Why is there two Haunted Mansion movies?

With two decades between them, the Haunted Mansion movies are quite different in their approaches to characters and story. Both films are based on the Disney theme park attraction, and though they share certain similarities in that vein, the Haunted Mansion movies are individually distinct from one another.



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The star-studded film—in theaters now—exists separately from the company's 2003 movie The Haunted Mansion. For the latest iteration, production designer Darren Gilford and his team zeroed in on the Disneyland attraction that started it all.

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Haunted Mansion Holiday is a seasonal overlay of The Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland that blends the settings and characters of the original Haunted Mansion with those of the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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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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But did you know there are FIVE different versions of this beloved attraction? And they are very different. Let's explore the five different versions of the Haunted Mansion around the world.

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With muddy CGI, far too much story for even its two-hour run time and an emotional heart in cardiac arrest, “Haunted Mansion” simply doesn't hold together. What should have been a light summer romp is rarely funny, never scary and a boring mess.

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Haunted Mansion was closed from August 7th through the 9th, 2023, for a brief refurbishment. After that closure was extended a bit when the ride failed to reopen on the 10th, the spooky ride finally opened its doors.

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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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The underwhelming start might be attributed to the lack of interest in and popularity of Haunted Mansion. The movie earned mixed reviews for being a fun ride and an improvement over the 2003 version. Still, its lack of intensity and urgency made it difficult to compete with other summer blockbusters.

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