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SPOOKY ATTRACTION MEMORABILIA
« on: March 31, 2017, 11:43:12 AM »
Here are some items from Ripley's World Of The Unexplained (formerly Dr. Gardner's Museum Of Witchcraft & Magic) in Gatlinburg TN.

Postcard:


Pennant:


Brochure:




Souvenir Booklet:




Token:


Another Brochure:




http://legendtrippersofamerica.blogspot.com/2013/11/ripleys-world-of-unexplained-1972-1985.html

Gatlinburg is 2 hours from my home and my family and I used to go there every couple of months in the '70s and '80s. World Of The Unexplained was my favorite part of the trip! I would always go in there alone while my folks did other things (I was the only Monster/Horror nut in the family  ;D) and I would spend at least an hour in there checking out all of the displays. I really enjoyed the Witches Cabinet with all of the weird ingredients, and the hot naked witch figure (Yowza!) whom they usually had draped, but provocatively draped  ;). There were sections on ESP and Aliens as well as the older displays from Gerald Gardner's legendary Witchcraft collection, but the Witchcraft/Occult stuff was always my favorite. I still have a high grade copy of the souvenir booklet that is a treasured keepsake, and fond memories of a fantastic Spooky Attraction.

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Re: SPOOKY ATTRACTION MEMORABILIA
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2017, 01:41:50 PM »
Here are scans of my copy of the World Of The Unexplained Souvenir Booklet:

With overlay:


Without overlay:


When the name changed due to pressure from local religious groups they added an overlay to the remaining souvenir booklets. This is the original booklet I picked up at the WOTU for a buck back in the late '70s. I visited WOTU several times over the years and finally decided to buy a booklet as a keepsake. I'm really glad I bought it now because it's the only piece I have from World Of The Unexplained. I've read it carefully a few times and stored it to avoid damage. It's probably in around VF/NM (9.0) condition.

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Re: SPOOKY ATTRACTION MEMORABILIA
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2017, 01:58:53 PM »
Mysterious Mansion (Gatlinburg, TN) brochure pics:





Mysterious Mansion is another fave attraction in Gatlinburg. I've gone through it several times, especially around Halloween.  tynhrt
It's full of secret passages, and you can stay in there going back and forth through the whole thing as long as you want. It's full of great animatronics and maybe a dozen people running around (mostly sneaking around) dressed as ghouls, zombies, and other monsters, scaring visitors. If you take your time it takes around 30 minutes to go through and see everything, but usually I would stay much longer going back and forth. Fun walk-through haunted attraction.

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2017, 02:03:47 PM »
Mysterious Mansion has a hearse they drive around Gatlinburg to advertise. Here's a pic:

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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2017, 03:13:50 PM »
Mysterious Mansion has a hearse they drive around Gatlinburg to advertise. Here's a pic:




Ive been to this place many times. They have a talking Vincent Price head in the haunted library.

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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2017, 08:29:39 PM »
Haunted Mansion Game:



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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2017, 10:17:43 PM »
LOVE this stuff!! I went to Roswell, NM in 1997 for the 50th anniversary, but didn't pick up much swag. I think I have a UFO cereal box somewhere.

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Re: SPOOKY ATTRACTION MEMORABILIA
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2017, 10:52:44 PM »
Mysterious Mansion (Gatlinburg, TN) brochure pics:





Mysterious Mansion is another fave attraction in Gatlinburg. I've gone through it several times, especially around Halloween.  tynhrt
It's full of secret passages, and you can stay in there going back and forth through the whole thing as long as you want. It's full of great animatronics and maybe a dozen people running around (mostly sneaking around) dressed as ghouls, zombies, and other monsters, scaring visitors. If you take your time it takes around 30 minutes to go through and see everything, but usually I would stay much longer going back and forth. Fun walk-through haunted attraction.

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My kids and I had a blast a few years ago at this attraction. Well worth a visit!!
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« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2017, 05:41:41 PM »
Cool stuff. I never went there and I forget where I got these because I've had them at least since the '70's, but I have two postcards from the Witchcraft museum. Here's one...


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Re: SPOOKY ATTRACTION MEMORABILIA
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2017, 05:42:56 PM »
And here's the other one...


