Newly redesigned Space Mountain queue. More info here.

Newly redesigned Space Mountain queue. More info here.

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How the ambient sound at Walt Disney World works

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Original recording session of Paul Frees doing the voice of the Ghost Host in a couple of different variations.

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The five singing busts in the graveyard scene sing the attraction’s theme song, “Grim Grinning Ghosts.” Though sometimes mistaken for Walt Disney, the face on the bust farthest to the left actually belongs to Thurl Ravenscroft, the song’s soloist. Ravenscroft is known to millions of fans as the voice of Tony the Tiger, the mascot of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes cereal.

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The witty epitaphs on the tombstones at the attraction’s entrance pay tribute to the designers, developers and artists who originally created The Haunted Mansion. One of the tombstones honors the late Walt Disney Imagineer Leota Thomas. Periodically, Leota’s tombstone can be spotted slowly opening and closing the eyes on its sculpted head.

The witty epitaphs on the tombstones at the attraction’s entrance pay tribute to the designers, developers and artists who originally created The Haunted Mansion. One of the tombstones honors the late Walt Disney Imagineer Leota Thomas. Periodically, Leota’s tombstone can be spotted slowly opening and closing the eyes on its sculpted head.

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Video Ride Through - Tower Of Terror Edition

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Walt Disney Imagineers screened each of the 156 episodes of The Twilight Zone at least twice to capture the mood of the television series. Many episodes were screened three or four times and studied in regard to props, guest stars, settings, and music for inspiration, as well as to find the most representative quotes and characteristic phrases used by Serling in his role as host of the show.

Walt Disney Imagineers screened each of the 156 episodes of The Twilight Zone at least twice to capture the mood of the television series. Many episodes were screened three or four times and studied in regard to props, guest stars, settings, and music for inspiration, as well as to find the most representative quotes and characteristic phrases used by Serling in his role as host of the show.

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George Lucas, deciding the films weren’t enough, has now decided to ruin the classic Star Wars attraction, Star Tours.

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Star Tours II

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