Every Haunted Mansion Illusion REVEALED

[@katherinepadilla858]

Please don't ever worry about the video being too long. I would absolutely sit through 6 hours of explanations for the other HM (and HM-adjacent) rides. Might need a mint julep to rehydrate halfway through, though.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

This! ^

[@Jura_Cilean]

💯

[@kawaii33366]

Exactly. I need like 8 hour videos to get me through my work day.

[@TheTookinator]

I've watched the similarly lengthy Defunctland video about fastpass twice since it came out, and I didn't even think I cared about that. This much info about the Haunted Mansion? Sign me up any day of the week!

[@Ghoulette_2307]

The longer content the better💪

[@notaverygoodhost]

Finally, a full-length feature film of The Haunted Mansion that everyone wants to see!

[@BitchinStitchez]

Good one! 😂😂

[@J.P.Robles]

The new movie sucked!

[@stevenrielly240]

ma bahookie.... shoulda been a short

[@emolgana]

the pepper's ghost illusion you showed off with your phone + madame leota was the EXACT one i used for my "art and science of holography" final last year. great minds think alike

[@alliefurlong486]

Sounds like a really dope class!

[@emolgana]

@@alliefurlong486 honestly one of the coolest classes i've ever taken at uni! the professor's dad pioneered a lot of research in holograms and it was basically a 3D photography class but with more physics

[@moonkittenk]

The way you looked right at us on "this is not that" cracked me up. Well played. 😂

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Best shattering of the Fourth wall I've seen all week!

[@Golden_Embers]

It'd be cool to see a deep dive video into how each of the most advanced Disney animatronics work. Such as the Hatbox ghost, Jack Skellington, the Phantom in the Phantom Manor, etc. Great video!

[@AtticHaunt321]

A possible answer as to why the bell is recorded but the evil teddy is practical may be because the bell is hanging from wires while the teddy is static mounted on the back of the chair. Rigging the bell to both freely float and be stable enough to ring on cue may have been a puzzle the imagineers didn’t feel was worth the time to solve given their timeline and the amount of effects they had to complete.

[@mompaca]

There is one effect you didn't discuss from the Mansion, but it's easy to forget (as it's more paintings with yet another subtle shift in how they're done): in the ballroom, you didn't talk about the dueling ghosts and the turning-to-fire effect. There's so many painting effects in the Mansion! You do great pieces on the Mansion and I enjoy 'em. As a long-time Mansion aficionado who's now no longer anywhere near one of the parks physically, I can still enjoy my favorite attraction from my own regions beyond. Thank you!

[@mompaca]

Oh, and I also love a good mint julep. But I prefer the very messy beignets.

[@ethanholmes5677]

You forgot one of the biggest illusions! The illusion that Genie+ is a useful service.

[@OceanCat]

😭 frr

[@PatrickHausenfleck-zf4lf]

R.. U ... Kidding Me!???....Nope!....The Ultimate Illusion is that of WALTS' Wish in 🙌Full Fruition🙌......Walt said..🙌"I "wanted" a place where Families could have fun Together...etc .etc..🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🤨🤨🤨🤨🤦🤷Those families(avg. 4 person size) that he spoke of .. Predominantly Cannot afford to Enjoy even a 2 night 3 day stay at either Theme park here in America 🙌💯

[@krab1791]

Genie+ is Iger’s genius idea to squeeze profit out of guests. They put in a very tiny investment for computers and servers w/ only a little bit of cost to maintain the computers and guests pay their own phone bills to get the data. The purchase of Genie+ is pure profit. The purchase of lightning lane tickets for specific attractions is also pure profits. They make more on busy days because they use surge pricing just like Uber and Lyft. It’s going to back fire tho. Disney makes the majority of their profit off return guests. First time guests make you a small portion of the number of guests. First time guests may come but it will truly be their “once in a life time trip”. They wont come back because it was too expensive. Return guests just won’t come back. I have only been once since the masking and visiting rules were rescinded after the pandemic. My daughter is a cast member. I usually go once or twice a year to visit and 3 or 4 days at Disney was always part of our trip. Did we buy Genie+? Yes but never again. It cost me $60 bucks a day. Not worth it. The only thing I found worth it was the $15 for Rise of the Resistance. I would have paid it again to ride the ride a second time. Going thru the room with the AT-ATs was amazing. My daughter was grinning ear to ear because she knew how I was going to react. It should be noted that I saw Star Wars in Theater at 13. I’m going to Orlando in a few weeks. We have no plans to go to Disney. Oh and I am a member of the Disney Vacation Club so I could stay on property for close to nothing. I’m not. I’save it for a cruise or Adventures by Disney.

