Haunted Mansion reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Haunted Mansion, a dark ride in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.
Written by Sarah =D This ride changes every Christmas to be themed after "Nightmare before Christmas" and is not at all the same. It has blacklights and more cartoon like. Trivia spoilers: In Disneyland's Mansion you descend in the stretch room. In Walt Disney World's Mansion though, you remain still while the ceiling rises above you. The head in the crystal ball (the face is of Disney Imagineer Leota Toombs and the voice is of Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Eleanor Audley) and the ghosts in the ballroom are not holograms. Look for the "hidden Mickey" (Mickey's head) on the ballroom table made by a plate and two saucers, and in the white robe of the phantom in the mausoleum as you leave the graveyard scene. The face and voice of the little woman at the end is also that of Leota Toombs. During the Haunted Mansion Holiday make-over of the Mansion, the real daughter of Leota Toombs replaced her in the crystal ball.
Readers' rating:
The exterior is awesome, but compared to the WDW version, the whole interior was lack luster. - Skipper Adam Nightmare Before Christmas was indeed better but still fun. This one I went on with my younger cousin and it was fun. We really enjoyed the sfx, they were incredible! - Teddy D. love the Nightmare before Christmas version even more than the original. 10/10 - Will Chilcote HIGHLY reccommend this ride! the effects on this ride are AMAZING!!! i love this ride! one of the best rides. truly amazing. - N O When I was five, I hated this so much because it freked me out - Steven D Nothing like it anywhere. Unbelievable effects, even today. Hurry back... hurry back... - Kurt Larson A classic. Such a fun attraction. The Nightmare before Christmas version is even better. - nick . This ride is pretty much MANDATORY for me to go on at least once every trip. Easily the best dark ride ever made (in my opinion). - Bryce Lewis I'm not a big fan of the original, but the Nightmare Before Christmas version is one of my favourites. - Caroline Davis I'm not sure what the normal version is like but we went on the Holiday, nightmare before christmas version and i have to say i was disappointed, not a fan of Tim Burtons stuff and the whole thing seemed to lack depth, story or a haunted house feel...also seemed very disjointed..i was very impressed with the 'peppers ghost' illusion of the couples dancing in the ballroom though...hopefully when i go to WDW next May i can see what the original is like - Rachelle Beaney More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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