George Washington (1732-1799) is a historic figure best known as having been the first president of the United States of America.
History[]
Appearances[]
The American Adventure[]
Washington appears on horseback in this attraction, watching over a snowy battlefield. In this scene, two of Washington's soldiers discuss the results of Washington's war.
Columbia Harbour House[]
In the Columbia Harbour House is a dining-area themed around George Washington which is decorated with artwork of him.
The Hall of Presidents[]
George Washington is amongst the historic presidents featured in this attraction.
The Haunted Mansion[]
In Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, there is a portrait of George Washington within the attic amongst Constance Hatchaway's belongings. Said portrait appears in the George Hightower section of the attic and is a repurposed prop from Tom Sawyer Island.
Tom Sawyer Island[]
A removed vignette from Fort Wilderness in Disneyland's Tom Sawyer Island featured a portrait of George Washington. Washington's portrait hung over the head of president Andrew Jackson during a meeting with Davy Crockett, set in Jackson Island, Missouri around the Creek War (1814). It was this portrait that was later moved into the attic of the Haunted Mansion.
Trivia[]
- In the Hall of Presidents, Washington was originally voiced by Paul Frees. In the Haunted Mansion, Paul Frees is best known as the voice of the Ghost Host.
- A various number of the American presidents featured in the Hall of Presidents have been referenced in Haunted Mansion connected properties and mythology.
- Andrew Jackson is frequently referenced in the Haunted Mansion's lore. This includes him having appeared on Tom Sawyer's Island which has connections to the Haunted Mansion's story, the recurring motif of Jackson's ally Jean Lafitte, and the character of Ambrose Gracey in the filmcontinuity having been an ally of Jackson.
- The bar Trader Sams' which is set in the Disney Parks mythos via S.E.A. features a photograph of the titular Trader Sam planning a South American expedition with Teddy Roosevelt who is identified as having been an early member of the Adventurers Club.
- A photograph of Abraham Lincoln appears in the Phantom Canyon scene of Phantom Manor. In Tales from the Haunted Mansion: Volume I: The Fearsome Foursome, the mansion librarian Amicus Arcane mentions having met Abraham Lincoln.