The Evolution of The Haunted Mansion

[@coashddjj2]

I'm always blown away by the artistic skills of the Imagineers. Incredible talent.

[@the_birthday_skeleton]

them boys be putting the _eerie_ in Imagineer-_[ie]_

[@4541studios]

Yeah, but that's the old guard. True geniuses that actually built things. I wouldn't trust the current crop of "imagineers" to create a ham sandwich

[@Phoenix-zy1cx]

​@@4541studios I totally get that. There are so many factors that go into the current unfortunate state of Imagineering. I've been impressed by some of the beautiful and technical work coming out of the Disney Parks in Asia. Hong Kong Disneyland's interpretation of the Haunted Mansion definitely has its own eccentric charm, too.

[@TayWoode]

Unfortunately they’re a dying breed. My friend is one in Disneyland Paris I know from when I worked there. He said the younger ones don’t have much imagination and are more interested rides from popular at the time movies, lazy easy tech like overuse of projection mapping and screens and don’t pay attention to detail

[@mrdavman13]

This ride holds a special place in my heart. My grandfather worked in the HVAC business and worked on most of the air conditioning and air effects in the haunted mansion. It was a story that made him so cool to have done work for Disneyland.I’d like to go on it again soon

[@SteveCarras]

I like your true story!

[@melissasaint3283]

"so cool" I see what you did there ☺️💜

[@ZeranZeran]

I wish I could thank your grandpa! I love how it's always cold in there

[@mrdavman13]

@@ZeranZeran he also did work on the playboy mansion! And a few other notable LA landmarks. He did that after he got back from the Korean War. To me his life was always so fascinating. I miss him a lot, I am really thankful I have these monuments per say that I have left of him.

[@slowneutron6163]

That pop-up ghost used to scare the crap out of me. Jump-scares are cheap but really, REALLY effective.

[@racookster]

It doesn't hurt that at least some of them aren't comical. They're hideous - or at least one in the attic was when I first rode through the attraction at the age of eleven. I think they've changed them over the years, though.

[@jdlee1055]

They never failed to freak me out...And I lived close by and went around six times a year as a kid.

[@primnotprime3986]

When I was younger I was terrified

[@basicallybroadway_]

used to??? they still scare me

[@joebenzz]

Just like in the This is Halloween song: "Life's no fun without a good scare" 😛

[@sherriianiro747]

Claude Coats was educated as an architect and in my opinion was the best background artist Disney had. I am so glad his timeless work and ideas for the Haunted Mansion prevailed . Best experience in the whole park!

[@karij8113]

The Haunted Mansion is one attraction that I do almost every time I’m at Disneyland. It never gets old! 😊❤️👻

[@this_mfr]

It is hard to imagine working on a project for 12 straight years before seeing it come to fruition - never knowing if it ever really will all along the way. Nowadays, a project taking that long would just be considered a money pit and dropped.

[@ZeranZeran]

I feel bad for the thousands of Disney Employees that put their life into designing something like this, only for it to be thrown away for Guardians Of the Galaxy's 4th ride that no one likes.

[@tallwolf6618]

I remember having gone to Disneyland in the mid-80s.it was right about the time that splash mountain went into Disneyland. Only went the one time and will never forget it. Thanks Dad!

[@TaaxiCaab]

They are currently messing up Splash Mountain, because the Song of the South ties are WAAAAACIIIST! Fucking Woke Disney...

[@TheStormyDebris]

I really would have not ever known the true backstory, without you tube suggesting this video to me. I am grateful and awed by the depth, transformation, dedication and loyalty to make this classic ride what we know it as today. Even if there are difference of opinions, the Disney Brand Loyalty is more than skin deep.

[@Fairland3]

I read that they incorporated a sickly-sweet musty, moldy smell. Disney doesn’t miss a trick! ❤

[@TayWoode]

They do and you can buy candles of it 😂 Same with the Caribbean smell from pirates

[@jurrienplijter]

Awersome video, I really like this longer format. It has so many details in that I never thought of existed. Thank you for all your effort!

[@saturn2489]

its my fav ride

[@SteveCarras]

Same from here! Haunted Mansion, haunting me for over 50 years.

