Haunted Mansion, The: Imagineering a Disney Classic [Paperback]

WELCOME, FOOLISH MORTALS, to the Haunted Mansion, one of the most popular attractions in the history of Disney theme parks. The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic explores how the attraction's 999 happy haunts were brought to life. Rare early concept sketches, detailed architectural drawings, and stunning still photography illustrate the Mansion's evolution as it was designed and built at each Magic Kingdom park around the world-including Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Our tour begins here with a twistedly thorough third edition. Based on the retired title The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies, this newly updated volume confirms or debunks longstanding urban legends, shares fascinating behind-the-screams stories, and reveals how concepts move from inspiration to reality. Readers will discover the latest show enhancements to this classic attraction and find even more artwork depicting the happy haunting grounds in California and Florida as well as Tokyo, Paris, and now Hong Kong. This is one book you'll be dying to have on your shelf!

Jason Surrell is an author, screenwriter, creativedirector and former Senior Show Writer for Walt Disney Imagineering.Jason is also the author ofThe Art of The Haunted Mansion;Screenplay by Disney: Tips and Techniques toBring Magic to Your Moviemaking:Piratesof the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies;The Disney Mountains: Imagineering at ItsPeak;The Art of Marvel's TheAvengers; and has contributed essays and feature articles toThe ImalS