Lights-On Walkthrough of the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World

When the Haunted Mansion breaks down while we are riding it, we are evacuated, which gives us the opportunity to see some of the classic Disney World ride with the lights on. Join us for this lights-on walkthrough of the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World.
The Haunted Mansion is a classic spooky tour through an eerie haunted estate at Magic Kingdom park in Walt Disney World Resort.
The disembodied voice of the Ghost Host is your private guide through the cadaverous realm of an eerie haunted estate, home to ghosts, ghouls and supernatural surprises.
Glide past a casket-filled conservatory, Madame Leota’s chilling séance room and a ghostly graveyard of singing specters as you attempt to find your way out. Beware of hitchhikers-these phantom pranksters may follow you home.
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[@WDWNT]

What do you think? Would you like to walk through the Haunted Mansion with the lights on?

[@Lisa-kd3uh]

Definitely!

[@johndean4727]

a dream come true.

[@kevinfinkel5536]

For me, the 'magic' is the technical, behind the scenes stuff like the workshop, maintenance room, the office... you know, the places where it's 'employees only!'

[@spaghettibeans]

*Cast members only

[@karebear3152]

I too, when I saw that, was all "ooh!" and "wow! That's so cool!" XD

[@NeonGhostin]

How incredibly awesome...that alone is worth the price of admission

[@sloosb]

Brett Struble Once I saw space mountain with lights on it was pretty damn awesome

[@kathrannn]

Goats are hot But I'm not a furry I did too lol

[@Wakkosgirl]

Did you look up? I heard it's like a mile high or something like that. X stories high?

[@purselmer5931]

@@sloosb me too.

[@PuritySin]

Oh man I would of killed to do that. It must of been fantastic to see everything so closely.

[@dusterdude238]

I would kill to take that tour! I love the Illusions, but I am also very mechanical inspired, and would love to know how they did some of them. others I already know. but I wont say because it would ruin the illusions for people who Aren't interested in the mechanics in back opposed to the visual effects

[@Wakkosgirl]

Personally I'd like to see it with the lights on. They have been making it darker and darker each progressive year and some of the effects are being missed cause you cannot even see them any more! (no lighting in that area)

[@ardenamarelo3150]

Read the book if you want to learn about the illusions

[@harrywithanh]

But it ruined it for the kids

[@mckenna8663]

It looks like the head in the floating bubble is just chillin'... chewing gum and waiting for the ride to start again. hahahahaha

[@mickeynerd17]

LOLZ

[@sloothy5828]

Mc Kenna this commet made me laugh so hard

[@Poottisman]

xD

[@teganbigone2366]

CHRISTOPHER NOEL... What's your damage douchebag. No one said they didn't know who Leota was, McKenna merely made a joke about how funny she looked flying around and moving her mouth without the audio. Why'd you have to be a dikhead about it.

[@toriandtilly]

Mc Kenna Leota is just an impatient New Yorker trapped in a bubble. Confirmed.

[@jtkirkfan2002]

Amazing how they can hide the inner workings and service areas in plain sight simply by controlling your perspective.

[@SkepticalChris]

Shows how efficient they are with space too. In any theme park, space is at a premium so they have to use what they can. With the lights off during the ride, and with everything moving around diverting your attention, you wouldn't even think about looking down behind you (and you can't with the Doombuggy limiting your vision) And its also a smart idea to have repair equipment so close, so when the do nightly maintenance, everything is right there and doesn't have to be brought in from a farther off workshop.

[@JayRaphaelJiaoInot]

Intelligence + Technology = Magic Which is a product of the Disneyland imaginers

[@snickerdoooodle]

Don't hurt yourself on that edge, Picolas

[@Urmom-dm2kf]

Picolas Cage that’s the point

[@Urmom-dm2kf]

Picolas Cage so edgy

[@kriscrystal1679]

The little kid though! "You don't scare me!" "Is evacuate good?" "I wanted to see the ghost party."

