The Haunted Mansion struggled a bit to reopen after a temporary refurbishment closure, but now the fan-favorite attraction is back and looks…DIFFERENT!
Haunted Mansion
We’re still awaiting the arrival of the Hatbox Ghost (he isn’t there yet!) but it looks like Disney did take the time to spruce certain things up a bit in this attraction. So just what has changed? Let’s take a look!
When we spoke to a Cast Member at the Haunted Mansion after its reopening (following a short temporary closure) they indicated that the main change that has been made is an improvement in the lighting of certain portions of the ride — and you can really tell the difference!
For example, the lighting in the Stretching Room has been updated and things are looking really great in here now!
We’re headed straight for the Haunted Mansion! Look at how bright the stretching room lighting is following the refurbishment! 👀 pic.twitter.com/sg1N6z5tS2
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) August 11, 2023
No Hatbox Ghost Yet!
In Madame Leota’s Seance Room, some of the lighting has been updated as well. We felt like the audio sounded great on the ride as well.
Madame Leota
Various other parts of the ride also got some lighting updates, giving things a better feel.
Over in the graveyard scene, there’s also a special update — the mummy ghost is BACK and looking better than ever.
The Haunted Mansion’s graveyard scene looks great, and has the mummy ghost back for the finale. pic.twitter.com/5l5ukXUCjr
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) August 11, 2023
Just note that the ride can still experience problems, despite having gone down for a bit of refurbishment in recent days. A little later in the morning on August 11th, we noticed that the Haunted Mansion was temporarily closed due to technical issues. It reopened not long after, though. Still, you’ll want to be on the lookout for any temporary closures during your trip.
Haunted Mansion
We’ll keep an eye out for more updates throughout Disney World and let you know what we find!
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We love the haunted mansion it’s our favorite especially when going to it at the mickeys not so scary Halloween party and that is so much fun and out next is the pirates of the Caribbean and of course all the others we love Disney world