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It is no secret that I'm not fond of Love Never Dies. I don't like the idea of ALW making a sequel to a show that had no need of one, I don't like the fact that although a good portion of the music (while fairly pretty) has been recycled or pinched from other sources while Wee Andy brags about how it's the best thing he's ever done and it's SO original, and I especially am appalled by what has been done to the characters. However, as it exists and it is impossible to avoid it in the fandom or erase it from my memory, I have decided that I must analyze it and try to figure out just what in the...

The Haunted Mansion ride at Disney has always been one of my favourite things, and Phantom tops the list at #1 fave thing. And a while back I started noticing really heavy similarities between the two things and I found many of them interesting. I thought I would share these observations here, so that others might enjoy the coincidences, or homages if you'd care to take it that way.

We will begin in the Foyer. Above the fireplace hangs a portrait where a young gentleman (presumably Master Gracey) hangs. It is here that the unseen guide for the attraction first makes his presence known.
"When...