LPWire: Image and Stats on New Haunted Mansion Holiday Oogie Boogie Confectionery Sculpture

Oogie Boogie Confectionery Sculpture in Haunted Mansion Holiday

Scary Facts and Figures

• Weight 500 lbs.
• Over 8 feet tall
• 175 lbs. of sugar
• 300 lbs. of frosting and fondant
• 50 lbs. of gingerbread
• Over 100 lbs. of candy and sprinkles
• 10 Disneyland Hotel Pastry Kitchen staff members worked on this piece
• Chefs on the project team contributed different lines of culinary talent
• Three weeks involved in actually completing the sculpture
• The edible sculpture is a table centerpiece in the Mansion's ballroom scene
• Displayed as part of the seasonal attraction from October 3, 2003 through January 4, 2004
• Tens of thousands of pieces of candy used to create Oogie Boogie:
  • 4,929 gummy frogs
  • 1,258 jelly beans
  • 100 feet of black licorice
  • Dozens of other gummy candies including snakes, crocodiles, spiders and rats

Executive Pastry Chef - Jean-Marc Viallet
Entertainment Art Director - Brian Sandahl

--Posted September 30, 2003
Source: Disneyland Resort