It may not be as scary as Walt Disney World's
Hall of Presidents, but the Florida theme park's Haunted Mansion just got a ghostly upgrade. The ride's grand finale, which previously positioned hitchhiking ghosts -- by way of half-silvered mirrors -- alongside unsuspecting visitors, is now reportedly using a series of digital mirrors and sensors to make things more interactive. As opposed to just popping up next to passengers, Disney's Ezra, Gus, and Phineas are now equipped to rip your head off, blow it up balloon-style, and send it flying. Sure it
sounds scary, but this is Disney, the same company that didn't see the nightmare-inducing capabilities of a
robotic Obama. For a peek at the new creepers, peep the video after break.
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