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{{Infobox Disney ride |
| image=HaunedMansion2.jpg
| caption='''The exterior of the Haunted Mansion'''
| opened=October 1st, 1971
| audio-animatronics=109
| park= Magic Kingdom
| duration=11
| number_of_vehicles=160
| land=Liberty Square
| vehicle_type=Doom Buggies
|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= Yes
}}
The Haunted Mansion is an attraction located in [[Liberty Square]]
==History==
===Origin in Disneyland=== Like many of the original Magic Kingdom attractions, the Haunted Mansion began as an idea for Disneyland. Before the park was even built, Walt Disney and artist Harper Goff were working on an idea for a haunted house type attraction. The original sketch by Goff, was titled , "Church Graveyard and Haunted House", and featured a Gothic style mansion on top of a hill<ref> http://blogs.disney.com/insider/2015/06/08/the-horrifying-history-of-the-haunted-mansions-hatbox-ghost-part-1/ </ref>. The original haunted house attraction was originally envisioned as a walkthrough attraction , in which guests would see various haunted scenes<ref name= "DoomBuggies1"> http://www.doombuggies.com/history1.php </ref>. Some of the original ideas for the attraction included : a ghostly sea captain who killed his wife, an unfortunate family living in the mansion, and a ghost wedding which would have featured various Disney ghosts and villains including, Captain Hook, the Lonesome Ghosts, and the Headless Horseman<ref name= "DoomBuggies1"/>.[[Image:MansionConcept2.png|400px|thumb|The idea of a ghostly bride was a part of the Haunted Mansion's early design]]
With the story line and tone of the Haunted Mansion finally decided, the attraction Haunted Mansion officially opened in Disneyland on August 9, 1969.===Museum of the Weird===When the Haunted Mansion was originally being developed by Walt Disney and the Imagineers, Walt and Imagineer Rolly Grump came up with the idea for a Museum of the Weird. The Museum would have doubled as a restaurant and would have been located near the entrance to the attraction. Rolly Grump came up with various ideas for the museum including coffin clocks, candle men, man-eating plants, tiki busts, a faced mirror and a "living gypsy cart". With the death of Walt Disney and the subsequent uncertainty about the tone of the attraction, the idea for the Museum of the Weird was eventually scrapped.
* The red chair that appears to have face*The wallpaper in the "Corridor of Doors" with various faces and eyes.* The gypsy cart that sells merchandise outside of the Disney World Haunted Mansion {originally a similar cart would have been located in the Museum of the Weird and would have interacted with guests}. <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/history2.php </ref>
===Disney ImagineersChanges Since Opening Day===The main Disney Imageneers that worked on Throughout the designing and construction 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 wereclosed 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]]
*Harper Goff (original sketches and design)The exterior of the mansion was repainted
*Ken Anderson (storyline)The queue received a new canopy
*Yale Gracy & Rolly Grump (special effects)The foyer received new wood and carpet. Furthermore the Master Gracey portrait was digitized
*Claude Counts The Sinister Eleven portraits were moved to the load area and a couple other spots around the attraction. In their place (plot/storylinethe first hallway that the Doom Buggies travel down), new portraits which change when lightning strikes were added.
*The first room that guests see when entering the mansion is the Foyer. The Foyer has orange wall paperTwins, wood finish and is dimly lit by candle chandeliers. Guests may notice a organ playing Wellington & Forsythia – “Departed life while in the backgroundtheir beds, although none is seen. On the left side of the Foyer is a fireplace with a potrait of a young man hung above itidentical bumps on identical heads. If guests watch the portrait they will notice that the man appears to be aging before their eyes. The potrait of the man changes in succession of steps from a young man into a rotting skeletal corps. In the Foyer the Ghost Host greets the guests saying, ”
===The Stretching RoomSea Captain's Crypt===[[Image:sea.jpg|400px|thumb|The Sea Captain's crypt]]
{{Quotation| "Here floats Captain Culpepper Clyne, allergic to dirt so he’s pickled in brine. He braved the sea and all her wrath, but drowned on land while taking a bath."}}
The Ghost Host gives riders instructions original graveyard in the Loading Area sayingHaunted 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 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>.
