Reacting to Hide and Seek (Ding Dong!) feat Lauren Paley (acapella) | Reaction Video!

[@candilunsford2878]

They are all characters from Disney's Haunted Mansion. VoicePlay is always at the top of their game, but here lately the technical and visual aspects have become jaw dropping! It's incredible that one group can have two arranging masters in Geoff and Layne and now with their green screen and CGI work I'm so excited to see where this goes. Fun fact: when the globe was floating it was actually Tony Wakim using fishing line and doing puppeteer work. You're going to LOVE Geoff's Ghost Riders. It was his first green screen and it took weeks to make it work.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Ah, Haunted Mansion! That explains it, thanks! 🤩

[@dneuhart]

Been amazed how many reactors don’t get the reference. 😮

[@CynicalTesuji]

Eli is representing the portrait of Alexander Nitrokoff from the Stretching Room in the Haunted Mansion. The portrait itself is behind him. Haunted Mansion lore has it that Nitrokoff died under mysterious circumstances, as portrayed in his portrait. Geoff is the Caretaker (also known as the Gravedigger), one of the few living characters in the Haunted Mansion. Cesar is the ghostly medium, Madame Leota, Layne is the Hatbox Ghost (a ghost who was removed from the actual ride after its face-swapping illusion failed to work properly- Layne's illusion worked much better!) and Lauren is the Bride In the Attic, a character who has undergone a number of changes over the years.

[@nickthedreamer4434]

To be fair, the Hatbox Ghost did eventually return to the California Haunted Mansion in 2015 with a better/working realization of the effect. Plus it was announced that the Hatbox Ghost will also be part of the Florida Haunted Mansion next year.

[@ronsbrat525]

Hatbox Ghost is returning to Disney World next year 2023. Layne's head transferred to his Hatbox that he carries around.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Thanks for the detailed explanation! I remember the Stretching Room now; we rode the ride in Tokyo Disneyland, so everything was in Japanese so I guess we don't remember it as well! 😂

[@ronsbrat525]

@@ZhenYaoYin It's ok. Before that was when I was in my teens. I'm now 63. That's the last time I was in the mansion. So google was my info 😂

[@nickthedreamer4434]

@@ZhenYaoYin Tokyo Disneyland actually has a perfect replica of the Florida Haunted Mansion in their Magic Kingdom. The only main difference between the two is that Tokyo gets the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay from October through December.

[@wowguy1243]

i think you two are the first reactors to catch elizabeth (the charismatic voice) being the flying ghosts

[@laurenkop1019]

I was trying to find Elizabeth’s post to learn where her background vocal was, but it is nowhere to be found. Thank you for this!

[@ZhenYaoYin]

We kind of guessed since the vocal tone of that section sounds different, but good to know we were right! 😄

[@thomasfarr7934]

Lauren, beside her wonderful voice, has the gift of being able to be super creepy and cute at the same time!

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Totally agree! 🙌

[@emanymton713]

Lauren Paley has videos on KZbin and tik tok of her singing various songs in her apartment stairwell for the acoustics. They are all worth checking out.

[@Melisendre]

I knew this song from her chanel and her solo work is amazing.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Yaaaah I saw some of her TikToks some time back, and ended up checking her out again after this video! 😍

[@gugz76]

That whispery “Hurry back…” is indeed very creepy😱 The last note from Geoff was C#1.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Thanks, sometimes I use a tuner app to double check, but I often have to sing it an octave higher into my phone so I don't trust its accuracy! 😂

