FULL TOUR of Madame Leota's Somewhere Beyond Haunted Mansion Gift Shop at Disneyland

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025

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  • @user-vo7lw5xt3p
    @user-vo7lw5xt3p 9 дней назад +23

    Since this is Madame Leota, they should have made the exterior look like one of those fortune teller traveling caravans minus the wheels.

  • @tracy1190
    @tracy1190 10 дней назад +19

    The inside looks great! Not at all what I was expecting based on the outside! 🙌🏻

  • @gregg5958
    @gregg5958 10 дней назад +34

    I cannot stand the outside of this building at all. It just does not look up to Disney standards, and certainly not the Mansion itself. And it looks just too large for the space. I’ll never get used to it.

    • @MonthlyFunStuff
      @MonthlyFunStuff 9 дней назад +3

      1. I agree
      2. It looks awful
      3. Demo it!

    • @brainysmurf74
      @brainysmurf74 9 дней назад +3

      Off the shelf barn from lowes.

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад +1

      @@brainysmurf74 - More like a commercial for "Tough Sheds".

    • @hypnobearcoup2505
      @hypnobearcoup2505 День назад

      Disney is hemorrhaging money and all the Imagineering talent left during Covid. This is their standard now.

  • @jaysonpida5379
    @jaysonpida5379 10 дней назад +31

    Inside looks great....but the exterior still static-bland. Those pop-up, 'Spirit' halloween shops have more 'movement'.
    If adding kineticism isn't going to happen...then how about some LARGE, fake, granite statues outside....stuff from old southern cemeteries/churches....
    How about a nice 'witch' wind-vane atop the roof peak?
    Will those outside lamps flicker at night?

  • @illusionsmage
    @illusionsmage 10 дней назад +8

    Kind of happy we get a little of that mystic manor theme

  • @Rongasuuu
    @Rongasuuu 10 дней назад +11

    The exterior like I’m looking at the shed options at Home Depot

    • @henrylivingstone2800
      @henrylivingstone2800 3 дня назад

      Apparently it’s a pre fabricated shed you can buy for about $60,000

  • @andrewdorville1689
    @andrewdorville1689 10 дней назад +38

    They can have a gift shop where you are challenged to find 5 Ouija boards and plenty of Tarot memorabilia, but they can't include Dr Facilier in Tiana's. I'm confused about the messaging.

    • @HauntinMatthew1969
      @HauntinMatthew1969 10 дней назад +9

      They can’t include falcilier in Tiana’s because the story of the ride takes place after the movie. Which means facilier is dead

    • @kentslocum
      @kentslocum 10 дней назад +6

      ​@@HauntinMatthew1969Which is stupid, because Disney is famous for their "storybook" dark rides, and people want to experience the magic of the movie for themselves--not some random story that takes place afherwards! 😢

    • @themeparkcheetah
      @themeparkcheetah 10 дней назад +3

      @@HauntinMatthew1969well they could’ve chosen a different story then!

    • @HauntinMatthew1969
      @HauntinMatthew1969 10 дней назад

      @@kentslocum that’s just how it is🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @HauntinMatthew1969
      @HauntinMatthew1969 10 дней назад +1

      @@themeparkcheetah they could’ve, but they didn’t

  • @fifthrider
    @fifthrider 10 дней назад +12

    Thanks for filming this. The interior actually looks okay, not thrilled about the merch but if you want interesting HM stuff, there's always Etsy. 1:43 - the portrait of Leota is a nice touch to a previous Disney era. I'm sure this will make the casual Disney fan happy but it seems to just emulate what's in the HM, not strive to be it's own animal. It could have been worse, a lot worse. I'm a little surprised that something as interesting as the ( clearly animated ) crystal ball is out where anyone can reach it. This might last as long as a fixed condiment container in Mickey's Runaway Railway in Toontown.

  • @christinejones8452
    @christinejones8452 10 дней назад +4

    The outside is still out of character despite tacked on ironwork , but the inside is very atmospheric and paints an intriguing story around the mysterious Leota. Really enjoy the spooky attic montages in the rafters, the portrait of Madame L is giving 1960’s kitsch and I’m here for it. Can’t wait to go!

