10/3: Pixie Hollow, Nightmare 15th Anniversary merch, more HalloweenTime, +MORE!
Posted 10-03-2008 at 02:08 AM by Dateline Disneyland
Updated 10-03-2008 at 11:09 AM by Dateline Disneyland (Corrected the Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise release date, and added new park maps.)
Updated 10-03-2008 at 11:09 AM by Dateline Disneyland (Corrected the Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise release date, and added new park maps.)
WELCOME TO DISNEYLAND!
HalloweenTime is in full swing now at the Disneyland Resort.
New park maps feature HalloweenTime cover designs
The inside flap also features HalloweenTime information, as well as blurbs about two upcoming attractions - Pixie Hollow at Disneyland and the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar at Disney's California Adventure.
HalloweenTime treats are back at the Blue Ribbon Bakery
And the Penny Arcade fudge counter is selling seasonal pumpkin fudge.
PIXIE HOLLOW
Progress continues at the former Ariel's Grotto meet-and-greet area, which is being transformed into Pixie Hollow.
The old turntable that used to be where guests met Ariel in her mermaid form has a new structure being built around it.
REFURB UPDATE
Conestoga Fries in Frontierland is now officially part of Yesterland.
The ground where it was located is now all patched up.
The other fry stand in New Orleans Square is still closed, and behind walls.
Over in Fantasyland, the ground has also been patched up behind the construction walls in front of the former Skyway queue entrance.
And the Tomorrowland repaving project continues to chug along...
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
15TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE
Disneyland will host a merchandise release tomorrow, October 4, to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The merch includes some nice Haunted Mansion Holiday-inspired collectibles.
A CLOSER LOOK AT HALLOWEENTIME
And to wrap up today, a look at the various HalloweenTime offerings.
Candy Corn Acres has returned at Disney's California Adventure.
It seems like the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror didn't receive its HalloweenTime overlay in the courtyard and lobby this year. Last year the Tower of Terror's HalloweenTime offerings got downsized with the discontinuation of the haunted hotel guest walk-around characters and mini ghost story shows in front of the Hotel. This year it looks like the attraction, despite being listed as a HalloweenTime offering, was written out of the holiday budget.
No bat arch.
No lamppost decorations.
No lobby decorations, either.
Across the esplanade at Disneyland, Frontierland is celebrating Halloween in Big Thunder Ranch, and Dia de los Muertos in Zocalo Park.
A Cast Member carves intricate Disney character pumpkins throughout the day. The secret to them not turning to mush in the humid Anaheim fall is diluted Elmer's glue. Paint it on the carved areas of your pumpkin, and it should last you a few weeks!
The nearby Scaredy Crow Shack is always a treat.
Dia de los Muertos is back.
Nearby, and new this year, is renowned author Ray Bradbury's Halloween Tree, decked out in purple and orange lights and painted pumpkins.
Haunted Mansion Holiday is attracting big lines and lots of Fastpass users.
HalloweenTime is in full swing now at the Disneyland Resort.
New park maps feature HalloweenTime cover designs
The inside flap also features HalloweenTime information, as well as blurbs about two upcoming attractions - Pixie Hollow at Disneyland and the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar at Disney's California Adventure.
HalloweenTime treats are back at the Blue Ribbon Bakery
And the Penny Arcade fudge counter is selling seasonal pumpkin fudge.
PIXIE HOLLOW
Progress continues at the former Ariel's Grotto meet-and-greet area, which is being transformed into Pixie Hollow.
The old turntable that used to be where guests met Ariel in her mermaid form has a new structure being built around it.
REFURB UPDATE
Conestoga Fries in Frontierland is now officially part of Yesterland.
The ground where it was located is now all patched up.
The other fry stand in New Orleans Square is still closed, and behind walls.
Over in Fantasyland, the ground has also been patched up behind the construction walls in front of the former Skyway queue entrance.
And the Tomorrowland repaving project continues to chug along...
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
15TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE
Disneyland will host a merchandise release tomorrow, October 4, to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The merch includes some nice Haunted Mansion Holiday-inspired collectibles.
A CLOSER LOOK AT HALLOWEENTIME
And to wrap up today, a look at the various HalloweenTime offerings.
Candy Corn Acres has returned at Disney's California Adventure.
It seems like the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror didn't receive its HalloweenTime overlay in the courtyard and lobby this year. Last year the Tower of Terror's HalloweenTime offerings got downsized with the discontinuation of the haunted hotel guest walk-around characters and mini ghost story shows in front of the Hotel. This year it looks like the attraction, despite being listed as a HalloweenTime offering, was written out of the holiday budget.
No bat arch.
No lamppost decorations.
No lobby decorations, either.
Across the esplanade at Disneyland, Frontierland is celebrating Halloween in Big Thunder Ranch, and Dia de los Muertos in Zocalo Park.
A Cast Member carves intricate Disney character pumpkins throughout the day. The secret to them not turning to mush in the humid Anaheim fall is diluted Elmer's glue. Paint it on the carved areas of your pumpkin, and it should last you a few weeks!
