Haunted Disney





by Female Abroad



Halloween is on us again and what a better time then now to break out some haunted Disney stories! I missed Disney's Halloween party by a couple of days but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it after the fact. Some of these are urban legends that have been spread about and others are regarded as fact with proof. What do you think? Is Disney haunted?



Mr. One Way

The most well known spook at Disneyland is Mr. One Way at Space Mountain. This ghost seems to take multiple forms and some people say that it is the ghost of the man that was beheaded on the ride, causing it to close for a few years. This story is scary enough. A gentleman was riding the ride and all was going well until there was a scream as a woman realized that a head was in her lap. The ride was stopped and the full accident came to light, one of the posts from the ride had come lose causing it to hang lower, and the man was unfortunately tall enough for it to hit him in the neck. Could this be Mr. One Way? Possibly but the friendly ghost rider is sometimes a grown redheaded man and sometimes the child. Either form, they will appear in the line as a living, talking person that is excited to be going on the ride but they seem a bit dated in terms of their speech. When it comes to ride time, the guest will board next to a single rider but will be gone by the end of the ride.


Ashes to Ashes

Could the Haunted Mansion actually be haunted? There are lots of stories out there of people spreading their loved ones ashes on this ride (and getting vacuumed up at closing time) so who knows if people are actually joining the dancing ghost party. There are two persistent stories; the first one is of a test rider that had a heart attack on the ride prior to it's opening and the other is of a little crying boy who sobs near the exit due to him not wanting his ashes being spread there but with how loud the music is, who knows if this is actually true.


Captain Boney

It's well known that the Pirates of the Caribbean ride used to use real skeleton bones as they felt that fakes ones back in the 60's when the ride was built didn't look real enough. Rumors persisted that the people were not happy that their bones were used as props so stories range from things moving to weird noises and shadows. Almost all the bones have been replaced but it is said that the skull above the bed is still real.


The Double D's

Disco Debbie: Space Mountain is a green glowing woman ghost of a female Cast member who had passed will working on Space Mountain. Theories are that she was an imaginer that stood up during test runs of the ride before it opened to the public, becoming decapitated.


Dolly's Dip: One of the drops on the Matterhorn is named Dolly's Dip after a woman named Dolly who had unbuckled her seat belt while riding the Matterhorn in 1984. She ended up getting tossed from the ride vehicle before being run over and trapped below it. The stories that come from this area - cold sports, a female voice, feelings of being watched - are all from Cast members as it is not open to the public unless you are riding the ride.


Main Street

Child Helper: In the early 1900's a woman died in the area that Disneyland was built on and it is said that her spirit is attracted to Main Street due to it looking like what her home area did. This woman wears a white Victorian dress and helps lost children to the baby care center for help.


Walt: Just above the firehouse, Walt had his private apartment that had a light in the window. When the light was on, it meant the boss while in. The story goes that when Walt died, a Cast member was cleaning the apartment and she turned the light off. As she was leaving she noticed that it had turned back on so she went back, turned it off, went downstairs, and had to go back up to turn the light off again. Eventually she gave up trying to turn it off and it has been on ever since.


Shopping: A ghost is said to rearrange merchandise on the shelved in the stock room on the 4th floor of Star Traders along with cold spots.


Mono Run

A lot of people try to sneak into the park but one teen in 1966 took it to a new level. Instead of just squeezing in through the main entrance or following an employee in through the back way, he decided that climbing the monorail would be the best way in. After looking at the track, he figured that if a train came then he could just jump between the tracks, wait for the train to go over him, and then he'd be good to go again just like in the movies. Well a train came, he laid down between the tracks and got sucked into the mechanics which he was not expecting, and ended up dying. Ever since that day, late at night, if you look up at the right time, you can see a ghost running along the Monorail track before disappearing where he was hit.


It's a Creepy World After All

One of the original rides at Disneyland that brings joy and horror to lots of people. While Urban legends and Creepy Pastas exist on this ride there is one story that seems to be one "true?" story that sticks out. On Imgur a woman stated that she was on the ride with her family when everyone was escorted from the ride just to be met with an ambulance and a police car. Her mom had snapped a few photos and once they were developed, there was a small figure hanging from the ceiling.