Chris, thank you so much for stopping to talk. I was the Asian guy by Grizzly. Of course, it's not always possible to stop, and I don't expect it. But a few heartfelt words meaningfully said can really go a long way. You are very kind. And so much better looking in person!!!
I love how often Chris gets interrupted by fans/friends. He's so popular. And it's nice he takes the time to talk to everyone. You are awesome Chris!!!!
Even cooler that that? At 10:08, see the coffin shaped gift in orange with bats? That's a present for Alice! So sweet! Also, MotW was Rolly Crump's idea, mostly. The Candleman has a gift tag, too, with his name on it.
My family and I met you as you were walking in front of the ship at 6:50 in this video. I was the big guy in the blue mickey shirt. We were so delighted to get to talk with you. They say that you should never meet your heros. Meeting you was one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you for being so warm and inviting. I hope I get to talk with you again in the future. Keep the trivia coming! Thank you!!
As mentioned in another post Rolly Crump was the person behind the Museum of the Weird. I think Marc Davis was not fond of the idea along with other imagineers. Other Rolly ideas was the one eyed cat before you get on the Doom Buggies and the chair with the face by the endless hallway that some say is Donald Duck.
Wonderful, brief message, sir. I know from personal experience the pain of feeling irrelevant, a waste of potentiality. We need frequent reminders that we always have potential, whether you are old or young, disabled or able-bodied. Thanks for highlighting that in your video. Signed, A 50 year old rookie school teacher.
Omg that's so cool! I am so so happy that they are looking at the history of the Haunted Mansion and adding in all the creations that didn't get to stay or enter into the mansion. I'm sure Offhand loves this too. : D
Dearest Chris - I actually watch your vids for your special message more than anything else. I appreciate that special touch and heartfelt message. Thank you for bringing Joy and Love and Light to everyone's day. Just hearing/seeing Disneyland in your videos brightens my day. Cheers!
Cool discovery and interesting tidbit! Thank you for sharing another reason for me to keep excitedly looking at the park ive seen a thousand times over!
Had the pleasure of meeting Chris once in the parks and I see him almost every week when I’m working. Don’t know him personally but Super nice caring guy.
What an awesome deep dive into the lore of HM. You're the best Chris! Thank you so much for all you do! We can't wait to see the Vampire Bat next week.
My fav part of the video at 8:49 thx u so much for saying what u say and caring for us your fans. I appreciate you to the point of crying thank u again 😥 Im waiting for my hurt to heal not easy
That is so cool that Disney does these little special things for the fans, the real fans knowledgeable fans, the die hards, to really bring that magic for us!
Very cool thank you for capturing and sharing this Chris. For all us Haunted Mansion fans who can be out there. Always hoped that they would try to add in some of the old original ideas that never got used for the haunted mansion. So even this little fraction is so cool
Thank you, Chris! Always enjoy your videos especially with content like these! Because of you, I’ve learned so much more about Disney!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!! And I’m so glad that I got to meet you in person!!!!!
Thank you for your positive attitude I look forward to your posts love the one with your beautiful family as well this world needs more people like you
Sweet video! What a great deep dive! Thank you for making time in every video to sincerely talk to people that may be struggling. Please keep doing this in every report, it is an important message every time
Though I dislike Nightmare Before Christmas, I love Chris and everything he brings. Such positivity and I hope to meet him IRL one day. He has given me positivity in dark times and I appreciate him (and his wife).
So happy I was able to meet you today in the Grand Californian. Please stop by Embarcadero across from The Little Mermaid ride and say hello to all my fellow Pandora cast members whenever you’re in DCA. I love what you do and remember you’re as amazing as you say we are! A true gem to everyone.
Hey Chris, I just like watching your TH-cam channel. Every time you make a new video I just keep watching your videos makes me happy happy and I also like Disneyland one of my favorite place to go to.
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing! It has been 13 years since my last trip to Disneyland, and I have never seen the holiday overlay to the Haunted Mansion. So this video was a real treat. Thanks for your time and effort!!!
Fantastic video Chris!! You gave me goose bumps with the tag for grandpa Marc! Thanks for having such and eagle eye and spotting the candle man again too!! Question: have you ever talked to the imagineers when they are waiting out front when it opens?
