Erik the Opera Ghost or the Phantom of the Opera is the titular main-antagonist of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra. He has made appearances in the Disney Parks, modelled after his 1925 film adaptation in-which he was portrayed by legendary actor Lon Chaney Sr..
History[]
Background[]
Appearances[]
Main Street Cinema[]
The Phantom of the Opera used to appear around the Main Street Cinema of Main Street, U.S.A..
New Orleans Square[]
There is a roastie-toastie popcorn machine outside of the Haunted Mansion which uses the likeness of the Phantom.[1]
Haunted Mansion[]
In the Haunted Mansion are two opera singers that are, "Phantoms of the Opera" accompanied by a knight who is a, "Knight at the Opera". The Haunted Mansion for a time also had a live-performed, "Phantom" who scared guests within.
Tale as Old as Time: French Storytelling on Stage and Screen[]
This exhibit in the France Pavilion had a section dedicated to Phantom of the Opera.[2]
Trivia[]
- Erik was an inspiration behind the character of Henry Ravenswood.
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