{!} Hatbox Ghost {!} Haunted Mansion Art {!}

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[TW: Flashing Lights, Press Space to Turn Them Off] ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜɪɴɢᴇs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴋ ɪɴ ᴅᴏᴏʀʟᴇss ᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀɪɢʜᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴇᴄʜᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟʟs ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛs ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ɪs ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜʟʏ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɢʜᴏsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʜᴏᴜʟɪsʜ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ Happy Early Halloween!! I'm too excited for Halloween I watched the new movie yesterday and I'm in love!! I've always been a fan of the original animatronic and I'm so glad he has content now :sob: Don't Be surprised if you see more Haunted Mansion/Halloween related content soon !! History of the Hatbox Ghost (cause I'm a Disney nerd): In the original 1969 attraction in Disney Land (California) was supposed to open with an animatronic in the attic scene with Constance Hatchaway (The Bride who beheaded her 5 husbands). This ghost's gimmick was that he could make his head disappear and reappear in his hatbox, thus naming him the hatbox ghost. Unfortunately, the effect did not work in the ride itself due to lighting issues that weren't present in the studio where he was made. So, Disney removed him from the attraction which formed a cult-like following for the lost animatronic ghost. [There is a 2003 haunted mansion movie and I'm trying to go in chronological order, but, the hatbox ghost does not make an appearance in this movie!! still a classic despite this] In 2013, Disney revealed that The Hatbox Ghost would be returning to Disney Land! And so in 2015 he materialized a little away from his original spot in the attic (the haunted mansion had recently had the attic scene renovated and they didn't want to renovate it again just to include this silly guy to the stuck him on his own lil balcony right after the attic scene/transitioning into the graveyard scene) The Hatbox Ghost's next appearance would be in the 2021 film Muppets Haunted Mansion with a version of his character being played by Fozzie Bear! [spoilers for the new movie below] His next appearance was in the new 2023 Haunted Mansion Movie where The Hatbox Ghost (now given the canon name "Alastair Crump") is played by actor Jared Leto and is the main antagonist of the movie. (the name Crump is a reference to artist Rolly Crump who designed a lot of things in the haunted mansion such as the iconic purple wallpaper) Finally, In August 2023 it was announced that The Hatbox Ghost would be joining the 999 happy haunts in the Magic Kingdom Haunted Mansion (Florida)! This was great news for all Haunted Mansion Florida Fans because we've been asking for it for years! However, good news always comes with controversy. The Hatbox Ghost in Florida would not be near the attic like in California, he was said to be in the endless hallway (towards the beginning of the ride). This does not make sense with the story of the Haunted Mansion ride though! The ride starts with the rider not being able to see ghosts, just seeing footprints and things that the ghosts are moving until the seance scene where Madame Leota (floating head in the ball) lets you see the ghosts. If the Hatbox ghost appears before the seance it just simply makes no sense! Thus making this change to the beloved ride quite controversial between fans. I will update this in the future when he is officially put into the ride/when there's new Hatbox drama!!