I will never forget the first time I went on Haunted Mansion after a beloved relative committed suicide. I was standing in the elevator as the speech started and recalled how it ended and was instantly feeling ill. People don’t always go about their day plotting out how to avoid triggers in the world. We build coping strategies, but things can still catch us off guard. I’m glad for this change, a haunted house, sure but suicide is an intense theme to start off a ride that is both spooky and silly. That said, I do love the new haunted mansion movie and was far more distant in time from the event when I watched it, which likely had something to do with my opinion of it. Kids of all ages do go on haunted mansion, so it would be nice if the warnings went beyond this ride is dark and spooky.
Comments for Trigger Warnings Pushed at Disney Parks After Backlash
Cassie W.
I will never forget the first time I went on Haunted Mansion after a beloved relative committed suicide. I was standing in the elevator as the speech started and recalled how it ended and was instantly feeling ill. People don’t always go about their day plotting out how to avoid triggers in the world. We build coping strategies, but things can still catch us off guard. I’m glad for this change, a haunted house, sure but suicide is an intense theme to start off a ride that is both spooky and silly. That said, I do love the new haunted mansion movie and was far more distant in time from the event when I watched it, which likely had something to do with my opinion of it. Kids of all ages do go on haunted mansion, so it would be nice if the warnings went beyond this ride is dark and spooky.
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