The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park will be different when people see it again, as Disney made several upgrades to the ride.
Haunted Mansion changes
The Haunted Mansion has received several upgrades during Disneyland’s coronavirus shutdown. For one, the outdoor landscaping has changed to “adorn the site for dearly departed pets, representing their stories from beyond the grave,” according to the Disney Parks blog.
- Meanwhile, the inside has changed, too. People “will notice a few dastardly design embellishments along the portrait hallway, including the return of an old, perhaps familiar face,” according to Disney Parks.
In fact, one of the original portraits from the ride — called “April to December” — is back in the hallways.
- “As you step closer to your doom buggy, you’ll see the lovely young woman aging before your eyes,” Disney Parks explained.
When does Disneyland reopen?
Disneyland will reopen April 30 for California residents only. The park will only have a specific amount of rides and experiences available, as I wrote for the Deseret News. The full list of rides and experiences include:
- Alice in Wonderland
- Astro Orbitor
- Autopia
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Casey Jr. Circus Train
- Disneyland Railroad
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Gadget’s Go Coaster
- Haunted Mansion
- Indiana Jones™ Adventure
- “it’s a small world”
- King Arthur Carrousel
- Mad Tea Party
- Main Street Vehicles
- Mark Twain Riverboat
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Pinocchio’s Daring Journey
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin
- Snow White’s Enchanted Wish
- Space Mountain
- Splash Mountain
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance—- will utilize virtual queue, more details to come
- Surprise character sightings
- Tarzan’s Treehouse
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
Interested guests can buy tickets for the reopening in the coming days.
- If you have a ticket, you can check available days to use that ticket at Disneyland beginning April 9. This tickets can be used at Disneyland and California Adventure.
- The reservation system will open up April 12. Ticket sales will resume April 15, as I explained for the Deseret News.