{{Quotation|"When hinges creak in doorless chambers. When strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls. Whenever candlelights flicker when the air is deathly still... That is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight."}} To hear the Ghost Host speak to guests in the Foyer click play below:<flashmp3>Foyer.mp3</flashmp3> ===The Stretching Room===After the Ghost Host introduces guests to the Haunted Mansion, they are ushered into an octagonal gallery known as The Stretching Room. This room features vertically stripped wallpaper and menacing green gargoyles. The room also has four seemingly normal portraits of unknown people hanging on the walls. Inside the room the Ghost Host once again speaks to guests saying:[[Image:Stretching.jpg|thumb|400px|The full portraits guests see after the room has "stretched". ]] {{Quotation|"Welcome! Foolish Mortals, to the haunted mansion, I am your host, your ghost host. Hmmmm. Our tour begins here, in this gallery. Here where you see paintings of some of our guests, as they appeared in their corruptible, mortal state. Kindly step all the way in please, and make room for everyone. There’s no turning back now!}} As the Ghost Host speaks, the walls begin stretch upwards, and the portraits are elongated to show to show their true nature. Far from the mundane images that they initially appeared to be, the portraits are actually a depiction of various Haunted Mansion "resident’s" deaths. When the room stops stretching, the Ghost Host says: {{Quotation|"Your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it your imagination, hmm? And consider this dismaying observation: this chamber has no windows, and no doors. Which offers you this chilling challenge: to find a way out!...Of course, there's always my way!"}} At this point, lighting flashes above the room to show the corpse of the Ghost Host hanging in the rafters (having apparently committed suicide). Finally, during the 2007 refurbishment of the Haunted Mansion, the gargoyles that light the room were given dialog <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/secrets_foyer.php </ref>. After the Ghost Host tells guests to "stay together please" the gargoyles whisper "stay together" and then giggle like haunted children. To hear the Ghost Host's narration in the Stretching Room click play below:<flashmp3 id="3">ghosthoststretching.mp3,ghosthoststretching2.mp3,ghosthoststreching3.mp3</flashmp3> ===The Loading Area ===After leaving the stretching room, guests enter the loading area. Here they board their "Doom Buggies" and begin to ride through the Mansion. On the walls inside the loading area are eight of the eleven "Sinister Pictures". The Sinister Pictures are the portraits whose eyes seem to follow guests as they move, however since relocating to the loading area this effect has not been in use.[[Image:sinister.jpg|thumb|250px|A portrait of Jack the Ripper, one of the Sinister Pictures found in the load area (Photo: Hoot Gibson)]]The Ghost Host gives riders instructions in the loading area saying: {{Quotation|"Do not pull down on the safety bar please, I will lower it for you. Heed this warning, the spirits will materialize ONLY if you remain quietly seated, at all times. Oh yes, and no flash pictures please, we spirits are frightfully sensitive, to bright lights."}} To hear the loading area narration click play below:<flashmp3>LoadingLoad.mp3</flashmp3>
===The Library and Music Parlor===
Now in their Doom Buggies, guests exit the loading area, and go up a stairwell and enter which leads to a landing. Here two more of the sinister portraits can be found, and various "changing pictures" can be seen. The changing pictures appear to normal enough at first, but when lightning strikes , the pictures become much more ghoulish (an example of this: A portrait of a young lady changes in into a portrait of Medusa when the lightning strikes). Guests also can see a floating candelabrum in the room, a sign precursor of things to come.
The first room that guests tour in the mansion is the library. In the library , books seem to be flying about by themselves. Ghosts are also present in the room as and unseen ghosts who stand on rocking ladders to reach and move moving books to and from between the shelves. Another Nearby, another ghost is seemingly reading on a rocking chair in the corner of the room. The Ghost host Host introduces the library to the guests by saying:
{{Quotation| "Our library is well stocked with priceless first editions, only ghost stories of course, hmhmh. And marble busts, of the greatest ghost writers, the literary world has even known."}}
The music parlor is a small room located after the library. In it, a rundown piano plays a somber version of Grim Grinning Ghosts (the attractions theme song). Although guests cannot see the ghostly piano player, his shadow can be seen on the floor. Outside the window, a storm is brewing and guests can see what appears to be a forest outside.
