In a special presentation at Disney FanDaze tonight, Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald announced that Phantom Manor will once again feature the voice of Vincent Price when it returns this Fall at Disneyland Paris.
An opening narration by Vincent Price was recorded and initially used Phantom Manor in 1992. However, it was removed and rerecorded by Gérard Chevalier, who had provided a dubbed French voice for Price in some of his movies.
Fitzgerald also announced that changes to the attraction storyline will reveal who is the Phantom of the manor, a great mystery throughout the 25 years of the ride’s history.
Don’t we already know the Phantom is Henry Ravenswood, Melanie’s father.
That’s what I thought as well….
Yeah super Disney fans know that. Most guests have no idea. That who this is aimed at.
I really hope it isn’t Melanie’s father even though that is fan’s general belief. It adds a layer of Electra complex to what is already a pretty dark ride. Also when you look at the video of how they created the ride one of the influences was the musical the Phantom of the Opera. So keeping that in mind and the Thunder Mesa/Thunder mountain connection I think the Phantom is the spirit who resided in Thunder mountain when Henry Ravenswood dug it’s ground for gold he awoke and seeing his resting place destroyed placed a curse on the Ravenswoods and… Read more »