In my Conversation with Max Maven the other day, we discussed how folks who go to see magic performed fall into two categories: Some very much do not want to know how each trick is performed and some do. The same thing probably applies with theme parks. The one time I journeyed to Walt Disney World in Orlando, my companion was a lady who I think got a bit annoyed with my fascination with how everything worked…and I wasn't just focusing on what some might call magic.
I was intrigued by the way the mechanical stuff worked, by the crowd control, by the way they steered you to walk this way or that way…the way they lured you to pass certain vendors, etc. The same disparity between my interest and my date's existed when I took a different lady to Disneyland. She didn't like when I mentioned that the voice in the Haunted Mansion was Paul Frees. She wanted to believe it was the Ghost Host speaking to us "live" from the dead.
If you side with those two women, you won't want to watch the video below. A website that specializes in "tech" stuff took a look at that Haunted Mansion, especially the infamous "Stretching Room," of which there are two. This kind of thing makes me appreciate the ingenuity and tech wizardry all the more but I can see where it might spoil things for some. If you're among the some, don't click…