Originally Posted By Darkbeer As part of the private "Quest for the Gold" event, they opened Haunted Mansion Holiday for the guests. (Thanks to MsLindanne for the pass!) Rode it twice, pretty much the same as last year. The Stretching Room Pictures are now in Blacklight. The Attic basically has a bunch of Gift Boxes in it (and of course, a Mechanical Monkey!!! ) Not really exciting... Here is a photo of where the Bride usually is... <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1944515/12/98672500/Large" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1944515/12/98672500/Large</a>
Originally Posted By mele Thanks for the update! I was hoping you'd post something for us all to see.
Originally Posted By YetiLover5 What happened to Madame Leotta's floating head? I've waited a long time to see it and it was stationary.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i like haunted mansion holiday, but maybe it is just too bright. you can see the acoustic tiles, how dirty and scuffed up the track is, and worst of all the garage door in the attic. YOu would think they would find some way to cover up that garage door.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Do they reprogram the movements of the cars through the ride for HMH? I don't remember going past the greenhouse room backwards before. It seems like if they do reprogram the direction of the cars, it would be fairly easy to point the cars to the right just after entering the attic. I also agree that it is to bright in places (mostly the graveyard), and I saw things that I have never seen before (like the edge of the giant scrim that covers the room from the attic view where it doesn't quite match up with the tree. I also noticed that the ghosts chasing each other on the left just past the busts are in their own little nook, and the rest of the graveyard does not go back that far.) I'm not really sure what they could do to fix these things, but the snow really does make it difficult to be as mysterious.
Originally Posted By dresswhites oh the other thing i notice was that the line didn't have the scary carols.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Not even Carol Channing?* ;-) *<---actually loves Carol Channing
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^ *LOL* You goof! ;-) FerretAfros, yes... The buggies have always gone backward past the greenhouse room (that's where the coffin with the bony hand lifting the lid and the raven are, right?)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's what I was thinking of. I just always thought that they turend and faced that way. I wonder how difficult it would be to reprogram parts of the ride to help block out the HMH views that aren't an issue with the normal version.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice With everything being digital now, I would think it would be pretty easy.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i too notice they did not have the christmas scarols playing in the queue area.I was kind of disappointed in that part. i love the scarols, they are twisted and fun. Nothing new in the haunted mansion except the new gingerbread statue in the ballroom, i wont say what it is but its really cool looking!
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>oh the other thing i notice was that the line didn't have the scary carols.>> My kids will be happy. They hate the "kidnap sandy claws" song.
Originally Posted By spaceace I went on HMH today and it seemed like a letdown this year. They didn't have the noel and other web's at the end of the hall. It also seemed really bright in the whole ride. Did they always have the band in the first window in hall by the way? I also missed the scarols. They didn't even have the words up for them this year. I wonder if this will be the last year for HMH?
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <the greenhouse room (that's where the coffin with the bony hand lifting the lid and the raven are, right?)> i.e., "The Conservatory" ;-)
Originally Posted By Zwitek <<< Did they always have the band in the first window in hall by the way? >>> Yes, the band was always in the window.
Originally Posted By alexbook I just wanted to say that I rode HMH last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, I just bought the HMH CD.
