before boarding the attraction.
Besides, the spirits are frightfully sensitive to bright lights.
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yedliW
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I like the idea, and have said for years it should be added, but I think it should be at the end of the ride.. when the Hitchhiking Ghosts are doing their thing on the riders. That would make for a cool (and add to re-rideablity to get more poses).
On the subject of changing/moving current on-ride photos, they should add a second camera on the other side of Test Track to use in the mornings. As it is now, if you ride in the morning, you come out of the dark show building, look right at the rising sun and click.. there goes your picture with everyone covering their faces, shading the sun.. Use that camera in the afternoon when the sun isn't right in your face.
On the subject of changing/moving current on-ride photos, they should add a second camera on the other side of Test Track to use in the mornings. As it is now, if you ride in the morning, you come out of the dark show building, look right at the rising sun and click.. there goes your picture with everyone covering their faces, shading the sun.. Use that camera in the afternoon when the sun isn't right in your face.
Wngo905
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- In the Parks
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Challenge Accepted
Will post the results in early October
draybook
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Challenge Accepted
I'm not saying that I might have been caught this week, I'm just saying that this news was communicated right on time...
Wngo905
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I agree. Quite a few of the on ride photos are done at times you have a blank expression on your face: Pirates, Buzz, Space Mountain, Frozen Ever After (with the rare exception), etc. Haunted Mansion, while a favorite of mine will fit in this category (hince why we as a family strive to make a funny/quirky picture)
But Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror, Expedition Everest, Rock'n Roller Coaster are ones that work and get a good expression.
Goofyque'
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This is a great list! I want them too, keep waiting for BTMR. Still glad about HM.
