Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion is an attraction that features at Disney World Resorts. It is, as the name suggest, a mansion that is haunted by many ghostly spectres and characters. It uses standard horror tropes, but presents them in a humorous situation, combining both the horror and comedy genres.

It uses different forms of projection mapping to create its different ghosts. The most notable are the ghost dancing in the dining/ball room. These ghost appear to made by using the Pepper’s Ghost effect, making the people (or animatronics) appear transparent in the scene, giving them the ghostly appearance. At the end of the ride, a mirror reflects the carriages the riders or in. On top of these carriages, a ghost appears. I believe this is also done using the same effect, allowing human forms to appear as ghosts to the on-looker.

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Another example of projection mapping is that of the gargoyle heads. These are projected videos that allow the head to change expression, and smile at the riders as they travel past. These look like normal gargoyles, but the use of a projection allows them to change there appearance. The ‘Bride’ that tells riders to hurry back at the end of the ride is also a projection. This allows the character to look like a person, due to a mannequin shape for the base, whilst keeping a spectral appearance, due to the video projected onto said base.

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Not only does the attraction use projections, but other techniques, such as slow elevators to create more haunting effects. By combining these with projections, the ride is able to create a truly haunting experience. The projections are also set up in scenes built around the era the house is set to be in. This sets the scene for the ghosts, and puts them in a believable scenario, adding to the overall experience.

 

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