Happy Anniversary to 999 Happy Haunts! [2 videos]

The original vision of the Haunted Mansion was a walk-through attraction called the Haunted House. It was a project that Walt Disney Imagineers started and stopped for 15 years, due other projects that kept taking priority. It finally opened as the Haunted Mansion on August 9, 1969. It was the first attraction developed and opened without Walt Disney (he had passed away two years before).

Behind The Scenes: Hitchhiking Ghosts Come to Life in the Haunted Mansion

Imagineers have created the ultimate collection of hitchhiking ghosts that now interact with guests and today, they're sharing a behind-the-scene look at how it happens. Read more at the Disney Parks Blog: http://bit.ly/e8jqzR