Originally Posted By nbodyhome I didn't find anything too bright inside when I went - it seemed very dark through the whole ride! Denise
Originally Posted By Captain Jon Okay. I guess they adjusted it. Perhaps when I rode they had brighter lights on for maintenance purposes or something.
Originally Posted By Indigo Actually, Captain Jon, I think you rode at night. That meant your eyes were already adjusted to the dark and able to pick up more details.
Originally Posted By mstaft Perhaps, the gargoyles could speak with the voice of the Ghost Host as he moves around the room- inhabiting each one as he chooses...
Originally Posted By Elderp I saw it the last day we were there and I liked it. The husband's heads in the bride room seemed to be mostly headless. I actually like walking past the changing portraits better than riding by them. The stairs room was pretty cool. I liked the green footsteps all over the place. I also like the wallpaper effect of the blinking eyes cool stuff. There is more stuff at MK making I guess it better but I am still partial to the DL version but I can consent to the fact that I am biased being from CA.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I actually like walking past the changing portraits better than riding by them. >>> Good point. Both times I rode, it seemed that I was in front of the portraits mostly in between lightning cycles.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Along with that there were some odd sound levels in the graveyard. >>> Yes! I like my GGG loud and prominent, thank you very much. This was my biggest beef with the pre-refurb state of affairs - the main soundtrack for the graveyard scene was almost completely if not totally missing. Now it's back, but I think it's too low in relation to the other sounds.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>Well, I'm spitting distance from DL's Mansion as I type this but alas it is closed as Jack has started decking the halls.<<< Wish I'd known you were visiting, Spirit. I was in the park yesterday with my own "spirited group," while you were there, apparently. Ah well.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror Had a hunch that the Mansion's exterior had been aged a bit more effectively and subtly... and apparently this was indeed the case: >>>The exterior has been, in (Eric) Jacobson's words, "re-distressed." <<< <a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2007/09/old-almost-new-.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.orlandosentinel.c om/features_orlando/2007/09/old-almost-new-.html</a>
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Wish I'd known you were visiting, Spirit. I was in the park yesterday with my own "spirited group," while you were there, apparently. Ah well.>> No, my cousin, I was not. I spent about six hours there Saturday. Enough time to check out the Subs and Jack Sparrow Island (way too much closed off and blocked) and 3-4 other attractions. Sunday was spent at the Shrine ... the Governors Ball ... the Pacific Design Center ... and, finally, sitting at a booth next to Jon Voight, who I thanked for making me not feel overdressed in a tux, at Jerry's Deli across from Cedars! (I am still recovering!)
Originally Posted By jhoshowski One thing I noticed - it appears that the ghosts are finally waltzing "correctly". I rode twice to be sure, and the gentlemen are leading the ladies instead of the other way around. Also, the shrieking heads in the graveyard were popping up, but not shrieking, when I rode.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I spoke to someone today who just returned from WDW yesterday. He said they had a great time, but was moused out for the 5 years. They were only there for 5 nights. Naturally I asked about the HM, he looked a little puzzled, then said "Oh the ghost house, yeah, I think we did that" I gave up that conversation. Too bad his wife didn't come into the office instead, she is a Disney fan.
Originally Posted By magnet I know this is weird, but I kinda wished there was a comedy section in the Haunted Mansion with some slaptstick ghosts running around to the tune of the Benny Hill theme. I know that would be a trainwreck combined with the rest of the spooky atmosphere, but gosh that would make me laugh so hard.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Yes---it WOULD be a trainwreck. There's a REASON they didn't add any animatronic Eddie Murphys to this,y'know!
