The Haunted Mansion for Halloween, Pt. 3

Next on our Halloween Haunted Mansion tour, your doombuggy has gone uphill and entered the corridor. Any interest in this wallpaper? I thought so.



One of the times that I rode the HM, the doombuggies broke down and we had to walk off the attraction. With the lights on. Don’t think I didn’t go crazy taking pictures as quickly as I could. I would never have noticed these amazing details on the doors.



With the lights off, this is a very difficult area to get decent shots of. Still, I try!



If only they put a real cast member in the suit of armor to scare the crap out of today’s guests. That would be golden. In my early days of going to the Park, I used a flash. Shame shame shame.



One of the original Rolly Crump details that survived the final design was this amazing chair:



One of my favorite tableaus is the coffin slowly rising up and down:



The thirteen hour clock; ever noticed the shadow of the hand/claw that swipes across it?



And then…and then…the seance room with Madame Leota.



That face and that voice; you’d have to smoke a few packs a day to capture the original one just right.



Want to read the spell book? Let me know how it works.



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Freaky Fridays @ The Haunted Mansion: Dying to get out & Ghostly Portraits

This area is one of my faves on the HM: the creepy green hands trying to pry open the coffin in a huge solarium filled with funeral bouquets.



And don’t forget about the glowing-eyed raven:



Down the hall a little ways are these Ghostly Portraits hanging on the walls in the Hallway of Doors. The gentleman with the crown on his head greatly resembles the infamous Hatbox Ghost...he also seems to enjoy multiple spots in the same area.

















This area is also where the eerie Thirteen Hour Clock is located. What a fantastic touch, with its hands rotating backwards!







And how about a sample of the pattern from one of the Mansion’s wallpapers?



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Friday the 13th: Let Us In!

This slide is from December 1968; the Haunted Mansion is not yet open, and the people in the lower left-hand corner are busy reading the sign.



And for Friday the 13th, here’s one of the Mansion’s 13-Hour Clock:



For those of you who aren’t superstitious, here’s one of the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, also from December 1968.



Sadly enough, this attraction is now closed for an unknown period of time; HOPEFULLY the Tarzan overlay can be removed and it will be returned to its former glory. Pipe dream? Remember, dreams do come true…

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