My Love/Hate Relationship with Queen Mary's Dark Harbor

Reviewing Dark Harbor at the RMS/Hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach, California; the origins from Disney and the Rather Corporation and how it evolved to what it is today. How it both hurts and HELPS the ship and why I DON'T hate it!

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Forgive some audio issues in select areas of the video. Fixed it to the best of my abilities :) Need a better mic.

CREDITS:
ARTICLES & WEBSITES
“How Disney tried to turn the Queen Mary into a Haunted Mansion at sea” by Julie Tremaine, SFGATE (Published, October 30, 2020)
https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/art...

“Long Beach Lost: The dramatic tale of the Disney theme park in Downtown” by Brian Addison, The Hi Lo Long Beach Post (Published December 4, 2018)
https://lbpost.com/hi-lo/long-beach-l...

“City Gives Queen Mary a 3-Year Operating Guarantee” by Steve Eams, Los Angeles Times (Published February 2, 1995)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...

“Love Live the Queen Mary Shipwreck – review” by Steve Biodrowski (22 October 2007)
http://new.hollywoodgothique.com/long...

“Shipwreck: Exploiting and accelerating the deterioration of the lower decks of the Queen Mary”
https://www.sterling.rmplc.co.uk/visi...

“DARK HARBOR At The Queen Mary 2014” – by Hillary (6 October 2014)
http://spinningplates.tv/dark-harbor-...

HAUNTINGS
https://www.haunting.net/experiences/...

Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor – California Haunted Houses
https://www.californiahauntedhouses.c...

Haunted House Review by Brian Luallen – Haunted World
https://www.hauntworld.com/featured-a...

City of Long Beach: Hotel Queen Mary Economic Impact Report/Analysis 2019
https://www.longbeach.gov/globalasset... 2019%2C the Queen Mary generated %2493.7 million in economic,tax revenue in the City.

“Queen Mary Dark Harbor Discount Tickets” – Daytrippen, Published January 1, 2023
https://www.daytrippen.com/queen-mary...

REVIEWS:
“Review: Dark Harbor makes a splash at Queen Mary, but a new maze has a wave of issues” By Richard Guzman (Press-Telegram)
https://www.presstelegram.com/2019/09...

“Special Look Back – The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor 2019” by Chris (Escape Authority)
https://www.escapeauthority.com/haunt...

“Record-Breaking Crowds Experienced the Fright of a Lifetime at Queen Mary’s 2018 Dark Harbor” (CISION/Friday, 21 October 2018)
https://www.prweb.com/releases/record...

“Going to Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor? Here are some places to eat” (Press-Telegram/By Richard Guzman/PUBLISHED: September 22, 2017)
https://www.presstelegram.com/2017/09...

OCF – 3 1922 /// n – NPGallery
Queen Mary National Park Service “National Register of Historic Places Registration Form” – January 14, 1993
https://parismaine.org/wp-content/upl...

Building Code Ordinance – Town of Paris (ENACTED/EFFECTIVE: June 21, 2022)
https://parismaine.org/wp-content/upl...

Queen Mary – Deck By Deck
https://www.sterling.rmplc.co.uk/visi...

VIDEOS
“Queen Mary’s Most ‘Haunted’ Stateroom Available To Rent For First Time In 30 Years” (YouTube: KCAL News, Published April 4, 2018)
   • Queen Mary's Most 'Haunted' Stateroom...  

“Queen Mary Haunted Room B340” (YouTube: Hey Long Beach, Published April 17, 2018)
   • Queen Mary Haunted Hotel Room B340  

“Jonathan Launer shoots 4K drone footage of the Covid empty, crumbling, haunted, Queen Mary.” (YouTube: Launerfilms, Published September 1, 2020)
   • Jonathann Launer shoots 4K drone foot...  

“The Great Liners Part 13 – The ‘Queen Mary’ (Snowbow Productions)
https://www.snowbow.co.uk/product/the...

“America’s Haunted Hotels” (The Travel Channel, aired October 24, 2001)

“Dark Harbor 2019 Opening Night at The Queen Mary – All 6 Mazes / Scare Zones / New Experiences” (YouTube: TheDailyWoo, Published September 27, 2019)
   • Dark Harbor 2019 Opening Night at The...  

“Dark Harbor at the Queen Mary” (YouTube: TheCarpetbagger, Published September 27, 2019)
   • Dark Harbor 2019 Opening Night at The...  

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