The story of Phantom Manor pt2

[JohnnyDeppFan1x]

the Phantom Manor is the best Haunted Mansion, i think it's spookier =) xxx

[mikuvssonic]

Love the soundtrack in the beginning of the video, where did you got it?

[eltepeyac1531]

Actually, I worked at Disneyland in Anaheim and in the employee newspaper the storyline for the original was that the Mansion belonged to an old sea captain who killed his unfaithful bride and then hung himself. He is the "Ghost Host" hanging in the stretching gallery.

[Dragonrider1227]

@eltepeyac1531 That's how I heard the story originally went in Disneyland. Paris went for a completely new story

[chibipuella]

What a cool, darker story! Where on earth did you get all the beautiful orchestral versions of the theme?

[WumWip]

The story would make a good movie...

[42whatelse]

But the fact, I positively sure, the spirit of the Spanish conquistador and his troops were came from Francisco Coronado's conquest for gold.

[42whatelse]

Maybe it was the ghost, the Phantom was the spirit of the Spanish conquistador and the ghouls are his troops of Spanish soldiers, adventurers, knights, and even musketeers in armors enter the Ravenwood house from Big Thunder Mountain, to Thunder Mesa. Looking for the gold that Henry Ravenwood's found. Believe the Ravenwood stole their gold, and the Ravenwood family were haunted. The ghosts was witness by Native Americans like the Pima tribes, and the Mexican and Spanish-Mexican people.

[Johana1585]

i am melanie come to my wedding

[MissScabtree13]

yeah i dont think its her dad..i heard Melanie tried to contact her dead parents from madame leota and as she did so an evil spirit came out somehow and yeah, the phantom

[eddievaliant1]

When we say "fell in love" in these cases we referred obviously to the classical main villain's evil crush for the girl, like Gaston for Belle or Frollo for Esmeralda :):)

[NQ201]

@hummingbirdgirl07 I have good eyesight myself, but the video just gets seriously dark (literally) once the ride is boarded.

[hummingbirdgirl07]

@NQ201 oh well i think it's ok

[NQ201]

Hmmm.... It's unfortunate this video isn't of good quality. I can't see a thing :/

[hummingbirdgirl07]

@NQ201 I can see very well either I have sharp eyes or you have poor eye sight. I hope I have sharp eyes!

[TheMsCoasterluver1]

so.... di i get it right??? she was caught by a lake monster, fell from a waterfall, caught by a zombie, and attacked by deadly animals???

[hummingbirdgirl07]

@TheMsCoasterluver1 The lake monster, the waterfall, the zombie, and the deadly animals supposedly represents the dangers she never see coming.

[haitipi]

For anyone who has read Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS, or even have seen a film adaption, can you see the similarities to Melanie and Miss Havisham. If you haven't read the book, she was an old woman who was stranded at the alter when she was young (About 50 years earlier). She wore here wedding dress everyday and the ballroom is still set up for the reception that never happened. The scene with the rats on top of the rotting wedding cake always creeped me out; and here it is.

[mrtai666]

Thanks dude for making this awesome video.

[meygan890]

i got confused. at first pple said that she( melanie) was supposed to marry a rich person but he married her sister instead and then she murder them and she killed herself and then her it is a story about a pride again and then they say that melanie was living with her daughter and husband and then they dissapread suddenly and a ghost is tracking her and...... uh i am confused so can anyone plzz explain to me the real story in detail plz and thankyou

P.S

what a great video:D

[0Adne0]

@meygan890 funny story, but not true. the story go's like this. the Phantom is Malanie's father, who disproved of his daughter marriage, so hi killed the groom and got killed with his wife digging for gold in Thunder Mountain because of an earthquake who took the town with him. Melanie waited her whole life in the decaying house for her groom to return to her. after she died she finally found him again beyond the grave, and helps you escape the grasp of the Phantom by showing you the exit.

[manlyman80345]

Where did you find this music? I love the score for Phantom Manor, it's really sometihng in its own.

[haitipi]

@manlyman80345

Try Live365 . com . Among all other types of "Radio Stations" including about 10 or so Disney Park music channels, there is one that plays music, rehearsal tracks, isolated sound recordings. The station is called, oddly enought, The Haunted Mansion", but it plays music from all 4 parks with a Haunted Mansion/Phantom Manor type ride. Hong Kong still doesn't , but I hear they are doing something like a old wizards house will all kinds of illusions going on. Anyway, Check it out

[michaelforthriller]

2:07 till 2:44 is amazing Great soundtrack , great ride....

[CoolioRockstar]

This Haunted Mansion is an elevator right? cause Disneyland is Tokyo i think is.

This one looks alittle scary so i think they did stick to the SCARY plot design for this ride! great video

[buddie1489]

scariest ride to break down in...

[PandaNotImpressed]

*manor, lol

[PandaNotImpressed]

Yeah, I've never been, but from the videos and pictures I've seen, Phantom Manos looks WAY more elaborate in decor, music, and thought than the CA version. But who can resist Walt's original work? x3

[eddievaliant1]

I don't think that the Phantom is Melanie's father Henry. I rather think he is just an evil spirit who fell in love with her (Melanie) and then killed his groom, hanging him in the Stretchroom. It's just my opinion...

