The Purple Shroud is one of the spirits haunting the Haunted Mansion.
Description[]
The Purple Shroud is an arms-raising specter, shrouded in a dark purple sheet. In the WDW and Disneyland Haunted Mansions, it's face was invisible, but a screaming face is clearly visible in the Tokyo Disneyland version of the ride.
In the ride[]
In the ride, the Purple Shroud would stand next to the entrance of the Séance Chamber and wouldn't be noticed by the guests until their doombuggies turned around, allowing them to see the doorway by themselves. The shroud was notable for being the first ghost seen in the Mansion (as opposed to heard or felt like the Ghost Host), if you don't count Madame Leota.
Behind the scenes[]
The Purple Shroud stood by the entrance of all three Haunted Mansions since 1969, although by 1980, it's design in Disneyland's version had changed, with it's raised arms gone. In 2001, it was removed in both to make room for the Haunted Mansion Holidays overlay, and the Imagineers apparently forgot to put it back afterwards.
Trivia[]
- Although rather minor, Purple Shroud made its way into certain fanfictions, where it is sometimes depicted as Madame Leota's "assistant".
- Whether the character is actual a Ghost is unknown as it is possible that it is simply some other form of Spirit being summoned for Leota's incantations.
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