Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Holiday gets a longer run into 2023

waltography4 hours ago

Part of the issue with the tower is it's right against the guest path, which makes for a visually striking panorama of the Tangled port but undercuts any chance of a grand reveal. Would've been better if they pulled off a Firewall Falls reveal of the tower like they do on RSR: keep it visible in the distance to guests approaching as a sort of weenie to draw you to the attraction, but once you're in line you can't see it until the moment you pass the bend.

McMickeyWorld15 hours ago

nop

Phroobar20 hours ago

So there are more scenes not in these poorly edited videos.

Consumer20 hours ago

The Tangled ride is definitely my favorite thing to come out of Fantasy Springs, but it really feels like it should have been workshopped more. I love how it manages to tell the story of Rapunzel without being beat for beat like Frozen Journey does. However, the glaring problem is just how short this attraction is and as a result there's very little build up. Fixing this really isn't that difficult because of how solid the bones of the story here are; Rapunzel wants to leave her tower and see the floating lanterns, and we're coming along. Simple, easy. So we know our destination: the floating lanterns. That's there, we're set on that and it's easily the best part of the attraction. But what about the start? Right off the bat we see Rapunzel in her tower and then she's outside. There needs to be more going on there. First off, the reveal of Rapunzel's tower needs to be more dramatic. Much like how Flynn discovers her tower, guests should pass through an ivy gateway and come upon her valley. That's when we see Rapunzel singing in her tower. From there we could go into the show building and have that wonderful "gif" scene of her swinging around the tree. Although I do think it would be helpful to have Mother Gothel establishing why Rapunzel can't leave her tower, I don't think it's necessary. With Rapunzel now free, we should hear her voice trembling at the thought of "Ruffians? Thugs?" as a bunny hops out of the bushes before passing by the Snuggly Duckling. Unlike Tokyo's iteration, which is just a flat façade, it ought to be more akin to the Dwarfs' Hut at the end of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with guests seeing "I've Got a Dream" through the windows of the pub. There we can have Mother Gothel peering through the window, as well. After the Snuggly Duckling, can then get hit with the Stabbington Brothers before we plunge down a small drop into the healing scene, evoking the escape made by Flynn and Rapunzel that ultimately got Flynn injured. Following the drop, everything could remain exactly the same. Flynn getting his hand fixed (a scene that currently has no bearing on the attraction's story, as beautiful as it is), to the castle, to at last the floating lanterns. Really, it is a pretty good attraction, but it's just shy of being great. It truly feels like a classic Fantasyland dark ride, not worrying about retelling the story but focusing on a story unique for the ride, but it's just missing a few beats that would help tie everything together. I'd love for an improved version to make its way to Disneyland, taking over Autopia or the Fantasyland theater.

truecoat23 hours ago

I canceled my D+ subscription a while back but after subscribing to HULU for a buck a month around Xmas, I was able to add D+ for 3 bucks. Last Saturday, I was thinking about watching a Star War for May the Fourth, etc. and ended up deciding to watch big scenes from a bunch of Star Wars movies on D+. I pulled up the walker attack from The Empire Strikes Back first. A commercial starts and I'm like ok, I do remember something about them adding commercials and I now have a cheap 3-dollar add-on plan. 4 or 5 commercials later, I can access the movie and I fast-forward to the attack. As soon as the empire blows up the shield generator, it jumps to another commercial. This infuriated me that they would stick commercials into parts of the movie not just at the beginning and I'm cancelling again. I'm fine with TV shows having commercials throughout or the free movie streaming site apps but I'm not paying to have movies interrupted, especially when they just interrupt big action sequences.

donaldtoo1 day ago

Miscellaneous DLR thought… We need to get back there. I first visited Disneyland in the summer of ‘68 at age 5, with subsequent visits in ‘70 and ‘72. Didn’t visit again ‘til ‘87 with my fiancé (now wife of 35+ years), and our one and only family trip with our 3 children was in ‘10. Been to WDW 10 times. Man, we really need to get back to DLR.

