EARLY opening possible + Ghost Host change? | Disneyland Construction 07-08-2024
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 7. 07. 2024
- Bad news last week with ride closures, but it has led to good news this week with a rumor about the Haunted Mansion. It may in fact be opening BEFORE they close Space Mountain. PLUS, a not so great rumor regarding the ghost host in the stretching room. There are rumors also regarding Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln that are VERY interesting.
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Regarding the Critter Country sign, the source from whom I heard this may have been confusing it with the sign that will be installed at Louis' Critter Club. Please disregard that part of this update.
Whew! The park is getting enough Tiana added already. It seemed overkill to have Louis own the Critter Country sign too.
Raymond Kinman (Winnie the Pooh, Indiana Jones, Treehouse marquee and Big Al woodcarver/artist) has been teasing another new and big piece coming soon. I suspect it will be part of updates in Critter Country
Love Walt joining President Lincoln. Back, but I agree, it needs to be his voice. The presence of Walt that needs to be in the park is homering his vision and wish for things to be maintained and working for the guests. Even the small things like buckets on tree house. Tom Sawyer's Island was personally designed by Walt and he wouldn't want to see things not working due to budget cuts. This includes the entertainment and shows. The rides are great, but it's the entertainment and cast that make Disneyland magical!!
@@user-ek3ug2qq1q Exactly!
When I hear there are updates coming to the Mansion: đ
When I hear what those updates are: đ
They can't possible believe we'd all be ok with changing the ghost host. right? RIGHT?
Hey at least we have a new bride haha⊠1 good change out of 3 đ
Feel the same way. Gave my thoughts on the rumors in the comments on your video about them.
Saw your video about it! I absolutely agree
@@daydragoon331 Yeah. . . but what KIND of NEW bride???? Are they gonna go "woke" on us with the new "bride". Are they going to install a "pride bride"?
Walt made this place for "CHILDREN". Everything in this park should be for that purpose in mind alone.
The Haunted Mansion's stretching room is arguably the most iconic scene of the entire attraction. There is no need to change it in any way. I always admire the fact that the stretching room came to be because you need to go under the Disneyland Railroad to get to the show building. So leave it as it is.
Yes, more Walt in the park, thank you! If they do make a Walt animatronic, it would be cool if he gave his opening day speech.
Yes, use exact Walt quotes! NO ADD ONS!
Changing the stretching room scene would be criminal to me. Pirates and haunted are two rides that should never be altered. They are the most timeless masterpieces of the entire park. Losing that scene would be a major hit. Sadly though when I hear these rumors they end up coming true.đą
Agreed I heard Disney is debating on taking out the hanging scene I hope they donât that iconic and helps set the tone of the ride đą
If old rides were never updated, they wouldn't be seen as such "timeless masterpieces" in the first place. I know it's hard, but change is GOOD.
They have changed pirates multiple times, such as no longer having the pirates chase the woman as well as adding the pirates of the Caribbean as the main theme
@@slowazzd2165While youâre correct to an extent, changing something as iconic & appreciated as something like the Stretching Room scene is wrong, I feel. Nothings wrong with it, and itâs been kept as is for 50+ years.
Change isnât ALWAYS good. Sometimes itâs for the worst - this case being an example of that.
@@slowazzd2165 hanging the core story of the narration in mansion is not updating thatâs literally destroying the opening story on who the ghost host is and why heâs guiding you around
NO video screen!!! Leave hangingman practical effect! Change the Jack overlay into a practical effect instead! Leave it a little scary! Bring back snow-white scary adventure too!
Sorry, but the Snow White attraction won't change back to what it was. It's actually quite a beautiful change, but the Haunted Mansion would be devastating.
That shot of the Mark Twain from the train IS Disneyland.
I said the same. had to rush to get my camera out in time!
@@FreshBakedDisney The icon of the Iconic! Truly priceless! (And... 3D!) (ish!)
Walt's dreams are what brought me to the park and what will keep me at the park. They keep going farther away from what Walt would have wanted. He would be turning in his grave. I am not renewing my pass once it expires. You have no idea how much it hurts. Maybe one day i will get it again. Thanks for all you do Fresh B!!
we feel the same way...so off to knotts berry farm until disney stops all this crap...have a great day....
