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Monday, April 1, 2024

 Hope everyone had a great Easter with family and friends!


I had a very busy weekend preparing for Easter on Saturday - hence the reason no posts this weekend!

Well worth the time though - my Bacon and Chives Deviled Eggs were a success! And everyone loved how they were 'standing" rather that laying down!


But let's get back to today's post! ...


~The History of Disney's The Haunted Mansion-Contributions from 'Madame Leota's Daughter'!~


Today we meet a WDW Employee who created and designed the cemetery at WDW and plays the Madame Leota in today's Holiday Mansion, as well as whose mom's name was used and played the original Madame Leota!










Contributions of Kim Irvine 


Leota Toomb's daughter, Kim Irvine, now working at WED, created a rarely seen pet cemetery, once clearly visible to those entering the foyer through the side door reserved for handicapped guests and their parties. Since a wheelchair ramp was added to the front of the mansion, guests rarely see this area. This pet cemetery was popular with the few who saw it, so WDI created a larger one in the normal queue around the time the new ramp was installed. Kim Irvine, bearing a strong physical resemblance to her mother, also played Madame Leota for Haunted Mansion Holiday.




More information and photos of Disney's Pet Cemetery will be in my next post!

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