The Haunted Mansion Story! - Disneyland - 1969

Welcome Foolish Mortals to the Haunted Mansion!
In 1969 Disney made a long playing record about a story of two kids lost in a rainstorm who find and seek shelter in the unknown Haunted Mansion in this storyteller album!
I bought this record album when I was a early teenager at Walmart and it blew my mind away because this was the new attraction ride at Disneyland in California at the time!
I listened to this record a lot and I would pretend to follow the story like I was in the Haunted Mansion and kinda new what to expect when I went on the ride at Disneyland!
I love this Ghost story - it is voiced by Robie Lester and a young Ron Howard - the drawings are from my record album that I bought in 1969!
I added some pictures of the Haunted Mansion that I had to the story!
You can still buy by this CD version and it has all the same drawn pictures in the Storybook CD!
Happy Hallowween Foolish Mortals and enjoy the story of the Haunted Mansion!

[@KgrcProductions]

I have been listening to this record for YEARS and for the longest time I wondered why the Ghost Host had to leave at midnight. Then today I realized something.....Disneyland closes at midnight.

[@mmsmith1777]

I got this album in 1969, when I was 9 years old. I memorized it. On stormy nights, I'd bring my record player into the kitchen and my mother would make us hot tea to have as we listened. Great memories. Thanks for posting this!

[@Outtacontextouttatime]

That’s adorable!

[@jenrussell8023]

I found this record for 2 bucks couple of years back

[@dalenjurgens6751]

That's an awesome memory!

[@russohlhausen9080]

Until I discovered rock and roll....THIS was my favorite album as a kid. From about 6-10, I wore this album out each night. (By the way, applause for Ron Howard as 'Mike'). Had the record, and the board game, and I wish I had them both now. The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland is STILL my favorite ride, and second home. It's tough to convey to you how trippy and downright mind-bending this album was...late at night....on dad's big-ass headphones; circa 1975-78. So much love for this.

[@russellj.s.257]

eBay

[@laurahartley6779]

I am 54 years old and still have this story album! It was my favorite as a kid! Such a great childhood memory! Thanks

[@brethorrell7324]

I'll be 51 in December, and I haven't heard this since I was about 10! I used to check it out from my school library all the time! I actually wore the record out. So good to hear it and see the illustrations. Takes me back 40 plus years!

[@MaskedMan66]

@@tomedlund7955 Same here, only I didn't wear the record out. :-)

[@GrimBirthday]

You're only a little bit older than my mom. I was trying to find some cool sounds and music for my recreation of the haunted mansion for virtual reality and I found this. It's incredible! I feel jealous of you all for having experienced this treasure as a kid. I only just now got to listen to it.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@GrimBirthday As the Ghost Host might say, "Better 'late' than never! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

[@jeferysimonsen]

To this day I still own this story album. I liked it when I was a kid and love still today.

[@jakegrudzina6730]

My brother and I used to listen to this on a Playskool record player. Lights off, eating macaroni and cheese.

[@shanewatkins5322]

I’m may be 44 years old, with this stuff still gives me the chills. If you think this is crazy, just imagined the ride itself at Disneyland.

[@Leia2001forcegrrlify]

The narrator allso is the singer of "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" from the original How the Grinch stole ChristMas!! He's allso the voice of FredFlintstone and the voice of TonytheTiger too!! And he does the voice of the lead Bust Head in the HauntedMansion!! The BustHead even looks just like both him & like WaltDisney too!! Verry cool record!! Thank you so much for uploading it!!

[@xxlasher216xx]

Leia2001forcegrrlify, Thurl Ravenscroft wasn’t Fred Flintstone, that was Alan Reed.

[@soldiersam7424]

Thurl Ravenscroft was the singer on The Grinch.

[@jimsmith8434]

Quite possibly...

[@carlgallo5190]

@@soldiersam7424 Absolutely correct!

[@RadioWaves80]

@Jeffrey Mahon I watched a documentary on the movie when I was a child. Vincent Price did do the narrative. He talked about it.