[@alexanderhamiltonis1presid930]

Crystal Flame that kid is braver than me ^-^

[@eliasderry]

He makes this video 10 times better

[@eliasderry]

(he or she)

[@madisonbrooks5793]

Or they

[@garyotto3591]

@@madisonbrooks5793 or it

[@cryptkicker71]

I don't care if people think the lights on take away from the magic....This is THE RIDE that I'm proud to say, if you didn't believe in "Disney Magic" this was the ride to charm you. Thank you For sharing!!!

[@gold_vinyl]

Lol, the little girl. "Is an evacuation good?!"

[@PackageIsHere]

If it's the haunted mansion, yes.

[@karamellcreme]

PackageIsHere If it’s Disney, hell yes.

[@onleashfreak]

awe I feel so bad for the little girl that couldn't get her ghost party lol

[@Bradly105]

I'm touching the wallpaper! I'm touching the door!

[@SparkieJoy]

I would do that!! haha

[@rosestrife1498]

for real I saw guy get escorted off Splash Mountain he walked right past Brer Rabbit!!!!!I was like bro you're not going to reach out and touch him? that is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!!!!!!!

[@jessicacirullo4284]

Rose Strife14 We got stuck on splash mountain and had to be escorted off. I touched his fluffy butt. There was no other choice but to touch.

[@SoulEssence]

Jessica Cirullo *There was no other choice BUTT to touch Ah ha hahh is funny

[@SuperEnthused]

That is amazing. I’m surprised it’s so clean.

[@meIamawsome]

I'd imagine they keep it very clean, due to the fact that people like to dump cremated remains of their loved ones in the ride. So the ride gets vacuumed on the daily with a special vacuum to clean it up.

[@SevenEverywhere]

ShellyAmpora cant tell if your being sarcastic (jk but like what if you weren't)

[@charchar9315]

Quasar5 Aj nah, people really do dump the ashes of their dead loved ones in the ride for some reason, I’ve heard it’s a huge issue.

[@diegovargasdiego]

In fact Walt Disney himself wanted the mansion to be clean because he didn’t want anyone to think the decoration was real dirt

[@rossfromfriends8468]

I recently listened to a podcasts interviewing a h Janitor at Disney who has worked there for decades . Cleanliness is of utmost importance. Pretty sure the guy wrote a book about it too

[@memethyst]

i wish they went the other way through the ballroom attic and graveyard

[@ThoosieJP]

for safety they cant but i know if you work the haunted mansion or sometimes cast members get to ride it lights on theres so many perks being a cast member

[@STSGuitar16]

Man, I have wanted this to happen to me SO BAD for years and years now. I’d even pay extra money for a walking behind the scenes tour of the full mansion like this lol. Consider yourself lucky! The closest I’ve ever gotten to this was one time when we went through most of Pirates with all the lights on and another time when we had to evacuate Splash Mountain and got to walk through most of the entire ride with all the lights on as well. Always such a cool experience, especially when you’ve ridden those rides more times than you can count and really love taking in all the details of a beloved attraction like this. Plus, if the ride does break down and you end up having to evacuate, you always get a free fast pass to come back and ride it again later. Getting stuck and having to evacuate a ride like this is just a win-win for everyone! Really hope this happens to me one day!

[@DementedCaver]

I love this "backstage" sort of look at The Haunted Mansion. Thanks for sharing.

[@Care2004Bear]

Without sound, Madam Leota looks like she is chewing gum

[@greyghost3857]

I’d totally wanna stop and look closely at everything. Like the book at madame leota’s table, and the library stuff too haha just to see what it says

[@copperkiddo]

I always dreamed one day getting stuck on the mansion and walking out. I great way to enjoy all the details you don't normally see.

[@caseybahn6229]

"I'm touching the wallpaper!" Hahaha Love that! I would have had that exact same reaction.

[@layne721]

Not gonna lie... if a ride breaks down while I'm on it and I have to be evacuated, I would really love to take a walk like this!