[@krab1791]

The camels in Frontierland aren’t on a timer. There is person inside. If you notice, they sometimes aim for certain people, especially attractive young women. Also, people who voice that they hope they don’t get hit by the water. How do I know? My daughter is a cast member and knows someone who worked there. She almost always gets the water aimed at her. I would expect that the camels have the option of putting them on a timer, this save Disney on staff cost but before the pandemic they had staff in the camels.

[@krab1791]

I love the Ballroom at WDW. There is so much to see and it is amazing. I wish it would go thru slower or even stop for a bit. But second is the graveyard. There are so many ghosts but I dont like the pop up ghosts. Both my son and I startle easy. I dont care how they do the effects. I just like the result.

[@VegetaLF7]

Orlando regular here. My favorite room is actually the ballroom/attic back to back sequence. Between the iconic Pepper's Ghost effect on full display in the ballroom and the eerie story of Constance on display in the attic, it's a great back to back sequence and by far my favorite part of the ride.

[@misterwhipple2870]

My mother warned me about girls like Constance. She said it was all right to fall in love, but don't lose your head over a girl.

[@dominiqueisunique41]

30:51 I am so glad I’m not the only one who has to say “track switch” like that every time

[@OpalLeigh]

Oh damn- an hour and a half?! What a wonderful gift for a Saturday morning 🥰

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

Haunty mansy 🩷

[@ConnorCampbell-ch5mk]

The busts in the portrait hallway and library in WDW always hurt my head because l can see how it works but also the illusion at that same time

[@leslietonn3181]

Same

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Me three!

[@JustJessee]

Foooour!

[@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810]

Five

[@FanStoryVideoStudios]

Ayup

[@magicallysadie348]

nothing joys me more than coming to youtube on a saturday and seeing that dallin has blessed us with a 1.5 HOUR HAUNTED MANSION VIDEO 🥲🥲

[@andretect]

I have the firm belief that the haunted mansion is mans greatest achievement. Thank you for giving the haunted mansion the respect it deserves

[@RedHatGuyYT]

ℹ️ the scientific method has joined the server

[@Pixis1]

It's hard to choose a favorite room. I love the Corridor of Doors for that iconic wallpaper and the sense of suspense that it builds. But I also love the ballroom for the full reveal of the ghosts and all the little details and scenes playing out. The only thing I'm sure about is that now I want a mint julep.

[@edgarcruz386]

Have you ever wondered who would watch an hour-long video? Well, I did! In fact, I watched the entire hour of that video. It was quite an experience!

[@LawrenceLong-l2v]

I wish I could spend the night with the ghost we would have a spiritual reunion while we were dying to get out , but I would not leave I would die a little longer😮😅😅😅😅

[@ItzAdrian02]

Glowing Orb: Dallin i hate to burst your bubble but you talked about a abandoned + haunted mansion holiday effect. The first effect with the glowing attic orb, that is no longer present for classic haunted mansion and is now only used during haunted mansion holiday as Zeros since he has a glowing nose as he is flying inside the attic. I see the orb every year during holiday Ghost Horse: still winnies at disneyland, Ive heard it .

[@michaelmatthews6014]

I'm glad to see you put more focus on the Disneyland version here, because in my mind New Orleans Square will always be the Mansion's true home. Though maybe that's ironic because it's not like I've ever been much of a mint julep person.

[@buildingthemagic]

You deserve a mint julep for the effort you put in here! Great video!

[@OffhandDisney]

I appreciate you

[@NatetheProtogen]

@@OffhandDisney, How do Mint Juleps taste? I’ve never had one before, and I haven’t been to Disneyland for a while…

[@michaelsullivan3581]

@@NatetheProtogen Not quite as good as they did before...

