Haunted Mansion

Disneyland Resort - Disneyland

General info

Description

The Haunted Mansion invites riders into a manor inhabited by "999 happy haunts". It is a creepy but cheerful ride which is known as Disney's family-friendly version of a classic ghost train.

For the Halloween and winter season, Haunted Mansion gets transformed into Haunted Mansion Holiday, featuring Jack Skellington from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). These animatronics were manufactured by Garner Holt.

History

The ride received several upgrades over its long years of service. Most notably are 1994 addition of a phantom pianoplayer. 2004 saw the addition of a real floating crystal ball while retaining the original Madame Leota projection. The queue also received an update in 2011 when they added interactive elements honoring the Imagineers.