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[MichaelF]

Originally Posted by xgirlherox

any idea what happened?

I don't remember. People said they saw a ghost in the room. Also heard the same thing about the Hilton Head resort

[Dave Marx]

Hmmm. If Walt could have figured out how to engage the services of real ghosts, he could have really cut down on the need for AudioAnimatronics, half-silvered mirrors, etc.

Methinks there's a horror story in that concept, building on ideas from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Sweeny Todd, Hansel and Gretel, the episode of Family Guy where Stewie and Peter go to WDW, etc... Perhaps we could even get the ghost of Rod Serling to narrate.

An evil theme park owner captures unsuspecting lost guests, takes them at night to his new haunted attraction (still under construction), chains them in place, and murders them in gristly manners. When the attraction finally opens, it's a big hit thanks to its incredible special effects and scares (actual ghosts, of course). His victims have the final, ghostly laugh, though, one night when the theme park owner is touring the place alone, gloating over his handiwork. Slipping from their shackles, the ghosts rise and overwhelm their murderer. When last we see him, his feet are being tied to the floor of the "stretch room," while a noose is fastened around his neck. Only a few people notice that, starting the next day, there are four ghostly heads singing, "Grim Grinning Ghosts," instead of three.

Bwahhahahaha!

[Pinkyt177]

Originally Posted by Dave Marx

Hmmm. If Walt could have figured out how to engage the services of real ghosts, he could have really cut down on the need for AudioAnimatronics, half-silvered mirrors, etc.

Methinks there's a horror story in that concept, building on ideas from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Sweeny Todd, Hansel and Gretel, the episode of Family Guy where Stewie and Peter go to WDW, etc... Perhaps we could even get the ghost of Rod Serling to narrate.

An evil theme park owner captures unsuspecting lost guests, takes them at night to his new haunted attraction (still under construction), chains them in place, and murders them in gristly manners. When the attraction finally opens, it's a big hit thanks to its incredible special effects and scares (actual ghosts, of course). His victims have the final, ghostly laugh, though, one night when the theme park owner is touring the place alone, gloating over his handiwork. Slipping from their shackles, the ghosts rise and overwhelm their murderer. When last we see him, his feet are being tied to the floor of the "stretch room," while a noose is fastened around his neck. Only a few people notice that, starting the next day, there are four ghostly heads singing, "Grim Grinning Ghosts," instead of three.

Bwahhahahaha!

Sounds like future fan fiction to me, you should start a thread for fan fiction!

[Pinkyt177]

The Tower of Terror one seems a bit contrived but. . .
Who knows about the others!

[mandy1627]

Originally Posted by Dave Marx

Hmmm. If Walt could have figured out how to engage the services of real ghosts, he could have really cut down on the need for AudioAnimatronics, half-silvered mirrors, etc.

Methinks there's a horror story in that concept, building on ideas from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Sweeny Todd, Hansel and Gretel, the episode of Family Guy where Stewie and Peter go to WDW, etc... Perhaps we could even get the ghost of Rod Serling to narrate.

An evil theme park owner captures unsuspecting lost guests, takes them at night to his new haunted attraction (still under construction), chains them in place, and murders them in gristly manners. When the attraction finally opens, it's a big hit thanks to its incredible special effects and scares (actual ghosts, of course). His victims have the final, ghostly laugh, though, one night when the theme park owner is touring the place alone, gloating over his handiwork. Slipping from their shackles, the ghosts rise and overwhelm their murderer. When last we see him, his feet are being tied to the floor of the "stretch room," while a noose is fastened around his neck. Only a few people notice that, starting the next day, there are four ghostly heads singing, "Grim Grinning Ghosts," instead of three.

Bwahhahahaha!

Fan fiction no doubt! That is quite the concept!! Great imagination!!

[Dave Marx]

Well, I have borrowed a couple of items - the Stretch Room and Grim Grinning Ghosts from Disney - but my aim is satire, rather than Fan Fiction.

Fan Fiction populates a story with characters and story ideas created by others. Technically, that's a copyright violation, and we do try to respect copyrights around here (satire has been granted an exception under copyright law). Besides, as a fan, I wouldn't want to cast Uncle Walt as that evil theme park owner. Know what I mean? We could follow in the footsteps of the late, great screenwriter John Hughes...

We could cast Roy Wally (from National Lampoon's Vacation) in the role of theme park owner. After too much exposure to the Clark Griswold Family, who loyally returned to Roy Wally World year after year to relive Clark's emotional melt-down, poor Mr. Wally just went off the deep end and. He imagined all his victims were named Clark, Ellen, Rusty, and Audrey (and maybe Victoria and Albert)....

Hmmm... this probably does step over the line into Fan Fiction. How about Milton Knox, of Knox Cherry Orchard? Mark Diswalt?

Satire gives me a chance to combine the familiar with the absurd, which, as a child raised on Mad Magazine, suits my style a good bit better.

[YOLANDA]

Never heard about George but we will check it out in a couple of weeks!!!

[Pinkyt177]

Hmmm Satire my fave paper I ever wrote in college was 10 things to do with a toothpick, including using the dispenser to cover those unsightly cracks in the display cases at Denny's!

[Dlandmom2]

I first read about George many years ago, but at DLR, not WDW.

[aislinn0903]

Seriously, though, speaking of scary Disney attractions... my family are big fans of the "Kingdom Keepers" series by Ridley Pearson. In the first book, Disney After Dark, I was completely freaked out by the part where the Small World characters come to life and are attacking our heroes (silently swimming up all around the boat with knifes in their little teeth, eyes glowing!) who are gliding through the attraction in the dark!! Seriously, try looking at those innocent little faces the same way again!

[Pinkyt177]

I just ordered the 1st Kingdom Keepers off of ebay, hmmmmm.

[xgirlherox]

i'm halfway through the third one!

[Connieq288]

Im going tohave to start reading those ones. Read all the Twilight ones so I need something else to get into now.

[Pinkyt177]

I Looooooove Twilight, the whole series!

[Dragon]

Read Kingdom Keepers to my DD(9) prior to our trip in late June. Had a hard time getting her to go on It's a Small World during the trip. Didn't put 2 and 2 together the first time she was hesitant. After the first ride through, she stated she never really wanted to go on the ride again and then told me why. Talked her into it one more time that week, but it wasn't easy. I reminded her to SMILE if anything happened and she would be fine.