"producers felt it was causing pacing problems. The trailers featured some of the cut scenes. Hamilton adapted an idea of his involving Bond in Disneyland for Scaramanga's funhouse. The funhouse was designed to be a place where Scaramanga could get the upper hand by distracting the adversary with obstacles, and was described by Murton as a ""melting pot of ideas"" which made it ""both a funhouse and a horror house"". While an actual wax figure of Roger Moore was used, Moore's stunt double Les Crawford was the cowboy figure, and Ray Marione played the Al Capone figure. The canted sets"
"Among the more popular concessions was the Fun House, originally called the Bug House, erected in 1923-24. Laffing Sal was the laughing automated character whose cackle echoed throughout the park. After Playland was closed, one of the original animatrons was relocated to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The Laughing Sal from the fun house is now located in the Musée Mécanique in San Francisco. The last remaining Walking Charley figure is located at Playland-Not-At-The-Beach. Patrons entered by first passing through a mirror maze which had originally been a separate attraction on the opposite side of the midway. Next, patrons squeezed"
"of 15 areas called ""chambers"", including a mirror maze, a rolling barrel, crawl-through tunnels, scary jail areas, a moving bridge and a crooked room. In the early days, there was a multiplex movie theater, a hologram machine, and a wall-sized ""computer"" that could read patrons' handwriting and provide fortunes. There was also a show about three quarters of the way through the Fun House with music, lights, special effects and a video of the Wizard projected on a large screen. The Mystery Fun House Magic Shop was run by veteran magician Dan Stapleton . In the early '70s, entertainment producer"
"FunHouse (pinball) FunHouse is a pinball machine designed by Pat Lawlor. It was released in 1990 by Williams Electronics. As its title suggests, the game is themed after the concept of a funhouse, a walk-through amusement park featuring many attractions. ""FunHouse"" features a talking doll head located near the upper-right corner of the playfield. The head, named Rudy, responds in real time to events in the game, including informing the player of special bonuses, taunting and heckling the player, and appearing to follow the ball with its eyes when certain targets are hit. Rudy is voiced by Ed Boon, and"
"and appliances (e.g., Magic Screen and Chairy) and puppet characters such as Conky The Robot, Pterri the baby Pteranodon and Jambi the Genie (John Paragon), a disembodied genie's head who lives in a jeweled box. The Playhouse was also visited by a regular cast of human characters, including Miss Yvonne (Lynne Marie Stewart), Reba The Mail Lady (S. Epatha Merkerson), Captain Carl (Phil Hartman), Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne) and a small group of children, The Playhouse Gang. Although primarily a live-action comedy, each episode included segments featuring puppetry, video animation and prepared sequences using Chroma-key and stock footage, ""e.g."", when"
"through the spin-dryers and entered the main area of the Fun House, which contained a Joy Wheel (flat wooden disc that spun quickly and forced kids to slide off), the Barrel of Laughs (rotating walk-through wooden barrel), the Moving Bridges (connected gang planks that went up and down), and the Rocking Horses (attached by strong springs to a moving platform creating quite a galloping sensation). The Fun House had air jets, rickety catwalks, steep, moving and rocking staircases, the topsy-turvy barrel, and the three-story climb up to the top of ""the longest, bumpiest indoor slide in the world,"" and a"
"they chose. This type of fun house resembled a miniature version of Steeplechase Park at Coney Island, whose 'Pavilion of Fun' — a building resembling a huge airplane hangar — included, in addition to rides, a gigantic slide, a spinning disk probably across, and a lighted stage called the ""Insanitarium"" where patrons emerging from the Steeplechase ride were harassed by a clown carrying an electric wand, while women in skirts were at the mercy of air-jet bursts. Through the first half of the 20th century most amusement parks had this type of fun house, but its free-form design was its"
"Fun House seems larger than the previous incarnations, and certain parts of it have been completely re-designed (the Snake Pit, for example, instead of simply being a multicoloured box with springy snakes inside, is now a more traditional snake basket.) Also, when Pat Sharp introduces the Fun House at the start of each episode, from now on, there are more explosions and firework bangs in the Fun House rather than simply two spark machines either side of the Fun House entrance logo. These ""improved"" explosions also included a few smoke machines to give a better impression of the special effects"
