Haunted Mansion 40th Anniversary Imagineer panel discussion

The 40th anniversary of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion was celebrated on 9/9/09. Guests attending the special event were treated to a dinner show including this panel discussion featuring Walt Disney Imagineers Tony Baxter, Kim Irvine, and Jason Surrell as well as Disney Legends and former Imagineers Alice Davis and X. Atencio.
This is the full panel discussion that took place during dinner. See our other videos for the full dinner performance.
Recorded in Anaheim, Calif. at Disney's California Adventure inside the former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Play It theater.

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Video shot/edited by Ricky Brigante.

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• Atencio
• Irvine

[DisMupPix010]

In the Fall 2010 issue of "Disney Twenty-three" there is an interview with X Atenico. When asked about his thoughts on the change to Pirates with the men chasing the women's food, and the later addition of Jack Sparrow he said;

"I liked adding Jack. The pirates chasing the gals... nobody asked me, but my reaction was this is Pirates of the Caribbean, not Boy Scouts of the Caribbean!"

This looks like it was a fun event. :-)

[sudmalis100]

she said heck, she said heck.

[667mumble]

For those who couldn't hear or understand X Atencio, he says, "I made it!"

[tornadoe13]

@ManEatingSharks

they will know when the new film comes out.

Why are you so against people having a bit of harmless fun. It's just a ride so calm down and don't get all het up

[ManEatingSharks]

@tornadoe13 Secondly, with regards to popular support. Can you show me a survey with a wide sample that suggests broad support? The majority of pixie-dusters don't even know the damn thing ever existed. Are we just going, instead, by some forum comments? And anyway, since when has Disney ever given a fuck about what their customers wanted? 20,000 Leagues, Toad, Horizons, constant maintenance cut-backs, price-rises ahead of inflation... need I go on?

[ManEatingSharks]

@tornadoe13 I do realise someone on YouTube got it to work. Again, that's totally irrelevant. The team ditched him because he didn't work thematically, not technically. They built the Mansion twice over again in Florida and Tokyo (meaning, if it was because of technical, they would have had time to get it right) and STILL didn't add the Hatbox Ghost. It didn't work thematically, so they ditched it. It has NOTHING to do with the technology and EVERYTHING to do with the flow of that show scene.

[tornadoe13]

@ManEatingSharks

you do realise someone on you tube got the effect to work. ANd that more people are in favor for his return than against?

[ManEatingSharks]

@appleAddict240872 Actually, come to think of it, if it means the end of Constance, I'd be all for him returning...

[ManEatingSharks]

@appleAddict240872 Granted, but that's not the point. The WED team ditched it because they decided it wasn't necessary, not because they couldn't get it to work. They felt it was too much in an already cluttered attic, and that was back in 1969. Can you imagine even trying to put another show-effect into those attics today?

[appleAddict240872]

@ManEatingSharks the effect didn't work properly in an uncontrolled environment. they could make it digital.

[ManEatingSharks]

Dear Disney, please DON'T bring back the Hat Box Ghost. The original design team tried it, tried it again and tried it again. It had nothing to do with the technology being behind the team's vision. It had everything to do with their conclusion that the effect was unnecessary. The original design team ditched him for a reason. Keep it that way.

[tamkins777]

Dear Disney bring back the hat box ghost!! TY