tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post7083839585476797926..comments2024-03-07T09:25:09.142-08:00Comments on Long-Forgotten: To Find a Way Out, or Maybe Two or ThreeHBG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-91280335531844250382021-04-13T05:27:32.265-07:002021-04-13T05:27:32.265-07:00Good news, HBG2. April-December is being reinstate...Good news, HBG2. April-December is being reinstated into the Disneyland mansion, as posted by D23 this morning: https://d23.com/check-out-whats-materializing-at-disneyland-parks-haunted-mansion/Tailikkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164087694100714396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-91258147511083449112021-04-08T19:48:30.257-07:002021-04-08T19:48:30.257-07:00Love the blogLove the blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-38268189376471873512021-03-18T09:44:12.988-07:002021-03-18T09:44:12.988-07:00Interesting theory! Hadn't heard of that one b...Interesting theory! Hadn't heard of that one before.<br />Thanks for the concern. Yes, I'm one of those "long-haulers," I guess. Cold-like symptoms continue. They say it can go on for months. Can't complain, as I can taste just fine. Many lose their sense of taste/smell.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-58161227537850020982021-03-16T17:44:22.873-07:002021-03-16T17:44:22.873-07:00A feature of many Victorian houses is a "coff...A feature of many Victorian houses is a "coffin" or "casket" door, giving a straight line access to the parlor, off one side of the front hall. I've always thought the imagineers' intent was this is how we enter the building. A nice touch, I felt.<br />BTW Dan, how are you doing? I know you said you had lingering effects of Covid. greg mirkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714376070720898773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-70399754342199968512020-12-02T16:32:47.943-08:002020-12-02T16:32:47.943-08:00The Shipley-Leydecker design is basically a square...The Shipley-Leydecker design is basically a square, and they wanted the building as small as practicable. The elevators are diagonally situated within the square, which allows for the smallest size possible. But it also requires the foyer to be to one side.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-84864963030501013572020-12-02T12:04:26.698-08:002020-12-02T12:04:26.698-08:00My dumb/weird question is why the entrance is not ...My dumb/weird question is why the entrance is not the front door, but to the right of the front door. I always wondered why WED couldn't have the foyer start from the actual front door and they could've put the elevators in the correct spots in the facade when building it.<br /><br />A lot of sites and forums say that WDW entrance is to the side whereas the DL entrance is the front and I want to shout at them that it's not the front door. Just seems out of place to me.<br /><br />Maybe you already covered it here somewhere, but it has always driven me nuts. Again, I'm weird about things like this.Figment713https://www.blogger.com/profile/16000510266589974829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-28626485477755017502020-11-23T11:49:32.866-08:002020-11-23T11:49:32.866-08:00I love how layered and complex the HM grounds are....I love how layered and complex the HM grounds are. And how these mysteries are LITERALLY buried in a CEMETERY!BC Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401688192282088014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-65017502109147857042020-11-13T21:31:03.698-08:002020-11-13T21:31:03.698-08:00Exiting out of an open grave would have been prett...Exiting out of an open grave would have been pretty cool!<br /><br />When my uncle was a gravedigger, there was a traditional Jewish community in the area that believed in speedy burial. So, he’d often find himself working nights to get a grave done in time. He tells a story of surprising a couple of kids who’d come to the cemetery to make out late at night, by coming up out of a freshly-dug grave with a lantern in his hand. The kids were so scared they knocked the cemetery gate off its hinges driving out at high speed.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-19757235417815381362020-11-13T14:09:30.301-08:002020-11-13T14:09:30.301-08:00It would be fun to think so! Nevertheless, this wa...It would be fun to think so! Nevertheless, this was such a short-lived concept that I doubt it had much influence on things to come.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-39132621232333076572020-11-12T16:12:05.658-08:002020-11-12T16:12:05.658-08:00I wonder how much this concept influenced other at...I wonder how much this concept influenced other attraction designs that used a similar false choice ending, such as Horizons at EPCOT Center. Imagineers seem to like giving guests the sense of choice even when we don't really have it, perhaps as a way to keep guests coming back to choose a different option. Similarly the wealth of detail poured into each attraction gives us something new to see each ride through. Was there a concept from the start that guests would be riding these attractions again and again and something must be done to enhance the experience in order to encourage that?<br /><br />Oh, and thanks, Tom.Galen Gallimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272822237546731134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-40046350615963739702020-11-10T07:08:00.659-08:002020-11-10T07:08:00.659-08:00Interesting. The voice floating around over the di...Interesting. The voice floating around over the different exits is a nice touch. Kind of taunting in a way. Very nice! I can see how the gag would have gotten old pretty fast for frequent riders when they realized they all went to the same place. Still, it's kind of fun. Good article! Thanks!Stu29573https://www.blogger.com/profile/11476618457938961470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-22418159072693394732020-11-10T06:49:09.822-08:002020-11-10T06:49:09.822-08:00Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for these in-depth post...Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for these in-depth posts. Do you know the connection between this and the mystery "third staircase" mentioned in "To Find a Way Out?"Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702170323899739703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-50327715078856330092020-11-09T17:45:24.109-08:002020-11-09T17:45:24.109-08:00This blog never disappoints. Thank you, HBG for t...This blog never disappoints. Thank you, HBG for the fascinating backstory.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.com