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The Sea Captain and the Bride . . . That You Never Knew
.The years 2017-2019 brought a flood of new information about Ken Anderson's 1957 plans for the Haunted Mansion (then called the "Ghost House" or "Haunted House"). This new material stems from three...
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Son of "The Sea Captain and the Bride...You Never Knew"
 .(Caricature of Ken, 1999)Never fails. You do a major study and publish major results, and the ink is barely dry (or in this case, the electrons are barely cold), and boom, something that should have...
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To Find a Way Out, or Maybe Two or Three
 .This is yet another sequel to one of my favorite posts here at Long-Forgotten. To really appreciate what we've got here, you should probably refresh your memory by taking a stroll down memory lane...
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Penn & Teller on the Haunted Mansion (except for Penn)
Everyone knows about Penn & Teller, I trust. The quieter half of the magical duo is Raymond Teller, and you may be interested to know that he is one of us:"As you might imagine, I'm a long-standing...
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Our Elevendieth Year and Other Anniversaries (Plus: April in April!)
It's our eleventh anniversary! Pop the corks, and let the undecennial festivities begin! We're all familiar with "silver,""gold," and "diamond" anniversaries, true? Well, unless I am very much...
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"Regions Beyond" Identified!
They're in . . .  Czechoslovakia.   You're welcome.Or, they might be in Czechoslovakia. Or could be. There's a non-zero chance that they are. We dedicated a (very popular) post to the musical roots of...
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The Least-Noticed Ghostly Effect in the Haunted Mansion?
Sounds Long-Forgotteny to me, babe.The Imagineers who created this most fascinating of all Disney attractions filled it pretty thick with groovy special effects (yes, groovy; we ARE talking 1969 here)....
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The "Enhauntsments" of 2021
Since the rather colorless term "enhancements" seems to be the only collective noun Disney is using for the changes and additions to the Anaheim Mansion this year, I have made bold to tweak it a bit...
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Making Faces
(pic by Michael Hansen)The old Master himself, Yale Gracey (with modest assistance from Rolly Crump), is credited with coming up with two different ways of creating a ghostly face, one by looking at...
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Needlepoint, Ironwork, and Dead Snow Balls (Once Again, the Lichten Book)
Forgottenistas know that Frances Lichten's Decorative Art of Victoria's Era (1950) is one of the few books one may point to and claim with absolute certainty that it had a direct influence on the...
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Maleficent's Torture Chamber
Clickbait title, I know, but actually, it's accurate, so why not?Makes a pretty good trivia question, too. We have learned that the happiest place on earth has been home to an awful lot of graveyards,...
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Grue...some
Some brand new items have been added to the Anaheim Mansion since the seasonal HMH has been retired for 2022. One has gotten a lot of attention, the other one hardly any, and yet it is the second one...
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"With Love Affectionate"
 A sequel and update to the previous post.My brother is at Disneyland even as I write. He got lucky on his fifth Mansion trip and was pranky-spirited right in front of the new display, so we have a...
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The Hatbox Ghost that Never Was
We've had two of them. First of all, there's the original 1969 model, the legend, he concerning whom there is still a lot of misinformation bruited about. Here are the facts. Clip and save:Â He was...
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Our Dearest Dorothea
Dorothea Redmond, that is.We've talked about all the major players who brought the Mansion to (after)life. Anderson. Davis. Crump. Coats. Gracey. Atencio. Baker. We've also tipped the old LF hat to a...
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Thirteen O'Clock (and RIP to a Friendly Bumpkin)
It's thirteen of the clock at Long Forgotten. (That's what "o'clock" means, 'case you didn't know.)This is our thirteenth anniversary.Lucky you, lucky me.Thanks once again to all you readers. This...
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Crump and Davis: Lost Artwork and Long-Forgotten Collaborations
There's a dandy piece of unpublished Marc Davis HM artwork that I've had locked in my files forever but have not been at liberty to show. However, I got a second copy of it recently with permission...
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The New Hatbox Ghost in Orlando
As everybody in the Mansionite universe knows by now, the Hatbox Ghost made his debut in the WDW HM on November 30, 2023.After:Before...RIP to the "Donald Duck" chair.The obvious question is why he was...
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Long-Forgotten Turns 14, and We Ask: "Has the Inspiration for the Tightrope...
.Hard to believe, but it's been 14 years, and we're still rolling along. Again, thanks to all you Forgottenistas out there for coming along for the ride! And on this one, go ahead and stick your hands,...
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Ken Anderson's Haunted Mansion Artwork? Most of What You Know is WRONG
(A big hat tip to Tom Morris for the foundational work that spurred this investigation.)Every now and then we have a post that requires the fundamental rewriting of a chapter in Haunted Mansion...
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Ken Anderson and the "Prince Valiant" Spooks
What's this? Another post on Ken Anderson's artwork? Â Sure. Why not?According to the Life of Saint Anthony, written by Athanasius in the fourth century, the desert monk was assailed by demons trying to...
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An Audio Trip Through the Haunted Mansion Two Years After Opening
1971We've posted audio recordings of the Disneyland Haunted Mansion from 1973 and 1976. This 1971 recording is the earliest yet and is pretty good quality. As with the other tapes, it seems like a busy...
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A "Giant" Inspiration for the Mansion Exterior? And What About Phantom Manor?
I refer to the James Dean movie, Giant, which premiered in 1956. It was his third and final film, as he died in a car accident before the film was released. Also featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Rock...
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Here Comes the Bride, Part Six: Connie Loses Her Axe
 .Los Angeles TimesKid you not, within days of the debut of the New Constance (Jan 18, 2025), I began getting inquiries as to why I hadn't said anything yet. "Well? Where's the post??" *sigh* That's...
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Beyond the Bride: The Other Changes in 2025
 When "classic Mansion" finally returned in 2025 after an unprecedented absence of approximately a year and a half, we found a lot more than a reimagined attic bride. Now that we've dealt with her (see...
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