The Forgotten Records of the Haunted Mansion

[@Wendish1971]

That Tinker Bell chime cue to turn the page sure brings back a lot of childhood memories.

[@JewelRiders]

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[@ThemeParksShouldntExist]

Hey everybody, I had originally intended to get this out a little earlier today, but ended up having to re-render this thing a couple different times (which is a very long process). But on the bright side, getting delayed this late still lets us have a spooky midnight-premier of this video. Let me know if you made it here early!

[@CremeTangerineRecord]

Very true. I own a record store and it still took me forever to get my copies in good shape.

[@CremeTangerineRecord]

By the way, if you ever do more record episodes, I’m happy to assist you with the actual record history& perhaps physical copies to borrow. My shop is in OC & we have a sign that says “welcome foolish mortals” on our door.

[@forumsentme]

I wasn't aware of the three later lp's, only the Thrilling, Chilling etc. which thrilled me no end when I discovered it at 11 years old. It helped me turn my parents one-car garage into a haunted house to scare the neighborhood kids for a couple of years. I recorded the wind, rain and thunder sfx to a small reel to reel tape recorder many times over so I could let it run for an hour at a time. For years after I used it as atmosphere for trick-or-treaters. I even pulled it out much later as an adult when I hosted a Halloween party. Of course, these days you can find lots of sfx cd's and downloads which makes things a lot easier, but I sure got a lot of mileage out of a record I probably spent a couple bucks on. Great stuff - thanks for posting!

[@coasterturtle]

The band Phish actually did a live cover of the Chilling, Thrilling around of The Haunted House in 2014 on Halloween and it’s a great spin on the classic album. The stage was fully decked out with halloween props and actors wearing halloween costumes dancing to the music. It was incredibly neat for any fan of The Haunted Mansion or anyone interested in Disney history in general. Full videos of the performance can be found on KZbin and it pays great homage to the original album while still experimenting with new sounds.

[@user-iz9yc3rg5e]

This makes me appreciate finding the original LP in a junk shop about three months ago, even more.

[@memethyst]

the obscure disneyland records are really cool, and i love robie lester's voice, she just has that calming motherly tone of voice that's perfect for reading these little stories

[@jasonleman1396]

my parents had the haunting chilling sounds record and would play it halloween night while handing out candy

[@itrthho]

My family also would do that!

[@JoLoveDub]

Still do!

[@RatSawGod]

Yes! Mine too! I got really into Halloween and decorating the front lawn like a haunted house because of that classic album.

[@thisolddog2259]

I've had this album since I was 9 and I'm 58 now. I remember listening to wonderful voice of the woman who narrated the stories and being mesmerized by her

[@jlborish]

Yes!!! As did mine. Hearing it here brought back so many memories 😄

[@elijahvincent985]

I inhereted my late grandparents' complete collection of vinyl records. The 1963 Haunted House album was among them. Despite a near-moldy, dust-covered sleeve, the record is carefully preserved, warp-free, clean and has little-to-no scratches. I intend to keep it that way, especially since it's in a perfectly playable state!

[@mgailp]

The "Read-Alon" LPs were what made me a Disneyphile. I had several, and even went through 2 copies of both Small World and Haunted Mansion by listening too them so much.

[@lucasantunes8663]

I love how I still learning so much with a Park Ride History update, new facts and stories that I have never even heard in the Disney Community appear here and makes my heart pumping 🖤 thank you so much for such good material!

[@DarksladeDiaries]

Excellent video. I have all three of these records. Always have been a haunted mansion fan. (You should see my front room.) Not really sure if calling them 'forgotten' is apropos considering the wide distribution from back in the day and eve today, but I suppose to the uninitiated it makes sense. 😁 You might be interested to know that Pete Reneday did his Ghost Host lines at the same time as Paul Frees, as Disney took samples of several different actors to decide on the voice that would be used through out the ride. Even Elanor Audley did a try at it. So the opening ghost host lines on the record Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion is actually his voice test with the added echo. Pete also was not English, but thought the accent might add something to the character. If you can find the Red Dot CD of Haunted Mansion, a lot of those original tests are on it. Plus it is a definitive CD for the Haunted Mansion fan. I am happy to let you know, if you didn't already, that The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion and Thrilling Chilling Sounds from the Haunted House are available to listen to on Spotify.

[@SteveCarras]

It's a mid-Altanitc accent. Also, as some of us've said, Paul Frees charged a rather outrageous premium royalties clause, thuse Reneday's appearance instead.