[@chlistens7742]

the original is pretty good even if it is not in English. 2012 hide and seek ding dong (in Korean) the English version was done in 2014. or at least that is as far as i have been able to trace it back. it states it is the original version so until someone tells me different i am guessing it is. Lauren Paley has a version of this in the stairwell defiantly worth the listen as well. if you have not heard her stuff done in the stairwell you are missing out.. it adds a naturally creepy effect "Hide and Seek" is a song produced by Ho-ong-i, and performed by VOCALOID SeeU. (in Korean) the English version was done in 2014. this is based on a japanese horor story of summoning a demon to posess a body to play hide and seek .. if they find you they get your body It is sung from the perspective of a girl possessed by a malevolent entity who is playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a young boy victim. the Voiceplay team is set in the haunted mansion ride characters.. behind geoff is the busts for the ghosts. So they set it into the haunted mansion. I still recommend listing to the full version of Lauren Paley in the stairwell (she is nicknamed the Stairwell Siren) . She has found the perfect stairwell for an outstanding natural echo effect

[@janetdw]

They all did such a great job. Eli didn’t have to wear makeup, just boxers, lol. He is really good at those menacing characters. Lauren was the perfect choice. Her TikTok video of her scaring the creep out of her neighbors with this song went viral. There is a mini of her singing in her stairwell with VP providing BGVs. When she sings the line “I can sense your horror” just before that ghost flies out of Cesar’s crystal ball, her eyes glow red for a moment. When she says “are you in the closet” she looks so delighted to have found you 😱! And the entire set and makeup is outstanding. Even though I watched Rick Underwood applying Layne’s makeup, I still had a hard time believing that creepy guy was him. The original, even in Korean (which I didn’t understand) is pretty terrifying. There is an English version as well. The animation is really creepy and combined with the song it’s pretty unsettling.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Wow, thanks for the detailed background! I later found some info on the song, but you summarised it better and even mentioned something I didn't know before (the Japanese story... so creepy 😱)!

[@bjspeck4337]

Good to see you up and about! Lauren had a TikTok go viral of this song. VoicePlay contacted her to be in this and Eli flew up to her to record it. And flew back in time for Hurricane Ian. Lauren is known in her apartment building as the Stairwell Siren. She sings in there and the other residents can hear. The recording Eli did captures that eerieness of the stairwell vibes. Elizabeth of The Charismatic Voice did some of the background ghosts and all.

[@carinarodebak9419]

It was Layne who flew to Nashville, not Eli.

[@bjspeck4337]

Correction: Layne (not Eli) flew to record Lauren!

[@bjspeck4337]

@@carinarodebak9419 Glad to know that. Someone had written Eli and I didn't realize it was Layne.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

When I saw that she was the 'Stairwell Siren', I realised that I've seen some of her TikToks before! 🤩

[@bjspeck4337]

@@ZhenYaoYin Actually Layne was the one who flew up to Nashville to get her recorded!

[@billparrish4385]

They are all playing characters from the Disney Haunted Mansion, a spooky-tour ride at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World near Orlando, FL. Layne was the Hatbox Ghost. Geoff was the Caretaker (sometimes going by the name Silas Crump). Eli was Alexander Nitrokoff (a.k.a., "The Dynamite Guy"). Cesar was Madame Leota, who's only visible as a bodiless ghost within the crystal ball. Lauren was the Bride, and her name in the current version of Haunted Mansion is Constance Hatchaway. Finally, Elizabeth is doing an operatic voiceover for the swarm of ghosts toward the end, but her voice can most clearly be heard just before that, after Geoff says, "Looking underneath your bed," as a high harmony to Lauren.

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Thanks for the detailed info, appreciate it! The funny thing is that we rode the Haunted Mansion ride in Tokyo Disneyland, so we didn't understand like 90% of the background story! 😂

[@billparrish4385]

@@ZhenYaoYin I also had to look it up, never been there myself. Thought it was just random spookiness for their costumes and setting, until a couple of commenters clued me in. The song is amazing, and Lauren's certainly gotten a lot of mileage out of it! lol I looked up the original Korean version ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/qF6mY5-Hbs-nask ), then found this Japanese version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnEaH2EdqeGgdE Though I don't speak either one, they were fun to listen to and watch. Enjoy! 😎

[@alyssadaniels7841]

C#1 sub from Geoff at the end, plus all manner of low chest notes throughout!

