Overview
- Haunted Mansion at Tokyo Disneyland closed for a roughly six-week conversion that began Tuesday, August 4, and is scheduled to reopen September 15 as the Holiday Nightmare overlay inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Disneyland in Anaheim will close its Haunted Mansion on Saturday, August 8, reopen on August 21 as Haunted Mansion Holiday, and operate the seasonal version through about mid-January before restoring the classic ride.
- Both conversions require multi-week full closures to install new props, lighting, music, decorations, and Audio‑Animatronics that rework nearly every scene and change ride dialogue and effects.
- Longtime fans say the overlays feel different now because Disney has recently replaced several original attractions with franchise-based experiences, citing Splash Mountain to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Maelstrom to Frozen Ever After as precedents.
- For guests this season the shutdowns affect trip planning and queue times, and for observers the lengthy, recurring overlays could increase pressure to consider permanent IP-driven changes even though Disney has not announced any plan to retire the original Haunted Mansion.