Reaching The Other Side
In an effort to make his parks as authentic as possible, Walt Disney aimed to bring in real artifacts and ornaments for his guests to enjoy. This was certainly the case when those in charge of the park decided to buy a little something special for the Haunted Mansion in Disney World.
In order to keep things haunted and creepy for those who made their way through this attraction, an original 14th-century book on witchcraft was given a prime spot within the house. The hope was that it would spook people out, but what they didn’t realize was that it really would give them the heebie-jeebies.
Cast members always struggled to keep the book from falling over, and sometimes it would end up in a completely different location to where it started. In the end, the book was replaced with something less haunted.