Kurt Russell: Badass under any circumstances.

I loved working on these figures. Putting the skins on them. Painting them with acetone based paint. The four of us management audioanimatronic artists at Walt Disney World even got to portray ourselves in a national commercial as we walked through and checked the attraction. We soon realized we were not alone. This commercialwas for Halloween at Disney World. I actually replaced the artist Leotta (Madam Leotta) who had been at Disney World the first couple of years to train the other three artists. Neat lady.

Fun facts....Thurl Ravenscroft provided the voice for the singing bust seen in the video. He was also the voice for the original Tony the Tiger and he also sings Mr. Grinch in How the Grinchs stole Christmas.

I remember seeing this on the Disney Channel when I was a kid in the '90s.

5:07 - I stick with what Walt said. It's a Mansion built specifically for ghosts to come and stay in. No household curse, no mass murder, no departed sea captain, no tragic wedding. Just a Haunted Mansion in Disneyland.

The Disney Company began building the Haunted Mansion in 1961 and it was first opened in 1969. It took a whole decade to complete the job. Wow!

4:53 If you think about it. It was Really nice for Walt to have worried we're ghosts would stay since all other old houses have been torn down. And it's sad that 999 ghosts live there now, cuz if you think about it... The must have been countless of haunted houses destroyed, leaving ghosts homeless.... Walt cared for the dead, more than any living person I've seen. I Know that Backstory Was Made up, for the lore of the Haunted Mansion. But you gotta admit. It was very generous of him.

Paul Frees was also the voice behind Professor Ludwig Von Drake. Eleanor Audley, the voice behind Madame Leota, was also the voice of Cinderella's wicked Stepmother (even the live-action reference model for her) and Maleficent.

4:18 Thurl Ravenscroft!

4:30 that’s the Hatbox Ghost without his hat!

This is interesting and ancient even though The Osmonds seem to have a hauntingly good time in Anaheim, CA, of course. Celebrities are going into The Haunted Mansion and it's a dream come true for them even though this attraction at Disneyland is very nostalgic and scary at the same time.

you know what's so funny is the changing portraits doesn't have lightning on the ride since it was updated, but it has lightning on the portraits on the video

Wholesome and keen mannered Russell right here. A little over 10 years later, he would bark line "ya F** you too!" In the Thing. 😁

I went there in the 70's,,it was such a cool ride..love looking at how things are made..thanks for sharing

I love the Haunted Mansion! I've ride that ride since I was 8 years old! It's Scary Fun!😄💖

Now I can't get "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream" out of my head...

Man, this is cool! It's neat seeing the technical process behind my favorite Disneyland ride! And the music in the background? Classic. Thanks for posting this!

The Disney Company designed and built the Haunted Mansion throughout the 1960s and finally it was first opened to the public in 1969. Amazing! 🏚️👻⚰️🕸🔮😱

I forgot about this episode! Great to see again!

i remember the vault disney. i used to get up at 430 in morning to watch when i was little kid. sigh those were the good old days

6:27 Has she never seen an opening door or something?

This is Amazing I Always Wondered how the Haunted Mansion was made, including other Disney Rides

Fascinating. I recall seeing this on the Wonderful World of Disney back in '72. Is it available on dvd in any of the Disney Treasures dvd sets?

Several, actually. Most of them were clip shows with Professor Von Drake's hilarious commentary. One of my personal faves was "Inside Outer Space", where Ludwig, in an observatory, tries to plug his own space travel guide. The clips in this show were from the Tomorrowland specials "Man in Space", "Tomorrow the Moon", and "Mars and Beyond".

Nice! I've seen clips from this in other stuff for years, but had no idea where they came from. Thanks!

I did'nt know that about Kurt Russell , but i did know about the voice of the haunted mansion ghost host . Paul Fress has been the voice of cartoons for years, if you ever watched The Beatles cartoons Paul Frees was the voice of John Lennon and George Harrison.

aw Donnie so cute

And the last words that came from Walt Disney before he died was "Kurt Russell" written down on a piece of paper.

6:25 Your cadaverous palour, portrays and aura of foreboding. Almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it your imagination? Hmm? And consider this dismaying observation: this chamber has no windows, and no doors. (chuckle) Which offers you this chilling challenge: *to find...a way out!!!* (Laughter) Of course, there's always *my* way.

nice retrospective of the making of Disneylands Haunted Mansion with a young Kurt Russell & The Osmonds

You can see the original hatbox ghost at 4:30! Sans hat.