I'd say it the other way round... he doesn't look anything like Johnny Depp, but he sounds (and looks) perfect as Jack Sparrow! Another actor playing the same role.
Hi Chris, great story. First time I watched a brand new video from you which had zero views. Just came back from a trip to Disney Sea and it was amazing. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, Chris! I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you covering the "vampire bat saga." Just a "heads up," @OffHand Disney did a vid last year referencing the "imposter" bat that was sitting near the endless hallway.
Great chronology. Very interesting. thank you. Mark Davis was an icon. I believe he also created Cinderella and Snow White. He died over 20 years ago, but the imagineers are keeping his memory alive, which is very cool.
I happened to stumble on your videos and immediately subscribed! Did you spot the hidden Mickey? I found it! I don’t want to spoil it so I won’t say where. iI’s so much fun spotting these Easter eggs! The bat story is very cool!
Chris!! Do you remember June 2023 I met up with you by chance while I was filming one of my episodes and you were kind enough to let me include you in my episode. (Darkslade's Diaries Episode 122: The Most Recent Roadtrip Episode at about 48:36). We talked about this very thing! The Bat in the Birdcage. Was it real? Was it there? I guess now we got our answer! So cool to see you have a great history on it.
That's very touching. To: Grandpa Marc. I hope the 3rd party who brought that to life got a lifetime pass to Disneyland for themselves and just a few others. It would seem worth it if I were a Disney Imagineer. They did the work.
AWESOME!!! Thanks, Chris. I was there opening day too and got to see the haunted mansion in all of its glory! I looked for the candle man but didn’t see it. Know I must go back and see it and the bat!!
That's soooooo Cool!.... Chris, your the Man! I never would have noticed it. I do have a thought, (maybe a complaint). If the imagineers were still standing out front across from the entrance, I wish you would have gone to them to ask if you had seen it, and to ask if they would like to tell you the questions you had. All the same, your so good. It would have just blended in the rest for me. Well now I am going to have to try to find the time to go see it. Anyone want to join me?
What I really want is for someone to do a nice, high resolution walk through of the French Market. I'm homesick. I worked at the Market for 4 years back in the late 70s- early 80s, and in spite of having visited the park for years afterward, it still is my home. There are secrets guests can't see that originated with my friends, and I wish I could know if they're still there. Swamp Lives [if you know, you know].
Hey, Chris - had an idea I want to ask you about. Would it be possibl for you to interview some of the costumed/character cast (Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc.) OUT of costume, on what it's like being a Disney character, what some of their favorite things are about being that character, and maybe some "don't"s for guests interacting with them? Just a thought...
That's so awesome Chris.. Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful videos. I'm virtually there at the parks with you because of your videos. I'm unfortunately unable to make it to Disneyland this year. But next year thanks to you I'm going to visit Disney World for the first time ever. Speaking of that, do you have a video of Universal Studios Orlando? For some reason I thought you did a video there but I've only found your video for Universal Studios Hollywood. Anyway, thank you so much for what you do in sharing these videos with us. You're awesome, you matter and you help make this world better. Take care.
Did you talk to any of the Imagineers about the bat? You had a perfect opportunity. Maybe ask them next season. I would think they would love to interact with you.
Wasn't it Roland Crump who did the "museum of the weird"? Was responsible for the fun stuff at the last half of the Haunted Mansion. Great catch of the bat!! ❤️🦇
Great video I have an Easter for you worked at Haunted Mansion in early eighties had a co worker retire they put his black buffed shoes on the caretaker fun fact.
Is the day posted (1 D, 2 hr., 10 min) fairly accurate or do you repost older posts. I just like to know the time frame to be sure I'm getting the latest information. Some sites repost very old entries and it gets very confusing. Thanks.
hey Chris can you go into the golden horseshoe and say hit to Gary for me? he runs the sound and lights in there...old buddy of mine when I worked the park way back in 1988
Hey if you like this video. Please share it with your friends and family. 💚💙
Chris, thank you so much for stopping to talk. I was the Asian guy by Grizzly. Of course, it's not always possible to stop, and I don't expect it. But a few heartfelt words meaningfully said can really go a long way. You are very kind. And so much better looking in person!!!
Thank you. And THANK YOU!!! 💚💙
I love how often Chris gets interrupted by fans/friends. He's so popular. And it's nice he takes the time to talk to everyone. You are awesome Chris!!!!
