The story of the Haunted Mansion goes back to 1951 as Walt Disney first imagined “Mickey Mouse Park,” four years before Disneyland would open. Tabled, the original concepts rested until 1957 when given to Ken Anderson.| Jonathan Briehl
The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion is a Disneyland Records album released in 1969 to coincide with the opening of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction. It featured the story of two teenagers, Mike (voiced by Ron Howard) and Karen (voiced by Robie Lester), who get trapped inside the Mansion, with Thurl Ravenscroft as the Narrator, Pete Renaday as the Ghost Host, and Eleanor Audley as Madame Leota. The record also included a storybook depicting various scenes from the attraction...| Disney Wiki
