I hate writing this one because it was the single ride I was most excited for. I'm a haunted…read moremansion girlie. It's my favorite ride. So I couldn't wait to experience this version and story.
I love the queue. The sight lines are beautiful of thunder mountain, the molly brown (boat), even of a character meet & greet (we were here in October so we could see Sally & Jack meeting with guests) the queue is also really just pretty.
Love the initial room, it's so interesting bit the volume isn't high enough to hear over crowded honestly which as disappointing. The stretching room is also unique with the paintings all special to this ride and far more "serious" than in the American parks. It was all very cool. The loading dock is also really incredible and overwhelming.
However...
The pace of the ride is way too fast for me. It felt like it was moving twice as fast as the American parks which makes seeing the details very difficult. We had to ride multiple times to try to see everything and still felt like we missed out a bit. I also felt like the story got really lost. I knew the background before coming but my husband had no idea, and when I asked home after if he picked up on the sorry line and he had no idea. So the story gets lost. I also really didn't under the context of the last section in the town of "Thunder Mesa" why are we going through a town of people lit in green?! Are they ghosts? What is going on? The graveyard scene is also way more spooky and goolish-the dead are all skeletons and not "grim grinning ghosts"...just more spooky. It might legitimately frightens young children (but I loved that aspect)
And yes, we did have some stops. Every time we rode. At this point I think it's just part of the experiences
Just one more random thing, the doom buggies, feel very short. Mu husband and I are both under 6'11" and our heads were at the top. When we were ripped backwards, our heads were on the top edge which was uncomfortable. They also do not lower themselves which is just an odd thing to leave out. Or does raise itself though. So that's odd.
As a Haunted Mansion stan, I was sadly disappointed by this. Definitely ride or at least once but it could be better than it is.
But definitely ride at night-much lower wait and the views from the queue are incredible!!!