Even cooler that that? At 10:08, see the coffin shaped gift in orange with bats? That's a present for Alice! So sweet! Also, MotW was Rolly Crump's idea, mostly. The Candleman has a gift tag, too, with his name on it.
RIP, Rolly.
My family and I met you as you were walking in front of the ship at 6:50 in this video. I was the big guy in the blue mickey shirt. We were so delighted to get to talk with you. They say that you should never meet your heros. Meeting you was one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you for being so warm and inviting. I hope I get to talk with you again in the future. Keep the trivia coming! Thank you!!
As mentioned in another post Rolly Crump was the person behind the Museum of the Weird. I think Marc Davis was not fond of the idea along with other imagineers.
Other Rolly ideas was the one eyed cat before you get on the Doom Buggies and the chair with the face by the endless hallway that some say is Donald Duck.
I can never keep saying this Chris, Mr. Rogers is smiling down at you for your words of encouragement, Keep it up.
Wow!!! Best compliment ever
9:23 here I am just chilling’, watching Chris excited over a bat and suddenly he makes me cry lmao
Chris, you're a gift to this world...Your excitement about the smallest details and Disney's history is amazing...Thank you again Chris!
Wonderful, brief message, sir. I know from personal experience the pain of feeling irrelevant, a waste of potentiality. We need frequent reminders that we always have potential, whether you are old or young, disabled or able-bodied. Thanks for highlighting that in your video.
Signed,
A 50 year old rookie school teacher.
Omg that's so cool! I am so so happy that they are looking at the history of the Haunted Mansion and adding in all the creations that didn't get to stay or enter into the mansion. I'm sure Offhand loves this too. : D
Dearest Chris - I actually watch your vids for your special message more than anything else. I appreciate that special touch and heartfelt message. Thank you for bringing Joy and Love and Light to everyone's day. Just hearing/seeing Disneyland in your videos brightens my day. Cheers!
That is awesome! I love that they keep adding and improving while still keeping the original Haunted Mansion as it should be!
🎶The bat came back the very next day. The bat came back I thought he was a gonner but I just couldn't stay away.🎶
This was fun. Thank you.
We love you Sleuth Chris Provost!!!!!! 🦇😎 🤗
Dallin at Offhand is probably under his desk screaming lol.
Nah, no Jean Lafitte
I came to say the same thing lol
Cool discovery and interesting tidbit! Thank you for sharing another reason for me to keep excitedly looking at the park ive seen a thousand times over!
Oh wow Chris!!! That bat is so cool!!!
Thank you for the affirmation too. I needed that today
Had the pleasure of meeting Chris once in the parks and I see him almost every week when I’m working. Don’t know him personally but Super nice caring guy.
I seriously think it would be the highlight of any Disney vacation! He truly seems to be the nicest and most genuine man and I love his videos!
I was on a cruise with him. Nice to say hi several times.
Woohoo! Well spotted, Chris!
Such a cool thing. We should get shirts made up about keeping the Candle Man and the Marc Davis Bat as permanent fixtures.
Love how many cuts there are, presumably from fans seeing you! Just goes to show such a cool guy you are!
What an awesome deep dive into the lore of HM. You're the best Chris! Thank you so much for all you do! We can't wait to see the Vampire Bat next week.
Interesting that positive energy gives positive energy. Shortly after his talk to us, lifting us up, someone gave him an extra ticket to HM!
Loved that outro song! You can really hear how happy you are!
My fav part of the video at 8:49 thx u so much for saying what u say and caring for us your fans. I appreciate you to the point of crying thank u again 😥 Im waiting for my hurt to heal not easy
Was having a tough day and heard your message half way through and it put a smile on my face, thanks and so glad you got to see your bat!❤
That is so cool that Disney does these little special things for the fans, the real fans knowledgeable fans, the die hards, to really bring that magic for us!
Your words of positivity do more than you know. Thank you.
Very cool thank you for capturing and sharing this Chris. For all us Haunted Mansion fans who can be out there. Always hoped that they would try to add in some of the old original ideas that never got used for the haunted mansion. So even this little fraction is so cool
Love seeing your videos man 😀 thank you for you encouraging words. Keep being you.
Oh my gosh you got me so excited seeing you excited. And the ribbon saying to my grandpa Marc…. Tear😢
Thank you, Chris!
