Originally Posted By Liberty Belle It's been so long since I've even seen the "normal" (non-holiday mode) Haunted Mansion at Disneyland that this hardly effects me ... I don't think it sounds that bad, really. A bloody axe might be a little gruesome compared to the rest of the ride, but I don't think it will be too traumatic for anyone. Besides, when you really think about it, isn't a body hanging overhead kind of gruesome also? I think most kids who would be bothered by this just wouldn't like to go on the ride in general. I refused to go on when I was 6, because I was a wuss, and there was no axe-wielding bride then!
Originally Posted By doombuggy In Phantom Manor as the lightning flashes in the stretching room you see the Phantom hang the groom.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Yes, there is the body, actually a skeleton, hanging in the Stretching room but there is also the portrait of the old lady on the tombstone and her husbands bust has the axe still in his head. No blood but morbidly gruesome none the less AND its been there since day 1. So, bring on the dark and the gruesome!
Originally Posted By Westsider The "I Do!" stuff was added in the mid 90's, around 1995-96. That was also the same time they added the shadow image of the guy playing "Here Comes The Bride" on the piano across from the bride. They also swapped out the original bride for an updated version with a different look at the same time. But of course there was no Internet message board back then for people to get all hysterical about. In 1995 people just sort of went "Hey, they kind of changed this part, didn't they?" as they rode through. There was no ranting and hysterics to be had back then. Simpler times.
Originally Posted By SuperDry It seems that peoples' opinions are coming down to either a) I'm disappointed that they're making the Mansion more gruesome, or b) I welcome change. Has anyone considered what I think to be the most likely outcome: that they will add the mentioned story elements without it being in a gruesome or horror-centric manner? Consider how many elements of the original Mansion could be described in ways that could be mis-interpreted by someone that had never seen it in person as being gruesome and horror-based. There's a whole lot of death in the Mansion, yet it's handled in a humorous and almost upbeat fashion. I have no reason to suspect that the rumored changes won't be done in the same manner.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd I want to see the bride holding an axe that drips blood in time to her heart beat. Would it be feasible to add ventilation fans with scented balls of rotting flesh smells?
Originally Posted By YourPalEd Okay, i got it. Instead of setting up rat traps, disney could put cake and vegetables out for the rats. It would be like a little rat petting zoo, but you just ride through them in the vehicles. "Please, kick out any rats that might jump in the vehicle with you please." "Por favor, la patada fuera cualquier rata que quizás salte en el vehÃculo con usted por favor."
Originally Posted By DyGDisney The creepiest part is the Madam Leota part, only because people have reported feeling a hand brush across their face of some other presence in there. It kind of makes sense because she sits in there calling dead spirits, why wouldn't some show up?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <When was the "I do" added? I asked this last time I came back from DL (last April), and everyone acted like it had always been there.> My guess is 10-12 years ago, the 'I DO!' stuff was added to the attic.
Originally Posted By Blacksheep Uncle >>It kind of makes sense because she sits in there calling dead spirits, why wouldn't some show up?<< only if they have a Fast Pass...
Originally Posted By AladdinAZ The Mansion should NOT be turned into a Freddy/Jason Bloodied Display! The bloodied axe is a really bad idea. Save those "Experiences" for Universal studios, or some other theme park. There is no room in a Disney park for that. Just to add, the first axe seen in the Haunted Mansion is in the Stretching Room. Notice the older lady sitting on the tombstone, which has a bust of the deceased with an axe in the head.
Originally Posted By doombuggy I think this is just one big April fools build up. I've been seeing posts by people who knows someone who knows someone that the effects are in but won't be turned on when it opens? Now why would you spend the time and money to build some thing and not use it? I still think it's all bs BUT if it is ture HM does need a shot in the arm.
Originally Posted By Karnever The effects are comming they just wont be in right when it opens but by spring break. One of the Many Dave Cms
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation LilliBelle and I were just looking at the photos of the progress over at Submarine Voyage. Yes, it was a classic. BUT...imagine just for a moment how dated it would be if it had the same old storyline and narration. For those of us who can remember clear back to 1969, HM is a sort fo "blast from the past." It's 99.9 percent identical to the show I first saw at age eight. I'll walk in the doors next weekend when I'm there and see that Nixon-era presentation yet again. It's a great, almost timeless presentation, but it's been milked dry. A coherent storyline and modern effects aren't just overdue, they're necessary.
