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A NEW bride has arrived at Disneyland Park!
Main Street, U.S.A.
And we aren’t talking about a bride who is living out her Disneyland wedding dreams on Main Street, U.S.A. This new bride is inside one of Disneyland’s most popular attractions!
Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando!
Magic Kingdom
Disney World’s average wait times fell to relatively average levels this week, though the park’s busiest rides still had wait times at or close to an hour mostly across the board.
We are HUGE fans of the Haunted Mansion, and yes, we LOVE the OG Haunted Mansion in Disneyland.
Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
Now, this version of Haunted Mansion recently got a bit of an update with a completely new queue area that is SO cool. It also got a new gift shop called Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond (and, well, we’re still not sure how we feel about that gift shop). Now, though a new Haunted Mansion souvenir has dropped and if you love Haunted Mansion as much as we do, you’re going to want to grab it!
Okay, I am a BIG Haunted Mansion fan, as well as a BIG Disneyland fan, so imagine my excitement when I learned that the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland was getting a brand new queue and gift shop (honestly, both were greatly needed).
The new gift shop
So when the queue recently opened, I had a chance to look through all the photos, and it looks pretty cool. I like how it’s different from the queue in Disney World (because if they were the same, that would be BORING). Then the new gift shop, Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond, opened, and well, let’s just say, something felt off…Then I started seeing a lot of discussion online about some of the decor INSIDE the shop, and well, let’s just say you can find some of it (or similar items) on Amazon… No, really!
Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando!
Magic Kingdom
Disney World’s average wait times did see a drop this week from their record Holiday highs. However, drop is a relative term this week, as the resort’s wait times were still WAY above their usual averages.
We’re taking you with us into somewhere beyond!
Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond
Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond recently opened in Disneyland, and we have officially stepped inside. This new shop is based on the famous Madame Leota from the Haunted Mansion ride, and she’s taking you into the spirit world. You’ll find lots of cute apparel like Spirit Jerseys and ears inside this store, but it’s the hidden details that make for an interesting tale.
It may be only January but it’s official — Haunted Mansion Holiday is returning to Disneyland in the 2025-2026 spooky season!
Haunted Mansion Holiday
Disneyland originally announced this morning on its website that Haunted Mansion Holiday would return from November 14th, 2025 through January 7th, 2026. However, it was announced soon after that those dates were incorrect and that the overlay would instead be open a bit earlier!
Calling all of our ghostly ghouls!
Haunted Mansion Holiday
There is some big stuff happening in Disneyland right now with the new Walt Disney — A Magical Life opening later this year, Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond just recently opened, and so much more. Now we have a new sipper to enjoy while we wait on all of these fun things.
Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando!
Magic Kingdom
Disney World’s saw MASSIVE average wait timed this week, with 5 rides averaging waits in the triple digits, including a whopping 144 minute wait for the ever-dependable Avatar: Flight of Passage.
Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando!
Magic Kingdom
Disney World’s average wait times took some MASSIVE jumps as Christmas week crowds descended on the resort. As usual, Flight of Passage and TRON topped the list of the resort’s busiest rides, though one was a clear and decisive winner…
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