Is there any significance to the Hearse outside the Haunted Mansion?
No. Both Disneyland and Walt Disney World display an antique hearse outside the Mansion (Disneyland’s is painted white, while Walt Disney World’s is painted black). Disneyland’s hearse appeared first, with the big attraction refurb of 1995. While the hearses are authentic antique funeral carriages that were used in funeral ceremonies, neither has any special significance as far as we know. In his Mansion book, however, Jason Surrell provides that the black hearse at WDW was used in at least one film, The Sons of Katie Elder. For the record: It has been widely reported that Disneyland’s hearse was used in the 1877 funeral of Mormon leader Brigham Young, but this has been hotly disputed by some Mormons and historians. Some antique hearse experts have also disputed the claims, maintaining that Disneylands hearse is an 1890s model, and thus could not have been used. Walt Disney World’s hearse was manufactured in the 1860s, and the compartment inside that hearse contains a floral arrangemen
