Well, the storyline before 2006 was a retired pirate bought a mansion in New Orleans, but nobody knew he was a pirate. Eventually he got a girlfriend, but he told her to stay out of the attic, because that’s where he kept all his pirate stuff. Anyway, right before their marriage, she went up to the attic. In fear of her telling the public, he threw her out the window. In shock of what he just did, he hung himself. So when you fall out the window, you are supposed to relive the brides death.
IT'S JANE EYRE. In Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester keeps his insane wife Bertha in the attic and Jane finds Bertha right before Jane and Rochester's wedding. Bertha then sets fire to the mansion and throws herself out of the window. Luckily though, Rochester and Jane live on.
You should get to our California Disneyland soon it’s my favorite one! I’ve been five times, but I have only been to Disney World once and I have never been to Disneyland Paris, but I really want to go to Disneyland Paris sometime soon.
Didn't they use to give you a death certificate when you left the ride? I always thought the whole point of the mansion was each visitor was a ghost. That's what made it different and special.
As I understood, if you asked at the beginning of the ride, you could get one at the end. I don't know when this was suppose to be a particular thing. I would think the 1980s or early 1990s for WDW could be a fair guess The Information I've found says now, it might happen if the cast knows it's a child's first ride or a newlywed couple or such is riding. You can get one at www.doombuggies.com. But I remember actually being at Disney World once and someone mentioning it.
They use to give death certifcates if you ask a worker there when the ride is over, but people asked for them so much that they get rid of them. Them will give you a small post like card of mickey and pluto as the characters of the caretaker and his dog the words on the card say "Haunted Mansion Honorary Caretaker" on a grave.
The death certificate was also give out at DL HM but was discontinued after word got out about them. In the ride itself you can here a woman at the very end asking you to "Hurry back" and "Don't forget your death certificate."
One of the worst problems in theme park design is how to explain why there's tourists in Mickey Mouse shirts crawling all around the jungle, the old west, etc. The genius of the Haunted Mansion was to put a lampshade on it. Instead of playing pretend (e.g.: the original Fantasyland dark rides which pretended that you are Snow White or Peter Pan or Mr. Toad), it just straight up accepts that you are a tourist who is visiting a haunted mansion. The mansion has a ghostly tour guide who shows you around the place, and it is your "sympathetic vibrations" as a guest that make the ghosts materialize. The Haunted Mansion has no explanation beyond the obvious fact of you being a tourist in a haunted mansion. It's brilliant. The Indiana Jones Adventure and Twilight Zone Tower of Terror do this to, by directly addressing YOU, as the guest. The worst rides all seem to ignore your very existence and just give you vignettes of somebody else's adventure (Ariel, Nemo, Jack Sparrow).
Same thing with the Rock N Rollercoaster in Hollywood Studios. In the queue there is a big room you can look into (really just a screen with good depth of field distortion) that looks like you are looking into their sound stage and there is an intro to the ride explaining your part in the experience. It's pretty cool.
the death theory still makes sense if you take madam leota’s seance into account. she’s the real first ghost you see and she summons all the others to show themselves, being someone with that power she should be able to make herself appear to the living like she can make other ghosts appear. they try to scare you until you fall - or descend, which can still mean fall - and then they accept you and party with you. totally plausible!
I always really liked the Death Theory. There's a few holes, but the story of HM is already so all over the place it doesn't seem to matter. It's almost like how in the old fantasyland dark rides you wouldn't SEE the main character because you ARE the main character. The whole Mansion is focused on YOU.
Even as a kid I just assumed we died in the room with the ghost host. After he hangs himself it goes black there is a scream and than a loud crash. Dead.
The crash doesn't have to be you dying, though. Getting thrown out a window is a much more obvious indicator of death, and it was the original plan for the ride while they were drafting.
@@dan5660that’s always what I’ve thought too! Because you can hear something fall so I think that’s exactly what that is unless he’s falling on top of us or something like that lol
Fun Fact: The Haunted Mansion already has a 1000th happy haunt. In October of 2004, Disneyland hosted a charity auction for the Boys & Girls Club of Anaheim. Disneyland posted an online auction, giving fans a chance to become immortalized in the Haunted Mansion as its 1000th resident. When the eBay listing ended on October 21st, Cary "Jay" Sharp of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was the winner, placing a bid of $37,400. The medical doctor and health-care attorney won a spot in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, as well as a donation for his local Baton Rouge chapter of the Boys & Girls Club.
I was one of the original riders of the Mansion and remember CLEARLY there was a ghost hunter about to be eaten by a giant spider! His equipment was in a bag and he is screaming for help in the web..
Rat that totally makes sense if true!! At first I thought it was the coffin guy groaning but that comes a bit later and I guess he’s always said, “Get me outta here...” 😂 I never knew about this ghost hunter in a web until today. Cool!!
This might just be semantics, but... if you fall, you're still descending. The dictionary definition of "descend" is this: "move or fall downward.", keyword being fall. So, in essence, the death theory is still very much plausible! I always liked that particular theory, as it really gives us more sort of lore to latch on to, even if it's just fan lore rather than canonically confirmed.
How about...the hearse out front is your hearse...you enter the mansion and go down the elevator...which represents going 6 feet under. (He may say foolish mortal because youre dead...but he knows you're not?...maybe?) You walk through a hallway...represents going through a tunnel...you come to the end and start to ride...or float? You check out the atmosphere a while..see if it's worthy of staying there. Madam Leota does the seance..which keeps you between this realm and the next. The other spirits recieve your sympathetic vibration because now, you're in the same state as them. You can now see them "properly". You finish the tour of the retreat and float down to the yard and mingle through the party. You exit...rather enter... into a crypt. (Looks like one to me) The ghost follows you home because you ARE home. That last room is your room at the mansion. When you rise out of your room, the lady says hurry back. The way she says be sure to bring your...death certificate (then laughs knowingly) is because youre already dead. Youre floating up out of the mansion...to haunt your friends or enemies? I know it's not right but it's fun to think about.
The ghosts are not malicious though, if they actually wanted to kill us they would have just killed us and not gone through all this effort with throwing a party to try and sell the idea of becoming a ghost to us. And secondly the ghost host makes it clear that this a place for happy haunts, spirits who are there of their own free will. if they killed us then we would not be very happy and just be a real downer for all the other ghosts. The whole story of the Haunted mansion is that it's a retirement home for all the worlds spirits and that the ghost host is trying to sell the idea of becoming a ghost to you. It's why he invites you into the mansion, gives you a tour and has the other ghosts throw a huge party for you. Murdering you in cold blood is not a very good sales pitch.
I think you don’t really start to see ghosts until you participate in a seance. During this seance, you have a 1 in 3 chance of the ride breaking down right in this spot. When the ride resumes, you discover that the hat box ghost is none other than... ...Jean Lafitte!
BlueLily Paints what crazysingingchick says is truth. The 1 in 3 chance of the ride breaking down though is a joke, as all “lights on” evacuation videos seem to start in this room. I’ve never had it break down on me before, but most times when I ride it, it slows way down in this room. The majority of the time it actually stops, and we’re told to remain seated as the ride will resume. This happens for only a few seconds thankfully, but it’s still very odd that it’s always in this room. The Jean Lafitte being the hatbox ghost is just a fan theory, but also a joke, since the infamous pirate is a running gag on this channel.
