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WDW Radio # 753 - Secrets, Stories, and History of the Haunted Mansion - From the WDW Radio Archives

WDW Radio - Your Walt Disney World Information Station

Lou Mongello - Disney Expert

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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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WDW Radio # 753 - Secrets, Stories, and History of the Haunted Mansion - From the WDW Radio Archives

With Halloween season upon us, the Haunted Mansion is the perfect attraction to visit, and revisit in this week's trip to the Archives. Plus, with the announcement of the Haunted Mansion Parlor coming to the Disney Treasure on Disney Cruise Line, it's like the happy haunts have received your sympathetic vibrations. So this week, we’re going to go back to the very beginnings of how the concept of this legendary and classic attraction came to be, its many stages, stories, players, secrets, troubles, and how it eventually became the Haunted Mansions around the world that we know and love. We'll explore the evolution of the Haunted Mansion, as well as its myths and legends. And speaking of Legends, as we step into the Mansion's sinister halls, we'll uncover the creative minds behind the attraction, such as Ken Anderson, Claude Coates, Mark Davis, and Rolly Crump. Join us as we unravel the fascinating journey of this beloved Disney classic.

What is your favorite Disney Parks Haunted Mansion? The original Disneyland? Walt Disney World or Tokyo Disneyland? What about Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris, or the not-so-haunted Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland?

Share your thoughts in the WDW Radio Clubhouse at WDWRadio.com/Clubhouse, or call the voicemail at 407-900-9391 (WDW1) and share your story on the show.

But for now... sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode from the Archives on the WDW Radio show.

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What we're going to do right here is go back, way back, back into time.

0:08.3

Welcome, Foolish Mordel to another episode from the WWW Archives. I am Lume Manjello and this

0:14.8

is show number 753 and this and every week. I'm going to select an evergreen episode of the show

0:21.2

to share that maybe you haven't heard before or one that you haven't heard in a long time

0:25.9

from interviews to top tens, relevant reviews, guides, way back machines and more. It's a great

0:31.7

way to visit and revisit some of our favorite episodes, including ones that you've suggested I

0:37.2

share from the archives. And with Halloween season upon us, the haunted mansion is the perfect

0:42.6

attraction to visit and revisit in this week's trip to the archives. Plus with the announcement

0:47.7

of the haunted mansion parlor coming to the Dizzy treasure under the cruise line, it's like

0:52.7

the happy haunts literally received your sympathetic vibrations. So this week we're going to go back

0:58.5

to the very beginnings of how the concept of this legendary attraction came to be as well as

1:05.2

its many stages and stories and players and secrets and troubles and how it eventually became

1:10.7

the haunted mansions around the world that we know and love. So we're going to explore the evolution

1:16.7

of the mansion as well as its myths and its legends and speaking of legends as we step

1:22.1

into the mansion, we're going to uncover some of the creative minds behind the attraction

1:26.7

like Ken Anderson, Claude Coates, Mark Davis and Rollie Crump. So I invite you, if you dare,

1:33.0

to join us as we unravel the fascinating journey behind this Disney classic. And then I'd love

1:39.1

to hear from you what's your favorite Disney Parks haunted mansion around the world? Is it the

1:45.9

original Disneyland Walt Disney World or Tokyo? What about Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris or

1:52.4

the not-so-haunted Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland? Share your answer and your thoughts in the

1:58.2

WDW Clubhouse over at www.slashclubhouse or call the voicemail at 407-99391-407-900-WDW-1 and I'll

2:10.0

share your story and answer on the show. I'll also share that question and links to this episode

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