History Trivia / TheHauntedMansion

* ActingForTwo: Sara Evers and Elizabeth Henshaw are both portrayed by Marsha Thomason.

* MissingTrailerScene: Early trailers and TV spots had Eddie Murphy saying "Wait until I leave, then make the dark forces come out!" in a very stern tone. In the film, while this line does come up, he says it much differently, in a more panicked, frightened tone.

* TheOtherDarrin: The Holiday version and some spinoff material uses Creator/CoreyBurton or [[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} Joe Leahy]] for the Ghost Host's voice, along with Susan Blakeslee taking on Leota's voice. Kim Irvine, Toombs' daughter, provided the face for Madame Leota for the Holiday version, since she resembled her mother.

** There is also the upcoming Creator/GuillermoDelToro take of ''The Haunted Mansion'', where he wishes to make the film back to it's horror roots ''and'' even have an appearance of the famous Hatbox Ghost. Unfortunately, Del Toro, [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder being Del Toro]], hasn't gotten around to it, and it's unknown if the project is either in development or dead. The 2020 announcement of a new Haunted Mansion film project from Katie Dippold doesn't seem to be promising news for the Del Toro version.

* FanNickname:
** The bride who came before Constance was often called "Emily" by fans.
** The Hatbox Ghost tends to be called "Hattie" by fans and some Imagineers.

* DoingItForTheArt: Like everything else in the parks. This is ''Disney'' we're talking about.

** The Mansion could have been a hangout for horror-themed Disney villains, like the WesternAnimation/LonesomeGhosts and [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad the Headless Horseman]].
** Until pretty late in the game, it was going to be a walkthrough instead of a ride. Some of the creators, such as Rolly Crump, still regret they had to make it a ride to this day (the reasons for the change were not artistic, but practical: it was matter of managing the crowd).

** It was originally supposed to open in 1963, but the project's development was delayed by the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, as well as by the death of Walt Disney. The Haunted Mansion didn't open until 1969.

* DevelopmentHell: Development of a movie based on the Haunted Mansion began as early as 1990. [[http://www.doombuggies.com/media/misc/hauntedmansion.pdf A script was written]], but the failure of the 1993 film [[Film/HocusPocus Hocus Pocus]] at the box office caused Disney to redevelop the project as a made-for-TV film. However, when another made-for-TV film based on an attraction,[[Film/TowerOfTerror Tower Of Terror]], failed in the ratings, work on The Haunted Mansion movie was pulled. It wasn't until the early 2000's, when then Disney CEO Micheal Eisner was interested in turning [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Park]] attractions into feature films, that a Haunted Mansion film finally got the green light.
** This is also the upcoming Creator/GuillermoDelToro take of ''The Haunted Mansion'', where he wishes to make the film back to it's horror roots ''and'' even have an appearance of the famous Hatbox Ghost. Unfortunately, Del Toro, [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder being Del Toro]], hasn't gotten around to making it and it's unknown if the project is either in development or dead. The 2020 announcement of a new Haunted Mansion film project from Katie Dippold doesn't seem to be promising news for the Del Toro version.

** Following the huge success of ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'', Disney green-lit the film in the mid 80s. However, they at first would only give permission for the film to be made if Creator/BillMurray, Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/HaroldRamis, or Creator/RickMoranis would play the lead role.

** In 1965, as a response to Walt's desire to bring ghosts from all over the world into the Haunted Mansion, a Japanese television studio presented Disney with the head of Oiwa, the ghost from classical kabuki play "Theater/YotsuyaKaiden" and the archetypical StringyHairedGhostGirl. While this never came to pass, the ghost head has since found a home in the Disney Archives.

** In 1965, as a response to Walt's desire to bring ghosts from all over the world into the Haunted Mansion, a Japanese television studio presented Disney with the head of Oiwa, the ghost from classical kabuki play "Theatre/YotsuyaKaiden" and the archetypical StringyHairedGhostGirl. While this never came to pass, the ghost head has since found a home in the Disney Archives.