We felt same way just a few years ago. No more pass and now very few visits. Disneyland âof oldâ is no more, so weâre down to once a year visits.
Please leave Haunted Mansion stretching room alone! Most of the changes going on in the park are ridiculous.
The stretching room is not changing. These rumors are fake.
"Welcome foolish persons, to the Spooky Large House! I am your presenter. Your living-impaired presenter. Kindly maneuver all the way in please, and make room for all kin. There's not moving in reverse now. Our ramble begins here in this flat art presentation chamber where you see paint on canvas renderings of our guests as they appeared in their unjudgeable former state."
The admiration I once had for Disney Imagineering is per much gone at this point. Itâs been gutted of its creativity and innovation. Cutting the budget and not offending people is their main goals.
Foolish? Iâm triggered.
Fortunately that's not going to happen and these rumors are fake.
â@@NickLujanDisney's main goal is to see how much money they can take out of your pockets.
Do not change the stretching room. Practical is ALWAYS better. The hanging host is integral!!!!
Sometimes I wish technology would be good enough to have a fluid Jack Skellington animatronic in the stretching room instead of having the projection screen. That would be neat!
The stretching room in Haunted Mansion needs to be left just the way it is. Keep it classic.
YES 100% for more Walt!! Also has to be his voice his words
Haunted mansion ORIGINAL!!! Please keep it!
I was just at Disneyland and I believe Snow Whiteâs Enchanted Wish actually is the gold standard for screenâs & projections used with practical effects. The cauldron, the backgrounds, the breaking of the magic mirror, etc⊠every screen or projection on that ride enhances the practical and doesnât replace it or look out of place. I have been going to Disneyland for decades and I really just took note of all the projects this last time.
Agreed!
Haha. I recognize the conductor in the opening. That's Jackson. He's great. :D
I never realized just how large this mansion/critter country construction project really is until now. Itâs almost like a whole new land! Tomorrowland next Disney đ„łđ„łđ„ł
I would rather disney keep the Haunted Mansion the same at the beginning of the ride.
I am just wondering what will be done first. The removal of the box at the entrance of Tomorrowland or the brown Fence in front of the Adventureland restrooms? To me those two things signify how hard Disney has fallen.
đ I love that you can hear Jackson the Disneyland railroad attendant he does the best AAALLLL AAABOOOAARRDDD . Always look forward to seeing him every time we visit
Thank you for the shoutout re Tom Sawyer island. Itâs a wonderful getaway.
Keep the Ghost Host as is !!! ..Better the bride.. If they are doing a Walt animatronic,, it HAS to be spot on, the look, the movement, the voice... All of it. !
97 days until my first Disneyland visit and I canât wait anymore!! These videos only get me even more excited hahah
Getting pretty sick of not getting to ride the original style Haunted Mansion. They start the holiday theme earlier and earlier each year. With the refurb, it's over a year now of no original Haunted Mansion.
Just like Lincoln is a compilation of Lincoln quotes to form a speech, make the Walt segment in GMWML a compilation of Walt quotes that form a speech.
the practical effects are part of the character of the ride.
I love Tom Sawyers island. I go every time and take a lunch to the island. Itâs so relaxing and wonderful area. I usually spend a good 45 mins there.
Why on earth remove something that works (practical effects) for digital? Why spend the money when the stock is tanking. Maybe they should spend it elsewhere? This is so unnecessary and odd...haunted mansion hanging man effect is classic.
It's called "wokeism" Disney doesn't want to risk anyone being offended. They don't care what the majority wants anymore.
I think it would be awesome to see Walt Disney delivering the opening day speech. I'm not sure how that would fit with Abe Lincoln, but I'm sure they could figure it out.
I really miss âGreat Moments With Mr. Lincolnâ itâs one of my favorite things to visit when I go to Disneyland. †I also miss seeing my friend Garret working the exhibit!â€ïžđ I hope it opens soon without too many changes.đ€đ
its like every other educational history information, it is something the woke do not want to show....it doesnt fit the one government world and they dont want reminders of how, why, where the Constitution evolved
Practical stretching room all the way! FRESH BAKED!!
