That's it, folks, it's now official and it's the real date for Phantom Manor re-opening as Disneyland Paris just announced at the InsideEars event that the beloved manor will reopen on May 3!
Yes, the wait has been long but hopefully Phantom Manor update will worth the wait as not only there has been some upgrades to the ride special effects but also changes in the ride itself - don't worry all Phantom Manor famous scenes are still there - to make the storyline more understandable as it's true that the story was not perfectly clear before.
WDI Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald was on stage to bring precious infos about Phantom Manor changes! First in the foyer, before th pre-show, guests will be able to hear at last the original voice recording of the great Vincent Price who was recorded by Phantom Manor Imagineers a loooong time ago. A new narration in French was also recorded and mixed with the one in English of Vincent Price.
The portraits in the pre-show room with an elevator have changed and show the previous lovers of Mélanie who all disappeared mysteriously. When the elevator goes down guests will discover what happened to them.
When guests exit the elevator they enter the portrait hall and a new portrait of Henry Ravenswood - Mélanie's father - has been added, and of course it's a changing portrait which reveal that HE is the "Phantom" of Phantom Manor!
Mélanie, the bride, will now appear on the stairs of the boarding room, with a new lighting, looking outside for her disappeared lover.
The piano scene in the hallway has been updated and pictures of Mélanie's former lovers are placed on the piano.
The spirit seance scene with Mrs Leota has also been updated with some Imagineering magic!
In the scene where Mélanie looks in the mirror, the Phantom face will appear in the mirror.
The Thunder Mesa ghost town at the end of the ride is still there but have been entirely redone, repainted and Audio-Animatronics which had disappeared are back.
And of course the Phantom always salutes you at the end of the ride with his creepy laugh.
In the Mausoleum at the end, a hand coming out of a grave, the one of Mélanie's lover always wanting to join her back? Soon after you'll hear the creepy voice of the bride asking you ...if you want to marry her!
The outdoor garden of Phantom Manor has been completely redone and the addition of a gazebo will allow characters meet and greet along the year.
Here is a picture of the whole team of DLP Imagineers who've participated to this renovation!
I think personally that the changes are excellent and will make the storyline much more understandable. I just feel sorry for Imagineer Julie Svendsen who did the great original paintings for the stretch room in the elevator and who is not the one who did the new paintings.
You can watch below the entire InsideEars event that happened yesterday at Disneyland Paris with plenty of announcements for DLP parks, including the presentation by Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald of the changes happening in Phantom Manor - jump to 1h16min to watch Tom - thanks to this HD video filmed by Max, D&M contributor and DLP Welcome webmaster during the event!
One more thing: also announced tonight at DLP InsideEars event: the Mark Twain riverboat will be dismantled and entirely rebuilt and it will take two years but action has started!
The DLP InsideEars event is happening currently with plenty of announcements for Disneyland Paris, and i'm doing a "live" on the D&M Facebook page HERE, so jump to the FB page to have all the latest news!
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