[@DarksladeDiaries]

​@@SteveCarras No disrespect intended. On the record album The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion, the Ghost Host was voiced by Pete Renaday, using an accent and manner of speaking inspired by English actor Boris Karloff. That being said... On the ride, the character is voiced with a Mid-Atlantic accented voice provided by Paul Frees that has been described as "gleefully sardonic".

[@starberrycupcake]

The first time I heard about these I was so happy to hear a description of the attic scene as it was intended. I really wish that Hattie was back alongside Beating Heart rather than being placed outside of the Connie scene. The subtle yet eerie suspense of the attic as it was planned, with the heart sound, the head appearing with it, the ghosts popping up and the creepy versions of early Beating Heart were a lot more effective than what they have now imo. Sad that Beating Heart was there mostly without Hattie and he is there now without her. Also I think this record is the one place they're mentioned to be a couple, which is super interesting. Awesome video, you did an amazing job!

[@megelizabeth9492]

Putting Hattie on the balcony, was actually first proposed by Tony Baxter himself, if I remember correctly! He thought that having him be on the balcony overlooking the graveyard instead of the attic would allow for better and more controlled lighting (since that was the thing that killed the original hatbox ghost effect) , and adding a fun element for guests to look at before the drop into the graveyard scene.

[@coashddjj2]

I remember the first time I went through the Haunted House. I was totally mesmerized. I'll just never forget it. Hearing these albums sure brings back the memories. Good times.

[@tomcon21]

Wow! I had the Trick or Treat album with the Haunted Mansion story on side b. This was in the mid 1980s. Love you videos. Also, your voice reminds me of Alan Alda.

[@MP-cr7uf]

I have the 1970 read-along book version and a few other Disney record/cassette books from my childhood (no longer have any of the records or tapes, but kept the books), which my own daughter loves. Never tire of hearing the Tinker Bell chime 😁

[@BennetSurf]

An interesting bit of trivia: while most of the sound effects heard on the record were original Disney studio creations, that particularly long spine-chilling shriek that can be heard at the end of The Long Fuse (@ 8:35 in your video, also used elsewhere on the record) was straight up "sampled" from the 1946 film Great Expectations! It's the shriek Miss Havisham makes when her room catches fire. You can hear it for yourself at this link to the scene (her shrieking begins at around the 1:09 mark) Of course that was not a Disney film, so I've always wondered how they ended up using that effect for the record. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZDQf4xshdR-jdE

[@bizjet]

I noticed that exact same thing when Great Expectations was airing on TCM a few years ago. Absolutely no mistaking that blood-curdling scream. I too wondered how it ended up on that Disney album I’ve had since childhood.

[@mynameisjack0618]

And that explosion was later sampled in the song Fronteir Psychiatrist by experimental hip hop group The Avalanches

[@Barnabas45]

Fun hearing Ronny Howard doing the teenage voice!

[@SteveCarras]

@@Barnabas45Robie Lester did a good one, too, sounding almost or entirely around Patty Duke.

[@danielroberto2209]

It matched up perfectly to the screams afterwards!

[@karasuthedreamer6353]

Fun fact: the introductions on the Disney books on records and cassette tapes terrified me as a kid, especially the “turn the page” and “please turn over the tape” audios.

[@cake9664]

Love this video! It takes me back (ie, I'm old lol). Had both the first album and the storybook one when I was young. Thanks for this ride in the wayback machine.

[@iguanacashmere]

Yay! I was just talking about one of these to my roommate yesterday to go with her spooky decorations.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

I liked how one side of the album had just sound effects and the other side had the stories.

[@TheEnderMineMC]

Oh! So that’s where my mom got making a twinkling sound to signal turning the page when I was little from! Had no clue those records/books existed back when she was a kid. Asked her about it and she confirmed it came from them. Kind of cool to learn a bit of history behind something that indirectly also became a memorable part of my childhood. Brought back a lot of nostalgia.

[@shellsnbees]

Happy Halloween thank you so much for this video I love your videos very much! I hope that you are doing good and staying safe!

[@NoelsterSF]

My dad played the '64 sounds album every Halloween growing up, over a loud speaker mounted outside for trick or treaters. Such a great collection of sound effects.

[@TheHauntedMansionArchive]

Well done video! Three thumbs up from us!