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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2017, 01:37:48 PM »
This one is courtesy of MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD: https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/?zx=c263e6debb90835f

Back in the day, when I was knee-high to The Incredible Shrinking Man, my family enjoyed many weekend trips to the various local Southern California amusement parks. Disneyland was one of them. It opened in 1955 and it was one of the places that cost a little bit of money for admission. You also purchased a "ticket book" at the window that could be used on the various rides and attractions. My favorites were always the train ride through the incredible diorama of the Grand Canyon and the Indian Village.

 The other park that we visited more frequently because it was free to get in (and things were a little less expensive), was Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town in Buena Park. I was thrilled every time the announcement was made at home that we were going there. I was into Cowboys and Indians in a big way at that time, and walking through the Ghost Town was like walking on the set of a TV show -- or, better yet -- stepping into the past of the Wild West. I would don my cowboy hat and six-guns and wonder at the many sights and sounds that abounded.

 One of the most curious items that will forever remain in my memory was a coin-operated machine that I never failed to play at least once during our visits called "Voodoo Dance". Once you dropped your coin in the slot, the scene jumped into action with a sorcerer bringing back to life a skeleton while a native band (presumably Haitian) played the accompanying music. This was one weird scene and it both attracted and repelled me. In fact, it kinda gave me the creeps. Nevertheless, I stood there in rapt attention, watching the bizarre scene unfold to a crazy musical accompaniment.

 I haven't been back to Knott's Berry Farm for years and the Ghost Town has been given mostly away to more modern entertainment. I had heard that the Voodoo Dance machine had disappeared. Until, that is, when I spied this auction lot being offered by Dallas' Heritage Auctions.

 The description leads to disappointment as it is in pretty bad shape and in non-working condition. Hopefully, a skilled tinkerer will pick this up and make it whole again. In the meantime, the photos of this bizarre little box of entertainment rekindle my shivery memories of a time gone by.



"Voodoo Dance" Coin-Op Arcade Machine (c. 1930s). This antique "Voodoo Dance" musical machine was one of the most well-known coin-operated machines displayed in Ghost Town. (It can be seen in use on YouTube.) Inside the glass-topped cabinet there is a Merlin-like mystical character, a skeleton in a casket, two African-Americans playing banjo and drum, and a third dancing. The game has great "voodoo" graphics, and a very strange black and white photo of an ox in a bamboo field serves as a backdrop. This is one of the most talked-about lots in this auction. Measurements are 40" x 21" x 22". Sold "as is" with no implied warranty as to condition. The machine is in non-working condition, with no keys included. It's a stand-alone piece of beautiful folk art. Fair to Good condition.








 

 
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2017, 12:45:07 AM »
That's great! Would love to see it in action.

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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2017, 01:41:28 AM »
That's great! Would love to see it in action.

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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2017, 12:19:36 PM »
I'm a huge fan of Disney's Haunted Mansion.  Here is my big figure of the "Hatbox Ghost".  The Hatbox ghost was removed after a few days from the Anaheim Version, and was never in the Orlando version.  But many were familiar of the character from the illustrated record album.  A new Hatbox ghost was recently installed in the Disneyland Haunted Mansion.
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Re: SPOOKY ATTRACTION MEMORABILIA
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2017, 06:06:15 PM »
Here are some items from Ripley's World Of The Unexplained (formerly Dr. Gardner's Museum Of Witchcraft & Magic) in Gatlinburg TN.

Postcard:


Pennant:


Brochure:




Souvenir Booklet:




Token:


Another Brochure:




http://legendtrippersofamerica.blogspot.com/2013/11/ripleys-world-of-unexplained-1972-1985.html

Gatlinburg is 2 hours from my home and my family and I used to go there every couple of months in the '70s and '80s. World Of The Unexplained was my favorite part of the trip! I would always go in there alone while my folks did other things (I was the only Monster/Horror nut in the family  ;D) and I would spend at least an hour in there checking out all of the displays. I really enjoyed the Witches Cabinet with all of the weird ingredients, and the hot naked witch figure (Yowza!) whom they usually had draped, but provocatively draped  ;). There were sections on ESP and Aliens as well as the older displays from Gerald Gardner's legendary Witchcraft collection, but the Witchcraft/Occult stuff was always my favorite. I still have a high grade copy of the souvenir booklet that is a treasured keepsake, and fond memories of a fantastic Spooky Attraction.

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Amazing photos, h.h. I am about 11 hours from Gatlinburg, Tn.
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