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Although it’s been ages since I’ve visited it, I’m saddened by this because even as a very young (7-8) movie buff, I knew all the various actors and tableaus, especially those from the “classic” era. Even then, I’d get upset if they had some of the credit information (year, Oscar, spelling of names) incorrect.
I also remember the grand opening of a Haunted House feature called The Black Box which had the funniest “shock” moment from any Haunted House I’d ever seen (though most of it was pretty cheesy).
I’ve never been to the Wax Museum here in SF, depite living here for ages, but I may check it out to see how they repurpose the figures.
I’m a SoCal native. Except for a year and a half in Japan when I was very young, I lived there all of my life until moving up here. And I don’t think I’ve ever been to the Movieland Wax Museum. Now it’s too late.
Never made it there, I don’t think (Mom & I have done a yearly vacation to my brother’s in L.A. for about a decade)- for a while I thought this was about the Hollywood Wax Museum near the Ripley’s & Guiness Records ones.
From everything I read, the Hollywood Wax Museum was a pale imitation of Movieland. MWM was a stand-along building with a long winding path that took you to dozens upon dozens of dioramas–not just wax figures but entire recreations of tableaus from assorted movie & TV settings. They capitalized on every sq ft of space (even wax figures overhead). Maybe it’s just nostalgia talking, but I remember being very impressed with the layout, though since the last time I was there was the 70s, I can’t speak for the upkeep or any new additions/changes they made to account for more modern productions.
I went there in 2003 and it was very depressing. I liked the gift shop more than I liked the museum. When I came through the door I was told that I MUST take a picture and then repeatedly bothered. I did not give in and the man was very upset with me. After I left the theater I had to walk past the guy with a computer screen to check with who had the pictures and he looked puzzled as to why he couldn’t find my picture. He said in an angry voice “You have a nice day, now!” I waote about my experience on the Movieland Wax Museum’s webiste messageboard, but somebody kept taking it down. I figure it leads to bad publicity for them and they don’t want the real truth exposed. The wax figures very very crummy too. Some were melting and looked dusty. All in all it was a very crappy experience, but I did love the gift shop.
Wow, I guess I went in its prime. Sorry to hear it had devolved to such bad standards, but I guess this recent news is all for the best…