MADAME LEOTA DIY TUTORIAL : HOW I CREATED THIS CLASSIC DISNEY HAUNTED MANSION ILLUSION

Madame Leota Tutorial : How I created this classic Disney Haunted Mansion Effect

Greetings Foolish Mortals!!!! I hope this DIY tutorial finds you well. My oldest son was getting married and the theme for his wedding was non other than Disney's Haunted Mansion. He wanted some of the effects from the Disney ride incorporated into his reception. I was asked to recreate the Madame Leota Talking Crystal Ball. Unfortunately, I was given this task at the last hour so time was shoort. However, I think it turned out pretty well. I decided, after the fact, to put this tutorial together and share what I did so that all you disembodied spirits could create your own display. Use it for what you will Halloween or a wedding, but have fun.

Any questions, please leave me a comment and I will try to get back with you in a timely manner.

Here is the link to my website where you can download my 30 minute looping Madame Leota Video that I edited as I stated in the tutorial. Remember it was made to be projected from about 40 inches away from the Madame Leota Face in your Crystal Ball. Otherwise, you will have to edit it yourself if you lengthen or shorten the distance.

http://dochollidaysgameemporium.com/M...

Here is the link to BenneLukes version of the Madame Leota Loop with the blue Halo that I used to create my looping video if you would rather start from scratch:
   • Madame Leota Effects Video  

Most of the items I used can be found at a local Hobby Shop, Halloween store, Amazon or Ebay.

The size of the crystal ball is approximately 14 inches in diameter and has an opening of about 9 inches. (A lot of people ask me this so I figured I'd just put it in the description)
I would suggest starting early and trying to find the old animatronic on ebay or market sites, during the off season you can generally find them hear and there pretty cheap. That way you can use the legs for your display as well.
However, as many do including myself I wait until the last minute to find what I need:

** I FOUND THIS WEBSITE: iLighting.com**

https://ilighting.com/products/14-cle...

**THIS WEBSITE HAS THE 14INCH ARCYLIC GLOBE/CRYSTAL BALL AND YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE THE OPENING TO THE 9.5INCHES THAT YOU NEED. IT WILL RUN YOU ABOUT $45.00 FOR THE GLOBE INCLUDEING TAX AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE SHIPPING SINCE IT WILL DEPEND ON WHERE THEY ARE SHIPPING IT TO. HOWEVER, THIS IS A GREAT OPTION FOR YOUR PROJECT AND EASIER THAN FINDING HE ANIMATRONIC. ***PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE NOT PURCHASED ONE OF THESE ITEMS YET, BUT HAVE SEEN ANOTHER PERSON USE THERE PRODUCT FOR A MADAME LEOTA PROJECT AND IT LOOKED GREAT**

The projector I used in this project is no longer available, but here is a link to a similar one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166055847469...

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