2 Big Problems Fans Have With the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom Today

Foolish mortals, the time has come! 

Haunted Mansion

The Hatbox Ghost has finally materialized in the Haunted Mansion at Disney World, after being a highly-anticipated addition since it was announced at the D23 fan convention back in September. Previously, the Hatbox Ghost (Haunted Mansion fans love to call him Hattie) was located in the attic scene of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. Now, he resides next to the endless hallway scene of the Disney World attraction. While many folks are DYING over the new addition to the Mansion, a lot of fans feel that Hattie’s arrival causes some issues. Let’s talk about it!

If you’re familiar with the Haunted Mansion and its storyline, then you know that the spooky house is home to “999 happy haunts.” Further, you won’t see any ghosts materialize until after the seance circle scene, where Madame Leota communicates with the spirits and asks them to join in on the spooky fun.  Hattie kind of causes some plot holes, here.

Haunted Mansion

Firstly, the addition now makes it seem that there are now technically 1,000 happy haunts in the mansion. And you could be the 1,001st. Many folks are upset that the words don’t fit what you actually see in the Mansion now that Hattie is there. However, some Imagineers have confirmed that Hattie was originally supposed to be there, but between the technology that allowed him to perform, and the structure of the Mansion, it was virtually impossible to get him to work the way Imagineers intended. So, to Disneyland he went! Basically, Hattie was already counted as a happy haunt before he technically joined — or so they say.

There he is!

The next issue that Hattie causes is something that’s been weighing on Disney fans and Mansion Cast Members alike. Hattie now appears BEFORE the seance circle part of the ride, which fans say doesn’t really make sense. He’s now the only ghost you’ll see before the seance. This is the one issue that we kind of agree with. However, it makes sense that he would be put here because of the aforementioned issue with getting him inside the mansion in one piece based on structure and the working technology. Imagineers also confirmed that Hattie received new technology in 2015 to try to get him to work properly, but the area in the Disney World attic scene where he was supposed to go wasn’t strong enough to support how heavy the new technology is. SO, this is why he is near endless hallway. All in all, we’re just happy that he is at Disney World, where he was always meant to be.

WOO!

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