The Haunted Mansion level from Adventures in the Magic Kingdom for NES, released in 1990
Posted on October 30, 2025
“Adventures in the Magic Kingdom” dropped on the NES in 1990, right when Disney was cranking out licensed games left and right. This one wasn’t about Mickey or Donald saving the day—it was you, running around a pixelated Disneyland hunting down six keys to unlock the castle gate for the evening parade. Each key meant a mini-game based on the classic rides: dodging ghosts in Haunted Mansion, racing in Autopia, and those brutal action sequences in Pirates of the Caribbean and Big Thunder Mountain. No updates, no sequels, no patches—just pure old-school NES trial-and-error that either made you a hero or had you chucking the controller. It’s peak late-’80s Disney gaming: simple, tough, and dripping with nostalgia for anyone who ever popped in that gray cartridge.