I thought it was fitting to post this blog on President's Day and not follow our Funko Friday format. In the 1970's America was riding high on a wave of patriotism as the nation approached the 1976 Bicentennial celebration. Red, white and blue was everywhere and everything had flags on it. The space in Disneyland… Continue reading Custom Disney Park Funko Pop – Sam the Eagle from America Sings
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Upgrading the DIY Haunted Mansion Madam Leota’s Séance Scene
The séance of Madam Leota is the center of the ride. The ride revolves around this scene both literally, as you almost completely encircle her levitating head, but also metaphorically as it marks the transition to the second phase of the ride. I have discussed before, there is a theory that you are murdered in… Continue reading Upgrading the DIY Haunted Mansion Madam Leota’s Séance Scene
DIY Haunted Mansion Hallway Ghost Family Portraits
As you leave the coffin area you enter a twisting corridor with a distinctively haunted purple wallpaper adorned with elaborate ghostly faces. The hallway is full of ornate green doors with serpentine handles, a lion face in the middle, and a knocker that resembles a spiked mace. Atop the doors is decorative grating that looks… Continue reading DIY Haunted Mansion Hallway Ghost Family Portraits
Haunted Mansion Skeleton Arm Bricking Himself into the Crypt
One of the last gags you see as you leave the Swinging Wake of the Haunted Mansion is a thin skeletal arm extending out of a hole in a brick wall. It holds a trowel and and is in the process of encasing himself inside the crypt. It is just after you see the large… Continue reading Haunted Mansion Skeleton Arm Bricking Himself into the Crypt
