The Haunted Mansion (Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland)

The Haunted Mansion attractions in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and Urayasu, Chiba are very similar to each other in regards to ride layout and structure. They differ from their counterparts in Disneyland and Disneyland Paris in regards to these features. Both attractions opened with their repected parks and have remained guest favorites ever since.

Queue
In Walt Disney World, the queue for the attraction starts at the entrance of Liberty Square coming from Fantasyland, in a way bridging the gap between fantasy and reality. The line snakes around the front of the attraction's facade and in front of a hearse, before winding around the riverbank shore of the Rivers of America and turns inland to the side of the mansion. Here, we see the family plot for the family that lived in the mansion prior to our arrival. To the left side of the walkway are gravestones, while in front of us are a pair of black doors, that will open as soon as the mansion is ready for us. An awning was added to the queue a few years after the ride was open, providing shade for those in line.

In Tokyo Disneyland, the queue is very similar except for the fact that it does not go along the shoreline of the Rivers of America. Instead, we are sent through the queue very quickly with not much to look at. Also in the queue, two stone gargoyles also stand on the pillars of the gate, occasionally turning their heads to look at us.