[@imaginationstationyt6948]

An hour long Haunted Mansion video. Sign me up! Gonna love this! :D

[@ryanrafuls]

I sure am thirsty for a MINT JULEP after that

[@OffhandDisney]

Thank you, my friend.

[@PlaybillsAndPixels]

1:03:45 As a writer, the way Prudence Pock died is entirely relatable.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

Hear hear!

[@aliceincraftland3388]

Mint Julip!!!! Very well done! I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland fan and people would think that's my favorite ride. It's my second behind the Haunted Mansion. It's one of the most thoughtful, and innovative rides ever.

[@azrielsatan8693]

I dont know how welll long content performs, but at someone who has youtube on while working out or doing more monotonous work (data entry, cleaning up images, consuming mint julep) i appreciate it.

[@halloweenhaunter9842]

Please do a video on the architectural layout of the Haunted Mansion!!!

[@STSGuitar16]

There are maps of the ride layout if you google it, and they definitely are interesting to take a look at. Makes you realize how big of a ride it truly is! As far as the mansion facades themselves go, the only things located inside the actual mansion that you see are the stretching rooms. After the stretching rooms, you enter a much larger show building (which is hidden from view from the outside) that contains the ride itself. At Disneyland, the stretching rooms are actually an elevator that brings you down to a lower level underground where the show building that contains the full ride is located. However, the stretching rooms at Magic Kingdom actually don't move you to a lower level at all and just have the ceiling moving up instead, after which you just enter a well-camouflaged show building that is very difficult to notice from the outside because of how hidden it is (they even use their own specific paint color called, "Go Away Green" to help hide the show building amongst the natural foliage, which makes it very hard to spot unless you know what to look for). The mansions that you see really aren't all that big; certainly not big enough to contain much of the attraction at all. Hope that helps!

[@-blackcherry3918]

Yes pleaseee

[@halloweenhaunter9842]

​@@-blackcherry3918 Come on man, do it!

[@alexmarchand5733]

25:15 “moving forward now” … immediately cuts to a clip of the Doom Buggies going backwards. 😂

[@TayWoode]

Same at 8:17 😱

[@realbadger]

1:10:00 On to DisneyWorld's Haunted Mansion, and in the conservatory, I can't help but smile with your frequent use of the word Stool, throwing my mind to the _Mystery Science Theater 3000_ edition taking on _The Screaming Skull,_ in which the guy hurls a piano stool at the haunting spectre, actually striking it and it falling over. Crow goes ballistic at this, repeating how the guy "just picked up his Stool and threw it right at him...!"

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

My fav is the organ playing shadow in the attic. I love looking at it 👀☠️

[@sunshinesky6926]

I don't get mint juleps often.. but if I did, it would only be paired with an Offhand Disney video. Amazing work as always! This line: "Look at the Hatbox Ghost! What's he doing there? You're not- you're not supposed to be materialized yet.. OH WAIT-" definitely got a chuckle out of me!

[@AbandonedMines11]

OMG! Great video! You are the next Chef Mayhem! Thanks for all the great explanations. 👍 I agree that the void in the loading area at the HM in Disneyland needs more in it. It’s such a waste of space the way they have it now! They could really put some cool effects in there or something.

[@hectorpascale1013]

@32:00 The table rapping. My "F14 Tomcat" pinball machine has a knocker which sounds quit similar. A coil is slamming an iron bolt against the wooden backbox. Very loud. Would be easy to fix with standard pinball machine spare parts, which you know, were poular in the good ol´days.

[@scottolsenfam]

This was awesome! Honestly I think my favorite room is the opening stretching room. The monologue is so iconic that it is forever imprinted in my brain ❤

[@annikabrinkley4128]

Great video! I love the effects that were built but don’t work anymore, too, like hot and cold running chills

[@misterwhipple2870]

Wall-to-wall creeps . . .

[@Rvbandwagon]

Candle hall has no strings. The candle holder is mounted to a piece of glass that is mounted on 4 corners by springs. Motor turns and makes the glass rotate behind the mirror frame/wall. Creates a no string effect. The same applies elsewhere. Great video.

