Thanks for the memories, and now that you mention it, at the House of Wax screening I attended, the print was unusually dark, I thought. Funny that I hadn't even thought about that until I read your post.
Can't get here fast enough for me. It was the first 3D movie from the Golden Age that I was able to see (not during its original release; during the 1980s revival), and it holds a special place in my heart. It's also a very fun movie.