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==The Queue==
The original queue for the Haunted Mansion featured a hillside graveyard full of humorous tombstones. In 2010 however, the queue was given an overhaul. Now when guests reach a certain point in the line (the former location of the turnstiles), they have the option of going splitting off to the left or right. If they go The path on their right, they will go leads guests directly into the mansionattraction. But, if they If guests choose to go the leftside however, guests they can experience what Disney calls the new "graveyard queue".
===The Family of Busts===
*Bertie - –“ Avid hunter and expert shot, in the end that’s what he got.”
*Aunt Florence - Never – “Never did a dishonorable deed. Yet was found face down in canary seed.”
*Uncle Jacob - Greed – “Greed was the poison he had swallowed. He went first, the others followed. His killer’s face he surely knew, now try to discover who killed who.”
*The Twins, Wellington & Forsythia - Departed – “Departed life while in their beds, with identical bumps on identical heads.”
*Cousin Maude - Our – “Our sleeping beauty who never awoke, the night her dreams went up in smoke.”
[[Image:Busts.jpg|thumb|The family of busts in the new Haunted Mansion queue.]]
===The Composer's Crypt===
===The Sea Captain's Crypt===
The next crypt that guests come upon in the queue is the Sea Captain'sCaptains. An inscription on the crypt reads:
{{Quotation| "Here floats Captain Culpepper Clyne, allergic to dirt so he’s pickled in brine. He braved the sea and all her wrath, but drowned on land while taking a bath."}}
===The Library Crypt===
The final crypt guests come across in the Haunted Mansion queue is the Library library crypt. Two sides of the this crypt look like the bookcases found inside the mansion. Like the inside ones, these bookshelves which hold haunted books that move in and out by themselves. Guests can also push the books themselves, adding some entertainment for younger guests. The More importantly however the books on the cases are marked with ghostly symbols. These symbols each correlate with , which guests a letter, giving guests the task of deciphering the messagethat the books spell out.
The third side of the library crypt features a glowing book surrounded by decaying flowers. In the book, the ghost of the "Poetess Prudence Pock" is working on her poetry. Prudence will usually need guests to help her finish the poems, by giving her rhyming words. A sign above the book says:
{{Quotation| "Her plaintive pleas can still be heard: O muse provide the perfect word"}}
{{Quotation| "Here lies Poetess Prudence Pock, she died it's said from writers block}}
If you want a key, to figure out what the haunted books are trying to tell check out Inside the Magic's guide below:
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Main Article: [[Haunted Mansion Tombstones]]
The original graveyard in the Haunted Mansion queue is still in place. However, however during the 2010 refurbishment the headstones that paid homage to Marc Davis and X Atencio have been moved from the hillside to the middle of the interactive queue. Likewise, the tombstone marking the resting place of Master Gracey has been moved into the queue. Added to the hillside graveyard graveyards were headstones for Gus , Erza, and Phineas-(the Hitchhiking Ghosts ) and Neb Nub, (one of the singing bustsfound in the Graveyard scene).
For more information about the graveyard including a list of the tombstones and their meaning go to the [[Haunted Mansion Tombstones]] page.