Disneyland fans watching the new “Haunted Mansion” movie will be treated to a few extra laughs from the supernatural horror comedy when they spot Easter Egg tributes to the classic dark ride hidden in plain sight throughout the film.
Movie trailers and preview screenings offer a host of hints about the visual nods and character references the “Haunted Mansion” film will make to the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland when the new Walt Disney Studios release hits theaters on Friday, July 28.
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The new movie stars Rosario Dawson as a single mom who moves into a haunted mansion with her son and engages a psychic (Tiffany Haddish), priest (Owen Wilson), paranormal specialist (LaKeith Stanfield), New Orleans tour guide (Winona Ryder) and historian (Danny DeVito) to rid the house of 999 ghosts. Along the way they encounter Madame Leota (Jamie Lee Curtis), the Hatbox Ghost (Jared Leto) and Constance Hatchaway (Lindsay Lamb).
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Let’s take a closer look at the 10 Easter Eggs in the new movie that make reference to the Disneyland ride.
1) Disneyland Facade
The film’s mansion is a replica of the Disneyland attraction facade.
Walt Disney asked artist Ken Anderson to develop a haunted house experience for Disneyland. Anderson’s rendering of a dilapidated mansion in an overgrown New Orleans bayou was originally rejected by the boss. The “Ghost House” drawing, based on the Shipley-Lydecker House in Baltimore, Maryland, eventually became the design used for the Haunted Mansion attraction.
Each of the five Haunted Mansion-style attractions at Disney theme parks around the world have a distinct architectural style.
2) Haunted Armored
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