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notification squad after a 16-month
renovation phantom manor has opened
there were many changes that came to the
ride some big and some small and today
we'll talk about all of them to do so
we'll divide them into five main groups
story characters designing effects sound
and extras let's start with the story
the original version of phantom manor
told the story of Henry Ravenswood his
wife Martha and his daughter Melanie in
1860 a terrible earthquake struck the
town of Thunder Mesa and both Henry
Ravenswood and his wife Martha perished
in the quake but even before their
deaths there had been problems in the
manor there was a rumour going on that
Melanie had fallen in love and was
planning to marry a man that her father
did not approve of after he died the
couple thought there would be nothing
else standing in the way of their
wedding but they were wrong the day of
the wedding arrived and the groom was
nowhere to be seen
Melanie searched for him throughout the
house but it was all in vain people said
that it was Ravenswood himself that came
back from the grave and killed the groom
by hanging him into attic leaving the
bride to haunt the house for all
eternity but this was never confirmed in
the new version of the ride the story
changes Melanie doesn't just have one
suitor anymore she has for her new
suitors our saw your bottom owner of the
Thunder Mesa sawmill who died cut in
half from the bottom by a circular saw
blade from his factory captain Rowan D
falls leader of the Thunder Mesa
riverboat landing and captain of the
Mark Twain steamboat who died by falling
off a high waterfall Ignatius Iggy
Knight dynomite manufacturer who died a
victim of a TNT blast in a mine gallery
and buried Claude master of an oil field
who was clawed to death by a bear but
don't be mistaken these were all
mysterious and suspicious death probably
committed by none other the
Henry Ravenswood he didn't think that
anyone was good enough for his daughter
so he killed every suitor she had it has
been confirmed that the Phantom is in
fact Henry Ravenswood and after his
death he remained in the Manor
threatening any of Melonie suitors with
certain death characters let's talk
about the manors residence some of them
had been removed some have been added
and some have been changed completely
let's start in the stretching room
before the refurbishment just like an
every version of the mansion as soon as
the lights go out and the lightning
strikes we could see the hanging man the
only difference was that here we could
find the Phantom hanging Melanie suitor
and not only demand by himself
nowadays because of the change in the
rides story during this part of the ride
we can no longer find the hanging man
but the Phantom remains showing us an
empty noose meant for Melanie's next
suitor the next character change we can
find is in the loading area this is the
best loading area among all the other
mansions here we can find a large hall
with a grand staircase leading to an
upper floor before the staircase was
empty but now we can find Melanie
standing still looking at the rain
outside and waiting in the next scene we
were used to seeing Melanie holding a
candelabra and singing but because
Melanie was added to the loading area
this animatronic was replaced by a suit
of armor animatronic kind of like the
ones we see in the other mansions we can
still find Melanie in the endless
hallway but now a new figure appears
behind her that's right we can see the
phantom appearing and disappearing with
Melanie in the ballroom scene Melanie
and the Phantom have been relocated the
Phantom from the windowsill and Melanie
from the stairs now we can find both in
the balcony the Phantom's standing
directly behind Melanie again outside
Melanie's room we can still find the
Phantom laughing and standing next to an
open grave but now he has glowing red
eyes that we can actually find in each
of his apparitions during the ride
Goliath the dog is still here with him
but now he looks scarier with this
slobbery jaw in green eyes in the
catacombs we find that the skeleton
seemed creepier with some bits of dry
flesh hanging from their bones their
moves are back after some of them had
remained still for a long time
next the residents of phantom Canyon
received face updates and alterations in
their
Frances their movements are impressive
and they all have green faces now in the
end we see the Phantom again before the
refurbishment this animatronic was a
kind of grinning decaying green skinned
corpse that had lost any kind of
humanity he may have had before his
clothes were torn and he was laughing
uncontrollably
now this animatronic is completely
changed the new phantom looks just like
the one we see outside of Melanie's room
he can also be seen laughing maniacally
and gesturing to an open coffin his
movements looked so fluid and it looks
like he's following us as we pass by him
another major change is that the
Poynting bride has disappeared before we
could see Melanie sacrificing her soul
to save us from the Phantom helping us
out of the manor as her body turned to
bone and her wedding gown decayed this
last scene was completely changed
instead the last time we see Melanie is
in the mirror reflections she appears in
the dune buggy's with us asking if we
would marry her the little Liotta at the
end was also removed even though her
voice remains during this part design
and effects the new Phantom Manor had
lots of changes in its design and many
new effects were added let's take a look
at the very beginning in the foyer there
used to be an old framed mirror where
Melanie's image would appear from time
to time
now we concede that the mirror has been
changed to a portrait depicting Melanie
and her father Henry Ravenswood wearing
the iconic bridal gown and black cape
suit the portrait is very creepy and
shows the darker part of Phantom Manor
but suddenly it starts to change Melanie
is wearing a blue dress and Henry looks
happier than before the foyer a
wallpaper has a new design also it still
