There will soon be more to explore at the Haunted Mansion.Image: Disney Parks

With a new ride coming on one side and a new restaurant on the other, it makes sense that Disney has decided to add some new blood outside one of its most iconic rides: the Haunted Mansion.

Next year, Disney will expand the queue section for the famously spooky ride to include new areas aiming to deepen mansion lore. Then, near the exit, the ride’s currently meager merchandise offerings will be expanded with a full new gift shop, themed to everyone’s favorite crystal ball dweller, Madame Leota.

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As for the gift shop, the site said this: “Speaking of Madame Leota, we felt it was time to continue her presence beyond the walls of the Haunted Mansion with an all-new retail shop. This carriage house of the mansion, belonging to Leota, will be a standalone shop that we are just ‘dying’ to tell you more about in the future.”

Above you can see the concept art for the gift shop, and here’s the art for the queue.

Concept art of some new areas in the ride queue.Image: Disney Parks

Construction on all this is expected to begin in January 2024, which means Disney probably wants it all done by the time Tiana’s ride opens later in the year. Read more over on the Disney Parks blog.

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