Originally Posted By DismayingObservation ...has gone to meet her maker at long last. Remember the spiel by the Ghost Host as you enter the seance room about her knack for contacting the disembodied? Ain't there no mo'. Wasn't there this past weekend nor was it there about a month ago. Anyone have a clue as to why?
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy maybe it is because someones other half never returns emails anymore so someone contacted the Ghost Host hoping that would get a message sent to the one who has become disembodied. BUT that is just a guess =) I am often wrong
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I noticed that it was missing (along with a lot of the other naration through out the attraction) the last time I rode it, which was probably in late April.
Originally Posted By Hista98 it's been gone since the 50th anniversary, whe nthey closed it to prepare for the 50th the narration went away. i'm not sure why. i hope it comes back soon
Originally Posted By lesmisfan yeah i miss that part of the speil, also the part were it says "this one can hardly contain themselves, but they all seem to be having trouble coming through."
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs When I rode it for the first time in '91, I don't recall a lot of narration from the Ghost Host...I remember him leaving us in the Conservatory and coming back at the end of the ride. I know that additional dialog was added for the Mansion's 30th. Has the Ghost Host ALWAYS had narration for the pre- and post-Leota segments?
Originally Posted By Brian55nh That additional narration was recorded way back when during Paul Frees' initial Ghost Host recordings - but then was nixed by the original Imagineering team as it was thought to interrupt the flow of the show. It was re-introduced at the same time the attic "I dos..." were implemented - but apparently there was never any official OK by the "higher ups" for it and it was again removed from his narration...
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I think I 'member something like that when the Mansion had a refurb a few years ago to welcome the Bride's many grooms. Btw, Brian, I sent you an email...have you received it yet?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Similar question: has the Coffin Ghost in the Conservatory always whined "Let me out of here"? In the DL Showtime program with Kurt Russell & the Osmonds, and all the post-2000 HM soundtracks, you hear the ghost. But...in the HM LP and Book, and throughout most of the 90s, the Coffin Ghost was growling "Let me out of here", which I thought was better.
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation The dude in the coffin is still asking to be let out. Couldn't find the reference to the deletion at Doombuggies.com, however. I wonder if it was deleted because the new effect is so dazzling...?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<DismayingObservation: The dude in the coffin is still asking to be let out. >> Oh, I know; what I was asking was, was there a time when they replaced his whining with growling? I don't always remember him asking to be let out...just growling...
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation I remember the "lemme outta here" from way back when. All the growling was coming from behind the doors next to that scene. If our pal in the coffin ever growled, I don't remember it. Anyone else out there remember him growling?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Hmmm, let me rephrase that: it's more like he's grunting "lemme outta here"... If anyone has the Haunted Mansion LP or the reissued cassette tape with Ron Howard and Robie Lester, you'll hear what I'm talking about. I personally didn't hear him start talking until the late 90s, again, that may just be me.
Originally Posted By Brian55nh FiveBearRugs, I know exactly what track you're referring to - it's a deeper, gutterally-voiced version of "Let me outta here...". However it's only on that HM LP I've ever heard it - I've always wondered if they were originally going to use it for the attraction itself but decided to go with Atencio's version instead or that they simply couldn't use his for the LP in the way Paul Frees' version of the Ghost Host wasn't used due to $ issues. Oh, and incidentally, I have an audio tape I made of a visit to DL's HM in 1979 and you can hear Atencio's voice on it eminating from the coffin...
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Ah thank you Briah! I'm not alone in this! Again, I don't remember hearing X in the early 90s. Oh well... And seeing you again makes me remember that I have an email to respond to.
Originally Posted By Brian55nh Oh yeah - and by "Atencio", I'm referring to Imagineer X Atencio, who wrote the script to HM(not to mention POTC) and is also heard providing the "breakdown spiel" whenever the ride comes to a stop...
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs She is; MK just refurbed their Mansion complete with an Escheresque stairway, morphing portraits and a floating Leota.