has Victorian style but it appears to be
weathered and old until the portrait
changes then the wallpaper looks brand
new again and the lighting shows its
former color remember when we said the
story change so that Melanie has now
four suitors instead of just one well
many changes came because of this story
one of these changes was the portraits
in the stretching room before we could
see four portraits of Melanie in
different situations like having a
picnic surrounded by ants snakes
scorpions spiders and beetles riding a
boat about to go down a waterfall
picking roses from above of Tombstone
where a skeleton is coming out of and
wading through a small stream where an
aquatic monster is reaching for her foot
now Melanie appears in every portrait
again but now her new suitors take the
stage yep Barry Claude captain Rowan Dee
Falls sore your bottom in Aggie Knight
appear in each painting with Melanie as
the room begins to stretch
Melanie disappears from each painting
and we are shown how each of her suitors
died a tragic death next we get to the
gallery where the old Mark Davis
portraits are gone now we can see three
new portraits and one of the original
ones the cowboy who changes from a
normal cowboy to a skeleton cowboy and
horse the duel where we see two
gentlemen about to have a traditional
gun duel but then one of the men turns
early shooting the other in the back the
ship where we see the flying dutchman
embarking on a voyage through stormy
seas suddenly the ship is engulfed in
flames
it sails ripped and ho beaten presumably
by an attack and the master a
traditional portrait of Henry Ravenswood
that's a portrait changes henry is
transformed into the iconic appearance
of the Phantom this marks a first and
only definitive answer that proves that
Henry Ravenswood is the Phantom the
morphing of the portraits now happens
with flashes of lightning which is weird
because the gallery has no windows but
this seems to be synchronized with the
storm effects in the loading area and
speaking of the new loading area the new
lighting is gorgeous it has been
improved so that it gives a more
foreboding atmosphere there are new
effects that help stimulate the sound of
the rainstorm against the windows and
when was added so that Melanie's dress
can move a little bit and look creepier
also the following bus has been
completely replaced and updated to give
a much more realistic effect the former
green and black appearance of the bus
has been changed to a more traditional
ceramic color the design has also been
entirely reworked to a much more human
face the music room had a very welcome
change
not only was the lighting change to a
form of green light that gives more
visibility to the area but the shadow
pianist was upgraded and now has more
movement also this room has a new way of
telling us more about the story here we
can now see a kind of adaptation of the
attic scene from the Haunted Mansion
where we find all types of references to
Melanie's four suitors and a wedding
theme the SAMS rooms lighting was also
changed it became a little darker and it
has prominent greens and purples to
light the room Madame Leota has been
given an updated look using the latest
tech
next in the bride's booth walk we can
see the large mirror doesn't reflect the
skull as it used to now along with her
own reflection Melanie will now see an
image of the Phantom behind her she also
seems to be young instead of the older
version we used to see phantom Canyon
looks amazing the setting changed from a
hellish sunset to a story night sky
it has new lighting and backlight
effects that make the scene look
wonderful and remember how we told you
that the Poynting Bride scene was
removed well it was replaced by a
mausoleum where Melanie's suitors were
buried this part gives a conclusion to
their stories but we can see that buried
claude script has been busted from the
inside was he trying to escape sound a
huge part of what makes a ride great art
sound effects and music they tell us the
story and help us understand everything
we're seeing with the refurbishment came
lots of new sound effects in music some
welcome others not so much
first up the original Vincent Price
narration is back so soon if you
remember our previous Phantom Manor
video we talked about how Vincent prices
narration was replaced by Gerald
Chevalier if you want to know more about
it check out our previous video now
Vincent Price is back he does the
English narration while the French
narration is also done beautifully by
Bernardo Lane found within the foyer a
stretch room and corridor of the queue
these narrations fit perfectly with the
new look of the manor then we find that
in the music room the tune of the piano
has been changed with a lighter tone
also we find new sound effects in the
corridor of doors from the known let me
out of here from the Haunted Mansion to
other screens and laughs the next change
was pretty controversial in order to get
the Haunted Mansion a few more nods the
ballroom music was replaced by the
Haunted Mansion ballroom music which
didn't fit in at all
luckily Disneyland Paris listened to fan
reactions and before the official
opening they fixed this very quickly by
putting the original soundtrack back
many Haunted Mansion quotes were also
added to Phantom Manor
extras not every part of the
refurbishment was going on on the inside
of the manor just left at the gates of
the entrance we can find the gazebo
where you can find Jack Skellington
during October when Jack is gone Sandy
Claws comes out to meet guests during
Christmas time the rest of the year
Mickey Mouse has been posing for
photographs with guests darling a new
outfit inspired by The Phantom himself
another great thing that's coming to the
manor is Fast Pass well it's not
functional yet we know that Disneyland
Paris wants to install a fully digital
Fast Pass system and phantom Manor is
going to get it we're not sure when it
will be ready but the panels are already
installed what do you think about the
refurbishment do you like it let us know
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