Originally Posted By SuperDry Perhaps this has been covered already, but I couldn't find it. I went on the Haunted Mansion last week, and Madame Leota was not floating about the room, but was stationary on her table. What's wrong with her, and how long has she been like that?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I had noticed this on the 7th as well. She was firmly planted on the table, but that weird green cloud projected on the wall behind her (which I had always assumed had something to do with the projection when she's floating) was still there. Any word if she will float for HMH this year? She's usually stationary then, so I assume she will still be on the table, but there's always a chance, right?
Originally Posted By PrincePhillipPhan From what I had heard, DL's Leota has been experiencing technical difficulties with her being in sync with floating, so they grounded her as of right now. At DL they still use the frontal projection system for the Floating Leota, however the new Floating Leota over at WDW uses a new internal projection, which is a lot more reliable and much better looking than the front projection. I wouldn't be surprised if they just grounded her for now so they can put in a WDW type of projection system for Leota after the Holiday overlay. Also, the green ectoplasmic point of light is just an effect on its own with having nothing to do with the Leota projection. I'm a bit confused on how it exactly works, but I know it's a green point of light gliding behind some kind of glass that leaves a wispy trail behind.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I noticed the same thing about Leota's non floating head in July when we swooped into the park. We wanted to use our magic to help out the poor dear. But we're forbidden to tamper with mortal mechanisms in this realm, you know...
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Yes it was! And when I took my niece and nephews, they were dissapointed that it was not floating. Even my Toddler pointed it out!
Originally Posted By Bellella I have no opinion either way. I just want the Ghost Host's narration to mention her again.
Originally Posted By Ghost Hostess 999 HAUNTS and Bellella, I completely agree with you. I wish that they would put those 2 lines back in, "This one can hardly contain himself" and "She has a remarkable head for materializing the disembodied" and leave Madame Leota as the original green-faced Eleanor Audley. So what if you could hear the projector and see the projector's reflection on the crystal ball! It was 1960's technology, and they were way ahead of their time! I'm sorry, I'm just a little cranky right now, because as I type this, THEY ARE TEARING APART OUR PRECIOUS MANSION AND PUTTING THAT HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE STUFF BACK IN! :-(...
Originally Posted By alphabetmom Strongly agree with the horibble nightmare stuff. I only go to disneyland every 3 to 5 yrs and I want my Mansion the way it shoud be!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Guys its only for a few months, no biggie. And it seems very popular although if I have to chose between that and the original, obviously the original.
Originally Posted By Bellella Guys, the change is only temporary. And if Nightmare were to be a ride all it's own, where would they put it?
Originally Posted By Bellella As for Eleanor Audley's face as Madame Leota, I don't really see how that'll make much difference to riders. For my part, I can hardly see her face at all, since the room is so dim. No one will be able to tell the difference, especially if she's floating around.
Originally Posted By PrincePhillipPhan Just to correct, Eleanor Audley has no face at all in the mansion. Madame Leota is performed through the face of Imagineer Leota Toombs, with the voice dubbed by Eleanor Audley. Little Leota however, is both the face and the voice of Leota Toombs.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Guys its only for a few months, no biggie. And it seems very popular although if I have to chose between that and the original, obviously the original.> Well, it's sort of a big deal for us out of towners, who can seemingly only work out LA trips in the Fall. Yeah, I know, if I could manage to go at another time of year I could see the original, but due to my particular circumstances that's difficult, so I've only seen the NBC version for a long time now. <Madame Leota is performed through the face of Imagineer Leota Toombs> Isn't it just cool beyond belief that she happened to have THAT name? "Madame Linda" or "Madame Pat" just wouldn't have the same je ne c'est quoi, you know? "Le-o-ta" has the perfect ring. And her last name was "Toombs?" You can't make this stuff up.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <Guys its only for a few months, no biggie. And it seems very popular although if I have to chose between that and the original, obviously the original.> <<Well, it's sort of a big deal for us out of towners, who can seemingly only work out LA trips in the Fall. Yeah, I know, if I could manage to go at another time of year I could see the original, but due to my particular circumstances that's difficult, so I've only seen the NBC version for a long time now.>> Well dont forget you're talking to another out-of-towner as well who not only lives out of state, but on a different continent for about 10 years now . I dont live 15 mins away from the place either, so whenever I can just get there these days, I'm happy. And sure obviously I get what you are saying. I guess for me, I wouldnt want to deprive the thousands of people who now look forward to seeing this thing every holiday vs people like us that can only go certain times of the year. I see it both ways, but I still say since this event is only up 1/4th of the year now, its better to keep it up for others. I mean, we still get a great ride regardless!
