Haunted Mansion running shoes

Ape Lad sez, "This year is the 40th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion. These lovely purple shoes, featuring the spooky wallpaper design, are being sold as part of the upcoming festivities." Man there's some good stuff in that merch preview and also a lot of junk. I'd love these shoes, and the dessert plates, the candelabra and the chess set (oh, the chess set!). But does the world really need yet another set of crummy pins?

Haunted Mansion 40th Anniversary Event (Thanks, Ape Lad!)

[#1 posted by Marsha Keeffer, January 28, 2009 10:28 AM]

Really exceptional - the Haunted Mansion is one of my favorites. Love the dancing ghosts!

[#2 posted by Shrdlu, January 28, 2009 10:33 AM]

"Running shoes?" You can take the boy out of Canada....

[#3 posted by Anonymous, January 28, 2009 10:47 AM]

I'm not sure you'd want to run in those.

[#4 posted by christov, January 28, 2009 10:56 AM]

They look more like rock climbing shoes. Hence the reinforced rubber toe cap, no heal.

[#5 posted by TheChickenAndTheRice, January 28, 2009 10:58 AM]

As a doctor, I have seen far too many patients use shoes like this for running and come down with haunted ankle.

[#6 posted by midnightsimon, January 28, 2009 11:45 AM]

Boingboing advertising for Disney?! Now I've seen everything!

[#7 posted by Cpt. Tim, January 28, 2009 1:13 PM]

if those are anything like chucks you don't even want to walk in them. I wore chucks for the better part of my life, and when i took to walking about 7 miles a day i realized how wrong i'd been.

now when i throw on chucks just for a night out, it feels wrong. i just never knew what right felt like beforehand so i assumed they were fine.

[#8 posted by BarbieHead, January 28, 2009 1:24 PM]

I am going to this event (and am absolutely thrilled about it). Some of the merch is fantastic, and I'll definitely be getting the shoes, but I'm more excited about the Tony Baxter seminar and the overall wedding theme of the event.

[#9 posted by Shrdlu, January 28, 2009 7:17 PM]

To be clear, in Canada I have found they refer to all gum or rubber soled casual shoes with laces "running shoes" or "runners," much like many areas in the U.S. say "tennis shoes" instead of sneakers. Cory, I believe, is from Toronto.

[#10 posted by Katerade, January 28, 2009 10:19 PM]

@ MIDNIGHTSIMON:

You must be new(-ish). Doctorow's relative morality towards Disney is tainted by his childhood nostalgia for one of the worst offenders of intellectual property law. It's best to either accept or ignore, for future reference.

[#11 posted by Evil Jim, January 29, 2009 10:02 AM]

#7 CPT. TIM
if those are anything like chucks you don't even want to walk in them. I wore chucks for the better part of my life, and when i took to walking about 7 miles a day i realized how wrong i'd been.

Did you wear insoles? I wear Chucks every day but not without proper insoles that conform more to my foot. It makes all the difference in the world for me. Otherwise yeah, without them Chuks are better off just for a night out.

As much as I like the design on the Haunted Mansion Chuck lookalikes, $75 is a bit much. But damn, they're tempting.

[#12 posted by lindsay brothers studios, January 29, 2009 4:47 PM]

Now, I will undo the laces for you and a Ghost will follow you home! Kindly watch your step, please. Watch your step.

[#13 posted by gretagretchen, January 31, 2009 10:05 PM]

there should be wallpaper of the mansion wallpaper

[#14 posted by Anonymous, June 18, 2009 1:11 AM]

I think having an additional grey-scale version would have attracted more guys. I love the Haunted Mansion but I don't want to walk around in purple shoes.