Gracey Mansion is the stately home featured in the Disney attraction, the Haunted Mansion.
This site is a tribute to that attraction.
Emily Cavanaugh Gracey was George Gracey's second wife. She is best known as the ghost in the attic, in her bridal gown.
- FOUND! Emily Cavanaugh Gracey's diary has just been found. The pages are being studied, transcribed, and uploaded as time permits. Read the first entries:
- 4 Jan 1941, Emily's first diary entry after her parents' death.
- 7 Jan 1941, Emily arrives at Gracey Mansion.
- 14 Jan 1941, when Cousin George surprises Emily with an announcement.
- 7 Feb 1941, Emily becomes ill before the party.
- Rambling notes in the diary, to be sorted out as time permits. Dates approximate.
- 1 May 1941? Emily finds a neglected cemetery.
- 13 Aug 1941? There's poison in the gardener's shed.
- 31 Aug 1941? Emily explores Blood Cemetery again, finds eerie statue.
- 4 Sep 1941? Cook and Madame argue over the food.
- A brief biography of Yale Gracey for whom Gracey Mansion was named.
- Notes about Paul Frees, the voice of the "ghost host."
- Disney's 'Nine Old Men', the key animators who made the classic Disney films. Several of them worked on the Haunted Mansion attraction, too.
- My small page of Links will take you to the best of the Haunted Mansion sites, online.
- Or you can return to the entry page of this website, here.
You can also learn more at this site,
about Mme. Leota's speech in Disney's Haunted Mansion.
Click here to make that journey
© 2001, Emily Gracey, all rights reserved.
I'm flattered that a few people have taken this site seriously, and asked how to visit the "real" Gracey Mansion. However, before getting caught up in this tragic tale, you might want to spoil everything by reading the truth behind GraceyMansion.com.
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