** In 1965, as a response to Walt's desire to bring ghosts from all over the world into the Haunted Mansion, a Japanese television studio presented Disney with the head of Oiwa, the ghost from classical kabuki play "Yotsuya Kaiden" and the archetypical StringyHairedGhostGirl. While this never came to pass, the ghost head has since found a home in the Disney Archives.

** In 1965, as a response to Walt's desire to bring ghosts from all over the world into the Haunted Mansion, a Japanese television studio presented Disney with the head of Oiya, the ghost from classical kabuki play "Yotsuya Kaiden" and the archetypical StringyHairedGhostGirl. While this never came to pass, the ghost head has since found a home in the Disney Archives.

* AscendedFanon: The names of the three Hitchhiking Ghosts (Ezra, Phineas and Gus) originally came from cast members and were so popular in the Mansion's fandom that Disney eventually adopted them as official ones.

** This is also the upcoming Creator/GuillermoDelToro take of ''The Haunted Mansion'', where he wishes to make the film back to it's horror roots ''and'' even have an appearance of the famous Hatbox Ghost. Unfortunately, Del Toro, [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder being Del Toro]], hasn't gotten around to making it and it's unknown if the project is either in development or dead.

* TheOtherMarty: In Paris's Phantom Manor, the Phantom was originally voiced by Vincent Price, but legal agreements that required the narration to be primarily in French meant that a French actor, Gérard Chevalier, was brought in to record a French version of Price's narration, which was only used for the first few months of the attraction's operation. Chevalier used to be a dub for Price in many of his movies. The only bit of Price's narration that was kept was the Phantom's evil laughter. Price's narration was later restored to the ride in 2019 after a year long refurbishment.

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The iconic "stretching room" was devised because the Imagineers needed a way to get guests from the mansion that forms the facade of the building to the warehouse where the actual ride track is built, primarily because said warehouse is on the other side of the Disneyland Railroad. (In response to the Ghost Host's iconic question: [[spoiler:It's not your imagination. The room ''is'' actually stretching, because the floor you're standing on is actually an elevator and the walls stay still.]])

** The ''Haunted Mansion Holiday'' overlay was planned to be added to Walt Disney World's version of the attraction; but for reasons unknown, they turned it down and the already-built decorations were sent to Tokyo Disneyland for them to do the overlay. It's been suggested that the overlay never made it to WDW because of the higher percentage of foreign guests at Orlando, who wouldn't be able to see the classic ride if they arrived during the holiday period.

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The iconic "stretching room" was devised because the Imagineers needed a way to get guests from the mansion that forms the facade of the building to the warehouse where the actual ride track is built. (In response to the Ghost Host's iconic question: [[spoiler:It's not your imagination. The room ''is'' actually stretching, because the floor you're standing on is actually an elevator and the walls stay still.]])

** The Mansion could have been a hangout for horror-themed Disney villains, like the Disney/LonesomeGhosts and [[Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad the Headless Horseman]].

* WriterRevolt: The pet cemetery at the Walt Disney World attraction has a grave dedicated to the torn down ''[[Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]]''.

* CreatorBacklash: Marc Davis, one of the main Imagineers behind the original attraction, was very displeased with ''Phantom Manor'', particularly the derelict aspect of the building, saying, "Walt would never approve of it." He is also recorded to be less than satisfied with the Mansion, citing the changes to his ideas and "too many cooks".

* TheOtherDarrin: The Holiday version and some spinoff material uses Creator/CoreyBurton or [[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} Joe Leahy]] for the Ghost Host's voice, along with Susan Blakeslee taking on Leota's voice.

** Captain Nemo's organ, from ''Film/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'', in the Disneyland version's ballroom. (It is the only organ to be genuine; the WDW and Tokyo versions are non-functional copies of Nemo's one).

** The entrance to Walt Disney World's version of the attraction was [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QekhP1VzhkI/UkIMN3DRbyI/AAAAAAAAFOY/WguqVyYm76M/s1600/MansionElev68.jpg originally going to be much more elaborate]], with guests entering through the front door and using the stretching rooms as elevators (as they do in the Disneyland version). Since there was more space in WDW, there was no need for elevators, since the show building could be on the same level aboveground. As such, in WDW, the ceilings simply rise and there's no slowly descending floor to go wit hthem.