![]() The first of these lucky breakthroughs, and arguably the most famous, was the “perfection” of Disney’s Audio Animatronic technology which had first debuted in the Enchanted Tiki Room in 1963. The World’s Fair provided an unprecedented stroke of luck that greatly broadened the borders of what they could accomplish and opened up previously unimagined horizons. ![]() You see, before the World’s Fair, the story that the Imagineers could tell In the Haunted Mansion was limited by the technology of the times. However, fate was on the Haunted Mansion’s side, because the World’s Fair actually provided several technological breakthroughs that effectively solved many of the future storytelling problems for the Mansion, allowing development to flow more smoothly than it ever had before. The Haunted Mansion would have to wait for a little longer. Everyone who was anyone at Disneyland was sent to work on the extensive lineup of attractions that would debut at the fair, and no one was left to work on any of the ongoing home-projects at Disneyland. They could have never known that in 1964 work on the mansion (which had already been in development for 10 years) came to a screeching halt when Walt Disney diverted all of his attention to the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair. This mysterious attraction captured the imagination of Disneyland guests from all over the world and the anticipation rose to new heights.įast-forward to early 1969…All who visited Disneyland were eagerly awaiting the future attraction none of them even realizing the development nightmare that had been going on behind the scenes for nearly half a decade. This sign is all guests know about the inside of the Haunted Mansion and would be the only bit of knowledge they’d receive about the attraction for several years. “For reservations send resume of past experience to: Ghost Relations Dept., Disneyland. ![]() It’s followed by a description of the mansion’s offerings for retired haunts and ends with the phrase: Post lifetime leases are now available in this Haunted Mansion” “Notice! All ghosts and restless spirits. ![]() No one knows what will be inside, and the only hint of what’s to come is a sign that reads: Wide-eyed children look through a pair of wrought-iron gates at a strange building…an opulent mansion. But there is something else that grabs the attention of guests in the area. A thrilling adventure on the high seas has just been added to Disneyland’s New Orleans Square. ![]()
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