The nearby Scaredy Crow Shack is always a treat.
Dia de los Muertos is back.
Nearby, and new this year, is renowned author Ray Bradbury's Halloween Tree, decked out in purple and orange lights and painted pumpkins.
Haunted Mansion Holiday is attracting big lines and lots of Fastpass users.
Alright, that should wrap up this week's Dateline Disneyland. Thanks, as always, for reading. See you here again next week!
- Andy
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i love the halloween tree! it seems ray bradbury is kind of random (i don't know this history of this idea), but i love the martian chronicles so it's all good with me!Posted 10-03-2008 at 03:44 PM by twobluestripes
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yay i cant wait ti tommorow when i go to disneyland for the weekendPosted 10-03-2008 at 04:53 PM by mickeymouselover80 -
Ray Bradbury was friends with Walt and he'd often visit the park with his three daughters. Also, Disney made a version of Something Wicked this way Comes in the seventies with Jason Robards as Mr. Dark, the owner of the Carnival.Posted 10-03-2008 at 05:58 PM by burdenx -
Hi Andy!!
Don't wanna get off topic, but on July 18 you reported information about the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through. Did I miss a follow-up to that, or is work still progressing? I saw pictures of walls up around the entrance and exit, but don't remember seeing anything since then. (and because you are my only window into the park, I thought I might ask) (insert sheepish grin here)Posted 10-03-2008 at 07:59 PM by Laughogram -
The ToT Halloween decorations are sitting backstage, according to a reliable source. Perhaps they haven't been put up yet.Posted 10-03-2008 at 08:22 PM by BassBone 
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I love the deserted Main Street and hub pictures. What time of the night were these taken? And on what day?Posted 10-04-2008 at 12:52 AM by disney-fan-reborn -
Andy, you've outdone yourself again! These are some AMAZING photos. It's hard to pick favorites, but Big Thunder Ranch is one of my favorite places during Halloween Time. Thanks for capturing the decorations there so beautifully!
Posted 10-04-2008 at 01:00 AM by Armadillo4 -
Very nice pictures and updates.
I know it will look better later but right now, it looks like Tinkerbell will be living in an igloo.Posted 10-04-2008 at 07:59 AM by mariezp -
There may have been a small follow-up, but I'd have to dig through the updates for you. Suffice it to say that there isn't much in way of visible progress at the Castle, except that both the entrance and the exit doorways are surrounded by construction walls. If there's anything substantial that can be photographed, be assured you'll see it here.Quote:Originally Posted by LaughogramHi Andy!!
Don't wanna get off topic, but on July 18 you reported information about the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through. Did I miss a follow-up to that, or is work still progressing? I saw pictures of walls up around the entrance and exit, but don't remember seeing anything since then. (and because you are my only window into the park, I thought I might ask) (insert sheepish grin here)
You're far too kindQuote:Originally Posted by Armadillo4Andy, you've outdone yourself again! These are some AMAZING photos. It's hard to pick favorites, but Big Thunder Ranch is one of my favorite places during Halloween Time. Thanks for capturing the decorations there so beautifully! Thank you!
-Andy
Dateline DisneylandPosted 10-04-2008 at 08:48 AM by MasterGracey - I have added select shots from this week's update to my flickr photostream where you can order prints or download the original high-res versions for your enjoyment.
flickr.com/photos/andycastro
- AndyPosted 10-04-2008 at 10:13 AM by MasterGracey -
Awesome pictures! I love the pumpkin scarecrows and also if anyone is curious about pumpkin muffins, I find them excellent! I wanted to keep the sugar pumpkin Mickey face when I got one but I don't want ants in my room.
Also nifty Nightmare Before Christmas collectibles. I love the Santa Jack with snowflake.Posted 10-04-2008 at 10:29 AM by Disney Liz -
Thank you so much for the update. The photos were great! I always wonder how you can get those shots of Main Street without any people there....hmmm.... I am getting SO pumped for the Haunted Mansion Holiday when I go in November!Posted 10-04-2008 at 01:46 PM by Squirt_101 -
Awesome!Posted 10-04-2008 at 03:45 PM by Papaya70 -
WOW!!!
Amazingly awesome pics, dude!!
Dia de los Muertos in Frontierland? Ray Bradbury Tree? I'm dying inside... I want to go so bad. I'm a total sci-fi fan and I love Dia de los Muertos so I'm loving how everything i'm into is somehow related right now.
I have two questions:
1) Is there Dia de los Muertos merch?
2) Can people play on that piano in the Scare-dy-crow shop in frontierland?
muchas gracias!! ~barbaraPosted 10-06-2008 at 01:59 AM by boingofan33 -
Great Update Andy.
I am so jealous that even DLR outdoes the MK for halloween in my side of the woods. Can't wait to go to DLR for Halloween some time soon.. hopefully next year.Posted 10-06-2008 at 02:50 PM by TDLFAN
