I'm kind of worry about the "trackless" ride system but there won't be doombuggy like car. just hope the keep true to the haunted mansion
culture.
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Foolish Mortal
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DFall3n1 |
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Foolish Mortal
Posts: 5 (07/11/09 19:03:01) Foolish Mortal |
nbcmoviefan wrote: If you're worried you should check out this video of Pooh's Hunny Hunt HERE Just replace all the "pooh" with the Haunted Mansion. I actually find the trackless system appropriate for the newer generation Haunted Mansion. It allows more "show" into the ride. lol, basically consider it doombuggies 2.0. |
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Capt Quirk |
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 1065 (07/12/09 02:14:13) Hitchhiking Ghost |
Is that the same system they use in Indiana Jones and Dinosaur?
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Ghost Host
Posts: 688 (07/12/09 11:56:04) Popup Ghost |
I like the trackless system also, more intimate..ur vehicle goes thru the ride by itself..makes for a scarier experience
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 1066 (07/12/09 13:24:28) Hitchhiking Ghost |
johnnybix38 wrote:I don't like the images going through my head right now... |
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 808 (07/12/09 20:05:53) |
Other than the trackless ride system, I hate the whole thing, the idea, the concepts, the exterior look... ok thats not too bad, but I still don't like it
so far. But I suppose that i shouldn't judge till I see it.
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Ghost Host
Posts: 953 (07/13/09 19:17:43) Ghost Host |
Treqnier:
I feel like a horrible mansion fan, but I'm honestly more interested in the rumored Washington D.C. project.In the words of Mike Nelson... "Washington Land! The new Disney theme park!" 
You know, you just don't get enough Mystery Science Theater 3000 references around here...  Ahem, anyway...
I'm excited to see what new ideas get incorporated into Mystic Manor or Mystical Manor or whatever it'll wind up being called. The hope of seeing some of Rolly Crump's designs used is incentive enough for me to want to visit. Plus, I do love the design of the house. It doesn't stay on one style, but rather uses archeitecture from various countries and eras. I don't understand all the negativity myself, I'm just excited about something new at a Disney park. I'm glad they change up things and try to have a variety, even with the same family of rides. It would be so dull if they were all identical--there would be no reason to go to a different park. I want to go to DLP becayse Phantom Manor is different from the Haunted Mansions in the States. (And to see the dragon... But I digress.) It would just turn into a Burger King style franchise if everything they cranked out was the same. I think a trackless ride system will make it feel extra spooky and give it more of that "magic has taken over all the objects" illusion. Hopefully, some more concept art will get leaked onto the web. So far, I like the ideas, and that monkey is adorable. It makes me think of Mr. Eli's Magic Shop from the Bruce Coville books, filled with all sorts of unusual trickets, each with their own history. I haven't been this interested in an "in development" attraction since I saw those "whoops, accidentially leaked, those aren't supposed to be out there," concept art sketches from the Harry Potter dark ride for Islands of Adventure. It'll be interesting to see how this all turns out, to say the least.
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Dead Center Of Attention
Posts: 3570 (07/14/09 15:16:22) Dead Center Of Attention |
I can't help but think some of the inspiration for "Mystic Manor" comes from the "Morey House" in Redlands Ca.
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Capt Quirk |
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 1069 (07/14/09 16:47:53) Hitchhiking Ghost |
I doubt many in Hong Kong would know of the Morey home. I'm a huge fan of Haunted locations, and I just heard about it the other night.
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Haunted Hearse |
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Dead Center Of Attention
Posts: 3571 (07/14/09 22:56:47) Dead Center Of Attention |
I doubt many in Hong Kong would know of the Morey home.It certainly looks like a Victorian Home built in the US. I don't think the idea was to make it look like it was originally built in Hong Kong. |
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Capt Quirk |
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 1072 (07/15/09 06:05:00) Hitchhiking Ghost |
Well, if you look at the points and spires, you can certainly see an Asian influence as well.
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Obviously Didn't Turn Back
Posts: 2476 (07/15/09 13:46:36) Obviously Didn't Turn Back |
If you ask me, the biggest single influence is the Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA. 
