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Haunted mansion stretching portraits11/11/2022 ![]() She is one of the portraits in the stretching room, holding a rose and sitting on the tombstone of her husband. In 2006, Disneyland revealed her backstory: She was married five times and murdered each of her husbands. The sound of her beating heart survived all the changes. The Bride (Constance Hatchaway): Her image has been altered several times. The organ was a prop used in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The music – “Grim Grinning Ghosts” – is actually played by William Sabransky, it was composed by long time Disney composer Buddy Baker. The Organist: The Organist plays a pipe organ with skulls coming out of the pipes. The page displayed is 1313, an inside reference to Disneyland’s address on Harbor Blvd. Her voice is Eleanor Audley, an actress in the television show “Green Acres.” In 2005, Madame Leota’s “Necronomicon: Book of the Dead” was placed in the seance room at the Haunted Mansion. Her face is Leota Toombs, a Disney Imagineer. ![]() Madame Leota: Her ghostly head appears in the crystal ball, and she summons spirits to materialize. X, as he is known, also wrote the lyrics for the song heard in the attraction, “Grim Grinning Ghosts.” He also wrote the lyrics for the song heard in Pirates of the Caribbean. The voice was originally recorded by another actor, who made him sound more like a monster than a feeble, old man. Master Gracey is depicted in a changing portrait in the Haunted Mansion hallway.Ĭoffin man: Voiced by Xavier Atencio, a Disney animator until 1965, then an Imagineer until he retired in 1984, the coffin man cries for help. ![]() A Gracey tombstone was one of the original eight located at Haunted Mansion, but it was taken out in the 1970s. Master Gracey: The name of the master of the house is a tribute to Yale Gracey, a Disney Imagineer who worked on ‘Pinnochio‘ and other Disney animation projects as well as the design of many of the Haunted Mansion’s ghostly effects. ![]() In promotional material from the 1969 opening of the attraction, the Ghost Host was called the “majordomo of the Mansion’s skeleton staff.” It is believed he is the body hanging from the beam inside the stretching room of the mansion. The Ghost Host is not the owner of the mansion, but rather a high-ranking servant. Ghost Host: The basso profundo voice of Paul Frees, known as the “Man of a Thousand Voices,” guides guests through the tour of the Haunted Mansion. How well do you know your favorite haunts? There are 999 ghosts inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion (and always room for one more), but some of them are breakout stars. ![]()
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