It's hard to give out candy via a blog, so how about a piece of pretty rare concept art??? Imagine if you will, a walk through version of the Haunted Mansion! This was actually planned by the Imagineers at one point in time, but as with some things in all Disney parks, attraction capacity necessitates changes. So, the little walk through Haunted Mansion became a ride on a Doom Buggy. (Speaking of that, do go to Doombuggies.com - an amazing site.)
This piece of concept art was first shown as part of the 50th Anniversary display in Disneyland's Opera House.
Naturally (supernaturally?), the walking tour would brought us to the infamous ballroom. What a thrill it would have been to walk the house and explore it on our own!
Perhaps a new Mansion would use a trackless system, and the riders could tour different rooms at random. Just think of the repeatability factor! Or on a smaller scale more in line with a holiday makeover, maybe one day Sleeping Beauty Castle could be given a Halloween makeover...
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)
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