"from ""The Jungle Book"", ""Country Bear Jamboree"", ""Sleeping Beauty"" and ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"". Some of the items also underwent changes. In the Japanese version, Mickey could refill his life bar by picking up Donald Duck's head but this item was replaced in the American conversion by a simple diamond. Mickey uses throwing stars as a weapon in the American version. However, in Hudson's version, he shoots white balls. The stage names were also edited. For example, the first stage which is known in the American version as the ""Fun House"" was the ""Little House"" in the Japanese"
"is also included in the """". ""FunHouse"" was also included in the arcade game UltraPin. FunHouse (pinball) FunHouse is a pinball machine designed by Pat Lawlor. It was released in 1990 by Williams Electronics. As its title suggests, the game is themed after the concept of a funhouse, a walk-through amusement park featuring many attractions. ""FunHouse"" features a talking doll head located near the upper-right corner of the playfield. The head, named Rudy, responds in real time to events in the game, including informing the player of special bonuses, taunting and heckling the player, and appearing to follow the ball"
"was just that: a house or larger building containing a number of amusement devices. At first these were mainly mechanical devices. Some could be described as enlarged, motorized versions of what might be found on a children's playground. The most common were: Notwithstanding the images in movies and comic books, fun houses did not drop patrons through trapdoors, which would be far too dangerous. One type of floor trick plays on this image: it consists of a section of floor that suddenly drops just a few inches, making victims think they are falling into a trapdoor. Some fun houses would"
"customers always ended up returning Magilla, forcing Mr. Peebles to refund their money. Magilla often ended each episode with his catchphrase ""We'll try again next week."" An adorable, admiring little red headed girl named Ogee, who asked, ""How much is that Gorilla in the window?"" during the show's opening theme song, appeared occasionally. In a send up of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys, an orange hillbilly cat named Punkin' Puss (voiced by Allan Melvin) is constantly chasing a hard to catch hillbilly mouse named Mushmouse (voiced by Howard Morris). Punkin' Puss' weapon of choice is a shotgun. Ricochet Rabbit (voiced"
"had the most points by the end of the show would be the winner, with the losing team having to face a forfeit (e.g. getting covered in gunge). Also ten viewers (of the winning gender) at home would win a key to the flat and/or a place on the team for the studio games the following week. Ray and Scratch 'n' Sniff remained after the revamp. The most noticeable character absences were The Doctor and Mr. Lee. A new character called Wallace was introduced. He was a rapping child who supposedly lived in the closet under the stairs - he"
"a piece of animation, with the show's mascot — a character called ""Jimmy"" — often appearing. In the original run, two contestants played in each game, but in the 2002 revamp, this was increased to three. In the main game, at the start of each round, one contestant stopped a randomizer which consisted of money amounts by hitting his/her button. The value that was landed would then be the amount for the normal catch phrases. On each normal catch phrase, the computer would draw it on the screen. When it was done, a bell would ring, signifying the contestants to"
"and many more over the years. Regular features included the ""Word of the Day"" that was later parodied in ""Pee-Wee's Playhouse"", and the selection of one lucky child to throw a pie into Scrubby's face. Another regular feature was the ""balloon drop,"" where balloons would drop from the ceiling and the children would shake them until the one with vitamins was found. In later shows children would pop them until one found a piece of paper indicating he was the winner of a cache of board games. Skipper Chuck gave a three fingered Peace, Love, and Happiness salute. The show"
"recurring theme of a bully (an inflatable figurine of such a person) in the Fun House, this included the inflatable bully at the back that was the same size as the Fun House. The bully element has been removed from the show and the space previously occupied by the large bully figure at the back incorporated some flashing coloured lights and fake 'windows' to emphasise the 'house feel'. This was accompanied by colourful flashing studio lamps whereas the final run in previous series simply had the same studio lighting level that had been present throughout the entire episode. The Fun"