[@KaibaKid_]

I honestly had no idea that the eyes corner was a kinetic effect. I’ve rode past it thrice in my life, surely, one in recent memory. I’ve always assumed it was just… a wall. I commented on your video about Hatbox being in front of that effect and I expressed this apparently erroneous assumption. By the way, I was fortunate enough to be on the Mansion, in the graveyard scene specifically, when it got stopped for whatever reason. It was down for a good five minutes. Another great Offhand video! It’s great work you do over here and I hope you get recognized for it.

[@theshaggyfreak]

Fantastic job for the best dark ride ever. I miss when the ghosts at the end of the ride at WDW used to be practical and not a projection. They scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

[@MCastleberry1980]

This was excellent, great work. Just wanna say since i came across your channel last year, you've easily become my favorite Disney KZbinr. You touched on some in here, but a video down the line on effects that were replaced would be cool, but may be pretty research heavy

[@louispacetime1576]

It would be awesome if you did a full video of all the changes the haunted mansion has gone through over the years

[@samanthabamantha5816]

Mint Julep! I love long videos, and appreciate your work. (I watch/ liste videos on KZbin all day long while I work, so for ME, the longer and more descriptive, the better). Thank you for all your hard work and content!

[@sidneyfox4625]

Excellent job! No one has ever brought up the floating orbs in the windows. I used to stand outside both mansions, land and world, and wait to see the orbs. Was bummed that they stopped it! ☠️☠️☠️

[@darkhoffman8739]

Mint julep! Always love anything Haunted Mansion. Been to the Anaheim, Orlando and Paris parks to see the difference. Thank you for the full length study on the FX of the Haunted Mansions. Great job!

[@TheSlipner]

I have absolutely no time to look at this right now, but I am scheduling a viewing. THIS IS EXACTLY what has been missing on KZbin forever. I appreciate you, Dalin! (did I spell that correctly?)

[@moonkittenk]

I see them both at the same time, Dallin

[@joshuamathews492]

Mint julep. Love your videos and how much detail you put into this specific video. Always love watching another Disney lover.

[@SteInsixiengmay]

OMG longform Haunted Mansion video! I keep checking the calendar to see if it's December 25th and apparently, it's not. Nonetheless, I'll take this gift during my birthday month. Happy early birthday and happy viewing to me! 👻 🎁 🏚

[@scottperman4292]

I have to correct you on the endless hallway at Walt Disney World. The Scrim is BETWEEN the candelabra and the mirror. The Candelabra is on a stick… an arm that extends through a small hole in the mirror and the scrim. The effect is that the infinite hallway looks shrouded in shadow, but the candelabra is well lit and has clear definition and color. (We snuck in at like 3 AM one night during totally Minnie rehearsals. So Cool!)

[@Gracie287]

My brain sort of flips the busts inside and outside, back and forth, as if I'd had one mint julep too many

[@OffhandDisney]

Never too many mint juleps.

[@alliekuma4234]

Awesome vid dude! Constance animatronic definitely needs to be updated! This vid makes me happy. 😊

[@buttercate]

Mint julep! This was the clearest best demonstration I’ve seen of Pepper’s Ghost, thank you!

[@afterburner119]

@offhanddisney @ 16:14 best one yet 😂. Lightning one up myself 😮

[@unrellated]

Some trivia about the stretching room and changing portrait corridor. The thunder isn't just for show, at least in Disneyland. In the stretching room, it disguises the sound of the elevator hitting the bottom of the shaft, and in the portrait hall, it disguises the sound of the trains passing overhead. Disney World just does it for consistency.

[@alexmartinez1609]

Absolutely loved it! Thanks a million! According to the the Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion, the "dark void" as you called it, is supposed to represent limbo, a "limbo of boundless mist and decay" . In Catholic theology, was believed to be the border place between heaven and hell where those souls who died without being baptized, though not condemned to punishment, were deprived of eternal happiness with God in heaven

[@sunshineandpixiedust1776]

Mint Julep... and yes, I love in-depth & long format videos. Thank you for your efforts!

