Episode Details
Back to Episodes
35. Haunted Mansion Holiday Distory: Hidden Hitchhikers, Swapping Heads, & Sandworm Secrets
Description
The hitchhiking ghosts take a hike for Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay in favor of Oogie Boogie... right?
Well, not quite.
In this episode of Distory, we return to the Haunted Mansion for a look at the making of the Nightmare before Christmas & some other mansion overlay possibilities that never came to pass. We then hop in our dark carriages and go on a hunt in every nightmarish scene in the mansion for an (unofficial) mascot and explore some unique connections to Disney parks history tied into the overlay at both Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland.
Note: Somehow we both managed to forget to include the fact that Madame Leota for this overlay is Kim Irvine, who just so happens to be the daughter of Leota Toombs (the original Madame Leota). We were so delighted by Kirk singing the 13 days of Christmas that it must have dematerialized out of our minds. You have our apologies.
If you're looking for Kate's bookA Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Storythat we mention in this episode, it'sHERE!
And you can get your own WalrusCarp Madame Leota "Making Spirits Bright" shirtHERE!
Join us LIVE on YouTube most Thursdays at 10:30am Pacific/1:30pm Eastern for more Distory!
Kate’s YouTube: @disneycicerone
You can also find us on YouTube, Instagram, and atdisneycicerone.com &walruscarp.com
Viewfull video versions of each episodeHERE
Books/websites we reference in this episode:
Full Haunted Mansion Holiday Script
The Haunted Mansion:Imagineering a Disney Classic by Jason Surrell
A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story by Kate Grasso