[@roaner]

I love all the research you did. This was a super interesting video and a blast to watch. Keep up the great content :)

[@clairwaucaush7225]

Back in the 1970's EVERYONE had the orange cover album, the Chilling, Thrilling, Sounds of the Haunted House. It was played at EVERY party and at EVERY walk through haunted house. I wonder where mine is?

[@JustARandomMexican]

I grabbed one of these from a thrift store not long ago! I played it a bit tonight to try to get some ambience but the screaming was a bit intense haha.

[@mysteriousyoungman]

My dad had the first two records. I listened to them countless times to the point that I memorized the entire story record. We also had the LP that took you through The Pirates of the Caribbean. As a kid I remember trying to imagine what these experiences were like, with the internet over a decade away all I could go on were pictures in some of the Disney books my dad owned.

[@douglashall6326]

I was fortunate enough to get the kids version of the Haunted Mansion record as a hand me down from my step sister when I was a kid. It is an original pressing. My father got the Thrilling, Chilling Sounds of The Haunted House as a 1969 pressing and I used to listen to it all the time. My drama teacher (Mr. Best) used the narrated story tracks to test our improvisational skills. Disney needs to do a re-release of "The Thrilling, Chilling Sounds of The Haunted House" because kids nowadays would love the chance to react to these tracts. It was a fun album.

[@ChicoDiamante]

My favorite ride of all time. I would love it if they re-released the merchandised from the 70s. ❤️

[@mikeyfrederick1232]

Never knew I needed to know this...but love it lol very cool info sir

[@henrywilloughby2327]

I have the second album. We had some sort of Disney record subscription. Didn't realize it was Ron Howard (you can see him listed as "Ronny Howard" on the actual record & can definitely tell it's him when I listen to his lines).

[@mikemoore7297]

The sounds from the record Chilling, thrilling sounds were played out side of the Haunted Mansion back in the 1980s I have a copy of the record and remember hearing it when waiting in line. People would always say that the Alien sounds just didn't fit

[@JewelRiders]

lol i can imagine. weird.

[@vozpit]

Had the second album as a kid & listened to it dozens of times. I thought it was a read-along album, but seeing the drawings now, I realize it wasn't. I do remember flipping through the pages as I listened to the album though. Thanks for the video! It brought back a lot of memories!

[@danielboone3770]

I love these records and I really love to get into the spooky holiday spirit!

[@allenhuffman]

There was a long list of attractions with their own albums. When the New New Tomorrowland debuted at Disneyland, the CD kiosks had many of them available, as well as many source audio sound effects.

[@freckled_eyes]

Great video!!! Love the Haunted Mansions and vinyl records, so this was right up my valley! On a side note, your voice reminds me so much of the Disney Channel narrator! (You know, the guy that announces what’s next or what’s new) Sometimes I’d really think you were him!

[@DuchessRococoPuff]

Spooky! Love seeing this kind of overlooked aspect of Disney history. 👻

[@audrey5941]

I had the story book version as a child. Loved it! Fun to hear it again.

[@rd6985]

Great video! I remember these records from my childhood, totally takes me back!

[@Hendo56]

Our local Ghost Host, Sir Graves, used the sound effects from the first record on his show..

[@gerryu21220]

3 or 4 of the Chilling, Thrilling sound effects were actually used in the Endless Hall/Corridor of Doors in the attraction. The reason Paul Frees' performance wasn't used on the Story and Song Lp is because of his contract. They would have had to pay royalties. It was cheaper to hire Pete to record the lines instead for a one-time fee. The album was written by X. Atencio, and based on one of his earlier scripts for the ride. Hence the raven talking and the Ghost Host in the Foyer as a marble bust. Robie Lester voiced the Raven on the album as well as Karen. X. Atencio voiced the Conservatory Coffin occupant in both the album and attraction, but an alternate version was used on the Lp. The Story and Song Lp contains many alternate tracks that were recorded for, but not used in the attraction itself. The Stretch Room scream from the attraction is heard on the Lp in the Corridor of Doors, and the scream was Jimmy MacDonald himself. He also created the "tuned wind" track himself.

[@megelizabeth9492]

There's actually several snippets of unused bits of audio floating around the internet, and it's just so interesting to see how it evolved over time. I imagine the album was based from an earlier incarnation of the script, and it kinda provides something of a bizarro take on what the mansion might have been at one point, and all the ways it defers from the actual finished attraction.

[@SteveCarras]

@@megelizabeth9492 cool 😎

[@SteveCarras]

gerryu2 you're right about Frees's royalties clause issuembut it was also just too damn steep to pay,too, even for a one-time one (higher per the union scale.)

