Dive into the behind scenes of the Haunted Mansion with these behind the scenes photos from many years ago! As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the attraction, appreciating the detail and work that goes into creating the magic seems quite fitting. The photos below capture the figures throughout the mansion that are used to…
Haunted Mansion
Come join the Disneyland Christmas celebration. The holidays are upon us once again which means this is absolutely the most beautiful time of year to visit the Disneyland Resort. The holiday season runs early November 12th through the first week of January. Because of the large number of tourists that come to see the beauty…
The Disneyland Hatbox ghost is back in the attraction and we have video of the new Audio-Animatronic. Rachel (@disneyland_secrets on Instagram) was in the parks for us and has captured the first video of the new ghost figure. The Hatbox ghost is a long standing Disney parks tradition. During the first couple days of operation…
Disney confirmed this morning that the Hatbox Ghost will be returning to the Haunted Mansion this May 2o15 (probably around the time of the debut of the new 60th Anniversary entertainment). The Hatbox Ghost is a legendary figure in Disneyland history. The original Audio-Animatronic was in the Haunted Mansion when the attraction opened, but was…
Here’s a discussion of the history of Disney’s Haunted Mansion with Jeff Baham, the creator of Doombuggies.com and a host on the Mousetalgia podcast. We discuss the origins of a haunted house in a Disney park and in Walt Disney’s childhood. Doombuggies.com is one of the longest running Disney fan sites clocking in at 17…
The Haunted Mansion has returned to it’s “classic” mode and Disneyland traditionalists everywhere can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing full well all is all right with their world. For the last 10 days or so Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion has been closed to take care of what many of the rest of us have…
Nestled in the beautiful rolling hills of Simi Valley, California, just 80 miles from Disneyland and 30 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. This 100 acre site has over 100,000 square feet of museum galleries including Reagan’s actual Air Force One aircraft. It is in itself an amazing tourist…