[@stephanieraebel8160]

I wore this record out!! My mother bought it for me in 1970.God bless you for posting this!!🏰

[@TravelinBand747]

Used to listen to this scratchy old record at my grandmother’s house in the 1980s, it had belonged to my mom or her younger siblings at one time. Spooked me good!

[@stevenwebster7161]

How cool...blast from the past

[@crilliams]

Oh, Thank you! Thank you! I thought this was lost to me forever. I love the internet! 😍

[@aimee.marie.cherie]

It's on Spotify now too

[@danielboone3770]

As do I!

[@stormydavis8546]

Christian Williams you can find it on cd pretty easily, great to have in the car for long car trips

[@Stubbsified]

25 minutes is a long trip?

[@elaineewalt8137]

​@@Stubbsified For small CHILDREN...🙄

[@sarajones9979]

I found this vinyl at the thrift store and bought it! Best purchase ever. Gives you the most spooky vibes. Perfect for halloween!

[@johnk3831]

I was 10 when this came out Bought it at Disneyland Listened to it all the time! It still awesome

[@andrewvarney5687]

Fun Fact, Mike is voiced by Ron Howard (Opie from Andy Griffith, Richie Cunningham from Happy Days, starred in American Graffiti, plus Director of numerous films)

[@SteveCarras]

Yes, and Karen’s the one and only Robie Lester of Disneyland Record fame

[@epicrapfan73]

And Winthrop Paroo from The Music Man!

[@ashleymoen2358]

I had this record when I was a kid (I’m 32) I wore the damned thing out and had it memorized. Here’s hoping the new haunted mansion movie for 2023 is the original story.

[@jenscobie2308]

We used to check this record out of the library when I was a kid. We went to Disney World for Halloween about 9 years ago. My parents went with us and my Mom bought the CD for me. My new car has no CD player. Happy to find this!

[@sporty05]

I had this record when I was a young child, I listened to it over and over again. For some reason it popped into my memory today and I searched it on youtube...bam here it is! Thanks for sharing.

[@robertbowman984]

I have the Monaural version of this album, and have never heard it in stereo. Thanks for the uplift...er, upload!

[@feelinthebluesmobile]

I've never heard this before. I love the old Disney things .

[@MrDisneyfanman]

I'm really glad you enjoyed! Thank you for your comment!

[@hid9072]

Me too! I just stumbled across this. I had never heard this before. Love it! Yes. Thanks so much for posting! 🎃

[@MsDisneylandlover]

me 2

[@spacemissing]

64 years old in 2023, happy to still have my STEREO (yes, it is!) LP. A few years ago I bought the CD reissue and it is also stereo. The main use of the two channels is making the Ghost Host's voice bounce from one speaker to the other, but that's a good effect.

[@mattbrewster8051]

THANK YOU!!! I never thought I'd ever hear that record again!

[@SuperRigGuy]

I owned this on cassette and vinyl but lost both over the years. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@RoaryBear]

10/10 my fav thing to listen to to go to sleep. i know all the words atp. it's basically ingrained on the back of my eyelids.

[@verushkalombardi2321]

2019 and I'm almost 40 years old and I'm listening to this and I love it 😃

[@kbutterfly1696]

Same!

[@williamfreelove7755]

52 years old and I still love this LP

[@Rebel9668]

The narrator sounds like Thurl Ravenscroft, better known as Tony The Tiger's voice. He also did the theme song for Disney's Hardy Boys' Mystery of Applegate's Treasure and as the singer of You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch.

[@kylefrank638]

It is him. :) He's one of the singing busts on the ride itself.

[@talosheeg]

@@kylefrank638 no, the narrator is Paul Frees, but Thurl is the singer!

[@kylefrank638]

@@talosheeg Oh, oof. My bad.

[@jkocher6973]

@@talosheeg - For this record, the narrator telling the story is in fact, Thurl Ravenscroft. The Ghost Host is played Pete Renaday (maybe Paul Frees wanted to much $) - the kids are played by Ron Howard (yes, that Ron Howard) and Robie Lester.

