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With the story line and tone finally decided, the Haunted Mansion officially opened in Disneyland on August 9, 1969.
====Museum of the Weird====
One of the other ideas for the Haunted Mansion that Rolly and Walt explored, was the Museum of the Weird. The museum was to be a part of the entrance and queue to the Haunted Mansion. Showing guests various oddities "discovered" around the world, the Museum of the Weird would also have doubled as a restaurant (similar to Disneyland's Blue Bayou restaurant which is connected to [[Pirates of the Caribbean]]) <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/history2.php </ref> [[Image:Crump.jpg|400px|thumb|Rolly Crump working on models for the Haunted Mansion]]. Rolly Crump came up with various ideas for the museum including: coffin clocks, candle men, man-eating plants, tiki busts, a mirror with a face, and a "living gypsy cart". With the death of Walt Disney and the subsequent uncertainty about the tone of the attraction however, the Museum of the Weird portion of the attraction was eventually scrapped.
===Disney World Construction===
During the time the Haunted Mansion was being finalized in Disneyland, plans were made for the creation of an identical version in (the (not yet open) Magic Kingdom. Unlike the Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion however, the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World was set in the American Northeast, not New Orleans (due to the fact that Liberty Square replaced New Orleans Square in the parks design). The change in location is evident when looking at the attraction’s architecture, which took on a colonial or Hudson River Valley style <ref> http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/index335.html </ref>. The Haunted Mansion opened with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneyworldgrandopening.html </ref>.
===Changes Since Opening Day===
Throughout the attractions first 35 years, the Haunted Mansion saw a relatively few number of changes. Most notably, during this period, the original bride figure was replaced first in the late 1970s/early 1980s and again in the mid 1990s <ref> https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/2010/05/here-comes-bride-part-three-two-lost.html </ref>. In 2006 however, the Haunted Mansion closed for its fist extensive refurbishment. At this time,
[[Image:brides.png|400px|thumb|The original Bride figures. Photo: Long-Forgotten Haunted Mansion. Alt= Haunted Mansion Brides]]
* The exterior of the mansion was repainted * The queue received a new canopy * The foyer received new wood and carpet. Furthermore the Master Gracey portrait was digitized * The Sinister Eleven portraits were moved to the load area and a couple other spots around the attraction. In their place (the first hallway that the Doom Buggies travel down), new portraits which change when lightning strikes were added. Finally, at this time the Haunted Mansion also received two new scenes. The first scene replaced the Spider Staircase scene and features stairways that seem to go to different dimensions, denying the laws of physics. This scene was inspired by the lithograph print "Relativity" by M.C. Escher. Most notably however, during the refurbishment the Haunted Mansion's attic scene was reworked. At this time, a new bride named Constance Hatchaway was added to the attraction, and the attic was rethemed to reflect her dark backstory. When entering the attic the Doom Buggies now passed three portraits of Constance and a different husband surrounded by their wedding gifts. As guests pass by, the heads of each groom disappear. At the end of the attic, guests come face to face with Constance who ominously references her wedding vows, while making a hatchet appear in her hands. With the addition of the Constance backstory, the original bride figure and the "pop-up" ghosts that were originally found in the attic were removed. In October 2010 the Haunted Mansion closed for refurbishment. At this time, the attraction's queue was overhauled and given new interactive elements <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/03/video-sneak-peek-haunted-mansion-interactive-queue-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. When the queue reopened it featured an interactive cemetarycemetery, which now housed a sea captainscaptain's crypt, a composers crypt, a family of headstones, and a library crypt. On July 11, 2022, Disney announced that the Hatbox Ghost would be added to the Magic Kingdom's Haunted Manson in 2023 <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/haunted-mansion/news/11sep2022-hatbox-ghost-coming-to-walt-disney-worlds-haunted-mansion.htm </ref>. The Hatbox Ghost was originally designed for Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, but was removed shortly after the attraction opened as the intended effect did not work. In 2015, the figure was returned to the Disneyland version of the Haunted Mansion.
==The Queue==
===The Composer's Crypt===
Continuing on through the queue guests pass by a series of crypts, beginning with the Composer's Crypt. Here, musical instruments are carved into both sides of the a crypt and when they are pushed; the instrument plays a portion of the attractions theme song "Grim Grinning Ghosts". One side of the crypt features basic instruments (such as those used by the band in the graveyard scene), while the other side features more ghoulish looking instruments. The Composers Crypt also features a large pipe organ (identical to the one in the Ballroom scene) with banshee heads and a red-eyed raven sitting atop it. When guests push the keys to the organ it plays “Grim Grinning Ghosts” while also shooting guests with a blast of mist. The organ is engraved with the name "Ravenscroft" which is a reference to Thurl Ravenscroft, the lead vocalist of the singing busts in the Graveyard scene.