  • @eddieg6436
    @eddieg6436 10 дней назад +13

    Very HAPPY they gave the interior ceiling and rafters a weathered look!! (along with entrance floor “wood”). Also, the gargoyles and candles are great. …….Remember, people who called this a “Home Depot” shed before everything was finished…..Patience is a virtue”!!!

    • @jonathanwallis3300
      @jonathanwallis3300 10 дней назад +2

      If anything this sticks VERY true to Walt’s original Vision. “We’ll take care of the outside, and we’ll have the ghosts take care of the inside.” ~Walt

    • @happiestplace3754
      @happiestplace3754 10 дней назад +5

      It's not Home Depot, but it is an off the shelf barn/shed kit that is available for purchase online.

    • @gregg5958
      @gregg5958 10 дней назад +6

      No, it still looks like a Home Depot shed and horrible on the outside. And not at all like the artist rendering which looked nice.

    • @HollywoodandWine101
      @HollywoodandWine101 10 дней назад +5

      Nah it still is jarring and it’s not just because they barely did any weathering. The way they built it ruins the effect of forced perspective the entire land does to make things seems bigger than they are. It basically shrinks both the mansion and Tiana’s by ruining the perspective. It doesn’t match the HM aesthetic that people love because it’s next to Tiana’s and don’t want it to look too run down.
      It in a way symbolizes everything wrong with Disney: willfully ruining the visual and immersive integrity they were once known for all to shovel in as much money as possible without any care for the brand.
      One way they could have really had the side facing splash mountain vibe with Tiana’s and the rest look like haunted mansion is have ivy and plants over grown, so it looks old and abandoned but also pretty. Instead I look at this and see where someone must have bought the mansion and wanted a new shed but did the bare minimum to “make it look like it belongs” and not doing their due diligence. Hell, they could have themed it instead to the groundskeepers quarters for him and his dog. Give it a mix of haunted with some diy renovations he did instead of just going “people like madame Leota right? Make it full of her stuff for no real reason.”

    • @HEA5690
      @HEA5690 9 дней назад +4

      I disagree. It blocks the entire view of Splash mountain when you're walking from haunted mansion. You can't see it until you turn the corner. It would have been pretty to see the lit up Tiana bayou at night but you really don't see it, until you're head-on. That defeats the purpose of seeing the ride and makes the ride look much much smaller. The shed is a behemoth and seems more like a cash grab more than anything, rather than it being seamless with the aesthetic. As someone else mentioned, it's jarring.

  • @karengeorge9039
    @karengeorge9039 10 дней назад +32

    The haunted Mansion gift shop outside is horrible. The interior is fine. The architecture does not fit the haunted mansion. No carriage house would be in front of any mansion. They were always behind the home. I don't know what they could have done, but almost anything would have been better. IMHO. Sorry.

    • @DavidVitrano
      @DavidVitrano 10 дней назад +3

      Well, the exterior and interior kind of match the mansion, as in what Walt said. We take care of the outside, they take care of the inside.
      But you’re right on the other thing, they should switch the exterior theme to a servants house, which is actually part of the front part of the property of any mansion.

    • @CraigRoccanova
      @CraigRoccanova 10 дней назад +2

      @@DavidVitranothe caretaker’s quarters is inside the house if you use the ADA exit.

    • @DavidVitrano
      @DavidVitrano 10 дней назад +1

      @@CraigRoccanova Ahhhhh

    • @1luvNE13
      @1luvNE13 10 дней назад +2

      It's leotas place, not the haunted mansion. It's not meant to be the same. The outside is meh

    • @HEA5690
      @HEA5690 9 дней назад +1

      Someone said a mausoleum and now i can't imagine anything else

  • @70sDanibyrd
    @70sDanibyrd 10 дней назад +4

    Oooooo I love those velvet cast member capes! ❤❤

  • @Lemoncoder103
    @Lemoncoder103 10 дней назад +4

    That bride portrait at 1:47, the one holding the candelabra, I wonder if she will be the rumored new bride that Disney has been working on, aka the replace for the current screen projected bride to an actually figure. Hope that the case, if it ends up looking like that I think it’s the best of the classic and modern brides merged into one

  • @diazjr1975
    @diazjr1975 8 дней назад +2

    I wish the inside was more dark like the old location by Pirates. Give it more of a dark spiritual psychic vibe!

