My favorite and I'm going to ride it any and every time I'm in Magic Kingdom. The line queue is outside but covered to protect you from sun or rain. The employees running the line play the part from their outfits to stone faces. A large group of riders will be let inside the first and second waiting areas of the ride, which set the tone and have you greeted by a spooky host. Doom buggies will ride you through the various dark scenes and show you all the inhabitants of the mansion. 99 ghosts in all! Don't forget to check out the nearby gift shop. read more

Haunted Mansion - A cover is over the mansion during construction - Haunted Houses Near Me - Orlando, Florida

The Haunted Mansion is one of my favorite rides at Disney World. Top five. It's a must-ride. It's not actually scary like a haunted house you'd go to during Halloween season or an attraction at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal. The ride is family-friendly, so kids and adults can enjoy it alike. I never rode this one as a kid, only as an adult, and I quite enjoyed it. It just has a lot of original charm and appeal. The ride is old and opened concurrently with Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. While updates have been made over the years, I've heard that the original magic of the ride has stayed true to the original. We had Lightning Lane passes on a non-holiday Monday around 1:05 PM and experienced about a five-minute wait. The regular line was really long. There are lots of memorable moments. Highlights for me included the seance room with Madame Leota, the ballroom with the dancing ghosts (neat special effects; reminds me of Super Castlevania IV), and the cemetery with old-school animatronics. I like the song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts," composed by Buddy Baker in 1969. There are lots of fun details and Easter eggs inside and outside of the ride. Admittedly, I didn't notice that the paintings stretched. I was a bit disoriented in the "elevator" room and didn't know what to expect. I thought maybe the room was rotating. My wife and I got stuck for a few minutes in one of the "Doom Buggies" in the cemetery. That experience was actually fun and we didn't mind it. It gave me extra time to take in and appreciate the sights. Shortly after getting home from this trip to Disney World, we watched the movies Haunted Mansion (2023) and Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) on Disney+. These are movies based on the ride. The original version of this ride at Disneyland in California is different. The Disneyland version is shorter and the outside looks like an antebellum mansion as opposed to the Disney World version's Gothic revival architecture. I recommend checking out Cinemassacre's September 2025 video review of The Haunted Mansion on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nQguaXmUzk read more

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Always a fun ride/experience. I think this is an experience as much as it's a ride. We had a lightening lane which was good as this was a very long line. I couldn't have waited in that line. They had a photographer taking pictures inline with the cemetery and mansion as the back drop. I wish they would have pulled us out of line to take some pictures as I love their pictures. As you can see we got to see some of the cemetery and Toad for Toad's wild ride. I missed that ride, they may have taken it out or we just missed it. The waiting area really gets bunched up and it was a little close for comfort as they had you fill in all the empty spaces in line before you go into the stretching room. We then were shuffled out onto the converter belt to meet our chairs for the ride. It you have to be quick on you feet to catch your ride. I can see why they have to stop the ride at times to assist people getting in their chairs/ride. It does take away a little of the magic of the ride when they have to stop it and tell everyone not to get out of their seats. I enjoyed seeing all the ghosts flying around. I pre read some of the reviews so I knew when to look scared for the pictures. There are 3 pictures hanging on the wall close to the front of the ride. The second picture is the ship. The third picture is where the camera is hidden. The third pictures is the headless horseman. Looks scared when you see the headless horseman, the 3rd pictures is on the wall and you will come out with real fun magic shot on your photos, magic memories. I went on this ride mostly for the cool ride photos we got. Good thing I knew when to pose. read more

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When visiting the park the haunted mansion is must. Yes there is always a wait and long line but you just go with the flow and hope your turn comes sooner than later. No matter how many time you ride theres always excitement knowing that you have to ride it again and again. Haunted Mansion is one of my favorite attractions at the park. Thank you Kate and Maria for getting my hat. I thought I had lost it forever and that one of the ghost would be wearing it however, Katie and Maria were able to help me out. Thank you for your great customer service. read more

