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This article relates to the theme-park attraction. For the film of the same name, see The Haunted Mansion (film) The Haunted Mansion is a well-known attraction located in Disneyland . It has been reproduced at the Magic Kingdom , Tokyo Disneyland , and Disneyland Paris theme parks. (In the latter case, the attraction is called Phantom Manor .) This attraction takes the concept of the midway dark ride to a whole new level, with special effects and spectral Audio-animatronics that remain effective to this day. These ghostly residents have taken full possession of the premises. There are " 999 happy haunts here, but there's room for a thousand. Any volunteers? If you should decide to join us, final arrangements may be made at the end of the tour..." HISTORY ]] ]] Artist Harper Goff was commissioned in the mid-1950s to design the attraction, which was originally conceived by Walt Disney as a walk-through ghost house. The house originally had a rural American design and was intended to be at the end of a crooked path that led away from Disneyland's Main Street area. Eventually the decision was made to place it in the New Orleans Square section of the park, and thus the attraction was themed as a haunted Antebellum mansion. The Haunted Mansion's design went through many changes before its facade was completed in 1963, six years before it would open to the public, delayed by Disney's involvement in the New York World's Fair in 1964 and 1965. At one point Disney's concept was to be entirely walk-through and empty out at a restaurant with a theme of "The Museum of the Weird" — this would be similar to other attractions like Pirates Of The Caribbean which is paired with the Blue Bayou restaurant. Plans were designed for this concept, but then abandoned. In what might be considered to be an odd twist to a supposedly abandoned structure, the exterior appears new and the surrounding grounds meticulously maintained. Designers wanted to make the exterior of The Haunted Mansion look like the stereotypical haunted house but Disney himself overrode the idea, claiming, "We'll let the ghosts take care of the inside. We'll take care of the outside." On August 9 , 1969 , the Disneyland version of the attraction was completed and has remained essentially unchanged, with the exception of the yearly conversion to the "Haunted Mansion Holiday" discussed below. The attraction opened at the Magic Kingdom in 1971 when the park opened, and has also never been remodeled since the ride's debut. At Hong Kong Disneyland , so far the only Disneyland not to receive the attraction, plans for the attraction in Phase Two of the park include a voodoo theme placing the attraction in Adventureland . However, the vodoo theme is only a rumor. The park opened on September 12 , 2005 , and if it is successful Phase Two will begin in late 2006. The Haunted Mansion, in any of its forms, has not yet been confirmed as part of Phase Two, or if it is going to be a part of the park at all. ATTRACTION WALKTHROUGH Foyer/Stretching Gallery: Guests stand in line outside the mansion, and are led into a spooky parlor by Cast Members dressed as maids and butlers. From there, the guests are brought into an octagonal room, where the door they entered by becomes a wall, and the chilling voice of Paul Frees taunts them: 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... As the voice speaks, the walls quietly seem to stretch upwards, elongating the with no roof that is being lowered slowly to give the illusion that the room itself is stretching; this brings the guests down to where the ride begins, below ground level. The ceiling above is a piece of fabric called a Scrim , which conceals the hanging body until it is lit from above. This elevator effect was necessary to lower the guests below the level of the park-circling railroad at Disneyland. The actual ride building of this attraction is located outside of the berm surrounding the park, and the Disney Imagineers developed this mechanism to lower the guests to the gallery leading to the actual ride building. It is interesting to note that this stretching room effect is duplicated at the other three other Mansions at other Disney theme parks, but none of these versions require guests being moved outside the berm. The Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland attractions have stretching rooms with ascending ceilings, rather than descending floors. The Phantom Manor, in Disneyland Paris, uses the familiar descending floor used in Disneyland. This time, the room is used to lower guests beneath a hill behind the manor, so they can reach the show building on the other side of the hill. Changing Portrait Gallery: When the walls finally do open, guests are ushered into an art gallery with paintings that depict seemingly innocent scenes. Windows on the left give guests a peek at the thunderstorm raging outside. With every flash of lightning, the paintings flicker with ghastly images (including, but not limited to, a demure young woman sprouting snakes from her scalp, a la Medusa , and a magnificent sailing ship at sea becoming a tattered and ghostly version