How does the stretching room work in the Haunted Mansion?
How does the stretching room work in the Haunted Mansion?
In the Disneyland original, as well as Phantom Manor, the Stretching Room is actually a cleverly disguised elevator designed to take guests down so they can pass through a corridor that takes them to a separate show building.
Is the stretching room in the Haunted Mansion movie?
At Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland, the ceiling rises, giving guests the impression that they are in a descending room, but in actuality you stay on the same level the entire time. At Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion as well as Disneyland Paris’ Phantom Manor, the stretching rooms actually descend.
How many stretching rooms are in the Haunted Mansion?
The answer is yes. As you are ushered through the foyer and into one of two “portrait rooms” as some call it (yes there are two in each Mansion, on either side of the fireplace), you may notice that the room has “no windows and no doors” making the space seem eerie.
Who painted the Haunted Mansion portraits?
There are actually four Haunted Mansion stretching portraits, all designed by Imagineering legend Marc Davis; only two are up for auction at this time. The first is from Disneyland in Anaheim, and features a stately 19th Century gentleman reading what appears to be an important document.
Who is the hanging man in the Haunted Mansion?
Atticus Thorn
In the video game, the Ghost Host’s portrait adorns the walls of different rooms throughout the mansion. The game’s villain is the evil necromancer Atticus Thorn (voiced by Corey Burton), who at times quotes Ghost Host dialogue (e.g. at one point he calls the protagonist “foolish mortal”).
Who is Alexander Nitrokoff?
Alexander Nitrokoff is the name of an eastern-European ambassador who at some point in his middle-aged life came to be a guest or resident of the estate which would become the Haunted Mansion (located in New York or New Orleans depending on continuity).
Who painted the stretching portraits?
Marc Davis
Bid on an Original Haunted Mansion Stretch Room Portraits Disney artist and Imagineer Marc Davis cleverly crafted a quartet of amusing portraits for the mansion’s stretch room. Two of these legendary works of art join the lot of items for auction. This first painting is a real blast or is about to be.
What is the ghost hosts name?
In this version of the story, the Ghost Host was once a mortal man named Master George Gracey Jr. who was born in 1890 to George Gracey Sr. (based on George Hightower) and Mary Gracey (who was based on elderly Constance Hatchaway).