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This ride just doesn't get old!!!! As you wait for the ride, anticipation builds as you weave your way through crypts and tombstones. Be on the lookout for everything from music to a tomb blowing bubbles. Finally, it's time for you to load into the car to explore the mysteries of the Haunted Mansion. You'll pass by as ghosts dance to entertain themselves as you watch. Be careful one may even hitch a ride in your buggy! It's a great time. This one is not scary. It will entertain kids and adults alike. There are not any major drops or surprises. Treat yourself so this can be your required ride when you hit Disney. It's already mine! read more

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One of my absolute favorite rides at Disney. A classic and must for anyone that likes a little fright in their lives. 999 ghosts with room for one more read more

The Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World isn't just a ride--it's a rite of passage. It opened in 1971, two years after Disneyland's 1969 original, and since then it's been scaring, delighting, and traumatizing kids into loving Halloween forever. It's not a ride, it's a gothic fever dream with a FastPass. History check: The mansion's script was written by the great X Atencio, a Disney Imagineer who also gave us Pirates of the Caribbean. The man could spin a ghost story that still lands 50 years later. Disneyland's version goes underground (thanks, California dirt). Florida? Nope. Our swampy water table means you go up instead. Because in Florida, the real horror isn't ghosts--it's the humidity. Now, about that new Hatbox Ghost. Disneyland had him first in 1969, then he disappeared for decades before making his triumphant return. Disney World finally plopped him in 2023, and yeah, they basically just dropped him in like a sticker on a Mona Lisa. But guess what? He still slaps. That grinning ghoul, head vanishing into a hatbox--it's the kind of nonsense that makes you giggle and squirm at the same time. The ride itself? Still perfection. Ghostly ballrooms, stretching portraits, singing busts, Doom Buggies rolling endlessly into the afterlife. This is Disney Imagineering at its finest--half horror, half comedy, all atmosphere. From the ghostly bride in the attic to the hitchhiking phantoms who follow you home, the Mansion nails the balance between campy and creepy better than any movie franchise ever has. It's the only ride where the wait time feels scarier than the ghosts. Haunted Mansion isn't about thrills--it's about chills, jokes, and the slow realization that you'll quote "grim grinning ghosts" until you die. Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion is a masterpiece of Imagineering, even with its quirks. The Florida version may not have the underground ballroom or the perfect Hatbox placement, but it still delivers atmosphere, laughs, and goosebumps like nothing else. It's been running since 1971, and it'll keep running long after we're all hitchhiking ghosts ourselves. read more

This is an awesome ride. It's a little better at night just because of the haunted factor. You file into a giant room with everyone to start the ride. The ride itself is on a flat escalator system and it seats up to 3 I think but it's better to ride it by yourself or with one other person. It's not a scary ride per se, but they have "spooky" stuff throughout. Definitely a must visit. read more

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Worth the wait. This is a classic staple of Magic Kingdom. Even the queue line you wait in has hidden secretes, can you find the ring stuck in the concrete that the Haunted mansion, wife threw away? Recently added the hat box ghost after the hit movie of 2023, take a look in the attic. Finally, don't rush to leave when you get outside, there's a pet Sematary in a ghost drawn carriage read more

Haunted Mansion - Funny quirk: no stairs or walkway up to the front door - Haunted Houses Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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Would've been cool if we actually got to ride it. Instead it suffered a major malfunction just moments into the ride forcing us to sit strapped in for about 15 minutes before staff started evacuating us one by one. Of course we were the last ones to be let off the ride and staff was there to give us a "fast pass" or whatever they call it to skip the line when we return. Well how does that work on a one day pass when the ride takes a dump and doesn't reopen for the rest of the day? Typical of Disney IMO and a disgrace when it costs $1000 for a family of 5 to enter for ONE day! read more

Haunted Mansion - Where we sat for 15 mins while broken, only to be evacuated - Haunted Houses Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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It might be the best ride in all of Disney World. I think this ride is the reason I love dark rides as much as I I love it, and I love going on it with people who are riding it for the first time, especially when the doom buggies head into the graveyard. I've always loved how serious the cast members are and how good they are keeping a straight face. read more

