Here's one of my favorite possessions (no pun intended).
This was pinned up in the New Orleans Square employee break room and saved by a young castmember as a memento.
It's an employee poster made for the 'soft opening' or employee preview of the Mansion on August 7th and 8th, 1969. Planned for after hours operation, the preview was an attempt to do full capacity run thrus of the attraction to find any kinks in the ride system.
I guess it worked out ok as the ride did officially open on August 9th, 1969...the very day of the Sharon Tate murders by the Mansion Family singers. Nice, huh?
Now, here's our favorite haunted domiciles from early periods of their history....
The Disneyland Haunted Mansion in 1974...
The Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion in 1972...
...and now, a carriage approaches to take you into the boundless realm of the supernatural!
Happy Halloween!