The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by mindflipper » Apr Tue 19, 2011 8:43 am

MadEye wrote:
figmentaholic wrote:Man. I haveta wait till next February to see them. Bummer.
At least by then the bugs will have been worked out of the system.
Has it been "buggy" since it began?

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by figmentaholic » Apr Tue 19, 2011 9:59 am

MadEye wrote:
figmentaholic wrote:Man. I haveta wait till next February to see them. Bummer.
At least by then the bugs will have been worked out of the system.


Hehe, that is very true, but of course the will never clean out the cobwebs. (/end lame pun)
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by Amy » Apr Fri 22, 2011 2:17 pm

New from the Imagineers ~ a look at the new hitchhiking ghosts at the end of the HM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9TsXwajvyw

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by MadEye » Apr Fri 22, 2011 2:35 pm

mindflipper wrote:
MadEye wrote:
figmentaholic wrote:Man. I haveta wait till next February to see them. Bummer.
At least by then the bugs will have been worked out of the system.
Has it been "buggy" since it began?
What hasn't had problems when it is the first time being tried?
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by boilerbabe » Jul Sun 17, 2011 2:21 pm

The new ghosts look pretty cool!!!
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by Soarin08 » Jul Sun 17, 2011 4:37 pm

I think all the renovations for HM (the queue and the ghosts) turned out totally fab! The queue in particular is amazing! :hm_ghost:

Now they just need a gift shop built somewhere... read about a year ago that they were considering doing a crypt-like one underground. The lack of HM merchandise thoroughly depresses me, as that ride has been a literal obsession of mine since we first went.
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by Amy » Jul Sun 17, 2011 7:25 pm

Soarin08 wrote:I think all the renovations for HM (the queue and the ghosts) turned out totally fab! The queue in particular is amazing! :hm_ghost:

Now they just need a gift shop built somewhere... read about a year ago that they were considering doing a crypt-like one underground. The lack of HM merchandise thoroughly depresses me, as that ride has been a literal obsession of mine since we first went.
Yeah, that little cart outside the HM doesn't have a lot :( More HM merchandise would be great :hm_ghost:

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by mindflipper » Jul Sun 17, 2011 9:50 pm

I think the time I went to DLR and saw the HMH they had more merchandising for it than I've ever seen for the HM at WDW...

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by Wizzard419 » Jul Sun 17, 2011 10:19 pm

We have two stores devoted to HMH the cart (which switches over to HM during the off season) and Le Bat En Rouge, which usually sells nightmare stuff but then it just happens to become HMH in september. :D

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by Soarin08 » Jul Sun 17, 2011 10:37 pm

Amy wrote:
Soarin08 wrote:I think all the renovations for HM (the queue and the ghosts) turned out totally fab! The queue in particular is amazing! :hm_ghost:

Now they just need a gift shop built somewhere... read about a year ago that they were considering doing a crypt-like one underground. The lack of HM merchandise thoroughly depresses me, as that ride has been a literal obsession of mine since we first went.
Yeah, that little cart outside the HM doesn't have a lot :( More HM merchandise would be great :hm_ghost:
It's always surprised me that this ride lacks merchandising, of all the ones that don't have any... :?
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by jenko » Jul Mon 18, 2011 4:59 am

I've seen the new ghosts and they are really cool. But, isn't the park in danger of losing a lot more classic stuff replaced by new effects. As much as I love the new stuff theres always going to be that nostalgia of the classic stuff. Im kinda torn between having new stuff and keeping the old stuff that we all love.
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by mindflipper » Jul Mon 18, 2011 9:47 am

The effects changed, but the fact is that the Hitchhiking Ghosts are still there, and in basic appearance look the same. I don't see it as a replacement - more of an upgrade...

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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by boilerbabe » Jul Mon 18, 2011 10:07 am

mindflipper wrote:The effects changed, but the fact is that the Hitchhiking Ghosts are still there, and in basic appearance look the same. I don't see it as a replacement - more of an upgrade...
That's why I was o.k. with it! I was worried they would've completely changed them, but I like the looks of the upgrade. It's like they made the "classic" better!
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by rphillips14 » Jul Mon 18, 2011 10:54 am

Some "Classic's" are begging for an upgrade:

Country Bear Jamboree
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Re: The New Hitchhiking Ghosts

Post by boilerbabe » Jul Mon 18, 2011 10:59 am

rphillips14 wrote:Some "Classic's" are begging for an upgrade:

Country Bear Jamboree
Carousal of Progress
I agree!!!
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