The Haunted Mansion: Haunted Happenings (simply titled Disney's The Haunted Mansion on the cover) is an illustrated storybook drawn by Len Smith and Arkadia, the writer remaining unknown. It was published by Golden Books in their Storybook to Color series.
Plot[]
On Halloween, Mickey Mouse and the Squeaky Cleaners (a cleaning enterprise he has been leading, also including Goofy, Donald, Minnie, Daisy and Pluto) are called by Mr Gool to clean "his mansion". They get to work, blissfully unaware that this mansion is actually the Haunted Mansion. But soon, the ghostly manifestations become unmistakable and the entire group runs through the haunted maze of the corridors, rooms and graveyards, meeting many notable ghosts from the Mansion.
Character Appearances[]
Disney Characters[]
- Mickey Mouse
- Minnie Mouse
- Donald Duck
- Daisy Duck
- Goofy
- Pluto
Haunted Mansion Characters[]
- Mr. Gool
- Tightrope Girl
- Staring Busts
- Floating Candelabra
- Coffin Occupant
- Raven
- Breathing Door
- Madame Leota
- Ballroom Dancers
- Dueling Portraits
- Bride
- Pop-Up Ghost
- Scary Trees
- Caretaker and his dog
- Phantom Five
- Bicycle Ghosts
- Tea Party Ghosts
- Mummy
- Opera Singers
- Beheaded Knight
- Hitchhiking Ghosts
Trivia[]
- At the end of the story, Mickey tells Mr. Gool that he can clean his own mansion from now on. This could be a reference to a story from the creation of the attraction: Rolly Crump and Yale Gracey set up the effects they were working on to go off, when the cleaning staff came into the room. The next morning, they were told that they weren't coming back and they had to clean their own messes from now on.
- The dueling portraits are pointing their fingers at each other, instead of their guns.
Further Reading[]
- The Haunted Mansion Haunted Happenings on the Internet Archive