Haunted Mansion

[Minerva Mouse]

Is it just me, or does it seem to be moving faster?

 

[Epeyon]

They have control over any of the omnimover rides to increase or decrease the speed. There's a maximum and a minimum, but between the two they can shift it.

 

[danny1649]

No I think it going at same speed

 

[mesaboy2]

Is it just me, or does it seem to be moving faster?

It is just you.

 

[Robo]

I don't know...

After all, she does say, "HURRY baa-ack... HURRY baa-ack!"

 

[chartle]

They have control over any of the omnimover rides to increase or decrease the speed. There's a maximum and a minimum, but between the two they can shift it.

From my years of playing Roller Coaster Tycoon I can tell you that just shaving off a few seconds from the ride time can add a a lot of throughput.

But alas the ride breaks down more and you have to hire more mechanics.

Also if you speed up the belt too much you have to stop it more for mobility impaired guests which probably would negate any added capacity.

 

[larryz]

Is it just me, or does it seem to be moving faster?

Besides, if they speed it up too much, it sounds like "Day of the Living Dead Chipmunks."

 

[hogwartsdropout]

I always felt the DL one was faster than the WDW one.

 

[QueenElinor]

Is it just me, or does it seem to be moving faster?

It might be. I remember reading some site recently that mentioned WDW altering the timing of a few rides. I do remember that it was mentioned that they reduced the loading time of Rock N' Rollercoaster by a fraction of a second and now carry about a half million more riders per year because of that tiny change. I think another might have been Buzz? But they do apparently tinker with the timing.

 

[donaldlovesdaisy]

Interesting question! I have never been aware of the speed we are moving at but I may have to pay closer attention next time.

 

[kandb]

We went on on POC when it first opened and it seemed to be going so slow. At one point, I thought we were stuck. There were no lines at all, so maybe when there is no crowd, they make the rides go slower.

 

[Minerva Mouse]

It might be. I remember reading some site recently that mentioned WDW altering the timing of a few rides. I do remember that it was mentioned that they reduced the loading time of Rock N' Rollercoaster by a fraction of a second and now carry about a half million more riders per year because of that tiny change. I think another might have been Buzz? But they do apparently tinker with the timing.

Thanks for the info. I've rode HM like a million times because it's one of my favorite rides. But the last few times (I'd say for like the past month) it just seems to be moving noticably faster.

Or maybe I'm still just crazy, lol.

 

[mad madam mim78]

From my years of playing Roller Coaster Tycoon I can tell you that just shaving off a few seconds from the ride time can add a a lot of throughput.

But alas the ride breaks down more and you have to hire more mechanics.

Also if you speed up the belt too much you have to stop it more for mobility impaired guests which probably would negate any added capacity.

 

[xipotec]

The faster they make it the more people will have trouble getting in.

That ride gets stopped constantly because people cant seem to handle getting on.

 

[abner1776]

I would have my doubts that Disney could increase the speed of the Mansion simply because it is a continuous loop ride and the visual is in sync with the audio. Speeding up the speed of the loop would mean speeding up the audio and I just don't see that happening.

Most of the other rides around WDW could have their speed adjusted without impacting the visual/audio sync, but not Mansion.

 

[Robo]

I would have my doubts that Disney could increase the speed of the Mansion simply because

1- it is a continuous loop ride and

2- the visual is in sync with the audio.

3- Speeding up the speed of the loop would mean speeding up the audio...

1- Correct.
2- Well, yes.
3- Not really.

The audio that is coming FROM the in-house scenes would continue playing in sync with the actions:
(sinister piano playing, hallway door-knockers and bulging/creaking, Madame Leota in the crystal ball and her sound effects, ballroom organ, and many, many others.)

The Ghost Host's voice narration is triggered to happen by the location of the Doombuggies, so that wouldn't have to be changed.

So it wouldn't be a problem to speed up the motion in relation to the current audio (within reason.)

 

[chartle]

I would have my doubts that Disney could increase the speed of the Mansion simply because it is a continuous loop ride and the visual is in sync with the audio. Speeding up the speed of the loop would mean speeding up the audio and I just don't see that happening.

Most of the other rides around WDW could have their speed adjusted without impacting the visual/audio sync, but not Mansion.

As far as I can tell, the music is not synced to the cars. If that was the case, when the ride stops the music would have to stop. Its not like Spaceship Earth where the audio does match the scenes.

Even trimming a second or two can make a huge difference over time.

 

[larryz]

The audio that is coming FROM the in-house scenes would continue playing in sync with the actions:
(sinister piano playing, hallway door-knockers and bulging/creaking, Madame Leota in the crystal ball and her sound effects, ballroom organ, and many, many others.)

The Ghost Host's voice narration is triggered to happen by the location of the Doombuggies, so that wouldn't have to be changed.

So it wouldn't be a problem to speed up the motion in relation to the current audio (within reason.)

Agreed, and despite my tongue-in-cheek comment about the chipmunks, the narration and effects are timed to match doom buggy design speed. If they crank it up too much, riders will miss some of the associated narration/effects as they speed thru the attraction...

 

[DisneyDetective]

It might be. I remember reading some site recently that mentioned WDW altering the timing of a few rides. I do remember that it was mentioned that they reduced the loading time of Rock N' Rollercoaster by a fraction of a second and now carry about a half million more riders per year because of that tiny change. I think another might have been Buzz? But they do apparently tinker with the timing.

That makes sense.

 

[Minerva Mouse]

Agreed, and despite my tongue-in-cheek comment about the chipmunks, the narration and effects are timed to match doom buggy design speed. If they crank it up too much, riders will miss some of the associated narration/effects as they speed thru the attraction...

Thus, the main reason I feel it's moving faster. It speeds past the singing heads so fast all I see now are a few blinking heads, they weren't even singing But HM is also one of those rides where I look at different things everytime I ride, constintly looking for items that I hadn't seen before. I feel like it's moving so fast now that I can't even do that.