[@rabbit251]

When I went to Disneyland back in the 80s the Haunted Mansion was closed that day for maintenance. For the last 20 years I have lived in Tokyo and have been to the Haunted Mansion here twice which is really disappointing. It has a Jack Skelington theme and doesn't have hardly any of the things mentioned in this video. Sad, I feel like I have missed out on something. Interesting side story: When I was in college a friend of mine was from Orlando and worked at Disney World. One day he was assigned to security at the Haunted Mansion which he described as a small little room lit with a dull 5 watt bulb and with a set of TVs hooked up to security cams positioned around the ride. While working he noticed a figure walking around the back hallways. He went out and although it was very dark, grabbed the guy and put his arm behind his back. While he strong armed him back to the security room, the guy kept threatening him and said things like "I'm going to rip your head off and spit in your neck." When he got him to the room, he saw the guy was a very strong biker like dude, clad in leather and tats all over his muscles. Quickly he cautioned the guy to stay there and then ran like hell and got a team of employees to escort the dude from the park.

[@MaryS2022]

@@rabbit251 the Jack Skellington thing was only for October through December.

[@rabbit251]

@@MaryS2022 I am talking Tokyo here you realize, not the US. And when I went it was in September because it was my best friend's daughter birthday and I had to take my daughter out of school to go. I also have a friend whose parents work there and asked him if the haunted house in Tokyo still has the Jack theme. They checked and it does. Basically here Disney wants to promote its movie.

[@stacymoore9122]

this is one of my favorite rides at Disney. I happened across this while doing some research into home haunts. This was so interesting and I wish that the movie would have been this interesting.

[@TabbyQ.9563]

I could see how the original story line of Captain Gore and his wife could be turned into a home haunt.

[@vinnylovesretro]

Excellent show, 30 minutes but packed with content, wasn't bored for a moment!

[@estelapinedo4744]

Phenomenal research, great narration and a very unbiased/honest (read: true journalistic) point-of-view on the complete evolution of what is probably the most popular attraction at Disney. I would like to hear more on Walt's original idea/concept for "Mickey Mouseland" the park across the street from WD studios (the precursor to Disneyland).

[@shortpettite]

I feel like the short answer is it became a ride because Walt died. They tried keeping it a walkthrough because of thats what he wanted. After he died, they weren't beholden to stick with that.

[@atsmithson]

Walt's ghost did become a resident of the haunted mansion

[@angelsinger4574]

Adam Smithson Source, please?

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@atsmithson No, he didn't (at least, not stated aloud, of course). He was cremated & is interred in the celebrity graveyard in Glendale. Furthermore, the broken bust many mistake as "Uncle" Walt Disney is actually Thurl Ravenscroft (aka Uncle Theodore), formerly the long-term voice of Tony the Tiger ("They're grrreat!") & singer of "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch" from the holiday animated short adaptation of _Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas_ story (which, in itself, was narrated by horror icon, Boris Karloff [the man who portrayed Frankenstein's Monster & Imhotep the Mummy for NBC-Universal's Universal Studios Monsters brand]).

[@atsmithson]