  • @saitoman
    @saitoman 10 дней назад +7

    The scale is off because it is reported to be a kit you could order online. I kind of accept it as it is a “barrier” between the Haunted Mansion and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, but it throws everything off as the building detracts from the Mansion and it doesn’t work with the forced perspective of the mountain.😊

    • @WDWNT
      @WDWNT  10 дней назад +1

      The Imagineers literally said the scale of the mountain is irrelevant now as it’s no longer a mountain. They knew they could build this because splash needed to be a focal point to draw people to the back of the park, but now with Galaxy’s edge all the way back there there’s no need

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад +3

      @@WDWNT - Whom ever said that should be looking for a new job.

    • @HEA5690
      @HEA5690 9 дней назад +1

      Totally. Tiana/Splash looks a lot smaller and you can't see it. The point is to be seamless and there is no seamless transition between the two. It's a big thumbs down for me.

    • @A_A610
      @A_A610 9 дней назад +1

      @@sacramentoguy949 Watching people continue to make excuses for this level of insulting corner cutting is why we keep getting crap like this.

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 8 дней назад

      @@A_A610 Are the people of Disneyland not watching what's going on over at Tokyo Disney? Why are we not getting that type of quality?

  • @sullister1842
    @sullister1842 10 дней назад +11

    Still think the store is too big for that location. Looks nice though. Wonder how it looks at night?

  • @marcuscheng2507
    @marcuscheng2507 10 дней назад +2

    Looking forward to seeing it when I go next time!

  • @chrisbaker1091
    @chrisbaker1091 9 дней назад +2

    The inside is great. The outside should have been a guard house or an old mausoleum and they could have covered the Tiana side in moss and vines

  • @pinballrick6031
    @pinballrick6031 6 дней назад +1

    Interesting choices how inside the shop the beams and the ceiling are meticulously weathered looking while the inside walls and the outside of the building are pristinely painted and look immaculate.
    Everyone knows that when it was originally suggested that The Haunted Mansion look dilapidated, but Walt Disney vetoed the idea. Perhaps I’m giving undeserved credit in suggesting that’s why this building doesn’t look weathered at all on the outside - they were possibly trying to accommodate what they thought Walt Disney would have wanted - despite Harbour Galley across the way looking so weathered.
    I feel it should have been weathered just a bit. Maybe with dried moss on the roof and hanging from the eves and a few other small touches. The building is part of the transition from New Orleans Square to Bayou Country, but it doesn’t really reflect that. It doesn’t really seem to fit either land. It’s not exactly bad, but it could have been better.
    Putting story aside. I’m not sure why they didn’t just build it as a crypt or maybe a small abandoned chapel (or would that offend people?) and actually have The Haunted Mansion exit right into it as they do in other attractions. It would likely have looked better and could have been much bigger. If they had to block and ruin the imposing view of The Haunted Mansion then they could have done it with a little more style.

    • @WDWNT
      @WDWNT  6 дней назад

      Going against Walt Disney‘s wishes in his own park seems like a thing you should stay away from

  • @americanv8ss
    @americanv8ss 9 дней назад +4

    That kit barn is way too big for that location.

  • @gabriel.c2897
    @gabriel.c2897 8 дней назад +2

    4:39 Mystic Manor Theme

  • @alextirrellRI
    @alextirrellRI 7 дней назад +1

    It actually manages to look smaller inside!

  • @stephenfreitas8546
    @stephenfreitas8546 10 дней назад +12

    Well…the haunted mansion queue and shop upgrades need two immediate fixes. The first is easy. Get rid of the Walmart gazing balls in the queue line area. So tacky. Second is harder. Rebuild the new gift shop at 3/4 scale like all the other buildings in Disneyland (particularly the haunted mansions). The full scale shop is such a rookie move.

    • @happiestplace3754
      @happiestplace3754 10 дней назад +2

      It was already shown that the building is actually a DIY barn/shed kit that can be purchased and was not a scratch built structure which is why the scale is out of place.

