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Disneyland Haunted Mansion attraction “stretch room” original featured painting

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:30,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD
Disneyland Haunted Mansion attraction “stretch room” original featured painting
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Originally conceived in 1951 by Disney artist Harper Goff, then finally completed after 7 years construction in 1969, The Haunted Mansion was not only one of the most complicated ride attractions ever created by Disneyland Imagineers, it also immediately became one of the crowd’s favorites. In order to move riders underground and off the actual Disneyland Park property (necessary because New Orleans Square had already run out of buildable space) a unique sort of elevator was constructed (2 of them, actually, to keep the traffic moving). It looks only like a Victorian room when entered, until everything on the walls stretches downward as the room descends, hence the initial view of this painting is just the girl with parasol from waist up, eventually revealing the open jaws waiting for her beneath. Acrylic on heavy canvas with grommet holes in top and bottom mounting strips, 42 x 121”, in Excellent though slightly used condition. Due to the nature of its use in the attraction, these paintings (there were four different in this part of the ride) would need to be replaced from time to time, and this is an original attraction-used painting which was replaced out with a print of the same image. The Haunted Mansion opened in 1969...according to a client that worked on the ride, the hand-painted canvases were only used until 1972. He remembered changing out the last hand-painted ones during a renovation after the 1972 earthquake....so this had to be used between 1969 and 1972. Accompanied by COA from noted Disney expert, Howard Lowery.