"pop artist Milton Glaser, and then refined by animator Volus Jones to create a character that would be easier to animate. Further cartoons starring Norman were envisaged by Stookey, although the studio's closure the following year prevented these plans coming to fruition. The cartoon is introduced by a band, playing the cartoon's theme song (written and performed by Stookey). Eventually the main character, a ball-bearing salesman named Norman appears and closes a door on them. He then introduces himself as the hero of the piece, and walks down a long corridor filled with doors, explaining that each of them has"
"a stage area where live shows were often scheduled near the bumper cars. Some attractions also came and went. A spinning ride called The Spider once stood near the Dungeon and followed its spider motif, but it was later replaced by a kiddie parachute ride. There was also at one point a walk-through haunted house called ""Old House"", but it was inexplicably demolished and replaced by the Blue Thunder in 1999. Vincent ""Val"" Valentine built this attraction in 1967. After ""Old House"" dismantled, the flashing skeletal ghost mannequin was taken to the Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' gallery, where he would have"
"viewing audience of this at the beginning of every episode. In the early episodes of the show, there are cash and prizes in each puzzle which are mix around before the game starts. The mascot for ""Catch Phrase"" was a robot named Herbie, who was gold colored and wore a blue bandanna around his neck. On occasion he would appear in catch phrases performing some action that was part of the solution to the puzzle (e.g. carrying a piece of paper with ""FISHER"" written on it, the solution being Carrie Fisher). Herbie's design, right down to the blue bandanna, was"
"Their consolation stunt was dictated to them by a character called ""Mr. Mischief"", a wall-puppet that was operated and voiced by Pardo. The time limit for the stunt was a whistle which could go off at anytime. This was later changed to a balloon in Mr. Mischief's mouth which would inflate until it burst. When it was time for the losing team's child to go meet Mr. Mischief, Gene accompanied the child while doing a ""silly walk"" - perhaps a precursor to the Monty Python Silly Walk episode. At some point in the show was a contest called the Super"
"show to introduce audiences to new comedians such as Kelly Monteith, Robin Williams and Jim Carrey. The format of the interviews varied between ""true"" chat and analysis of comedy, to scripted routines in which Monkhouse would willingly play the role of the guest's stooge as he did with Bob Hope. On one occasion the guest was the comedian Pamela Stephenson who, after prior arrangement with the show's producer, appeared in a series of fake plaster casts, apparently the result of accidents whilst at home. During the interview she produced a handgun and fired it on several occasions, destroying a plant"
"featuring a mole hill with the cup inside the mole hill, a hole with a tricky path (hole in the middle of a hill followed by an animatronic organ player at the top of the hill), and the trademark clown statue that escorts customers out after the last hole (parody of the movie Happy Gilmore except this clown does not laugh and block the ball as it did in movie). Locations typically include two party rooms and an arcade with cool games such as glow-in-the-dark air hockey tables, custom-made glow-in-the-dark pool tables and arcade games as well as ticket redemption"
"audience that ""it's a puppet!"" Nick would read out letters, poems and jokes ""sent in"" by viewers with double-entendre names, and show spoof trailers for movies. In the last episode, Larry gets his revenge on Nick by dropping a studio light on him when he appeals for the welfare of loafers. ""Dangerous Brian"" Conley was Conley's alter-ego stuntman. He would perform stunts that would often vary in danger and ludicrousness, some of which he'd often not perform. Stunts varied from bungee jumps to riding pizza delivery scooters. From the second series, he was accompanied by commentator John Sachs who would"
"Universal's House of Horrors Universal's House of Horrors was an attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. It was the fifth variation of a walk-through maze housed in the ""Stage 13"" building. (Previous themes featured include Chicken Run, GrinchMas, The Mummy and Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula). The ""Stage 13"" building was previously home to different restaurants before being transformed into an attraction. The attraction opened in March 2007. This attraction featured real-live performers dressed up as characters from Universal's horror films including The Mummy, The Wolfman, Norman Bates from Psycho, Frankenstein, Nosferatu, Chucky and other characters. The performers inside the maze jumped"
"Wendy house A Wendy house is a United Kingdom term for a small playhouse for children, large enough for one or more children to enter. Size and solidity can vary from a plastic kit to something resembling a real house in a child's size. Usually there is one room, a doorway with a window on either side, and little or no furniture other than that which the children improvise. The original was built for Wendy Darling in J. M. Barrie's play, ""Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up"". Wendy was shot by the Lost Boy Tootles after arriving"