@@TherealRNOwwfpooh Walt Disney was cremated? That means that the myth of Walt Disney being cryogenically frozen is really false.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@atsmithson No duh. Any Disney fan who has studied Walt's family life & already read impartial biographies/watched unbiased documentaries on the man himself (that is, material covering both the positives & negatives of Walt's life, rather than spewing anti-Disney hateful bile [oftentimes the result of individual distrust in the company ever since it became a corporate juggernaut or personal animosity against the _"House of Mouse"_ from embittered ex-employees/Cast Members who were terminated for varying reasons] or, contrastingly, steadfastly believing in the homely "Uncle Walt" persona he displayed while hosting both his _Disneyland_ / _Wonderful World of Color_ / _Walt Disney Presents_ documentary-style TV series [which was aired to visibly showcase as well as gain the proper funding needed to pay for the continued creation of, generate enough necessary revenue to sustain operations on & eventually add expansions to the various Disney theme parks] OR to promote one of the company's popular film offerings [which was usually accompanied by previously recorded behind-the-scenes footage as bonus content showing the particular movie's development cycle prior to its theatrical premiere; Never mind also reintroducing earlier movies to newer generations of fans by way of rotating reissues, whereby reprints of selected popular films would emerge from the famed yet unseen "Disney Vault" for a limited time before once again disappearing back into the "Vault" as a systematic business model until the recent online streaming service unfortunately rendered the "Vault" practically obsolete, except for those things which Disney hasn't opted to upload to Disney+ as of yet for some unexplained reason, such as The Disney Channel's early morning programming [1] prior to the station surprisingly ditching its in-house "commercial-free" premium subscription service to be added onto cable television's basic package lineup of commercialized channels or much of OG Mouseketeer Annette Funnicello's filmography [2] when actively endorsed as the company's first true breakout star during her burgeoning years] under the _Wonderful World of Disney_ banner that used to be a staple primetime Sunday night family event running on ABC for multiple years, in order to maintain the company founder's predominantly wholesome -- unhealthy smoking habit aside -- public image) knows this. Walt's frozen head is just a long-since debunked urban legend. 1. This encapsulates both early morning & late-night programming from The Disney Channel's past as a premium subscription service station before the advent of cable television & two "Zoog Disney" era shows once Disney Channel was added to most cable provider's basic package. Shows unavailable on Disney+ as of yet are: _Welcome To Pooh Corner_ (plus its 5 direct-to-video specials made right after the show had ended, including the controversial "Too Smart For Strangers" PSA) and its sister show _Dumbo's Circus_ as well as the aerobicize show _Mousercize_ as a Jane Fonda-style workout tape for kids (starring a chipper female instructor, seen alongside the 1980's theme park versions of Mickey & Friends, teaching a bunch of in-studio participating children), all of the seasons of Disney's incarnation of _Zorro_ starring Guy Williams in the titular role (either the original B&W recordings or the episodes redone in-color for their run as part of the Disney Channel's late-night "Vault Disney" lineup), the Disney Channel Original series _Z-Games_ presenting unique games devised by preteen children (I distinctly remember "Splat Ball" -- think Paintball merged with Softball/Baseball -- being a standout example of one of the games conceived) which served as a playful spoof on the real world X-Games competitions & Jim Jinkins' cute _PB&J Otter_ cartoon (which ran on Playhouse Disney until the Disney Junior rebrand) is also not on the platform, either. 2. This includes much of the integral 1955 _Mickey Mouse Club_ seasons she starred in made after the first round of shows introducing the "themes" of each daily episode (that said, all of the corresponding episodes from the follow-up 1970's & 1990's versions of the _MMC_ are also missing, too), both _The Misadventures of Merlin Jones_ & _The Monkey's Uncle_ (and the latter's _Monkeys, Go Home_ loose sequel) AND all of her teen beach films co-starring pretty boy heartthrob musician Frankie Avalon.

[@arizonaalchemy7572]

LOVE THIS !! Disney's Haunted Mansion is my all time favorite attraction ! Well done !

[@Artractive_]

I have never had the chance to go to any Disneyland before but it is my dream someday, and the haunted mansion ride is one of my most anticipated, I loved this video so much! Thankyou for all the hard work. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for all the details on the ride when I eventually ride it someday :)

[@laurieeno2118]

I hope you can go sometime, it is wonderful!

[@talosheeg]

I hope you can go! I go to Disneyland a lot because I'm a SoCal native, and it's lovely!

[@gcatman98]

The original story seems straight from a Scooby Doo episode.

[@EmmaHerbst]

George Catman it reminds me of the Halloween special of Garfield so much!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

More like: Scooby Doo seems straight out of that original story. The cartoon show wasn't around until 1969.

[@michaelblaine6494]

That’s relative to which one the individual knew of first

[@michaelblaine6494]

Only because of the word “seems” as opposed to “is”. I meant to say that all in one,sorry🤦🏻‍♂️

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@michaelblaine6494 Honestly my original comment was fussy. Sorry. I have to get over when someone says something like "X reminds me a lot of Y" when Y came first chronologically. I think the Catholic school nuns did a huge number on me psychologically in my childhood, lol.

[@emarijacoway4022]

The original story is actually shown at Disney land Paris and its called “Phantom Manor”

[@TheSingeuse]

Okay, I learnt SO MUCH. Never knew how much I didn't know about the Haunted Mansion. Thank you so much for this video!

[@corymathias9926]

Now this is the Haunted Mansion deep dive that makes Spooktober a real treat. Thanks Jack!

