![]() However, the special effects weren’t as effective as the Disney Imagineers had hoped for. Some park guests saw him during the ride’s opening month. Disney cast members rode the attraction with him inside. His disappearing head trick synchronizing with her beating heart.ĭuring the pre-opening week, the Hatbox Ghost was functional. ![]() The Hatbox Ghost worked in harmony with the Ghost Bride. As the guests rode past him, his head returned to his body once more, waiting to spook the next guest. As the Doom Buggy approached, his head disappeared from his neck and reappeared in his hatbox. When the ride first opened at Disneyland in 1969, he resided in the attic next to the Ghost Bride. He leans against a cane and in his spare hand, he holds a hatbox. The Hatbox Ghost is an elderly man in a top hat with a devilish gleam. The Hatbox Ghost is an animatronic figure designed by one of Disney’s Nine Old Men, Marc Davis. And now it is time to tell the tale of The Hatbox Ghost and his mysterious disappearance. But this ghastly ghoul has resurrected himself to haunt New Orleans Square once more. ![]() If you’ve visited Disneyland, there’s still a good chance you’ve never encountered him. Have you ever browsed through Haunted Mansion merchandise and saw a creepy ghost in a top hat? Did you rack your memory, trying to remember where he is on the ride? He’s in the graveyard…no he’s in the library? Are you still unsure? If you’ve only been to Disney World, you’ve never seen the Hatbox Ghost in person.
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