create a WBS based on the haunted mansion case

Summary of the case: Introduction

Haunted Mansion is a strong case for studying project management in creative industries.

Combines storytelling, engineering, design, safety, and technology under unique constraints.

Serves as a classic example of how Disney Imagineering balances scope, time, cost, safety, and aesthetics.

Key Project Constraints

Scope Constraint

Scope $=$ create an immersive haunted house attraction.

Needed to balance fear and fun $$scary but family$-$friendly.$$

Early challenges: disagreement between a walkthrough haunted house vs$.$ ride$-$through attraction.

Scope changes occurred as creative and technical teams worked together.

Time Constraint

Haunted Mansion faced delays due to other Disney projects $(1964$ New York World$$s Fair attractions took priority$).$

Originally planned for early $1960$s; didn$$t open until $1969($Disneyland$).$

Time extended due to:

Competing projects.

Refinement of special effects.

Walt Disney$$s passing $(1966).$

Cost Constraint

Disney maintained tight financial controls.

Reused technology and concepts developed for other attractions $($e$.$g$.,$ animatronics$).$

Balancing cost with innovation was a constant struggle.

Safety Constraint

Attraction had to meet strict safety standards while appearing spooky.

Example: $$Doom Buggies$($ride vehicles$)$ allowed controlled flow and emergency safety features.

Aesthetics Constraint

Mansion exterior designed to look elegant $($Southern plantation style$)$ not dilapidated.

$$We$$ll keep the outside clean and let the ghosts take care of the inside.$$

Showed the importance of designing for guest perception and expectations.

Characters & Effects

Ghost Host: Narrator guiding guests through attraction.

Stretching Room Portraits: Famous illusion to set tone.

Madame Leota: Crystal ball s$$ance$.$

Hitchhiking Ghosts: Comic finale to the ride.

Changing Portraits, Duelists, Coffin Occupant: Iconic illusions.

Special effects included: Pepper$$s Ghost illusion, animatronics, projections, sound$/$music design.

Project Management Lessons

Integration of Creativity $+$ Engineering: Disney Imagineers had to merge art and technology.

Scope creep managed by creative alignment: Debates resolved through compromise $($dark ride with both spooky & humorous elements$).$

Time delays were not purely negative: Extra years allowed refinement of illusions and improved guest experience.

Continuous Improvements: Haunted Mansion evolves $($updates$,$ seasonal overlays like Haunted Mansion Holiday$).$

Stakeholder Management: Balancing Walt$$s vision, Imagineers$$ creativity, budget constraints, and guest expectations.