[@srvfan42]

Your videos are great dude. Even when I thought I knew it all about this ride, you hit me with trivia and photos I had no idea existed. Plus, your voice and cadence is a pleasure to listen to (unlike a lot of other channels making similar videos)...

[@nps1016]

Good video, you put a lot of information of the history of this ride into a space of 30 minutes, well done. There are a lot of imagineers that are so talent and put a lot of work into all of the rides at Disneyland and Disney World; and continue todo so today.

[@XxWildCardCastlexX]

That was amazingly detailed! I was completely immersed in the video.

[@michaelnorris6365]

I have never been to Disneyland, but I was at Disney World the third weekend they were open, October 1971. The Haunted Mansion was my favorite ride.

[@xavierminchello8431]

ITS THE BEST EVER!

[@beachstreet101]

Great video! Classic ride that never gets old. I’d pressed, my favorite part of the mansion are the creepier atmospheric elements in the first half of the ride.

[@SteveCarras]

The rooms, and candlelabra, are those things I love about both (though I only went to Florida in 1995).

[@GRJLS.]

Great documentary, I’m glad I was able to visit Disneyland on Dec 2019 and enjoying this ride. Hope to return soon

[@Therebesquare]

Controversial but Walt made this ride worse than it could have been. I would’ve loved to see an old dilapidated antebellum mansion in the swamps of southern louisiana, towering over guests. A hypnotic track seemingly luring the visitors there... a scary ambiance throughout, and when you leave, the feeling of being watched with you as your back is turned to the darkened windows. The only light you see is a flickering lantern soon the gate post. You turn around once more, and see a dark figure standing atop the only illuminated pace in the mansion; the copula. You leave the attraction, slowly making your back into the New Orleans Square; a clean and beautiful area, with an ominous presence behind a thicket of tall old trees... the uneasiness stays with you, until you leave... this is what I wish the HM would’ve been

[@STSGuitar16]

I like the US HMs as they are, but what you’re describing does sound cool. If that’s what you’d like, check out the Disneyland Paris Phantom Manor. It is much darker and dilapidated. It still features some of the classic HM ideas and scenes but it is entirely different in every other way. I personally love the balance of spooky and silly in the HMs but I absolutely do wish they made some elements a bit more scary. If they wanted to they could scare us completely out of our wits lol. I don’t think making it as terrifyingly scary as they could would be the right move but it might be cool if they did swap some ride elements in and out in places like the attic scene or the ballroom so that you never know which “scare” you’re going to get, which would add a bit more mystery and creepiness to the ride. I’m definitely not advocating for swapping out classic elements, but some small things here and there would be really cool.

[@howardcraigiv518]

sounds like you would enjoy phantom Manor in Paris

[@jfe1195]

@Therebesquare Great idea!!

[@davidfeltheim2501]

Fantastic Haunted Mansion history video, probably one of the most in depth so far!

[@wildfoodietours]

Thanks for putting this great piece together. The Haunted Mansion is one of my favorite rides at Disneyland. It's nice how they were able to make the ride part walk-through and part sit-down. I do however wish the ride was more spooky than humorous.

[@cratecruncher6687]

Some of that surreal artwork took my breath. I'd love to see that stuff in a video game.

[@Ava-np9xn]

It’s a really cool affect, I have a version in my house that a friend of mine made for me for my birthday. It’s a real conversation starter Lol. Scares the scrap out of some people.

[@AntiFaGoat]

22:20 Anyone else reminded of Six Flags Over Georgia's "Monster Mansion/Plantation" when they hear this flooded mansion idea?

[@sealy1]

Oh god, the cat. I remember that. I also think the inclusion of the raven in the ride is great, as you have a cute little bird to look at. I think that the only reason his eyes are red is just because he was born that way.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I wish Tokyo did it's own unique Haunted Mansion from the outside instead of just being a duplicate of the one at MK

[@megelizabeth9492]

The Tokyo is unique in that it has had no real alterations since it has been put in.

[@suckmyass7368]

Been to Tokyo Disneyland. A lot of it is similar to the Magic Kingdom in Florida but some of it is closer to Disneyland Park, California like Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@megelizabeth9492 Meaning, it kept the pre-Constance 2006 "Beating Heart" Bride & her tragic love storyline.

