What is the Haunted Mansion?
The Haunted Mansion is the Walt Disney Company’s version of a classic “Spook House”. The first Haunted Mansion opened in Disneyland on August 9th, 1969, and each Disney theme park has included one ever since (except Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened in 2005 without a Mansion). The Walt Disney World version, which is nearly 33% longer than the Disneyland Mansion, opened in the Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square area on October 1st, 1971. Completed as early as Spring of 1971, it was among the opening day attractions. Tokyo Disneyland, which opened on April 15th, 1983, has a Mansion virtually identical to Walt Disney World’s original Mansion. The Tokyo version is located in Fantasyland. On April 12th, 1992, Disneyland Paris opened its Phantom Manor, a new spin on the Haunted Mansion, located in Frontierland. Though its ride vehicle track and room layout is identical to those of the Disneyland Haunted Mansion, this haunted attraction involves western-themed story elements, special effects, an
