Locked into a chair and cornered by a growling, drooling, bloodthirsty alien… Braving the otherworldly unknown hidden within the historically haunted Hollywood Tower Hotel… Racing through the cataclysmic darkness of the final minutes of the Cretaceous with a hellish Carnotaur giving chase… Navigating the misty graveyard path into the flickering parlor of an abandoned manor…
Long before these frightful experiences were part of a Disney Parks visit, guests were startled, spooked, and downright scared by a Fantasyland favorite that tricked its riders into expecting princesses and happy endings.
Yep, for generations of visitors who grew up with Snow White’s Scary Adventures, it was a test of bravery to come out the other side with eyes open… A terrifying classic in the century-old spook house tradition, this Fantasyland favorite wasn’t just a tribute to the first of Disney’s animated features and its royal heroine, but to Walt’s own fascination with fear…
So as we dive into the full story of this Walt Disney original, we’ll explore not only its permutations that span three continents, but its gradual pruning at the hands of modern Imagineering. Is Snow White’s Scary Adventures really gone? If you dare, head with us into the dark woods to find out…
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