Iconic. A treasure. Highly recommend doing it twice in a single day (especially if you are visiting once or first the first time) once durring the day and then again at night because the queue is different. The exiting into the dark is different. It is one of my favorite rides and I go back & fourth between this and Pirates on which is my favorites. If visiting starting around 2025, you will likely encounter construction while in the queue. They are (sadly) removing Rivers of America which is directly next to the Mansion. Just know this going in. God knows how long this will go on for so its not something I would suggest "waiting" for work to be competed. I def recommend if you are remotely interested looking into some of the history and the design elements if the ride. Theres so much to see and experience n this one. Most elements are intentional - there is lore...and have a purpose in this one. It's very interesting. Also if you look into the alleged story in advance it adds a layer of contest that makes the ride more interesting. While Disney has yet to call this officially cannon recent changes and updates suggest that they are leaning into pop culture lore surrounding the ride and its story. Some Tips: --------------------------- 1. It is quit dark so when exiting, be aware it will be VERY bright in the FL sun. Have sunglasses ready. 2. The queue is meant to have interactive elements though they are unfortunately not always on (for the past few years) and as a note part of the queue is uncovered so rain may be an issue while in line. 3. It has spooky but not scary elements. If you have a very young child, parents, do you due diligence and watch a POV on YouTube in advance to make sure it won't be too much. Things like that could ruin your family's day and the day of other guests around you. This is one that many are quite passionate about. 4. Anyone sensitive to insinuation of self harm, maybe skip this or don;t look up during the pre-show. It is iconic and part of the story, however f you are upset by this just wear some headphones and distract yourself or just skip it all together. 5. If you are going to film any part of it please PLEASE make sure you do not use your phones flash. Believe it or not, but you are not the only person riding the ride and the person next you may be riding it for the first and only time in their life. (this goes for all rides but especially dark rides) read more

We love this classic ride! Maybe it's just nostalgia coming from a native Floridian. It's a blast from the past, and it's certainly not meant to be scary in today's standards. It's just supposed to be creepy in a cartoony sort of way. The mansion at night time is always a thrill. I have memories from Grad Night in the 80s. We stayed overnight in the Magic Kingdom park until the wee hours of the morning. We slept on our ride back to Miami on the bus, and watched the sun rise. We even brought our pillows. Great memories! We used a Genie+ LL for this one. The lines can be very long, and it was a ride that we couldn't pass up. The cemetery outside even appeared to be the same. My husband shared a great childhood memory of his first visit with his mom. It made me a little glassy eyed. I know there have been a few changes, but I didn't really recognize any of them. I'm pretty sure I heard Vincent Price's sinister laugh. Wasn't it gone for a little while? I know it was him. Anyway, I believe it was the first high capacity ride thanks to the omnimover system with its rotating abilities. The Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind ride uses some of this technology in it's vehicles as well. I read that somewhere about it being an ode to the Haunted Mansion. It's just one of those rides that we just can't miss. At least not for this Florida resident who has to experience every classic ride when visiting this theme park. read more

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Haunted Mansion is a classic Disney ride. Every Disney Park around the world has a version of the Haunted Mansion. This one is located at Magic Kingdom over in Liberty Square and is your classic spooky Disney ride. This is one of our favorite rides and a must visit each time we are there. You must have a park ticket to get into Magic Kingdom, but no extra ticket is required to ride, unless you want to use the lightening lane and not wait quite as long. This ride can really have a long wait and 98% of the line is outside. It is mostly covered but still outside. Tip- if it says 13-minute wait, this means it is virtually a walk on. If you are in the standard line, there are a few things to look at and do while in line but more towards the end of the line. Right before you enter the mansion, make sure to look to the graveyard on the left, the tombstones have some really funny and clever sayings. This is a slow-moving ride that takes you through the Mansion. It is a dark ride, meaning there is not a lot of light, and you are mostly in the dark. It is a 2-person vehicle, and the track continues to move. This ride tends to stop a lot which could slow the line down. If you are unable to get into your buggy with the walkway moving, they will slow it down for you as well, just ask. Once you enter the house, you have a sort of preshow. This is the stretching room, "Is this room actually stretching or is it just your imagination?" Classic Disney line! If you know you know, and we know. I always find myself saying it along with the show. After that you are merged into a short que line. This is literally the worse part of the line. Everyone is flooded together and has to combine into a single file line. Usually, the case members are yelling move forward, fill in all spaces and then all of a sudden you have to merge into one small single file line. Everyone is pushing and shoving, and it truly is terrible. My wife is a tad claustrophobic and has anxiety, so we usually wait till everyone has come out of the stretching room and stand behind the group. The ride itself, takes you through the mansion all the way to the attic, and then to the backyard. There is something to see in every corner. It is very dark, so children could be scared. There is a lap bar so you cannot jump out either. There is one part where your vehicle goes backwards. Recently they have also added the hat box ghost into the ride. He was a very much anticipated addition, and it is a super cool effect. This is probably my favorite ride at the park. All in all, this is a great ride. It is one of our favorite attractions at Magic Kingdom and one we must always go on. If the line is long, keep an eye on it, there are shorter times throughout the day that will be a shorter wait. I would recommend checking it out. read more

