On a recent trip to Magic Kingdom, we discovered that the Duke has returned to his table in the graveyard scene of The Haunted Mansion after a long absence.

The Duke Returns to the Haunted Mansion

A familiar spirit has returned to the graveyard scene of The Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom. The Duke animatronic is back at his usual table in front of an array of tombstones. He appears in ghostly blue and wears a top hat as he leans forward grasping the candelabra in front of him.

The Duke has been absent from the attraction for about one year. He is normally joined at the table by the Duchess, but she has still not returned after being removed from the attraction nearly one year ago.

The Haunted Mansion at both Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park has seen plenty of changes over the past year. In November of 2023, the Hatbox Ghost materialized in the Endless Hallway scene at Magic Kingdom. At Disneyland, Haunted Mansion Holiday is back for the Halloween-Christmas season, as construction continues on the grounds expansion around the attraction’s queue.

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