Foolish Mortals.

From the "it seemed like a good and fun idea eighteen hours ago" department.

The other day, after following a link from Boing Boing to these items, I was inspired to construct my very own miniature tiki lounge. This idea, already a bit too ambitious, was quickly abandoned after a bigger and brighter (and even more ambitious) scheme popped into my head: I wanted to build my very own miniature Tiki Room (as in Disneyland).

It didn't take very long to realize that this was not going to happen. Ben's exact words about the project were "it's going to look like crap." Not that he's not supportive -- he's just realistic. And he's right, I mean really, where would I even get a miniature Jose? Or Michael, Fritz, Pierre and the rest of the glee club, for that matter?

I wasn't ready to give up on a homemade Disneyland-themed miniature, however. I began to think smaller. How about making a model of an attraction without any animatronics, furniture or faux-fauna? How about the Haunted Mansion, specifically the Haunted Mansion stretching room?

It seemed doable.

It wasn't.

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So, I thought of the next best thing: a paper model of the Haunted Mansion's stretching room.

It would be fun! It would be great! It would be the next best thing to being there in person!

Yeah, eighteen hours later, my ever-suffering helper and I realized that we so would rather be at Disneyland.

Ben cuts out the paper model that I made in Illustrator:

Folding. Folding. Folding. You can't see his face, but Ben doesn't like me right now:

The final product, from the outside:

Only I can see the magic:

A twist to the box -- an ornament is made by reversing the folds:

But wait! There's more. You can build your own Octa-Rama!

Download my model in .pdf form (730 k) and be prepared to get very frustrated^* with paper products and my oh so vague directions.

^* I'm telling you: don't expect this to be easy or that much fun.

Comments

[dan]

I'd be very interested in the haunted mansions stretching room. Where can I get a copy of it from?

[Slim Gonyea]

I am interested in Haunted
Mansion. Would Please send me a
Download link or attachment in
my eMail address above.

Thank-You
Slim

[Tasha]

I'm sure you're sick and tired of this by now, if you even bother to check such an old entry, but I also come, hat in hand, begging for the .pdf file. I would be willing to host it on not-pay-silly-amounts-of-money-for-mac.com-stuff-they-used-to-give-out-for-free (and I liked my email address there, but no, not thatmuch) hosting as well, if you would like, so you wouldn't be dealing with these begging entries anymore. As I am also one of those damn dirty Mac people, I can take any binhexing or the like.

[Jon]

I also, like many before love this but cannot download. Can you please make my weekend more enjoyable and send this HM paper model so I can print it on my PC?
Thank you
jonandsuz@msn.com

[Micki]

Please email me the pdf. file, I cannot download it either. I would love to have this model!
Thank You

[moe]

hi there & happy holidays.
i don't know if you still check here but if you could also send me your wonderful model i would be grateful. i've tried b4 but with no luck.
peace & joy,
Moe

[Andrea]

I am also unable to download the instructions. Would you be able to send me the pdf.file?

Thanks

[Glynnes]

Please email me how to download the room...thanks, Glynnes

[Kurt]

Please email me the Stretch Room Model.....I cannot get your link to open. I am DYING to have it!!!

THanksss