Changes

Throughout the attractions first 35 years, the Haunted Mansion saw a relatively few number of changes. Most notably, during this period, the original bride figure was replaced. In 2006 however, the Haunted Mansion closed for its fist extensive refurbishment. At this time, * The exterior of the mansion was repainted * The queue received a new canopy * The foyer received new wood and carpet. Furthermore the Master Gracey portrait was digitized * The Sinister Eleven portraits were moved to the load area and a couple other spots around the attraction. In their place (the first hallway that the Doom Buggies travel down), new portraits which change when lightning strikes were added.  Finally, at this time the Haunted Mansion also received two new scenes. The first scene replaced the Spider Staircase scene and features stairways that seem to go to different dimensions, denying the laws of physics. This scene was inspired by the lithograph print "Relativity" by M.C. Escher. Most notably however, during the refurbishment the Haunted Mansion's attic scene was reworked. At this time, a new bride named Constance Hatchaway was added to the attraction, and the attic was rethemed to reflect her dark backstory. When entering the attic the Doom Buggies now passed three portraits of Constance and a different husband surrounded by their wedding gifts. As guests pass by, the heads of each groom disappear. At the end of the attic, guests come face to face with Constance who ominously references her wedding vows, while making a hatchet appear in her hands. With the addition of the Constance backstory, the original bride figure and the "pop-up" ghosts that were originally found in the attic were removed.  In October 2010 the Haunted Mansion closed for refurbishment. At this time, the attraction's queue was overhauled and given new interactive elements <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/03/video-sneak-peek-haunted-mansion-interactive-queue-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. When the queue reopened it featured an interactive cemetarycemetery, which now housed a sea captains's crypt, a composers crypt, a family of headstones, and a library crypt.