Oh Mickey you're so Broadway: Disney at New Years Pt. 5

We finally hit a Mickey event—“Mickey’s a Night before Christmas”. It was done like a short Broadway play, with Disney characters and such. It was well coordinated and a lot of fancy dancers and singers. My thoughts were of all this saccharine made me think there is probably backstage drama behind the scenes. Nice idea for a script. It was fun finally seeing Mickey. The show worked like a well oiled machine. The kids were happy, which were the most important part.

We made it over to the “Haunted Mansion” ride in Libertytown just in time to avoid the sudden rain storm that had come over the park. There was an awning over the lines going in, but you could see people scatter on the street to shops and doorways. It lasted a few minutes, stopped, and then it rained a few more minutes. After finally getting into the place, we were sent into a room, which had a “scary voice” saying cliché punny phrases. Just as corny as The Crypt keep from “Tales from the Crypt”. It was obviously an elevator to the actual ride. It wasn’t scary at all, just special effects and cheesy high-end Halloween decorations. The projections were pretty good though. But I remember when I thought haunted houses were actually scary. They had one in Disneyland which you heard people screaming and yelling. Has Disney become too timid?