Changes to The Haunted Mansion part 2

The Loading Area 

1st version

The load area is now a half-house half-outdoors room, a sort of border between our world and the Other Side. The ceiling and walls become transparent and wirey before fading into the crisp night sky. The carpet beneath morphs into a cobblestone path.

The right side of the wall will be furnished with fading wallpaper, with exposed wooden beams and sconces that look similar to the ones in the exit crypt, only they move when guests pass them by.   

A small graveyard appears alongside the trail, done in a german expressionist style film, and across the doombuggy track to a lesser extent. One can vaguely see ghostly figures trying to materialize, bats fly in the night sky, as a wolf howls at the moon. 

2nd Version

The empty void will be decorated into a grand two story library. Books fly from shelf to shelf, a couple of invisible spirits will wright down on feathered quill or turing the pages of a book. 

Once guests board their doom buggies, they will notice a shadow following them upstairs. 

The Endless Hallway 

The Hallway will have a new effect, that will project a fast moving image of a spirit jumping from door to door. The Knight's armored head will turn, as if he is keeping an eye on guests. While Ghost Host's line about hot and cold running chills you would feel a really hot wind followed by a really cold wind right afterwards.

The Conservatory  

The Conservatory will be added some new flowers, some fresh and some decaying.  The windows will host a rain effect, adorned with black curtains and a view of the cemetery. 

Corridor of Doors

Two new effects will display a spirit bulging through the door knocker, similar to A Christmas Carol, and a hand trying to reach the door handle. Along with new auto effects of moans and screams.

Guests will pass through a series of vintage family photographs that appear normal at first, but will morph into corpses and ghouls right before their eyes. Among the photos is the portrait of the middle aged September. 

While guests pass by the grandfather clock, the eyes of the wallpaper light up an eerie green in color and blink, just like they do at Phantom Manor.

  

Changes to The Disneyland Haunted Mansion Part 1

Here are some of my ideas I would do to make The Haunted Mansion better. 

The Queue 

The exterior queue would receive minor changes. Foreboding bayou cypress trees drooping with Spanish moss would be added. The queue would wind it's way through the family plot reminiscing of the haunting and foreboding graveyards of the old south. An enormous tree would serve as The Family Tree, the graves would be entangled in it's roots each baring the names of Gracey, Blueblood and Darkmoor. A series of graves show the seven wives of Bluebeard 

At the courtyard, a cast member will be dressed up a statue and interact with the guests. If anyone is lucky, one might spot the wedding ring that belonged to Constance and how she met her demise.   

An invisible ghost will now sit on the second story porch at night in a rocking chair. At night the windows will illuminate, casting ghostly silhouettes. 

The maids and butlers outfits will be redesigned in historical accurate attires between the 1890's to the Edwardian Era.   

The Foyer

1st Version

Once guest enter the foyer, the entire room is dark. Until the lights on the chandelier and scones will spark to life and start to flicker once The Ghost Host begins his monlouge. His voice can heard around the chamber, as if he talking behind you're shoulder. One can see a ghostly image appearing in both mirrors, like in Phantom Manor.

2nd Version 

The Foyer will have a marble bust with an animatronic raven perched on top. The bust is posed by The Ghost Host himself, which is either a face projection or an animatronic. 

The Portrait Chamber

The Ghost Host's narration will be altered.

"Welcome, foolish mortals. To The Haunted Mansion. I am you're host, you're Ghost Host. Please do come in, theres no turning back now. Our tour begins here in this gallery. Where you will see painting of our occupants as they once were among the living."

   

After guests step into the Portrait Chamber, a cast member would ask if any of them have second thoughts,especially the little ones, they will escort them to a short hallway and back to the world of the living. The sound of creaks and moans would suggest the idea that this room is actually stretching. 

"In this chamber, you can not help but sensing an omanis feeling of dread. Do you believe this room is actually stretching, or is it just a hallucination. But examine everything around you. This chamber has no windows and doors. Which offers you this chilling challenge, to find a way out." 

          

After The Ghost Host finishes his laugh, just before he suggests his way. The lights will all be extinguished.    

New lighting effects will be aded, as the noose that is hanging The Ghost Host's corpse will turn around and then break, causing it to plummeted down at the guests. 

The Gallery

Ghost Host: Oh, I'm sorry to frighten you prematurely. The real chill will come latter. Now look alive and let's all stay together. Here in this gallery, we have number of famous or infamous ghosts from all over who have decided to take up residents in the mansion. 

      

The portraits will have a new effect on them, some will follow guest with their eyes, while the painting of the ship will seem to come to life. The windows across from the portraits have been replaced by new window panes and now overlook a much more sinister environment than before; a very ominous swamp-like atmosphere similar to the blue bayou. Every now and then in a flash of lightning you can see the shadow of an entity out in the bayou, its even larger shadow briefly project onto the adjacent wall. The windows now harbor a rain-like effect as well.  

The portrait of the cat lady and Medusa will be much similar to it's original concept.

As guests pass the moving busts, their the eyes will glow and you can hear them whispering to you.

"We're watching you."   

Islands of Adventure UK

The Islands of Adventure is a British version to it's American brother, only it is dedicated to England's myths, classic stories, and popular TV or movie franchise. 

Dioagon Alley and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Diagon Alley will serve as a Port of Entry as guests first enter the park. They will have shops and restaurants. This will also be passage to not only The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, but to many different worlds or locations of the park. 

Attractions, Restaurants and Shows: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 

The Leakey Cauldron

Defense Against the Dark Arts

The Three Broomsticks

The Forbidden Forest Challenge

Flight of the Hippogriff 

The Bore's Head 

The Enchanted Forest 

The Enchanted Forest will be based on Children's Classic Literature from Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Wind in the Willows, and other Fairy Tales

Attractions and Shows:  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Peter Pan: The Flight to Neverland

Grimm's Fairy Tale Forest

The Wind in The Willows 

The Enchanted Forest Play Area 

Camelot 

Camelot will be themed and dedicated to English myths and folklore from the Arthurian legends, Robin Hood, Medieval Folklore and Greek Mythology. 

Attractions, Restaurants and Shows: Tournament of Camelot 

Dragon's Lair 

Labyrinth of the Minotaur 

Merlin's Magic 

Sherwood Forest 

The Holy Grail Pub

The Lost World 

The Lost World is an area based on Sr Arthur Conan Doyle novel by the same name. 

Attractions: The Lost World River Expedition

Tarzan and the Lost City 

Journey to the Center of the Earth 

The Haunted Moors

The Haunted Realm will be dedicated to gothic horror stories and movies from Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and other infamous creatures of the night.    

Attractions, Shows and Restaurants: Dracula: Castle of the Undead

The Vampire Bat

Phantom Theater

The Ten Bells

Van Helsing's Monster Slayers Academy

Curse of the Werewolf

Frankenstein Laboratory

The Slaughtered Lamb 

Spring Heeled Jack: The Terror of London  

Science Fiction City 

Science Fiction City will be dedicated to both science fiction movies and literature.

Attractions: War of the Worlds

From Earth to the Moon

Doctor Who: An Adventure in Time and Space