    • @gregg5958
      @gregg5958 10 дней назад

      Actually I don’t believe the problem is scale of the gift shop directly, it’s that it is so far forward compared to both the Mansion and Tiana’s which are set back pretty far, that it ends up looking larger than it really is.

  • @yyeitivsrj
    @yyeitivsrj 6 дней назад +2

    The outside looks absolutely terrible. Some of the items they've sourced are AI art/stuff you can get on Amazon. Just really not thoughtful and lacking the imagineer touch we know and love...

  • @EverScrolls
    @EverScrolls 10 дней назад +4

    Outside is awful and ruins the forced perspective of the Mansion and any other building around it.

  • @DementedCaver
    @DementedCaver 10 дней назад +3

    Well, the inside looks better than the outside. Still not fantastic, but better than the outside for sure.

  • @JCW1013
    @JCW1013 10 дней назад +2

    So that's what they've been up to all this time! Well worth it. Exemplary job. Couldn't have been done better. Yeah, the outside is a bit dull, but who cares when the inside looks like this.

  • @CarloRufinoSabusap
    @CarloRufinoSabusap 10 дней назад +3

    If this is supposed to be Madame Leota's Fortune Telling shop, it should have been hyper themed to a traveling carnival tent. This aint it.
    The inside is just "fine" and the outside looks like it should be a bathroom in Disney Springs.

  • @metalgamerworld1784
    @metalgamerworld1784 10 дней назад +2

    I was there today. I had no idea it was opening today, maybe I forgot about the opening date.

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад

      Or because this build is so ugly your eyes averted looking at the hideous thing.

    • @metalgamerworld1784
      @metalgamerworld1784 9 дней назад +2

      I actually went inside of it.

  • @yvettechristensen8315
    @yvettechristensen8315 10 дней назад +3

    Of course they wait to open it when Magic Keys are locked out, smh.

  • @CaliforniaDreamin.
    @CaliforniaDreamin. 10 дней назад +5

    It’s ok… why doesn’t the outside look weathered like the inside? 😂

    • @michaelsullivan3581
      @michaelsullivan3581 10 дней назад +4

      Because Walt wanted the outside of the Mansion to be well taken care of!

    • @WDWNT
      @WDWNT  10 дней назад

      This ^

  • @dr.winstonsmith
    @dr.winstonsmith 9 дней назад +3

    Interior is fine but the building exterior is way too big. The person who greenlit this needs to be fired. The structure should be quaint like a tent as in a traveling carnival. Another swing and a miss by Disney.

    • @A_A610
      @A_A610 9 дней назад

      Even the interior is rather lackluster when you look at the finer details. The accents are full of off-the-shelf generic products from Amazon as well as AI art prints. They couldn't even be bothered to get antiques from New Orleans to pad up space, or even concept art from the ride to replace the AI art?
      Par for the course for new Disney: things that look fine on the surface, but are insultingly awful when you actually look closely.

  • @Brazbit
    @Brazbit 2 дня назад

    The interior ceiling and beams look great, then the walls and exterior are pristine which doesn't fit with the theme. Such a disconnect between old structure and fresh finish. At the end of the clip it looks like they tried to make the floor look as old as the ceiling. It's like they can't decide if this is an old carriage house, or a freshly delivered garden shed.

  • @pirateprincess1997
    @pirateprincess1997 18 часов назад

    Anyone notice that the ghost bride picture isn’t Constance?!
    Are they finally gonna change her

  • @lindamemo5224
    @lindamemo5224 10 дней назад +3

    Nice inside. Outside is an atrocity. Does not fit in well

  • @jasonregan365
    @jasonregan365 9 дней назад +1

    I like it ❤

  • @nandoginkaku7610
    @nandoginkaku7610 10 дней назад +3

    This looks great. It and the mansion has normal exterior. The dichotomy between the interior and exterior is amazing because outside both the mansion and shop look normal, but once inside, it's full of magic

    • @ameliajones9827
      @ameliajones9827 10 дней назад

      It certainly is. and you know what they say; looks can be deceiving.

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад +1

      The magic is 'why did they build this ugly building' and 'when will they make it disappear'.

