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Disney's HalloweenTime
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A FAMILY-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN TRADITION RETURNS AS Halloween
Dreams Come True Beginning Sept 21 ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 13, 2007) -- Following up on the success of its inaugural season last year, Disney's HalloweenTime will return to the Disneyland Resort this fall with a lively mix of Disney characters in seasonal costumes, whimsical decor, decked-out attractions, themed shows and tasty treats designed with the whole family in mind. This inviting interactive Halloween experience at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure will begin a week earlier this year starting Friday, Sept. 21, and continuing through Wednesday, Oct. 31. HalloweenTime at the Resort is part of the Year of a Million Dreams celebration at Disney Parks. All new this Halloween season, the Sunshine Plaza in California Adventure will become the site of "Candy Corn Acres," where Mickey Mouse's pal Goofy will set out to grow the West's biggest and most unusual candy corn: candy corn coconuts, candy corn carrots and candy corn pumpkins, among other delicious produce offerings. The Plaza will be overgrown with the "fruits" of Goofy's labor. Also expanded will be Mickey's HalloweenTreat, a separate-ticket nighttime event which gives kids and their families the opportunity to dress in their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat throughout Disney's California Adventure after it has closed to day guests. This year's HalloweenTreat will offer tricksters of all ages more treat locations along with fun character encounters (including an all-new nightly cavalcade), interactive games, and spirited music with DJ Mickey. Older kids and parents will want to experience the heart-dropping Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. and meet the hotel's ghostly staff members who materialize only during the Halloween season. This year, additional nights have been scheduled for Mickey's HalloweenTreat: Thursdays and Fridays beginning October 4 plus Monday-Wednesday, October 29-31. Tickets go on sale August 1. During regular park hours at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure, Disney's HalloweenTime will offer parents and children lots of not-so-scary fun in addition to the parks' many popular Year of a Million Dreams adventures. HalloweenTime experiences will include special Halloween shows, meet-and-greets with Disneyland characters in their Halloween costumes and spooky-silly holiday themed decorations which guests begin to spot as soon as they reach the entrances to the parks. Jack-o'-lantern creations resembling Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy will adorn the top of the Main Entrance to Disneyland park. Across the Esplanade, at the entrance to Disney's California Adventure park, guests will see the iconic 11-foot-tall CALIFORNIA letters transformed into giant pieces of candy corn. Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland will once again be decked out for the Main Street Pumpkin Festival. Guests will be greeted there by Miss Cobbler, Queen of the Pumpkin Festival, and Constable Jackie O'Leary. More than 300 jack-o'-lanterns will peek out of shop windows, while festive orange and yellow bunting will grace the quaint Victorian buildings. The whimsical 12-foot tall Mickey Mouse jack-o'-lantern, complete with pumpkin ears, will return to highlight Town Square, smiling at guests as they enter Main Street and giving them a playful wink when they depart.
The Central Plaza of Disneyland, near Sleeping Beauty Castle,
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.
"Woody's Halloween Roundup" once again will take over Big
Thunder Ranch in Frontierland. The Roundup fun will include a
visit with the animals in the "Petting Boo," crafts and
musical activities including a Halloween Hoedown and a spooky
interactive sing-along version of "Old McDonald Had a Farm"
featuring black cats, ghosts and werewolves. Woody, Jessie and
Bullseye from the Disney*Pixar Toy Story movies will appear
throughout the day on stage in comic adventure tales hosted by
a guitar playing, storytelling cowboy. The Roundup will also
feature an array of tasty treats to satisfy the most monstrous
of appetites, including cotton candy in Halloween colors and
Creepy Cookie Critters that guests create themselves.
Returning to Disney's California Adventure will be the spooky
Hollywood Tower Hotel staff members who haunt the Twilight
Zone Tower of Terror during the Halloween season, and "Golden
Screams," where Disney villains roll out the black carpet for
an awards ceremony - "Best Scream," "Best Act of Villainy" -
held daily inside the Golden Dreams Theatre.
Favorite Disney villains, including Cruella De Vil from 101
Dalmatians, the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland,
Captain Hook from Peter Pan and others, will roam both
Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure for HalloweenTime
meet-and-greets with park guests.
Throughout the Disneyland Resort during Disney's
HalloweenTime, families can enjoy unique Halloween-themed food
items including Zero's Ghostly Ghoulash, a favorite of Jack
Skellington's pet in "Haunted Mansion Holiday," and
merchandise including Disney costumes, collectible pins and
coins, and a special set of Halloween-themed Mickey Mouse ears
resembling a Mickey jack-o'-lantern.
And no Halloween celebration at Disneyland would be complete
without the return of Jack Skellington and his friends to
transform the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square into the
popular seasonal "Haunted Mansion Holiday." Inspired by the
innovative animated film Tim Burton's Nightmare Before
Christmas, "Haunted Mansion Holiday" depicts the holiday
mayhem that occurs when Halloween and Christmas traditions
collide.
Disney's HalloweenTime will be presented throughout the
Disneyland Resort from Sept. 21 . Oct. 31, 2007 as part of the
Year of a Million Dreams celebration at the Resort. For more
information about new attractions, the Year of a Million
Dreams, and vacations at Disneyland Resort visit
www.disneyland.com, call (866) 60-DISNEY or visit local travel
agents. The Official Disneyland Resort Audio and Video
Podcasts can be found at www.disneyland.com/podcast.
For
photos of last year's Disney's HalloweenTime event, click
HERE and
HERE.
Additional information on
Mickey's Halloween Treat
Read about
Walt Disney World's Halloween happenings
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