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

Oogie Boogie Confectionery Sculpture in Haunted Mansion Holiday


 Chef Jean-Marc Viallet applies some finishing touches to the confection that forms an imposing centerpiece in the famous ballroom scene. 
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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