[intro sound effects]
[Lightning SFX] The Haunted Mansion is all decked out for the holidays, becoming The Haunted Mansion Holiday.
>> NARRATOR: In October of 2001, Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion was transformed into Haunted Mansion Holiday
a Halloween and Christmas seasonal overlay inspired by Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas.
[music and singing]
And for well over a decade, this tradition has become a staple of the park’s Holiday celebrations,
with an incarnation appearing in Tokyo Disneyland in 2004, renamed as The Haunted Mansion Holiday.
[Japanese attraction audio]
However, despite Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom featuring similar Christmas and Halloween
events and decorations,
the east coast version of the Haunted Mansion has yet to receive the same treatment, leaving
many to question why.
[music and singing: Year after year, it’s the same routine]
As it turns out, Disney originally had plans to give the Magic Kingdom it’s own version,
but after surveying guests, they found that the majority were not in favor of an East Coast
holiday overhaul.
As unlike Disneyland, in which the parks attendance consists of a larger amount of locals and
regular visitors,
Disney World was perceived as a once in a lifetime destination park,
and Disney wanted to avoid the risk of guests missing out on riding the famous attraction
5-6 months of the year,
as Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion usually closes late august, and doesn’t return to
it’s original state until mid to late January.
[Child: There goes Christmas]
However as the story goes, with Disney World cast members being disappointed that their
version of the Haunted Mansion would never see a Nightmare Before Christmas Re-theming,
during a refurbishment sometime around 2009,
imagineers snuck in a rumored 13 Nightmare Before Christmas easter eggs,
7 of which have been found by eagle eyed fans over the years, and they are as follows:
[sounds of falling]
The first can be found in the foyer, before entering the stretching room.
If you look at the painting of Master Gracey above the fireplace, once he changes into
his skeletal form, and if you look closely, the face of Jack Skellington
can be seen above his eyebrows.
The 2nd and 3rd easter eggs are located in the library,
on the left hand side of the room, just as you’re about to enter the next show scene,
there’s a table with a pile of books in the corner,
And one of the books on the top features The Nightmare Before Christmas logo on it’s
cover, and Jack’s face on the spine.
With another book Directly below on the floor, this one with Jack Skellington’s body as
a silhouette against a red background.
[Jack Skellington: The coat is red, the trim is white.]
The rest can be found in the attic after the ballroom show scene, with the 4th Easter egg
being a doll of Sally,
which can usually be found immediately on the right, sitting on a pile of books on the
middle shelf of a nightstand.
Now I use the word usually, because while it was there in 2016,
as evidenced by SoCal Attractions 360’s ride video,
as of the time of this recording, it appears to be missing.
[Mayor: Is there anywhere we’ve forgotten to check?]
Immediately after the Sally doll, the 5th can be found on the floor below the second
portrait of the bride’s husbands,
in the form of another book, softly illuminated from above, and nearly identical to the one
found in the library.
Finally, the 6th and 7th are located as you approach the attic’s exit, on the opposite
side of the room as the Bride.
However visibility is highly dependent on the amount of cobwebs, prop placement, and
lighting.
But upon reviewing footage from earlier this year, I unintentionally captured them,
as far in the back on a bookshelf is a very obscured doll and snow globe of Jack Skellington.
And like many on this list, are nearly impossible to spot with the naked eye.
And curiously, while it appears that some of these items were specifically created for the attraction,
several of them are publicly available pieces of Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise.
[music and singing: These dolls and toys confuse me so, confound it all I love it though.]
So while Disney World may never get a Nightmare Before Christmas overlay,
the next time you visit Magic Kingdom’s haunted mansion, keep your eyes peeled for
these well hidden easter eggs.
But please, be courteous of those around you,
and never attempt using a flash with other guests present.
So what about you?
What are your favorite easter eggs in a theme park attraction?
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