In celebration of Disney Legend Rolly Crump’s birthday today, Disney Cruise Line has announced that a beautiful sculpture of his bust is making its way to the Haunted Mansion Parlor onboard the Disney Treasure.
A new sculpture … is being crafted at a dedicated Walt Disney Imagineering workshop at Walt Disney World Resort. Who inspired this mysterious bust? The sculpture was modeled in the image of the famed Disney Legend, Rolly Crump. And the fact that today is Rolly’s birthday makes this Ship’s Log reveal all the more special as the world remembers him and his many contributions to Disney Parks.
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Dubbed “Rolly” by Walt Disney himself, he helped create the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Now, the Haunted Mansion Parlor will continue his legacy for Disney Cruise Line guests.
Part of Rolly’s larger creative concept for a ‘Museum of the Weird’ in the Haunted Mansion, his original vision included a character that appeared to be melting like a candle. It was only fitting for the design for Rolly’s memorial bust to stem from his own ideas, which led to the sculpted drips on the side of his face and a memorial plaque that reads, ‘BROTHER ROLAND- FOREVER REVERED FOR EMBRACING THE WEIRD.’ When the Disney Treasure sets sail, Rolly Crump’s statue will have a place of honor within the Haunted Mansion Parlor.
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