Hatbox Ghost coming to Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Sunday September 11, 2022 2:38pm ET · "Haunted Mansion"
Hatbox Ghost coming to Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion
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Announced today at D23 Expo, the Hatbox Ghost character will be added to the Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion with a debut set for 2023.

The addition of the Hatbox Ghost to Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion comes after years of speculation, and its return to the Disneyland Haunted Mansion in 2015.

Disney did not say if the Haunted Mansion will be closing to add the new Hatbox Ghost scene.

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Best news so far.
Love it!

Been hoping for this since Hatbox Ghost was supposed to be featured in Guillermo del Toro’s movie that never made it
I wonder where this scene will be or what its replacing...
A nice surprise.
They are filming Jared Leto for the visual media for it now!

But seriously, good stuff, and not surprising either considering it will be a character within the film in the works.
↩ replying to aladdin2007
It will be added in the attic scene somewhere near Constance.
Wow, ALREADY??? Lol

Pathetic how long it’s taken. Yet this will be cheered.
↩ replying to aladdin2007
He'll likely be appearing as you leave the Attic and look out over the Graveyard, the way he does at Disneyland.
Pathetic company…
He’s on the attic roof, as you dip down into the graveyard
I mean it's already been there for a while, it's just been boarded up!
↩ replying to yensidtlaw1969
Which isn't saying much...BUT I'll take it.
It's great, a welcome change.
↩ replying to Animaniac93-98
It's definitely a testament to how low the bar was set.

I love The Hatbox Ghost, and I'm excited he's coming to WDW, but this announcement should have been a blip on the radar and easily outshone by other projects. Instead it's a Top 5 Announcement from this D23. Disappointing.
Cool, but it's a singular AA. We shouldn't have to accept this as the norm in terms of LEGITIMATE new projects