[TheRandyChimp]

Fair enough, I always assumed it was her father, driven mad by the fires of hell. he'd managed to escape and proceeded to kill her fiancee and torture her, until she was as mad as him.

[Jm66100]

@eddievaliant1 i agree thats what i always belived

[eddievaliant1]

Yeah, I never thought Melanie's father could had been so evil

[Itachi8692]

man this ride looks so creepy and erie. but looks so awesome at the same time! i want to ride this ride

[darthvalor07]

You and me both :)

[Jm66100]

@Itachi8692 trust you will like this ride i did and i havent forgotten it for one moment

[Jojje4567]

My Favourite ride in FrontierLand

[TseTse2498]

i love this attraction! and i love this scary song :) where can i download it please?

[cbgnt12]

i've never been on the ride does it have that smell in both haunted mansions?

[Jm66100]

@cbgnt12 yes the first thing you notice is a dusty old smell which sets the mood and atmosphere

[axisleader1996]

ah man, it's so quiet down there... in which period was it?

[M1CK3Yanimation]

ahh!!! i hate what they did to the wallpaper in the corridor of doors

[sapphirestardust7]

This ride is so awesome! Everytime I hear Melanie sing, I like 2 sing along!

[YuccaPucca]

I always miss the phantom in the attic when I go.

:( Where the lightening strikes and you see the hanging groom... Anyone got a picture? >:3

[thehorizonaviator]

No pic. But when our California version has the Nightmare Before Christmas version up you have to look up all the way to see Jack's face. And same when it's just regular to see a hanging man. Just look up all the way before the lightning strikes.

[Kerr0765]

The streching pictures are pretty grim

[ladydemando]

I am still confused. So Henry Ravenswood is the phantom right? He ultimately killed the groom and his daughter? Or is the Phantom her groom?

[Dragonrider1227]

I believe Henry was the Phantom and killed the Groom and caused the Daughter to eventually kill herself from grief. that's my take on it anyway

[0Adne0]

@Dragonrider1227 well, actually she died of old age, waiting her whole life for her groom to show up for the wedding. the Phantom is indeed her father, and he died in Thunder Mesa together with his wife because of an earthquake that also caused the tow to fall into hell.

[theSuperLuigi2401]

@Dragonrider1227 i think that the phantom is her father,making sure that the bride does not get married and leaves her father and mother in thunder mesa with the groom and as the phantom hung her groom,and she hung her self in depression and confusion of what happened to the groom and haunts the manor to this very day!?!?spooky huh????

[steveclips]

@Dragonrider1227 Pretty good take.

[madamminalost]

All we know is the Phantom killed Someone, and judging from The Bride's reaction it is probably her groom. That's all the canon we really have.

Which is more than Disneyland/world's canon anyway. The official canon for them really just consists of Ghost Host is a suicide, Madame Leota is a Seer, and Constance killed people.

[ladydemando]

"This week on Montel: When parents go to far to keep their children at home."

I agree, our canon here in the USA is lame. I think Tokyo has the USA plot

[madamminalost]

Well, USA canon is how Walt wanted it. Unless you are going with the "Little Leota is Master Gracey's daughter, And Madame Leota killed the Alligator girl (Gracey's first bride) and Emily (Pre Constance Attic Bride) to be with Mister Gracey. But I don't consider that Canon. There is nothing to support it in the ride.

And, I think Tokyo is basically WDW Mansion.

I haven't seen Tokyo, but I like all the other Mansions. They all have their pro's and cons.

[ladydemando]

this is the first mansion ride I've seen though that actually has a story to it, you know? Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the DL HM, the orignal and all, but seeing the others excite me ;D

[madamminalost]

Same here.

I saw a really cool effect when I was browing Tokyo's. Just before the Hallway of Doors, there is a painting. Where the person tries to push out of it.

It was sooo cool!

Phantom Manor is gorgeous and Scary (with good tidbits of a story. In a good way.)

and DisneyLand/World is just.... fantastic and undescribable.

And it has Constance.

[nuclear1250]

is that the new bride after the refurbishment or the original?

[Dragonrider1227]

I actually find the USA one more fun to ride. Paris' has a good story, but it's depressing and the last thing I want to be when coming out of a Disney park is "depressed"

[bigbookofnothing]

@Dragonrider1227 i agree waith demando.. i just thought it was great how in paris it was actually kinda scary and there was a story behind it. in usa it's just only about the effects (which are great anyway), it's more silly than i had expected.

[TECfan1]

@ladydemando They never actually reveal who it is. Its up to guests to determine.

[madamminalost]

Beautiful... I've watched these vids for months and I still stand in awe of how beautiful this is. I need to go to France to see this.

[VideoFanatic8]

Yeah I agree with you. This is the reason I want to go to Paris.

[ddematteis]

I Loveeeee Phantom Manor Paris... The best park Disneyland....

[forestwood1]

where did you get the music from the stretchroom without the talking? it sounds much better! great movie!

