If you were a spooky kid like me and ever went to Disneyland back in the day (early to mid 70's D-World for me), chances are you came home with a variation of the uniquely cool, and very scary, glow-in-the-dark Randotti Skull. Creators Randy and Dotti Smith combined their first names and throughout the 1950's through to the 80's, unleashed one of the most original, park exclusive Disney souvenirs of all time. Made of a hard, surprisingly heavy plaster type material, and sold in park gift shops near the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean rides, the actual hardest part of a Randotti Skull was being able to decide which one to get from the variety of creepy different styles and sizes available: w/slithery snake, w/scurrying spider on top, incense burner, w/blank eyeballs, w/pirate eyepatch, wall plaque, etc. I found this one the other day but it was way over $100 so I passed on it, but it sure did scare up some macabre memories for me and I couldn't resist taking pix of it from every angle. My favorite part of a Randotti Skull will always be that shiver-inducing narrow mouth and what's left of those terrible, gnarly teeth. The snake winding his way in and out of the eye socket is a nice touch, but tbh, I prefer just the plain old regular skull version. Find out more about Randotti Skulls by checking out Coop's killer collection HERE!
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I saw one of these at an auction where a guy collected a lot of Disney stuff. I always wondered what it was, it seemed really out of place. The one I saw didn't have a snake, though.
So, thanks, now a mystery solved! Those are really cool sculpts, too!
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