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

Layne Ditto!

[@rainroof7835]

Thats why they take the safest most cinematic route

[@aldenweaver8237]

Me, I’ll just make the ride stop

[@owenstith9703]

Not if it’s a coaster though 😳😳

[@descalante64]

0:57 I like the little "Ha!" at the end of the knocks!

[@akcalo]

That bird on the chair looks so real!

[@halwaffles]

I love the uniforms that they have the cast members wear for this attraction. It makes it so much better!

[@chadmadness7802]

It's amazing how the lack of a simple element like darkness can take away the whole mystique of this ride.

[@Jabroniville]

Cool beans! I got to do this in the graveyard section at WDW. I was so close to the graveyard fence I had to lean on it to get out of my car. Turns out that it's not connected to the ground, so I almost broke a piece of DisneyWorld history by putting my weight on it :)! I've also done this at the Indy ride at Disneyland- it's even BETTER there!

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

Jabroniville I'd LOVE to walk through the graveyard and the attic with the lights on!

[@justimagine2403]

This ride has huge capacity. Shown when evacuating the large number of people to get out. SO supremely cool to see this marvel behind the scenes. Most impressive!

[@beautifuldaymusic]

I've been on this ride twice when it HD as stopped. Once around the ghost piano player and once while descending on our backs which was quite comfortable actually. But the ride starred back up, so we never got to walk out.

[@bonnafide2606]

Geez, even with the lights on, it's creepy as heck. And the clock's still running backwards!!

[@missywalker864]

Bonn Afide 😨😨😨😨

[@megnichole23]

My boyfriend and I had a walk through/evacuation experience on Winnie the Pooh.. lol. Not as cool as this though!

[@sweetpotato3427]

I had the same thing happen to me

[@chewy5563]

To me this would have been even better than the ride itself

[@surferdude7569]

that's the greatest tour for me when i visit disneyland .when a ride breaks down and you get to see what the ride really looks like

[@philipdefibaugh7127]

You got to touch the wall, NIIIIIIIICE and see the multi stair scene UP CLOSE. I'm jealous lol.

[@ibrake4butterflies733]

At about 3:10-3:12 there’s an orb. See it? It darts from right to left really quickly. It’s not a bug or dust. It’s one of the happy haunts. The haunt isn’t happy with all the mortals touching stuff.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Disney should release a Blu-ray of every ride and how it works. That shit would sell like hot cakes. Everyone wants to know how the magician does his tricks.

[@ManuFortiMcCoy]

It's just as beautiful with the lights on.

[@carolchurch3727]

That dude that was guding them out totally sounds like he would do the voice sound effects for that very ride too.Did the peeps at least get a fast pass or something ?A free desert coupon ?something?

[@emreva1357]

With ours it said “a happy haunt has disrupted our tour, please stay seated and we'll continue shortly”

[@debbiebishop86]

That happened with ours too! Thee doombuggy stopped in front of the singing busts. That tune is still stuck in my head lol

[@debbiebishop86]

Actually, hold on, mine was a year ago too! Was this in Florida in late July 2019?

[@emreva1357]

@@debbiebishop86 no, December 2018

[@emreva1357]

@@debbiebishop86 we went for christmas

[@emreva1357]

@@debbiebishop86 in 2018

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

I LOVE this ride💖thanx a bunch for posting😗

[@andrewtodaro2874]

I think walking through a dark environment outside the safety confines of the doom buggy is scarier 😄 nice behind the scenes footage !

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

it'd be one of the best things if this happened to me!! I knew the Doom Buggies can spin, tilt, and so on, but I didn't know that they are so "unstable" that you can actually get thrown from one!! Is it the track the Buggies run on or some chain under 'em?

[@michelleneal6860]

I can't watch this video enough! So wonderful!!!

[@DavidinSLO]

hard to believe an attraction that was built in 1971 continues to entertain millions of people each year, over half a century later

[@2doot]

OH my! Wish I could experience the behind the scenes works behind the magic on my absolute favorite ride!

