Heheh, well it's certainly worth having been closed nearly a quarter of the year then. I can't wait to be bowled over.

They put a bowling alley in?

The Haunted Mansion is not ready for prime time.

Saturday, 3/11, there were 30 doombuggies (out of 131) wth no audio. They were closed for over 2 months, but didn't bother to put back their signature spider-web "50" out front. The precursors of the new seance room effects are in (backgrounds for the eventual ghostly faces), and the results are light levels that clearly reveal the wires guiding Leota's crystal ball flight. Bah.

Other than these defects, you'd never know that a big refurb took place. There are no new elements or effects, and the Mansion looks, well, clean I suppose.

If this is now the standard timetable of putting up and taking down the Holiday version, please note that classic Haunted Mansion is up and running only six months out of the year.

I rode three times yesterday without noticing any audio problems (save for the lack of "Here Comes the Bride" in the attic), but it would appear that the bright EXIT lights-o'-doom are back again, at least at the very end of the graveyard.

Grrrrrr. They better have this all fixed before I get there in a few weeks. Grrr.

Yes, the bloody exit signs were back. And the doombuggies seem to have a fresch coat of paint.

The only other change we noticed was that the "I didn't mean to frighten you prematurely" audio plays inside the stretching room once it reaches the bottom, rather than outside the door. A good change as it means that you don't have to be the very first one out the door to hear it.

HUH!?! What?? Did someone say there's a Wally animatronic in there now? Oh man, I totally have to go ride that now!

:evil: ;)