Recent content by ghostlyguitar

Nobody knows how long the man in the spider web was kept in the ride; it could have been a mere few days, or it could have been a couple years. He was, however, a much less "important" a character than Hatbox Ghost was. He wasn't featured in merchandise or advertising as Hatty has been, as he...

Legos continue to be one of the most popular toys around, with both kids and adults. I know a lot of folks who still pick up Lego sets and build 'em, at 25! So I don't think it's a matter of popularity of the product. I do think the pricing was a big issue with DisneyQuest, and I think...

In Gran Fiesta Tour, they just swapped out the old videos for new ones. They didn't take away any set pieces, except for that spooky puppet-carousel thing at the very end of the ride. It's always been a video-based ride. I wouldn't be surprised if they revamped the Tiki Room, but I'm not...

When we went in April, there was always a moderately large crowd for Country Bears. There were a few times when we passed and saw the line hovering out of the building a couple minutes before the next showing. Everybody in the theater we saw it with enjoyed it, genuinely. Especially the kids...

I hope they're doing something with the Paperboy, and not just cutting him from the show (The reported loss of his audio track makes me a little nervous). He did, however, stick out like a great big, non-animated sore thumb on my last trip. The lighting device described in the garage scene...

For some reason, when they remastered/remixed the audio on the ride, they took the spiel apart and grafted in segments of alternate takes, a few from Disneyland's Mansion. I'm not sure what the reason was for this change, but it's definitely there. -Adam-

The wraiths aren't new, they've just been missing for quite some time. It's been several years; their turntable mechanism went out, and they vanished, apparently to go for repairs, but they never came back. There aren't any new ghosts on the chandelier, either. It's amazing what a little...

I've gotta say, I don't think I like the new look. The masks may have been a bit creepy, but the effect of them lighting up and slowly changing colors was very cool. The new hair (it looks like new hair to me, anyway...is it?) is cool, and it seems to be very much the same kind of idea of...

Nobody's quite sure what's going in place of the pop-ups, though they have most assuredly disappeared. There were rumors flying around not too long ago that talked about full ghostly figures being placed in the attic (and apparently subsequently being scrapped), but nothing has been confirmed...

One groove per side! :) As for the thrillin' Mansion...without an entirely new ride system, it can't happen. I think the idea of the new staircase scene and its possible spooks got stretched a bit too far. -Adam-

If you look at the photo, there's only one railing, and it's on the outside of the set, which seems to hint that we're seeing half of the scene here. I believe the model itself shows what will be located on the right-hand side of the staircase when the Mansion opens, and that there will be...

I thought Splashtacular at Epcot was a pretty weird show. I don't think that one lasted very long at all, either. Best part was the creepy alien animatronic that lurked behind the bushes. The rest was...well...not so great. Oddly enough, I was reminded of this show by watching the Galaxy...

You know what's funny, is the smell of diesel has always reminded me of Walt Disney World. As a kid, I spent a lot of time in line for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and you could clearly smell the diesel fuel that the subs used to run on, mixed with being downwind from the Autopia. Chlorine's...

The voice used to travel around the room somewhat; the speakers were located up near (possibly behind, if I remember right) the paintings. The script was designed for dramatic pauses, so the Ghost Host would start speaking from one spot then pause, and when he'd speak up after the pause, the...

The scene was a lot more elaborate; the ladies were always static mannequins, and there weren't any additional figures, but there were bubble machines as well as some fountains. Apparently that's where they got into trouble, as they didn't maintain the set properly, and it began to get heavy...