I'm one for keeping the island going! I've heard a few people say it is a waste area, but for me it is absolutely not a waste! It's the best place to go when all the noise and movement get to be too much. It's also a delightful place for shade, and I love all the trees! The activities out of commission make it feel incomplete.
My 3 and 6 year old love the island. It's fun place to play and get their wiggles out, plus it's less crowded than the toon town park.
@@rienailo Yeah. I used to like to chill in Toontown, but the crowds have been too much for me since it was redone.
Agreed! I kind of wish there was an easier way to get to the island (a tunnel or bridge), but the inaccessibility is what preserves the calm of the island. đ
The Island will be de-pirated eventually and return to classic Mark Twain complete with Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Becky Thacher.
Iâm with you! SOMETIMES there is real value in keeping the original story (AND THE practical effects)!
I need Disney to not touch the stretching room scene. Itâs way too iconic, way too historic. Itâs a major storytelling element to the ride. It has aged just fine.
It would be really sad to see the ghost host go away! It adds to the storyline.
5:57 It appears to be a dirt vacuum truck or an "air excavator" which makes sense for the amount of space they have.
Iâve been obsessed with The Haunted Mansion since I was 8 years old and saw it on an episode of Saturday Disney here in Australia. I finally saved enough to travel over and visit it in 2017 (I donât want to admit my age haha) but I was crying happy tears to finally experience the ride. I managed to return in 2023 and when I saw they were upgrading I have been desperately saving every dollar I have to go again in 2025. Then these rumours emergedâŠ..I love the ghost host scene!!!! I honestly donât think Iâll bother if they change it to look like the holiday overlay quality (Iâve never liked the look of that and always planned my visits when itâs not on). Iâm so disappointed as I was so excited and now Iâm more worried than anything else.
They need to leave the Ghost Host effect alone in the stretching room. They definitely need to not change the story - it is no easy is glamorizing ending your life, it's simply raising the stakes on supposedly being trapped in the stretching room.
(Edit: corrected typos.)
I would be devastated if the close down Tom Sawyers Island! Itâs the one peaceful place to go on a hot crowded day. Also very sad about the end of the Critter Country sign đ
Keep the stretching room just like it is please!
Tom Sawyer Island is so fun! My kids and I go over there in the afternoon , bring some food and the kids can run around. I am sure they can find some extra money somewhere to help maintain this area.
I love the idea of more Walt Disney in the park! we should actually have more imagery of him around the park as far as his voice and script I assume imagining will use parts of him talking about great moments with Mr. Lincoln and other things and piece it together
Keep him Hanging! Keep him Practical! Cheers, Fresh Baked.
I would love to see Walt Disney more of Walt. I was at Disneyland kid in the '60s and a teenager in the '70s and I've always been a Disney kid all my life. I really would love to see more of Walt. That's exciting that they're considering it. I hope they do it. So exciting!
Walt IS Disneyland! Love to see more of him in the park. Maybe re-enact the ribbon cutting on the anniversary month/day originally opened using a Walt animatronic using his original opening day speech
Yes to visiting Tom Sawyer Island. Its only attraction was designed by Walt himself. It is also a wonderful place to get away from the sensory overload that can happen. TY FreshBaked!
If people are saying the hanging ghost host is too morbid or scary.. THATS THE POINT?? Its a HAUNTED Mansion. Not a happy mansion. Kids got half the part with Fantasyland. As I kid thou I LOVED haunted, and never understood the ghost host bit. My tiny neck and head could never crane up to the ghost host above, so I never knew what it referred to.
Keep Haunted Mansion as original as possible
I would cry if I saw a Walt animatronic! So yes I want more Walt at the parks and I agree it has to be something he actually said word for word.
love me a fresh baked! episode!! I was just there yesterday and will be back on thursday!
