Haunted Mansion Singing Busts Update

The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom recently received a major refurbishment. However, despite being open for over 4 months since the refurbishment, tweaks are still being made inside, the latest of which is a major improvement to the singing busts in the graveyard.

No longer do their faces glow, clearly revealing the secret behind the effect. Now, the busts are wonderfully evenly lit and are quite realistic.

While this video depicts the busts decently (albeit a bit shaky), you really need to head to the Haunted Mansion to see them for yourselves in person. They look outstanding.

Video shot/edited by Ricky Brigante.

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[troubleman730]

Thurl Ravenscroft is the lead singer in this, But I was told that a cgi face of Paul Frees was also included, as he is the main voice into the ride. Is this true?

[AttractionsMagazine]

No, the faces are all the same as before. However, the CGI face of Paul Frees was used in the Haunted Mansion film as one of the singing busts.

[rhythmnationgurl12]

the last itme i was ther in august they were still working on it but they looked like they tore half the building down is that true or was it my imagination i was like holy crap they tore down the ride but my parents were all like ur weird!!! so let me noe please!!!!

[AttractionsMagazine]

Nothing was torn down.

[rhythmnationgurl12]

oh okay but was there a brace on the building cuz i saw guys up on a brace on the roof of the building??

[AttractionsMagazine]

They were just cleaning and painting.

[gqblues]

Darxnx states below that the faces of the busts belong to the Mellomen, however while Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger, was in the Mellomen, these are not the Mellomen. They are Thurl Ravenscroft, Chuck Schroeder, Bob Wright, Jay Myers, and Vern Rowe. Faces of busts and vocals.

[Darxnx]

A singing group called the Mellomen, who recorded various pieces of music for Disney over the years. The bass singer is Thurl Ravenscroft, who was best known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in the Kellogg's ads.

[33disneydude]

they'rrrrrrrrrrrre great!

[Ruttie2]

@chodiestchode Ofcourse not, else it would be stupid.

[chodiestchode]

@Ruttie2 They don't look like projections anymore.

[tttttara13]

hahaha one of those looks like my geography teacher its funny cuz hes old haha

[silverthehedgielover]

@Ruttie2 yeah i know that now i was on it last time i went to disney world so yeah i know that know i was being a moron XD

[Ruttie2]

@silverthehedgielover WTF? These are

still projections you moron! It's improved!

[Ruttie2]

The effect remains beautiful. It looks

so real. Even though they're just projections.

The only thing they forgot was the bust's

motion. :(

[tylerdjm]

@DuckiePhatt no, there's always been 5 in the Haunted Mansion. Only Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris has 4 busts.

[DuckiePhatt]

last time there was 4...