Haunted Mansion Holiday Fun Facts

ANAHEIM, Calif. – During Halloween Time and the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, Jack Skellington wrecks the halls of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park with merry, macabre décor inspired by “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Blending Halloween and Christmas, the attraction transforms into Haunted Mansion Holiday as Jack dresses up as “Santa Jack” and brings eerie Halloween Town delights.

One of Jack’s holiday traditions is leaving a giant gingerbread house for the ghosts who dance around the Haunted Mansion’s Grand Hall. Celebrating 25 years of showstopping confectionery creations in the attraction, this year’s gingerbread house takes the form of a delightfully monstrous music box that is sure to hit all the right notes with guests.

Standing at more than 10 feet tall, this very sweet symphony of ornate craftsmanship is decorated with grinding gears, turning tines and frightfully festive details. As the giant key adorned with “Santa Jack” turns, this gingerbread music box comes to life and plays a haunting rendition of a beloved holiday classic that is sure to delight the dearly departed and lovers of the macabre. With the chilling melody echoing through the Haunted Mansion’s Grand Hall, the roof lifts to reveal a skeletal surprise waiting in the spotlight. In true Haunted Mansion fashion, the eerie centerpiece moves to its own tune.

Guests can check Disneyland.com or the Disneyland app on the day of their visit for details on how to access the attraction.

Haunting highlights about Haunted Mansion Holiday

  • More than 400 flickering candles cast an eerie glow across the façade of Haunted Mansion Holiday, while over 100 jack-o’-lanterns light up the night.
  • On the ceiling of the “stretching” room, which transports guests into the depths of the mansion, Jack Skellington and his ghost dog Zero appear in a fully animated sequence. Be on the lookout for Zeroas he makes surprise appearances among the changing portraits in the gallery corridor.
  • For Haunted Mansion Holiday,Disney Legend and former Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering Kim Irvine portrays Madame Leota, the psychic floating inside the crystal ball, continuing a legacy her mother began, Disney Legend and longtime Imagineer Leota Toombs, who originated the role in the classic attraction.
  • In the Séance Room, Madame Leota’s “13 Days of Christmas” are featured in 13 spinning fortune cardsthat tell of Madame Leota’s ghoulish Christmas gifts as she proclaims, “My ghoul love gave to me…” Among the gifts depicted in the cards are 11 candles floating, nine magic crystals, five lucky charms and two passion potions.
  • Featuring a new design each year, a team of carpenters, storytellers, pastry chefs, bakers and confectionery and technical wizards collaborate to construct the mansion’s annual gingerbread house, filling the Grand Hall with the irresistible scent of gingerbread.
  • Nearly 7,500 square feet of snow blankets the graveyard, while almost 1,000 tiny orange lightsdecorate the trees for a festive resting place.
  • From man-eating wreaths to vampire teddy bears, more than two dozen additional animated figures“materialize” as part of the Haunted Mansion Holiday transformation.

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