Haunted Mansion - Haunted Houses Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Haunted Mansion is a classic Disney ride. Located at Magic Kingdom over in Liberty Square, this is the classic spooky Disney ride. This is one of our favorite rides and a must visit each time we are there. You will a park ticket to get into Magic Kingdom, but no extra ticket is required to ride, unless you want to purchase a lightening lane. This is a slow-moving ride that takes you through the Mansion. It is a dark ride, meaning there is not a lot of light, and you are mostly in the dark. It is a 2-person vehicle, and the track continues to move. The line can get pretty long at times, it does moves since the track keeps moving as well. However, this ride tends to stop a lot which could slow the line down. If you are unable to get into your buggy with the walkway moving, they will slow it down for you as well, just ask. When you are in line, there are a few things for you to interact with and they are actually really fun. It definitely helps the waiting time when you have something to do. Right before you enter the mansion, make sure to look to the graveyard on the left, the tombstones have some really funny and clever sayings. Once you enter the house, you have a sort of preshow. This is the stretching room, "Is this room actually stretching or is it just your imagination?" Classic Disney!!! If you know you know! After that you are merged into a short que line. This is literally where I take a star away. This is by far the worst area. It is a giant room that the cast members keep yelling move forward, fill in all spaces and then all of a sudden you have to merge into one small single file line. Everyone is pushing and shoving, and it truly is terrible. Being a tad claustrophobic and having anxiety, we usually wait till everyone has come out of the room and stand behind the group. I cannot handle the huge crowd and the extremely small space. The ride itself, takes you through the mansion all the way to the attic, and then to the backyard. There is something to see in every corner. It is very dark, so children could be scared. There is a lap bar so you cannot jump out either. There is one part where your vehicle goes backwards. Recently they have also added the hat box ghost into the ride. He was a very much anticipated addition and it is a super cool effect. All in all, this is a great ride. It is one of our favorite attractions at Magic Kingdom and one we must always go on. If the line is long, keep an eye on it, because it will definitely drop to a shorter wait. Make sure you check it out! read more

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The Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is simply the best ride in the entire park. The ride is a mix of fun and scary, but not too scary for younger kids. The attraction is stunning just looking at the architecture of the mansion and all of the details with decorations inside of the ride itself - especially in the stretching room before you board your "doom buggy". The ride itself is throughout the mansion and slow and dark - it is maybe 10 minutes long. This is one of the original Walt Disney's ride creations, and I hope that it stays in the park forever, it's the original, scary, dark theme park ride. This is the ride you must go on if you visit Magic Kingdom. Enter if you dare, foolish mortal! read more

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This is an iconic classic and a must ride every time we visit the park. The line is usually long but moves quickly and there is plenty to see in the queue. Whether young or old it is a favorite for all park visitors. The music, the bucket seats and the dark eerie venue create the perfect atmosphere for a journey that can be enjoyed again and again. HOT TIP: Secret crypto gram hidden in the bookshelf, if you have time try to solve the puzzle! read more

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Let's see how this compares to Disneyland in Anaheim... The ride is much shorter. The walk through the mansion is on a much smaller scale. It's nicely done but I prefer the one at Disneyland. read more

I've only known the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, so I couldn't wait to see how different the WDW version would be. I loved the gothic look of the exterior and the extended graveyard area. The Disneyland version can't compare in that way. Unfortunately, the inside of the ride isn't much different than the original so that was disappointing. The start of the ride is missing the ramp up area that DLand has and that was a little jarring but the ride pretty much progressed similarly. Because there were no real surprises, I was a little disappointed. Usually this ride in Disneyland is my favorite all time ride, but at WDW, this doesn't even crack the top 10 of my Disneyworld experiences. read more

Timeless ride that gives you a nice break from the Florida heat. Definitely a "must ride" whenever you go to MK!