[@AleadaA]

Japan has so much history in fantasy - it would be great to see it come alive in a theme park. I would love to see Studio Ghibli come alive in a theme park - I am a big fan! My Neighbor Totoro. 's Spirited Away (2001), Ponyo (2008), and Howl's Moving Castle

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Yokai, ghosts, strange spirits from beyond the land over Yonder... maybe Akaname?

[@Timotheus157]

Summer 1969. 12 years old. Haunted Mansion opens. Ghosts become friends forever. Iconic and classic fright all in one place. Love it!

[@TheStrawbunnyPrincess]

growing up in Cali in the 90's I went to Disneyland at least 10 times... I was able to ride the Haunted Mansion maybe 2-3 times... it was always down for renovations or repairs... Great ride when I got to ride it. (Pirates was also regularly closed when I visited but not as bad.)

[@rryan844]

Your voice is so relaxing. Thanks for making this!! So interesting.

[@sean5307]

That was wonderful. I really enjoyed that! I love the Haunted Mansion. I never get tired of it. I remember when it opened. I was so excited to see it and it DELIVERED and still does. Thanks for such a great video. I'm going to watch it again.

[@drewdatification]

I rewatch your Haunted Mansion and a few of your other videos throughout the year for inspiration. Thank you!

[@stevenlewis5809]

Excellent video definitely informative. Thank you. Yeah, the longer ones are better.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Thanks so much for this great look into my favorite Disney World attraction. Great work here.

[@Awkwardtunity]

I remember as a kid I was terrified of theme park rides. I hated getting dizzy, butterflies in my stomach and the claustrophobia that comes along with being stuck in a ride’s car with no way of leaving until the ride is over. But for some reason I love love LOVED the haunted mansion. I’m not sure why, as I was also terrified of anything spooky or scary and often was too afraid to sleep alone at night. I think it just was the perfect flavor of scary. Mysterious, spooky, little bit of horror, and some sort of longing to know more about this strange world ruled by spirits. I still remember how enraptured I was near the end of the ride when the dead bride says she can’t wait to see you again and that people are just dying to get in lol.

[@bluester8078]

haunted houses will always be my favorite part of any theme park, and i've only ever been in the the one in legoland in Billund, Denmark

[@--roz1436]

Excellent work on this story. I enjoyed every minute of it!

[@MikmyRC]

Amazing video! Thanks for this detailed background story!

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

Voice actor Paul Frees ... "You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll kiss six bucks goodbye!" ("Hardware Wars" ca.1975? THE KING of skiffy movie voice-overs!!)

[@DawnDavidson]

Three bucks. It was that long ago. ;)

[@hebneh]

Walt himself could have moved as a ghost in 1966, as he had said in the clip from the Disney TV show, that they were inviting in ghosts from all over the world. Little did he know that he too would be a ghost years before the Haunted Mansion opened.

[@barbcardwell5751]

So sad. Walt was so brilliant.

[@merimoon731]

Hearing the Ghost Host want to do another take is hilarious

[@SteveCarras]

Paul Frees, the ghost, is the origiinal, unused, one-eyed cat!

[@thecentralscrutinizer5105]

Paul Frees...Man of a 1000 Voice's! ... Voice over narrator @ the end of 1970's _"Beneath The Planet of The Apes"_ ..... 1960 _"The Time machine"_ (The talking rings) , was _"Burgermeister Meisterberger"_ in _"Frosty The Snowman"_ ...in boatloads of Saturday morning cartoons & my fav, _"Rocky & Bullwinkle"_ (Boris Badnoff) Passed away in 1986...Helluva Resume' I thought that man was one talented Mo-Fo

[@Dirtyfrnk007]

Its great that someone gives Paul Frees some love. Great great talent. Let's not forget Pirate of the Caribbean ride. Paul played several roles in the original versions of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. For many years, he was the auctioneer (“shift yer cargo, dearie”) in the infamous Redhead scene. He remains the ominous voice that promises “dead men tell no tales.” Frees is also one of the imprisoned buccaneers who is trying to get the keys from the jailhouse dog.