BlueLily Paints when I was on the HM it also broke down but twice once at the graveyard for about 15 minutes and the ride kept going, and the second was in the dark corridor on a turning ramp and we sat in pitch black for about 10 minutes! Super spooky
UmmYeahOk it feels like the ride stops every single time I ride it, and I sincerely wish it didn’t stop so much. As much as I love the ride, it’s still really annoying.
Do a theory on Madam Leota. Is she dead or was she just cursed? She obviously has connections with Dr. Facilier. We see through her grave stone and the tarot cards.
If you listen to the story record released in promotion for the haunted Mansion opening it says the characters climb a staircase out of the attic to the cemetery to escape, that's why there are railings on the decline. Tbh, I never liked this theory anyway, I never thought the ghosts would be acting malicious. I always thought they were trying to test you, to see if you were brave enough to invite you into their home. Great video thank you for doing your research.
To be fair though, the imagineers clearly think the ghosts are malicious. They explicitly say in one of their early drafts, the ghosts were one hundred percent meant to be throwing you out the window. It was supposed to copy the death of one of the ghosts. Since the other person died from being thrown out that window, it's pretty safe to suggest the fall was also supposed to kill YOU.
The throwing out of the window actually represents 1 of 4 stories Ken Anderson created. (Walt put Ken in charge of creating the haunted mansion). The story goes there was a sea captain who married Constance Hatchaway. Their wedding day he told her not to go in the attic, well she did. She found out that he was a Notorious sea captain. Afraid she might tell the town the captain threw her out of the window. In which she comes back and haunts him until he takes his own life. This sea captain has a name but I don’t know how to spell. Credit: TPM VIDS
I always thought you were alive since the ghost host says to bring your death certificate next time. And the smaller bride at the end says to hurry back.
I think they have to make it fun for those who don't read too much into it, but up until you are told you are not dead, you might think that you actually died during your visit. And who is to say that they are telling you the truth?
Wait, according to the Disneyland tour guide of the haunted mansion, wasn’t it the Captain’s body that’s hanging in the elevator after the death of his bride?
In the very first drafts of the Haunted Mansion, when they were still moving forward with the Captain Gore story, he was the one hung from the rafters. After the Pirate story got put to rest, though, they changed the hanging body to that of the Ghost Host, even though it isn't explicitly stated.
My dad took a business trip up to Orlando last week and came back and gave me a Haunted Mansion Tee-Shirt (I have stated numerous times to my parents that ride is the only reason I would visit Disneyworld again)
In Phantom Manor over here I always understood the ride that we, the guests, leave the ride as a ghost. It’s quite obvious when you put a bit of thinking in what you see instead of looking and not taling in anything. So that this is also the case in the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Anaheim is very possible
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I absolutely subscribe to this theory. Friends have argued that it's all just coincidence, but it's far too perfect imo. Excellent description of one of the coolest Disney theories! Offhand confirmed for king of Haunted Mansion videos.
True I think before the graveyard the ghosts don’t really acknowledge you but then once in the graveyard it’s like a party for your entrance into the afterlife lol
I'm going to Disney World this month for my birthday and I'm watching all your videos to get excited! I do it every time I go and I never get tired of watching them
I pioneered this theory about 15 years ago on my Livejournal, and I'm glad to know it is still circulating. I got a ton of rage from Haunted Mansion fans about it way back when.
You don't fall to your death, your Doom Buggy slowly and safely takes you down to ground level from the second floor attic. You can't just pretend the Doom Buggy doesn't exist. The hitchhiking ghosts scene would make no sense unless you're meant to be in some sort of vehicle. The Doom Buggies are even referred to in the ride script. "And now a carriage approaches..."
I don't know, man. The wording in that official story is pretty ambiguous. We "make our escape" (from the Mansion or from life?) and "descend" to the graveyard (intentionally or by falling?). I could buy the theory. You're right that a few ghosts are visible before the descent but they're definitely less antagonistic once we're in the graveyard.
Personally I like the theory that you are already dead before you walk-in. You are a ghost looking for a good place to happily haunt in peace, and luckily for you, you just happened to be in the Haunted Mansion, the premier retirement home for spooks and spirits from all around the world. The Ghost Host gives you a tour, but you can’t properly see them until madam Leota’s seance, which gives them a more physical form. Now you can see them throwing a party in your honor.
I mean, I always took the Ghost Host's words to mean exactly what you're saying: That the only way out is to die. But I had never considered the whole thing about how, the last time you seem to truly be inside the mansion is in the attic with the bride and Hatbox Ghost, and then you do seem to be "falling" through the trees to the ground (it's not 'almost vertical', but, whatever), and a red-eyed raven is indeed the very next thing you see, which kind of symbolizes death in the past, present and future. The groundskeeper and his dog though, they seem to be frightened of the cemetery, not you, judging by their placement. By the time they're facing you, your Doom Buggy is practically already past them, facing you in a new direction, so... Cool theory, not perfect, but cool. Also, how awful is it that the book detailing Haunted Mansion's story completely forgets the THIRD ghost in the attic, who's also MY FAVORITE? The shadowy piano player! He's the best, and they don't even mention him! ;-;
Maybe the ghost host kills you in the stretching room just painlessly he says "there are no windows and no doors and you must find a way out but of course there;s always my way" his way could be killing you which lets you transcend through the wall into the loading area
i've only been able to go on it a couple times, but i've always thought that this was genuinely what happened??? seeing this theory i was confused because i remember being a kid putting together the fact that we all just "died" as it happened
story of the Phantom Manor in Disneyland paris (please make a video of it) Phantom Manor tells the story of Henry Ravenswood (1795), a man who became rich in the mining industry in the town of Thunder Mesa. From all the gold he found in Big Thunder Mountain, he built Ravenswood Manor, a Victorian country house on the top of Boot Hill, just opposite Big Thunder Mountain. He founded a family with his wife Martha (1805) and had a daughter named Melanie (1842). A local Indian tribe, driven by the inhabitants of the village of Thunder Mesa, said that Thunderbird was deep in Big Thunder Mountain. Thunderbird would be a powerful Indian god that protects Big Thunder Mountain. Legend has it that Thunderbird when he hits his wings can cause thunder, lightning and earthquakes. But Henry Ravenswood did not believe those stories. Time passed and the gold in Big Thunder Mountain slowly increased, causing the miners to search deeper for gold. Melanie changed from a young girl into an adult woman and met a train driver. They became engaged and the train driver promised Melanie to travel with her from Thunder Mesa, to the great envy of Henry who tried to stop the wedding. But his plans did not work out, when in 1860 the miners of Big Thunder Mountain got to deal with the rage of Thunderbird and Big Thunder Mountain was simultaneously hit by thunder, lightning and an earthquake. The disaster cost the life of Henry Ravenswood and his wife and the family nothing more was heard until the truth came after a long time under the rubble. The only people in the family who survived the earthquake were Melanie and her fiancé. Their wedding day had arrived and it promised to be a special day. But nothing turned out to be less true. A phantom called "Phantom" appeared in front of the house. He approached the future groom and lured him to the attic. The groom could have stayed there better, because