Let me just say that if you don't like this ride, there is something wrong with you. Genuine fear should be the only thing to keep you away. For us this is a fun ride. There was a group of four of us and the weight was only about half an hour to get on. Everything went smoothly and we did have one person in a wheelchair in our group. They were very accommodating and made sure that they could transfer to the ride. The four of us rode in two different cars and everyone had fun. For me it has been over 12 years since I have been on it and I feel like there's been a few changes and if nothing else upkeep that was done. It was very enjoyable and I look forward to doing it again one day. it's fun to check out all the stuff as you're in line for the ride such as reading all the headstones along the way. I highly recommend this one to anyone who is a fan. read more

Haunted Mansion is one of my faves at Magic Kingdom. The wait time can get long but if you have a fast pass scheduled for the ride, you skip the long wait. If you go early, no much of a wait. The headstones are funny as you wait outside and read them... once you step inside, you get intro and before getting on the ride. Sit back and enjoy the ride, look out for hidden Mickey here... As you leave the ride, beware as you may take a ghost home with you... LOL Watch your step as you get on and off the ride. this ride is great indoors to get a break from the heat for a bit. read more

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Haunted Mansion is located in the Liberty Square section in Magic Kingdom. This ride is situated inside a giant mansion which fits the theme and the ride has you going through a haunted mansion. It was a slow ride with a cool buildup beforehand but was just okay. I wouldn't come here if there was a long line. read more

Haunted Mansion - Haunted Houses Near Me - Orlando, Florida

One of my favorite rides at Magic Kingdom, Disney World is the Haunted Mansion. The Haunted Mansion is located in Liberty Square, right next to Peter Pan and It's a Small World. Disney Genie+ is available for the Haunted Mansion. Wait times for the ride can be short in the morning and late in the evening hours. The holiday with Jack Skeleton is my favorite though! Before you hop on your doom buggy, you'll see a pre-show and are introduced to the story of the haunted mansion. The doom buggies are omni mover-style vehicles, similar to the Ariel ride or Finding Nemo in Epcot! Get ready to hop on your gloomy doom buggy for a fun ride! The haunted mansion is a slow, dark ride. It's a family friendly ride! The ride will take you through haunted chambers where you'll see a variety of animatronics, Madame Leota's room, and a ghostly graveyard. The Haunted Mansion is incredibly popular! It's a must ride if you're visiting Magic Kingdom for your first time! It is slightly spooky! read more

Haunted mansion is the iconic and long lasting Disney world ride/attraction located in the magic kingdom park. With the background of the awesome and creepy castle and graveyard this ride has been featured and rebooted into several different movies and specials. The ride itself while putting off the horror vibe is very harmless and features literally zero jump scares. This is a perfect ride to bring your kiddos on if they are usually scared of "horror" type rides or things. It will make them feel brave after concurring this cute and creative cart moving ride through a zany and fun haunted mansion. Overall a classic that remains a favorite of my family. Not a thrill ride by any means but it's just so neat and the decor and setup is amazing. Very fun and great memories here during our visits over the years. read more

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A true classic Disney attraction. It might be a little much for the little ones but it's a great way to get them started on the path to enjoying darker rides. PRO TIP - book a Lightning Lane for it or plan to go early or later in the day, lines can get really long! read more

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One of my favorite rides in Magic Kingdom. I ride this ride everytime I come. Everything about this ride is amazing, they have a pre show that's just as fun and scary as the ride. All ages and people can ride this ride, you just hop on. Disney does theming so good, and this ride shows that. Every detail is amazing and every time I ride I see something new. Don't miss this one! read more

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I have been on this ride before... long ago... and it was a lot slower then I remember. It is a slow ride through sights and sounds all based on the movie, there are no big twists or turn or drops. However there is a bunch of visual stimuli. This is not a scary ride!! Don't expect to be scared... it is fun but is a let down from other more exciting rides. If your expecting or wanting to be scared you will be disappointed. There is just no attempt to spook you in the haunted mansion. If your pressed for time and looking for a thrill pass on this ride. There are many others to get that with that are more worth your time. If you are looking for a calmer ride for some, that has a lot of things to see... this is your ride! read more