thereof in a storm). The grim busts of a man and woman placed at the end of the hall seem to turn their heads, glaring at the guests as they walk past. The effect, patented by Disney, was achieved by creating inverted busts: they actually recede into the wall. A combination of dim lighting, optical illusion, and wishful thinking make the busts appear to stare at the passing guests. The effect is unnerving and extremely convincing(A similar effect is used in the Hollywood Backlot section of Disney's California Adventure). Hallways of the Mansion: The main stretch of the attraction consists of a continuous track of "Doom Buggies" in which the guests sit as they are brought through the mansion. The "Doom Buggies" are actually Disney's Omnimover system which "pan" the riders to focus their attention on specific scenes, much as a cinematographer would pan a motion picture camera. The special effects throughout the ride were groundbreaking when the mansion first opened. After ascending a dark staircase, guests embark on an eerie journey through the mansion and witness some amazing sights, all created with special effects. In the ride at Walt Disney World, guests can see the library scene that involves a group of staring busts and a piano playing on its own accord. In the Disneyland ride, guests can glimpse at the infamous Endless Hallway, a corridor which appears endless with a floating candelabra in its centre; a conservatory that contains a coffin with a ghost trapped within, his skeletal hand trying to pry the lid open where he keeps crying to be let out; a long haunting corridor full of knocking doors from the inside (not to mention one that looks like it is breathing) and a ghostly grandfather clock with a demonic physique and 13 hours on it, a dark shadow of a claw passing over it as it chimes midnight. The Séance and the Ballroom: Guests enter a dark séance room full of floating musical instruments. Madame Leota , a gypsy trapped within a crystal ball, summons the mansion's spirits as she floats gracefully around the table. A wispy green spirit flies around in the corner of the room. Next, visitors are whisked up a dark spiral staircase. As guests pass into the magnificent grand ballroom, the happy haunts begin to materialize. Translucent couples waltz to the musical rantings of macabre organist, while a ghostly birthday party appears to be taking place at the dining table. Some spirits sit on the chandeliers, engorging themselves with wine. All the ghosts in this scene are created using the Pepper's Ghost Effect . An important part of Disney history is located in the ballroom scene of the original Anaheim attraction. The Pipe Organ on the far left of the scene is the original prop from the studio's 1954 release, '' 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ''. Prior to the construction of the Haunted Mansion, the organ had been on display in a shop in the "Main Street, U.S.A." area of the park. The Attic and the Graveyard: After leaving the ballroom, guests work their way through the mansion's eerie attic; a ghostly bride's dead heart sends a throbbing red glow through her billowing gown while a phantom pianist pounds out a minor-key rendition of Wagner's wedding march (''Here Comes the Bride''). All around the attic, playful spooks pop up behind random junk and scream "I do!", as if wanting to marry the ill-fated bride. The Doom Buggies exit the attic onto a balcony in the windy night. Stars twinkle overhead in the cold black sky. Ahead, guests can see ghosts rise up from the ground, and a mysterious fog covering the Graveyard below. The Doombuggies turn around and plunge backwards down the side of the mansion, surrounded by ghostly trees with knotted expressions. On an overhead branch, a crow caws mockingly at the guests. The Doombuggies reach the ground, and turn towards the Graveyard's gate, where a Grave Keeper stands, his knees shaking in fright and his face with an expression of horror. Beside him is his dog, which whines and whimpers in fear. Around the corner, a ghostly band plays the jazzy tune of "Grim Grinning Ghosts". A king and queen balance on a teeter-totter, while a young princess swings back and forth from a tree branch, all of them singing with the band members. The Doombuggies travel down a hill and turn to see "The Phantom Five", five singing busts continuing the song of "Grim Grinning Ghosts". Next, guests encounter a tea party of sorts, where ghosts are having a "swinging wake" and singing along too. Next, guests see a mummy and an old man. The old man tries to listen to what the mummy is saying through an ear phone, but the mummy is just too hard to understand underneath its bandages. The Doombuggies turn around to show two opera singers, blasting their voices up into the night. Beside them are three other ghosts, a headless knight, a prisoner, and an executioner, who also join in the song. The Exit Crypt: At last, guests pass into a crypt where they encounter the attraction's unofficial mascots, the three Hitchhiking Ghosts. Passing by three large mirrors, they realize that one ghost has hitched a ride in each Doom Buggy. Guests disembark and are bid farewell by a tiny