tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post4289492288740781026..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Freaky Fridays @ The Haunted Mansion: The ExteriorDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-45138791528030329562009-09-21T08:37:25.581-07:002009-09-21T08:37:25.581-07:00There's not enough photos in this post! WOW D...There's not enough photos in this post! WOW Dave, what a super look at the Mansion! I love that TICKET SIGN!! Thanks for all the hard work!Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-43750148207563676442009-09-19T13:42:44.916-07:002009-09-19T13:42:44.916-07:00Wonderful photos! Just this past March I finally n...Wonderful photos! Just this past March I finally noticed the sundial for the first time, and I've been on the Haunted Mansion many times. It surprised me that I could have missed something that was right there!<br />Anyway, I love the photos you share! Thanks a lot!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225567981773149339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-39391600288516736812009-09-19T13:04:19.680-07:002009-09-19T13:04:19.680-07:00Good eye, Ark - you appear to be correct on both c...Good eye, Ark - you appear to be correct on both counts.Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-3976751581377767432009-09-19T12:40:59.650-07:002009-09-19T12:40:59.650-07:00Question. On the far left of that great arial pic...Question. On the far left of that great arial pic, is that the construction of It's a Small World? And has the DLRR already been rerouted to make room for it?Alannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413461915675532933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-15198894153714259512009-09-19T07:28:11.176-07:002009-09-19T07:28:11.176-07:00Originally I started liking the WDW facade, becaus...Originally I started liking the WDW facade, because it looked more Gothic and imposing. But after time, I like the DL's Southern Gothic version more. 'Might just be the psychological effect of its being the original. <br /><br />However, I do disagree with Walt Disney and agree with Jeff Burke that the exterior should look decrepit and spooky ^_^Cory Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-19452058462918667382009-09-18T22:48:56.933-07:002009-09-18T22:48:56.933-07:00Wow, great pictures! Imagine if they built a new ...Wow, great pictures! Imagine if they built a new attraction facade without an attraction this day and age and let it sit there for years. Somebody would spill the beans these days and there wouldn't be a surprise.<br /><br />I cannot wait to see what happens with Mystic Manor in Hong Kong. It seems more like a Stephen King story-with-an-animal character adventure. I love monkeys and The Haunted Mansion, so I have got to see this.Dan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818108201214059180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-37253412818295576652009-09-18T15:07:36.953-07:002009-09-18T15:07:36.953-07:00Great post and I so agree with you Dave.
Some th...Great post and I so agree with you Dave. <br /><br />Some thoughts. First, the original is a stone cold classic, with a great element of surprise. One of the biggest surprises is that of subtlety. We expect it now, but really would anyone expect subtlety from a horror/haunted house theme at Disneyland? Subconsciously it continues to work on us. It's masterfully designed to have a pleasant yet slightly aloof, haunting presence. It's specific enough to be real and appears puzzlingly real. Yet it's vague enough that you really don't know what is in store - anything could be, and that helps everything work all the better. <br /><br />They shouldn't touch the original. But in my humble, I'd suggest the remakes in the other parks could use some work. I've been to WDW and I expect the place to house Mr. Toads Wild Ride. It's strangely (very, very slightly) cartoonish, colorful, cute and quaint, as scary as its made to be. <br /><br />Hadn't heard about the sea captain thing. That's an idea. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is a (romantic) classic based on some broad elements that might be turned into a theme that could work. Why not add a "beyond the dead" romantic angle? The place as-is with really subtle tweaks could hit that angle pretty well. How to give that an edge "for today's audiences" would be the challenge. It'd be hasty to say "suggestions of a vampire" but I'm sure something could be worked out that would make the other haunted mansions as original as the, well, original.Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-36698209360686121322009-09-18T08:28:09.973-07:002009-09-18T08:28:09.973-07:00I love that house, if I ever build a house of my o...I love that house, if I ever build a house of my own I think it would be an exact replica of this one. Thanks for the pics!William Bezekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200795164755725504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-62342281533999455502009-09-18T07:12:38.065-07:002009-09-18T07:12:38.065-07:00an amazing look at a classic. thanks.an amazing look at a classic. thanks.Thuferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692445357659425688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-41690600829936906902009-09-18T06:58:56.903-07:002009-09-18T06:58:56.903-07:00Once again...
Awesome!Once again...<br /><br />Awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.com