Consumer1 day ago

This was the first thing I noticed with Frozen and it's also unfortunately true of the Tangled ride, although I think it works better for that attraction. It's a trend that truly baffles me.

mlayton1441 day ago

This is a tough one , in agreement with above depends on what you’re looking for. Ridden WDW many more times but would say MK is more thrilling and unpredictable along with the better entrance and exit. DLRs is more tame and smoother and more family friendly - again depends on what your lookin for. Personally I just resent DLRs entire Tomorrowland compared to the rest of the park - it just looks neglected and decaying compared to WDW Tomorrowland (sans the speedway) Ride space mountain and leave as quickly as possible next time I visit there

mickEblu1 day ago

Yeah it sounds like I’ll probably prefer MKs. Hopefully I get to ride it before they re-do it or something Frozen Journey is an E ticket from WDI with OLC money/ oversight. If that’s the best they can do I can only come to the conclusion that this is a low point for Imagineering when it comes to story telling and place making. This is the cherry on top of many other examples. Everything we’re hearing from TBA. Avengers Campus- what is that place supposed to be? FJ is the new poster child for (bad) book report rides. Also, for whatever reason they want to take all drama and suspense out of any ride that’s not based on Marvel or Star Wars. I think it’s a mistake. Kids love that stuff and are very intrigued by it. I feel like the people who are making these rides don’t have kids and are creating things that they think people with kids want.

PiratesMansion1 day ago

I don't know if I personally would say that's the case, I just think modern WDI emphasizes different things than they would have in the past, whether that be because of executive mandates and desires, the changing tastes of people who work there, etc. Sometimes that comes across well, sometimes not. It doesn't help that DLR has gotten a lot of lackluster additions/changes in the recent past, particularly compared to some other parks. It can be forgotten because some of these things are gone and/or the internet didn't used to be as loud, but older Imagineers put out things that weren't necessarily always winners either. Maelstrom, the Mexico boat ride in Epcot, Meet the World, Body Wars, MK's is more of a proper coaster in the sense that there are more drops that are from a significant height. It's not just the drop, turn, brake run, rinse/repeat that DL's is for much of the time; it's a more-aggressive, yet somewhat smoother, better-padded version of Matterhorn in the dark. It's a distinctive take on the ride with a personality and approach that the other versions don't have at all. Unlike the other versions, it has a post-show. It also has the iconic star tunnel music playing in the queue: Also, it's huge and makes an impression out of its sheer size in a way that Disneyland's and the others simply do not, as seen in this pic from the WDW Monorail: Ultimately I prefer the DL version (largely because of the station and on-board audio), but there are definitely merits to the WDW version and I can see why many would prefer it. It's certainly my second favorite MK ride, after their Haunted Mansion.

mickEblu1 day ago

I haven’t been on MKs version but if there are more drops and more of those ethereal space sounds I’ll probably like it more.

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗971 day ago

I want to give the DL folks a chance to chime in on this: WDW's Space Mountain is better than DL. Change my mind.

mickEblu1 day ago

No problem! I keep hearing good things about Docking Bay 7 but it just never crosses my mind when I’m there. Haven’t eaten there in a very long time. Might have to give it another try soon. I agree part of it is just the new things settling in. I also think part of it for me is that pretty much any new major ride/land or news we have gotten post 2019 (excluding the new treehouse) has been so lackluster that it makes me appreciate things like GE. Even rides like Star Tours are so much higher on my list than they used to be. GE has its faults but it’s much better than Avengers Campus. GE also worked the other way in that it also made me appreciate Star Tours more and how it hits all the right notes for a Star Wars attraction. You see ride throughs of Frozen Journey in Tokyo and it kind of makes realize that the mid/ late 2010’s may not have been the pinnacle of imagineering but they got a lot right. Even Mission Breakout which killed my beloved TOT got a lot right for a quick retheme mandate. Seeing some of the ways they are dropping the ball on TBA also has me feeling this way. It seems like we are at low point in Imagineering at least when it comes to storytelling/ place making.

Ne'er-Do-Well Cad1 day ago

Wow, my luck is that bad, huh? I figured it was a distant memory for most of us lol. Makes me feel better, actually, to know the effect is still (at least sometimes) functional. Maybe it’s because I typically hit Indy shortly after rope drop. My sense is that the timing/rhythm of the vehicles is a little off right after opening (and also just before closing). My vehicles frequently get stuck in the dart room, and then the rest of the ride is thrown off.