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The Haunted Mansion to Become Politically Correct |
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Thursday, January 03, 2008 |
Who could forget "Drag your wretched bodies to the dead center of the room"? Who would want to forget it? Well, you may no longer be able to look forward to hearing that when you enter the Haunted Mansion.
Reportedly in response to guest complaints about goofy but ghoulish lines like "Please follow the blood red carpet into the Foyer," the Imagineers will soon be revamping the script for the Haunted Mansion. They will deliberately be changing lines that Disney cast members on both coasts have said for almost 40 years now in favor of less objectionable material. In addition, the cast members who work at both the Anaheim & Orlando versions of this attraction will soon be asked to attend acting classes.
As the news spread to the cast members working at the attractions, one member had this to say:
Half the fun of working in the entrance area at the Mansion is that you got to play a character of your own devising. You could put a silly or sinister spin on the butler or the maid. It was all up to you. But now with this official script and the new blocking, that's all going to change. It won't be nearly as fun as it used to be to work at the Mansion.
The narrator, Paul Frees, will never be touched. I'm very happy to hear that because I was very upset when Jeremy Irons was replaced in Spaceship Earth. So what are your thoughts on this "enhancement"?
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