Sharon&Susan
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Also only one O in Foolish.
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George Lucas on a Bench
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I used to have the little portraits but I tossed 'em. There was a really nice 50th Anniversary print I had and loved. Looked a bit Struzan-esque and felt exactly like the ride.
What do u mean tossed them. You mean sold them?
George Lucas on a Bench
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I discarded them
SuddenStorm
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I'm proud to say I own those mini framed portraits, the olszewski Hitchhiking ghost light box, and the Olszewski model.
Stevek
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You can find better stuff on Etsy, that's the really sad part of some of this merch.
No you didn't
George Lucas on a Bench
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Terrible merchandise. I suspect that original crystal ball lady is just too ghoulish and spooky to recreate accurately in merchandise so they soften her features. She's supposed to be gaunt and creepy, not cute. All merchandise I've seen of her resembles a Happy Meal toy.
Also, yes, the portraits were discarded and left for dead years ago.
Also, yes, the portraits were discarded and left for dead years ago.
Yeah I haven't seen one depiction of Leotas face on merch that I like... and their are multiple terrible ones.
Wow, I guess I cant understand why you wouldn't give them to someone or sell them instead.
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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I dunno, looks like Jennifer Tilly to me.
MarvelCharacterNerd
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I'm still periodically mad at myself for trading away this pin - I always thought it was a great spooky Leota:
But I don't collect Mansion pins.
truecoat
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Seems like a folish idea.
SuddenStorm
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I had no idea Walt Disney World released these-
$80 and it looks to be decent quality. A friend of mine is going to WDW in a few weeks, they might have to ship one back for me...
$80 and it looks to be decent quality. A friend of mine is going to WDW in a few weeks, they might have to ship one back for me...
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Supreme Leader
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They're also sold at Downtown Disney at Disneyland! I bought two of them and the quality is pretty good too!
SuddenStorm
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Of course they release these after most of my friends lost their employee discount.
This is the kind of merchandise Disney needs to make more of- decent quality, less than $100, and a faithful recreation of an iconic element from an iconic ride. Ignoring the NBC stuff, Disney's Haunted Mansion merchandising far outdoes that for any of their other attractions.
Jim Shore's done some ride vehicles and stuff but they have weird flair that kills their authenticity. Olszewski's work is the best, but most of his Disneyland elements are no longer produced and command high resale prices online. And, he didn't finish the park- I would have loved for him to do a Splash Mountain and Space Mountain and Matterhorn.
With the Splash change I had decided it was time to stop spending money on Disneyland stuff, but this is something I've wanted for years and can't wait to acquire. Previous official Disney 'gargoyle' merchandise was either inaccurate, small, cheap, or very accurate but extremely limited and extremely expensive. This is a perfect balance.
George Lucas on a Bench
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I got one more of those Funko doll sets, the Ghostbusters firestation headquarters. Of course, I tossed the ugly doll that came with it. Looks good with my HM dollhouse and custom Psycho "Bates Mansion." That's it, though. All their other products are garbage.
CaptinEO
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I bought this in 2013 at Disneyland for 45. Gotta love that price jump.
(Too bad my puppy found it one day many years later and knocked it off the counter and ate half of it
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