To hear the narration in the library click play below:
<flashmp3 id="2">Ghosthostlibrary.mp3</flashmp3>
===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, it the new room is seen located after guests leave the music parlor and but before they see reach the endless hallwayEndless Hallway. The staircase scene room is a space filled with various staircases and doorways that apparently lead to other dimensions in it. The staircases look like a maze, and some even seem to defy gravity. Some of the staircases , as they twist and turn, and others or even go upside down. On the staircases ghostly, ghostly glowing footprints appear going up or down the stairs and then fade before fading away.
When leaving the music room and entering the staircase scene, the Ghost Hosts makes an offer to guests:
{{Quotation|"They have all, retired here to the Haunted Mansion, actually we have 999 happy haunts here, but there's room for one thousand. Any volunteers?? If you should decide to join us, final arrangements, may be made at the end of the tour."}}
After seeing the staircase scene, the Doom Buggies move past the endless hallwayEndless Hallway. The hallway seems to go on forever, and only a floating single candelabrum populates the hall. Next to the halls entrance is a moving suit of armor, which used to house a cast member who would jump out and scare guests.
To hear the Staircase narration click play below:
===Conservatory===
As the Doom Buggies move onward, the they begin to rotate so that guests are spun to face now facing backwards. The room guests find themselves in is the middle of Guests then enter a decrepit conservatory. At one time the room may have housed live plants and flowers, but now the which holds plants are all dead and the flowers have rotted. In the middle of the room a wooden coffin is laid with a banner that says "farewell"Farewell”.A large raven settles on the coffin and squawks as the corpse inside begins to push its way out! The . As guests pass by, the corpse inside begins to yell "let me outta here!", but the Doom Buggies continue on. [[Image:Mansioncoffin.jpg|thumb|The corpse trying to get out of his coffin in the conservatory]]
===The Corridor of Doors===
[[Image:coridor.jpg|thumb|350px|The matriarch of the family in the Corridor of Doors]]
After leaving the conservatory, guests find themselves in the mysterious Corridor of Doors. The wallpaper in the corridor is filled with demon eyes, which seem to be watching the Doom Buggies as they pass. Also on the walls are various ghoulish family portraits which show different skeletons, ghosts and corpses. A sign next to the portraits reads "Tomb Sweet Tomb". A portrait of note features The Ghost Host wearing a noose around his neck as his shadow lifts a hatchet.
The Ghost Host once again speaks to guests in the Corridor of Doors saying:
{{Quotation|We find it delightfully unlivable here in this ghostly retreat, every room has wall-to-wall creeps, and hot and cold, running chills! Ssshhhh, listen..."}}
The final thing that guests see before leaving the scene Corridor of Doors is a glowing grandfather clock. The hour hand of the clock reads 13, and the minute hand is seen spinning out of control. The clock has bones for hands, and a demonic tail as its pendulum. The head of the clock looks like it has horns, and fangs that engulf the face. As guests pass the clock, a shadow of a large claw swings over the face of the clock, giving the allusion that a large beast is swooping over the Doom BuggieBuggies.
To hear the Corridor of Doors narration click below:
===The Séance Room===
[[Image:Leota.jpg|thumb|300px|Madame Leota in the Séance Room]]After escaping the Corridor of Doors, guests find themselves in quiet parlor and the . The Doom Buggies encircle a lone table sitting in the middle of the room. Floating above the table is which features a floating crystal ball holding the disembodied head of Madam Leota. Madam Leota chants from inside the ball, trying to make a connection with the various ghosts in the mansion (One of her chants goes "Rap on a table, it's time to respond, send is us a message from far beyond!). As Madame Leota chants her incarnationsincantations, glowing objects and other items begin to fly around the room. If guests look closely at Madame Leota's table, they will notice her spell book is open to page 1313. The This page shows the Grim Reaper, while page 1312 shows that the Hatbox Ghost and one of the Hitchhiker Hitchhiking Ghosts.
The Ghost Host then tells guests:
{{Quotation| "The happy haunts have received your sympathetic vibrations, and are begining beginning to materialize. They're assembling for a swinging wake, and they'll be expecting me. I'll see you all, a little later."}}
Before advancing to the Grand Hall, guests may also notice that there seems to be a green specter in the corner of the room.