[@BernardManansala]

19:16 Yeah... I'm the same way. My brain will flipped it back and forth.

[@Tuilelen]

My favorite has always been the ballroom. As a child who knew nothing of the Pepper's Ghost effect, the ballroom scene looked like actual magic - I just couldn't imagine how in the world they could achieve that. Plus, it's such a pretty scene with all the ballroom dresses and the lovely space.

[@marissaklein3970]

This was the video that made me realize Madame Leota was voiced by Eleanor Audley because her line "Send us a message from somewhere beyond" sounded SO much like Maleficent

[@casscolc2241]

Mint julep! Fantastic video, one of your best yet.

[@dissidiana]

amazing video!! please do one for the phantom manor in paris 🥺 the phantom himself is absolutely gorgeous and i would love to hear more about how he works!!

[@upside-downdisney3281]

The"OH WAIT AT 1:09:10 IS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS 😂

[@hyperorbit]

Love that ballroom, thanks for all the behind the scenes views.

[@davidnoettl52]

Thank you!! Wonderful job!! My wife and I are huge Disney fans. She also retired from Disney about 10 years ago. We love the way you present it. Keep going!!

[@RoonilWazlib19]

Don't know how I've gone so long without discovering your videos, but new subscriber here! You are hilarious and super detailed. I absolutely loved every bit. Thanks for bringing me joy while I worked tonight.

[@thetimturnershow2883]

I could just imagine someone taking all this information about the different illusions from the haunted mansion and using a few of them in their own haunted houses for Halloween.

[@dazedandenthused8559]

The knocker on the bottom of Leota’s table is a solenoid firing into a metal plate, and it’s mounted to the bottom of the table, not the back of the wall or the floor in front of the track like some people think.

[@SasmakToy]

You forgot the on-board stereo surround speakers in the doom buggy which were considered quite the effect for the time when the attraction was new

[@rachelcallesen9002]

These longer videos are my favorite. Especially Haunted Mansion ones. I watch a little bit everyday while I eat or do little things and I enjoy them so much!

[@miniskunk]

The rapping on the table is most likely a solenoid like what you find in a pinball machine for the free game sound.

[@susanowen1709]

Great video! I intended to just watch a bit of it for now while I ate dinner, and then come back & watch a bit more tomorrow, etc etc. Instead I watched it all in one go. So much interesting info!

[@brendasanchez4289]

I’m so overly joyed, not only do we get more haunted mansion but the “can I light up” bit made me cackle as a fellow stoney. Keep doing what your doing, I picked the right video right after an edible 😹

[@Rosalia.Mine.]

I would give my soul to get a walkthrough tour of the haunted mansion. And I also say that as someone who works in a field similar to imagineering. DISNEY PLEASE HIRE ME!!!!

[@PianomanKY]

I've been to Haunted Mansion dozens of times... I never saw the hanging man. Didn't even know about it.

[@luxetlex]

It took me at least 15 years. It's hard to tell what you are looking at if you stand too directly below it.

[@Nico_Robin1033]

I really love the Pepper’s Ghost effect, it’s so simple but so effective. I used it for a final project in a photography class

[@rwestward]

Mint Julep! Great job on this one. I have to say the OG mansion will always be superior! Keep doing these videos. I love the HM ones!

[@disneyforcouples]

Mint julep! Excellent video - we watched the whole thing in 1 sitting. Loved it. Can't wait to go back to the Haunted Mansions now that we know how it all works.

[@mizstories9646]

Yay, okay, now do Phantom Manor and Mystic Manor next!!!

[@momofboys7756]

This was so well done. Love all the behind the scenes information.

[@cindymotsinger]

Very nice job. I love watching your videos, but this one is probably my favorite right now.

[@EverscapeJake]

Loved this video. Please do the international mansions next! I’m pretty sure Tokyo is just the older version of Magic Kingdom’s, so some of the older effects could be covered.

