December 2024 – present
LOCATION
New Orleans Square – Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond sits at the edge of New Orleans Square, overlooking the water. To find the shop, head to the Haunted Mansion. Keep walking past the entrance, following the fence line, and you’ll see the shop on the right, just beyond the home’s exit.
EXPERIENCE
Details:
- Merchandise – Haunted mansion apparel, décor, accessories, and collectibles
- Price Range –Most items range between $40 and $80, with some premium collectibles over $150
- Unique Features – Décor resembling Madame Leota’s séance room
This shop gives New Orleans Square wanderers the chance to step into Madame Leota’s world. Here, you’ll find all kinds of Haunted Mansion merchandise, with lots of mysterious happenings that could only be coming from somewhere beyond.
SHOPPING TIPS
Madame Leota’s is worth visiting even if you don’t need any Haunted Mansion merchandise because it has so many decorative elements. You’ll see things like a 13-hour clock, poisonous plants, and a fainting couch only Madame Leota can reach perched up on a shelf.
However – know that visiting here will take some patience. Crowd flow in this shop is awful (made worse by its newness, so many people are checking it out for the first time). Be super patient when visiting, and you’ll enjoy your trip to Somewhere Beyond.
TRIVIA
The store features a lighthearted tribute to Haunted Mansion creator and Imagineer Yale Gracey, with a small plaque “honoring” his contributions to supernatural storytelling (he’s also the namesake for Master Gracey within Haunted Mansion lore).
Madame Leota was modeled after Leota Toombs Thomas, an incredibly talented Imagineer.
The shop is set in the Haunted Mansion’s carriage house, a common architectural element of New Orleans mansions.