30 years of the Haunted Mansion
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The People of the Mansion
Behind all this fandom are people like you and me. They come from all ranges of life: youth who grew up on the ride and were inspired to join Imagineering because of it; fans with web pages; even cast members who join up just to work at the Haunted Mansion.
The recent 30th Anniversary event was well received by fans who attended. Those who didn’t have been clamoring online to hear all the details they could. Hopefully the success of this event is a sign of more good things to come for the Mansion and its fans.
Lastly...
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What Haunted Mansion story would be complete without a mention of Maynard. His characterizations of a spooky host are dead-on funny. Whether it's his eerie delivery of lines like "squishy-squishy like a giant bowl of mashed potatoes" or his antics with a flashlight, Maynard is the cast member fans most want to see at the Haunted Mansion lobby leading us into "The Belly of the Big House."
Sources
Special thanks to the following for their assistance in creating this article.
Disneyland: The Nickel Tour, Bruce Gordon and
David Mumford.
Camphor Tree Publishers, 1995
Designing Disney’s Themeparks: The Architecture of
Reassurance, edited by Karal Ann Marling
Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1997
The E-Ticket Magazine, Jack E. Janzen and Leon J. Janzen editors, Issue #16 1993.
Persistence of Vision, Paul F. Anderson editor, Issue #9 1997
Chef Mayhem’s excellent website Doombuggies.com
My own notes and recording of the Haunted Mansion 30th Anniversary event at Disneyland and of course there are many people to thank: Roberta Brubaker, David Mumford, Doobie and Rebekah Moseley, Michelle C. Smith, Chris Peters, Kaszandra Liput, and others I am bound to forget... thank you.
-- Story by John Frost
-- Pictures by John Frost, Doobie Moseley, Dave Mastinich
-- Black and white photo copyright the Walt Disney Company.
Used with permission.