[@humorityxo]

Mint Julep! This is actually the first video of yours I've ever watched - I was just rewatching the For Your Amusement podcast episode you were featured on discussing the ride, and then this came up in my recommended! Now I'm going to check out the rest of your channel for sure. Sadly I've only ever been on the Disney World version, and only twice during my first and only visit back in 2021. Honestly from this video I think Disneyland's OG version has World beat, even though I do like some of the additional scenes World has like the conservatory scene and the steps room. My favorite room is the ballroom scene for sure; seeing it for the first time was mind blowing even having heard it described before and how it used the pepper's ghost effect.

[@ashn6905]

You've put so much work into this. It is so well done, bravo! I enjoyed every minute. The ballroom scene is my all time favorite.

[@matthewcarroll4237]

Mint julep! Love your longer videos, love the Dallin-verse antics! Best way to wind down and relax on the weekend 🙌

[@firebirdguy3151]

They should have put a small hatbox ghost down the hall, removing the candelabra. Have the hatbox ghost as a silhouette with a faint head. Oh, and Mint Julep. I'm in all the way for a Haunted Mansion video! Pirates next?

[@angelikaobradovich9267]

This must have been so much work to put this together. Great job. Very much appreciated. Great for my nervous kid too haha. Thank you for this research and effort!

[@Christy-fv6bx]

Love the video and a mint julip ! My favorite is the attic scene and I love the piano player, thanks for all the spooky insights!

[@JustJessee]

Sure would be nice to enjoy a mint julep while in a doom buggy, and have the ride experience extended technical difficulties in nearly any scene... Especially the seance room, because Madame Leota is awesome. (*call out for NOT wanting the ride to stop where the man and the dog are, because the sound of the whimpering dog is just too much and makes me sad.) Keep the ghost lights up in your room year round! 👻

[@TealVillian]

As far as the table rapping goes, old séances used to use a rapping device that is very simple to create rapping noises. I feel the effect is practical as an homage to these old tricks, and because it is much simpler than having a bell that rings on cue.

[@werewolves08]

Great thorough and informative video for a classic attraction. Great video and I love knowing how things work, so thank you. Next to Pirates this is my fave attraction, DL version.

[@jordanwilliams9300]

This was a very fun watch 👍. Thank you for the time and effort putting all this together! 🎉

[@danalexander6049]

This is fantastic! I'm kind of obsessed with the wire/air pop up ghost, because I think it is exclusive to Disneyland (there used to be more of them in the DL attic scene long ago). And thank you for the footage of the wraiths in the grand hall, they are among my favorites.

[@gretchensmusicstudio]

Mint julep. Fabulous video, enjoyed every minute. Thanks for all the work this took. My favorite attraction. Can’t wait to finally get the original back in DL.

[@disgoofygal]

I love the long videos! I love hearing about all the behind the scenes stuff from my fave ride!

[@TheClassyZombie]

I actually gave a speech explaining the haunted mansion's special effects for college. I had just found the doom buggies website and was just completely enthralled by it, so I used it for an assignment as soon as I got the chance. I found people really liked it, it's amazing how simple most of the illusions when they're so convincing. But even after doing that, there were still things in this video that I didn't know or had totally forgotten about. I had no clue there were scrims in the graveyard scene! This was excellently done, I'd love to see more long videos. When will we get the 3 hour long history of the mint julep?

[@joemama5181]

Cool stuff! Very nice!

[@RazzaldG]

The slapstick under the table is still used because a true acoustic event carries better resonance than a recorded noise.

[@grinch1313]

You deserve a mint julep after all the work put into this video. I enjoyed every moment.

[@megaroni_n_cheese]

Mint Julep! this was a great video! I've been to Disney World multiple times but never Disney Land - i loved seeing the breakdown between the versions!

[@ReturnOf2008]

Remember not only did he make a lot of birds, the song he made the Sherman Brothers always play him is “Feed the Birds” …. There was definitely something with Walt and birds

[@supersat]

9:00 people who know the ride might take this for granted, but I'd consider the mansion itself to be an illusion, as none of the ride itself is in that building, but in a separate building hidden outside what is nominally the park's perimeter

[@MatthewChenault]

33:09 It probably has to do with the fact that a bell can accidentally be deafened, especially if the ringer is damaged. The tapping sound effect is a bit more reliable.

[@hallking7441]

Awesome video! I plan on watching this many more times! 👻