Happy Haunts Are Rearranging the Furniture at Haunted Mansion
If you’ve been following along with us here at MickeyBlog you’ll know that exciting changes are coming to Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney Worl Resort. The Grim Grinning Ghosts are anxiously preparing for the arrival of Hatbox Ghost. This has meant that the Happy Haunts are arranging some of the Mansion’s furniture to prepare for Hatbox’s arrival including the Donald Duck chair!
For those unfamiliar, the Donald Duck chair was previously located in the endless hallway. However, in preparation for the imminent arrival of the hatbox ghost, the area is now covered with a curtain.
For that reason, the chair, which was previously in this location was moved to the library and now sits directly in front of the moving busts.
So you may be wondering why we are referring to this piece of Haunted Mansion furniture as the Donald Duck Chair. The burgundy armchair features white artwork made to look like a face. You can spot these at Haunted Mansion locations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. According to Disney lore, the chair features a “Hidden Donald” which is a subtle tip-of-the-hat to Mickey and Co.
Apparently in Rolly Crump’s original idea for a Museum of the Weird which would eventually become the Haunted Mansion, the idea of an anthropomorphic chair that would interact with guests was floated about before being relegated to a slightly smaller role.
Fun Fact: In the recent film Haunted Mansion a version of the chair makes an appearance in the sceance room. (See the picture above.)


Photo Credit: Disney
So when can guests expect to see the iconic Hatbox Ghost at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World? Disney has said that he will be joining the other 999 Happy Haunts at the Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square at some point this year. Though the process is currently underway Disney has yet to give us an official opening date!
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