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Dramatic Reading of The Haunted Mansion
Rowlf recites "Grim Grinning Ghosts" with the help of Bernard.
Muppet versions of the stretching room portraits featured in Muppets Haunted Mansion.
The Hitchhiking Ghosts from the ride appear in Muppets Haunted Mansion.
The Haunted Mansion is an attraction that first opened in Disneyland in 1969. Paul Frees supplied the distinctive voice of the narrator, the Ghost Host.
In 2012, a series of Disney pins were released featuring the Muppets in Doombuggies, the cars that transport guests through the ride, alongside many of the 999 ghosts that reside in the mansion.
In August 2015, Rowlf the Dog performed a dramatic reading of lyrics from the song "Grim Grinning Ghosts" in an Oh My Disney video. He's accompanied by a ghost named Bernard (played by Peter Linz) who lurks behind him during the reading. When Rowlf gets to the line about the ghosts coming out to socialize, Bernard ceases his spooky haunting and approaches Rowlf to suggest they go get coffee.
At the 2019 D23 Expo, Uncle Deadly was a guest at the Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary panel, playing the role of the Ghost Host in a dramatic reading of one of Imagineer X. Atencio's early scripts for the attraction. At the panel, Deadly revealed that he haunts the mansion every Tuesday and Thursday.[1]
In 2021, a Halloween special set around the attraction was announced, Muppets Haunted Mansion, focused around Gonzo spending the night in the Mansion. The titular Mansion is not any specific version from the various theme parks, though its exterior resembles early concept art and it contains elements from each iteration.[2] The special sees some of the characters taking on roles from the attraction, including Miss Piggy as Madame Leota, Fozzie Bear as the Hatbox Ghost, and a full cast of Muppets as ghosts. The special also included a brief cameo by three of the haunts from the attraction, who hitch a ride with Gonzo and Pepe after they leave the mansion.
In 2023, Gonzo and Uncle Deadly appeared during the Destination D23's Disney Parks presentation, inquiring about the Hatbox Ghost's upcoming addition to the Walt Disney World version of the attraction.
Connections[]
- John Alexander played a tea ghost in the 2003 movie adaptation
- Dee Bradley Baker voiced Victor Geist and Hitchhiking Ghost Gus in the 2016 Ghost Post interactive alternate reality game
- Corey Burton voiced the Ghost Host in the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay
- Jamie Lee Curtis played Madame Leota in the 2023 movie adaptation.
- Rosario Dawson played Gabbie in the 2023 movie adaptation
- Danny DeVito played Bruce Davis in the 2023 movie adaptation
- Tiffany Haddish played Madame Harriet in the 2023 movie adaptation.
- Ron Howard voiced Mike in The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion record (1969)
- Eddie Murphy played Jim Evers in the 2003 movie adaptation
- Catherine O'Hara voiced Shock and Sally in Haunted Mansion Holiday
- Vincent Price voiced the Phantom in the Disneyland Paris version Phantom Manor
- Paul Reubens voiced Lock in Haunted Mansion Holiday
- Deep Roy played a hitchhiking ghost (the prisoner) in the 2003 movie adaptation
- Jennifer Tilly played Madame Leota in the 2003 movie adaptation
- Ginny Tyler voiced the raven in The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion record (1969)
Sources[]
- ↑ Haunted Mansion: Celebrating 50 Years Panel at D23 Expo 2019, @ 48:57
- ↑ The Muppet History Podcast: Episode 6 - Kirk Thatcher and Muppets Haunted Mansion (00:29:48)