HongKongFooy
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Sure he did
Even at park opening in 1955.
"listen up Homies, to all yas who be coming over to this crib .... Chill
Disneyland be your house ........"
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What's the deal with the Haunted Mansion?
- Thread starter michmickey
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Sure he did
Even at park opening in 1955.
"listen up Homies, to all yas who be coming over to this crib .... Chill
Disneyland be your house ........"
Pepper's Ghost
Well-Known Member
I saw that video of Walt! Never heard him talk like that before. Like everyone says... he was so dope, and ahead of his time.
Brad Bishop
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I think that this is key. Lots of amusement parks have "haunted houses" - and they're all the same and they all suck. Haunted Mansion shows what you can do with a little effort (well, ≈10 years of effort). In a normal haunted house you have things in ultraviolet paint popping out at you, the traditional "I'M ABOUT TO BE HIT BY A TRAIN/TRUCK!" section, loud buzzers, sirens - just a bunch of random stuff.
In the Haunted Mansion you have pictures that change as you pass by them, busts that follow your movements, ghosts that you can see through, etc... Yeah, you have the goofier graveyard scene with the pop-ups but even this is well done.
Heck, with the Haunted Mansion you open with a guy hanging from the rafters. That's awesome all on it's own.
Raineman
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HM, to me, is the perfect dark ride and is one of, if not the best dark rides in the world.
When I was a kid, every cheesy carnival haunted house always made me anxious and scared the crap out of me. I have always found HM to be kinda creepy, not scary, but fun at the same time. Also, if you look at the majority of Disney theme park attractions, they are light hearted, alot of princesses and classic animated characters. HM has a darker tone to it, a more sinister feel and story than almost everything else, and I think that appeals to alot of people. And, the technologies that the ride uses are classic but still as effective as they were 50 years ago. I've been on HM probably 20 times or more, and each time I always see a small detail that I've never noticed, which keeps it fresh for me.
When I was a kid, every cheesy carnival haunted house always made me anxious and scared the crap out of me. I have always found HM to be kinda creepy, not scary, but fun at the same time. Also, if you look at the majority of Disney theme park attractions, they are light hearted, alot of princesses and classic animated characters. HM has a darker tone to it, a more sinister feel and story than almost everything else, and I think that appeals to alot of people. And, the technologies that the ride uses are classic but still as effective as they were 50 years ago. I've been on HM probably 20 times or more, and each time I always see a small detail that I've never noticed, which keeps it fresh for me.