Originally Posted By Disneyland Resort >>those silly folks who now run The Gap. They were a true had ONE Hit Wonder<< It's a Small World Holiday and Believe were also ENORMOUSLY HUGE HITS. If you are gonna years-late uselessly slam the past Execs for hit & miss, none of anyone reading this could do any better ... get the facts first. -- <a href="http://dumptv.com/disneychat" target="_blank">http://dumptv.com/disneychat</a> Live Disney Chat. Tonight! 8pm PST
Originally Posted By leemac Right to clarify Disney do own the rights to NBC. However Burton receives a slug of royalties on every product sold. In addition in order to use the characters for commercial gain Disney have to seek Burton's approval. Same with the music for Elfman. The original agreement was rumored to be 5 years which this year is the fifth. TDL is on a different agreement as OLC have no right to use the characters without permission.That is one reason why HMHN had such little merch last year. OLC have to pay royalties to Disney on every product sold on-property and then an extra cut to Burton.
Originally Posted By FoxHound There's an article on Jim Hill's website about the future of the Haunted Mansion Holiday. Tim Burton does have to be consulted about the use of the characters (it is "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas" so this does make sense) though they are Disney's characters. The word is that Tim Burton feels the Haunted Mansion Holiday cheapens his characters somehow and over-exposes them (it has been noted by many that he seems to have no problem using the music from "Nightmare" to promote "Corpse Bride." We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Originally Posted By Nobody "...(it has been noted by many that he seems to have no problem using the music from "Nightmare" to promote "Corpse Bride." " It should also be noted by many that it's typical for movie trailers to use music from other sources. Also, for those who wish to see this Corpse Bride" appearing in the attic: I don't see it happening. It would make even less sense than everything else that's going on in the Mansion. It would also seem unnecessary for Disney to promote a Warner Bros. film in that way.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess DreamFairy, I'm with you; I'm tired of it. Seems we go to DL every year between Oct-Dec, and so far my kids have never seen the mansion in its original form. I'm not a big fan of the NMBC version at all...
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "NO, Lock, Shock and Barrel were in the Hitch Hiking Ghosts position the first 2 years then replaced by Oogie Boogie AA and his spinning wheel of gifts years 3,4 and present. Oogie is a much better scene choice, IMO, as LS and B were just a painted flat and not AA's. " To clarify what Tmichael said, the first two years had flat cutouts of Lock, Shock, and Barrel in the hitchiking ghosts scene right before the mirrors. Once you got the the mirrors, you had one of three "gifts" follow you home. A scary duck, a cat, or a pumpkin jack-in-the-box. Then when Oogie Boogie took over, he was installed in the hitchhiking ghosts' scene and then Lock, Shock, and Barrel followed you home.
Originally Posted By FoxHound Yes, its true that it is typical for movie trailers to use music from other sources (the Heffalump movie used Roger Rabbit music) but in this case, the connection is very obvious, plus they are no doubt hoping for the same audience. There's nothing wrong with it, but it does seem hypocritical of Burton if (and this is based on a website article that may very well be incorrect) he is so concerned about how commercialized "Nightmare" has become. There's no mistaking the "Nightmare" music.
Originally Posted By AladdinAZ Even if they don't use Jack and other Nightmare characters, DL could still do a Holiday makeover with relatively few changes to the current HM Holiday ~ even during the 1st year of HMH, none of the Nightmare Christmas was used at all.
Originally Posted By AladdinAZ even during the 1st year of HMH, none of the Nightmare music was used at all. UGGGGGHHHHHH, add an edit feature, PLEASE!
Originally Posted By shakemybodyonto Free glow-in-the-dark green mint julips to ever 13th person in line, I heard.
Originally Posted By Disneyland Resort Being every 13th person in line at the Haunted Mansion should get you something GOOD, not glow in the dark mouthwash. -- <a href="http://dumptv.com/disneychat" target="_blank">http://dumptv.com/disneychat</a>