To hear the Séance Room narration click play below:
<flashmp3>SeanceSaence.mp3</flashmp3> [[Image:Leota.jpg|thumb|Madame Leota in the Séance Room]]
===The Grand Hall (Ballroom)===
[[Image:Dancers.jpg|thumb|400px|The ballroom dancers waltzing in the Grand Hall.]]After leaving the Séance Room, guests enter perhaps the most famous scene in the Haunted Mansion, The Grand Hall (also known as the Ballroom). Here ghosts have begun to gather for a "swinging wake" (apparently arriving by hearse). The Doom Buggies actually look down into the Ballroom where guests can see ghostly couples waltzing as they disappear and reappear. An Nearby, an organist plays a crazed version of the attractions theme "Grim Grinning Ghosts", on a large pipe organ. When the organist strikes a note, the keys ghostly banshees come flying out of the pipes and then disappear.
On the right side of the room, various ghosts have gathered around a table to celebrate a birthday party. The cake has 13 candles, and various ghosts are seen celebratingat the ghost sits at the end of the table is apparently the ghost of honor. Directly across from him sits the ghost of Caesar himself. Two drunk ghosts (an Egyptian and a solider) are seen swinging on the chandelier, while another ghost ghoul lays under the table. Another ghost can be seen hanging on the chandelier by his cane. Various other ghosts specters pepper the room, including one ghost sitting on the mantle of the fireplace, (who shoots flames out his mouth ) and an elderly ghost sitting in the corner of the room knitting. If guests look up above the Ballroom they will see two portraits of duelists. The ghosts of these duelists emerge from their paintings from time to time and shoot pistols at each other. After passing the Ballroom , the Doom Buggies head upstairs to the attic.
===The Attic===
Following the Ballroom scene, the Doom Buggies go up one floor to the attic. Here guests see a crammed, and dusty room full of wedding gifts and furniture. As the Buggies progress, guests see various five wedding portraits of Constance Hatchaway and her various different husbands. Next to each portrait are wedding gifts, which seem to increase in quality after every each subsequent marriage. The portraits include:
*Ambrose Harper & Constance Hatchaway (1869)
*Frank Barks & Constance Hatchaway (1872) (If if guests look closely at the cabinet near this portrait, they will see a pofemale porcelain French aristocrat looking down on a fallen porcelain man, whose head has been removed)[[Image:Brideimage.jpg|thumb|300px|Constance Hatchaway in the Haunted Mansion's attic. Photo by Rain0975]]
*Marquis de Doom & Constance Hatchaway (1874)
*Reginal Gaine & Constance (1875)
*George Hightower & Constance (1877)-- (This may be the same George who's tombstone we see in one of the stretching room pictures. In the stretching room a widow sits atop a gravestone reading Beloved George, “Beloved George” with a hatchet in it.)
When the Doom Buggies pass each portrait the head of the grooms disappear. The story goesthat, the Constance married and killed her husbands in order to gain money and social status. In fact, if guests look closely at Constance in the portraits they will notice that she gains a string of pearls after each husband. After passing all 5 portraits, guests come face to face with Constance herself, who is wearing a wedding dress and standing near the window. When the Buggies go by her, she says ominous phrases (Such such as: "Tell DEATH do us part"). While in the attic, guests may notice that a melancholy version of Wagner's Bridal Chorus can be heard (the only song besides Grim Grinning Ghosts heard in the attraction). After passing Constance , the Doom Buggies "escape" from the attic and fall below into the graveyard. NOTE: It has been suggested by some, that guests actually "die" after falling out of the attic, thus allowing them to see the ghosts celebrating in the graveyard. This has neither been confirmed nor denied by Disney however. To hear Constance's ominous vows click play below: <flashmp3>Bride.mp3</flashmp3>
===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.]]
To hear the Phantom Five marble busts singing in Graveyard graveyard click below:
<flashmp3>Graveyard.mp3</flashmp3>
===The Crypt and Unloading===
Upon entering the crypt the Ghost Host once again joins the guests:
{{Quotation|"Aaahh, there you are! And just in time, there’s a little matter I forgot to mention, beware of hitchhiking ghosts! They have selected you to fill our quota, and they'll haunt you until you return! hahahaha"}}.
