The Shifting Eyes Portrait is an unused portrait intended for use in The Haunted Mansion.
Description[]
The portrait is of an upper-class man from what appears to be the 16th-17th century. The portrait is haunted with the man's eyes looking around freely.
Appearances[]
Disneyland 10th Anniversary[]
In this special, Walt Disney took, "Disneyland Ambassador" Julie Reihm on a tour of the developing Haunted Mansion and Museum of the Weird attractions. As a demonstration of the kind of spooks that could be found in the mansion, Walt showcased the shifting eyed portrait whose eyes moved freely.
Other Appearances[]
2003 Film[]
A portrait reminiscent of the shifting eyed painting as it appears in the 2003 film with Jim Evers on the other side.
In the 2003 film, a portrait reminiscent of the shifting-eyes portrait appears at the beginning of the portrait corridor sequence. Here, rather than being a supernaturally possessed portrait with its own shifting eyes, the portrait is a secret-passageway where the eyes can be removed from behind. The shot shows a close-up of the portrait with Jim Evers removing the eye-piece from the other side and shifts his own eyes before opening up the secret door.
Trivia[]
- It is possible that the portrait was a proto form of the Sinister 11 portraits who once had eyeballs made from ellipsoids so that they appeared to always watch guests.