Just how exactly did Disneyland's Haunted Mansion go from a walkthrough attraction into an omnimover dark ride in a little over 12 years? In this video, we'll be figuring that out, by exploring it's history and seeing how each element of the mansion evolved into what it is today.

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ADDITIONAL INFO:

I'm including the links to some audio-stuff that I couldn't play in the video for copyright reasons. Enjoy!
• Gaylord Carter's Organ Demos:    • Otherworldly Concerto (Haunted Mansio...  
• Grim Grinning Ghosts Fun Facts:    • Haunted Mansion Musical Fun Facts  
• Paul Frees' "Ghost Host" Recording Session(s):    • Haunted Mansion - Paul Frees original...   (part 1)
   • Haunted Mansion - Paul Frees original...   (part 2).


NOTE: The images at 22:31-22:45 (and the one at 22:54) are unofficial artist depictions of the concept, based on written descriptions. Not official pieces of art by Disney.




Special thanks to https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.b... and http://doombuggies.com/ for the amount of work they've put into cataloging the mansions history. Compiling all the information in this video wouldn't have been possible without them!



Music and Videos used: https://pastebin.com/nx7j91s7
Description is just too cluttered with all these links, click the pastebin link to see full list. If you need help figuring out what video is playing at a specific time, just ask, I can give you the source.



Websites/Article Sources (general history. If it's not in these articles, you can find it on doombuggies or longforgotten):

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hau...
• https://www.themeparktourist.com/feat...
• http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim....
• https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/disne...
• https://www.micechat.com/234872-haunt...
• https://boingboing.net/2019/09/07/mar...
• https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.b...


Thanks for watching