Disney’s Haunted Mansion is a theme park staple across the world. Most Disney parks have its own version, even though they vary slightly in aesthetics and narrative–except Disney Shangai as they view the afterlife as something entirely different.
The first Haunted Mansion movie came out 20 years ago with Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, and Terrence Stamp which was more of a murder mystery, and more in line with the actual ride’s narrative. It was coming off the heels of the success of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl which was released the same summer and in the midst of Disney making films about their rides and attractions. The new Mansion movie has no ties to the first, outside of it being set at Gracey Manor, the Haunted Mansion located in Disneyland.