[@SteveCarras]

Was Train Ticket taker in Frosty and burger 🍔 meister in Santa Claus is coming g

[@miacrawford4662]

Someone should open up a Haunted house based on the original design that was thought up for The Haunted mansion. The captain Gore and his wife one. Sounds very cool!

[@alexs1402]

Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris takes a TON of inspiration from the original HM ideas! It’s a different ride experience to the US and Tokyo versions for sure.

[@queenmedesa]

No, the "feminists " wouldn't allow it

[@queenmedesa]

No, the " feminists " would complain!

[@shane013a]

This has been a very enjoyable experience, thanks! I look forward to getting more involved with it by purchasing products and turning people onto as many of these I find in the offing.

[@drewa7765]

I absolutely wouldve loved to walk through and actual scooby doo episode lmao. BUT, I understand the logistics and how it wouldve been difficult and slow. Still woulda been so freakin cool

[@maxberlin4024]

These videos are really good. So informative and interesting. Please more!

[@ronniebessling6802]

I loved this! Behind the scenes of parks are so fascinating so happy I found your channel

[@forthetimebeing1]

Great in depth video, entertaining and interesting! Would have loved to hear about more recent things like it changing to nightmare before christmas themed seasonally or the changes after the feature film came out

[@MichaelPotterinMichigan]

Thanks for the amazing video. I was disappointed there was no mention of Disney's Haunted Mansion LP record that has an amazing cast of voice talent (Ron Howard, to mention just one). The record scared and inspired me for years and I have always loved the storyline in it.

[@stormydavis8546]

SO cool hearing Walt say my given name, Mark Davis, even though the Imagineer’s name is spelled with a C.

[@theshape7214]

Guy I know from work is called Mark Davis 😂

[@Redbutterfly1969]

I remember going on the ride when I was a teenager in the early 80's, I was with my cousin. We rode it in the morning and it was the same as it always had been. But when we returned for a second ride in the afternoon, going down the hall with all the doors and he hallway with the floating candle...my cousin let out this bloodcurdling scream and I turned to see a walking suit of armor carrying an ax and started screaming myself. It hadn't been walking around earlier so it really took us by surprise and scared us both shitless! I felt bad for the boy (a new friend we met at the park) who was sitting between us, he got our deafening screams in stereo. I guess that little extra scare didn't last very long due to complaints (not from us). It was a short lived experiment.

[@rippleguys]

I remember that ! The doom buggy pivoted around and there was this knight with an axe. - scared the 💩 out of me

[@Fantastikitty]

In about 1985, a ghost knocked on our buggy and then poked his head around and spoke to us. My friend and I screamed so loud. It wasn't there the next time I went.

[@SupraRy]

@@Fantastikitty are you serious? That sounds terrifying. I wonder why they got rid of that.

[@Fantastikitty]

@@SupraRy probably because it was too scary. It only happened every few buggies, so I would have thought that I made it up had my friend not been there too.

[@nicholashilton2514]

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[@f-150yeti2]

Wow. Zero mention of the full revamp during Christmas to make it a Nightmare Before Christmas ride.

[@mdamdtraveldoc7183]

What a fantastic video. I really enjoy all your work and appreciate the hard work you put into all your videos.

[@Spameggssausage]

thank you for posting this! what a great, informative video!

[@HorrorBorealis]

i love the idea of the flooded house, they should retake it for another project or something, it's too cool not to.

[@TerryB751]

Wonderful video with plenty of detail. Goes to show that creativity is it's own reward even if a specific idea is never implemented or if it takes years to be part of the whole project.

[@whitesirhc]

Enjoyed the long format.I have always wondered how the haunted mansion worked ever since I first took the ride back in 1976.Now I am wondering how the submarine ride works.lolThanks for sharing.

[@samiam9059]

Great documentary. Last time I was there was the late 70's....78

[@wileyhumphrey6930]

I love your content! I've watched all your stuff at least 2 times through and love it every time. Thank you for your effort and talent!

[@sienashawver6511]

I found the irony of him getting a house for his haunted ride only to find that it was actually haunted.

[@groovyroses]

That is so interesting. Sometime later the storybook album of The Haunted Mansion came out with Ron Howard and Robie Lester as Karen. I had that storybook album along with Ichabod Crane storybook as a kid growing up. I do know that The Haunted Mansion was spooky to listen to.

