LPWire: Haunted Mansion Film Concept Renderings at Disney Gallery

Disneyland / New Orleans Sqaure
The Disney Gallery

The Haunted Mansion; the movie

Since its opening in 1969, the spooky environments and other-worldly delights of the Haunted Mansion has delighted millions, inspiring magazine articles, television shows, and now, a major motion picture.

Currently in production at the Walt Disney Studios, The Haunted Mansion stars Eddie Murphy and an all-star cast of Hollywood’s most spirited performers in Disney's spookiest comedy ever, inspired by the ghosts, goblins of the classic attraction.

This exhibit introduces original concept renderings created for this new motion picture. The Haunted Mansion is scheduled for release in fall 2003.

Haunted Mansion, Exterior Set
Nathan Schroeder 2002
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The exterior set of the Haunted Mansion will take on new heights, as envisioned in this production drawing. Elements from the Old South infuse the mansion with a sense of faded grandeur and foreboding as it looms over a mysterious Louisiana bayou.

The Grand Ballroom
Nathan Schroeder 2002
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The grand ballroom of the Haunted Mansion becomes a great deal grander in this rendering, whose focal point is a regal staircase encircling a magnificent pipe organ.

The Graveyard
Nathan Schroeder 2002
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The family graveyard of the Disneyland Haunted Mansion expands for the film version, providing the creepy final resting place for 999 restless souls.

Entrance Hall
Nathan Schroeder 2002
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In the Haunted Mansion motion picture, the Entrance Hall becomes an imposing example of 19th century grandeur, as seen in this concept rendering.

The Armory
Nathan Schroeder 2002
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Suits of armor posed for battle stand as silent sentinels along an armory corridor leading to the grand ballroom in this concept drawing for the upcoming motion picture.

Additional Plaque:
Walt Disney Pictures Presents
The Haunted Mansion
Frightfully funny Eddie Murphy leads an all-scare cast of ghosts and ghouls in Disney's spookiest comedy ever, The Haunted Mansion.
Only in Theaters, Fall 2003

--Posted December 11, 2002
Source: Disneyland Resort Merchandise Special Events