  • @t.armstrong3119
    @t.armstrong3119 9 дней назад

    I’m going to put the same effort of going to Disneyland next year as they did designing this gift shop.

  • @melissanicole4357
    @melissanicole4357 10 дней назад +2

    Inside is ok. Merch is boring standard stuff. Outside is giving home depot shed still.

  • @shanestuddard2606
    @shanestuddard2606 10 дней назад +2

    Exterior is a HUGE mistake. Who in the world put the “go ahead” stamp on this disaster??

  • @dynamicmediacurations
    @dynamicmediacurations 10 дней назад +2

    The outside represents everything wrong with Disney today. No respectable Imagineer would have let that slide.

    • @A_A610
      @A_A610 9 дней назад

      There's even AI art on the inside...they no doubt have an entire archive of concept art and such they had at their disposal for decor or Easter eggs, yet they're taking the laziest routes imaginable thinking nobody will notice or care.

  • @JWJW-d8k
    @JWJW-d8k 10 дней назад +2

    The outside of the building takes you out of the storytelling of the mansion as its exterior does not match the architecture and design of the mansion. The fact it took this long and this is the final product is disappointing and continues to add to my concern of what low quality finished product Disneyland and Disneyworld Attractions/Lands announced at D23

  • @chrislowfamily
    @chrislowfamily 9 дней назад +4

    Way too big. Way way waaay toooo big.

  • @Endiamond
    @Endiamond 10 дней назад

    The interior looks so much better than the Tuff Shed exterior. They needed to weather it up at least. They should of pushed it back or sunk it into the ground a bit because coming from Bayou country it overshadows the mansion

  • @the_mackshack
    @the_mackshack 9 дней назад +1

    I know dozens of RUclipsrs who play planet coaster that could have designed a better exterior.
    Inside does look nice though, I’ll give credit where credit is due

  • @keganengelke8886
    @keganengelke8886 10 дней назад +2

    SMH It looks like a DIY project from a vlogger on RUclips, not something you would see in Disneyland. The inside isn't too bad although nothing really special. But the exterior is just pitiful. It looks like a new building, the kind you get plans online, that was painted to look older. The painted on texture does not do the trick and the exterior color pallet looks like a selection from an 2010s housing development. Building doesn't have the organic fit that most buildings in a Disney park have. That ones that don't are usually the ones being torn down LOL.
    Why didn't they sandblast the exterior before painting? Sandblasting would rapidly do what it takes mother nature decades.

  • @fromthehub
    @fromthehub 10 дней назад +3

    Cute in and of itself, but a total disruption to the hereto lyrical sightlines and storytelling of this area. Quite disappointing, especially when contrasted with the initial public concept art.

  • @ItsAutoMatixx
    @ItsAutoMatixx 7 дней назад

    its not even fair to criticize a store to the same level as attractions but the universal halloween stores and legacy stores blow this outta the water.

  • @DougYeager-i8b
    @DougYeager-i8b 9 дней назад

    So…..when did this actually open? Got tired of the influencers crying about it. I am glad someone went inside. I guess you ain’t afraid of hitchhiking ghosts! 👻

  • @1luvNE13
    @1luvNE13 10 дней назад

    I'm irritated. We searched high and low one week ago and couldn't find any decent mansion merch / nightmare they were holding off. All my daughter wanted for Christmas was something cool that was from that shop.

  • @memawh57
    @memawh57 10 дней назад +1

    The merch looks promising, but the outside still looks like it does not fit with haunted mansion.

  • @hansolo610
    @hansolo610 9 дней назад +1

    Ouji Boards ? Yeah this ain’t it.

  • @CallardAndBowser
    @CallardAndBowser 10 дней назад +2

    The Architecture, Style and Decorations looks like Cajun Bayou, not Haunted Mansion Style !!
    WTH???!!!

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад

      I think it looks like a 'tough shed' knock off.

  • @TheDJT418
    @TheDJT418 10 дней назад +1

    they should lose the merch outside of the store

  • @LL-bl8hd
    @LL-bl8hd 10 дней назад

    Spooky

  • @jimmyholloway4683
    @jimmyholloway4683 10 дней назад

    The shop is nice but it would have been nice to see the merchandise they had for sale

  • @koopa159
    @koopa159 8 дней назад +1

    The art on the walls looks ai made to me. At the very least not the quality I expect from Disney, nor does it match the art in the ride.

