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The Day the Magic Died: Disney Parks Fan Devastated After Ride Breakdown “Ruins” a Classic Ride

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Ride breakdowns are an unavoidable reality at every Disney Park.

Running theme Parks at the size and scale that Disney does is a massive undertaking. Luckily, Disney has the best Cast Members and Imagineering team to make everything run as smoothly as possible. Ride repairs and maintenance are able to happen mostly overnight so that Guests can enjoy the rides all day long.

However, this does not mean that rides don’t break down during the day. In fact, breakdowns happen much more often than many Guests probably think. When your ride breaks down, and the lights come on, you are completely taken out of the immersive experience you were just on. Some fans love this, while others hate feeling like the magic is broken.

For one group riding an iconic Disney ride, their ride breakdown “ruined” the magic for them forever.

Haunted Mansion

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Ride Breakdowns: Fascinating or Heartbreaking?

In recent months, the subject of ride breakdowns has seemingly become a lot more common. For whatever reason, Disneyland Park has really been struggling with keeping their rides open the past few weeks. Because of this, thousands of fans have gotten to experience what some iconic Disney rides look like with the lights on.

As mentioned before, some fans love ride breakdowns and take it as an opportunity to see parts of the Park that are normally shut off to Guests. Unfortunately, one family riding Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park did not feel that way.

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Disneyland Haunted Mansion

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Breakdown at Haunted Mansion

When TikTok user @d.nice.89_funkoholic had their ride shut down, they were devastated. They were riding Haunted Mansion when the ride stopped, and the lights came on right at a moment that spoiled how Disney pulled off a magical illusion.

@d.nice.89

I’ll never see it the same way again 😭😅 #fail #disneyland #hauntedmansion #breakdown #disney #failvideos #crying #dramatic @Disney Parks @Disney

♬ Oh No – Kreepa

The Guests are clearly shocked about the breakdown, but they seem to have a good spirit about the situation overall.

About Eva Miller

Eva was born and raised in the beautiful state of Oregon but has since relocated and lives in New York City. Since she was young, Eva has loved to perform in musicals, especially Disney ones! Through performing, Disney’s music became the soundtrack of her childhood. Today, Eva loves to write about all the exciting happenings for the Walt Disney Company. In her free time, Eva loves to travel, spend time in nature, and go to Broadway shows. Her favorite Disney movie is 'Lilo and Stitch,' and her favorite Park is Disney's Animal Kingdom.