The Attic Scene - Throughout the Years

The Attic has been by far the most changed scene in the storied past of the Haunted Mansion.

Part 1: The Original Attic
After the removal of the Hatbox Ghost in the early weeks of it's opening; (Not before the opening, but after; cemented in fact by an image submitted to Doombuggies.com of the prop in the ride by a non-employee) the attic played host to the "Beating Heart" (According to the Manual, this was the title for the prop we would come to know as the bride) and a number of Pop-Up Ghosts.

Part 2: The Mid-1990's Attic
After a routine refurbishment, "The Bride" and her story where enhanced to some degree; A woeful wedding began to take place in the attic. The Pop-Up Ghouls began to scream out "I Do" vows. An out-of-tune version of the Bridal Chorus is played in a minor-key by an shadowy Phantom on a smashed-up Harpsichord...

Part 3: The Modern Attic
For the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, the attic scene was updated yet again. This time around, the Bride was given a full-fledged story, and a Name; "Constance Hatchway: The Black-Widow Bride". Her murderous past is revealed through a series of paintings; (that replace the Pop-Up Ghosts) all in which a groom's head vanishes before the rider's eyes; And simultaneously, the same young bride in each picture gains more wealth...

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[TherealRNO]

MBrilhart, the original bride--Emily Gracey--did have a backstory. Ironically, it is the voice behind "Black Widow Bride" Constance herself that recalls the story of Emily, "The Beating Heart Bride". The story of Emily is called NUPIAL DOOM.

[MBrilhart]

@TherealRNO , please Remember that NUPIAL DOOM was only a cast member recollection on one of the many stories told about the bride. The Original Bride had no name at all according to the finalized story scripts; "Emily" was one of many nick-names she received by fans latter on, but the "Gracey" name was never even originally considered part of the story. (It was Yale's Tomb that started that stuff) The original ride manual calls her "Beating Heart"...

[TheITinFIT]

To be honest I think I like the 1st and 2nd attic a little better. The first because you never saw the bride's face, just two glowing eyes and her standing there, quiet and VERY creepy along with those pop-up ghosts. The second because they gave her something of a backstory that seemed kinda tragic with the whole "wedding that never was" theme going on; plus it was more faithful to the cast members' original stories about the ghosts' origins. To me the modern one just seems so out of place

[LizzieBorden9898]

I'm turning 13 in the haunted mansion this year!!!!!!! Yaaaay!!!! :D

[haypoopnugget]

@conkerboy700 i just thought it was that phantom from phantom manor but it could be oll hatty

[scottpilgremvsdepie]

the first bride creepest

[SergeantLuke]

I miss the old attic! The new one sucks so hard.

Its special effects are lousy (yeah, that's TOTALLY not a low-quality projection on a mannequin), its story is both out-of-place and hard to notice, and it gets rid of the beating heart- aka the scariest part of the whole ride!

[scottpilgremvsdepie]

@oooooooooooooooo nvrmind read ur comment rong happy birthday my bday in a week

[scottpilgremvsdepie]

@LizzieBorden9898 dude that ride is over forty years old but its ok

[LizzieBorden9898]

@nicholaskingmequeen Thanks! I actually just turned thirteen! With Constance as my witness, I'm now offically a teenager!!!!!

[nicholaskingmequeen]

@LizzieBorden9898 awesome! :-) happy bday when the time comes!

[zac613]

@LizzieBorden9898 AWESOME! oh nice youtube name too. lol i had to do a report about Lizzie Borden when i was in 10 grade.

[Wakkosgirl]

What I find the most disturbing is all her "china/tea sets". She has one for each husband.