before he knew it he was hanging on a noose that was attached to one of the beams. In the meantime Melanie waited hours in the ballroom. She was left alone with the housekeepers and butlers. She told herself that he would still show up. That's why she always kept her wedding dress and her bouquet with her. To be prepared for the return of her groom she sang a melody of lost love. Phantom still wandered through the house and laughed at Melanie for her wailing. He invited his friends from the underworld to party forever in the ghost villa. The shape of the house was slowly changed by the malevolent forces that entered the house. Years passed and all corners of the house were filled with cobwebs and dust. Rumor had it that Melanie had lost her mind. She walked through the house year-in-year and still sang the same song for her, while ghosts and demons danced around her. Everywhere she walked she was reminded of the wedding. The house was slowly surrounded by weeds and dead plants. Melanie always kept hoping that her lover would ever return and never thought why he would have left. The rubble of the earthquake caused the old Thunder Mesa to turn into a ghost town. Because of its appearance it got the nickname "Phantom Canyon". The dark version of the city was never inhabited by other people, and the old inhabitants have never returned. Until today no one knows if Melanie Ravenswood is still alive. If she were still alive she would be over 100 years old. Her singing and wailing, however, when it is dark and the full moon shines, can still be heard in the city. But also the malignant laughter of Phantom can be heard. Whether Melanie is alive or not, it is certain that she never left her family home and is still waiting for her future. Many fans of the attraction believe that the Phantom ghost is the father of Melanie, looking for revenge from his grave. Other people believe that it would just be an expression of pure evil. During the masterclass on the 20th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, however, Tony Baxter also wore the groom as Phantom. Who in turn wanted to take the bride to her death, so that they could still marry. (I am from Belgium 🇧🇪 so I speak Dutch, so there is an error between it is Google Translate)
When I was little I tried the haunted mansion I got scared and had to leave early and I’m embarrassed to admit this but...... I wasn’t scared of the ghosts, I was scared because I thought there were....alligators swimming at my feet. FML And BTW it IS because of that poster of the girl with the umbrella on a tightrope with the alligator WAIT HOLD ON A SECOND JUST HEARD THIS RIDE IS A FLIPPING ROLLER COASTER WITH A VERTICAL DROP ON THIS VID OMG THANK GOD I GOT OUT OF THERE Nm now he says he was misleading me
"descend to the graveyard below" sounds like a euphemism to me idk. When you said you had a book I was picturing something less... advertising-looking "There's always my way" is VERY telling
One time when I was riding the Haunted Mansion with my grandma, the ride stopped for about 5-10 minutes at that sloped part of the ride in Disney World. It was fun for a while but then it started to become a little uncomfortable laying in that position at an angle.
Yeah, I definitely got this impression as a 7 yr. old the first time back in the day(early '80's). The "psychological" design of this ride was a masterpiece of it's time(1969)- similar to a Vincent Price horror film of the same period. Because once inside the stretching room, and the host reveals his "only way out"(by hanging) spiel, even as a 7 yr. old(the first time) I had the real impression I might not make it OUT of here alive(LOL). Even later in the attic scene, the pop-up spooks(until they were removed) seriously had one on edge along with the heartbeat in background. Only later in the graveyard scene did Disney allow a more lighthearted/spooky experience.
Okay, okay, okay. I was eating while watching this video just now, and when you got to the Constance/Hatbox part, and you so casually referred to Hattie as your best friend, I almost spit my food out. I don't know why, but that just got me real bad. Chuckled uncontrollably.
One time I was in the Haunted Mansion ride and it broke down right as the buggies were laying down to go down the hill. I actually did end up falling asleep while they were getting the ride working again.
I just found the channel and liked the video. I believe we descend from the attic due to my copyright1970 Disneyland Record and Book which states, “I climbed out of a window and onto a balcony, then down a tree, and was greatly relieved to be out of that house.” (Page 19) The Haunted Mansion is my favorite ride and I’ll be sure to watch your other videos. Great job!
So I was getting all into this commentary and then the end bummed me out. Loved the theory. Either way very cool! I can never get enough Haunted Mansion!
The theory did have me sold for a bit that was interesting. I do kinda like the story that you somehow end up dying while on the ride. The descend could still be that you descend in the graveyard to your death
I listened to the story and song of The Haunted Mansion once, and it actually said that both Mike and Karen (the original characters who went through the Mansion) actually went down a few stairs into the graveyard. So what is the conclusion to the comment nothing. But there is a moral, if you find a flight of stairs behind a window use them...
What if you die BEFORE the ballroom scene? Maybe, Madame Leota casts an incantation that kills the rider. Now being dead, we go through the ballroom to get to the graveyard, trying the find the best party.
I kinda like the idea that you’re already dead when you walk in. You are the 1000 Ghost looking for a place to happily haunt in peace, and the Ghost Host is giving us a tour, and the other ghosts through a party in our honor.
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After looking up a lot of videos about the Hatbox Ghost, I FINALLY managed to get to Disneyland to see him in person after he was finally placed back in position. Haunted Mansion was the first ride my friends and I went on that day. The ride stopped for adjustment exactly in front of the character! Scared the heck out of me!
I know I speak for a lot of Disney fans (especially Haunted Mansion fans) that if we where to die for real I would definitely want to become the 1000th Happy Haunt in the Mansion and honestly spend my afterlife there actually becoming an actual ghost in the attraction like the story of the mother who spread her son's ashes on the ride. Anybody else? Okay maybe I just love this ride too much lol Great video as par usuall. Keep up the great work! :)
Marrythenightgaga101 You may be a bit late for that. I’v heard stories that the haunted mansion is actually haunted for real. People have been spreading ashes there against Disney’s will forever, it’s such a common occurrence that they have special equipment just for vacuuming up the charred remains of the dead.
An on ride video with commentary by you? What a brilliant idea! Wonder why I've never thought of that before? (but I totally have and recommended it before on past videos)
But you forgot about the comic book.You have to read it is really good.Would you be able to do a video on that.It even explains who we are when we are going in the mansion and why we are going in.
The grave keeper to me is easily the scariest thing. Idk what it is but he’s all alone just standing there and his dog is starving! Always totally creeped me out and still does. It’s so fascinating
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What a great video, thank you. I've only ever been to Phantom Manor in Paris (being French), and didn't know about the other story in the other parks. Thanks for allowing me to ride with the video. I just went to Disneyland Paris in November an the novelty added to the ride was much appreciated!
I heard that you die as you are falling out and the ghosts 👻 singing along in the graveyard that you see don't look transparent anymore cause you are one of them, but wait, you end up getting hitchhiking ghosts 👻 as you leave, so if you were one of them, wouldn't you be unable to leave cause now you join them? so where would the hitchhiking ghosts 👻 follow to then or how could they follow you home if you are dead like them? if you were still alive as in the storyline, then that might be understandable, but if you're dead after going out the attic door, then wouldn't you be unable to leave and be one of them and become the 1000th spirit? therefore the hitchhiking ghosts 👻 wouldn't need to have a ride with you cause you wouldn't be leaving anywhere, it's just very confusing 😕 to me when I think of it.