[[Image:Hitchiking.jpg|thumb|400px|The three Hitchhiking Ghosts: The Prisoner (left), The Skeleton (center) and The Traveler (right)]]
While hearing this warning, guests pass by the three hitchhiking ghosts (the prisoner, the skeleton, and the traveler) before venturing further into the crypt and encountering a mirror. When guests look into the mirror, they will notice that they are no longer alone. One of the three hitchhiking ghosts will be seen inside the Doom Buggies, and will interact with the guests (for example one of the ghosts will switch two of the rider’s heads).
After exiting the crypt, guests reach the unloading area where a ghostess says that she can make "final arrangements for you". Following her speech, the Ghost Host tells guests one final thing:
{{Quotation| Now, I will raise the safety bar, and a ghost will follow you home!}}
To Hear hear the Crypt crypt and Unloading unloading narration click play below: <flashmp3>Crypt.mp3</flashmp3> <flashmp3>Unload.mp3</flashmp3> ==Post Show=====Bluebird ===After exiting the Haunted Mansion guests pass the tomb of Bluebeard himself. The inscription on the tomb says he died in 1440 and reads:{{Quotation|"Six of them were faithful, but the seventh did him in."}} According to the tomb, Bluebeard's wives were: *'''Penelope''' (Died 1434) *'''Abigail''' (Died 1435) *'''Anastasia'''(Died 1436) *'''Prudence''' (Died 1437) *'''Phoebe''' (Died 1438) *'''Eugenia''' (Died 1439) *'''Lucretia''' (The wife that did him in) ===Pun Crypts===Next to Bluebeard's tomb, a large crypt which houses various bodies can be found. Each of the names on the crypt create a pun. The names on the crypt are listed below, with the pun the name creates in parenthesis. [[Image:Toad.jpg|thumb|250px|The statue of Mr. Toad located in the Pet Cemetery.]] {| border="0" width="50%" style="text-align:center;" ||- | Asher T. Ashes (Ashes to ashes) | Bea Witch (Bewitch)|-| Clare Voince (Clairvoyance)| C. U. Later (See you later)|-| Dustin T. Dust (Dust into dust)| G. I. Missyou (Gee, I miss you)|-| Hail N. Hardy (Hale and hearty)| Hal Lusinashun (Hallucination)|-| Hap A. Rition (Apparition)| I. L. Beback (I'll be back)|-| I. Emma Spook (I am a spook)| I. M. Mortal (I am mortal) or (immortal)|-| I. M. Ready (I am ready)| I. Trudy Departed (I truly departed)|-| I. Trudy Dew (I truly do)| Levi Tation (Levitation)|-| Love U. Trudy (Love you truly)| Manny Festation (Manifestation)|-| Metta Fisiks (Metaphysics)| M. T. Tomb (Empty tomb)|-| Paul Tergyst (Poltergeist)| Pearl E. Gates (Pearly gates)|-| Ray. N. Carnation (Reincarnation)| Rustin Peece (Rest in peace)|-| Rusty Gates (Rusty gates)| Theo Later (See you later)|-| U. R. Gone (You are gone)| Wee G. Bord (Ouija board)|} ===The Pet Cemetery===Located on guests left as they walk down the exit path, the Pet Cemetery houses the deceased animals of the Haunted Mansion. Some of the tombstones feature humorous epitaphs, while other are simply just headstones. The animals laid to rest in the Pet Cemetery include: * A duck named Little Waddles. Died in 1928. The epitaph reads, "Little Waddles saw the truck, Little Waddles didn't duck". * A snake who's epitaph reads "Here lies my snake whose fatal mistake, was frightening a gardener who carried a rake". *A cat named Miss Kitty who epitaph reads “After losing eight lives you still had no fear. You caught a snake in your mouth and that's why you're here." * A bird who died July 11, 1864. * A poodle named Fi Fi. * A dog with a basket in its mouth. * A headstone of Mr. Toad. Added in 2005, this headstone is reference to the fact that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was closed at Disney World in 1998. There was no official reason given for the addition of the statue. ==Cast <ref> http://voicechasers.com/database/showprod.php?prodid=95 </ref>==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 *'''Constance Hathaway'''- Kat Cressida *'''Rollo Rumkin (Singing Bust)'''- Verne Rowe *'''Uncle Theodore (Singing Bust)'''- Thurl Ravenscroft *'''Cousin