History YMMV / TheHauntedMansion

* MisaimedMarketing: Constance Hatchaway, a BlackWidow who's killed at least five people for money, has been turned into a cuddly plush doll, complete with ax hidden in a bouquet.

** The new Hatbox Ghost has actually been viewed negatively by a minority for making Constance and the ballroom dancers look like cheap effects in comparison.
** The removal of the April-December portrait was not recieved well, especially since she fit into the Portrait Hall paintings (there's a motif of "beauty doesn't last/beauty hides evil") and there was no apparent reason to get rid of her. 2021 saw her return in her own spot after the main hallway, featuring a full morphing effect through six stages like she was intended to, as well as the new addition of a brief wink at the start.

** The bride who came before Constance was often called "Emily" by fans.

* DemonicSpiders: The gargoyles.
* GoddamnBats: The Regular Ghosts.

** Despite his removal from the original ride, the Hatbox Ghost remained as one of the most beloved ghosts of the haunt thanks to his scary but unique design. When it was confirmed he would be returning to the mansion, many fans cheered over his inclusion and welcomed his new and even more reliable special effect.

* FandomHeresy: The Haunted Mansion is ''not'' under a curse, and the ghosts are ''not'' trying to move on. The thesis of the ride is that death's nothing to fear and the afterlife is a party! [[Film/TheHauntedMansion This is one of the things the fans never forgave the movie for changing.]]

* CommonKnowledge: The fans [[{{Fanon}} assume]] that ''Master'' Gracey was the master of the house - except they didn't know that in a noble family, "Master" is what you call a young man who is not yet the lord of the house, but must still be treated as an adult by the staff. Also, more Mansion-specifically, those who assumed that Aging Man/Master Gracey was also the Ghost Host didn't bother to check whether the Ghost Host already had a backstory and face… which he had. (He's the subject of the hatchet man portrait in the Corridor of Doors.)

As a general note, The Haunted Mansion has its own [[NightmareFuel/TheHauntedMansion Nightmare Fuel]] page for the ride, the film, and the video game.

[[folder: The Film]]
* {{Adorkable}}: From the way he presents his anniversary gift to Sara, and by how he's always cracking cringeworthy jokes, Jim comes off as a very adorkable person indeed.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Laying his racist [[KnightTemplar Knight Templarism]] aside, does Ramsley actually care for Master Gracey in his own misguided way, or is he just a ManipulativeBastard who's using the clueless nobleman?
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: For all it's faults, the tie-in album ''The Haunted Mansion: Haunted Hits'' largely consists of awesome covers of Halloween classics.
** Two versions of the SignatureSong, "Grim Grinning Ghosts": an acapella version by the singing busts from the movie, and a dark cabaret version by the Music/BarenakedLadies.
** [[Music/TheTime Morris Day]]'s cover of Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," which some consider to not only be better than the original but ''the'' definitive cover.
** Raven-Symoné's hip-hop take on the Music/StevieWonder classic "Superstition." While Raven was humble enough to admit that nobody was going to beat the original, hers was a huge hit on Disney Channel.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[spoiler: What happens when Ramsley curses the family. The Dragon comes right out of nowhere, attacks the 'wrong' enemy, and when it's all over is never spoken of again. bonus points for having no previous set up within the film. This was due to concerns that the original ending would be too similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean film already put out by Disney.]]
* CantUnHearIt: Jennifer Tilly's distinct voice for Leota works out evenly, when compared to the rest of the film.
* CatharsisFactor: Ramsley being DraggedOffToHell once he's exposed is downright satisfying.
* CommonKnowledge: A lot of people assume that the film was made to capitalise on the success of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'', another film based on a Disney theme park ride -- but the two films actually came out in the same year, with ''Mansion'' debuting barely five months after ''Black Pearl''.
* ContinuityLockout: A lot of screen time is spent on nods to things that happen in the ride, like the breathing door and the Hitch Hiking Ghosts -- but the Haunted Mansion ride isn't very well known outside of the United States, so those nods were lost on international audiences.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Madame Leota.
* HamAndCheese: Terence Stamp constantly speaks in an [[LargeHam extremely over-the-top tone]] throughout the movie, and is clearly enjoying every minute of it. Whether you find it entertaining or not is debatable, but you can't deny that it's memorable.
* HarsherInHindsight: As pointed out by WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera, the film's use of WhenYouComingHomeDad is soured when, four or five years after the movie came out, the mortgage market crashed meaning that the Evers' bubble might come crashing down.
* SignatureScene: Based on [=YouTube=] comments, there are four obvious contenders for the best-remembered scene.
** The scene where Jim is frightened by the telephone call and his distorted reflection in the mirror.
** Gracey's reunion with Elizabeth.
** [[spoiler:Ramsley being DraggedOffToHell.]]
** Jim's attempts to insist to Ezra, Emma, and his kids that everything is a hallucination brought on by food poisoning (and Emma the cook's reaction to this) after a conversation with Madame Leota.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: The fans who [[{{Fanon}} assumed]] that ''Master'' Gracey was the master of the house didn't know that in a noble family, "Master" is what you call a young man who is not yet the lord of the house, but must still be treated as an adult by the staff. Also, more Mansion-specifically, those who assumed that Aging Man/Master Gracey was also the Ghost Host didn't bother to check whether the Ghost Host already had a backstory and face… which he had. (He's the subject of the hatchet man portrait in the Corridor of Doors.)