Always enjoy your videos especially with content like these!
Because of you, I’ve learned so much more about Disney!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!! And I’m so glad that I got to meet you in person!!!!!
Very cool thank you for capturing and sharing this Chris. For all us Haunted Mansion fans who can be out there.
Oh WOW, that was awesome, great back story too. Thank you.
Thank you for your positive attitude I look forward to your posts love the one with your beautiful family as well this world needs more people like you
Sweet video! What a great deep dive!
Thank you for making time in every video to sincerely talk to people that may be struggling. Please keep doing this in every report, it is an important message every time
Though I dislike Nightmare Before Christmas, I love Chris and everything he brings. Such positivity and I hope to meet him IRL one day. He has given me positivity in dark times and I appreciate him (and his wife).
So happy I was able to meet you today in the Grand Californian. Please stop by Embarcadero across from The Little Mermaid ride and say hello to all my fellow Pandora cast members whenever you’re in DCA. I love what you do and remember you’re as amazing as you say we are! A true gem to everyone.
Thanks for this. I also noticed the attic changes
Provost, we need more people like you! The world would be much better
This must have been so amazing to discover in person! A true reward for all the research.
Haunted Mansion Purple tie also very fitting!
Hey Chris, I just like watching your TH-cam channel. Every time you make a new video I just keep watching your videos makes me happy happy and I also like Disneyland one of my favorite place to go to.
Grandpa Marc got me 🥹 that's an amazing detail!
Awesome video!
Thank you for sharing! It has been 13 years since my last trip to Disneyland, and I have never seen the holiday overlay to the Haunted Mansion. So this video was a real treat. Thanks for your time and effort!!!
Right below the vampire bat cage is a tag tribute to Alice. We hung around with her, Marty Sklar and Tony Baxter on a Disney Cruise. It was awesome!!
Cool episode, Chris 🦇
Thanks Chris. Can't wait to go and see the vampire bat in person. Love all of your back stories and secrets on the rides. 😊
Not me crying at “Grandpa Marc” 😭🖤
Fantastic video Chris!! You gave me goose bumps with the tag for grandpa Marc! Thanks for having such and eagle eye and spotting the candle man again too!!
Question: have you ever talked to the imagineers when they are waiting out front when it opens?
so cool to see you in california adventure!!! i was the young girl with four siblings!! you made our day! thank you!
That Captain Jack Sparrow doesn't look anything like the character but he SOUNDS a lot like Johnny Depp. 😂😂
I'd say it the other way round... he doesn't look anything like Johnny Depp, but he sounds (and looks) perfect as Jack Sparrow! Another actor playing the same role.
Love it, can’t wait 134 days until my 1st Disneyland trip!
Hi Chris! Thank you for the videos. You’re so knowledgeable. I wish I could meet you one day soon.
We missed Haunted Mansion opening by a week 😭. I hoped I might spot you but no luck lol. Thank you for sharing and thanks for your videos!
Hi Chris, great story. First time I watched a brand new video from you which had zero views. Just came back from a trip to Disney Sea and it was amazing. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, Chris! I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you covering the "vampire bat saga." Just a "heads up," @OffHand Disney did a vid last year referencing the "imposter" bat that was sitting near the endless hallway.
Great chronology. Very interesting. thank you. Mark Davis was an icon. I believe he also created Cinderella and Snow White. He died over 20 years ago, but the imagineers are keeping his memory alive, which is very cool.
You're so good, Chris!!
cool and awesome Chris,wow,epic, that's real Disney Magic right there.
I happened to stumble on your videos and immediately subscribed! Did you spot the hidden Mickey? I found it! I don’t want to spoil it so I won’t say where. iI’s so much fun spotting these Easter eggs! The bat story is very cool!
Thank you I needed to hear that
Chris!! Do you remember June 2023 I met up with you by chance while I was filming one of my episodes and you were kind enough to let me include you in my episode. (Darkslade's Diaries Episode 122: The Most Recent Roadtrip Episode at about 48:36). We talked about this very thing! The Bat in the Birdcage. Was it real? Was it there? I guess now we got our answer! So cool to see you have a great history on it.
That's very touching. To: Grandpa Marc. I hope the 3rd party who brought that to life got a lifetime pass to Disneyland for themselves and just a few others. It would seem worth it if I were a Disney Imagineer. They did the work.
