Originally Posted By leemac Couldn't see this posted anywhere else (but apologies if it is): 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. <<END>>
Originally Posted By cstephens Oooh, cool, they're acknowledging Halloween again. Sounds like it'll be really cool. Was this a press release? Just wondering where the info came from. Thanks. /cs
Originally Posted By SuperDry This sounds promising as something that might be able to keep going the "attendance engine" that the 50th Anniversary has proven to be (and I think much likely to do so than the "Million Dreams" promotion, which seems destined in my mind to fall flat on its face).
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 What's next? Disney's Groundhog Day celebration, or "Disney's salute to St Patrick" month long celebration. IMO, Disney is getting a tad bit carried away, although as a kid I did love "Thumper's Easter Egg Hunt"
Originally Posted By cstephens WilliamK99 wrote: > What's next? Disney's Groundhog Day celebration, or "Disney's salute to St Patrick" month long celebration. > IMO, Disney is getting a tad bit carried away, although as a kid I did love "Thumper's Easter Egg Hunt" Disney used to have autumn decorations in the park all the time. Some of us miss those days - Disney apparently decided that Knott's owned Halloween so they'd just pretend it didn't exist. Nice to see them realize that autumn/Halloween doesn't just have to be scary but can be fun as well. /cs
Originally Posted By Shug03 This is my favorite time of the year and also Christmas. I'm glad I'll there to enjoy it. WOOHOO!!!
Originally Posted By dzy76 I think it's great that they are acknowledging the season. It's a wonderful time of year with great decoration possiblities. We were at WDW during Oct. and the MK was decorated nicely. The Halloween party they have there is awesome (Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween).
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs DCA should be quite fun... I'm quite jealous at the Halloween parade WDW had last year...
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Darn it! We have family coming in Sept. and I think they want to go to Disneyland but it's going to be earlier then the 29th.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy OMG! We check out of the DLH on Sept 29th! Has anyone seen the Halloween set up? Is it worth extending the stay 2 more days? Yikes! Then we'll be there withthe crowds on the weekend. Maybe not?
Originally Posted By lasvegasgirl Oh, I am soooo excited !!! We will be there the weekend of October 6... our first time seeing the parks all decorated for the holiday season.... we've always gone in the summer. I can hardly wait !!
Originally Posted By Shug03 lasvegasgirl - This will be my first time to Disneyland in October also. I've only been to DL one other time and that was in the summer, too. I know exactly how you feel. I feel the same anticipation as well. It's soooo EXCITING!! Can't wait to go.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 This is great news! I'm glad Disneyland is finally getting back into Halloween. For years now DLP and TDL have been outdoing both American parks with their Halloween festivities, it's nice to see DLR participating again. From the sound of the decorations and things, it sounds classy.
Originally Posted By bean the good thing about this years event is that it will be the first of what will eventually become a large event every year if it becomes popular. Last years small DCA's halloween event ended up being a big success and plans are for it to keep growing. eventually they which to create a new halloween fireworks show and a parade. One of the main reasons for this desired change was because of the success of similiar events in the other resorts including WDW, Paris, And Tokyo. another reason was to fill the gap between the summer and Christams season. Recently The Christmas season started to get pushed forward and christmas decorations and one time christmas tree started to appear before thanksgiving. This actually caused some complains. It seamed that Disney was pushing the season to early like your local stores which now have christmas merchandise as early as November 1st. Now the transition will be much smoother and the halloween season willblend into a christmas season that will tie NBC mansion overlay better. DCA is also suppose to receive more and more Christmas offerings as the years progress to help spread the Christmas festivities which have become a tradition for the resort. Easter is still highlighted by WDW's MK and not until this last year did the Disneyland resort get more exposure due to its 50th anniversary.