As for Walt, it BETTER be Walt himself. It just has to be. Give us his opening dedication. And, YES, MORE Walt in his park. #morewaltdisneyinthepark
I hope they keep haunted mansion the same. its iconic
Going mid September for my first trip to DL ever, hope I can see Haunted Holiday!
almost definitely you should be able to...provided you can get the virtual queue :)
@@FreshBakedDisneyif you canât obtain a virtual queue, will you be able to pay to ride it via individual lightening lane?đ€
it will not be offered on individual lightning lane.
We saw two trains running yesterday on Casey Jr. (Sunday) 1 in the morning but when we went back by a little later, there were 2 trains.
I am 100% against changing the hanging body in the stretching room. Accessibility means everyone should be able to access the content. That's a wonderful thing. Accessibility should not dictate the content. The content of the Haunted Mansion is macabre humor about death. Some people may say, "We want to see macabre humor about every kind of death, except that one." Okay. That's fine. The Haunted Mansion is one of the most thoroughly documented experiences on Earth. Watch video, look at pictures, talk on discussion groups. Determine when you should look down, close your eyes, etc., during the few seconds the image appears. Discuss alternatives like the "take the stairs" route that was used during COVID. But you do not get to dictate what the content can be for everyone else. If it's done, it will set a terrible precedent for creativity at Disney. I consider it the equivalent to pouring acid on the Mona Lisa because the way she smiles disturbs you.
Yes, Dave! I definitely want to see more Walt in the park!! After all, Walt is the reason we have Disneyland, California Adventure and Disney World!
The Island is one of our favorite place to go. We have many great memories.
Not a fan of the scale of that "Tiana's Foods" sign. Way overcalled. I also do not understand why the wood shingles on the first hill structure were arranged in a new pattern that doesn't match the roofline.
More Walt? Yes please! (And, yep, with Direct Quotes.) Cheers, Fresh Baked!
Thank you very much for all the updates, David!!! Great video!!!! I think they need to leave the Haunted Mansion alone. They've changed enough things that didn't need to be touched.
We loved exploring Tom Sawyer island on our last visit! Will definitely make sure to head over there in a few weeks.
I would like them to do a separate show of a Walt animatronic and do the opening day speech.
I agree - I would love to see animatronic Walt do his opening speech. However, I would want it separate from Mr. Lincoln because I don't think Walt would want it.
As for Tom Sawyer Island - the pontoon bridge and the swinging bridge as well have been closed for quite some time I was there on May 24 and they were both closed on that day.
Yes yes yes! That shot of the Twain! Had to have a short of that part!
Great show today, Fresh Baked!
I like the practical effect the way it is!
I always prefer practical. I am hating the trend towards so many screens. Haunted Mansion is beloved to me.
KEEP THE PRACTICAL HANGING SCENE!
Keep The Haunted Mansion classic!!
Nearly a year ago Jenny Nicholson tweeted: "It is kind of weird that there were rumors last year about disney removing the hanging man from the Haunted Mansion preshow for sensitivity reasons and then this year they drop their family movie almost entirely about suicide, to a degree that the ride never was"
I think this really clarifies Disney's lack of leadership from on high, as the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. There seem to be a lot of executives contradicting one another, and some of them want symbol without symbolized. They want story with no conflict, princesses without villains as we see in Tiana's Bayou Adventure. It blands down the company and will ultimately make it unpalatable to guests (including children) who want something that feels ~real~, even if that's a hint or implication of suicide.
And yes more Walt! It was his dream for us! Itâs been moving away from everything WaltâŠhonor him
Thanks for the video, definitely no on changing haunted mansion beginning to video and definitely yes on adding Walt with his voice and ideas from one of his notable moments.
31:06 I think it would be really cool to have Walt in the show. How? No idea. If they do, I 100% agree that it needs to be a quote from Walt. Maybe have a set of him doing his famous "welcome to this happy place"? Heck, you could even use quotes from the TV show of while Disneyland was being built! The are many options, but I think you gotta do a direct quote from Walt himself.
That reminds me of when Saving Mr. Banks came out. At the credits, they had audio of Walt talking with Travers. The audience did not leave. We all sat in silence listening. It was magical.
Oh, sorry, I also think the stretching room effect should be left alone.
