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steamboat willy
08-31-2012, 11:27 AM
We ALL have "Our" traditions when visiting the Theme Parks like Where to start, What to eat and When to go to certain attractions!
I have always saved the HAUNTED MANSION :ghost::bat::ghost: for NIGHT TIME after dark! Something about the ghoulish lights around the Mansion at night both entering and exiting after dark.
When do like to go?
And PLEASE.... step all the way in onto the BLOODY Carpet. :cool:

disneymom15
08-31-2012, 11:34 AM
We do both. I do agree that it does feel different at night, both inside the ride and outside. I think my favorite time to ride would be at night.

Pop Centurion
08-31-2012, 12:08 PM
We do both but I agree that nighttime does add more ambience.

Nascfan
08-31-2012, 12:12 PM
Definitely both, but our absolute favorite time is probably neither. It would actually be right at twilight, just after sunset when there is still the afterglow in the western sky. It gives an excellent eerie feeling.

#1donaldfan
08-31-2012, 12:17 PM
Night time is way more fun, but I will ride it anytime I can !!! so, both....:cool:

figgie
08-31-2012, 02:51 PM
My all time favorite time? At night during the Halloween Party!!!:ghost:

missastrocat
08-31-2012, 03:42 PM
Another twilight sundown, especially if you can nail it being all eery outside before you go in, and then it's dark dark when you come out of the ride.. unless you decide to be it's 100th.

LandFan
08-31-2012, 03:45 PM
midnight!!

PETE FROM NYC
08-31-2012, 03:50 PM
Any time, its my favorite attraction.

As an aside, my cousin went to WDW for his first and only time (so far) last summer, and he never got to see HM. When he told me this when he came home, I told him he wasted his whole vacation.

EJS-Houston
08-31-2012, 04:01 PM
Gotta go with both. It's usually the first ride I head toward in The Magic Kingdom, but I do love to go at night, especially during Magic Hours.

Gator
08-31-2012, 04:09 PM
My wife won't let us go at night. She's scared to go when it's extra spooky. Plus, now the kids are getting to the age where things really scare them. Day time, most definitely.

Mousemates
08-31-2012, 07:24 PM
night time...unless its an unusually hot day,for then a ride in the usually very cool HM is a welcome reprieve.

amorillo
08-31-2012, 08:33 PM
night time is the best... but we definitely ride during the day too! my absolute favorite ride was during the 999 happy haunts ball.... it was just me, my husband and our two kids in the stretching room! very cool!

jaredkari
08-31-2012, 09:34 PM
I love HM day or night. BUT, HM is better at night, not only because it is just cooler but also if I go during the day my eyes are not adjusted to the dark and I cannot see all the effects. At night my eyes are adjusted to the dark and I can see everything much clearer so my vote is for night!!!!:mickey:

Cinderelley
09-01-2012, 01:36 AM
We ride during the day UNLESS it is MNSSHP. Then it is a must do at night.

JerseyDad
09-01-2012, 08:33 AM
........my favorite time to go is when the wait time say 5 MIN. :D

Stu29573
09-01-2012, 06:20 PM
The best time is on an EMH night right at closing. There are NO people there and it really is creepy!

disneylovinmom
09-01-2012, 06:25 PM
:ghost::ghost:My favorite is night time, but any time is wonderful, as this is my favorite ride. We usually ride it several times during our trip.

LudwigVonDrake
09-02-2012, 07:17 PM
Both. I love the ride so much...

Dsnygirl
09-02-2012, 11:56 PM
Both for us, although I do prefer it at night... :hmghost:

hauntedmansiongirl
09-03-2012, 01:01 AM
I will do this ride anytime, but nighttime is 1000 times more fun! The best time is definitely during the MNSSHP but at 2am during EMH is pretty amazing too! I love the new line too- the best part about late night is that there is a small line and I can play the piano through the whole song! :mickey:

Elias1901
09-03-2012, 03:55 AM
I have been frequenting Disneyland's Haunted Mansion a lot more recently, not sure why... seems all my trips are migrating towards California. Probably since they've been opening way more new stuff than the Florida parks. I'll probably return to Walt Disney World again when New Fanasyland is 100% complete.

All that aside, I would probably enjoy any Mansion attraction more at dark. Though, like Pirates of the Caribbean or any fully inclosed dark-ride... for me, it doesn't really matter considering the attraction is artificially in night-time mode anyway! But I agree that the Haunted Mansion attraction exteriors, especially WDW's Magic Kingdom's is definatly more spooky and eiree at night!!

riley1129
09-03-2012, 10:53 AM
Definitely at night! Gives me the chills!

ANG
09-03-2012, 05:20 PM
HM is my favorite Disney ride. I really don't care when we go as long as we never miss it.