
The Disney Villains are a Disney franchise referring to a collective of antagonists from Disney animated films. The use of their roster can be regularly found in Disney Parks, merchandise and specials to name a few.
The characters of the Haunted Mansion have sometimes been included as an extension of the Disney Villains (despite that fact that most of the characters are not villains). The Haunted Mansion and the Disney Villains are both Disney franchises that consist a dark theme. Therefore, they have been linked in various Mansion-related productions and merchandise.
Haunted Mansion Appearances[]
Attractions[]
The Haunted Mansion[]
While not being traditional villains, the Hitchhiking Ghosts (Ezra, Gus and Phineas) have gained status as being members of the Disney Villains roster (despite those three not being evil). Madame Leota, the Raven and Constance Hatchaway have inconsistently been included amongst the Disney villains but rarely as notably or officially as the hitchhikers.
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Some of potion ingredients belonging to the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1938) can be found in Port Royal Curios & Curiosities, a shop which is also known for selling Disney Villain paraphernalia. The Queen herself used to be found in the New Orleans Square shop, Le Bat en Rouge (known for carrying Haunted Mansion merchandise and theming) where she was locked in a cage and tried to manipulate guests into freeing her.
Possessions of Ursula from The Little Mermaid (1989) could be seen in Typhoon Lagoon, under the ownership of Captain Mary Oceaneer. Oceaneer being a character who originates from Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland is connected to the S.E.A. mega-theme.
Unused[]
One of Ken Anderson's drafts for the Haunted Mansion involved a party where famous monsters and villains were invited to the mansion for a wedding. One of the invited guests was going to be the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, a Disney villain from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. The attraction would also have been hosted by the Lonesome Ghosts from the Disney short of the same name.
Another deleted Ken Anderson concept was to have Captain Hook as one of the "famous ghosts" in the Haunted Mansion but the idea seemingly never went to concept art.
Rolly Crump's unused Mistress of Evil character made for the Museum of the Weird shares a very similar moniker to the Disney Villain, "The Mistress of All Evil" Maleficent. Maleficent is considered one of the foremost (if not the most foremost) Disney Villains.
Development[]
There are also several architectural and aesthetic similarities between the Haunted Mansion and the Evil Queen's respective attraction, "Snow White's Scary Adventure" as they were both designed in-large-part by Claude Coats. One example being the Scary Trees found in the Haunted Mansion highly resembling more prominently features scary trees in the Snow White attraction (both inspired by the trees from the 1937 film).
The segment A Night on Bald Mountain from Fantasia (1940) was often cited by imagineers during development of the Haunted Mansion. This segment revolving around the classic Disney Villain Chernabog and his minions. The wraiths and ghosts flying in the graveyard are inspired by Chernabog's minions. Possibly incidentally, the Witch of Walpurgis takes her name from the pagan celebration of Walpurgis night which was used as the backdrop for Night on Bald Mountain.
Haunted Mansion Holiday[]
Oogie Boogie is a prominent character in Haunted Mansion Holiday, appearing at the end of the attraction in the exit crypt. References to him of-course can be found throughout the ride.
Television Series[]
House of Mouse[]
The Disney Villains repeatedly appear within this series, often alongside ghosts from the Haunted Mansion. In the episode Pete's House of Villains, the Hitchhiking Ghosts appeared at the end of the advertisement for the 7 Deadly Singers. Mike warned to beware of ticket scalping ghosts. The Skeleton had a sign around his neck reading "NEED TICKETS". An instrumental of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" played in the background.
After the cartoon tapes were stolen in the episode The Stolen Cartoons, Pete remarked that the club was "deader than the Haunted Mansion". The episode smash cuts to the Hitchhiking Ghosts on the stage. In the episode House Ghosts they are released from the basement by Pete and go on to terrorize him while singing Grim Grinning Ghosts.
Once Upon a Time[]
Madame Leota appears in this series alongside adaptations of other Disney Villains. Leota is shown to be a member of the Coven of Eight alongside the show's incarnations of Mother Gothel from Tangled (2010), Anastasia Tremaine & Drizella Tremaine from Cinderella and the Evil Queen from Snow White & the Seven Dwarves. Leota's shop Memento Mori later appears when it is found by Captain Hook.
TV Specials[]
Disneyland Fun/Let’s Go to Disneyland Paris[]

The Disney Villains with the Phantom and the Bride in Let's Go to Disneyland Paris
The villains appear in the “Grim Grinning Ghosts” segment of the Disney Sing Along video, Disneyland Fun. The Evil Queen, the Big Bad Wolf, Captain Hook, and Maleficent dance outside of the Disneyland Haunted Mansion alongside the Scary Trees while scaring Donald Duck.