[@SteveCarras]

gerryu His scream was the scariest! (and therefore the best!) 🤣

[@CeeLiberty]

Great info...well done. I am so glad I grew up in the 70s!

[@LTdesign13]

I'm holding an original 1964 pressing of "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House" as I watch this...

[@GrootsieTheDog]

Believe me, when you're 6, the kids version was still scary ! But I loved it and the 70's style illustrations are still groovy. I loved this when I was just a wee little dude.

[@undersaturnsrays.]

for a number of reasons that are too much to explain in a comment . there's actually a decent amount of like stoner/doom metal record collectors who snag these up and they will often get posted about in alot of like doom metal fb groups or forums . i actually grabbed a mint copy of Sounds of the haunted house from a shop and only knew about it because i've seen so many people posting scans of the cover art

[@sophiacantwell9322]

Such an informative and entertaining video. Too bad it's so underrated!

[@k001daddy]

I had the whole collection of the read along book/records, but in Spanish. The most memorable one for me was It's A Small World.

[@KrispyYe]

Love the work man 🔥

[@Barnabas45]

Had all these LP's as a kid! Thanks for the memories!

[@jack2breeze]

on the Carpetbagger channel he goes to small amusement parks and likes the dark rides. it`s funny how a lot of them steal (barrow) from the haunted mansion and other disney dark rides

[@stormwatcher1299]

I learned to read at age 4 with those readalong books. They should make those for modern ages, with free mp3 downloads when you buy the books, maybe.

[@pauleckert4321]

Now that Vinyl is coming back maybe Disney can re release all these with added bonus stuff. I would so buy it. Also still mad that for WDW 50th we didn't get any musical history collections like we did for Disneylands. Missed opportunity if you ask me. Especially for all the Epcot stuff we could have gotten.

[@coyoteartist]

Lester narrated most of the titles from 1965 to 1971.

[@JewelRiders]

oh Robie :) she's awesome

[@Ethan839]

Yes I have been on this channel for a bit of time, I gotta say I’m pretty proud of it. Been a proud owner of the subscriber button since about July of this year... not gonna brag or anything but I even got it a little bell!

[@jack2breeze]

the kid`s one reminded me of the narration from the Alice in Wonderland ride

[@icychill105]

Got the thrilling chilling sounds of the haunted house and while listening my mom banged on my window and ive never listened to it again.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Gotta love the sounds of the mansion. Such a classic attraction

[@ttintagel]

We had the Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House album. I used to sit and listen to it over and over. I could probably recite the narration in my sleep.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

The day my mom bought the soundtrack to "The Godfather" I persuaded her to buy the "The Haunted Mansion" story album.

[@vbsenthusiast]

the ghost host in the story and song record sounds like he's super proud of his mansion and has been dying to give someone a tour from it

[@alebovitz91]

Holy crap the new Mr. Bungle album sampled the intro from the Haunted House at 4:45.

[@wdwnutjm]

I have the chilling sounds from when I was a kid (still have it) - never got to experience the Mansion until my honeymoon in '87! Got the Story & Songs album last year as a present - didn't know about the "read-along" version.

[@PresidentCamacho24]

We, like many of our neighbors, had the Chilling Thrilling Sounds version. On Halloween, we would play this record when kids came to the front door. Those were the days when Halloween was fun.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

I just found the chilling one at a yard sale this year. Love having a forgotten part of Disney lore

[@GrantTarredus]

Thank you! I loved this.

[@CremeTangerineRecord]

I have all of em but there is a new haunted mansion LP on Shop Disney (a picture disc) which is pretty much exactly what ya want..... the actual recordings from the ride... like the stretching room and original narration. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

[@CORNSiLK]

Wow, I had inherited that first record from my older brother when I was little! Sadly it's gone missing and even when I had it the sleeve was lost, but I fondly remember playing the sound effects every October. I have the second one in CD form, and the third is completely new to me!

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

I had all 3 albums. The 1st one at Goodwill. This second the tape re-release from the Disney Store in 1999, and the 3rd book and record set from Walt Disney World back in 1985.

[@BrandonsBooth]

I have all three of them!! They’re a MUST in my house!!

[@MegaCraptacular]

"Oh Mike, look at the rain come down. We'll never get out of here". "Sure we will".

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Good ol' Thurl Ravenscroft, Disney's answer to Christopher Lee lol. I'm not totally surprised Ron Howard was on a record; he had a good career as a child actor (including Village of the Giants with Tommy Kirk)

[@SteveCarras]

Kurt Russell worked at that same time for Disney, but never on records..he and Ronny Howard did Disney movies ..