woman, nicknamed "Little Leota" by fans and Disney Imagineers (as this is the second appearance of Leota Toombs, who also provided the face of Madame Leota), before returning to the outside world. FACTS AND TRIVIA Though the setting is delightfully creepy throughout, the mood progresses from downright eerie to morbidly light-hearted. Imagineer Claude Coats was mainly responsible for the dimly-lit, mysterious interiors of the first half of the ride. In these areas, the happy haunts are never directly seen, leaving the real scares to the guests' imagination. After the séance room, the mansion's inhabitants begin materializing, and the influence of animator Marc Davis becomes apparent. The characters become comical and zany, although the circumstances are quite morbid. The final scenes in the graveyard are kept light by the morbidly kooky song " Grim Grinning Ghosts ". This theme song for the ride was composed by Buddy Baker and the lyrics written by F. Xavier Atencio . It can be heard in nearly every area of the ride, with various instrumentations and tempos. Contrary to popular belief, "Grim Grinning Ghosts" is not performed by the Mellomen , but rather by a pickup group. The only member of the Mellomen heard is that of the deep bass voice of Thurl Ravenscroft (best known for voicing Tony The Tiger in television commercials), who sings as part of a quintet of singing busts in the graveyard scene. Ravenscroft's face is used as well as it is projected onto one of the busts, specifically one with a detached head. 's " The Nightmare Before Christmas ."]] The other incarnations of the ride are very similar, but are not without their differences. The Haunted Mansion is the only ride to appear in each of the Disney theme parks in a different location in the park. The Magic Kingdom 's version of the ride is located in Liberty Square and has a Gothic Revival facade. The Disneyland version is located in New Orleans Square. Tokyo Disneyland, which does not have a Liberty Square or a New Orleans Place, placed the Mansion in Fantasyland . The version at Disneyland Paris is in Frontierland and is named The Phantom Manor and features a full orchestral score, an Old West theme, and a more cohesive storyline than the other three Mansions. An opening narration by Vincent Price was recorded but not used since it was in France. However, it is available on the Haunted Mansion soundtrack. In 1999, a retrospective of the art of the Haunted Mansion was featured at the Disney Gallery above the entrance to The Pirates Of The Caribbean . When the 2003 film '' The Haunted Mansion '' was released, a retrospective of its art was featured in the gallery as well. Beginning in 2001, the Disneyland attraction is changed for about three months just prior to Halloween until just after the new year into "Haunted Mansion Holiday," a theme based on the 1993 Tim Burton stop-motion animation feature, '' The Nightmare Before Christmas ''. In 2004 , Tokyo Disneyland received its version "Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare." The Magic Kingdom attraction was rumored to receive its own version of the overlay for the first time in 2005, but the differences between Disneyland and Walt Disney World's visitors (more locals at the former versus occasional vacationers at the latter) have made the possibility of the Magic Kingdom receiving the temporary overlay less likely. On October 21, 2004, a bidder on a Disney-sponsored auction on EBay won the right to be the first non-Disneyland employee to have his name added to an attraction. Cary Sharp, a doctor and health-care attorney from Baton Rouge, Louisiana placed a winning bid of US$37,400 to become Disneyland's "1000th ghost" with the addition of his nickname, a joke epitaph and the signatures of Disney "Imagineers" on a tombstone to be displayed in the attraction. Its placement was guaranteed for ten years and will remain as a permanent exhibit. According to the ''Los Angeles Times,'' the opening bid of $750 was placed by horror novelist Clive Barker . Sharp, who had only visited Disneyland once before, placed the bid in good faith as a way to entertain his friends and never expected to win. The tombstone is located in the finale and can be seen just as the "Doom Buggy" enters the graveyard gates. The name on the tombstone is "Jay." The money has been donated to the Boys And Girls Club . Half went to the local Anaheim chapter of the main charity while the other half went to the Baton Rouge chapter. In October 2005, Slave Labor Graphics began publishing a bimonthly ''Haunted Mansion'' Comic Book anthology giving the Disneyland Mansion a backstory, with the main recurring story of Master Gracey recalling the old sea captain storyline. BACKSTORY The story behind the ghosts of the Haunted Mansion, while having many theories, as well as even some names, has never been completely set in stone. However, one common story, according to the writers of at least one fan site, goes as follows (applying to the Florida version, the Disneyland version receiving one from the comic book series being published by Slave Labor Graphics ): The Mansion was built in 1671, on the site of an Indian burial ground, by a Dutch