A Spirit Photography station located outside of Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris.
Spirit Photography was a service connected to merchandising found in the Disney Parks. It allows guests to take a picture which depending on perspective will be able to morph into a ghost version of themselves, modelled after those seen in the Haunted Mansion.
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Spirit Photography is a real-world phenomenon which refers to photography aiming to or incidentally capturing images of ghosts or other spirits on photograph. It was typically caused by double-exposure of photographs and hoax with it becoming popular as a curios during the 19th century back in the early days of photography and during a rise in paranormal interest.
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Memento Mori (The Magic Kingdom)[]
In Walt Disney World, Spirit Photography could be consistently found in Liberty Square's Haunted Mansion themed gift-shop Memento Mori. The shop was themed after being the former abode of the late-Madame Leota in upstate New York and the photos were taken with a camera made to look like a daguerreotype (invented in 1836 and popular up until the 1860s). Photos would be taken in a special chamber of the shop, separated by curtains and decorated with spirit-photography photos.
This service would be removed by the 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion franchise with the Spirit Photography chamber being dedicated to Host-a-Ghost jar merchandise.
Frontierland (Disneyland Paris)[]
During the time in-which Phantom Manor was under construction, Spirit Photography would be provided outside of the attraction. Here the photography is themed around the Mysterious Chronicle newspaper as they document whether or not ghosts are escaping from Ravenswood Manor. The station was apparently set up by Thunder Mesa citizen James Collins Esq. who has apparently acquired or invented a Spectral Camera (once again, a daguerreotype).
These photos place guests on the front page of the Mysterious Chronicle newspapers, right next to the monstrous Phantom.