[megadeth221]

this one actually creeps me out, its sooo dark and well, creepy

[MargaretMarina]

Hey, did you see those scary faces on the wallpaper blink or close there eyes when you passed the 13 hour clock???? CREEPY!!!!!!

[mickeymouse14]

so much better the californias version

[AziaXtreme]

more adulter8ed

[MsDisneyObsessed]

@mickeymouse14 Ik r? lol ours is boring compared to this one xD

[garcia207]

I thought the bell song at the beginning of the video sounded familar. I live in Anaheim, CA and always go to Disneyland in December to ride "The Nightmare Before Christmas" ride. I remember the bell song while waiting in line and thought it was something that Danny Elfman created for the ride. Thanks for the great video.

[forestwood1]

the music in the beginning is playing near the little house at the outside queline of PM

[unitedstates1983]

Sorry, I meant why aren't they talking?

[unitedstates1983]

Why is Vincent Price or the Phantom talking?

[Jeedian]

The first part of the video explains it, but I still don't know why they did it.

[MoNzTeR969]

the french oficials wern't interested in a reprodution of the same old american park...

or so I've read...

that and its france!! they see haunted crap almost everyday!!! so they had to make it some what more interesting... =P

[Dragonrider1227]

That and the French seem to like their stuff depressing

[Knoll7]

It seems so much more than just an attraction thanks to Martin! XD

[Uiallin]

This is an awesome video. I am so happy you included the storyline. Your vids match so well with the story and it makes the vids of the ride so much more meaningful. BTW the footage of the ride is exceptional and very detailed good job all around.

[EmilyPlusMikey0089]

omgg so those pictures of of Melenie and of her lover?

[EmilyPlusMikey0089]

So this whole thing is based off a true story?

WOW! haha. Never saw that one coming.

[Disneyworld99]

Creepy as hell, literally.

[rollergod90]

that music...at the begging of the clip....its from haunted mansion holiday...isnt it? that nice pretty bells song....does anyone know where i can get it?

[Alexhikari]

Actually it's from there originally, Disney just reused it for the Haunted mansion holidays since I guess people didn't want to hear the scarols anymore... ._.;

Er, you can find a snipit of the song (Bout 30-50 seconds) on the 'Haunted Mansion 30th Anniversary' CD. I don't know where you can find the whole bell song loop...

[AziaXtreme]

2 me this is the scariest version of the Haunted Mansion I ever seen even though I haven't been on it yet

[DaisyDarling]

when i went on this ride in 2003, the bride holding the candelabra vanished but the candelabra was still there

[gajofreak]

creepy

[skellington15]

Still, I can't believe they took out Vincent Prince. He was really good. Do they have his English Version on a CD?

[Bobzeaux]

You love you, Vinnie!!!

No, the narration with Price is as far as they ever got. I think the purely visual storytelling was going to be in there from the start, since they were not only dealing with French patrons, but from all over Europe as well. But Price's narration is included in The Haunted Mansion ride soundtrack. :)

[bingotheraccoon]

Where is that? How can we get that?... That wil make me happy for weeks to come.

[Bobzeaux]

I found it at Le Bat en Rouge, the Haunted Mansion/Nightmare Before Christmas shop in Disneyland. Do you live near a Disney park? No doubt you could find it somewhere in there, keeping a weather-eye out.

[bingotheraccoon]

Yes, I live within two hours of Disneyland California, but I had no idea Le Bat en rouge had the soundtrack for... Wait, was the Le Bat en Rouge IN Disneyland Paris?

[Bobzeaux]

No, Le Bat en Rouge (named for Baton Rouge, LA) is located in New Orleans Square, ONLY in Aneheim as far as I know. No doubt DLP has their own Mansion/Nightmare shop, but look for the soundtrack in N'walins.

[bingotheraccoon]

OKAY....  Gotcha...

[pieboyjr]

The Paris version is the best ride I have ever been on ever!

[prillzilla]

Thanks SO much for the Paris "trip". I loved it.

[MsNurmijarvi]

Damn this was good. Brought all the memories back to me. I visited here 1996 and i remember quite much but to atually SEE this all again. Makes me wanna go there NOW!! Thanks!

[skellington15]

That definately is the music copied to the Haunted Mansion Holiday. And I see that's what they ment by "DEEPER" plot. Grade A

[parodiaspicture]

this is the best haunted mansion on the world

[ccipollini84]

the grounds of the manor are so stunning. I have to say I think I like the manor more!

[SCE2AUX]

I was there in 1993, traveling on leave when I was in the Navy. I'd almost forgotten how good it was.

[donnie10855]

you got some nice shots in there!

[hmghosthost]

As with Part I, this video is awesome and a delightful tribute to one of Disney's greatest attractions. - George Gracy & the Mansion Staff at www.HauntedMansionFanClub.com

[fd3]

wicked cool! Now that's what the Phantom Manor looks like!

[BrokenHeartedEmoKid]

Woah creepy...but fricken awesome!

[yuga2]

I've always wondered about Phantom Manor... Thanks for showing me!