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** There was supposed to be a licensed game for the Game Boy Advance, according to the end credits.
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** One rumor was that Disney would put in characters from the 2003 movie adaptation in the ride, much like how ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' put in Jack Sparrow and Barbossa from the films into the ride. This never came to pass, likely due to the film not being a smash hit like ''Pirates''.
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** Following the huge success of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', 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.
** The Hitchiking Ghosts were more prominent in early drafts of the script, but were trimmed back because it became too overwhelming to have three supporting characters chiming in at once.
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** Following the huge success of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', Disney green-lit greenlit 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.
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* BreakawayPopHit: Subverted with "Iz U" by Music/{{Nelly}}, as that song underperformed on the music charts.
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* 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 [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''Film/HocusPocus'' in '93 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'', failed in the ratings, work on ''The Haunted Mansion'' was sidelined. It wasn't until the early 2000's, when then-incumbent Disney CEO Michael Eisner was interested in turning [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Park]] attractions into feature films, that a Haunted Mansion film finally got the green light.
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* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: 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 [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''Film/HocusPocus'' in '93 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'', failed in the ratings, work on ''The Haunted Mansion'' was sidelined. It wasn't until the early 2000's, when then-incumbent Disney CEO Michael Eisner was interested in turning [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Park]] attractions into feature films, that a Haunted Mansion film finally got the green light.
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* ActingForTwo: Sara Evers and Elizabeth Henshaw are both portrayed by Creator/MarshaThomason.
* BreakawayPopHit: Subverted with "Iz U" by Music/{{Nelly}}, as that song underperformed on the music charts.
* 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 [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''Film/HocusPocus'' in '93 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'', failed in the ratings, work on ''The Haunted Mansion'' was sidelined. It wasn't until the early 2000's, when then-incumbent Disney CEO Michael Eisner was interested in turning [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Park]] attractions into feature films, that a Haunted Mansion film finally got the green light.
* FakeAmerican: The British Creator/MarshaThomason as the American Sara Evers.
* MissingTrailerScene: Early trailers and TV spots had Creator/EddieMurphy 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.
* ProductionPosse: Director Rob Minkoff worked with Michael Evers' actor Marc John Jefferies in ''Film/StuartLittle2''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Following the huge success of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', 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.
** The Hitchiking Ghosts were more prominent in early drafts of the script, but were trimmed back because it became too overwhelming to have three supporting characters chiming in at once.
** Creator/AnthonyHopkins was asked to play Ramsley.
** In an earlier draft of the script, the Groundskeeper was a character and was going to be played by Creator/DonKnotts.
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* BreakawayPopHit: Subverted with "Iz U" by Music/{{Nelly}}, as that song underperformed on the music charts.
* 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 [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''Film/HocusPocus'' in '93 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'', failed in the ratings, work on ''The Haunted Mansion'' was sidelined. It wasn't until the early 2000's, when then-incumbent Disney CEO Michael Eisner was interested in turning [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Park]] attractions into feature films, that a Haunted Mansion film finally got the green light.
* FakeAmerican: The British Creator/MarshaThomason as the American Sara Evers.
* MissingTrailerScene: Early trailers and TV spots had Creator/EddieMurphy 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.
* ProductionPosse: Director Rob Minkoff worked with Michael Evers' actor Marc John Jefferies in ''Film/StuartLittle2''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Following the huge success of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', 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.
** The Hitchiking Ghosts were more prominent in early drafts of the script, but were trimmed back because it became too overwhelming to have three supporting characters chiming in at once.
** Creator/AnthonyHopkins was asked to play Ramsley.
** In an earlier draft of the script, the Groundskeeper was a character and was going to be played by Creator/DonKnotts.
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