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CLASSIC DISNEY RIDE THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISSED The wait time for Haunted Mansion is usually at least 1 hour so we jumped on the line when it was a 1/2 hour wait (Spring Break weekend late afternoon). Having a fun queue also helped pass the time (crypts that played music, leaked water and blew bubbles, gravestones and busts with puns, horseless hearse). The ride moves very fast and I did not catch alot of what Disney fans love about this ride. So it was great to do the ride again after the fireworks show when the wait time was 13 minutes (Disney inside joke for a walk-on or very short wait for Haunted Mansion). During our second ride, my friend pointed out what to notice (like the room with the piano playing - look on the floor and you see the shadow of the missing pianist). The best was when our ride unexpectedly stopped for at least 5 minutes in front of the ballroom - we had time to see everything from the ghosts entering the room through an open coffin to the two dueling portraits where you see the duelers turn and shoot at each other. read more

As a Cali girl born and raised now living in Arizona it's hard not to compare the rides between Disneyland and Magic Kingdom so I'll try my best to compare plus give an honest option as I've never been here. I loved the line here so much for than California. Not the line itself of course, but it was better shaded, had so much for to look at and number one the house itself is 100 times cooler. It definitely gives the haunted vibe inside and out. Don't get me wrong California's house is cool too, but more of an old Louisiana type home. The ride itself was great, spooky and again so much to see. Every time you rode it you notice something else. read more

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This is an oldie but a goodie ride and one of my favorites. Who doesn't love seeing ghosts and skeletons in a variety of ways. There were lots of little kids screaming and I never understand taking little ones on scary rides, but for everyone else, this is just a fun ride. read more

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Haunted Mansion has got to be one of my favorite rides at Disney. I'll never forget my cousins sitting in the back of the car behind me and taping my shoulder during the ride scaring me half to death. It's definitely a ride I never miss. I recommend you put it on top of your list when you go to Disney World. It's a fun and unforgettable experience. read more

Haunted Mansion has always been one of my favorite classic rides at Disney World. It's an appropriate ride for all ages; however if you hype up you 5 year old they'll be scared the whole wait in line. Speaking of scary, the hour long wait in line to get into the Haunted Mansion is scary; especially in the heat of August. But to me the wait for this ride is totally worth it. When you first enter let the horrific comedy begin in the expanding room where they tell a little story as everyone hovers together with no doors to escape from. Then all of a sudden one of the walls opens where visitors to the mansion are lead to their coffin rides. I just love the animation on this ride; lots of 3D mirror imagery. You even get your own guest ghost in your cart at one point. It doesn't matter how many times I visit Magic Kingdom, the Haunted Mansion will always be on my list of must ride rides. read more

Haunted Mansion - Haunted Houses Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Very awesome ride, I very much enjoyed the scenery for the wait and the interior. Definitely a go to ride when at Disney. The only bad thing is the wait! read more

I love the Haunted Mansion ride! It is definitely one of my favorite rides within Magic Kingdom and might even be my top ride. This and the People Mover were the only two rides that I rode more than once during our Magic Kingdom day, if that tells you anything about how much of a priority this ride is for me! I can't even begin to describe how well done this ride is in its aesthetics and just entire experience. From start of the line to end of the ride, the Haunted Mansion is an entire mood and I never wanted it to end. Iconic wallpaper, iconic stretchy room, iconic views of all the "haunted" attractions throughout the ride - I loved every minute of this ride! It's even got its own Mickey dressed in the Haunted Mansion aesthetic and the cast members are VERY in character and there's nothing I love more than that! This ride is super tame, but there's so much to see and feels extremely long as well! A perfect ride in my books and a must ride for everyone! It's certainly not spooky like at all, but can understand if little kids who have not been exposed to anything spooky might find this a little eerie, so proceed with caution for little kids because I don't want any kiddos to be traumatized the way I was on certain rides throughout this park LMAO, but otherwise A MUST RIDE!!!!!! read more

