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Why does Haunted Mansion have a 13 minute wait time?

It's a commonly known fact that when both Haunted Mansion and Tower of Terror aren't busy, they post a wait time of 13 minutes. This is a bit of a joke and also tells guests that the ride is a walk-on and that there is actually no wait.



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The Haunted Mansion is dark and contains some mildly frightening scenes, but there is no gore. The ghostly residents are friendly and the ride is slow-moving.

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The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called Doom Buggies, and a walk-through show is displayed to riders waiting in the queue line.

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So, what's the grand total? 186. That's a far cry from the 999 ghosts Disneyland claims reside in the mansion, which, according to the “Haunted Mansion” episode of “Behind the Attraction,” was first described as a retirement home for ghosts when it was under construction.

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Visitors at Tennessee's McKamey Manor pay to be bound and tortured for up to eight hours in what is the most extreme haunted house experience in America.

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If either attraction has a wait time of 13 minutes for the standby line, get in line! 13 minutes is a 'code' for no wait time at all. In the case of these two attractions, number 13 happens to be a lucky number! ( Photo Credit Meeko)

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Haunted Mansion (Disneyland) This Haunted Mansion is sometimes given the address of, 1313 Esplanade due to Disneyland's address being 1313 Disneyland Drive, 1313 being numerical conversion code for Mickey Mouse's initials, MM.

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This ride is fine for very young infants to toddlers (up to age 3). This is typically when toddlers start to become a bit more aware of scary things.

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The Haunted Mansion probably has so [many] human ashes in it that it's not even funny,” said one Disney Parks custodian. According to a spokesperson for Disney, the scattering of ashes inside the parks is strictly prohibited and even illegal. Guests can even be banned from the parks for attempting to do it.

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Portrayer(s) Jack Skellington is the protagonist of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. He appears in Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland's Haunted Mansions during the seasonal Haunted Mansion Holiday.

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The Haunted Mansion is closed for refurbishment from August 14 to August 31, 2023. It will reopen as the Haunted Mansion Holiday on September 1, 2023!

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