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Jack's Sleigh California

The sleigh in the exterior of Disneyland's mansion

The Coffin Sleigh is an object from The Nightmare Before Christmas which appears in Haunted Mansion Holiday and Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare.

Origins[]

The sled originates from Tim Burton's 1983 poem The Nightmare Before Christmas as a sleigh used by Jack Skellington for his macabre outing as Sandy Claws. As the name implies, it is a sleigh made from a green coffin which has a metal bin on the back resembling a trash-can where Jack keeps his toys. The sleigh is pulled by three flying skeletal reindeer which are guided by Jack's ghost dog Zero.

In the climax of the story, it is shot out of the sky by the U.S. military due to the horrors brought upon by his Christmas run. The sleigh later more notably appeared in the 1993 film adaptation where it served the same purpose and appearance.

Appearances[]

Jack's Sleigh Tokyo

The sleigh as seen in Tokyo Disneyland

The sleigh can be seen in the exteriors for both Haunted Mansion Holiday in Disneyland and Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare in Tokyo Disneyland. In Disneyland's Mansion, it can be seen parked atop the west-wing's roof with Jack's naughty or nice list falling down it. In Tokyo's mansion it can be seen on the opposite wing.

Within the attraction itself, the sleigh is first seen within a portrait in the Stretching Room. In Disneyland's Portrait Corridor it can likewise be found in a changing-portrait. In the changing portrait we see Santa Claus in his sled being pulled by reindeer only to change to show Jack in the sleigh being pulled by his skeletal deer.

The coffin is seen in person once again in the Great Hall scene where it replaces the hearse typically crashed into the room. It is filled with Christmas presents to be stuffed under the tree with ghost presents floating out of the can in the back.

Within the ride's Exit Crypt, the sleigh can be seen against the moon as Jack flies past it to deliver his morbid presents to the world.

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