Magic Kingdom Park · Operating · 1971
Haunted Mansion
Dark ride · Liberty Square
A doom-buggy tour through a haunted manor — stretching portraits, hitchhiking ghosts, and a graveyard jam that has defined Liberty Square since opening day.
At a glance
Key facts for Haunted Mansion.
Type
Dark ride
Status
Operating
Subtype
Dark ride
Opened
1971
Land
Park
Specifications
Sourced stats for Haunted Mansion.
Ride profile
Dark ride · Dark ride
- classic
- dark-ride
Experience
Dark ride
Specs source: disneyworld.disney.go.com
History
Sourced timeline and background for Haunted Mansion.
Timeline
1971
Haunted Mansion opens
Background
The Haunted Mansion opened with Magic Kingdom in 1971 as Walt Disney World's take on Disneyland's New Orleans Square classic. Omnimover vehicles carry guests past illusion gags and Audio-Animatronics that still set the bar for atmospheric dark rides.
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Sources & official links
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- Haunted Mansion — official ride pagedisneyworld.disney.go.com(opens in a new tab)
- Magic Kingdom Park — official sitedisneyworld.disney.go.com(opens in a new tab)
- Magic Kingdom Park on Coaster AtlasPark page
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- Hero photo (Walt Disney World · Official park media)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
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