Spooktastic Failure!

Task 4: Ride the Haunted Mansion Ride 13 Times.

Today's dare was one of my favorites slash one of the more difficult ones to complete. We went to Disneyland around six o'clock and hit up a few of my favorite rides like Thunder Mountain and Indiana Jones but when we got to Haunted Mansion we realized that it was a prime opportunity to live out this dare.

There was a five minute wait period, and people literally would walk in and walk out. So we jumped in line and enjoyed our first time through the spooky picture room, the crazy storm hallway, and onto the death buggies taking us into the haunted world that was one of Disney's prized creations.

The first time was wonderful. Here are a few things we noticed: 1. There is a crow in every room. This is because when the ride was first created they had decided to make the crow the narrator; however, after the ride was finished they decided to nix the idea, but leave the crows in because they are a well-known symbol of death, especially in poetry. 2. There is a hidden mickey in the party room. 3. The girl ghosts are leading the boy ghosts in the dancing: This is because the ghostly images are a reflection and when it was originally created, they forgot to switch the image so that the boys would naturally lead.

After the first time we got out, ran back around and entered for our second ride. That is when I realized we should probably just ask to stay on the ride, especially since there was only a five minute wait and it was useless to get out.

We asked and enjoyed 2 more rides. Let me tell you, you may or may not find the Haunted Mansion to be a scary ride, but if you stay on and go up around the back of the ride it is a different story. Honestly, that room alone probably freaked me out more than the ride as a whole. You enter this area that is pitch black aside from a glowing light beneath you where you can see the machine push and pull as you are guided back to the loading section. (Semi-creepy) Oh, and to make matters worse, there was a black curtain which I felt like someone was watching us the whole time!

At our fourth time through, one of the workers leaned into our buggy and told us that this would have to be our last ride, seeing as how the park was closing soon and it was unfair to continue on our great adventure. So sadly, I have to report that we got kicked off the ride after a lame 4 times; however, I don't think my mind could take another round of the Spanish translator trying to creep you out by lowering his voice four octaves. The dare was all in all a good time because my ride buddy and I had a chance to catch up on a few things and spent the majority of the time discussing life concepts and lessons we had been learning. So thank you to the dare creator for making this a memorable time at Disneyland and for marking this the first time I've ever been kicked off of a ride :)

Keep your dares coming,

Kendra