AWESOME!!! Thanks, Chris. I was there opening day too and got to see the haunted mansion in all of its glory! I looked for the candle man but didn’t see it. Know I must go back and see it and the bat!!
Awesome find! Marc Davis is such an amazing and influential artist 🖤🦇🖤 Thanks, Chris!
7:33 "Crapture" 😅 💩 Infinitely scarier than The Rapture.
Awesome video!!!
Thanks!!
That's soooooo Cool!.... Chris, your the Man! I never would have noticed it.
I do have a thought, (maybe a complaint). If the imagineers were still standing out front across from the entrance, I wish you would have gone to them to ask if you had seen it, and to ask if they would like to tell you the questions you had.
All the same, your so good. It would have just blended in the rest for me. Well now I am going to have to try to find the time to go see it. Anyone want to join me?
What I really want is for someone to do a nice, high resolution walk through of the French Market. I'm homesick. I worked at the Market for 4 years back in the late 70s- early 80s, and in spite of having visited the park for years afterward, it still is my home. There are secrets guests can't see that originated with my friends, and I wish I could know if they're still there. Swamp Lives [if you know, you know].
Love your singing and the song is great🦇🕯️
Hey, Chris - had an idea I want to ask you about. Would it be possibl for you to interview some of the costumed/character cast (Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc.) OUT of costume, on what it's like being a Disney character, what some of their favorite things are about being that character, and maybe some "don't"s for guests interacting with them? Just a thought...
Did Chris just confirm that the Imagineers are trying to make him the 1000 Happy Haunt?
I'm Marc with a C too!! Great Video. 👍
Another amazing story. Thank you so much.
That's so awesome Chris.. Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful videos. I'm virtually there at the parks with you because of your videos. I'm unfortunately unable to make it to Disneyland this year. But next year thanks to you I'm going to visit Disney World for the first time ever. Speaking of that, do you have a video of Universal Studios Orlando? For some reason I thought you did a video there but I've only found your video for Universal Studios Hollywood. Anyway, thank you so much for what you do in sharing these videos with us. You're awesome, you matter and you help make this world better. Take care.
Chris: I never thought i'd see it?
Random parkgoer: Where is it?
Chris: *Proceeds to walk away smiling*
hey bud, it was nice to meet you today out in DT Disney!
It was my pleasure 💚💙
Did you talk to any of the Imagineers about the bat? You had a perfect opportunity. Maybe ask them next season. I would think they would love to interact with you.
Wasn't it Roland Crump who did the "museum of the weird"? Was responsible for the fun stuff at the last half of the Haunted Mansion. Great catch of the bat!! ❤️🦇
I hope you're there a the week of Halloween. I'm a huge fan and hope to meet you. 😊 Keep the videos coming.
The singing at the end. 😂
Thought maybe you found Jimmy Hoffa's remains :D
Those are in Six Flags outside of Chicago
😂🤣😂🤣💀
Name tag cut-out is in the shape of a bat. I'm sure you caught that.
Thank you Sir
That was awesome. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌺
The woman at 10:33 - I waved back lol
Cool history of the Haunted Mansion
Great video I have an Easter for you worked at Haunted Mansion in early eighties had a co worker retire they put his black buffed shoes on the caretaker fun fact.
I believe it was Rolly Crump who came up with the idea for the Museum of the Weird.
Thanks!
12:53 Chris says "CRAPTURE" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 sorry I am 12 carry on. 💚💙💚 PPP!
I worked the Alice Davis window ceremony for the Art Department, I met her that day, she was sweet. A memorable day as a cast member!
I'm almost 100% positive I've seen that bat before. Of course, it would have been at Disney World and not Disney Land.
Is the day posted (1 D, 2 hr., 10 min) fairly accurate or do you repost older posts. I just like to know the time frame to be sure I'm getting the latest information. Some sites repost very old entries and it gets very confusing. Thanks.
hey Chris can you go into the golden horseshoe and say hit to Gary for me? he runs the sound and lights in there...old buddy of mine when I worked the park way back in 1988
Awesome!!! 👍🏽
Great video
Thanks!
There is also an Elvis on Haunted Mansion Holiday ;) Happy hunting ;)
Your awesome dude be safe out there
Thanks, you too!