Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Happy Halloween, Foolish Mortals!

Just in time for Halloween.  Here are some creepy Disney facts you may not know!




Imagineer’s built Tower of Terror’s landscape to resemble Elysian & Griffith Parks in Los Angeles.

The Haunted Mansion’s attic is filled with more than 200 objects, including musical instruments and nautical artifacts.

The storyline of Tower of Terror takes place on Halloween night.
Early names for Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion included Old Gore Mansion and Bloodmere Manor. 
The organ in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion is Captain Nemo’s pipe organ from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 
At Disneyland Paris, the Haunted Mansion is call Phantom Manor and, according to the storyline, was occupied by the Ravenwood family.
The names of the Hitchhiking Ghosts are, from left to right, Phineas Queeg, Ezra Dobbins, and Gordon Gracey  
    The hearse at the Haunted Mansion in the Magic Kingdom was used in the 1965 John Wayne film “The Sons of Katie Elder”.

    Dear Sweet Leota
    Beloved by All
    In Regions Beyond Now
    But Having a Ball

    1 comment:

    1. I didn't know about the prior names of the Haunted Mansion - I love Bloodmere Manor.

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