What Non-Holiday dates will Haunted Mansion be open this winter?

[MagicalMomAZ]

I asked this in a thread that got buried:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2184757

Instead of bumping I figured it should have it's own title in case anyone else is curious.

If we want to go in the winter (Jan or Feb), but want to miss the holiday crowds...AND want to go on HM....when might be a promising time??

 

[fairycat]

If the HMH goes up it will be closed until mid-feb (HMH traditionally closes first Monday after the new year approx.). If they skip the event this year (as some people are wondering) the standard HM will be open with no closure.

We should all know maybe next month when/if the HMH will go up this year.

 

[bumbershoot]

FWIW, the disneyland site itself states that there will be the NBC theme this year. Of course the disneyland site isn't anywhere near perfect and could always be changed. Until then, LOL, on the Special Events page for Halloweentime (which they state is... Dates: September 25 to November 1, 2009):

Venture into the revamped Haunted Mansion, courtesy of clever Jack Skellington and his cohorts from "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."

...and for the undated Winter time:

Witness the snow-covered Haunted Mansion Holiday, featuring Sandy Claws' coffin sleigh atop the roof — and see what Jack Skellington and pals from "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" have done inside!

OP, I went in later January '08 and it was a pleasant time...and you could probably get early Feb without too much stuff in the way (though I think there's a holiday halfway in?)... But until they show us exactly when the normal HM will be back, it's hard to plan!

 

[S. S. Columbia]

... until they show us exactly when the normal HM will be back, it's hard to plan!

Only Madame Leota knows for sure.

Here's what Madame Leota says:

Madame Leota says:

"Serpents and spiders, tail of a rat...
call in the spirits, wherever they're at!

Rap on a table, it's time to respond...
send us a message from somewhere beyond!

Goblins and ghoulies from last Hallowe'en...
awaken the spirits with your tambourine!

Creepies and crawlies, toads in a pond...
let there be music, from regions beyond!

Wizards and witches, wherever you dwell...
give us a hint, by ringing a bell!"

- Madame Leota

And here's what the MP weekly updates say:

HM has been closed on the following dates to remove the HMH overlay:

Jan. 5 to Feb. 13, 2009
Jan. 7 to Jan. 24, 2008
Jan. 8 to Jan. 18, 2007
Jan. 18 to March 9, 2006 (included a refurb)
Jan. 4 to Jan. 23, 2005
Jan. 5 to Jan. 16, 2004
Jan. 6 to Jan. 23, 2003

HTH

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

Jan. 5 to Feb. 13, 2009
Jan. 7 to Jan. 24, 2008
Jan. 8 to Jan. 18, 2007
Jan. 18 to March 9, 2006 (included a refurb)
Jan. 4 to Jan. 23, 2005
Jan. 5 to Jan. 16, 2004
Jan. 6 to Jan. 23, 2003

HTH

Geez! Why did '09 take so long!????

 

[fairycat]

Geez! Why did '09 take so long!????

I think they did a few updates and small refurbs in 2009, which is why it took longer.