Originally Posted By Westsider I tried to post this from my phone at Denny's earlier, but got busy talking. SPOILER ALERT! I saw the dress rehearsal of the new Halloween Screams fireworks show tonight after park closing. We watched from the Hub with a perfect view in an empty park. This new Halloween fireworks show is really, really good! If Remember Dreams Come True is a 10 out of 10, and Magical is an 8 out of 10, then Halloween Screams is a 9 out of 10 and ties with Believe In Holiday Magic as best holiday show. There is a bunch of the air pyro that uses the same shells from Magical and Remember, plus a few new big shells used. But the Castle pyro seems to be all new, or at least uses tons of new stuff and old stuff shot in different directions. The new "Magic Sphere" thing hovering above the Castle is at times odd looking, and at other times simply wonderful when it's used for Jack Skellington or other Disney Villains to speak to us through. The Zero flying character from the Tink wires is fantastic looking! WOW! The musical score is very good, and at times really emotional and enveloping. Who could have guessed the Big Bad Wolf would one day get a big musical number all to himself?!? Most of the Disney Villains show up in one form or another in this show. There really isn't much of a plotline to this show, other than Jack and Zero are really excited it's Halloween and theres a salute to famous Disney Villains. But it works, and I think they realized that the overwrought plotlines are generally lost on 99.5% of the people watching the show who just want to see fireworks and hear zippy music. I have no idea how this show will look and feel from other areas of the Park, but if you are standing in the Hub this October for the new Halloween fireworks you are in for a really big treat! It's a very, very good show!
Originally Posted By Faline Thank you! It will be the Hub for us! You perfectly stated your rating system. 9 out of 10....can't ask for much more than that.
Originally Posted By Faline Thank you! It will be the Hub for us! You perfectly stated your rating system. 9 out of 10....can't ask for much more than that.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros What's the sphere thing? Is it just like a ball that sits behind the castle? Does it do anything, like light up? That sounds like it could be the most intriguing part of the show, if they do it right...
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 We were there Saturday but after a 12 hour day, the out of towners we were with didn't want to stay for the show. :-( I'll definitely catch it before it's gone, though.
Originally Posted By piratebrittany Mr. PB and I watched this from Main Street next to the crystal shop and it was AWESOME! I would recommend maybe standing at the hub so you don't have trees blocking your view of the hovering ball, but the park was so incredibly packed that this was the best spot we could manage. The music is fun, the fireworks are synched wonderfully, the Zero is super cool and I totally agree with Westsider that the hovering ball is awkward at times but completely genius at others. I love that the show is interactive in a way. I had a single dorky tear at the finale. Jack screaming "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!" and doing his signature laugh while tons of fireworks and lights and craziness is going on all at once is an amazing thing to witness. I was one of many of guests in our area smiling from ear to ear and dancing and singing and screaming the whole time. It was an absolute blast (no pun intended).
Originally Posted By rockcow1 Anyone have any video. I saw a sneak peek on Disney Blog site, but would love to see more.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I didn't like the music at all. I thought they should have picked one style instead of switching from "classic" to "Pop-rock" through out. And I'm very thankful the Scream-a-long didn't last very long. I am glad to see that Disney tried something diffrent though! ~Beth
Originally Posted By grlweatswchpstx The music felt rushed to me, but I enjoyed the show overall. It was fun.
Originally Posted By GMLSKIS I loved the music and want the soundtrack. Disney does music better than anyone. The first night I went 30 minutes before the show start and had to squeeze in for an obstructed view on the side of the partners statue. I wanted to tape it so Sunday night I waited the 2 hours needed to be perfect center in front of the castle. Wow what a show!
