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Last week, SF Gate reported that the Queen Mary is in danger of capsizing, breaking my film-location-loving heart right in two. The former Cunard-White Star luxury cruise liner, which has been moored at the Port of Long Beach and operating as a hotel/tourist attraction since 1967, is not only one of L.A.’s most oft-filmed locales but one of its most historic, too. It’s also a highly singular lodging, the likes of which aren’t often seen in today’s modern world.
How Disney tried to turn the Queen Mary into a Haunted Mansion at sea
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The Queen Mary in 1989, during Disney s ownership.George Rose/Getty Images
If you visit the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, you’ll likely be struck by two things right away: that the cruise ship-turned-hotel has an old world glamour unlike anything else, and that it feels very, very haunted.
What you might not realize is that the ship’s haunted history inspired Disney to attempt to create a kind of Haunted Mansion at Sea and the project’s failure, paranormal experts say, has contributed to ghost-like activity people report experiencing on the Queen Mary to this day.