"also provided the voice of the show's many invented characters; some were merely voiced, while others were seen in various forms, including ""Mrs McGillicuddy"" (a stock photo of a toothless old woman), ""Angel"" (a Barbie doll dressed as an angel and Chroma keyed into the scene), ""Norman Neumann"" a talking Neumann boom microphone, ""The Man From Jupiter"" and the character that became an icon of the show, cheeky ""schoolboy"" Dickie Knee (a ball with a school baseball cap and long black-haired wig, stuck on a stick) who would pop up in front of Daryl (operated by a stage hand) and"
"the team listened to a description of the potential bonus prize, the three pieces of the set rotated 180 degrees to reveal the Birthday Party. The left panel revealed the playing area, the center piece held a large representation of a birthday cake, and the rightmost panel held a wall of 12 to 14 items labeled the ""Birthday Board"". One team member shopped for gifts and the other had to wrap and deliver them to the celebrities. Pearson showed the contestants and the home audience each item on the Birthday Board. The game began with a caricature of a famous"
"name on the Funhouse was changed to ""Crazy House"" during the filming of this sequence. Playland also included a “Fun-tier” Town for “little western gals and little cowboys,” which was an area with ten rides geared for children with western motif and a place for birthday parties. ""Fun-Tier"" Town sat on the land where the Laff in the Dark attraction had been for decades. The Giant Camera Obscura was built in 1948-49 as part of the Playland at the Beach amusement area. It was moved to a location next to the Cliff House when Playland closed and is still present"
"again because of the phone-in competitions being suspended but later returned. The format in comparison to the TV show slightly changed and required callers to play from their cars and 'honk' their horns when they knew the catchphrase being described. Roy Walker himself records voice samples for the game. The series' original mascot is a golden robot called ""Mr Chips"". The figure often appeared in the animations for the catchphrases. Mr Chips was originally depicted as being quite tall, but as the series progressed, he became a smaller figure. Variations of the mascot sometimes appeared in the animations, such as"
"he steps out the door, two gorillas in ballerina dresses would grab him, drag him back into the cube, throw him to the ground, and dance around him singing ""Home! Sweet Home!"" The Man attempts to step out and is assaulted by the ballerina-dressed gorillas (depicted as two men in gorilla suits) in the manner that he described. Mr. Thomas leaves stating that the Man is getting pretty good at predicting these things. Two comics (Jon Granik and Guy Sanvido) enter and tell jokes to the audience. They then turn their attention to the Man when they find that he"
"opium den, a 19th-century French-inspired music hall (""The Palais Royale""), a library, perfumery, morgue, banqueting hall, bedrooms and a crypt. The Gold-Bug Hunt was a game by interactive theatre-makers ""Coney"" that took place online, in the ""real world"", and within The Masque of the Red Death. It ran for six months, extending past the end date of the show itself. Participants initially discovered the game by interacting with a mysterious masked and hooded figure within the Palais Royale bar area of the show. Coney transposed a mystery based on another Edgar Allan Poe short story, ""The Gold-Bug"", onto the narrative"
"Hollywood Studios nighttime fireworks stage show ""Fantasmic!"" and ""World of Color"" at Disney's California Adventure Park. She makes cameo appearances in numerous episodes of the ""Disney's House of Mouse"" television series. She appears daily at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for meet and greets. She is the most common ""Pocahontas"" character, next to Meeko. She and John Smith appear in the Disney Cruise Line stage show ""The Golden Mickeys"". She is also known to come out for meet-and-greets on the ships. Pocahontas, Meeko, and Flit make cameo appearances in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World."
"set up in the studio with twelve numbered spaces, each of which correlated to a numbered envelope on a ""prize wall."" Each space also had a hole. To determine the prize the couple would win, a large white rat, referred to on the show as ""Oscar the Wonder Rodent,"" was placed on the wheel while it was being spun. The hole Oscar crawled into determined the prize that was won. At this stage in the show, no cheap ""booby prizes"" were awarded as they were in the main game; the winning couple won standard game show fare such as appliances"