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Still can feel the rumbling in my eardrums, LOL! 😆

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

I'm guessing the sheet of important/official looking paper in Eli's hand is probably a clue as to his character's identity, but I'm missing the reference. (Since I'm not familiar with the source material at all, this is unsurprising. Pop culture references are not my long suit in any case.)

[@sandraperezaguilar4946]

VoicePlay are very good, I loved this arrangement! I had never heard that song. And in my opinion, I think the one who took the cake this time was Layne with the voice, perfect for the characterization. By the way, welcome back, you were missed

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Thanks Sandra! Layne totally nailed his character, it's always awesome to hear him sing (apart from "Oohs" and "Pffs")! 😄

[@MiladyMacabre]

The whole thing is an homage to the Disney Haunted Mansion. Geoff is portraying the Caretaker. Eli is Alexander Nitrokoff, one of the portraits in the Stretching Room (you can see his portrait behind him). Cesar is fortune teller, Madame Leota, who appears in the Mansion as a ghostly head in a floating crystal ball. Lauren is Constance Hatchaway, the attic bride (she was filmed separately and did her own makeup). Her "hurry back" at the end is part of what a tiny ghostly bride (often called "Little Leota") says as you exit the ride. And Layne is the Hatbox Ghost, whose head disappears from his neck and reappears in the hatbox he's carrying. The bookshelves are a nod to the Mansion's library of ghost stories, all four stretching portraits can be seen to the right, and the portrait in the middle is Master Gracey, the aging portrait from the Mansion's foyer. Also, Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) provided some extra spooky background voices.

[@carinarodebak9419]

Well, you did try to dance to Monster Mash as well. Maybe time for a Halloween party?

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Hahaha glad you remember that video! I'm always up to follow some simple choreography! 🕺

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

loved this ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Thanks for watching! ❤

[@billparrish4385]

Is Geoff's final note there a C#1 ? I lack the 'ear' when it's that low, but just going by that note in higher octaves and how low it 'feels' here, I think that's a C#1 ! If so, then.... Dang! 😱😱😱

[@florian3724]

Yes, yes it is a C#1 ^^

[@ZhenYaoYin]

That's what some others have mentioned here too! I don't have that great an ear for the notes too, I usually use a tuning app and then (if I'm hardworking) check the comments section to double check! 🤣

[@stevenguy4057]

Y’all need to react to Ghost Riders In The Sky Geoff released it Oct. 1st

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Guess what, I just finished editing it earlier today! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJOXp4aspatroNk 😉

[@jerekthomasgensel5113]

Yes, definitely the characters of haunted mansion, like what Layne is, The Hatbox Ghost, that is from the Disneyland Haunted Mansion ride, or was, I don't know if it still is... I am not sure what the other characters are from in the ride; I only know one from watching videos of people riding that ride, unfortunately... never really rode it myself alot...😅

[@ilonadever8249]

Always enjoy your reactions to Voiceplay, and I'm so glad you are feeling better!

[@ZhenYaoYin]

I'm so glad I'm feeling better too, LOL! 🤣

[@justherbirdy]

I'd love to see you guys react to the Bass Gang version of this song - Lauren Paley joined them too, and the two versions are so totally different and both absolute masterpieces. VoicePlay's version is very fun and upbeat, Bass Gang went for spoopy, and I think you'd enjoy that if you liked this. :)

[@JerryGDawg56]

As always, excellent reactions! Y’all do such a great job and are definitely some of my very favorite reactors. 😊

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Yay, thanks so much for your support! 😍

[@par500dragon7]

To me, the creepiest thing is Lauren's psychotic smile!

[@oktavinataranibu8699]

Hei I'm from indonesia and I like your reaction voiceplay

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Hello neighbour and thanks for watching! We're from Malaysia! 😄

[@DravenGal]

It’s sad that Disney is so @#$& expensive now, a lot of watchers won’t know the characters...but it’s a great video anyway, and loved the reaction!