The Haunted Mansion film opened in theaters on Friday and the Disney synergy machine didn’t miss a beat by taking the chance to remind followers of an upcoming Disney World attraction change, that the Hatbox Ghost, a personality that’s presently solely seen at Disneyland’s model of the trip, will likely be debuting at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion later this 12 months. It was a well-liked resolution when it was first introduced, however now that extra particulars have been introduced I’m having points. As a result of the ghost’s location is not sensible.
The announcement from Disney Parks made on Friday revealed that the Hatbox Ghost will likely be situated in a unique spot at Magic Kingdom than he’s at Disneyland. On the California park, the character may be discovered simply exterior the mansion’s attic, earlier than the trip automobiles descend into the graveyard. At Disney World, nonetheless, we’ll discover the Hatbox Ghost close to the Limitless Hallway originally of the attraction. It is a drawback, as a result of the Haunted Mansion’s story, particularly explains when you may and may’t see ghosts, and the Limitless Hallway is just too early.
At the start of the Haunted Mansion, we see issues which might be spooky and unexplained, a go well with of armor that strikes, and a candelabra floating in an limitless hallway, however we don’t really see any ghosts. It’s Madame Leota’s seance and our personal “sympathetic vibrations” that enable them to materialize. So placing the Hatbox Ghost previous to the seance room merely doesn’t work with the story being advised.
There are lots of people who get very upset each time something adjustments at Disneyland or Disney World, simply ask Splash Mountain followers, and I’m often not that man. I feel Disney Park adjustments are virtually all the time good. The latest resolution to drastically enhance alcohol gross sales at Disneyland doesn’t hassle me even if Walt Disney by no means wished alcohol bought within the park. Issues change, and that’s okay, however making this variation that conflicts with the story the attraction is telling is not sensible, particularly since there are many locations the Hatbox Ghost may go that may work correctly.
It’s definitely doable that the Hatbox Ghost’s location will likely be defined. Maybe placing the ghost there’s a part of bigger adjustments to the story of the trip, which may very well be related to the discharge of the Haunted Mansion film, the place the ghost is the movie’s main villain. Nonetheless, it doesn’t appear possible that the attraction goes to include elements of the film this quickly. Whereas that definitely may occur, because it did with Pirates of the Caribbean, we don’t even understand how profitable the film will likely be.
A precise date for the Hatbox Ghost addition was not made, however it’s going to apparently be performed as a working change. Slightly than shutting down the trip, friends will see short-term obstacles going up on the attraction very quickly the place the Hatbox Ghost will likely be situated
