A Few Haunted Mansion Pics

Isaac · 01-27-2008, 05:38 PM

The Haunted Mansion reopened this weekend.

Outside, the mansion is still under refurbishment

I noticed the the wreath is absent.

Inside, everything looks good

This one's for you Steve:

The one notable change is the new pattern on the moving walkways.

Next time you ride, check out Leota's new candles in the seance room.

More pics from DL to follow.

wolfy999 · 01-27-2008, 05:42 PM

Waiting patiently..........

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 01-27-2008, 07:01 PM

Oh how I hate, HATE HATE!! the Bride. She looks like her neck's broken. That looks horrible.

Chernabog · 01-27-2008, 08:47 PM

I went on the Mansion yesterday and it looked TERRIBLE.

As usual.

I know I complain about this every year, and I should have gone to City Hall yesterday but I didn't have the time.

EVERY FREAKING YEAR, when the Mansion comes back from HMH, they mess up the lighting in there. It's too damn bright, and it always takes them until about March/April to actually fix it. (hey, four months out of twelve for a properly presented Mansion isn't bad right? Pfft.) This was the worst I'd ever seen it.

It is so bright in there that you can clearly see:

1) Roof tiles, light projectors, holes in the black walls, drill marks, eyehooks (for HMH that they just leave in), the walls up the banister, etc. in the first omnimover room.

2) Rough holes in the walls above where the wallpaper stops in the door room (perhaps from HMH, I don't know)

3) And this is the worst -- Madam Leota's string. You can see the mechanism and the wires clear as day. The light is so bright in there that the wires are actually reflecting/shining light. You can also see clear as day all the mechanisms/wires holding the musical instruments if you look up.

4) Bride room. It's so bright that the lighting "switch" for the pictures (with the former husband's heads going off and on) looks exactly like it is -- they're projecting a picture on top of the other picture. It used to be seamless -- because the lighting matched. Now it switches between dim and BRIGHT, as the heads go off and on. Also the Bride herself looked funky, like she wasn't being projected onto the correct part of the doll.

The graveyard was lit up like nobody's business too. Why bother with stage lighting at all? Why not just turn the work lights on and send people through the ride?

Really, all that stuff is bad bad show. And it is usually all masked when lit correctly, but Disney doesn't seem to be able to get it right after all these years of the HMH.

DreadPirateRoberts · 01-27-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

3) And this is the worst -- Madam Leota's string. You can see the mechanism and the wires clear as day. The light is so bright in there that the wires are actually reflecting/shining light. You can also see clear as day all the mechanisms/wires holding the musical instruments if you look up.

I think they must have read your post, because it was pretty dark in there today. I couldn't see the strings. I actually thought it was darker than usual.

Chernabog · 01-27-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

I think they must have read your post, because it was pretty dark in there today. I couldn't see the strings. I actually thought it was darker than usual.

I'll be back in another week or two and see -- maybe they actually DID go "oh crap this is bad bad show" this year already (or maybe other people complained immediately).

I was seriously like What..the..F***... yesterday when I rode.

Kevy Baby · 01-27-2008, 08:57 PM

But other than that, how was the show?

Gemini Cricket · 01-27-2008, 09:11 PM

Maybe your eyes were dilated.

innerSpaceman · 01-27-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zapppop

This one's for you Steve:

HahahahahahHAHAHA, thanks, Isaac. Or, well, not. hahahahahahaha. i love you.

The "carpet pattern" in the moving walkway is ultra cool. I hope the lighting is right by the time i get to ride, next weekend maybe. If not, City Hall, here i come.

figment1986 · 01-28-2008, 12:33 AM

nice... i wonder how long that belt will keep its design...

Looks not bad.. (I still am getting used to WDWs upgrades)

is the ghost host moving seamlessly between speakers rather than jumping from wall to wall in the stretching room? or is that still WDW only?

01-27-2008, 05:38 PM	#1
Isaac the one n only Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Anaheim Posts: 1,236	A Few Haunted Mansion Pics The Haunted Mansion reopened this weekend. Outside, the mansion is still under refurbishment I noticed the the wreath is absent. Inside, everything looks good This one's for you Steve: The one notable change is the new pattern on the moving walkways. Next time you ride, check out Leota's new candles in the seance room. More pics from DL to follow. __________________
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01-27-2008, 05:42 PM	#2
wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	Waiting patiently.......... __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Oh how I hate, HATE HATE!! the Bride. She looks like her neck's broken. That looks horrible.
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01-27-2008, 08:47 PM	#4
Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	I went on the Mansion yesterday and it looked TERRIBLE. As usual. I know I complain about this every year, and I should have gone to City Hall yesterday but I didn't have the time. EVERY FREAKING YEAR, when the Mansion comes back from HMH, they mess up the lighting in there. It's too damn bright, and it always takes them until about March/April to actually fix it. (hey, four months out of twelve for a properly presented Mansion isn't bad right? Pfft.) This was the worst I'd ever seen it. It is so bright in there that you can clearly see: 1) Roof tiles, light projectors, holes in the black walls, drill marks, eyehooks (for HMH that they just leave in), the walls up the banister, etc. in the first omnimover room. 2) Rough holes in the walls above where the wallpaper stops in the door room (perhaps from HMH, I don't know) 3) And this is the worst -- Madam Leota's string. You can see the mechanism and the wires clear as day. The light is so bright in there that the wires are actually reflecting/shining light. You can also see clear as day all the mechanisms/wires holding the musical instruments if you look up. 4) Bride room. It's so bright that the lighting "switch" for the pictures (with the former husband's heads going off and on) looks exactly like it is -- they're projecting a picture on top of the other picture. It used to be seamless -- because the lighting matched. Now it switches between dim and BRIGHT, as the heads go off and on. Also the Bride herself looked funky, like she wasn't being projected onto the correct part of the doll. The graveyard was lit up like nobody's business too. Why bother with stage lighting at all? Why not just turn the work lights on and send people through the ride? Really, all that stuff is bad bad show. And it is usually all masked when lit correctly, but Disney doesn't seem to be able to get it right after all these years of the HMH. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Maybe your eyes were dilated.
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figment1986 Join the Darkside Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Within 78 miles of WDW... Posts: 307	nice... i wonder how long that belt will keep its design... Looks not bad.. (I still am getting used to WDWs upgrades) is the ghost host moving seamlessly between speakers rather than jumping from wall to wall in the stretching room? or is that still WDW only?
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