Hello Earthlings! I'm back! The Whacky Shack was great! I noticed many things, but I coudn't take pictures of them. I brought a flashlight in there. I noticed they added a banging sound effect by the ghoul up high, and I think it was for the door next to it, but I didn't see what the door was doing. On the third ride in, I saw the light was on in the workshop below the rotating tunnel. I could also see the head by the bodies drapped over the barrel this time. Next I noticed the pop-up ghoul was actually a foor-to-ceiling display, which all these years I thought it was a window-sized thing. I now know the name on the grave too:Joe Ghoul. Then, the first ride through, I was going to see if the outhouse was where it was in the floorplan. It wasn't, so my friend lied, but then I relized the remains of him were above the square door hallway. I always saw him up there, but didn't see he was sitting on the toilet of the thing. The only thing that was added when he moved was that beating heart. Lastly, I had a closer look at the wine cellar! I'm not sure if it was any different from last time. Last time I thought it was just an empty plastic tub. This time, I saw a tin tub with a really faded figure in it. It was all white and grey. I did make out his face, though. All I know is that he had eyes and a beard. Oh, and the Skull's eyes were working fine. The Pirate's Cove added a sound effect for the beast. That and the facade is a bit bad from the weather. Here's the photos:
Here is a standing back shot:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4887.jpg&newest=1Here are the new legs. I was right-they are cardboard! Well, not exactly, they're made from the same wood as the dog. But it still is a big improvement. But, without the feet on it, my sister thought it was something different, and I actually agree! You can't tell which end is sticking out! You can't see it by this picture, but the legs stop at the ankles, no feet:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4885.jpg&newest=1This is the dog. It now has spots! Or, it was just never finished being painted! I didn't think the roof was bolted down last year:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4890.jpg&newest=1Here's the pot. I think it could even be the original. It looks great, but I think it would look better if there were bricks on the pot's stand:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4888.jpg&newest=1Here's a shot of the chimney with the cap, the yellow thingy, and the outjet. You can't tell with these, but if you're on the Ali Baba, you see a perfect shot of the shack, and those green roofs and red roofs look as bright as they do on ground. I don't remember the lights on each chimney last year, either:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4889.jpg&newest=1Here is the right chimney and our friend Mr.Vulture! The vase now is painted to look like it has shine spots, I suppose. From the pictures online I found before the trip, I thought it looked like the vase was craked, which I must admit would give a cool old effect to it:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4893.jpg&newest=1Here are the eyes in the window:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4895.jpg&newest=1Here is the left tower. At firt sight, I never thought I was going to get used to this change. In mid-day, I got used to it, but at the end of the day I looked at it again and didn't like it. I don't know if I'll ever be certain! I hope that operater knows that his face is now online! See:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4891.jpg&newest=1Yeah, it's on the right tower too! This one doesn't look as bad as the other. I wonder why the exit isn't through that openinganymore, or if it ever was! On some of the other Whacky Shacks it's really a window:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4886.jpg&newest=1And lastly, the dip hasn't changed a bit since last year:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4892.jpg&newest=1The Pirate's Cove:
s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/Ryn27/?action=view¤t=HPIM4898.jpg&newest=1Close-up of the pirate. Even though I haven't examined the other one up close, the one at Trimpers looks angrier. I was wondering, since they don't look anything like the pirate in Tracy's concept (shown in this advertizement):
www.angelfire.com/notlmpresed/waldameerpiratescove/scan0011.jpgif they had to change it because it looked too much like captain hook:
i-love-disney.com/disney-gallery/albums/Clipart/peterpan/tinkerbell/hook.gifThe difference I see is that Tracy's pirate has a hook on his right hand.