===The Sea Captain's Crypt===
===The Library Crypt===
The final crypt guests come across in the Haunted Mansion queue is the library crypt. Two sides of this crypt look like the bookcases found inside the mansion, which hold haunted books that move in and out by themselves. Guests can also push the books themselves, adding some entertainment for younger guests. More importantly however the books on the cases are marked with ghostly symbols, which gives guests a letter, giving guests them the task of deciphering the message that the books spell out.
The third side of the library crypt features a glowing book surrounded by decaying flowers. In the book, the ghost of the "Poetess Prudence Pock" is working on her poetry. Prudence will usually need guests to help her finish the poems, by giving her rhyming words. Guests can speak to Prudence by using the "Spectrecom" which lets guests “speak with the nearly departed." A sign above the book says:
{{Quotation| "Her plaintive pleas can still be heard: O ' muse provide the perfect word"}}
The final side of the crypt has another plaque dedicated to Prudence which reads:
{{Quotation| "Here lies Poetess Prudence Pock, she died it's said from writers block}}
NOTE: If you want a key, to figure out what the haunted books are trying to tell guests, check out Inside the Magic's guide below:
http://www.insidethemagic.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/haunted-mansion-cryptogram-symbols.jpg
Main Article: [[Haunted Mansion Tombstones]]
The original graveyard in the Haunted Mansion queue is still in place, however during the 2010 refurbishment the headstones that paid homage to Marc Davis and X Atencio have been moved from the hillside to the middle of the interactive queue. Likewise, the tombstone marking the resting place of Master Gracey has been moved into the queue. Added to the hillside graveyards graveyard at this time were headstones for Gus, Erza, and Phineas (the Hitchhiking Ghosts) and Neb Nub (one of the singing busts found in the Graveyard scene) <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/03/videophotos-inside-new-haunted-mansion-interactive-queue-at-walt-disney-worlds-magic-kingdom/</ref>.
==Attraction==
===The Staircases & Endless Hallway===
[[Image:endlessstair.jpg|400px|thumb|The Haunted Manson's Staircase scene.|alt=Haunted Mansion staircase scene]]
When the Haunted Mansion was renovated in 2007, a new scene was added to the attraction. Known as the staircase scene, the new room is located after guests leave the music parlor but before they reach the Endless Hallway. The staircase room is a space filled with various staircases and doorways that apparently lead to other dimensions. The staircases look like a maze and some even seem to defy gravity, as they twist and turn or even go upside down. On the staircases, ghostly glowing footprints appear going up or down the stairs before fading away.
===The Graveyard===
Following the close encounter with Constance, the Doom Buggies fall out the window and turn backwards. When they land on the ground, ghosts appear to be flying all around and guests now find themselves at the gates to a graveyard located near the mansion. Outside the gates, a caretaker named Dick O’Dell quivers in fear as his dog "Boney" whimpers. After passing some scary looking trees, guests enter the graveyard where the ghosts seem to be having a party. A ghost band known as the Phantom Five play a jazzy version of "Grim Grinning Ghosts", as various other paranormal beings enjoy themselves. The Phantom Five is made up of a drummer (banging on headstones), a flutist, a harpist, a bagpipe player, and a horn player. Various cats and owls harmonize with the band, and demon dogs can be heard howling in the distance. Near the band, a king and queen teeter on see-saw while a duchess sips tea behind them.
[[Image:SingingBusts.jpg|400px|thumb|The Singing Busts in the Graveyard scene.]]
As the Doom Buggies move through the graveyard, they pass a group of singing marble busts. Located on guest’s right hand side, these marble busts sing (and express) the song "Grim Grinning Ghosts". All around the graveyard, ghosts pop up and try to scare guests, while other specters simply enjoy the party. Those enjoying the party include, a mummy who is drinking tea, a Renascence era oracle, and various ghosts riding bicycles around tombstones.
Main Article: [[List of Haunted Mansion Ghosts]]
The primary cast of the Haunted Mansion is:
[[Image:PaulFrees.jpg|400px|thumb|Paul Frees voices the Ghost Host in the Haunted Mansion. alt= Paul Frees Ghost Host]]
*'''Ghost Host'''- Paul Frees
*'''Madame Leota'''- Leota Tombs (face) and Elanor Audley (voice)
*'''Coffin Ghost (in the Conservatory)'''- Xavier Atencio
