Long Forgotten — a wonderful, Haunted Mansion-themed blog - has put together a piece detailing the many instances where Disney’s Imagineers found inspiration from the work of cartoonist Charles Addams. The Haunted Mansion concept art of Ken Andersen, in particular, borrowed quite liberally (i.e. SWIPED WHOLE) from Addams’ work. As a lifelong fan of both The Addams Family and the Haunted Mansion, I found it fascinating. Click here to check it out.
Honestly, I think I could listen to her voice on EVERY ride.
THR reports: “Disney Television Animation is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion attraction in a big way. The studio is developing [an] animated special inspired by the ghoulishly fun popular theme park attraction. [...] The Haunted Mansion special will be animated by legendary horror genre artist and children’s book illustrator Gris Grimly (Gris Grimly’s Wicked Nursery Rhymes), who also will exec produce and art direct. Scott Peterson (Phineas and Ferb) will serve as writer, EP and story editor.”
To read the whole article, click here.
