The countdown is nearly over for one Haunted Mansion attraction. Sunday, November 15, is the last day Disneyland Park (Paris) guests can ride Phantom Manor before the Frontierland dark ride shuts down for refurbishment on Monday, November 16.
What the Calendar Shows
Disneyland Paris Resort announced this fall that Phantom Manor would close once the busy Halloween season wrapped up. The Frontierland ride stayed open through the first week of Disney Enchanted Christmas, which began on November 7, so European Disney Park guests have just one more day to experience it.
According to the European Disney Resort’s official operational calendar, the attraction will remain closed through Friday, November 27, and reopen on Saturday, November 28. Refurbishment dates often shift depending on how quickly cast members finish their maintenance work, so visitors planning a trip soon should check the calendar before they go.
A Haunted House Made for Europe
When Imagineers developed the park that opened as Euro Disney in 1992, they wanted a version of the Haunted Mansion that would appeal to a European audience. The result was Phantom Manor, which uses the same Doom Buggy-style ride system as the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park, Magic Kingdom Park, and Tokyo Disneyland.
Many Disney Parks fans consider Phantom Manor the darkest version of the Haunted Mansion attraction. The story follows Henry Ravenswood and his daughter, Melanie. Her suitors and her husband-to-be all die in tragedies connected to the Phantom, who is eventually revealed to be the spirit of her father, haunting the Manor.
The First of Its Kind
Phantom Manor was Imagineering’s first culturally distinct take on the Haunted Mansion, though not its last. In 2013, Hong Kong Disneyland introduced Mystic Manor, a version that omits references to spirits and the afterlife to align with mainstream Chinese culture. Shanghai Disneyland, which opened in 2016, is the only Disney park without a Haunted Mansion-inspired attraction.
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