My love for Disney cast members knows no bounds. Anyone who has been reading along with my writing here at the DIS would know that I strongly believe that the magic of Disney resides in two things, the emotional investment that we make in connecting with the people we love and the exciting atmosphere provided by the cast members, on and off-site, who dedicate their lives to our enjoyment of the Disney Parks. So, you can only imagine my excitement to see some of those very magic-makers from the Haunted Mansion attractions enjoying the news that they would be invited to the Haunted Mansion movie premiere!
Some of the lucky cast members who make this famed Disney attraction what it is have been invited to walk the red carpet and see an advance screening of the upcoming movie. Have a look at some of their reactions in the Instagram clip below and the quotes shared from the Disney Parks Blog:
Some of them carry lifelong affinities for hitchhiking ghosts. ‘This is where I’ve wanted to be since I was seven years old,’ said Shannon Miller, who will represent the Magic Kingdom Park attraction with Matthew Desilets. ‘When I rode it for the first time, I just fell in love with it… my mom tells the story all the time of when I said I was going to work at the Haunted Mansion!’
‘When I was a little girl, I would go to Disneyland and cry on every single ride because it was too scary,’ laughed Maddie Liu (above, with fellow representative Alex Salinas), who will help welcome the group representing the Disneyland park attraction. ‘But I just always really loved the vibe of Haunted Mansion… New Orleans Square was my happy place as a kid.’
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Other group members are about to live out longtime dreams. ‘Since the beginning of my Disneyland Paris story, I’ve been connected to Haunted Mansion,’ said Yoann Langlois (above left), who will join Amélie Fuentes (right) representing Phantom Manor at the premiere. ‘This will be my first time in California. I cried when I found out… it took me 3 or 4 days to process. I have to get ready!’
‘When I heard I was selected for this opportunity, I couldn’t tell if I was dreaming or it was real,’ said Noriko Kubota (above left, with fellow representative Yuya Sato), who has worked at the Haunted Mansion attraction at Tokyo Disneyland for nearly two decades. ‘This is my first time visiting Disneyland, so not just experiencing the Haunted Mansion movie, but being able to go to the original park Walt Disney created is something I’m quite honored by.’
‘This is our first time to visit California,’ agrees Taeny Poon (above left), an 11-year Hong Kong Disneyland cast member representing Mystic Manor, which she helped open in 2013. ‘We have been wanting to go for a long, long time, and we’re very excited we can visit!’ said Taeny, who will be joined by teammate Annto To (above center).
I just want to take this opportunity to shout out a huge thank you to all the cast members at the parks, especially, on this occasion, those creating memories at the Haunted Mansion attractions. Us Foolish Mortals are so very grateful for your contribution to our vacations!
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