A new refurbishment is in the works for an old Disney classic. Related: One Year Later, Disney World Addresses Hurricane Damage at Luxury Hotel While Magic Kingdom features some of the most iconic rides in all of Walt Disney World, you’d be hard-pressed to find an attraction as legendary as the Haunted Mansion. This spirit-filled dark ride has been a ...
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Disney World’s Haunted Mansion Is Missing One Key Element
While Walt Disney World and Disneyland have so much in common, one seasonal difference truly sets them apart. The Disney parks in Orlando, Florida, share a lot in common with the parks in Anaheim, California, such as the classic dark rides like Haunted Mansion and Peter Pan’s Flight, the exhilarating space travel of Space Mountain, or the iconic “it’s a ...
Read More »Problematic Disney Ride Scene May Go Away, Says Disney – Could 2025 Be the Final Year?
Could 2025 mark the end of this controversial Disney ride scene? Related: Disney Passholders Just Got a Big Surprise for May Disney is often associated with family-friendly entertainment, lovable characters, and picture-perfect fairytale stories, though the company isn’t afraid to explore the darker aspects of life from time to time. Disney is highly regarded for taking some risks in its ...
Read More »Haunted Mansion Store Suddenly Closed, Replaced With Seating Area
It was a rough six months for Disneylanders when one of the theme park’s most popular attractions, the Haunted Mansion, closed for six months for refurbishment in January 2024. The queue received a makeover, the bride scene was altered, and a brand-new store located right next to the exit began construction. While the attraction reopened in July, the new shopping ...
Read More »Actor Shares Hidden Detail About Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
Finding out about hidden rooms all over the Disney Parks is always exciting for Disney fans — it lets us know that there is always so much more to explore, even if we may never get the chance to. Now, it seems like the spookiest attraction of all, Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, has a fully furnished secret room that was used ...
Read More »Disney World to Update Haunted Mansion After Disneyland’s Cultural Sensitivity Review
It seems that the Walt Disney World Resort is gearing up for another change at one of its classic attractions. 2025 is becoming known as the refurbishment year at the famous Central Florida destination with numerous small and large-scale updates happening resort-wide. In fact, just recently, Disney received the green light to begin its overhaul of the Rivers of America–a ...
Read More »Disney Considers Removing Haunted Mansion Scene Deemed Controversial
Disneyland Resort’s iconic Haunted Mansion could soon see a significant change as Walt Disney Imagineering explores the future of one of its most controversial scenes. Imagineering creative director Kim Irvine recently spoke about the company’s efforts to balance the attraction’s spooky charm with evolving cultural sensitivities, especially regarding the ride’s infamous Stretching Room. A Haunted Mansion History The Haunted Mansion ...
Read More »Haunted Mansion AI Feature Removed by Disney Amid Backlash
Controversial AI artwork has finally been removed from one Disney park. The use of AI in the entertainment industry is endlessly controversial — including at Disney’s theme parks. Just as with music, film, and literature, the fear is that an over reliance on AI not only substitutes for human workers but strips away natural creativity. While we’re still yet to ...
Read More »Haunted Mansion Attraction Sees Changes After 55 Years, Surprising Disney Fans
Disneyland Resort hasn’t opened its new Haunted Mansion gift shop yet, but Disney Parks fans are already unhappy with the finished project. Earlier this week, construction walls came down around the building and a new courtyard in New Orleans Square. Walt Disney Imagineers began reimagining the Haunted Mansion’s queue and exit area months ago. Since returning in late July, the ...
Read More »Happy Haunts Materialize! The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland vs Disney World
When the crypt doors creakAnd the tombstones quakeSpooks come out for a singing wakeHappy haunts materializeAnd begin to vocalizeGrim grinning ghosts come out to socialize! From the time he began dreaming of what Disneyland could be, Walt Disney wanted the new theme park to have a haunted house. Originally, it was supposed to be a walk-through attraction, and the Southern ...
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