The History of Pepper’s Ghosts
Anyone who considers themselves a Disney Parks fan is familiar with the spectral entities that lurk in the Haunted Mansion. These semi-transparent ghouls dance, dine, and even play organ in the classic Disneyland ride. Invented before modern holograms and other high-tech optical tricks, the Imagineers had to use a technique called Pepper’s Ghost to create the realistic-looking, phantasmal beings.
The Pepper’s Ghost illusion has been around since the dawn of Victorian-era spiritualism, which featured a love – or perhaps obsession – for all things spooky and supernatural.
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@bythedog
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Great narration!
@chrisvroenen4026
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I think the video would be easier to get through if the humor was toned down a bit. The jokes and constant accents are just bad
@theOlLineRebel
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Never knew about “pepper’s ghost” until researching ancient horse-racing reports. There was a horse named Pepper’s Ghost running in the 1860s! That got me curious and I found out about this phenomenon! Amazing that people knew about that show by Pepper enough to already name a horse after it!
@Savanah-59230
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Can you do a video on something called killdozer apparently someone snapped and had a bad day
@Morenob1
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
As someone that learned about alien abductions and the paranormal, Pepper's ghost may explain our very own reality and the idea of higher dimensions. Only it works on basis of frequencies, wave particles and resonance combined with perception
@btetschner
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Due to the fact I don't have any sound on my computer right now, I am going to have to move the film Wall Street to next month.
I was going to watch it tonight and am not able to watch it tomorrow…I am moving it to my June Watchlist.
@btetschner
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Would love to see a phantasmagoria!
@btetschner
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Eating ANOTHER Weird History candy!
Eating NERDS ROPE (RAINBOW)*†…while watching this Weird History video!
* From the Weird History video "How Wonka Became A REAL Candy Company"
† It's a very unique candy and it's great!
@woosheroes494
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Great presentation style. Bravo ❤
@Romeo_of_Romelution
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Damn old books have isekai title levels of words
@preflex3502
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Whenever people notice my AR glasses and ask to check them out, I fire up this video to also explain how they work.
@Simca33
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Now it's going to be A. I.
@rolfathan
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
7:27, At least at Disneyland, that sheet isn't plexi. It's legit glass. There's been a lot of speculation about what they would actually do in the event that it broke, considering that the entire structure was basically built AROUND the glass, with no easy way to replace it.
@effexwhore
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
remember when michael jackson performed at the BBMAs in 2014?
@HavianEla
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
2:40 Oh gosh, do NOT get me started on that movie, I’ll break this comment section with my essay
@brendakrieger7000
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
BOO! 👻
@mariahmoore536
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Lol "let me take a breath, and get a sip of water" sniff
@vickiceline1270
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I would love to see a video on Lake Shawnee
@jasonklassen6503
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I loved this attraction when I was a kid
@NumNumbat
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Such an interesting illusion. It must be quite annoying for them if people flick anything onto the glass, like food etc.
@cherylroark9332
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I want to go to a Victorian Phantasmagoria.
@poppinpatty2507
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
🌶
@debicadude
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Very, very good episode! I was IN all the time.
Blows my mind, I would love to see this in real life!
@Kogan0000
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I am more interested than I expected to be.
@SOCIETYISDEVOLVING
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Crazy. I wrote a research paper back in 1992, (absolutely despise research papers, lol) about the future of technology in regards to virtual reality and holograms. Even included that one day, holograms would be opaque. The dead would appear to be “alive” again. That headsets would advance to where they’d be affordable for the masses. Wild how fast tech is advancing
@derrickmcadoo3804
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Jimmy:
'That's an ad'
'That's an ad'
'That's news'
'That's an ad'
'This is an ad for Disney'
@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
"Ain't nothin' but a century spanning Gantsa ghost party." 😎👻🥳
The best joke in this video! 😂😂🤣🤣
@powerlocalmedia5130
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
The woman leads the man it’s WOKE must be banned 😂
@ThomasBrandoGreenman
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Tom Blank is the BEST Weird History narrator!
@maryburbach6317
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I know this is not related to this particular video, but are you guys working on a new “TIMELINE”” series I really loved those
@DoctorQ9
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Why didn't you show actual footage of the Disney special effects?
@evascordato2673
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
1:02 That Nature girl beats the one from Total Recall.
@Tarot_xx
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
"The most famous example" "Oh, Hatsune Miku-" "tupac-" "oh."
@ohyeagirl1111
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Please do make a Lake Compounce video lol
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