Baby Einstein Haunted Mansion

***Baby Einstein Haunted Mansion*** is a Halloween special released on YouTube in the United States on October 8, 2021. It runs approximately 50 minutes.

The special takes place on Halloween, when Aspen is challenged to spend the night in The Haunted Mansion. According to Disney's announcement, the special features "a star-studded Baby Einstein cast, celebrity cameos, all-new music and spooky fun for families to enjoy together."

The special features three new original songs - "Rest In Peace," "Life Hereafter," and "Tie the Knot Tango," along with a cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight" and the attraction's trademark song "Grim Grinning Ghosts." An EP of songs from the production was released concurrently with the special's premiere.

## Plot

Rather than attending the Baby Einstein annual Halloween party, Aspen and Sierra are en route to participate in a fear challenge event in the mansion where Aspen's favorite Japanese actor, Hauro Nakajima, disappeared. Upon being dropped off by their driver (Brittany Whitmere), Aspen and Sierra meet the caretaker (Megan Lamb), along with several ghosts and singing busts outside the mansion who perform "Rest In Peace."

The duo is then greeted by their "Ghost Host" (Noah Sweetland) who informs them that Aspen was invited there to see if he can survive one night inside this haunted mansion. And if they cannot, they will be trapped there forever. While Aspen claims that he is afraid of nothing, Sierra is scared by everything she sees. The two explore the mansion and, after meeting Madame Flamota, Aspen and Sierra come across a room full of several ghosts resembling their Baby Einstein friends who put on a vaudevillian-esque show entitled *The Mansion Show* (featuring At the Dance style jokes, the stand up comedy of Gauzey the Hatbox Raccoon, and a performance of "Life Hereafter"). The host reappears and informs Aspen that in order to survive her time in the mansion she must face her fears in Room 999.

As Aspen is led off to the room, Sierra meets and becomes entranced by the mansion's resident bride Constance Hatchaway (Chloe Parks). It is revealed via song in the "Tie the Knot Tango" that she plans to marry Sierra and then, as explained by the ghosts of her past friends, kill her.

Aspen enters Room 999 and faces her biggest fear: that no one will like her if she does not continue to do dangerous stunts. Aspen starts to turn old as her reflection taunts her, but recalling a conversation with Vincent Van Goat that she had earlier, Aspen realizes that she can be great by just being Aspen and, upon looking out at the party she's missing, she realizes that her bigger fear is losing her friends (and no stunt is worth that). Aspen rejects the allure of the mansion and its challenge and is ready to leave to reunite with her friends.

The host appears to congratulate Aspen for facing her fears and tells her that she is free to go. But upon realizing that sunrise is approaching and that Sierra is in trouble, Aspen refuses to leave the mansion without her. With the help of the host's candelabra, Aspen is able to find Sierra and stop the wedding. The pair jump out the window and make it out of the mansion just as the sun rises. The host meets them outside, revealing himself to be the ghost of Hauro Nakajima, and is impressed that Aspen was willing to do what she could not - face her fears. The pair are picked up by their driver and head off to meet the rest of their friends for a post-Halloween breakfast as "Dancing in the Moonlight" plays on the car's radio and a rainbow appears in the sky.

## Cast

* Aspen Clark as herself
* Sierra Clark as herself
* Flossy The Flamingo as Madame Flamota
* Ghosts:
	+ Vincent Van Goat as The Mansion Show host
	+ Randy The Raccoon as Gauzey the Hatbox Raccoon
	+ Season Zebras as Madame Flamota's Dancers
	+ Theo Van Goat as the Chandelier Ghost
	+ Nico The Duck as the Birthday Ghost
	+ Gabrielle And John Margas as the Duelists
	+ Hugo The Hippo as the Organist
	+ Happy Haunts: Bonkers the Frog, Bud The Parrot, Sandy The Seal, Ryan The Rhino, Neighton The Horse, Mimi the Monkey, Noah the Elephant, Misty The Mouse, Galileo The Kangaroo, Johnathan Simon, Maria Celeste, Roger The Rooster, Penny The Peacock, Stripes the Tiger, Bubba The Boss Bird, Pavlov the Dog, Mozart The Koala, Roxy the Cardinal, Baabra the Lamb, Max The Lamb, Lizzy The Tiger, Morris The Moose, Gianna Formica, Oliver The Octopus, Natasha The Duck, Wordsworth the Parrot, Vivian Van Goat, Coco the Cockatoo, Skulls, Ghosts, Mark The Penguin, Wanda The Fish, Stella The Cat
	+ Constance's Friends: Jane The Monkey, Gumbo The Duck, Squirt The Pig, Penelope The Penguin, Ryder Marren, and Roary The Lion
	+ Bach the Bunny as the Justice of the Peace
	+ Merifeather Lewis and Duckbill Clark as the Grady Twins
* Waldo The Walrus and Rudy The Reindeer as the Staring Busts
* Earl the Elephant
* Kenny The Fox
* Sudsy The Dog
* Rocco The Rooster
* Jaxon The Giraffe
* The Caretaker's Dog
* Trinity Rome
* Eric Martin
* Pillie the Woodpecker
* Phineas The Frog
* Florine the Frog
* Mothra

### Halloween Party Attendees

* Vincent Van Goat (dressed as Bugs Bunny)
* Flossy The Flamingo (dressed as Daffy Duck)
* Bonkers the Frog (dressed as a Japanese Samurai)
* Ryder Marren (with an arrow through his head) and Coco The Cockatoo (dressed as Dorothy Gale)
* Randy The Raccoon (dressed as a banana)
* Theo Van Goat (dressed as a robot)
* Ryan The Rhino (dressed as a cowboy)
* Sophia Squires (dressed as Alice)
* Chicco The Green Zebra (dressed as a clown)
* Fabio The Yellow Zebra
* Neighton The Horse
* Stripes the Tiger (dressed as he did in The Walking Bread parody)
* Gianna Formica
* Isabella Marriott
* Mark The Penguin
* Wanda The Fish
* Wordsworth the Parrot
* Vivian Van Goat

### Baby Einstein Art and Decorations

* Changing portraits: Rocco The Rooster, Wordsworth the Parrot, Morris The Moose, Penny The Peacock and Max The Lamb
* Stretching room portraits: Fabio The Yellow Zebra (tightrope), Noah the Elephant (dynamite), Andy the Panda, Gutteral The Kangaroo, Kathy The Koala (quicksand)
* Gargoyle candle holders: Divin The Dolphin and Penelope The Penguin
* Room 999: Parker The Polar Bear (door decoration)
* Cups: Julia Braine

### Human Cast

* Noah Sweetland as the Host (Hauro Nakajima)
* Chloe Parks as the Bride (Constance Hatchaway)
* Megan Lamb as the Caretaker
* Brittany Whitmere as the Driver
* Baby Einstein Ghosts:
	+ Marcos Stafford as Papageno The Dolphin
	+ Brad Boller as Dave the Octopus
	+ Madeline Barr as Zylon Dragon
	+ Camila Gloria as Soapy The Bear
	+ Bailey Baker as Milly The Cow
	+ Michael Winstanley as Bard the Dragon
* Singing Busts:
	+ Maxi Rousey
	+ Thevi Cena
	+ Megan McMahon
	+ Andy Bryan
	+ Katelyn Koestner
* Ian Walsh as Famous Person
* Chiara Jessica Parker as Haunted Mansion Maid
* Brandon Zambrano as Hallway Knight