Alright, I'll go ahead and do that cliche Yelp review opening line... I can't believe I haven't reviewed Haunted Mansion before! Seriously though, it's one of my all-time favorite rides and the best one in Magic Kingdom. The exterior of the mansion is so cool with the towers and the greenhouse. The queue has some interesting things to see and read and some good puns. Once you're inside, your ghost host introduces some history of the mansion and the people who lived in it. Then you load into a "doom buggy" that takes you on a tour of the home. There are lots of fun details that you have to watch for! It's not really scary, it's more fun/funny and silly, but if you have young kids who are scared of ghosts or the dark, maybe check out a ride through video on YouTube first. The details are really what make this ride. The ballroom party scene is my favorite and you can learn about the technology behind it through the Imagineers series on Disney+. The gift shop for Haunted Mansion is awesome and a must-see if you're a fan of the ride. read more

This is an old favorite that we always ride when we visit the Magic Kingdom. Today (12/16) the line snaked around the Riverboat area (being refurbished and lake is drained). It looked long, but we were in and out in 25 minutes. The shrinking room is not operational during CoVid - too close quarters. The ride itself seems darker than in years past. Too fast, because we really enjoy this ride. The banquet area and graveyard scenes were lit so we could see and appreciate he spirits. In our cab, ghosts hitchhiked. We could kind of see them. Hand sanitizers were readily available after the ride. Hope they stay always! read more

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Spoiler alert! This review contains spoilers from things I have studied about this ride. The haunted mansion is modeled after a home in PA. Lines for entry are pretty long so if you don't take it early in the day then you would be better to use a lightning lane on it to reduce your wait time. It is a fun and enjoyable ride. As you enter the mansion there is a portrait of Mr. Gracey and as the late Thurl Ravenscroft narrates you will see the portrait age until it finally becomes a portrait of a skeleton. Thurl Ravenscroft also appears in this ride as one of the singing busts in the graveyard scene. He is best remembered at the original voice of Tony the tiger for Frosted Flakes. After the portrait completes its changes they cast members usher you in to one of two identical "stretch rooms." It is here you learn the final fate of 4 people who's spirits help make up some of the ghosts of the haunted mansion. Once that part is ended you are ushered out onto a moving walkway belt where you board your doom buggy for a trip through the haunted mansion. Thurl Ravenscroft continues the narration as you move from one scene to another as the ride gets somewhat scary but not overly for small kids. Madame Leota in her crystal ball summons the spirits and then you are drawn into the ballroom scene. Oddly enough our doom buggy was stopped in the ballroom scene for a while and it gave me an opportunity to see "spirits" I may have missed in previous visits. Look for "grandma" in the lower right hand corner rocking away. Watch the ghosts appear to be dining at the table and then disappear! My favorite is the dueling portraits where the two duelers turn and face each other and fire their guns! The organ player has little ghosts running up from the pipes. Yet none of this is real. I had learned the" ghosts" are projected from figures above and below you out of sight. From there you work your way to a hill where you ride backwards down it to a graveyard scene. The theme of the haunted mansion "grim grinning ghosts" is sung by 5 auto animatronic busts including Ravenscroft whom I mentioned earlier. "Beware of hitchhiking spirits" is another popular theme where a spirit appears with you in your doom buggy. A tiny bride ghost played by Leota Toombs appears up at the end calling "hurry back." This Leota Toombs is the same woman whose head appears in the crystal ball scene. In that scene it is not her voice you hear but rather Eleanor Audley who was the voice of the wicked stepmother in Cinderella. That's pretty much it. A wall of tombstones is on your left as you exit. It is a fun ride where you can meet 999 happy haunts. Ride souvenirs are available from the gift shop named "Memento Mori" meaning "remember death." The haunted mansion is located in Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom. read more

Even though we used a LL pass it still took a while. Ride was fun, there are mild flashing lights, which we were not made aware of, the platform to get into the ride is moving and we were not aware of that either. read more

There's some haunted thrill inside of me when it comes to Halloween theme and this fits that thrill. It's a classic ride for Disney and represents some dark humor/villains side! I adore the musical coffin that they have while in queue for the ride. It's interactive. Spooktacular, yes! read more