Haunted Mansion reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Haunted Mansion, a dark ride in Liberty Square at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Written by Robert Niles
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My favorite ride ever one of them at least - Andrew Dougherty The best attraction on the Walt Disney World property. period. The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom is a much upgraded version of the Disneyland original. The atmosphere and environments are near perfect, and the legendary voice of Paul Frees as the "Ghost Host" is still as effective as ever in creating a frightfully fun tone throughout the experience. The 2007 "Re Haunting" refurbishment, along with the recent 2011 "interactive" updates place this version of the attraction on a pedestal far above the other versions of this e-ticket ride. Be sure to visit the new interactive cemetery in the queuing area off to the left, even if the lines are shorter going the directly to the entrance on the right; you'll be glad you did. - Mike Brilhart This is a great ride from beginning to end. The theme in the cememtery queue is great, but the fun gets better! The whole tour of the mansion is great! I can't think of a better clasic dark ride! 10/10 - Eric Cartman Another immortal classic. Always leaves me asking how they pulled off the great special effects. The new graveyard and hitchhiking ghosts are just eh. Please bring Haunted Mansion Holiday here! 9/10 - Christopher Sturniolo A very old ride but it is one of the BEST experiences at Disney World. It sure looks creepy but believe me, it is a GREAT family experience and it can braven up some kids! - Brendan Harrison Love it, always entertaining and fun a Disney classic like Pirates of Carribean. - Giacomo B. Air conditioned and a great family ride. - Arianna Griffel Its a good ride when its a hot weather and you want cool down this is perfect 7/10 - Giovanny Cruz Hi Everbody- Great comments! And an FYI- For those of you commenting that you "get stuck" or that the ride "breaks down all the time", this really isn't the case- what is happening during these moments is that attentive Disney Cast Members are themselves slowing down/stopping the continuous motion ride system to allow slow moving elderly guests, handicapped guests on crutches and in wheelchairs(and small children)to safely enter/exit the ride vehicles without falling down/injuring themselves. The "Omnimover" ride system The Haunted Mansion uses is quite reliable- has been running great in all the Disney parks for 44 years now! - Douglas Kincaid A classic dark ride, but whenever I ride it always breaks down 2 times. The new queue is amazing! The new hitch hiking ghost CGI effects in the mirror are hilarious! Dont miss! 9/10 - Dominick D Love the Haunted Mansion. Can't get bored of its humour and themes. Amazing effects and still love the end where we are sitting in the Doom Buggy with a ghost. Brilliant fun. 9/10 - James McGee The Haunted Mansion is a great ride. The theming starts from the minute you enter the queue and doesn't stop. There is a lot to take in so a re-ride is definitely recommended (especially at night which adds to the creepiness). The Haunted Mansion has been improved and there are a lot of neat effects which weren't there during our last visit. This includes the footprints on the staircase, several aspects of the graveyard and more interactive hitchhiking ghosts. Only issue we found was when the stretching room would stretch before the door was closed. Even though we know it isn't an elevator it did ruin the effect somewhat. Queue - The queue is relatively short and well-themed. - Mark Williams the ride is 40 years old, technology has advanced INCREDIBLY since then yet little of it has been upgraded which is FANTASTIC because you'll still ride it, look at its 40 year old effects and still ponder "howd they do that" the entire ride! Unlike some people i enjoy when it breaks down(which most of the time is just temporarily stopping the omnimover loading system to load disabled guests) because theres to much to look at and you pic up on the little details when you have a chance. Ride it 4x in a row during magic hours and got out at 3 am, talk about a creepy adventure - travis traymoore There is nothing I can say about this iconic artwork that has not already been said further down. Just sad I cannot get through this anymore in one go because of ECV loading. I wouldn't mind if it was for the disabled, as that is beyond their control, but I resent my experience being interupted for the morbidly obese. - Man-Eating Sharks More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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