Disney Considering Removing Hanging Corpse from Stretching Room Scene in "The Haunted Mansion", More Details Released About Disneyland Updates - wdwnt.com

As reported yesterday, the painting “April to December”—which depicts the real-life horror of aging—by Marc Davis is making a return to the attraction after having been removed when the portrait hallway was updated in 2005.

The painting, which Hobbs stressed is the original image just newly created with updated technology, is now placed around the corner from the portrait hallway where guests board their Doom Buggies.

In addition to the painting and a mysterious door, guests will notice a new statue of a cat.

“You’ll see this beautiful statue of this cat,” Hobbs said.

“What we’ve done is just gone through each of the scenes and added little tidbits and flavors of additional property to help support each of those ‘love stories,’ if you will,” said Hobbs.

“There wasn’t any history to it,” Hobbs says of the chair’s addition.

Spider-web flooring in the Haunted Mansion’s entryway has been remade and the exterior of the building has been repainted with multiple shades of white meant to evoke shadows.

Guests may also notice a slight garlic smell near a skunk’s tomb?

Finally, although there have been no changes yet, Hobbs did address the calls to remove the hanging body from The Haunted Mansion’s stretching portrait room.

It sounds like the rich lore and mysteries of The Haunted Mansion will only continue to grow as guests continue to be scared and awed by these new elements for years to come.

It’s the HAUNTED Mansion!