Disney Store Releases New Haunted Mansion Collection for Halloween (2024)

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Memento Mori serves as the Haunted Mansion's gift-shop and sells one-of-a-kind memorabilia themed around the Haunted Mansion.

Attraction. The outside of the mansion has been covered in both jack-o-lanterns and Halloween-style Christmas decorations. On the roof is Jack Skellington's coffin sleigh and stretched from the roof to the ground is his comical "Christmas Equation".

Summary. Haunted Mansion 2 has not been confirmed by Disney, but it's still a possibility despite the underperformance of the 2023 movie. The success of the 2023 Haunted Mansion on Disney+ will determine whether a sequel is greenlit, with a potential release as a Disney+ exclusive.

Speaking of spooky, the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland opened early to guests, despite being surrounded by construction walls. It opened with its seasonal overlay, Haunted Mansion Holiday, inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas, and is using a virtual queue system to keep the crowds down in the area.

Memento Mori is a shop located in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom. Much of its merchandise and theme comes from The Haunted Mansion.

The 'spirited metamorphosis' of the Haunted Mansion is now underway at Disneyland Resort as of Summer 2024, and the additions will build on the story and lore of the Haunted Mansion. The new grounds will immerse guests in “enhanced theming,” as well as a new retail shop adjacent to the attraction's exit.

But here's something worth rattling a few bones about: Disneyland revealed that the haunting experience will return in the late summer of 2024, with construction completed, just as Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort take corporeal form.

People who have experienced McKamey Manor have shared truly horrifying accounts of what has allegedly taken place from near drowning and possibly being buried alive to much worse. While there is a safe word, people have claimed that it's pretty much useless and the experience isn't over until McKamey says it is.

The Haunted Mansion closed for refurbishment on January 22, 2024, while the Grim Grinning Ghosts materialize an expanded queue and a new retail shop. Since a reopening date has not been announced yet, even Madame Leota cannot predict the expected closure dates for January 2025 at this time.

“While horror can certainly succeed at any time on the release calendar, this family friendly product would have been much better served in the fall and sheltering clear of all the summer popcorn pics.” The studio may have been trying to avoid the pileup of scary movies on schedule around Halloween.

Why did the haunted mansion flop? ›

The movie earned mixed reviews for being a fun ride and an improvement over the 2003 version. Still, its lack of intensity and urgency made it difficult to compete with other summer blockbusters. Critics blamed the film's low performance on pacing issues, a weak narrative, and inconsistency, among other things.

Despite repeating some names and gags from Disney's shorter (and superior) “The Haunted Mansion,” the new film is neither a sequel nor a true retread of that 2003 movie, and viewers should feel no need to preface their viewing with the original.

In terms of scariness this film has infrequent jump scares, when they do appear they are scary (the scariest is at the beginning) the music adds creepy vibes and the ghosts themselves do have scary designs Characters are chased and axes are thrown and the hatbox ghost is menacing.

Out of the five Haunted Mansions across Disney's theme parks, two go by a different name. While each has its own, unique flair, they all bear a similar sinister theme.

The stretching room is actually an elevator without a ceiling that drops guests to an underground floor and takes them in a building outside of park borders. 6. The ceiling is covered with an opaque fabric called scrim.

Memento Mori

is the store in Magic Kingdom dedicated to all things Haunted Mansion.

By Julie Tremaine, Theme Parks Contributing Editor Jan 21, 2024. During winter, Disneyland's Haunted Mansion transforms into a holiday-themed attraction that channels Disney's “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

The disembodied voice of the Ghost Host is your private guide through the cadaverous dwelling—home to grinning ghosts and other spectral surprises. Glide past a rattling casket in the conservatory. Head off to Madame Leota's spirited séance room. Float by the Grand Ballroom and its waltzing apparitions.

The haunted attraction, founded by Russ McKamey in San Diego, CA, has been operation for years, and still has a cult-following of loyal fans. McKamey refers to the experience as a tour, which is meant to last 10 hours, promising a $20,000 cash prize to anyone who can withstand the full experience.