Need to leave the haunted mansion as is. And no replacing the ghost host. His voice is awesome So many changes to the park over the years. Change CAN BE good, but not all change IS good. Leave the Walt stuff alone....Small World, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, the railroad, Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise. There have been changes to all of these, but for the most part they are pretty true to classic. And Great Moments needs to stay BUT I agree with someone below that suggested an Animatronic Walt giving his opening day speech/history of how Disneyland came to be. And bring back the Golden Horse Shoe pre pandemic stage shows. Tom Sawyer Island is fun! We take our lunch over and eat at the picnic tables and watch the ships leave the dock and return. fun to watch the canoes go by and relax and watch the duck families swim around.
Itâs crazy to me that Disney charges what it does and then makes budget cuts on top of it. They are destroying what people think of when they think of Disneyland. Iâve always heard itâs expensive and thereâs long lines but until lately I hadnât heard people saying theyâll never go again.
Tom Sawyer Island needs to be plussed up and kept up as Walt designed it!
It is Walt's signature on his creation! It is the Park in the middle of Walt's Park!
I would love to see more Walt in the parks!
My family is going in September and we will definitely go to the island!
Thank you as always for the video David!
Great updates David!
No to changing the Haunted Mansion stretching room, yes to more Walt Disney, the ridiculously massive Tianna's Food sign needs to go or be shrunk down, as that's crazy and hopefully they can touch up Tom Sayer's Island as it definitely needs some TLC.
No AI bs speaking nonsense for Walt in Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. Yes there needs to be more of Walt in the park he created!
thank you for the arrows. makes following the narration much easier
So excited to hear that they may open Haunted Mansion early! I missed Haunted Mansion when I visited last year, so it would be such a nice surprise to see it this year! Hoping that the last week of July will be the "sweet spot!" đ€đ€đ€
And yes, more Walt Disney in the park. To me, this is especially important for Disneyland, the OG.
One of your best vlogs today. Thank you.
Has he released more than one blog today? By default, it would have to be the best vlog today, wouldnât it?
@@WindowtotheMagic perhaps âof todayâ then?
Youâre spot on today David!
Video hanging ghost more reliable??? More reliable than the last 50 years??
I donât want them to change the stretching room and more Walt Disney in every land for me, but real quotes and ideas only.
Hi David, any estimate of when you think Critter Country might re open?
Im pretty sure that the bubble machines are also snow machines
I agree with you. MORE WALT!
I like changing the bride from video to practical. I don't like changing the hanging corpse and the stretching pictures to video. Screens very rarely work.
I would LOVE to see more Walt in the park! I agree I only want word for word quotes, Iâd even prefer his voice if thatâs technologically possible.
My friend Corey does voice matching for Disney when they need a clean copy of Walt saying something. I guarantee that youâll never know the difference between the two of them.
They better not touch my haunted mansion đ€
The ghost host should not change, leave the hanging host! I was never scared of this ride as a kid which made me love it as an adult because it was mine and my momâs favorite ride to go on together. People need to stop being so sensitive and sheltering themselves and their kids.
I agree with you, David. The hanging ghost and practical effects need to stay.
It is kinda jarring that you go to disneyland and see a scene of someone hanging themselves. I would be okay if they left it, its always been there, and small kids in my experience don't notice it enough to ask what it is. I would also understand if they changed it.
Yes I would LOVE more Walt in the park. An animatronic version maybe saying the opening day speech may make me cry. I have always been dumbfounded why his day of birth isnât honored on December 5th. I was there in December 5th and there was nothing to commemorate it. đ€·đ»ââïž
I love Tom Sawyer Island. My grandsons have spent many hours playing there. I was sad that they cut off the back part and there is no more fort and we lost a cave among other things.
Tom sawyers island falling into disrepair is so sad! It is a disgrace! They are making it so nobody wants to go there. If they would restore it people would once again enjoy it and Disney could actually make moneyâŠ
The rebar with the red caps HAS to be the new queue section. It appears to be in front of the DLRR station. đ€đ€
Give us more Walt Disney in the park!!
Heâs not only dead the current administration hates everything he stood for.
That my friend is too late.