The
mythic, haunting history of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion
will finally be told by voice talent Kat Cressida,
the artist whose performance as the gothic "Black Widow
Bride" was added in early 2006 to the Disneyland version
of the Haunted Mansion attraction as part of park-wide enhancements
made to the attractions during Disneyland's 50th anniversary
festivities.
Disney
aficionados will be pleased to hear that this is the first
time that a telling of the "backstory" from the
Haunted Mansion is presented being based on the story as
it was told by the WED Enterprises "Imagineers"
themselves back in the earliest days of the attraction's
existence.For
decades, Haunted Mansion fans have told tales and myths
of the Mansion's storied history, with little more than
anecdotal evidence to back their claims. Cressida's telling
of the story will be pulled directly from her childhood
conversations with her father, who worked with Disneyland's
PR Department, and also worked directly with the original
Imagineers who created this famed attraction.
Curious?
Well without further ado, use the link to the right to purchase
and listen to the story or download a high-quality MP3 file
for your iPod or other digital music library.
Click
the link below to listen to DoomBuggies.com's inteview
with Kat Cressida about her experience as becoming
the "Black Widow Bride," as well as more
of her history with Disneyland park and the story
behind the recording of "Nuptial Doom: A Haunting
Tale of the Haunted Mansion Bride."
To
view Kat Cressida's extensive VO credits (including
her work for other Disneyland attractions), visit
KatCressida.com.
About
DoomBuggies.com DoomBuggies.com, a tribute to Disney's Haunted
Mansion attractions, has been called "exhaustively
in-depth" by Variety Magazine, and has been named
a Yahoo! Pick of the week, as well as a USA Today
HotSite. The web site, which will celebrate its 9th
anniversary on Halloween, features a rich tapestry
of history, stories, secrets, interviews, and multimedia
offerings that enable visitors to both re-live their
memories of the Haunted Mansion and enhance future
trips through the ride by arming themselves with insight
and understanding of the attraction. The web site
also features a large and active message-board community
of like-minded fans of the Haunted Mansion.
Click
the link below to download an mp3 file for your iPod or
digital music library for just 99 cents.
"Nuptial
Doom: The Bride in the Attic" A History of the Haunted Mansion... As Told by Kat Cressida
Adapted
by John Starling
Written
for Recording by John Starling & Kat Cressida
Recorded
at the GRAMMY® Award-winning SoundWorks
Studios, North Hollywood,
California, on October 19, 2006
Recording
mixed & produced by Jeff Sheridan
Sound effects
courtesy of Walt Disney Records, from new digital
master of the original sounds of the Haunted Mansion
Special
thanks to: Chris Goosman (Walt Disney Imagineering), Tom
Fitzgerald (Walt Disney Imagineering), Walt Disney Records,
Brian Nefsky (Theme Park Productions), Ned Lott, Howard
Green (Walt Disney Studios), Tim Curtis (William Morris
Agency), Jerry Beber
...and a certain Pirate.