[@davidwesley2525]

@@talosheeg Paul Frees is the Ghost Host.😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@masinat4322]

My mother as a child was terrified listening to this. When I was introduced to it, I was impressed of the sound design and the narration and acting. I noticed that Ron Howard (the actor that plays Mike) is the narrator of Arrested Development...

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Of course Ron Howard is part of Arrested Development, his buddy Henry Wrinkler (Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli) is part of the show, too.

[@Beatlesfanize]

everybody needs to listen to this with A good set of head phones OMG It Will Sound So Much more Deep and Amazing WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gerryu21220]

Lots of original, unused audio heard in the album that didn't make it into the final attraction. The best of all the Storyteller albums in my opinion.

[@grimghost8995]

Well most of it did get inside the mansion like the pop up ghosts audio the hearse background vocal etc but unfortunately of those were removed

[@Diego5151999]

Most of it did but were removed. Same would go for certain ghosts like the hatbox ghost before they recently put it into the ride

[@LittleBlueTrain67]

This would make an awesome Halloween special! Disney please adapt this version of the story.

[@danielvain]

I totally thought this was going to be another documentary style video about the development of the actual Disneyland attraction when I clicked on the thumbnail. (I'm always open to watching one of those no matter how many others I've seen before. Love the Haunted Mansion!) So, of course, I was completely surprised to hear this story, which I probably loved more than had this actually been a documentary video about the ride. Thanks for posting this up, MrDisneyfanman.

[@kravitz1999]

Awesome! Had this album when I was a kid, would listen to it religiously. I lost track of it as I got older and have been searching for the actual sound track for decades, thank you SO much for posting this along with the illustrations! Feeling very nostalgic :)

[@jenniferdietz2220]

Loved this record as a kid. Great trip down memory lane!

[@headlesspiper936]

I love the haunted mansion. I'm a true ghost hunter and I started my own ghost hunting team lmao

[@julielelinski48]

We had this record when me and my sisters were younger and my uncle Mike did an excellent job doing the voice of the ghost host when he babysat us and we listing to it

[@julietempleton7445]

Listen to it with headphones...you will hear background stuff you never heard as a kid....love this

[@IndyPatCon]

I remember this but still enjoy Paul Frees. Thanks for the upload.

[@tylermoviepro]

21:51 I could never find the full "dum dum dum" version of the song. That part of the recording gave me chills as a kid!

[@MrBCOIC]

My favorite record as a kid!

[@CrashingCrockery]

Oh I LOVE hearing this clean and clear (since I wore my copies out as well)! I LOVED the sound of the grand birthday party, well before I ever saw it in real life. I had the clinking glasses and laughter memorized. Fun Fact: two years ago I found the party chatter isolated on a sound effects record I found in a thrift store. "Oh, that's the funniest thing I ever heard!" a woman says (you can hear it at 17:50, just after the narrator says "Several ghosts were playing on the chandelier over the massing dining table.") It is VERY pronounced on the sound effects album, and when I first heard it my mind was blown - "Wait - that's - that's the Happy Party Lady Ghost?!" Of course I compared and yes indeed, it matched up, glasses clinking and all. I forget the name of the record, other than that it said "Crowd Sounds" and had an image of a laughing mouth on the cover. On it are audience laughter, stadium cheers, a busy office, and the cocktail parties. Obviously all recorded pre-1969! Minutia, yes, but us Haunted Mansion fans dig that kinda stuff. Again thanks for posting this perfectly CLEAN clear recording!

[@adventuresmore813]

Just got the vinyl as a gift!

[@billjackson9754]

i wore this album out, love hearing it again.

[@TheJJWA]

I had this record before I ever went to Disneyland and was so freaked out by it, I wouldn’t go near the Haunted Mansion ride for YEARS!!!!

[@katsaunders7723]

My parents bought this for me when I was a kid! I loved listening to it every Halloween! It got lost though, I want to find the vinyl again. Thanks for sharing!

[@jimrose1300]

I have this still and have been thinking of offering it up to another "fond remeberer"!

