Adam โSandlerโ and Ariana Grande First Connected at Disney‘s Haunted Mansion
Adam โขSandlerโ and โArianaโข Grande’s unexpected โคconnection began during a late-night encounter at Disney’s Haunted Mansion, the pair revealed in a recent Variety โ “Actorsโ onโข Actors” interview. The meeting, which occurred aroundโ 11 p.m.with no line for the ride, predates grande’s current high-profile career trajectory and Sandler’s continued box office success, offering a glimpse intoโ a serendipitous moment โbetween two entertainment icons.
The chance meeting took place while Grande was dating Mac Miller, and Sandler was accompanied by his wifeโ and daughters, who are fans of Grande’s music. Sandler specifically recalled his family’s fondness for Grande’s cover of “I Won’t Say I’m in Love” from Disney’s Hercules, โplaying the โคsong “on repeat” since its release. The anecdote highlights the โcross-generational appeal โฃof both artists andโ the unexpected ways โin which their paths converged.
Grande rememberedโ beingโข struck byโ aโ particular element of the ride-“the scary โelevatorโข that says ‘Are these walls actually stretching?'” and “When it โฃshows the hanging body?” Sandler, however, primarily โขrecalled the โคlack of crowds.”It was like 11 o’clock at night,” he said. “there was no line.”
While โGrande described the song as aโ “pandemicโข blackout spot” in her memory, โSandler clearly remembers the โimpact โขit had on hisโค family,โ even shouting out composer โขAlan Menken. The story offers a lighthearted look โขat the sharedโ experiences that can connect people from different worlds, even within the manufactured magic of a disney theme park.