Yeah, that's the most confusing thing about the theory tbh. "The only way to escape the mansion is to die... at which point you become a ghost and thus end up not leaving the mansion anyway". I mean after all, isn't that the function of the Haunted Mansion? To serve as a place for ghosts to hang out when they have nowhere else to go?
See, here's the problem with the logic you're using: they never actually SAY that you can't leave if you die. In fact, they suggest the opposite several times. They say you can only leave if you die, they talk about the ghosts following you home, they say IF you want to join them you have to return with a death certificate. It's very heavily implied that dying does NOT mean you become the 1000th ghost automatically.
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I know this is not right because I took a tour at Disney world and they said you do die but it’s when you “fall” backwards off the balcony or for Disney Land when you see the guy with the head and the box or whatever
I really like this theory. I always wondered why we went backward through that black decent. Was it a transition, was it to save space? But now that I heard this theory I feel like it makes much more sense!
Nice theory but...as you leave the Haunted Mansion you come across a miniature Madam Leota who says, "Come back, come back and don't forget to bring your death certificate." Inferring that you aren't dead... yet but, you can always come back if you have proof that you are truly dead.
How does that infer that you aren't dead? If you died during the ride you won't HAVE a death certificate yet; you don't get those until someone finds your corpse and the government gets everything organised. That doesn't mean you're not dead until it's printed. Also, they used to give you death certificates at the end of the ride if you said a specific word.
PIN THIS PLEASE if everyone goes on the ride and there’s still 999 haunts, does that mean everyone has escaped alive? Because if people were to “die” there would be more than 999 haunts?
Haunted mansion brings me great joy and to hear more theories about it fires up my imagination and it lights my fascination aflame.The magic of the HM is the flexibility of the story. It changes from one story to another. I loved the Thunder and I think its such a shame about the dog.I am a dog lover and overall a lover of all animals. I wish I could party all the time but i attend so few. Not a lover of the drink so I'm not missing out anything I suppose. Anyway your videos are wise,witty and enlightening. Thank you for the rare gems of information you give. It takes a lot of courage to be a blogger but don't be Paul Frees only be yourself.You make Disney theories enjoyable!
“who needs a mattress when you have curved black plastic” IF THAT AIN’T ME EVERY TIME I GO ON HAUNTED MANSION
Well, the storyline before 2006 was a retired pirate bought a mansion in New Orleans, but nobody knew he was a pirate. Eventually he got a girlfriend, but he told her to stay out of the attic, because that’s where he kept all his pirate stuff. Anyway, right before their marriage, she went up to the attic. In fear of her telling the public, he threw her out the window. In shock of what he just did, he hung himself. So when you fall out the window, you are supposed to relive the brides death.
I know of another movie with this exact plot line and I can't remember what it is - except in the attic is another bride
IT'S JANE EYRE. In Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester keeps his insane wife Bertha in the attic and Jane finds Bertha right before Jane and Rochester's wedding. Bertha then sets fire to the mansion and throws herself out of the window. Luckily though, Rochester and Jane live on.
What is the new storyline?
That would make sense since it’s Bluebeard and as soon as you get off the ride in WDW, they have his and his 6 wives graves!
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Tbh, I don’t get to go to Disneyland/World that often and I miss it dearly. Your videos always make me happy.
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Believe that you'll go again someday :)
I have only been to the Florida one once, never to the California one and I’m going to Paris for the third time next year. I miss it there too
You should get to our California Disneyland soon it’s my favorite one! I’ve been five times, but I have only been to Disney World once and I have never been to Disneyland Paris, but I really want to go to Disneyland Paris sometime soon.
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Didn't they use to give you a death certificate when you left the ride? I always thought the whole point of the mansion was each visitor was a ghost. That's what made it different and special.
Blue Coyote There are people talking about it but some people are trying to fool people. Was this a real thing given out in the mid-90s?
As I understood, if you asked at the beginning of the ride, you could get one at the end. I don't know when this was suppose to be a particular thing. I would think the 1980s or early 1990s for WDW could be a fair guess The Information I've found says now, it might happen if the cast knows it's a child's first ride or a newlywed couple or such is riding. You can get one at www.doombuggies.com. But I remember actually being at Disney World once and someone mentioning it.
I've heard that too, but it could just be a rumor :o
They use to give death certifcates if you ask a worker there when the ride is over, but people asked for them so much that they get rid of them. Them will give you a small post like card of mickey and pluto as the characters of the caretaker and his dog the words on the card say "Haunted Mansion Honorary Caretaker" on a grave.
The death certificate was also give out at DL HM but was discontinued after word got out about them. In the ride itself you can here a woman at the very end asking you to "Hurry back" and "Don't forget your death certificate."
One of the worst problems in theme park design is how to explain why there's tourists in Mickey Mouse shirts crawling all around the jungle, the old west, etc. The genius of the Haunted Mansion was to put a lampshade on it. Instead of playing pretend (e.g.: the original Fantasyland dark rides which pretended that you are Snow White or Peter Pan or Mr. Toad), it just straight up accepts that you are a tourist who is visiting a haunted mansion. The mansion has a ghostly tour guide who shows you around the place, and it is your "sympathetic vibrations" as a guest that make the ghosts materialize. The Haunted Mansion has no explanation beyond the obvious fact of you being a tourist in a haunted mansion. It's brilliant.
The Indiana Jones Adventure and Twilight Zone Tower of Terror do this to, by directly addressing YOU, as the guest. The worst rides all seem to ignore your very existence and just give you vignettes of somebody else's adventure (Ariel, Nemo, Jack Sparrow).
Same thing with the Rock N Rollercoaster in Hollywood Studios. In the queue there is a big room you can look into (really just a screen with good depth of field distortion) that looks like you are looking into their sound stage and there is an intro to the ride explaining your part in the experience. It's pretty cool.
Dont disrespect pirates of the carribian like that
the death theory still makes sense if you take madam leota’s seance into account. she’s the real first ghost you see and she summons all the others to show themselves, being someone with that power she should be able to make herself appear to the living like she can make other ghosts appear. they try to scare you until you fall - or descend, which can still mean fall - and then they accept you and party with you. totally plausible!
I always really liked the Death Theory. There's a few holes, but the story of HM is already so all over the place it doesn't seem to matter. It's almost like how in the old fantasyland dark rides you wouldn't SEE the main character because you ARE the main character. The whole Mansion is focused on YOU.
HM wouldn't be the first Disney dark ride that you "die" in either!
ThemeParkRider I believe you die in Mr Toad’s Wild Ride as well?
FrostyPines poop
Nani-Summer Yup! In the original Snow White’s Adventures at WDW you also died. I’m not sure about the Disneyland version.
ThemeParkRider oh that’s cool
Even as a kid I just assumed we died in the room with the ghost host. After he hangs himself it goes black there is a scream and than a loud crash. Dead.