[@pedrocampos691]

Haunted mansion disneyland Portrait Corridor.

[@christopherford1205]

Oh my. This is awesome. I had the album that I played on my parent’s gigantic stereo. Tytyty. So great. I was born in 69. scared me.

[@sumdude6]

Thank you for posting this. I haven’t heard it since I was little. I used to listen to it all the time

[@greenbaritos]

i loved the record story book as a kid!!

[@glenneager3067]

This is my favorite Disney record. My dad gave it to me on Halloween when I was a little kid. I really like it

[@ben94566]

Awesome, awesome story! It was really cool to see the original story of the Haunted mansion from 1969. I'll ask my parents if they had this record when they were kids!

[@MrDisneyfanman]

Thank you very much! Let me know what your parents think I'm carious too!

[@pedrocampos691]

From Peter Jackson.

[@Wolfkins1972]

One of my favorite rides at Disney world as a kid & still now at 47👍😀

[@gtpluvr]

This brings back memories of when I had this album at 8yrs old, still fun to listen to today...Thanks!!

[@kelf114]

I still have my record! Still amazed the boy was played by "Ronnie" Howard. 😄

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

I could tell it right away. It sounds like Ritchie from _Happy Days_ so it was a....dead giveaway. ~rim shot~

[@badriyanaheiri5535]

My twin and I had this record and it fell and broke! we used to listen to it all the time when we were kids... Thank you!!!!

[@3452te]

So i finally understand why the Beating Heart Bride & the Hatbox Ghost are a couple. Totally different from the Black Widow Bride Constance.

[@internetperson573]

It makes sense, like Constance lopped off his head and hid it in the hatbox and ran away

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@internetperson573 No. Connie is a conniving ax murderess. She has NO heart worth beating. The Beating Heart Bride is tragic & forelorn by comparison.

[@drewrosecrans9728]

First time I heard this was 1971 I was 4 year's old my Mom bought me this Icon album from Disneyland while I was in the restroom while my grandmother was there to watch over me! So my Mom went to the gift shop and got it for me& I was so happy & took it to share time @ school such good times listening to this! I'd go back and relive those days again!!

[@Crimson_Snake1]

I love listening to this.

[@MrDisneyfanman]

Thanks! I do too! When I first got this record I played it all the time - that was in 1969!

[@danielboone3770]

Me too.

[@napoleonsolo5929]

I got this when I was 4 years old in 1971. This album is where my love of Horror and Metal began.

[@billmimms]

Thanks for posting this. I see 27,000 views so far. That makes me feel less alone in appreciating this story. Countless times I listened to this, and especially when it wasn't Halloween. I have no idea how they came up with this, but I understand the newer version doesn't have this story. I don't know. The Haunted Mansion is one of the few rides I really remember as a kid. The other one, which is no longer there, is the, I think, the rocket. This was a ride that the spectators could witness the people inside appeared to have shrunk.

[@exodia9817]

Actually that ride, which introduced the omnimover ride vehicle, was called Adventures through Inner Space. It shrunk you down through the wonders of *magnification* and sent you into the inside of a snowflake. But when the Mansion came around and they looked back at Adventures through Inner Space, they considered taking the omnimovers, then known as Atom-mobiles, and convert them into Doom Buggies.

[@exodia9817]

@Daniel Treadwell Have you seen the Freshbaked Disney video on the history of the Haunted Mansion?

[@conniesugidancersugahara4970]

I had this record growing up! I've been watching other Disneyland videos from Offhand Disney that features all of the Disney Park's Haunted Mansions.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

1982, Anaheim, California my first experience with The Haunted Mansion. My grandfather bought me this read along record book. I kept it in mint condition, practically prayed to it. I gained Spiritual elation and joy from this work, the images, the evilness it all spoke to me as if a loving parent. Not unlike the Ghost Host “i told you would not be harmed” a polite guide who wishes you go have an awesome, yet disturbing experience. This work Colors my life to this day.

[@ethantuttle6181]

Haunted mansion?

[@Disneylover25.]