[@hanonondricek411]

I would suspect Ravenscrofts tracks were replaced due to licensing his performance for a new commercial reissue. They either couldn't get permission from his estate or wouldn't pay what they asked.

[@THX11458]

BTW: Disney digital artist Ray Keim actually did a 3D model of the haunted house from the "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House" cover art. He goes into detail deconstructing the image (for example what appears to be a large porch on the house is actually a gazebo) and filling in missing details. Unfortunately unlike his other 3D models he's never released this in a PDF model format. It's still quite cool though! www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/index364.html

[@ethansloan]

I had one of these listed on ebay for months and nobody bought it. Had to donate it to Goodwill only a few weeks ago. Hopefully someone grabbed it in time for Halloween and had some fun.

[@wubqueen]

I still have two of these! My brother and I love them!

[@mmsmith1777]

I still have those records. My kids were raised on them.

[@danielolson4286]

The building did not go up in 1964. It went up in 1962, with landscaping done in the first part of 1963.

[@curtmartinson5441]

I had the 45 of the woman narrator and tnkerbell ringing the bell . My parents it for me when we were at Disneyland in 1971 . They also bought one of the Pirates of the Caribbean 45 . Along with a book showing the development of the ride . But sadly my dog tore that up . But good memories. I am now 57, and when they bought it, i was 5.

[@ethanhart6807]

11:22 I guess that's good for if you've ever wanted to have Master Splinter guide you through the Haunted Mansion.

[@zeroconsequences]

Seeing the Haunted Mansion queue at the beginning of the video suddenly made me sad for all the new changes they're doing to it in the parks this year. They destroyed everything...

[@rmannayr2129]

HAUNTED MANSION IS ONE OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS!

[@alyfan1]

Im working on trying to find all of these. So far ive been only able to find thrilling chilling sounds in both original and re release( with the party ideas), and of course the song and story from the haunted mansion. Still looking though.

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

The page-turning thing reminds me of Teddy Ruxpin.

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

@RetroTrash Productions Oh, neat!

[@FIDreams]

Funny, still have all these records. My mother is a huge Disney fan and my dad bought it for her as a wedding present.

[@JewelRiders]

I have awesome memories of all 3 :)

[@SteveCarras]

Was quoting Ron and Karen from the album in the ride today lol

[@christianbritton1362]

I had all of those records when I was kid!

[@ACfairgrounds]

I really like this I wonder how expensive the records are and if there's any copies that someone made

[@rmannayr2129]

SO MANY RECORDS!!!!!!!!!

[@zinith4524]

"Chinese Water Torture" on that first LP is not what you expect. It's mostly water dripping in a steady rhythm implying it's used to torture a prisoner and you wonder if the end of the track the prisoner will snap and reveal what he knows. Well, it did, and it was revealed to be..... A racist Chinese stereotype. I laughed hard hearing that. It caught me off guard

[@elshaitan1057]

You forgot the haunted house record. That was my favorite Halloween album. It was similar to the first effects records Disney produced

[@RaechelSykes]

Thank you. Cool

[@StoryMemories86]

What an awesome trip down memory lane! I have all three of these records. As a child, I was obsessed with the Disney ride along‘s. When I found out that there was a haunted mansion one… like many other productions, a set out to create my own version! Using my original audio from childhood, I later used the books illustrations to create an animated short. Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2bSXo1qramrrMk

[@mariobeltran2105]

Did ya know in the story and song of the haunted mansion if you listen closely to the grim grinning ghosts song you can hear a ghost going dum dum dum which is supposed to be the lost audio of the ghost sitting in the coffin in the tea party scene in the ride

[@tylermannor4290]

Yeah, that lost audio lives on in the Tokyo Disneyland version of the haunted mansion, which is kind of a time capsule of the magic kingdom version of the ride before 2007, complete with the old attic.

[@josephmazza4485]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[@whatwedointheshadows3349]

i had the thrilling chilling record as a kid.

[@LextheRobot]

7:48 No thank you, bat-shaped invitation. I would prefer not to go to any spooky parties thrown by Jim Jones... and I especially don't want any of his 'refreshments'.

[@kathyevans3251]

I have the haunted house record. I love it.

[@ThePoliticrat]

Forgotten?! I had the cassette tape as a kid!

[@Taydar]

Chilling