What an exquisite miniature

In the Haunted Mansion film, Madame Leota remained in the crystal ball in the end, perhaps she wanted to tell what happened to the spirits.

kurt russell just makes it way better. i wish he wore the same outfit as in big trouble in little china...

the scariest thing in this video are the Osmond kids

Happy 50th haunted mansion

@8:37 70s camera tech meets 70s projection tech. 😂

Mum love this ride when I was younger

8:07-8:14 All our ghosts have been *dieing* to meet you. This one can barely contain himself.

Brilliant!

I only went on the Haunted Manson ride at Disney World !

Remember watching this special on TV in the 90's. Don't think I saw this scene

Next year in 2024, the Disneyland Haunted Mansion will celebrate its 55th anniversary! 1969 to 2024! CREEPY!!!!! 🏚️👻🕸️🔮😱

I loved how EJ put Donnie n front of her

0:05 Model of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom-which would open two years at that point.

The Hatbox Ghost shows up in this video!

Paul frees also narrated "adventures thru inner-space" in tommorowland

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ON THE OPENING!!

We used to get high before going on the Mansion ride back in the 70's. Pirates of the Caribbean was a good one to on stoned too. We used to smoke weed on the people mover.

THE Kurt Russell who played as Snake Pliskin? Who would influence Snake and Big Boss's name and Design from the Metal Gear Franchise?

8:31 it’s Lisa Marie

i missed stuff like this last yr i was the tight rope walker for Halloween

Donny puttin' the moves on E.J. Peaker. Nice!

Is this the only ride they did in this type of video or was there more ride videos like this?!?

This happened...how much more can i love the seventies?

@chimera15 Many of the ideas got put into storage either as plans or full props. Disney likes to keep as many of the ideas their Imagineers think of around as much as they can. Who knows, they might decide to revisit a lost special effect later if they can. For example, in Disney World's haunted mansion, they now have a section with a bunch of stairways and doors leading to nowhere. This comes from Imagineers who designed a Winchester Mystery Mansion style room but it got turned down..until now.

6:15 King Candy from Wreck It Ralph/The Madhatter

This sh** is priceless. Who wrote those cornball lines? Thanx for sharing!!

Wish I had this job

The Osmond's and E. J's hokey acting and corny dialogue is very cringe worthy in this but Russell was passive.

Around 4:30 is that the Hatbox Ghost?!

It's a pretty cool promo with Kurt Russell and Donny Osmond as youngins', but it really was a "spoiler alert" and took the suspense out of it.

Yale Gracy at 3:55

The most scary thing in this clip is that all the Osmonds are dresssed the same.

E. J. Peaker, she was hot, waaaaaay back then.

Just wait a few more years and we can have a new special, The Haunted Mansion, the home of Kurt Russell and The Osmonds.

man...I feel ancient

I loved this ride this yr ofor mickey Halloween party I will be dress has a mansion cast member

Donny here would be surprised about what currently happen at the Haunted Mansion every Halloween and Christmas. ;)

dude, walt disney was a genius !

E ticket attraction

"The rest of you guys just MAKE-OUT the best you can." Donny was going to make-out with EJ.

The ride was originally intended to be a walk through tour with a cast member as the host

Look at baby Kurt Russell!!!! 😂

Supposedly Walt Disney's last words were "Kurt Russell". It's been a mystery to everyone, even Kurt. Kurt and Walt were friends, so maybe Walt was thinking about his mortality and he remembered this movie.

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize 4:25

no wonder why people are afraid to die

Kurt Russell shows the behind the scenes in the making of the Haunted Mansion

The ghostly ghosts are the hostly hosts.

Omg Barbara Eden is hot!

Is tim matheson narrating?

the only problem with this is what year was it aired when was the ride part filmed and when was the first part filmed clearly the first part was months or years before the 2nd part

Gee wiz! Golly.

8:29-8:30 Goblins

Ej Peaker too

is this disneyland one?

I've been on this ride

Those grave pop up ghost doesn't scream anymore. I wonder why.

was this from the Disney after dark film ?

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.

I know

4:30 - 4:44 Isnt that the infamous Hatbox Ghost that was only in the Haunted Mansion for a month or so ?

Sounds like Kurt Russell?

The end is missing.

1966

6:55-6:57 Than again, maybe not.

1:01 Toot Toot skeleton anybody

4:30 HATBOX GHOST?!?!?!?

The names Snake

Snake Plissken roflol!!