![]() ![]() On May 9, 2015, the Hatbox Ghost was officially re-added to the Haunted Mansion with updated video projection technology to create the effect that failed 46 years earlier. The character began appearing in Haunted Mansion merchandise and comics again in 2005, and an audio-animatronic Hatbox Ghost was revealed at D23 in August 8, 2013. However, the character developed a large following as one of the attraction's most popular characters, despite not being a part of the attraction. Only a few months after the attraction opened, the Hatbox Ghost was removed from the attraction, with the animatronic being sent to an unknown location.Īfter his removal from the attraction, stories circulated of his mystery and legacy, including a rumor that stated he was removed for being too gruesome. Disney Imagineers worked for months to find a solution, but one never presented itself. However, due to the ambient lighting in the attic, the effect of the Hatbox Ghost's head disappearing did not work, as both heads (the one on the body and the one in the hatbox) could be seen at all times. Originally, the Bride in the attic next to him was intended to be his, with the story being that she beheaded him for unknown reasons and hid the head in a hatbox, later doing the same to other men. The Hatbox Ghost was also included in much of the merchandise at the time, including the collectable record/book The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion. ![]() He appeared in the attic along with the original Bride, where every time her heart beat, his head would disappear from his neck and reappear in the hatbox he held. The Hatbox Ghost was introduced to the attraction when it first opened in 1969. 2.4 The Haunted Mansion 2023 (upcoming film).In the 2023 film, he is portrayed by Jared Leto. and Count Dooku in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He is one of the most popular Haunted Mansion characters, mostly due to his disappearance from the ride from the attraction's opening in 1969 to 2015, where he reappeared.Įven though he does not speak a single word of English in the attraction, his evil chuckles were provided by Corey Burton, who also voiced Atticus Thorn in the 2003 video game adaptation, Captain Hook and Shan Yu in Kingdom Hearts, Brainiac in the DC Animated Universe, Megatron in Transformers: Animated, Scarecrow in Batman: Gotham Knight, Quint in Disney's Timon & Pumbaa series. He is a mischievous and creepy ghost that haunts the mansion, and is heavily tied to its history. The Hatbox Ghost is one of the most popular and prominent ghosts in the popular Disney Parks attraction the Haunted Mansion. ~ Passage about the Hatbox Ghost from The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion. With each beat of his bride's heart, his head disappeared from his body and appeared in the hatbox. He was a cloaked figure with an evil, grinning face. ![]()
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