9. How do they do the 5 Busts, Madame Loeta and Little Loeta? (Disney's Haunted Mansion)
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This article is from the Disney's Haunted Mansion FAQ, by Don Bertino bertino@netcom.com with numerous contributions by others.
9. How do they do the 5 Busts, Madame Loeta and Little Loeta? (Disney's Haunted Mansion)
The 5 Busts, Madam Leota (in the crystal ball) and Little Leota used to
be 16mm film projection from the front onto head statues. A while ago
they were replaced with laser discs and video projection. Little Leota
and the 5 Busts front projection.
Madam Leota's video image is transmitted thru a fiber bundle up inside
the hollow head, then lensed out to cover the face. This allows the
table her crystal ball is on to wobble. The problem was that the
fiber optic cables kept breaking. They slowed up the wobble but to the
point where you couldn't notice it, so now it does wobble at all...
FYI, WDW's are all still done with 16mm projectors. I guess our ghosts
are scared of modern technology. :)
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