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Not Afraid
07-13-2006, 07:57 PM
Stolen from MousePad (http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?t=58638), but it seems to be a copy of the Disney PR, so I don't feel too bad.

I predict that those of us who have been to Paris' Halloween celebration will be underwhelmed, but I'm trying to not get the word "BAH" tattooed on my forehead. ;)

f It’s October, It Must Be Disney’s HalloweenTime! Disneyland Resort to Become Fall Playground for Little Boos & Ghouls of All Ages

A Family-Friendly Tradition of Fall Fun Begins Sept. 29 With All-New Seasonal Event

ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 12, 2006) - - The witching hour of midnight on Sept. 29, 2006, will mark the beginning of Disney’s HalloweenTime, an all-new seasonal event at the Disneyland Resort with whimsical décor, costumed Disney Characters, and interactive Halloween activities the whole family will find frightfully fun. Continuing through Oct. 31, the first-ever event will allow guests to enter a family-friendly world of Halloween delights.
“Disney’s HalloweenTime will be a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and enjoy the make-believe aspects of the holiday,” said Matt Ouimet, president of the Disneyland Resort. “We hope families will begin a new holiday tradition of celebrating Halloween with us here at the Disneyland Resort.”

The autumn motif will be immediately apparent as Guests approach Disneyland park where charming jack- o-lantern creations depicting Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy will adorn the rooftop of the Main Entrance. Upon entering the park, Guests will see the familiar imagery of the “Mickey Planter” below the Main Street Train Station transformed into a canvas of pumpkins and a masked Mickey face, featuring a skin-tone and ears created with real miniature white and orange pumpkins.

On Main Street, U.S.A. festive orange and yellow bunting will grace the quaint Victorian buildings while fall will be in full bloom in the flowerbeds and streetlamp flower boxes with a floral palette of green, purple, orange and yellow. A centerpiece of Town Square will be a 12-foot tall Mickey Mouse jack-o-lantern, complete with pumpkin ears. The carved Mickey image will greet Guests with a smile as they stroll down Main Street and will give them a playful wink as they depart while casting a warm glow at night.

The Central Plaza of Disneyland will also be specially decorated with Disney Character-inspired jack-o-lanterns surrounding the famous “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. Additionally, the Disney Characters themselves will get into the “spirit” of the occasion, wearing their favorite Halloween costumes, while meeting and greeting Guests in Town Square and the Central Plaza.

At the Halloween Round-Up in Frontierland little ones visiting Big Thunder Ranch will have fun enjoying crafts and listening to a few tall, and possibly spooky, tales. The round-up will also feature an array of tasty treats to satisfy the most monstrous of appetites including cotton candy in Halloween colors, plus little frights can participate in some Spooky-Kookie-Cookie decorating.

As part of Disney’s HalloweenTime the popular seasonal attraction “Haunted Mansion Holiday” returns in New Orleans Square to delight guests by showing what happens when the traditions of Halloween and Christmas collide, resulting in holiday mayhem. Inspired by the innovative animated film Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, “Haunted Mansion Holiday” depicts a holiday season as taken over by Jack Skellington and his friends from Halloweentown.

Across the Disneyland Resort esplanade, Guests to Disney’s California Adventure park will instantly be immersed in the spirit of Halloween fun as they encounter the iconic 11 foot tall “CALIFORNIA” entranceway letters - - now seemingly made from giant pieces of candy corn. Once inside the park Guests will thrill to meeting an assortment of Disney Villains on the prowl while enjoying the enhanced atmosphere décor in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot.

Looming 183 feet high (the tallest attraction at the Disneyland Resort) and tempting guests to leave reality behind is the Hollywood Tower Hotel, site of the terrifying, other-worldly experience that is “The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.” The park’s popular supernatural adventure, based on “a lost episode” of the classic Twilight ZoneÒ television series, will take on an even more ominous presence with enhanced décor and creepy staff (such as the hotel maid whose shift never ends!).

Disney’s HalloweenTime, a new seasonal tradition, will be presented throughout the Disneyland Resort from Sept. 29 – Oct. 31, 2006. Information about vacations at the Disneyland Resort is available at www.disneyland.com, by calling (877) 700-DISNEY, or by visiting local travel agents. Additional insights can be found on the Official Disneyland Resort Audio Podcast at www.disneyland.com/podcast or via the Disneyland Resort Video Podcast that can be accessed thru a “Disneyland” search on the iTunes Podcast Directory.

€uroMeinke
07-13-2006, 08:04 PM
I want French Pumpkin Men!

innerSpaceman
07-13-2006, 08:33 PM
I suspect it will pale even to Disneyland's own Halloween Treats of a few years back, but it will be a welcome addition nonetheless.

And a spate of parkwide Halloween decor, followed by Christmas decor, just might provide the proper buffer to the shock - - next January, of a "plain" Disneyland devoid of 50th puffery and bling.

