OK... I know this has been discussed for quite some time. Here at long last... is THE ring the haunted mansion...

http://rlyeh.tonynet.net/~cwproctor/ring.jpg

I personally took this shot and have cropped it rather indescriminately. It is from HM at WDW.

Notes:
1.) It is sized for someone with tiny fingers
2.) I don't think this is a pole unless they deliberately added detail too it later.
3.) There is a storyline to the haunted mansion... look closely... there are more clues.

In the end, believe what ya want.

I copied this from another post I put up since I wasn't sure anyone would see it on page 2 of an old post.