[@SteveCarras]

Ron played Mike, since you didn't mention that besides Robie Lester's Karen..(I loved that too.)

[@groovyroses]

@@SteveCarras Sorry about that.

[@SteveCarras]

I had that album too, though the Howard-Lester teen characters don't appear in that storybok..

[@icaremore]

Absolutely brilliant! Excellent work all around. I’d watch another hour.... your narration is spot on too. I’m a huge audiobooks & spoken-word nut. I appreciate the time you take with the history & the creatives -who are so sadly kicked to the curb with the passage of time. Thank you for a wonderful experience. Truly.

[@AleadaA]

Concepts evolve as the years go by with several creative people working on the Haunted Mansion. Walt Disney never saw the conclusion of this popular masterpiece. Sort of like our lives, it evolves and changes as the years go by, but many concepts, the work and the plans remain to the end. If you love the fun and the spooky go see it!

[@johnwatson3948]

Always wanted to know why they got rid of the pop-up shrunken heads in the graveyard (right near you behind tombstones, etc) - were there in the 1970’s and were scary.

[@camizl3r230]

i remember seeing them last around 2010-2011 I think? So somewhere between then and now they got rid of them and have the half-bodied ghosts. I hope they make a comeback after this year's refurbishment!

[@altarush]

Too scary.

[@jimbodeek]

Really? They’re actually still there, even now. They just don’t scream like they used to.

[@johnwatson3948]

Maybe they had been taken out for maintenance that time -

[@kennaw7198]

They’re still there? Just went last July and the pop up heads were working...

[@brycevo]

The Haunted Mansion could have been so very different. And it was still okay, but what we got is the best

[@toptobottom247]

Fun and informative. However, I do believe a missed opportunity was seeing the ghost bride of the mansion transition down the hallway holding a candle opera searching for her missing groom.

[@DarksladeDiaries]

This was an excellent video. And closest to having all of the facts than most others I have seen. Might have been cool to add how several 'pirates' made their was into the Haunted Mansion, and the hallway of doors wallpaper. But, regardless, this was the best HM making of video I have seen.

[@gabieclay]

Im a HUGE Disney fan. This was awesome to watch!!

[@m.hreels9822]

It’s just flabbergasting how much development this ride went through. God damn! 😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨

[@PalmTreeDayDreams]

Haunted Mansion history is one of my favorite things!

[@jennycraigadventures3314]

Darci Yeah, I’ve watched so many of these, and still keeping clicking them. They seem to crop up more in October.

[@suzannemartin413]

love this, thank you for making it!

[@nickthelick]

I first saw the Haunted Mansion at Disney World/Land on UK TV in the mid 1980s. The programme was showing off the technology that it used. As a 6yr old in 1985, man... did I want to go to Disneyland (Disney World or whatever it's called?)! Well, it never happened, I never went. And really, I'm actually glad I didn't pester my mum and dad to take me half way across the world for my amusement at their expense! ✌🏻😄👍🏻 I got over it! 🤘🏻😉👌🏻

[@the_mackshack]

29:33 IS THAT THE ORIGINAL HATBOX GHOST!?!? 😱 it looks like he’s holding the cane and the top part of his hatbox, and that’s defiantly his face

[@Toast0808]

Aaaand this video proves what I have always said, New Orleans Square is a sub-area of Frontierland, it is *part of Frontierland*. That’s how it was always intended. It doesn’t matter if on maps it’s marked prominently or if it’s broken out separately in guide books. Critter Country too, which was Bear Country, and it got’s name from an area of “Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland” is also just a sub-area of Frontierland. Prior to the opening of the “Country Bear Jamboree”, it was where the Indian Village was.

[@Eric-cj7ph]

Hate that they used the Haunted Mansion for the Nightmare overlay. I get the connection, I just prefer the classic ride.

[@bbdj2779]

I finally had an opportunity to experience the Haunted Mansion for the first time last year, after being aware of it since my childhood in the 70s and 80s. Sadly, I was left so disappointed by it. It truly felt like a relic of 1969. There were no surprises, the effects were tired, and there was no real story… I found it borderline dull. Seeing the back story that the finished ride is a patch work of multiple ideas rolled into one makes sense. I rode it twice over my family’s week at Disney World to ensure I gave it a fair shake. While I understand the nostalgia of those who rode it as a child back in the day, should it be an enshrined museum piece or keep up with the times? I can only imagine what the Imagineers today would come up with if they had a blank slate to redesign it.