    • @A_A610
      @A_A610 8 дней назад +1

      It literally is. Disney isn't just creatively bankrupt, they just flat out do not care anymore.

    • @WDWNT
      @WDWNT  7 дней назад +1

      I think you’re all being ridiculous honestly. It’s a barn, what is it supposed to look like?

    • @A_A610
      @A_A610 7 дней назад +1

      @@WDWNT Not filled with generic Amazon props and AI art prints?

  • @Nine9Three
    @Nine9Three 9 дней назад

    Should have been a greenhouse.

  • @krisrhood2127
    @krisrhood2127 9 дней назад

    Needs to be more Goth

  • @MikeTerry1969
    @MikeTerry1969 8 дней назад +1

    David at Fresh Baked reported on his channel that this building was a kit shed anyone can buy at Home Depot. Disney has lost their creativity these days.

    • @WDWNT
      @WDWNT  8 дней назад +1

      It’s not

  • @ThematicFX
    @ThematicFX 8 дней назад

    Poor camera work and coverage

  • @neko-chan6145
    @neko-chan6145 9 дней назад

    I am disappointed with the design. I wanted it to look old and spooky like the house

  • @TELarkin61
    @TELarkin61 9 дней назад +2

    I can't believe they destroyed the beautiful sight-line of the Haunted Mansion for this!

    • @HEA5690
      @HEA5690 9 дней назад

      Sight line for BOTH Tiana/Splash and Haunted Mansion! In either direction its a behemoth and an eye sore. No one wants to see a shop sticking out, you want to see the buildings of the rides you're going to next 😢😒

  • @cnoelad83
    @cnoelad83 10 дней назад +1

    I hate this building.

    • @sacramentoguy949
      @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад

      I'm hearing Walt rolling in his grave right now.

  • @DaMoocH916
    @DaMoocH916 2 дня назад

    Absolute soul crushing garbage. Nothing in this monument to expensive fandom makes sense in the haunted mansion universe. Am I to understand that Leota operated out of a Home Depot shed? Are the windows preserved because it’s 1860? Did she teleport to the future, see the condition of the manor and decorate her environment with the same decor (including the toy gargoyles)?
    This is crazy. From the Ai “painting” (it’s true) to the Amazon decorations (also true) to the “wait to see nothing” crystal ball, none of this is on brand or worth seeing. This is a mish mash of bullshit - from the “designer graphic” signs that didn’t exist in the time period to the inexplainable toy cat.
    Anyone in this comment section would have put more love and thought into ANYTHING related to haunted mansion lore. But here is this added piece to canon that harms the brand.
    We’re entering into a truly bizarre time. If the keepers of our fandom don’t care to even ask relevant questions, then they won’t care to preserve it. None of us will be surprised when they go in on the mansion itself and replace beloved elements with cheap party gags. That’s a strange expectation to have for the world’s greatest inventors.

  • @sacramentoguy949
    @sacramentoguy949 9 дней назад

    Whom ever green lite this building should be fired. It's too big and doesn't fit in with the New Orleans theme. Really disappointed with the interior too.

  • @HeyThereMickey
    @HeyThereMickey 8 дней назад

    I hate it.

  • @valerie8401
    @valerie8401 10 дней назад +1

    Moving the camera too fast! Not good.

    • @WDWNT
      @WDWNT  10 дней назад +1

      Sorry, this is a new reporter and we’ll share the feedback

    • @geoffreyivie
      @geoffreyivie 9 дней назад +1

      @@WDWNT I was eating lunch while watching this and I started to get motion sickness. 🤢

  • @david40k
    @david40k 10 дней назад +5

    lackluster…

  • @JordiLA
    @JordiLA 10 дней назад +1

    It's like the new "Brico depot" queue.. very bland and without magic.. like a Mall shop with some decorations.. don't like it at all.

  • @chase_vaseleou
    @chase_vaseleou 5 дней назад

    Wow, that is pretty sad. What a joke.