[@Doggeslife]

Some people don't realize how high up they are. One kid jumped out at the Crystal Ball scene for a better look or to snag a prop, and ended up falling 16 feet to his death in the darkness.

[@Cooldisneytripscom]

Cool! I always thought it would be scarier to walk through the ride. Indiana Jones broke down on us last week but we were 10 steps from the end of the ride :(

[@garcia207]

It would have been awesome if this happened at the Ballroom scene.

[@themeparkgamer4111]

Wow That's Crazy Awesome!!

[@dusterdude238]

thank you for this! it gives me an idea how the new Leota works. I bet I could figure out mechanically how to set it up.

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

I love watching this !

[@wassupmypeeps69]

For an evacuation..that took pretty damn long. If that were a fire that would've been tragic

[@skywalker6268]

liveand learn I would guess that there are emergency exits they would use for a real emergency. This evacuation was not life or death.

[@Theatregal14]

We don’t stop the ride for a fire. We have a special procedure to keep the ride moving to get people out quicker. If the ride stops, an emergency evac is called. This is very obviously not an emergency evac and there are emergency exit doors throughout to allow quicker exits.

[@atomicpaper1]

Thank you for posting this, this is an experience almost nobody gets to see!!

[@nolllabsproductions4620]

happened to me at Disneyland Anaheim ,way cool, the ride failed when I was at Madame Leota,they turned the work lights on and wow all the secrets came to life!

[@blazegirl74]

Oh wow! Thanks for the video!

[@waltereturner]

That was AWESOME! I always hope that would happen while I was on it. I would love to see all of that stuff up close..

[@exist_much5625]

I wanted to scream at my screen, "MADAME LEAOTA! YOU ARE A FLOATING HEAD THING! GET THE DOOMBUGGIES WORKING AGAIN!

[@evangelinedouros254]

That was a very fun video how did you feel walking through the haunted mansion rooms did you feel like you were watched and did you hear any haunted disembodied voices and im happy that you survived your walk through the haunted mansion

[@thelastminmom5251]

Sooooo Lucky!!!!

[@MOAMa23]

04:30 poor kid 😟

[@posthumorously]

I still want to live in there.

[@stoehrcov]

When Bobby and Jeanne socialize!!!

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool! behind the scenes!

[@jameswest8280]

Am I the only one the loves the way the rides smell.

[@tdwp0610]

Ah yes, the smell of human ashes being spread by the friendly neighborhood nutcase.

[@jameswest8280]

@@tdwp0610 now I'm all nostalgic for Disneyland.

[@pattibrooks1907]

So cool with the lights on

[@brrav_]

Awesome shots, thank you :-D

[@mickeynerd17]

this is so cool!!!!! I got to do this on the great movie ride

[@therandomteam95]

I did it on Splash Mountain.

[@debbiebishop86]

omg, was Elphaba still there?

[@eb2k445]

I wish this happens to be one day.

[@russellj.s.257]

Okay,Disney needs to hire more overnight maintenance workers and pay them better so they wouldn't have this issue

[@AndrewMacLaine]

Actually, malfunctions like this occur most often for two reasons, and they both have to do with safety, well maintained sensors, and people thinking they can get away with something. 1.) a safety harness is unsecure or was not deployed correctly. On this ride, it means at the beginning, a guest didn't pull down all the way on the safety bar and the CM in charge of checking it (which they have to do in the dark) did not catch it. Sometimes guests will do this because they want to be able to lean out further than they should to view the ballroom. 2.) Something was dropped on the track that could impede movement. This can be a bag accidentally dropped, again hard to spot in the dark, but sometimes guests drop or throw things on purpose so they can feel they special they left something on the ride. The haunted mansion notably has a problem with people leaving ashes or personal items of the departed.

[@72578]

Wow!! this is awesome!!

[@pattibrooks1907]

I love to walk through The Haunted House the hallways would be fun !