The crash doesn't have to be you dying, though. Getting thrown out a window is a much more obvious indicator of death, and it was the original plan for the ride while they were drafting.
I think the "crash" during the long scream is supposed to be the crash of the "host" skeleton that just fell to the floor beside you.
Getting thrown out a window is a much more obvious indicator of death, and it was the original plan for the ride while they were drafting
@@dan5660that’s always what I’ve thought too! Because you can hear something fall so I think that’s exactly what that is unless he’s falling on top of us or something like that lol
I never left that ride too depressed..
And feed that freaking out dog!!!
I'm always grinning from ear to ear when I leave. I love it.
That dog needs some bloody kibbles. It looks as starved as a dog in a haunted graveyard!
Not everyone has enough money to feed themselves and others, you know. Not everyone lives the in luxuries of life like us.
GRIM grinning? :)
Craigmeister999 than don’t get a dog!
Fun Fact: The Haunted Mansion already has a 1000th happy haunt.
In October of 2004, Disneyland hosted a charity auction for the Boys & Girls Club of Anaheim. Disneyland posted an online auction, giving fans a chance to become immortalized in the Haunted Mansion as its 1000th resident. When the eBay listing ended on October 21st, Cary "Jay" Sharp of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was the winner, placing a bid of $37,400. The medical doctor and health-care attorney won a spot in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, as well as a donation for his local Baton Rouge chapter of the Boys & Girls Club.
I was one of the original riders of the Mansion and remember CLEARLY there was a ghost hunter about to be eaten by a giant spider! His equipment was in a bag and he is screaming for help in the web..
Interesting... I've never heard that one before.
Oh yeah, the man in the web. Ive always thought that one was spooky. I never saw it, but its kinda like WDW's hatbox ghost.
soundcloud.com/snfs/the-haunted-mansion-october-1971-ride-through-mix-sfs skip to 4:30 is that the sound he made?
Rat that totally makes sense if true!! At first I thought it was the coffin guy groaning but that comes a bit later and I guess he’s always said, “Get me outta here...” 😂 I never knew about this ghost hunter in a web until today. Cool!!
Original rider ? Wow !!! We respect .
This might just be semantics, but... if you fall, you're still descending. The dictionary definition of "descend" is this: "move or fall downward.", keyword being fall. So, in essence, the death theory is still very much plausible! I always liked that particular theory, as it really gives us more sort of lore to latch on to, even if it's just fan lore rather than canonically confirmed.
How about...the hearse out front is your hearse...you enter the mansion and go down the elevator...which represents going 6 feet under. (He may say foolish mortal because youre dead...but he knows you're not?...maybe?) You walk through a hallway...represents going through a tunnel...you come to the end and start to ride...or float? You check out the atmosphere a while..see if it's worthy of staying there. Madam Leota does the seance..which keeps you between this realm and the next. The other spirits recieve your sympathetic vibration because now, you're in the same state as them. You can now see them "properly". You finish the tour of the retreat and float down to the yard and mingle through the party. You exit...rather enter... into a crypt. (Looks like one to me) The ghost follows you home because you ARE home. That last room is your room at the mansion. When you rise out of your room, the lady says hurry back. The way she says be sure to bring your...death certificate (then laughs knowingly) is because youre already dead. Youre floating up out of the mansion...to haunt your friends or enemies? I know it's not right but it's fun to think about.
Definitely plausible
......K
The ghosts are not malicious though, if they actually wanted to kill us they would have just killed us and not gone through all this effort with throwing a party to try and sell the idea of becoming a ghost to us. And secondly the ghost host makes it clear that this a place for happy haunts, spirits who are there of their own free will. if they killed us then we would not be very happy and just be a real downer for all the other ghosts.
The whole story of the Haunted mansion is that it's a retirement home for all the worlds spirits and that the ghost host is trying to sell the idea of becoming a ghost to you. It's why he invites you into the mansion, gives you a tour and has the other ghosts throw a huge party for you. Murdering you in cold blood is not a very good sales pitch.
I like that theory. It’s fun to think about!
Woah...
*_"SOMEBODY GIVE HIM A TREAT."_*
just me to every single dog
Can you do a Haunted Mansion theory next video? You haven't done one in a while
Alcendence OMG YES! I missed those
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LPSMermaidMiracle sarcasm. learn it.
Julie Skycrest wow never heard of it
Lol
I think you don’t really start to see ghosts until you participate in a seance. During this seance, you have a 1 in 3 chance of the ride breaking down right in this spot. When the ride resumes, you discover that the hat box ghost is none other than... ...Jean Lafitte!
UmmYeahOk yep!! Madame Leota requests the appearance of the spirits and then we see them from the next scene on forward. :)
BlueLily Paints what crazysingingchick says is truth. The 1 in 3 chance of the ride breaking down though is a joke, as all “lights on” evacuation videos seem to start in this room. I’ve never had it break down on me before, but most times when I ride it, it slows way down in this room. The majority of the time it actually stops, and we’re told to remain seated as the ride will resume. This happens for only a few seconds thankfully, but it’s still very odd that it’s always in this room. The Jean Lafitte being the hatbox ghost is just a fan theory, but also a joke, since the infamous pirate is a running gag on this channel.
BlueLily Paints when I was on the HM it also broke down but twice once at the graveyard for about 15 minutes and the ride kept going, and the second was in the dark corridor on a turning ramp and we sat in pitch black for about 10 minutes! Super spooky
UmmYeahOk I rode it like 2 times and it broke there and at the ballroom next to a grave
UmmYeahOk it feels like the ride stops every single time I ride it, and I sincerely wish it didn’t stop so much. As much as I love the ride, it’s still really annoying.
Do a theory on Madam Leota. Is she dead or was she just cursed? She obviously has connections with Dr. Facilier. We see through her grave stone and the tarot cards.
Perry Watling Dr.Faciler was created years after Madame Leota
Perry Watling You said yourself we see her gravestone
Madame Leota has NO conenction with Faciliar. She's just a gypsy. They have tarot cards too
Lol what
If you listen to the story record released in promotion for the haunted Mansion opening it says the characters climb a staircase out of the attic to the cemetery to escape, that's why there are railings on the decline. Tbh, I never liked this theory anyway, I never thought the ghosts would be acting malicious. I always thought they were trying to test you, to see if you were brave enough to invite you into their home. Great video thank you for doing your research.
Bryce Mckenzie Hey! I saw you on PBG hardcore!
To be fair though, the imagineers clearly think the ghosts are malicious. They explicitly say in one of their early drafts, the ghosts were one hundred percent meant to be throwing you out the window. It was supposed to copy the death of one of the ghosts. Since the other person died from being thrown out that window, it's pretty safe to suggest the fall was also supposed to kill YOU.
The throwing out of the window actually represents 1 of 4 stories Ken Anderson created. (Walt put Ken in charge of creating the haunted mansion). The story goes there was a sea captain who married Constance Hatchaway. Their wedding day he told her not to go in the attic, well she did. She found out that he was a Notorious sea captain. Afraid she might tell the town the captain threw her out of the window. In which she comes back and haunts him until he takes his own life. This sea captain has a name but I don’t know how to spell.
