Disneyland Haunted Mansion Dancing Ghosts

With halloween right around the corner it s an appropriate time to share one of my absolute favorite practical effects illusions and how it s famously used in the haunted mansion.

Disneyland haunted mansion dancing ghosts. In disneyland it s in new orleans square. How is it done. Ballroom dancers one of the most magnificent scenes in the haunted mansion is the ballroom dancing. Disneyland haunted mansion grim grinning ghost singing.

The haunted mansion is the only disney attraction to be featured in different lands at each of the five magic kingdoms. Ghosts caught on video at disneyland. During your ride through the haunted mansion you will come across a huge scene where dozens of ghosts mysteriously appear and disappear. The dancing animatronics figures were created to have the men lead but when reflected in the glass the women lead oops.

And it looks like it is quite a party. At 30 by 90 feet the haunted mansion has the largest pepper s ghost setup in the world. On april 10 2015 it was officially confirmed that an iconic haunted mansion character the hatbox ghost would return to disneyland s haunted mansion. Of course it isn t really haunted and instead uses special effects to make people think it is.

A specter of some kind just outside of the haunted mansion. If you ve ever visited the haunted mansion at either disneyland or disney world one of the most memorable special effects employed within the mansion is the effect that creates the illusion of ghosts dancing right in front of you. From left to right is rollo runkie. The ghost prefers blondes a teenager was killed on the people mover ride in 1967.

The disney team made a hilarious mistake when setting this scene up. Grim grinning ghosts performance by cadaver dans dancing with the. These ghosts dance around a grand banquet hall. At the same time you see an appearing and disappearing organist at a grand pipe organ.

Ride stopped right in front of them so i decided to film them. Legend has it that his ghost haunts tomorrowland the people mover closed in 1995. At walt disney world it s located. By using one of the oldest magician s tricks in the book a technique called pepper s ghost there is a large pane of glass between you and the ballroom below.