[@steverlfs]

I'm amazed that they let you photograph... oh... you Scofflaw!

[@MrAwesomedude808]

OMG! Madame leota has BLONDE hair! I always thought it was blue!

[@missywalker864]

MrAwesomedude808 That was probably the lights that made it appear to look blue. Yes she's a blonde.

[@ed6431]

Oh gutted, I know everyone is saying they wished it'd happen to them to see backstage but personally this is my favourite ride and I'd hate to spoil the magic - by the way I clicked before realising and paused to comment (I shall now back away with my eyes closed 😂)

[@CoryTheRaven]

OMG, this is a dream come true. I would be crying tears of joy if this happened to me :D

[@hsspink24]

recognizing coordinator Robbie's voice

[@stardustgirl2904]

I have been trying to get stuck on this ride forever!

[@TB4000]

Ironically having to be evacuated at the highest point on Splash Mountain would not be as intoxicating an experience.

[@pattibrooks1907]

Loved the ride The Haunted Manson

[@RabbitinRose]

This is so cool! Did you get a fast pass or anything after it broke?

[@George_vv]

Did anyone else notice the bell floating next to Madam Leota?

[@n40798]

I hope this happens to me one day!

[@rtiz121]

I wonder what they would do for a person like me who can’t walk at all if this would happened for me while I was on it

[@johneagen]

Soooo jealous!!!!

[@cvphead]

I legit got stuck at the same part, but we just sat there for an hour, didn't get to evacuate.

[@Dolores5000]

Awesome

[@suzilindblad5207]

This ride broke down when we were on it about a month ago. It was really kind of cool, actually.

[@MKIVWWI]

I love it -- the black raven is still looking around at 0:58! "Where's Madame Leota?" "Oh, she's just hanging around somewhere...." The funny part is that these guest are getting a small taste of what the original concept was for the Disneyland Haunted Mansion -- as a "walk thru" attraction (before the "Doombuggies").

[@Synicizm]

This was pretty cool, and it's proof that we're all overgrown kids.

[@missywalker864]

Synick Tjerevis a child in every adult heart.😁😁😁

[@Belushi87]

having to walk out of a ride is one of the coolest experiences you can have. i had to do it on Monsters Inc.

[@WDWNT]

It really is!

[@RickyCespedes]

very interesting..

[@charlottew5950]

That is my favorite ride

[@loribennett5724]

happy holidays

[@philrabe910]

I always assumed they would walk you out the nearest fire exit. But that would put guests outside backstage and break the entire day's illusion as opposed to just the one attraction. Now the props crew will have to go back through the entire ride and replace all the cobwebs...haha

[@oakpineranch]

used to work this attraction

[@TroubleLee20]

Neat!

[@RaySingh87]

It kinda kills the magic, but heck, it's still fascinating to watch--to see how all of it works.

[@glitterglitter1000]

I would've taken cute instagram pics with the iconic purple HM walls... lol

[@jakephreel]

This literally reminds me if the exact video i took lol. Like you broke down in the same spot at me even out if the never ending line if chariots. What are the odds. Also I remember seeing those cabinets and the eye wallpaper too

[@notmyrealname6150]

They must have a ghost in the machine.

[@XJuliaAnimatesXLOL]

I'd be terrified to walk through the haunted mansion in foot xD

[@lauraglass1986]

No more ghosts

[@2doot]

1:60 wait... all of that was right behind the clock? Hidden in absolute plain sight? I'ma try to look backwards when I ride. Perhaps I got the layout incorrect while you were walking or you did a sudden cut and I didn't notice. If it truly IS hidden in plain sight, that's so surprising that NO ONE notices!Of course, the backing shell of the Doom Buggie does restrict your view looking back lol.

[@thetree9399]

Siena H even if you stick your head out you’re likely not going to see it since they only light key parts of the scene and it’s also very dark

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

Siena H I looked up the ride's map and seance circle is right behind the clock! I'll try to look behind me the next time I go!