Disneyland Fun

Disneyland Fun, or Disney Song Along Songs: Disneyland Fun/Disneyland Fun: It's a Small World, is a Disney Sing Along video released on VHS August 14th, 1990 to coincide with Disneyland’s 30th Anniversary. It shows a day at Disneyland, going through popular attractions with popular Disney songs.

“Grim Grinning Ghosts”

The tenth segment of the film is "Grim Grinning Ghosts", filmed at the Haunted Mansion attractions in both California and Paris. It stars the Disney Villains.

Disneyland version

Two children walk up to the entrance gates of the Haunted Mansion , as the girl wonders what happens at night. The scene fades to night, and the gates of the mansion open. The scary trees dance around the mansion lawn, and the Evil Queen as the old hag appears behind them during the first verse. 

The second verse goes to the porch, where the Evil Queen, Captain Hook, and the Big Bad Wolf sneak behind the pillars. It fades back to the trees, circling around with something behind them. They part, and its revealed to be Donald Duck, dressed as a ghost.

Disney Sing Along Songs - 1990 Disneyland Fun - Grim Grinning Ghosts

The third verse fades into footage from the attraction, featuring the doors to the Stretching Room in the foyer, Endless Hallway, Madame Leota, the Chandelier Couple in the Grand Hall, the Phantom Five, the Coffin Occupant, the Ballroom Dancers, and the Organist.

The fourth verse fades to Maleficent, guiding the trees around her. The other villains and Donald join her, before she scares them with a "Boo". They all dance together during the final verse, and fade out, as the trees become static, again. The mansion’s gate closes, and it fades back to the children, who head into the ride.

Disneyland Paris Version

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A second version of Disneyland Fun was filmed to promote Disneyland Paris, called Let’s Go to Disneyland Paris. It was released in English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish, and Japanese. The “Grim Grinning Ghosts” segment was, instead, filmed at Phantom Manor since it is Disneyland Pairs' version of the Haunted Mansion.

The segment is the same as its American counterpart, with some differences:

• Captain Hook is replaced with Jafar.
• The costumes for the Evil Queen and Maleficent differ, and they have more screen time together.
• The segment ends with Donald scaring all of the characters by coming out of the manor, making them run away. He shrugs and waves goodbye, as he disappears.
• The Haunted Mansion ride footage is replaced with Phantom Manor ride footage, with scenes of the Catacombs, the Singing Busts, and Goliath.

The Phantom and the Bride with the Disney Villains

Perhaps most notably, the segment features live characters of the Phantom and the Bride. The Phantom begins the segment by appearing out from behind a pillar and bringing the scary trees to life. He and the Bride appear at the beginning of the third verse, where he picks her up and carries her into the manor. They appear one last time during the last verse. The doors open and the Phantom speaks to the villains, saying "Rest in Peace, the Haunting's Free", before Donald scares them. He and the bride run back into the manor, together.

Credits

Disneyland Fun

• Producer: Gregory Sills
• Director: Michael Dimich
• Choreography and Staging: Barnette Ricci
• Writer: Laureen Nolan
• Associate Producers: Rita Dodson and Kevin Berg
• Music Director: Bruce Healey
• Lighting Directors: Bob Dickinson and Dennis Rudge

Let's Go to Disneyland Paris

• Executive Producer: Gregory Sills
• Executive In Charge of Production: Eleanor Richman
• Director: Michael Dimich
• Choreography and Staging: Jay Smith
• Music Director: Bruce Healey
• Associate Producer: Wylleen May

Trivia

Voice actress Candace Hutson is a special guest in Disneyland Fun

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  The Bride and the Phantom in Let's Go to DIsneyland Paris

  The English version of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” is sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, one of the Singing Busts in the original Haunted Mansion. He had returned to re-record his vocals for the new arrangement.
• The Bride in the Phantom Manor version does not resemble Melanie Ravenswood but instead the pre-2006 American bride, as evidenced by the beating red heart, bouquet, and blond hair.
• The scary trees costumes in the Disneyland Fun version of Grim Grinning Ghosts originated from the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney adoption of Snow White in 1987 while the Donald Duck Ghost costume came from the Disneyland Is Your Land celebration in 1985. They were reused for this segment.
• Let's Go to Disneyland Paris features an entire segment filmed in Frontierland, with dancers from the Lucky Nugget.
• The French version of Let's Go to Disneyland Paris is available on the DVD re-release of Disneyland Fun. If one selects the French language track on the set-up menu, it will play, instead.
• Voice actress, singer, and child actress Candace Hutson appears as one of the patrons in the theme park. She is listed in the "Special Thanks" part of the end credits under her nickname, Candy Hutson.
• Many of the montage scenes in Disneyland Fun are made of re-edited clips and recycled footage from the original souvenir video A Day In Disneyland.

Further Reading

• Disney Sing Along Songs on the Disney Wiki