Haunted Mansion Holiday is now open at Disneyland Park and has been festively redesigned for the Halloween and holiday seasons by none other than Sandy Claws from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Disneyland has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this year’s brand-new display that includes fascinating details! Let’s take a look, shall we?
The Story Behind This Year’s Creation
Nestled in the ballroom of the mansion lies the gingerbread house and this year, Jack Skellington, or should we say Santa Jack, has recruited Dr. Finkelstein, Halloween Town’s resident mad scientist, to conjure up some ideas for this year’s creation.
As Dr. Finkelstein used his mad scientist expertise, he incorporated some of his experiments into the gingerbread house. Along with his trusted assistant Igor, he’s brought his own Gigantic Gingerbread Zombie, Lil’ Franky, to life! Well, almost. The doctor and his partner are testing out different tweaks to complete the transformation. And unfortunately for Lil’ Franky, that involves his head popping off and on – what a headache.
Fun Facts
- Disneyland Resort culinary and technology teams, Disneyland Live Entertainment, and the Disneyland Bakery worked together for over 150 hours to build and program the animation and lighting!
- The display is 5-foot-tall, 6-foot-wide
- 60 Pounds of Gingerbread
- 50 Pounds of Powdered Sugar
- 10 Pounds of Egg Whites
- 30 Pounds of Rolled Fondant
- 5 Pounds of Crystal Sugar
- 10 Pounds of Chocolate
- More than 240 Hours Spent Creating
- 2 Hidden Mickeys
Be sure not to miss this incredible gingerbread display at the Disneyland Resort!
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