I absolutely love this story

[@ke0nc]

I have this same track on a 1974 LP, with Donald Duck Trick or Treat stories on the other side. Thanks for the upload.

[@Beatlesfanize]

I still have my LP from 1969........ I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chargoldsmith5651]

Had this record growing up, brings back memories.

[@mattsd454]

Forgot how scary this was! Just bought the CD on eBay (or was it Amazon) and it includes a smaller version of the illustrated book that came with the album. Love that Ronny (as in Ron) Howard plays Mike. He was 15 years old in 1969!

[@pamelaclark6326]

This the best as far as Halloween storytelling

[@kiethblack3870]

Very cool to hear this all the way through. I recognize a very young Ron Howard. [;-)]

[@brad5246]

He's credited on the record as "Ronnie" Howard

[@anone.mousse674]

Brad Wadlow Just like the Music Man

[@Nonayabizness360]

Thank you so very much for posting this !! I had this record when I was a little girl and I bet I played it a thousand times :) Takes me back a few years.

[@wavular]

I was one year old when this came out and I actually remember a lot of this!

[@KCNYC]

You must of had a great childhood

[@williamopalewski651]

When my family went to Disneyland back in 72 my sister bought this album and we wore it out.

[@yootoobsuks4210]

This was my first album as a kid in the early 70s. I still listen to it every Halloween. This IS Halloween to me. I just wish the story had been an hour or longer.

[@gustavopacheco919]

I remember listening to this when I was a kid and it was awesome.

[@vandacarneiro980]

My uh-oh.

[@Shifu78]

Thanks for the post. Love everything about this album and book. Haven't seen it in over 30 years, until now!

[@antmichael2493]

I am so totally on board with the House of Mouse version of this song when Pete released a trio of Hitchhiking Ghosts onto the club to scare everyone away only for this to fail and they decided to scare him instead. Which features the Hitchhiking Ghosts, the Lonesome Ghosts, the Hatbox Ghost, the Executioner, the Bride, the 4 Skeletons from Silly Scary Symphonies The Skeleton Dance, and a screaming naked Pete. I always dream about this every time.

[@firebladetenn6633]

My husband bought the CD and I love it. I am a disney girl through and through with one of my favorite rides being the Haunted Mansion. I’ve got my fair share of books on Disney park history and love sharing that knowledge with other Disney goers when I’m in line with people. Most seem to actually like the knowledge especially if they’ve got kids with them. (Though that might be because I’m distracting their little ones. Lol) Personally, most of my family trusts my husband and me’s advice when it comes to being there.

[@TBRRBT]

On this Friday the 13th🍂; a very Powerful Wiccan (Witchcraft) Holiday🧙‍♀️; as I listen to this for the first time in decades, the memories cascade through my mind👻. How I listened to this story so often as a child; growing up in the 1970's🧟‍♀️. I remember my parents taking me to Disney World to see the faces change in the paintings in the Haunted House🤗. I thank both of my parents for opening my mind to the Supernatural 👻so many years ago.

[@TBRRBT]

@Daniel Treadwell Yes....Yes I am🤗. To be open to the Supernatural is a Beautiful thing. There is so much to grasp and understand. For those that are courageous and smart enough to step outside there own individual religous bubble to venture into the Spiritual World, the experiences can be Amazing and Brilliant. For those who stay in there religous bubble and chastise others; may they reign eternal in there own little world in their own little minds from there porcelain thrown.

[@stevenbruno2752]

Thanks! I used to love listening to this as a kid.

[@kimberlypalmer947]

My favorite ride at Disney

[@Jghost11]

Thanks for uploading, I have listened to this 5 times since you uploaded it.

[@MrDisneyfanman]

Your very welcome Jeremiah! Thank you for your very cool comment!

[@pedrocampos691]

From the Cave of the Story.

[@thedarkwolfv7233]

It's ok, Ghost Host is just explaining his lifestyle and wanted some visitors. He's happy 😊

[@genemugler4917]

Brings back great Halloween 🎃 memories!!

