Woman dies after riding Disneyland's Haunted Mansion

October 8, 2025, 1:58 PM · A Disneyland guest passed away after riding Haunted Mansion Holiday Monday night.

Anaheim officials have reported that a woman in her 60s was found unresponsive when her ride vehicle returned to the unload station on Haunted Mansion Holiday around 6:30pm on Monday evening.

Disneyland cast members provided immediate first aid, with Anaheim paramedics responding soon after. The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was declared dead. No official cause of death is available from authorities at this time.

Last month, in Orange County (Florida), a 32-year-old man died riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal Orlando's Epic Universe. That death was attributed to multiple blunt force injuries. But there are no reports of any injuries involved in this week's Haunted Mansion incident in California.

Replies (11)

October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM

Is this a first in the attraction's history on both coasts?

October 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM

They may need to alter that "room for one more" line....

October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM

@MikeW: Thank you for delivering that one so gently.

October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM

I don’t think there’s a person on this planet who would categorize the Haunted Mansion as a ride that is physically aggressive in nature. So while there may not be much merit in speculating cause of death, I do think this will ultimately be (to put it gently) an “unexpected departure”.

October 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM

To be honest, of all the ways I'd want to pass, having it be relatively peaceful on a Disney ride isn't a bad way to go. I just feel for her family more.

October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM

Ok. No offense, but this is hilarious.

October 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM

The attraction wasn't the cause, of course. She just happened to be there when she got a preview of today's price increases

October 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM

I suppose when it's your time to go, it's your time to go, but pretty ironic for it to happen inside an attraction about the afterlife.

October 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM

This gives the ride more street cred.

October 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM


They better investigate and close it down for Two weeks to see what happened.

Or at least close it because of Happy Haunts Hit its capacity.

October 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Mme Leota's Somewhere Beyond may have to go condo.

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