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The Disneyland Report > Disney News > Disney NewsScreenwriter Clive Barker Opens Auction for Disneyland 'Haunted Mansion'DisneyAuctions.com to Offer Winning Bidder a Personalized Tombstone; Famed Horror Author to Start the BiddingANAHEIM, Calif. -- Legendary screenwriter, director, film producer and author Clive Barker, made famous for his terrifying supernatural tales, will submit the first bid today in an online auction for a "once-in-an-after-lifetime" opportunity to become an honorary ghostly resident of the Disneyland park's classic "Haunted Mansion" attraction. The lucky bidder of an online charity auction on eBay, The World's Online Marketplace(R) will receive their own personalized "tombstone" in the finale graveyard scene of the beloved attraction, marking the public's first-ever chance to be an enduring part of a Disneyland attraction. The listing will be featured on eBay at www.DisneyAuctions.com and begins at 6:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, October 14 and ends Thursday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). The winning bidder will be publicly announced on Friday, October 22. The unique gravestone will bear the winner's first name and a humorous epitaph (inspired by the lucky bidder's interests and hobbies) written and personalized by the team at Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative organization responsible for designing and developing the attraction. The honorary ghost will also receive a one-of-a-kind miniature replica of the tombstone and a certificate officially recognizing them as an "Honorary" resident of the "Haunted Mansion." As "die-hard" fans of the landmark Disneyland attraction know, the "Haunted Mansion" is home to "999 happy haunts ... but there's always room for one more!" Additionally, the successful bidder and a guest will be spirited away from his or her hometown to Disneyland park in time for a midnight "wake" and "burial" ceremony on Thursday, October 28, officially placing the tombstone in the graveyard of the "Haunted Mansion." The proceeds of the charity auction benefit selected chapters of The Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Disney Auctions (www.DisneyAuctions.com) is an online marketplace from Walt Disney Internet Group. It features authentic, rare and one-of-a-kind Disney collectibles and memorabilia from every aspect of Disney's fabled entertainment legacy. Source: Disneyland Return to Disney News. |
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