patrician named Ubbe van der Iwerks, a play on the name of animator Ub Iwerks . It seemed to possess a strange nature throughout its history, as even he reported eerie goings-on. Van der Iwerks' family eventually lost control of the Mansion, and over the next two centuries it served as a Bordello and Pirate retreat. Then in the late 19th Century , it was bought by the Graceys, a wealthy Rhode Island family. Master William Gracey, Jr., the scion (born 1890), fell under the spell (perhaps literally) of Madame Leota, an evil amateur Spiritualist from Louisiana who hoped to gain great powers by summoning spirits. She became the young Master's advisor (as well as an illicit lover), taking up residence in the Mansion and attracting people from far and wide with her Séance s. While many of them were undoubtedly fakes, it is undeniable that she managed to draw in several spirits, and make the already cursed house a magnet for intense spiritual activity. Gracey eventually married Lillian O'Malley, a Georgia Trapeze artist; however, he likely had several affairs with Leota after his marriage, much to Lillian's detriment. Leota grew violently jealous and in 1937 convinced Lillian to perform her trapeze act once more; she then magically undid the rope as Lillian was crossing an Alligator -infested river, whereupon she fell in and was devoured. (This scene, of course, is depicted in the "stretching" portrait in the entrance room.) Distraught, Gracey was shortly thereafter introduced to Emily Cavanagh, his second cousin, who had recently lost her parents. The 16-year-old girl was quite taken with him, and fell head over heels in love. But on their honeymoon in 1941, she and her new husband played hide and seek. She hid in a large trunk in the attic. But Leota snuck in, and pulled the lock. Panicked, Emily suffocated. Her ghost is the eerie bride in the attic. As if to add injury to insult, during her funeral, Leota made the horses drawing the hearse panic, rushing off into the Florida swampland and driving Emily's wedding ring, knocked from her coffin, deep into the front walk, where it could never be moved. Emily's body itself was never found. In early 1943, when Leota tried to use the Mansion to conjure up more powerful spirits, Gracey refused. In the ensuing discussion, Leota told him that she had killed his ex-wives. Finally realizing her danger, he tried to escape, but found all escape routes cut off, as Leota was controlling all the servants. She then began a spell which would imprison him in her crystal ball. Trapped, Gracey hung himself in the Mansion's attic rather than be imprisoned by Leota. As a result, the spell reversed, trapping Leota herself in her own ball, where she remains to this day. Leota also had a daughter, commonly known as "Little Leota". Her father's identity was never disclosed, but at social functions, whenever she gestured toward Master Gracey, he would blush and remain silent. She was quite a practical joker, with an extremely macabre sense of humor, always enjoying scaring people. (One of the other ghosts, the housekeeper, was actually scared to death by her.) She would often stand outside the property gates, telling guests leaving her mother's séances to "hurry back" and "Bring your death certificate." She was also quite a flirt, and seduced many men who stayed at the Mansion. Three men whom she was never able to reach were the Graceys' butler, footman, and handyman, who were understandably frightened of the consequences of any affair. Finally, one day she had had enough. She lured the men out into the nearby swamp with Hellhound, the Graceys' bloodhound, where they eventually blundered into a patch of Quicksand . The three stood on each others' shoulders to try and reach a tree branch, but to no avail. (This scene too is depicted in the "stretching room".) Meanwhile, Little Leota sat in a nearby tree, laughing. But then the branch snapped under her weight and she too fell in. The biggest death that took place in the Haunted Mansion was in the cemetery. The Graceys had an Halloween party in their cemetery for the towns folk. Victoria Boufout, Master Gracey's great aunt (the ghost in the ballroom with the birthday cake) hosted the party and gave all of the guests name tags with names like "Dustin T. Dust" and "M.T. Tomb". The party was in full swing during the course of the evening, with a musical band, a see-saw made out of a gravestone and a plank of wood and even a crashed hearse. But near the end of the party everyone except the Graceys died, thanks to contaminated water used to make the tea everyone was drinking. Most of the ghosts can be seen in the graveyard scene of the ride. Like these ghosts, there have been many other deaths at the mansion that have involved innocent people who have become some of the ride's most memorable characters. Some include: The Hitchhiking Ghosts: A trio of hitchhikers who are seen at the end of the ride wanting a ride, and are seen seconds afterwards sitting in the doombuggy with visitors. Each ghost can be identified by their characteristics. Ezra is the tall and skinny ghost holding up his derby hat, Gus is the short dwarf-like man with a long beard and