8/1/2023 0 Comments Floating ball magic trick![]() ![]() The first iteration opened in 1969 at Disneyland as part of New Orleans Square. This classic Disney attraction can now be found at several Disney Parks around the world. It makes it charming.” The Haunted Mansion ![]() ![]() We have to build the house.’ Even if we’re not doing an effect practically, we have to make it look like we did, because there’s something about the groundedness of the ride that makes it what it is. When I took the job I said, ‘I don’t want to make CGI soup. There’s a practicality to the tricks on the ride that I felt was important. The Pepper’s Ghost effect, it’s so old school, you know it’s not a screen, but it’s because it’s so old school that it feels like it’s really there. “You know there’s a trick being played on you,” he said about effects and the magic of the ride, “but you’re not sure how they did it. When possible, he and his team aimed to use practical effects in the film - just like the 1960s attraction does. “You really do meet the mansion the way you would as a guest at the park: through the eyes of a new cast exploring the lore along with you,” Simien said. In translating the ride to film, Simien made direct copies of the Haunted Mansion’s chairs, doorknobs, paintings, and other set pieces. The Disneyland team gave Simien access to the ride’s physical set pieces and its backstory “bible.” The director is a former Disneyland Cast Member and Walt Disney World choir singer. “When I got the job, the first thing we did was we extensively toured ,” Simien said. Leota’s story in the film is “entirely new” although rooted in the lore of the Haunted Mansion attraction. “She starts off as one of the relics, one of the items, one of the aspects of the house that has to be discovered, but becomes a functional character and a useful ally in the film,” Simien told EW. “Haunted Mansion” director Justin Simien called Jamie Lee Curtis’ take on Madame Leota “a little subversive” and “a little funny,” but said it packs “the gravitas you’d expect” from the character. Entertainment Weekly released an exclusive first look at Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota’s floating head in her crystal ball in the upcoming “Haunted Mansion” film. ![]()
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