Credit: TPM VIDS
I always thought you were alive since the ghost host says to bring your death certificate next time. And the smaller bride at the end says to hurry back.
Yeah, you're definitely alive. Just a fun theory.
I think they have to make it fun for those who don't read too much into it, but up until you are told you are not dead, you might think that you actually died during your visit. And who is to say that they are telling you the truth?
Wait, according to the Disneyland tour guide of the haunted mansion, wasn’t it the Captain’s body that’s hanging in the elevator after the death of his bride?
In the very first drafts of the Haunted Mansion, when they were still moving forward with the Captain Gore story, he was the one hung from the rafters. After the Pirate story got put to rest, though, they changed the hanging body to that of the Ghost Host, even though it isn't explicitly stated.
I mean it's pretty explicit that the body is the Ghost Host's. He's the one who says "there's always my way".
Yeah. I always thought it was Master Gracey's...Or I could be thinking of that shitty Eddie Murphy movie...
That’s what I thought too!
My dad took a business trip up to Orlando last week and came back and gave me a Haunted Mansion Tee-Shirt (I have stated numerous times to my parents that ride is the only reason I would visit Disneyworld again)
Just Squeegee same other then that ride Disney world just isn't that good it's cool but nothing special I prefer Disneyland wayyy more
Please do more ride theories.
Aye aye
In Phantom Manor over here I always understood the ride that we, the guests, leave the ride as a ghost. It’s quite obvious when you put a bit of thinking in what you see instead of looking and not taling in anything. So that this is also the case in the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Anaheim is very possible
I love your Haunted Mansion videos. Its my favorite ride, so I love learning everything possible about it.
Your sincere delight in The Haunted Mansion and Disney minutiae make your videos excellent company.
Please keep faith in your own whimsical instincts and continue to share your infectious joy and gleeful silliness. When in doubt, crank it out !!!
My mom once said that they used to give death certificate at the end but you had to say a certain word to a cast member.
The word is probably "Please".
MissArtSucker I think I remember hearing about that too
I absolutely subscribe to this theory. Friends have argued that it's all just coincidence, but it's far too perfect imo. Excellent description of one of the coolest Disney theories! Offhand confirmed for king of Haunted Mansion videos.
As a mansion maid cast member, I believe Constance threw us out of the window. As you go backwards you can see the broken window.
True I think before the graveyard the ghosts don’t really acknowledge you but then once in the graveyard it’s like a party for your entrance into the afterlife lol
I'm in Disneyland right now! I'll go in the Haunted Mansion for you.
(I already took about a dozen selfies with the "Laffite's Landing" sign)
I'm going to Disney World this month for my birthday and I'm watching all your videos to get excited! I do it every time I go and I never get tired of watching them
I like the how the thumbnail just says "You're dead" XDXD
I pioneered this theory about 15 years ago on my Livejournal, and I'm glad to know it is still circulating. I got a ton of rage from Haunted Mansion fans about it way back when.
I thought the decending part was getting buried
You don't fall to your death, your Doom Buggy slowly and safely takes you down to ground level from the second floor attic. You can't just pretend the Doom Buggy doesn't exist. The hitchhiking ghosts scene would make no sense unless you're meant to be in some sort of vehicle. The Doom Buggies are even referred to in the ride script. "And now a carriage approaches..."
I don't know, man. The wording in that official story is pretty ambiguous. We "make our escape" (from the Mansion or from life?) and "descend" to the graveyard (intentionally or by falling?). I could buy the theory. You're right that a few ghosts are visible before the descent but they're definitely less antagonistic once we're in the graveyard.
Personally I like the theory that you are already dead before you walk-in. You are a ghost looking for a good place to happily haunt in peace, and luckily for you, you just happened to be in the Haunted Mansion, the premier retirement home for spooks and spirits from all around the world. The Ghost Host gives you a tour, but you can’t properly see them until madam Leota’s seance, which gives them a more physical form. Now you can see them throwing a party in your honor.
I mean, I always took the Ghost Host's words to mean exactly what you're saying: That the only way out is to die. But I had never considered the whole thing about how, the last time you seem to truly be inside the mansion is in the attic with the bride and Hatbox Ghost, and then you do seem to be "falling" through the trees to the ground (it's not 'almost vertical', but, whatever), and a red-eyed raven is indeed the very next thing you see, which kind of symbolizes death in the past, present and future. The groundskeeper and his dog though, they seem to be frightened of the cemetery, not you, judging by their placement. By the time they're facing you, your Doom Buggy is practically already past them, facing you in a new direction, so... Cool theory, not perfect, but cool.
Also, how awful is it that the book detailing Haunted Mansion's story completely forgets the THIRD ghost in the attic, who's also MY FAVORITE? The shadowy piano player! He's the best, and they don't even mention him! ;-;
Maybe the ghost host kills you in the stretching room just painlessly he says "there are no windows and no doors and you must find a way out but of course there;s always my way" his way could be killing you which lets you transcend through the wall into the loading area
Good theory, but only one problem. How?
i've only been able to go on it a couple times, but i've always thought that this was genuinely what happened??? seeing this theory i was confused because i remember being a kid putting together the fact that we all just "died" as it happened
Honestly though, you are the best Disney channel out there. My family and I adore your videos. Can't get enough!
story of the Phantom Manor in Disneyland paris (please make a video of it)
Phantom Manor tells the story of Henry Ravenswood (1795), a man who became rich in the mining industry in the town of Thunder Mesa. From all the gold he found in Big Thunder Mountain, he built Ravenswood Manor, a Victorian country house on the top of Boot Hill, just opposite Big Thunder Mountain. He founded a family with his wife Martha (1805) and had a daughter named Melanie (1842).
A local Indian tribe, driven by the inhabitants of the village of Thunder Mesa, said that Thunderbird was deep in Big Thunder Mountain. Thunderbird would be a powerful Indian god that protects Big Thunder Mountain. Legend has it that Thunderbird when he hits his wings can cause thunder, lightning and earthquakes. But Henry Ravenswood did not believe those stories. Time passed and the gold in Big Thunder Mountain slowly increased, causing the miners to search deeper for gold. Melanie changed from a young girl into an adult woman and met a train driver. They became engaged and the train driver promised Melanie to travel with her from Thunder Mesa, to the great envy of Henry who tried to stop the wedding. But his plans did not work out, when in 1860 the miners of Big Thunder Mountain got to deal with the rage of Thunderbird and Big Thunder Mountain was simultaneously hit by thunder, lightning and an earthquake. The disaster cost the life of Henry Ravenswood and his wife and the family nothing more was heard until the truth came after a long time under the rubble.
The only people in the family who survived the earthquake were Melanie and her fiancé. Their wedding day had arrived and it promised to be a special day. But nothing turned out to be less true. A phantom called "Phantom" appeared in front of the house. He approached the future groom and lured him to the attic. The groom could have stayed there better, because before he knew it he was hanging on a noose that was attached to one of the beams. In the meantime Melanie waited hours in the ballroom. She was left alone with the housekeepers and butlers. She told herself that he would still show up. That's why she always kept her wedding dress and her bouquet with her. To be prepared for the return of her groom she sang a melody of lost love.
