The scrim ceiling of one of The Haunted Mansion’s Stretching Rooms at Magic Kingdom has been replaced. This follows our report that the scrim was so dirty, the hanging corpse was not visible. Though the scrim was then cleaned, Disney apparently decided it was best to replace it entirely.

Haunted Mansion Stretching Room Scrim

The scrim was replaced in the left Stretching Room. We also reported when the scrim was cleaned that the lighting in the room appeared to have been readjusted. As such, the corpse is now clearly visible swinging back and forth.

Compare the new scrim to our image of the old scrim below.

The new scrim has shading in and around the triangular and octagon designs. The old scrim, even after being cleaned, still had dirty markings.

The different lighting color is just because the images were taken at different times during the pre-show.

The scrim in the right Stretching Room has not been replaced.

For years, there have been rumors and discussions about the hanging corpse being permanently removed due to sensitivities around the topic of suicide. The dirty scrim led some guests to believe the corpse had been removed.

Back in 2021, Imagineer Michele Hobbs led a refurbishment of the Disneyland version of The Haunted Mansion and said of removing the 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.”

We have since heard word from Disney that removing the hanging corpse is no longer under consideration.

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