Welcome, Foolish Mortals. We’re about to talk about Disney World’s Haunted Mansion.

Haunted Mansion

Now, the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom is one of our FAVORITE rides in Disney World, and it doesn’t even have to be spooky season for us to enjoy it. We’ve seen a LOT of changes happening at Haunted Mansion over the past few years. Most recently, Candle Man was added (and only Haunted Mansion EXPERTS understand who and what that is). However, Disney World’s version of the ride also recently got the infamous Hatbox Ghost, an addition that still remains controversial with many fans. Well, something ELSE just changed at Haunted Mansion — and we can’t wait to see what everyone thinks about it.

Okay, so at the end of Haunted Mansion, you see these three guys, Ezra, Phineas, and Gus, the Mansion’s infamous Hitchhiking Ghosts. You’re warned about them because they’ll try to hitch a ride home with you. This is one of the most iconic parts of the ride.

Haunted Mansion

Then the Doom Buggy turns to face some mirrors, and you see how these three are taking a ride home with you. Before, they were kinda dim, and they would sometimes do funny things like swap heads with you. Sometimes, they’ll just mess with you in some way because these three are the ULTIMATE tricksters. However, they’ve CHANGED in this room.

First, they are a LOT clearer and brighter. It looks like their projectors (or whatever the tech Disney uses for them) have been updated. Their animation style also seems to have changed — they seem a bit more cartoonish.

They look different!

They also appear to no longer interact with you or your Doom Buggy. They just sit on the top of the Doom Buggy or sit beside you. (Based on our multiple visits so far this week.) So, you might not get that cool thing where they swap heads with you, so that little bit of macabre humor might be gone. We’ll have to admit — we’re going to miss their shenanigans if they truly are gone. Maybe the Ghost Host told them to calm down or something?

A lot brighter and more vibrant

So, yeah, this is a big change, at least for us. We’ll be honest — we like that you can see them better, but we’ll miss the funny little tricks they did. Here’s a comparison video to show you just how much these guys have changed.

It looks like the Hitchhiking Ghosts have been updated on Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom 👻

The first clip shows the updated Ghosts, and the second clip shows the previous Ghosts! pic.twitter.com/6bqCNBHznY

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 15, 2024

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