The Evil Queen, Maleficent, Jafar, and the Big Bad Wolf do the same at Let’s Go to Disneyland Paris at Phantom Manor. At the end of the song, they are addressed by the Phantom and the Bride.
Mickey’s House of Villains[]

Cruella with the Prisoner in Mickey's House of Villains
The villains are the main characters in the direct-to-DVD film, Mickey’s House of Villains. Based on the television series House of Mouse, the villains take over the titular nightclub on Halloween night. During “It’s Our House, Now!”, Cruella De Vil frees the Hitchhiking Ghosts from their crate, letting them loose on the club.
Promotional Material[]
Dr. Facilier appeared in front of Haunted Mansion Holiday in an advertisement for Disneyland.
Maleficent appeared inside of the Disneyland Mansion in a Halloween advertisement for Disneyland. During the graveyard scene, when a pop-up ghost pops up to scare her, she turned into her dragon form and burns it in response.
In an Elvira, Mistress of the Dark promotional spot shot within Disneyland's Ballroom, where Elvira claims to be staying in the Mansion while her home is remodeled, Maleficent makes an appearance as a grouchy neighbor claiming to be living in the room next door.
Video-Games[]
Epic Mickey[]
There are several Disney Villains affiliated with this game's Haunted Mansion analogue, Lonesome Manor. Lonesome Manor is home to the Lonesome Ghosts who were once planned to appear within the Haunted Mansion as mentioned above. This is notable as the video-game is set in The Wasteland, an alternate realm which serves as a home for forgotten and unused Disney characters and concepts which mirrors the Disney Parks.
Lonesome Manor features a portrait of the Disney villain Chernabog from Fantasia and the Headless Horseman from Ichabod & Mr. Toad. It also supposedly holds footage of Big Bad Pete's ancestor, Colonel Pete. The attic of the mansion was used as a lair for the Mickey Mouse villain The Mad Doctor while he was serving the villainous Shadow Blot (an adaptation of the Mickey Mouse villain, The Phantom Blot).
Disney Parks Shows[]
Happy HalloWishes[]
The Ghost Host and the rest of the happy haunts hosted the Happy HalloWishes fireworks show to celebrate the Halloween season. The events are interrupted by the Disney Villains joining in with their own songs and performances. Ursula, Jafar, Oogie Boogie, and Maleficent all join in during the "Scary-Oke", and the Ghost Host greets them all.
Mystical Spirits of the Blue Bayou[]
Mystical Spirits of the Blue Bayou was a special dining experience at the Blue Bayou in New Orleans Square that took place during the 2015 Halloween season. It was hosted by Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog. He was accompanied by Constance Hatchaway, the Tightrope Girl, and the female Ballroom Dancers, here called the Bayou Belles. The Bayou Belles joined Facilier in his performance of "Friends on the Other Side".
Merchandise[]
A popular gimmick in Disney Parks merchandise is to parody the stretching room portraits with other Disney characters. A popular variant uses Disney Villains and has:
- Captain Hook on a tightrope above the Crocodile from Peter Pan. Mirroring the tightrope walker and alligator.
- The Queen of Hearts standing atop a barrel of red paint beside her red painted roses with the Cheshire Cat smiling below due to a red paw print on her dress. Mirroring the orator and dynamite.
- Cruella De Vil sitting atop the shoulders of her henchmen Horace & Jasper as they sink into quicksand. Mirroring the three quicksand men.
- Maleficent with her pet raven Diablo sitting atop the tombstone of a henchman who failed her. Mirroring Constance Hatchaway on the tomb of George Hightower.
Trivia[]
- Animator Marc Davis was the designer behind the Disney Villains Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, in addition to Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear from Song of the South. Davis was one of the key creative forces behind the Haunted Mansion and the designs of its characters.
- The original voice of Madame Leota was provided by actress Eleanor Audley, the voice actress of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty and Lady Tremaine from Cinderella.
- Artwork of the Raven found in the queue of Florida's Haunted Mansion is almost identical to Maleficent's pet raven Diablo from Sleeping Beauty.
- Incarnations of Medusa and of the Nemean Lion (who are featured in the Haunted Mansion and Mystic Manor) both appear as Hades' minions, fighting Hercules in the film Hercules (1997).
- The fireplace demon found in the 2003 film adaptation of the Haunted Mansion bears a strong resemblance to Maleficent's dragon-form.
- The Phantom of Phantom Manor has a wardrobe very reminiscent of that worn by Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective (1986) with said character having been performed by Vincent Price who also voices the Phantom.
- The character of Attila the Hun was once planned for Tokyo's Haunted Mansion. In the film Mulan, Attila was one of the sources of inspiration behind the main-antagonist Shan-Yu.