[@pointofnoreturn3103]

Grandma used to take me to Disneyland when I was little! Small World was my favorite ride! But, Haunted Mansion was my second favorite! I wasn't afraid! The MUSIC! Complex enough (Particularly the pipe organ part!) to make me love it in an instant! ...I remember when I was about to become a freshman opera major in college. They asked me if I could hear the difference between a diminished chord and an augmented chord. I said yes. I had loved diminished chords since childhood because of the Haunted Mansion! I think that Maria Di Palma (She was Dr. Larsen's assistant head of the music department.) knew right then that I would be able to learn 20th Century opera roles... Thank you so much for posting this! I used to listen to this record several times a week as a child! Thank you for bringing back such a wonderful memory! Susan

[@BennyLlama39]

That Ghost Host character almost sounds like Terrance Stamp, who played the butler in the movie. : )

[@mariefremlin7536]

Sublime. I haven't heard this since I was a kid. I still own the original record but can't play it. Happy Halloween.

[@conniesugidancersugahara4970]

I love going to Ghost Tours and went to Zach Bagan's Haunted Museum in Vegas when it first opened in Oct. 2017.

[@vandacarneiro980]

28-06-2019.

[@BobSebring]

I had this record when it first came out. The ghost host did a terrific job narrating this record. I wonder why they didn't hire Paul Frees? I also remember finding out that Mike was Ron Howard. Great record. Thanks .

[@groovyroses]

I had this record along with Sleepy Hollow record growing up and boy did scared me.

[@CCRoxtar]

I grew up listening to an edited version of this story on a record whose other side was "Trick or Treat" with Witch Hazel vs Donald Duck.

[@MrWheeler715]

I still have a copy of this. The inner booklet has fallen apart and the record is pretty scratched up, but it still plays.

[@just_a_mollusk]

I love horror movies, I love horror games, I love anything online creepy, BUT I CAN'T DO REAL LIFE THINGS! I can't go on the haunted mention.. and yet I like scary things This is the really NANI

[@michaelpyron433]

Hi guys, I remember this well. I am totally blind, and use the theater of the mind, if you know what I mean. LOL I remember this as a child. I was only six the first time I heard it. I’m like someone commented on here, I thought it was lost forever. All I could remember was Mike and Karen. A friend of mine told me what the name of it was, and send it to me. This is so cool, All the memories. I remember being riveted on the edge of my seat, hanging on every word of the narrator. I thought the story was so real Now that I know about mixes, it almost spoils of fun. LOL.

[@Stubbsified]

How did you type your comment if you are totally blind?

[@AndreaDeanVanScoyoc]

Thank you, SO much for this! I wore this record out and then stupidly sold it at a yard sale about 1980. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made. This means the world to me. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Lol cool! The sound effects are pretty cheesy but I would've definitely been creeped out by this if I listened as a kid.

[@MrDisneyfanman]

Thanks for the cool creepy comment! Happy Halloween!

[@colleenrankin-wheeler7952]

Do we ever really grow up? Here I am, a 55 year old woman cuddling up in a big comforter with 2 pit bulls, eating popcorn and feeling like a 10 year old on Halloween night! Thank you so much for posting this!

[@NostalgiCrazy]

@@colleenrankin-wheeler7952 Haha you're awesome! At least your dogs can keep ya safe 😅

[@MaskedMan66]

What have you got against cheese? ;-)

[@NostalgiCrazy]

@@MaskedMan66 Lol well, it _can_ upset my stomach 😆

[@thomasduvauchelle8583]

I purchased the album in 1969 and I loved it. It was supposed to be for my niece but I enjoyed to this very day.

[@JessiesHistoriesMysteries]

You did a great job with this!!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Loved classic disneyland stuff 👻

[@normlor8109]

this would have been a wonderful story when I was about 13 at my first Halloween party

[@justoutofframemoviereviews656]

RIP Peter Reneday (Ghost Host for this version) 89 yrs. Many park attractions featured his voice.

[@RexMundiarcadia]

wow...as others have posted in here I thought I had lost this forever!

[@marcosmendez3744]

lots of memories with my brother rei