The Muppets are headed into the Haunted Mansion in the upcoming Disney+ special Muppets Haunted Mansion, a spooky treat that’s headed our way on the road to Halloween.
Deadline details, “The Muppets’ first-ever Halloween special, Muppets Haunted Mansion will feature the Muppets cast, celebrity cameos and new music and spooky amusement for families to enjoy later this fall. Muppets Haunted Mansion will take place on Halloween night, when Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion.”
Check out two first-look images from the special below, via Entertainment Weekly!
The dark ride attraction, which launched in 1969 and is still going strong today at Disney parks, “sees theme park guests go inside a spooky and creepy manor that has a wide array of supernatural frights. It also features a graveyard’s worth of characters.” The most popular characters include Hatbox Ghost, Madame Leota, The Phantom and the Hitchhiking Ghosts.
Rob Minkoff directed the feature film The Haunted Mansion back in 2003, the first big screen adaptation of the ride. Eddie Murphy starred in the film. More recently, Guillermo del Toro was attached to adapt the ride for a brand new movie. Alas, it never came to life.
Announced earlier this year, a new live-action feature film adaptation of the popular Haunted Mansion attraction is also in the works, with Justin Simien (Bad Hair) in talks to direct.
