July 13, 2012  Special Effects used within the Haunted Mansion
How do they DO that?!  Often, I'm awe struck at the attention to
detail and special effects that Disney puts into their
attractions.  The Haunted Mansion, being created in the 1960's,
uses some of the most simple techniques for special effects, but
being "hidden" so well, it's still hard to figure out how the
Disney Imagineers made it work.  Here are just a few of the
special effects within the Haunted Mansion explained.  Spoiler
alert!  If you feel that knowing how an attraction works takes
away from the fun... you may want to skip down to the fun fact
portion of this post.  Photo courtesy of Mouse and Memos Eyes in
the Wallpaper & Busts in the Hallway - are they following ME?
 This is a great optical illusion that is quite simple to
create.  The eyes and busts appear convex (rounded outward like
the exterior of a ball), but are actually concave (rounded
inward like the inside of a bowl).  These busts aren't actual
busts, but rather concave scul