Phineas is the fat man wearing a top hat and carrying a carpet bag. Ezra was a voyeur and died after being crushed by a fat woman at a carnival, Phineas was a dodgy chemist and died from lead poisoning, and Gus was Master Gracey's relative and quite the killer, but it was his short size that caused him to fall down a well to his demise. Prudence: Prudence is what keeps the floating candelabra in the floating hallway hovering. She was a nervous nightmaid in the mansion, and was frequently scared by Little Leota. Unfortunately, Little Leota once scared Prudence so much that she collasped in the hallway and perished from fright. Little Leota did not intend to kill Prudence. Jamie Padgett: Mr. Padgett is the ghost trapped in the coffin in the conservatory. He was a wealthy businessman who had recently obtained a large amount of land. Little Leota wanted this land and seduced Jamie and they got married. But one of Little Leota's friends claimed he was a Vampire and bit Jamie. Believing he was cursed, Jamie sealed himself in a coffin in the conservatory, but Little Leota nailed the lid down and he suffocated. The Organist: The Organist is another popular character. Wolfgang Furlong was an Irish organist who joined the mansion's residence. Madame Leota cursed him, brining the organ lid slamming down on his fingers. Wolfgang and Leota freed his fingers and discovered they had been crushed! In defeat, Furlong hung himself from the organ. He now haunts the organ, playing an eerie waltz. Victoria Boufout: Victoria is the ghost trying to blow out the candles on the cake in the ballroom scene. She was Master Gracey's great aunt and loved having parties. Madame Leota cursed Victoria for her noisy parties, saying in 13 years she'd would die. Victoria took it in her stride and threw 13 magnificent parties. After the 13th, Victoria went to sleep and died peacefully. Other fanmade stories include Victoria being only 13 and had a heart attack when she blew out the candles on the cake, or setting herself on fire when she tried to blow out the candles. The backstory will change when the new layout of the ride will be introduced somewhen in 2006. RECENT CHANGES 2005 Changes: Following the '04-'05 Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay, some new effects were introduced. The Stretching Room now has better lighting, so the gallery doesn't get darker as it moves up and away. Along the Changing Portrait Hall as you exit the stretching gallery, new portraits have been installed. Instead of a simple "fading" effect, the portraits now change in sync with the lightning from across the hall. Also, the Cat Lady portrait has been altered (instead of white dressed lady to black panther, it is now black dressed lady to white tiger), and the April-December painting has been replaced by the Master Gracey portrait from Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion. Near the Endless Hallway, the suit of armor (that used to be there) was put back, and now twitches and moves when the Doombuggies pass it. Probably the most major effect was in the Seance Room. Instead of just having Madame Leota's crystal ball sit on a table, it now freely floats around and above the table. Below her are new candles, which look much more realistic and eerie. The Bride in the Attic was also changed, as she now looks much more sinister and scary looking. 2006 Changes: Sometime within May '06, a plot change and the addition of some new effects will be seen. In the seance room, ghostly apparitions will fade in and out, struggling to cross the spirit world. The old green ball effect in the corner of the seance room will be removed and replaced with this new effect. The new effect will also follow a new storyline. The ghostly images that appear will be farmiliar to you in the attic. This is where the most significant changes will be seen. First of all, the pop-up ghosts shouting "I do!" will be gone, to make room for the new effects. One new effect will consist of portraits of several young gentlemen strewn throughout the dusty attic. Next to the portraits are the men's personal belongings and treasures. That is where the new seance room effect comes in. You see, the ghosts that were trying to communicate in the seance room were actually the ghosts of the men in the portraits. But as the Doombuggies pass the portraits, guests will notice a grim discovery. The men's heads will disappear and reappear, similar to the infamous Hatbox Ghost effect. A new axe swooshing sound will be heard for this transformation. As it turns out, the men are actually grooms. This is where the plot thickens. The bride will be in a new position in the attic, and will have a more sinister part in the story. As the guests pass the bride, they will notice that the bouquet of flowers she is holding will suddenly turn into a bloody axe. The axe swooshing sound from before will also be used for this effect, because when the groom's heads vanish, the axe will appear, and visa-versa with the bouquet. So that way, the portrait and bride effects will be in 'sync. Now it will all makes sense. The new plotline for The Haunted Mansion is essentially this...The owner of the house, Constance (a.k.a. The Bride; a.k.a. The old woman in the stretching gallery), has been luring rich husband after rich husband who meet an untimely death as soon as they take their vows. This is eerily similar to the backstory behind Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, where an evil groom married women and killed them off to get their money. Fans of the original "Master Gracey" story will see that this practically flips the entire plot around. Perhaps Master Gracey (a.k.a. Ghost Host; a.k.a. Hanging Corpse) will be worked into the story somehow, but what's surprising is that the changes are said to be visible sometime in May 2006! Probably the most exciting of these changes is the addition of a projected face for the bride, similar to Madame Leota! Women who've tried out for the role of the codenamed "Black Widow Bride", Constance,(black widow's eat their husband's, plus she's a widow), have confirmed this and gave details about their auditions. One said that she had to read her lines sweet at first, but menacing the next. All of them stated that they had to hold their head perfectly still for the camera in order to be in 'sync with the animatronic bride. This effect has also been confirmed by Chef Mayhem (owner and founder of Www.doombuggies.com ) who also says that these effects will most likely be turned on within the month of May! Here are her lines: "Here comes the bride!"..."'Til death do us part"..."For better, or worse"..."Through sickness, and in WEALTH!"..."You may kiss the bride!" The bride herself will be relocated to a new position, so there can be room for some new and important props. The place where the bride is currently standing (soon to be where she USED to be standing), will be taken up by a pile of hatboxes. Haunted Mansion fans will immeadietly realize how this connects to the infamous Hatbox Ghost. On each of the hatbox will be a nametag, sporting each husband's name. This is because within the hatboxes resides the husband's heads! A chilling tale indeed! Some grooms names have already been leaked, one being George (George is the name of the husband from the stretching gallery tombstone with the axe in the head), one is named Ambrose, and another is named Marquis... The last new effect will be the Hitchhiking Ghosts. Instead of just a stiff body, the ghosts will somehow be enhanced, either with projections or more advanced audio-animatronics. A few Cast Members have reported an effect similar to Tower of Terror's Mirror Effect. Nobody can know for sure until the changes are turned on sometime in May '06! BEHIND THE SCENES The original Haunted Mansion is an impressive feat of space management. Disneyland, the home of the original Mansion, has always contended with a lack of space. When the New Orleans Square area was added in the early 1960s, there was no more room in that quarter of the park for large attractions. The Imagineers therefore placed the bulk of the two major attractions — Pirates Of The Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion — outside the park's earthen berm. The infamous "stretching room" was implemented simply so guests could be moved underground and outside of the park without them knowing. Most guests do not realize that the portrait hall is actually an underground passage leading under the Disneyland Railroad's tracks. At this point, guests are actually entering a vast (approximately 37,000 square feet) warehouse-like building located outside the park boundaries. Guests may catch a glimpse of the dull green building while riding the tram from the Mickey and Friends parking structure, or by boarding the Disneyland Railroad at the New Orleans Square station and facing backwards in the train. Inside the show building, the scenes are set up much like sets in a movie. Areas unseen by guests consist mostly of wooden supports and cramped control rooms. The layout of the track leads to some interesting spatial relationships; the organ in the ballroom is located right behind a crypt in the graveyard, and the ballroom also runs parallel to the "endless corridor." It is worth noting that at Disneyland, the Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain show buildings are very close to each other. When the Doom Buggies face the back of the graveyard, adjacent to the ghostly band, guests are looking at the building's northwest corner. Just a few yards beyond the back wall is a similar but smaller building housing Splash Mountain. Guests evacuated from Splash Mountain during a breakdown will verify that the Haunted Mansion show building is virtually indistinguishable from the Splash Mountain building, and that the two have only a few yards of pavement between them. When the Haunted Mansion was transplanted to other Disney parks, space management became much less of a problem. For example, in Orlando's Magic Kingdom, the entire show building is located within the park boundaries. Luckily, the placement of the show building has no bearing on the quality of the experience. Most guests give little thought to whether they are actually inside the mansion they saw while in line. ATTRACTION FACTS Disneyland
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