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Marsha Thomason was only ''27'' years old at the time of filming, and yet her character Sara has two children who are 13 and 10 years old.

* HarsherInHindsight: As pointed out by WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera, the film's use of WhenYouComingHomeDad is soured when, four or five years after the movie came out, the mortgage market crashed meaning that The Ever's bubble might come crashing down.
* HilariousInHindsight: This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96s1M8IyrUQ routine by]] Eddie Murphy (NSFW language). Now, what were you saying about leaving if the house was haunted, Mr. Murphy?

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: It's actually a pretty solid horror game that's also a loving homage to the ride, compared to the cheap cash-grab the movie was.

* HilariousInHindsight: This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96s1M8IyrUQ routine by]] Eddie Murphy (NSFW language). Now, what were you saying about leaving if the house was haunted, Mr. Murphy?

** [[Music/PrincesAssociates Morris Day]]'s cover of Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," which some consider to not only be better than the original but ''the'' definitive cover.

* HarsherInHindsight: As pointed out by WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera, the film's use of WhenYouComingHomeDad is UnderminedByReality when four or five years after the movie came out the mortgage market crashed meaning that The Ever's bubble might come crashing down.

** Two versions of the SignatureSong, "Grim Grinning Ghosts": an acapella version by the singing busts from the movie, and a dark cabaret version by Music/BarenakedLadies.
** [[Music/PrincesAssociates Morris Day]]'s cover of Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," which many consider to not only be better than the original but ''the'' definitive cover.
** Raven-Symoné's hip-hop take on the Music/StevieWonder classic "Superstition." While Raven was humble enough to admit that nobody was going to beat the original, her's was a huge hit on Disney Channel.

[[folder: The Original Ride]]

[[folder: The Actual Ride]]

[[folder: The Film:]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: Nobody is going to call this movie a masterpiece by any means, but it's still appreciated for it's great set-design, loving nods to it's source material and awesome soundtrack.

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* FanPreferredCouple: There are a lot of fans who ship the Beating Heart Bride or "[[FanNickname Emily]]" with the [[EnsembleDarkhorse Hatbox Ghost]], due the fact in the early days of the mansion they were seen together in the attic and their gimmicks were made to match up with one another. It has made many come to the conclusion that the Hatbox Ghost was supposed to be her groom, which was supported by supplementary material.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Mansion's music is suitably gloomy and cheery, built around the catchy tune of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYO8B0R-aTU Grim Grinning Ghosts]]". Phantom Manor as well, with its orchestral and choral sound. Phantom Manor also features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xt8BIhYi8Q its own take]] on "Grim Grinning Ghosts", which puts an upbeat and jazzy spin on it.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Mansion's music is suitably gloomy and cheery, built around the catchy tune of "Grim Grinning Ghosts". Phantom Manor as well, with its orchestral and choral sound. Phantom Manor also features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xt8BIhYi8Q its own take]] on "Grim Grinning Ghosts", which puts an upbeat and jazzy spin on it.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** The Mansion's music is suitably gloomy and cheery, built around the catchy tune of "Grim Grinning Ghosts". Phantom Manor as well, with its orchestral and choral sound. Phantom Manor also features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xt8BIhYi8Q its own take]] on "Grim Grinning Ghosts", which puts an upbeat and jazzy spin on it.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Mansion's music is suitably gloomy and cheery, built around the catchy tune of "Grim Grinning Ghosts". Phantom Manor as well, with its orchestral and choral sound.