The hanging corpse is currently missing from one of the Stretching Rooms of The Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom. Although there have been rumors of its permanent removal for years, we believe this is just for a refurbishment of the prop.

The Haunted Mansion’s Hanging Corpse

At Magic Kingdom, there are two Stretching Rooms so Cast Members can continually cycle guests onto the ride without a longer wait. The hanging corpse is not currently hanging in the left room, but can still be seen by guests who go through the right room.

Both of the above photos were taken on Friday, July 24. Here they are brightened for a clearer look:

There have been rumors and internal discussion at Disney about the hanging corpse being permanently removed due to sensitivities around the topic of suicide.

Back in 2021, Imagineer Michele Hobbs led a refurbishment of the Disneyland version of The Haunted Mansion and said of removing the hanging body, “It’s been discussed for sure. It’s definitely something that we’re thinking about.”

With 2024 updates to the Disneyland ride, the rumor cropped up again. The corpse was ultimately not removed but Imagineer Kim Irvine said, “We’re still looking at that. That one is complicated, structurally … One thing at a time.”

That said, we have since heard word from Disney that removing the hanging corpse was no longer under consideration. But Disney has not confirmed publicly one way or another.

It’s also worth mentioning that most of the prior discussion was focused on the Disneyland version of the ride, not the Disney World version.

In the past, the corpse has been removed briefly for refurbishment while the Stretching Room has continued to operate as normal. That is likely the case now.

We will continue to check on The Haunted Mansion to see if and when the corpse returns.

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