[@pcaetano7527]

4:23 i wonder if the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose had any influence on it, as in did they take a walk through tour of the Winchester house, maybe that is were they knew about the limitations of having people walk it, like the winchester home is limited to few tours each day.

[@TakersMissy]

From my understanding, it did definitely have an influence on it. How it could not have, right? ;-)

[@ethanpane5252]

dang man, outstanding content bro. keep it up

[@GrantTarredus]

Excellent work and great fun! Thank you!

[@susanf915]

We went on the Haunted Mansion shortly after it opened and my dad and uncle told me this BS story about how the ride "used to be" a walk-through, but some guy had a heart attack so they had to re-do it to make it less scary. I believed it. Until something like 1984.

[@nimblehealer199]

It originally was supposed to be a Walk through attraction but there would not have been enough people per hour to make t It viable. That's why we have the Doom Buggies

[@mdalsted]

Not so BS, actually. Yesterworld recently released a video about that.

[@guinnberger9356]

*Susan F* People were actually still telling a version of that story when my family first visited the park: that someone had suffered a heart attack while walking through the attraction, but it was "so scary" that it was re-done as a ride instead of a walk-through, with "toned-down" scares. Long time ago... last time I checked, the scariest thing about the Disney parks was the _price!_

[@mdalsted]

@@guinnberger9356 Too scary? Fair enough; the plot at that time was quite a bit darker.

[@SteveCarras]

@@nimblehealer199 So was Pirates.

[@destroyerj]

Fabulous documentary. I always loved this ride.

[@emt0072]

Very informative, well done.

[@Esbunnies]

I loved every minute of this. You got a new subscriber! (:

[@WhirlOmar]

Great video. A treasure for any hunted mansion fan.

[@jenniginsburg9727]

Great video! Really like the longer version!

[@joelirl6764]

Just like the guy from the end of the stretching room, We Love "Hanging out" with you. foolish mortals.

[@67lilbear]

Imagine if they would put any of those test paintings from the portrait gallery and other sketches on display in a gallery at one of the Disney parks - maybe MGM at WDW..

[@armorer94]

They put the original paintings and concept drawings in a traveling show surrounding Disney imagineering. I saw it at The Henry Ford in 2011.

[@memethyst]

the fact that that's actually what paul frees's normal voice sounded like is so funny to me

[@CWIllustration]

Excellent video.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

the creepiest part is: 'i should be seeing you all a little later." really? how? can i opt not to? i don't think i want to be seen? how do i know when i'm being seen? brrrr

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

It was an homage to the Ghost Host saying this following Madame Leota's incantation to summon the dead, where he said, "The spirits have received your...sympathetic vibrations & are beginning to materialize. They're assembling for a...swinging wake & they'll be expecting me. So, see you all a little later."

[@nickdura]

I was always curious why Walt couldn't remember the name of this attraction at 14:48. Like he wouldn't budge on the walkthrough concept, but he called it a House of Illusions. I find it strange that someone so involved could not remember the attraction's name. Am I the only one?

[@Spameggssausage]

he says "uh" a lot in that sequence and seems very distracted

[@SteveCarras]

What would you have added if you had designed it..I would have had the famous candelabra in the endless hallway go closer and closer, and the OmnimoversTM then stopping, and the candelabra..(wait for it)...going ALL THE WAY up to the FRONT OF THE HALLWAY!

[@ubroberts5541]

Walt Disney was the conductor of an orchestra of an amazing group of talented artists and engineers. It really was magic, for sure. Still is.

[@zoltarthegreathighgiant5547]

they should have made a section of new orleans square where its all decreped and haunted, and the haunted masion would be at the end of the street and on the side buildings would be gift shops, places to eat and other attractions that would all tie into the haunted mansion and park loor and the exit of pirats of the carribien would have been there if I made the park man I kinda wish I was a desighner for Disneyland while it was being made

[@TheTyJager]

Would love to see Splash Mountain as my family always rode it whenever we visited DisneyLand

[@Westhamsterdam]

Been there some time, I remember it in 1992 DW)