Phantom still wandered through the house and laughed at Melanie for her wailing. He invited his friends from the underworld to party forever in the ghost villa. The shape of the house was slowly changed by the malevolent forces that entered the house. Years passed and all corners of the house were filled with cobwebs and dust. Rumor had it that Melanie had lost her mind. She walked through the house year-in-year and still sang the same song for her, while ghosts and demons danced around her. Everywhere she walked she was reminded of the wedding. The house was slowly surrounded by weeds and dead plants. Melanie always kept hoping that her lover would ever return and never thought why he would have left.
The rubble of the earthquake caused the old Thunder Mesa to turn into a ghost town. Because of its appearance it got the nickname "Phantom Canyon". The dark version of the city was never inhabited by other people, and the old inhabitants have never returned.
Until today no one knows if Melanie Ravenswood is still alive. If she were still alive she would be over 100 years old. Her singing and wailing, however, when it is dark and the full moon shines, can still be heard in the city. But also the malignant laughter of Phantom can be heard. Whether Melanie is alive or not, it is certain that she never left her family home and is still waiting for her future.
Many fans of the attraction believe that the Phantom ghost is the father of Melanie, looking for revenge from his grave. Other people believe that it would just be an expression of pure evil. During the masterclass on the 20th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, however, Tony Baxter also wore the groom as Phantom. Who in turn wanted to take the bride to her death, so that they could still marry.
(I am from Belgium 🇧🇪 so I speak Dutch, so there is an error between it is Google Translate)
This is my favorite theory, I love it! I'm going to tell to my friends whenever we go on the ride.
When I was little I tried the haunted mansion I got scared and had to leave early and I’m embarrassed to admit this but......
I wasn’t scared of the ghosts, I was scared because I thought there were....alligators swimming at my feet.
FML
And BTW it IS because of that poster of the girl with the umbrella on a tightrope with the alligator
WAIT HOLD ON A SECOND JUST HEARD THIS RIDE IS A FLIPPING ROLLER COASTER WITH A VERTICAL DROP ON THIS VID OMG THANK GOD I GOT OUT OF THERE
Nm now he says he was misleading me
Have you tried writing your comment AFTER watching the video and not WHILE you're watching it?
It's a very _very_ slow vertical drop, though. Hardly a roller coaster in any sense.
The haunted mansion doesn’t have a vertical drop nor is it a rollercoaster. This comment is so confusing
"descend to the graveyard below" sounds like a euphemism to me idk. When you said you had a book I was picturing something less... advertising-looking
"There's always my way" is VERY telling
BAHAHAHA
“hey girl lemme descend to your graveyard below 😏😏😏”
@@noraaaaa NOT THAT KIND OF EUPHEMISM XD
One time when I was riding the Haunted Mansion with my grandma, the ride stopped for about 5-10 minutes at that sloped part of the ride in Disney World. It was fun for a while but then it started to become a little uncomfortable laying in that position at an angle.
Yeah, I definitely got this impression as a 7 yr. old the first time back in the day(early '80's). The "psychological" design of this ride was a masterpiece of it's time(1969)- similar to a Vincent Price horror film of the same period. Because once inside the stretching room, and the host reveals his "only way out"(by hanging) spiel, even as a 7 yr. old(the first time) I had the real impression I might not make it OUT of here alive(LOL). Even later in the attic scene, the pop-up spooks(until they were removed) seriously had one on edge along with the heartbeat in background. Only later in the graveyard scene did Disney allow a more lighthearted/spooky experience.
Ahem.. may I be the first to say....
JEAN LAFITTE
The Mouseketeer Review Channel, fuck yeah!! 👻👻
Yassss
The Mouseketeer Review Channel lol
*J E A N L A F I T T E*
The Mouseketeer Review Channel I don't understand it at all but that's SUPER Funny
Disney theory’s make some of the best offhand Disneyland videos.
Waffle ganger offhand disney*
Do you know what would be a cool yet somewhat challenging video?
Every. Single. HIDDEN MICKEY!!
Every time I go I try to find them, but I feel like theres just... MILLIONS at this point! It'd be near impossible.
Well look in the ballroom Bellow and look at the plates on the table and if you look closely you can see the hidden Micky
Okay, okay, okay. I was eating while watching this video just now, and when you got to the Constance/Hatbox part, and you so casually referred to Hattie as your best friend, I almost spit my food out. I don't know why, but that just got me real bad. Chuckled uncontrollably.
One time I was in the Haunted Mansion ride and it broke down right as the buggies were laying down to go down the hill. I actually did end up falling asleep while they were getting the ride working again.
"This chamber has no windows and no doors. Which offers you this chilling challenge, to find a way out!" Found one. *Pulls the fire alarm
6:14 to 6:16
Are you sure we’re not
SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS
😃
😃
😃
I’ll go home now
I just found the channel and liked the video. I believe we descend from the attic due to my copyright1970 Disneyland Record and Book which states, “I climbed out of a window and onto a balcony, then down a tree, and was greatly relieved to be out of that house.” (Page 19)
The Haunted Mansion is my favorite ride and I’ll be sure to watch your other videos. Great job!
I honestly love these videos. The creepy stuff is the best. 👌🏻
5:41 I have a feeling the groundskeeper and his dog aren't long for this world
I'd take a nap in a Doom Buggy with you. Sounds great! 😂
So I was getting all into this commentary and then the end bummed me out. Loved the theory. Either way very cool! I can never get enough Haunted Mansion!
Wait why does jack and the nightmare before Christmas come to the haunted mansion, and how? 😂
Hey! I found your channel a few nights ago at like 2am and I love it all. Great content and I’m so excited for more!
You know who’s holding that candle??????
JEAN LAFFITEEE
lol Walt Disney, Paul Frees or ..> or.. Annette Funicello!!
The theory did have me sold for a bit that was interesting. I do kinda like the story that you somehow end up dying while on the ride. The descend could still be that you descend in the graveyard to your death
I listened to the story and song of The Haunted Mansion once, and it actually said that both Mike and Karen (the original characters who went through the Mansion) actually went down a few stairs into the graveyard. So what is the conclusion to the comment nothing. But there is a moral, if you find a flight of stairs behind a window use them...
4:07 "Disney you have some explaining to do."
What if you die BEFORE the ballroom scene? Maybe, Madame Leota casts an incantation that kills the rider. Now being dead, we go through the ballroom to get to the graveyard, trying the find the best party.
I kinda like the idea that you’re already dead when you walk in. You are the 1000 Ghost looking for a place to happily haunt in peace, and the Ghost Host is giving us a tour, and the other ghosts through a party in our honor.
Love your content. I subscribed back when you had less then 12 videos, and it has been a fun ride so far. From getting to vote on a logo, to the name change meaning more content on both Disneyland and Disney World, things just keep getting better. Keep up the good work!
This was great video. Please do the fisherman original haunted mansion theme!