- Mystic Manor has a sequence which features the Slavic polytheistic deity, Stribog. In the film Fantasia (1940), the Slavic polytheistic deity Chernabog is a villain featured who originates from the same pantheon.
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A reference for the content-origin of all Disney Villains mentioned on this page as having connections to the Haunted Mansion. Listed in chronological order based off of first appearance.
- Pete: The oldest recurring Disney character, Peg-Leg Pete first appeared in the Alice Comedies in 1925 but has since been best known as Mickey Mouse's most predominate enemy.
- The Mad Doctor: The Mad Doctor AKA Doctor XXX is the titular antagonist of the 1933 Mickey Mouse short, The Mad Doctor. He is also technically a public-domain character due to the short having never been subject to Disney's copyright laws as a result of having been ignored for having been too scary in its initial release.
- The Big Bad Wolf: From the Three Little Pigs (1933) and it's sequels, spin-offs and assorted Mickey Mouse universe appearances.
- The Lonesome Ghosts: From the Mickey Mouse short of the same name from 1937.
- The Evil Queen: The main-antagonist of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1938), the first full-length animated feature-film in history and the first Disney movie.
- The Phantom Blot: A villain of Mickey Mouse who first appeared in the 1939 comic Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot and who made several subsequent appearances in television, shorts, and video-games.
- Chernabog: Chernabog is a malevolent slavic deity of demonic appearance who comes from the Night on Bald Mountain segment of Fantasia (1940).
- The Headless Horseman: From the Legend of Sleepy Hollow segment of the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).
- Lady Tremaine: The main antagonist of Cinderella (1950).
- The Queen of Hearts: The main antagonist of Alice in Wonderland (1951).
- Captain Hook: The Main antagonist of Peter Pan (1953).
- Mr. Smee: Captain Hook's confident and sidekick. The secondary antagonist of Peter Pan (1953).
- Crew of the Jolly Roger: Captain Hook's crew and henchmen, antagonists in Peter Pan (1953).
- Maleficent: The main antagonist of Sleeping Beauty (1959).
- Diablo: Maleficent's trusted pet raven from Sleeping Beauty (1959).
- Maleficent's Goons: Maleficent's henchmen from Sleeping Beauty (1959).
- Cruella De Vil: The main antagonist of 101 Dalmatians (1961).
- Horace and Jasper Badun: Cruella's henchmen and the secondary antagonists of 101 Dalmatians (1961).
- Shere Khan: The main antagonist of the Jungle Book (1967).
- Kaa: A evil snake who hypnotysized Mowgli and the secondary antagonist of the Jungle Book (1967).
- Madame Leota: A ghost in a crystal ball who appears at the Séance Circle of the Haunted Mansion since its opening day in 1969.
- The Hitchhiking Ghosts: Three ghosts who appear at the end of the Haunted Mansion since its opening day in 1969.
- The Traveler: Also known as Phineas.
- The Skeleton: Also known as Ezra.
- The Prisoner: Also known as Gus.
- The Horned King: The main antagonist of The Black Cauldron (1985).
- Prof. Ratigan: Professor Padraic Ratigan is the main antagonist of The Great Mouse Detective (1986).
- Fidget: Ratgian's confident and sidekick. The secondary antagonist of The Great Mouse Detective (1986).
- Ursula: The main antagonist of the Little Mermaid (1989).
- Flotsam and Jetsam: Ursula's pet eels and the secondary antagonists of The Little Mermaid (1989).
- Jafar: The main antagonist of Aladdin (1992).
- Iago: Jafar's henchman and the secondary antagonist of Aladdin (1992).
- Oogie Boogie: The main antagonist of The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
- Lock, Shock and Barrel: Oogie Boogie's henchmen and secondary antagonists of The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
- Scar: The main antagonist of The Lion King (1994).
- Shenzi, Banzai and Ed: Scar's henchmen and the secondary antagonists of The Lion King (1994).
- Claude Frollo: The main antagonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).
- Hades: The main antagonist of Hercules (1997).
- Pain and Panic: Hades' henchmen and the secondary antagonists of Hercules (1997).
- Shan Yu: The main antagonist of Mulan (1998).
- Alameda Slim: The main antagonist of Home on the Range (2004).
- Doctor Facilier/The Shadow Man: The main antagonist of The Princess and the Frog (2009).
- Lawrence: The secondary antagonist of The Princess and the Frog (2009).
- Mother Gothel: The main antagonist of Tangled (2010).
- Prince Hans Westergaard: The main antagonist of Frozen (2013).
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Further Reading[]
- Disney Villains on the Disney Wiki