The Carson house has served as a starting point for a lot of haunted house photoshops. It seems to scream "Boo!" to lots of folks. 
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Haunted Hearse |
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Dead Center Of Attention
Posts: 3572 (07/15/09 15:18:01) Dead Center Of Attention |
The Carson Mansion also comes to mind, when it comes to the tall tower, and the Morey House the onion dome. Of course there are other elements both structures
share, and let's face it elements were borrowed from different buildings, as Mystic Manor is not supposed to be a replica of a specific building, but is a
representation of a haunted House, and one that looks like it could have been built in either the U.S. or Canada, possibly even in Australia or New Zealand.
As far as a certain oriental flair is concerned, that was the whole point of the onion dome on the Morey house. Many buildings built in the 19th century added
oriental elements to give their building an exotic flair.
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Dan Olson |
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Obviously Didn't Turn Back
Posts: 2477 (07/15/09 20:13:03) Obviously Didn't Turn Back |
That's all true, except I'm a little puzzled by the suggestion that onion domes are an example of oriental flavoring. They're Russian first and
foremost, followed by India and Eastern Europe, including a little German. There are some in central China, but if by "oriental" people are
thinking of China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, etc., then the onion dome is not characteristic of the architecture at all. I'll bet it looks a little exotic
to the eye of a Hong Kong resident just as it does to us.
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Wall-to-Wall Creep
Posts: 1848 (07/15/09 20:57:22) Wall-to-Wall Creep |
I think this is going to be interesting. I think it's a bit early to say I love or hate it, because frankly there isn't much to look at yet. But
I'm on board for the trackless ride system and the Museum Of The Weird-esque nature of it.
I for one am excited to see how this turns out. |
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Haunted Hearse |
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Dead Center Of Attention
Posts: 3574 (07/16/09 06:04:04) Dead Center Of Attention |
That's all true, except I'm a little puzzled by the suggestion that onion domes are an example of oriental flavoring.India, Turkey, and eastern Russia are considered parts of the Orient. That's why Persian Rugs are also considered "Oriental" |
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Capt Quirk |
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 1077 (07/16/09 06:34:21) Hitchhiking Ghost |
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.travelpod.com/users/eric/se_asia_2005.1114763340.bangpe9.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/eric/se_asia_2005/1114763340/bangpe9.jpg/tpod.html&usg=__zxh-vyFX1KYxSoXqavBXgpvs6UE=&h=415&w=550&sz=54&hl=en&start=100&um=1&tbnid=bxgJ9wIxCIBtXM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthailand%2Barchitecture%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26start%3D80%26um%3D1
and http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2222011875_0d22d170cf.jpg Now, these are found in Thailand, and to a lesser degree the rest of the Orient has some influence. Civilization is said to have started in Africa, spreading through Asia and out from there. That is why there are similarities between many cultures, even if they are divided by many miles. The "Onion you pointed out may not have originated in China, but I pretty well guarantee it didn't originate in Russia either. It has been passed on and changed from culture to culture. |
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Obviously Didn't Turn Back
Posts: 2478 (07/16/09 09:56:31) Obviously Didn't Turn Back |
Haunted Hearse wrote: Certainly. All I'm saying is that it's not Hong Kong oriental. (That's why I said, "If by oriental you mean...") My point is that by citing it as an example of oriental influence, many readers will think Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. and they might think you're saying a dome like that is right at home in Hong Kong. But it's not. It smacks of Russia or India or Eastern Europe, where domes like that are signature architectural elements. I could be wrong, but I suspect it looks a little exotic to the Hong Kong residents, just as it does to us. |
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Dead Center Of Attention
Posts: 3576 (07/16/09 17:03:58) Dead Center Of Attention |
It would look exotic to the Chinese, but if it had been built in the US, it would not have been that different from our domestic Victorian residences, as the
Carson Mansion and Morey home demonstrate.
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Grim Grinning Ghost
Posts: 1136 (07/17/09 00:13:50) Grim Grinning Ghost |
Interesting.
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