After looking up a lot of videos about the Hatbox Ghost, I FINALLY managed to get to Disneyland to see him in person after he was finally placed back in position. Haunted Mansion was the first ride my friends and I went on that day. The ride stopped for adjustment exactly in front of the character! Scared the heck out of me!
I know I speak for a lot of Disney fans (especially Haunted Mansion fans) that if we where to die for real I would definitely want to become the 1000th Happy Haunt in the Mansion and honestly spend my afterlife there actually becoming an actual ghost in the attraction like the story of the mother who spread her son's ashes on the ride. Anybody else? Okay maybe I just love this ride too much lol Great video as par usuall. Keep up the great work! :)
Marrythenightgaga101 You may be a bit late for that. I’v heard stories that the haunted mansion is actually haunted for real. People have been spreading ashes there against Disney’s will forever, it’s such a common occurrence that they have special equipment just for vacuuming up the charred remains of the dead.
HELL YES!!!!!!! That boy apparently still wanders the mansion. There have been pictures taken of him
An on ride video with commentary by you? What a brilliant idea!
Wonder why I've never thought of that before? (but I totally have and recommended it before on past videos)
But you forgot about the comic book.You have to read it is really good.Would you be able to do a video on that.It even explains who we are when we are going in the mansion and why we are going in.
Maybe at some point, but the comic book isn't considered canon to the attractions.
Offhand Disney Love you’re vids
I wanna read that!! 😱😱😱😱
crazysingingchick It is a pretty good comic book.
I read issue one, and, although good, I don't believe that it tributes to the EXACT lore, but perhaps I'm wrong...
The grave keeper to me is easily the scariest thing. Idk what it is but he’s all alone just standing there and his dog is starving! Always totally creeped me out and still does. It’s so fascinating
The Ghost Host looks you in the eye and says, "おまい わ もえ しんでる."
*お前はもう死んでいる
Dude! You are awesome. You made me laugh so hard. I am a Disney Cast member and really appreciate your passion for the park! So glad I stumbled upon your channel!
Make a video about if The Haunted Mansion, Pirates, etc was build today or i guess in 2018
What a great video, thank you. I've only ever been to Phantom Manor in Paris (being French), and didn't know about the other story in the other parks. Thanks for allowing me to ride with the video. I just went to Disneyland Paris in November an the novelty added to the ride was much appreciated!
I heard that you die as you are falling out and the ghosts 👻 singing along in the graveyard that you see don't look transparent anymore cause you are one of them, but wait, you end up getting hitchhiking ghosts 👻 as you leave, so if you were one of them, wouldn't you be unable to leave cause now you join them? so where would the hitchhiking ghosts 👻 follow to then or how could they follow you home if you are dead like them? if you were still alive as in the storyline, then that might be understandable, but if you're dead after going out the attic door, then wouldn't you be unable to leave and be one of them and become the 1000th spirit? therefore the hitchhiking ghosts 👻 wouldn't need to have a ride with you cause you wouldn't be leaving anywhere, it's just very confusing 😕 to me when I think of it.
Yeah, that's the most confusing thing about the theory tbh. "The only way to escape the mansion is to die... at which point you become a ghost and thus end up not leaving the mansion anyway". I mean after all, isn't that the function of the Haunted Mansion? To serve as a place for ghosts to hang out when they have nowhere else to go?
See, here's the problem with the logic you're using: they never actually SAY that you can't leave if you die. In fact, they suggest the opposite several times. They say you can only leave if you die, they talk about the ghosts following you home, they say IF you want to join them you have to return with a death certificate. It's very heavily implied that dying does NOT mean you become the 1000th ghost automatically.
THIS VIDEO....is amazing I really like this theory and I love the way you presented it it was funny and ughhhh I love spooky stories like this!
Can you do a video about captain gore still?
Can I be honest? The editing on this video is amazing. 5:04 - 5:09 is the my favorite part of this whole video
I've wanted to be the 1000th haunt since I've been like 5
Jonah Clemons hahaha... same!!!
I love your new intro! You deserve wayyy more subscribers! I love DisneyLand channels, but yours is by FAR my favorite!! 😊 (edit: please vlog at DisneyLand!)
I know this is not right because I took a tour at Disney world and they said you do die but it’s when you “fall” backwards off the balcony or for Disney Land when you see the guy with the head and the box or whatever
Helix Gaming - Gaming/Vlogs king that’s what he said
I really like this theory. I always wondered why we went backward through that black decent. Was it a transition, was it to save space? But now that I heard this theory I feel like it makes much more sense!
Nice theory but...as you leave the Haunted Mansion you come across a miniature Madam Leota who says, "Come back, come back and don't forget to bring your death certificate." Inferring that you aren't dead... yet but, you can always come back if you have proof that you are truly dead.
How does that infer that you aren't dead? If you died during the ride you won't HAVE a death certificate yet; you don't get those until someone finds your corpse and the government gets everything organised. That doesn't mean you're not dead until it's printed. Also, they used to give you death certificates at the end of the ride if you said a specific word.
And OD says that the ghost host doesn't recognize us at the end..doesn't he, and just comments that he's back?
I think I like this death theory as a story better than just “descending”
Can I be the first to say..........
I love ur new intro offhanddisneyland
Oooh! I really like this theory, I like how it’s a bit darker! Super entertaining!!
#NotificationSquad here
thank you for your time in all your video. I and my kids enjoy all of thim . you Rock thanks again🙂
Misleading?
*Anyway to reach the 10 minute mark*
PIN THIS PLEASE if everyone goes on the ride and there’s still 999 haunts, does that mean everyone has escaped alive? Because if people were to “die” there would be more than 999 haunts?
Dat Boi Muncheo Nah it still makes sense if we died cuz we left the house at the end and are therefore not haunting it.
Love your sense of humor throughout the videos totally subscribed!!
I love your Haunted Mansion videos 💜😊 you been a wonderful ghost host
Dude phantom manor is just as good as the US versions why do you always shit on Disneyland Paris
Slimmy_007 He didnt, he referenced it because it has a completely different storyline than the Haunted Mansion.
Isn't Mystic Manor in Hong Kong completely different too?
Man I want to be your best friend and go to Disneyland together and talk history and trivia. Love the videos!
The way you said "SOMEBODY GET HIM A TREAT!" made me laugh so much
Again, I LOVE your commentary, hilarious! And I think your theory is spot on! 👍
Haunted mansion brings me great joy and to hear more theories about it fires up my imagination and it lights my fascination aflame.The magic of the HM is the flexibility of the story. It changes from one story to another. I loved the Thunder and I think its such a shame about the dog.I am a dog lover and overall a lover of all animals. I wish I could party all the time but i attend so few. Not a lover of the drink so I'm not missing out anything I suppose. Anyway your videos are wise,witty and enlightening. Thank you for the rare gems of information you give. It takes a lot of courage to be a blogger but don't be Paul Frees only be yourself.You make Disney theories enjoyable!
Very good points, but Mr.TPMVids on his TPMVids 2019 Things on Haunted Mansion Disney World tries doing a Paul Frees intro, and he does a good job!
the thunder effect scared the absolute shit out of me damnit