Algernon (Singing Bust)'''- Chuck Schroeder *'''Pineas P. Pock (Singing Bust)'''- Bob Ebright *'''Graveyard Mummy'''- Allan Davies *'''Renaissance Oracle (Graveyard)'''- Dalllas McKennon *'''Female Opera Singer (Graveyard)'''- Loulie Jean Normen *'''Male Opera Singer (Graveyard)'''- Bill Reeve *'''Decapitated Knight (Graveyard)'''- Ernic Newton *'''Executioner (Graveyard)-''' Bill Days *'''Ghost Hostess'''- Leota Tombs ==Imagineers==Disney Imagineers (WED Engineers) that worked on the creation of the Haunted Mansion included: *Harper Goff (original sketches and design) <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/history1.php </ref> *Ken Anderson (storyline) <ref> http://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2013/01/ken-anderson-and-haunted-mansion.html </ref> *Yale Gracey & Rolly Grump (special effects) <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/history2.php </ref> *Claude Counts (plot/storyline) <ref> http://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/2011/12/claude-coats-art-of-deception-and.html </ref> *Marc Davis (character design/storyline) <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/insiders_davis.php </ref> *Blaine Gibson (sculpture of many of the ghosts, including the Hitchhiking Ghosts and the singing busts in the Graveyard) <ref> http://mouseclubhouse.com/?p=645 </ref> *X Atencio (Writer of both the Ghost Host narration and the attractions theme song "Grim Grinning Ghosts". <ref> http://www.doombuggies.com/history5.php </ref> ==Fun Facts and Trivia==[[Image:MarcWalt.jpg|400px|thumb|Marc Davis showing Walt an early model of the Stretching Room]]*There are two books on the table at the end of the library in the Haunted Mansion. They are both separate volumes from “The National Encyclopedia”, with book being open to the letter D, so that the word "death" is shown <ref name= "wdwradio"/>. *The prisoner Hitchhiking Ghost can also be seen in the Graveyard scene, near the executioner. *Before the 2011 refurbishment of the queue, a fresh flower would be placed on the tombstone of Master Gracey every day <Ref> http://www.disneydispatch.com/content/columns/the-626/2011/06-the-13-tombstones-of-the-haunted-mansion/ </ref>. *Many of the real books in the library scene are actually law books, including “Modern Legal Forms" <ref name= "wdwradio"> http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/haunted-mansion/ </ref>. * The library was painted by R.L. Grosh and Sons, Inc who has also painted numerous Hollywood sets <ref name= "wdwradio"/> *The organ played by the ghost in the Ballroom scene is an exact replica of the one in Disneyland. This is important because the organ in Disneyland was the same organ that Captain Nemo played in the 1954 film, 20,000 leagues Under the Sea <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/12/the-20000-leagues-under-the-sea-connection-to-the-haunted-mansion-at-disneyland-park/ </ref>. *To keep the Haunted Mansion looking dusty, Disney buys 5 pound bags of theatrical dust known as “Fuller’s Earth” <ref> http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/wdw/magickingdom/secrets/ls/mansion.html </ref>. * If guests look at the pavement in the Haunted Mansion's queue's emergency exit, they will see the footprints of the Caretaker found in the Graveyard scene, as well as the paw-prints of his dog <ref> Baham, Jeff. The Secrets of Disney's Haunted Mansion. N.p.: Doombuggies, 2006. Print. </ref>. * According to small print found on the device, the "Spectrocom" found in the Haunted Mansion's Graveyard queue was patented by R. H. Goff. This is a reference to Imagineer Harper Goff <ref> http://www.mainstgazette.com/2012/01/speak-with-nearly-departed.html </ref>. * Tombstones found in the Haunted Mansion's graveyard scene pay tribute to Imagineers Judy Gray, Fred Joerger and Harriet Burns. The letters that make up the names are scrambled however <ref> Yee, Keven. Walt Disney World Hidden History Second Edition. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print </ref>