Stan4dSteph
07-13-2006, 08:42 PM
I predict that those of us who have been to Paris' Halloween celebration will be underwhelmed, but I'm trying to not get the word "BAH" tattooed on my forehead.You can hide it under your candy corn hat.

MickeyLumbo
07-13-2006, 08:50 PM
i was just telling someone on sunday how i have to keep "stuff" quiet and to myself. sometimes i feel like i will pop, but, i manage to keep my lips sealed.

thanks for posting and providing relief:)


but why post my phone number:eek:

;)

innerSpaceman
07-13-2006, 08:56 PM
Um, word of this has been out for months.

MickeyLumbo
07-13-2006, 08:59 PM
Um, word of this has been out for months.


UMMM, i never said it wasn't.

innerSpaceman
07-13-2006, 09:28 PM
sorry, my misunderstanding. I thought you were implying you had to keep mumm about this until Not Afraid posted about it. my bad. no offense, sir.

Ghoulish Delight
07-13-2006, 10:03 PM
I for one am excited. Unlikely to match Paris in its first year, but perhaps if it's received well, it'll get some traction and they'll continue to "plus" it. I think it's time Halloween began to get its due. :D

innerSpaceman
07-14-2006, 07:17 AM
Bah(TM), it could start getting its due by having Haunted Mansion be open.


If they don't understand that, there is no hope for Disneyland ever understanding Halloween.

Stan4dSteph
07-14-2006, 07:31 AM
How long does the DLP Halloween celebration usually last? Do they set up their Christmas decorations later in Nov. than DLR does?

innerSpaceman
07-14-2006, 08:04 AM
Halloween at DLP goes till Nov. 1. I'm not sure when they put up Christmas, but that would give them enough time to do the proper thing and set up no earlier than Thanksgiving.








(of course, there's no such thing as Thanksgiving in Europe ... but, well ... till DLP "invented" it, there really wasn't much Halloween there either)

Ghoulish Delight
07-14-2006, 08:11 AM
Halloween at DLP goes till Nov. 1. I'm not sure when they put up Christmas, but that would give them enough time to do the proper thing and set up no earlier than Thanksgiving.
Christmas appears very soon after Halloween ends. As a matter of fact, when we were there, they already had the princess chandeliers on the Main Street lamp posts, waiting to be turned on for Christmas.

Stan4dSteph
07-14-2006, 08:12 AM
When does the Halloween decor start?

Ghoulish Delight
07-14-2006, 08:15 AM
When does the Halloween decor start?
Oct 1

Gemini Cricket
07-14-2006, 08:23 AM
...such as the hotel maid whose shift never ends...
That's truly horrifying. :D

I find it kind of funny that one of the highlights of their Halloween shenanigans is to highlight one face character that is going to be added to the ToT. I'm not sure that will be a hug draw to the ride. Unless she's hot or something...

Ghoulish Delight
07-14-2006, 08:41 AM
That's truly horrifying. :D

I find it kind of funny that one of the highlights of their Halloween shenanigans is to highlight one face character that is going to be added to the ToT. I'm not sure that will be a hug draw to the ride. Unless she's hot or something...I read it as they're going to have a full lobby staff. I hope they do, it's such a detailed lobby I always thought it a shame they didn't have characters there.

DisneyDaniel
07-14-2006, 09:28 AM
Across the Disneyland Resort esplanade, Guests to Disney’s California Adventure park will instantly be immersed in the spirit of Halloween fun as they encounter the iconic 11 foot tall “CALIFORNIA” entranceway letters - - now seemingly made from giant pieces of candy corn.
The candy-cane look of the CALIFORNIA letters looked great during the Christmas season, so I'm hoping the candy-corn design will look just as pleasing. Mmmm... candy corn! :D

That press release doesn't mention it, but Mickey's Halloween Treat (http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/reserve/specialOffers/detail?name=MHTSpecialOfferPage) is returning to Disney's California Adventure for the second year. Hooray!

keith - SuPeR K!
07-15-2006, 03:35 PM
this sounds promising :) changing tower's main drop profile or adding the random ones like florida's would be way cooler than a maid though... just something to mix it up a bit... and what exactly is a maid going to do? clean up the lobby that is supposed to look dusty?

Ghoulish Delight
07-16-2006, 12:23 AM
The maid is going to blow in room 1313 .... at midnight.
Well, then I know where I'll be at midnight!

Isaac
07-25-2006, 12:20 AM
I want French Pumpkin Men!

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mistyisjafo
07-25-2006, 04:43 PM
Zappop those pics are so cool.

I certainly hope DL will live up to some of the hype for Halloween. Even a dash of Halloween is better than nothing. Its weird that DLP gets so into it but not here. Why is that??

Isaac
07-26-2006, 12:41 AM
Euro Disney invests more money into holiday celebrations for Parc Disneyland than TDA does for Disneyland because it dramatically increases their attendance (for what would otherwise be a low season) & it's about all they can do with their limited income.