Bride

Not to be confused with thefirst orsecond iteration of the Bride.

The Bride

Development[]

Early Drafts[]

When work had begun on theHaunted Mansion, animator and directorKen Anderson was put in charge of coming up with a backstory. Among the many drafts he wrote, one of the most famous involved a sea captain namedCaptain Gore and his wife named Priscilla. When she discovered his history as a bloody pirate, he killed her - typically depicted as throwing her down a well. In the afterlife, she haunted him until he finally took his own life, by hanging himself in the attic's rafters.

Another draft by Anderson involved the wedding of Mlle. Vampire and Monsieur Boogeyman, which was hosted by theLonesome Ghosts. Many famous monsters were in attendance, including Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and theHeadless Horseman. At the altar, she rejected him and the reception turned chaotic.

While neither story ended up sticking, the bride, herself, did. She was depicted in various concept art byMarc Davis until she finally made it into the mansion on opening day.

In the Attraction[]

Each bride held a bouquet of flowers and a candlestick and had a glowing heart.

The first iteration of the character was a skeletal-like corpse. When theHatbox Ghost was still in the attraction, she originally sat half-way through the attic on the left side. Once the original Hatbox Ghost was removed, she moved to his spot - on the right near the exit. This bride lasted until the mid-70s at bothDisneyland and theMagic Kingdom.

The second bride had a completely black face, with glowing eyes from the mid-1970s until 1990. In 1992, a third iteration debuted where it was given a full-fleshed appearance for the first time. At Disneyland, she was given blonde hair and an innocent-looking gaze. Imagineers altered her appearances from time to time from veiled to unveiled; the veiled version had her glowing eyes activated to make her look more ominous. At the Magic Kingdom, she had white hair and blue skin but remained unveiled.

In Tokyo Disneyland, the bride appears fully fleshed and veiled but is of East Asian descent.

In 2006, along with the refurbishments, the American Brides were overhauled with a new backstory and look, becomingConstance Hatchaway in the process. She is the bride that can be found in the mansion, today.

Appearances[]

House of Mouse[]

In the episode "House Ghosts", the Bride makes a short cameo. WhenPete runs into a mausoleum, she confronts him, holding out her hand. He takes hold of it and kisses it, before it disintegrates off of her arm. When he looks up, her face became a corpse-like one, scaring him.

Let's Go to Disneyland Paris[]

The Bride makes a brief appearance in the "Grim Grinning Ghosts" segment of thisDisney Sing Along tape. She appeared in front ofPhantom Manor with thePhantom and theDisney Villains. WhenDonald Duck scared them at the end of the song, she ran back into the manor.

Epic Mickey 2[]

A statue of the Bride can be found in the secondEpic Mickey game inBog Easy.Mickey andOswald have to move it around to find a gear that one of theLonesome Ghosts stole.

Haunted Mansion[]

The Bride appears where she is identified asConstance Hatchaway, while her portrait as an elder is treated as a separate entity.

Just like the ride, she inhabits the attic where she is guardingMadame Leota's crystal ball, which Ben manages to retrieve. During the climax when Alistair Crump, theHatbox Ghost, proceeds to become powerful, he orders Constance and the rest of the ghosts to do his bidding, butFather Kent manages to offer supportive advice to the spirits and has them all turn on Crump. Following his defeat, Constance and the rest of the ghosts all decide to live in harmony with the humans.

Printed media[]

Comics[]

In theHaunted Mansion comic book series by Slave Labor Graphics, the Bride is a woman called Emily de Claire. She metMaster Gracey and fell in love with him. The day of their wedding, she went searching in the attic for something old. She was confronted by the ghosts of Gracey's dead crew, and she was scared to death. She stayed in the attic and no one disturbed her, while she looked out the window, waiting for her love to return.

The Bride was a resident at Lonesome Manor in theTales from the Wasteland comic book series, inspired by theEpic Mickey video games. After a bet fromPete,Oswald the Lucky Rabbit,Donald Duck, andGoofy have to stay in Lonesome Manor all night. A bride confronts Oswald, begging him to be her husband. When he refuses, she chases them around the manor, until they manage to flee from her.

Ghost Gallery[]

In this fan-made biography page, the Bride at theMagic Kingdom's mansion is called Emily Cavanaugh. She came from a rich family, but was very flighty. After her parents suddenly died, she metMaster Gracey and eventually became his second wife. During their honeymoon, she played a game of hide and seek with him. She hid in a large trunk, whereMadame Leota locked her inside and she suffocated to death.

Records[]

The Bride makes a small appearance in theThe Story and Song from The Haunted Mansion. When Mike and Karen run up to the attic, they are confronted by the Bride. She is described as a dark figure, strangely illuminated with a glowing heart and glowing eyes. When speaking about theHatbox Ghost, she is referred to as 'his bride'.

She is depicted in the Disneyland recordThe Haunted Mansion: See, Hear, Read. She stands in the attic and is, once again, identified by her glowing red heart.

Other[]

She appeared in a pop-up book made for the attraction. Her veil is a flap that can be lifted, revealing a corpse-like face.

Disney Parks[]

The Bride can still be seen at theHaunted Mansion atTokyo Disneyland, today. She stands in the attic, holding onto a candlestick with glowing yellow eyes. She is surrounded by portraits ofConstance Hatchaway's grooms.

She made her debut as a live-character during the Spooky "Boo!" Parade during the 2019 Halloween season. She walked on the parade route, while a group of five suitors surrounded her.

Gallery[]

See also[]

• Constance Hatchaway, the current incarnation of the character in the mansion
• Melanie Ravenswood, fromPhantom Manor atDisneyland Paris
• Elizabeth Henshaw, fromThe Haunted Mansion (2003 film)

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