Stevie's name in the Haunted Mansion

[jkmaletic]

I went to Disneyland this weekend and saw Stevie's name (Twice!) on the Haunted Mansion ride. Every year, around this time, Disneyland re-vamps it's regular Haunted Mansion ride into "Haunted Mansion Holiday". They completely re-do it with characters and scenes from the movie "Nightmare Before Christmas" It's really cool and I look forward to it each year. Anyway, the name "Stevie" appears twice on the ride this year- once on a list of "good kids" that is coming out of a snake's mouth (there is only about 15 names listed too), and then "Stevie" is on a gift tag of one of the oversize presents nearby. There are lots of presents like that on the ride, but only a few have names on them. I'm hoping that one of the ride designers is a Stevie fan, because there's obviously something to that name. I'm going to try to find out for sure. If I do, I'll be sure to post it here.

~Jamie

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

I went to Disneyland this weekend and saw Stevie's name (Twice!) on the Haunted Mansion ride. Every year, around this time, Disneyland re-vamps it's regular Haunted Mansion ride into "Haunted Mansion Holiday". They completely re-do it with characters and scenes from the movie "Nightmare Before Christmas" It's really cool and I look forward to it each year. Anyway, the name "Stevie" appears twice on the ride this year- once on a list of "good kids" that is coming out of a snake's mouth (there is only about 15 names listed too), and then "Stevie" is on a gift tag of one of the oversize presents nearby. There are lots of presents like that on the ride, but only a few have names on them. I'm hoping that one of the ride designers is a Stevie fan, because there's obviously something to that name. I'm going to try to find out for sure. If I do, I'll be sure to post it here.

~Jamie

Hmm, interesting. I wonder if that's really her they're referring to? would be cool if it is.

[golden braid]

I wish I could have seen that. I just went to Disneyland about 1.5 weeks ago and The Haunted Mansion was closed. They must have been preparing for Halloween but it one of my favorite rides.

[dissention]

Is it like the Tower of Terror? I went on that sucker and it felt like my balls were in my throat. I did not like it. It was not fun. I was in a bad mood for the rest of the day.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by dissention

Is it like the Tower of Terror? I went on that sucker and it felt like my balls were in my throat. I did not like it. It was not fun. I was in a bad mood for the rest of the day.

tower of terror is on the california side of disney right? if indeed that is the same ride i took that was sick...terrifying elevator ride i would dare to do again... scariest time i every had was the ghostrider @ knotts...first time...@ night...wooden rails...i burst into tears and bought the tshirt.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

tower of terror is on the california side of disney right? if indeed that is the same ride i took that was sick...terrifying elevator ride i would dare to do again... scariest time i every had was the ghostrider @ knotts...first time...@ night...wooden rails...i burst into tears and bought the tshirt.

I didn't go on the actual Tower of Terror, it was a ride exactly like it only under a different name at Riverside Park here in MA before it became Six Flags. I think it was called the Hellevator. Worst experience of my life. I think I kissed the ground when I got off. You go all the way up and then *BAM* they drop you. You think it's going to end, but you just go right back up and then right back down again. Over and over. It's evil. I was one irritated motherf*cker when I got off of that thing. I probably resembled Tori Spelling because my eyes were bugging out so badly.

What's Ghostrider like?

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by dissention

What's Ghostrider like?

The Track: 4,533 feet -- constructed from 2.5 million board feet of treated long-leaf southern yellow pine to blend in with Knott's classic Ghost Town theming.
The Height: 118 feet -- lowest point to highest point. One single, chain-driven lift raises mining cars to the crest of the initial hill, with the laws of gravity providing the power for the rest of the ride.
The Initial Drop: 108-foot banked drop - longest banked wooden coaster drop in the Western U.S. GhostRider reach a speed of 56 mph at an angle of 51 degrees at this point.
Length of Ride: 2 minutes
Speed: GhostRiders reach a maximum speed of 56 mph.
Number of Hills: 14
Number of Crossovers: 10
Number of Bridges: 3
Number of Brakes: 15
Number of Friction Drives: 4
Maximum Track Bank Angle: 42.5 degrees
G-Force: +3.14