Originally Posted By MPierce Dalmations! I finally got to do one of those. I'm just so happy I could....
Originally Posted By danyoung >...for me it was fun to go to disneyland anc be suprised by what was closed.< Well, I wouldn't go that far. I never think it's fun to find a favorite attraction closed, although I'm glad that it's getting well needed attention. And I really think it was harder back in the old DL days, to get there all excited and ready to ride your favorites, only to find out that some of them are closed. At least now we have time to deal with it and not get hit with such a huge surprise just before entering.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Dalmations! I finally got to do one of those. I'm just so happy I could.... >>> ... cry, because you spelled it wrong?
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFlBHfMd5vU&NR=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =QFlBHfMd5vU&NR=1</a> that one actually...
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Since my first visit in '75,I have noticed other,less visible changes besides the recent ones that everyone know about,the special exit door outside the stretchroom and the new attic bride.Back then,the corridor of staring portraits only had pictures on the right-hand wall,which your doombuggy would turn to face.Originally,the hallway of doors ended with the door forced open by the glowing,green,whatever-the-heck-it-is;the bony hands began their attempts to force open the last door years later---they were fleshtone to begin with,flourescent green for a very brief time{early 90's,I think},finally turning their current bone-white color.The floating objects over Madam Leota originally circled the entire room,now they float in one place.The pop-up attic ghosts didn't originally wear top hats and bow ties,as they do now---Phantom Manor influence,perhaps?---and I'm almost positive,in the graveyard's "hearse sunk in the mud" tableau,that the ghost sitting opposite the one sitting up in the coffin,wasn't always there. My point?In the HM rehab to come,they just might do more than enhance the lighting and sound.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I like how in part of that video, just before they finish talking about how the AA's and stuff were made, you can see the hatbox ghost off to the side in one of the shots. I never noticed before that he is the same face that we see in several pictures in the Corridor of Doors, which would help explain the story a little more, if it was his house. It's cool to see that he isn't entirely a rumor, and did actually kind of exist for a little bit.
Originally Posted By Brian55nh Ctdsnark, I think your memory might be playing tricks on you. My first visit to the WDW HM was in 1973 - with the 2nd in '76 - and those areas of the HM other than the attic pop-ups were the same then as they are now.
Originally Posted By Mickey91 Well I think it is going down during the summer to have it ready to unveil in time for the MNSSHP. It is scheduled to reopen Sept 12 and the first party is the 14th. Of all the popular rides at WDW this is the one that makes the most sense to keep open in the fall.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 <<The mommies and daddies and aunts and uncles and grammas and grampas are all just as selfish ... and what's worse is they're the ones who set the example. BOO-HOO!!! The Haunted Mansion is closed, so your trip is ruined!!! BOO_HOO!!!!!>> haha! Spirit has got to be the most badass person Ive ever met on a Disney message board. He just tells it like it is.
Originally Posted By beamerdog >>Funny... that didn't used to happen as often (if at all) in the days when people were healthy and in shape.<< ;-P to TDLFAN even if a little late. Having the boarding ramp slow would be a plus. I've requested them to slow it so I could enter thru the front (not the oh-so-not-themed back stage side, but I can't ever remember them slowing it, only stopping it. Sorry guys.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Spirit has got to be the most badass person Ive ever met on a Disney message board.< He is kind of a lovable curmudgeon, isn't he?
Originally Posted By AuroraRose <<<haha! Spirit has got to be the most badass person Ive ever met on a Disney message board. He just tells it like it is. >>> NOOOO!!! don't encourage him!!! LOL yup he's one of the best!
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I have been to WDW 5 times, first time when I was 7, and last summer was the first time I got to ride HM. I was a little let down, because I'd heard how great it was. Good to know that it's finally going to be restored to its former glory. I will miss Eleanor Audley. I do understand why they have to replace her, though. It looks really dated. Maybe they could get a talented vocal artist to imitate her voice. I hope so! It's so chilling!
Originally Posted By brotherdave Replacing Eleanor Audley? Where did you here that? From what I understand, her voice is still heard at DL's HM after the rehabs (except during the Holiday makeover). I somehow doubt that they'll be replacing that part of the soundtrack.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Someone posted earlier that this was going to be one of the updates. This is one of those cases where I will be very happy if I'm wrong!
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 ^^maybe they just meant that they'll be replacing the video in the crystal ball, but leaving the EA soundtrack?
