The popular Haunted Mansion Holiday inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas will return in August, as it traditionally does—not November, as was erroneously reported after incorrect dates were published on the Disneyland site.
The error briefly drummed up fan excitement that the attraction’s Christmas movie overlay would arrive November 14, a later-than-usual date that’s much closer to the holiday at the center of Nightmare Before Christmas.
In a statement to io9, Disney experiences shared: “We look forward to welcoming Haunted Mansion Holiday back for Halloween Time on Aug. 22. Incorrect dates published on the website this morning are being updated.”
For those who have no idea what we’re talking about, for the better part of two decades, the beloved classic spooky attraction has been hijacked by Jack Skellington as Sandy Claws, bringing the Christmas spirit to the start of Halloween season. It never truly made sense because Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie; the events of Jack appropriating Christmas take place right after Halloween and lead up to Christmas—and because the Haunted Mansion is a ghost house.
That means fans who want to visit the Haunted Mansion in its regular form as part of their Disneyland Halloween festivities are out of luck. If you want to experience the Haunted Mansion during Halloween, you’ll have to go to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom variant in Florida instead.
It made us think back on what Disney super-fan Ryan Gosling said about “the timing situation” back in 2020. Below you can watch a rant the Barbie actor went on when asked about why he wasn’t too keen on the Nightmare Before Christmas‘ Haunted Mansion Holiday: “They do it at Halloween, they bring Christmas into Halloween. That’s a terrible idea. Let’s leave Christmas at Christmas.”
Ryan Gosling going OFF about the Haunted Mansion for 42 seconds pic.twitter.com/pVYkIbz0SV
— Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) October 9, 2020
In brighter Haunted Mansion news, Disneyland’s version of the ride has been speculated to include major updates after its long refurbishment period last year, which included a re-working of the outside queue. Rumors have seemingly been given credibility with the first look at a recently revealed drink collectible sipper which depicts a new bride, so we’re thinking there’s a new incarnation for the lore to be seen when the ride—which just wrapped up its most recent Haunted Mansion Holiday season —opens back up in a few weeks.
For more information on Disneyland’s 70th anniversary and the Haunted Mansion, visit Disney Experiences’ official website.
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