Halloweentime

innerSpaceman · 10-05-2009, 12:19 PM

I was pretty enthralled with this year's Halloweentime offerings.

The fireworks show is really fun. Pretty exploding sky things matched to often cheesy but enjoyably upbeat arrangements of appropriate Disney and Nightmare Before Christmas tunes. The groovy version of Poor Unfortunate Souls was an especial favorite.

I have really enjoyed the two short-run pyro follow-ups to the overlong-running Remember. Nice shells, with some cool new effects, good pyrography and entertainment have marked both Magical and the new show, Halloween Screams. The big Orb to the left of the Castle is an especially good element of the Halloween show. They don't have to be masterpieces if they run only a month or two. On that basis alone, Halloween Screams is a smashing success. It's totally fun and beautifully pretty.

Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy is fun as well. Also kinda cheesy, but good-humored and also fine for a month's run every year. Hopefully, some of the effects will be improved in years to come. It's basically just a series of projections, and some of them come off better than others. A few are really funny. None of it scary, I'd venture, to anyone tall enough to ride Space Mountain.

The outside sound and lighting treatment is a different story. Spooky, creepy, moody, and fantastic. Nightime only ... so view it after dark. There's a special "gag" about every 7 minutes or so. We watched for over half an hour without seeing any one of the them twice. I have no idea how many there are, but I intend to watch far longer next time. It's mesmerizing. And I plan to join the Standby Queue just to get the close-up view from the upper deck.

A total WIN.

Rounding out the entries ... new lighting on the big Mickey Pumpkin in Town Square that goes from Orange to Blue. The Main Street pumpkins are still cool. Nice intermittant lighting on Small World (but catch that quick -- it goes dark for Xmas overlay prep before Halloweentime ends).

And though the Haunted Mansion overlay has worn out its welcome with me, the exterior of the Mansion is always spectacular this time of year. I'd rather have HM Classic at Halloween, but the Nightmare version is another fun change for the season.

The new Disney Gallery located in the old Main Street Bank building is nicely done (though I don't like it nearly as much as the original locale). There's some wonderful Haunted Mansion artwork in there to complement the season.

Murphy the Dragon is really plussing Fantasmic. I saw her breathe fire for the first time. And while I knew that would make all the difference in the world, I was not prepared for how unbelievably AWESOME it was. A Fantasmic campout is needed in the nearish future.

All in all, a full evening's fun of one Halloween thing after another. I was delighted. And I intend to return for more.

10-05-2009, 12:19 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Halloweentime I was pretty enthralled with this year's Halloweentime offerings. The fireworks show is really fun. Pretty exploding sky things matched to often cheesy but enjoyably upbeat arrangements of appropriate Disney and Nightmare Before Christmas tunes. The groovy version of Poor Unfortunate Souls was an especial favorite. I have really enjoyed the two short-run pyro follow-ups to the overlong-running Remember. Nice shells, with some cool new effects, good pyrography and entertainment have marked both Magical and the new show, Halloween Screams. The big Orb to the left of the Castle is an especially good element of the Halloween show. They don't have to be masterpieces if they run only a month or two. On that basis alone, Halloween Screams is a smashing success. It's totally fun and beautifully pretty. Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy is fun as well. Also kinda cheesy, but good-humored and also fine for a month's run every year. Hopefully, some of the effects will be improved in years to come. It's basically just a series of projections, and some of them come off better than others. A few are really funny. None of it scary, I'd venture, to anyone tall enough to ride Space Mountain. The outside sound and lighting treatment is a different story. Spooky, creepy, moody, and fantastic. Nightime only ... so view it after dark. There's a special "gag" about every 7 minutes or so. We watched for over half an hour without seeing any one of the them twice. I have no idea how many there are, but I intend to watch far longer next time. It's mesmerizing. And I plan to join the Standby Queue just to get the close-up view from the upper deck. A total WIN. Rounding out the entries ... new lighting on the big Mickey Pumpkin in Town Square that goes from Orange to Blue. The Main Street pumpkins are still cool. Nice intermittant lighting on Small World (but catch that quick -- it goes dark for Xmas overlay prep before Halloweentime ends). And though the Haunted Mansion overlay has worn out its welcome with me, the exterior of the Mansion is always spectacular this time of year. I'd rather have HM Classic at Halloween, but the Nightmare version is another fun change for the season. The new Disney Gallery located in the old Main Street Bank building is nicely done (though I don't like it nearly as much as the original locale). There's some wonderful Haunted Mansion artwork in there to complement the season. Murphy the Dragon is really plussing Fantasmic. I saw her breathe fire for the first time. And while I knew that would make all the difference in the world, I was not prepared for how unbelievably AWESOME it was. A Fantasmic campout is needed in the nearish future. All in all, a full evening's fun of one Halloween thing after another. I was delighted. And I intend to return for more.
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