Expensive Candy

Disneyland's Halloween events are quickly becoming a great thing to look forward to come Fall season. From the classic Haunted Mansion Holiday, to the new, and INCREDIBLY popular Ghost Galaxy overlay on Space Mountain, it's definitely fan favorites all around. The nighttime Trick or Treat party at the sister park has become a BIG SoCal hit, and sells out almost every year. But since California Adventure is so under the knife with it's reconstruction surgery (thanks Eisner, oh, by the way, you look like you could use a few botox shots yourself), the suits decided to move the annual nighttime party from the younger sister park, back over next door to the big sister.

This is really a good thing, because Disneyland itself has far more seasonal decorations, and overall, just seems to fit. However, the prices for this little shindig has nearly doubled. Why? Because there's more to do. The Halloween Screams fireworks show that debuted last year, is now exclusive to the party. So, if you want to see the wildly popular villains pyro in the sky, you have to fork over $50 to $60 bucks. But the fireworks aren't the only thing you can see. There's now a small Halloween parade that goes down Main Street twice. Not into the entertainment? Candy's more your thing? There's 50+ Candy stations throughout the park. The park is planning on shelling out over half a million pounds of candy.

Overall, I'm all for the party over at the original park....for now.
Once DCA is done with its facelift, my vote goes for putting it back over at DCA. Disneyland can survive on its own with its seasonal offerings, but DCA is gonna need a boost here and there to catch up the attendance. Not like that will be a problem though, seeing that World of Color has been driving guests through those turnstiles in all out droves. Once DCA's entrance changes to Buena Vista Street, we could easily see more seasonal themeing, and this show can go back over there.
But for now, the party's at the Kingdom.

Audio Voices

Lately there's been a hoard of Twitter accounts that have popped up. But these aren't your regular people tweeting. They're, for the most part, classic Disney audio animatronic characters. Now, you can get an idea of what goes on with the AA's after hours, and what they REALLY think about things. Here's a list of them to follow:

Murphy - The twice fallen Dragon of Fantasmic!


The Hatbox Ghost - Soon to be back in his eternal home!


Madame Leota - The floating seance of the Mansion


Harold - Yeti of the Matterhorn.


Tom Morrow - not-so-famous-because-his-attraction-sucks

The Brontosaurus in the Diorama - chewing the same leaves since....ever.


Abraham Lincoln - It's always a Great Moment when he's at the party.


The dog in Pirates Of the Caribbean - still not giving up the keys.


The Nemo Bay Seagulls (note: they CAN say more than "Mine?")


Hitchhiking Ghosts - Trying to catch a ride since 1969


and the infamous Red head from pirates - shifting cargo. Lots and lots of cargo.


They're actually pretty funny. I'd suggest giving them a follow, and feel free to reply to their stuff. I know the mysterious Boy33 adds fuel to their fire at times. These aren't started by Disney, but are by fans just as an entertainment.

Following the voices...

Punking the Crowds

Just heard a rumor that Daft Punk might be playing opening night of ElecTRONica at DCA. Here's the deal it could be:
1. It's not true, but a fan's way of getting a sweet rumor going.
2. It's true, Disney's denying it right now so swarms of fans don't bombard DCA. Just like DCA "added" another World of Color show due to "demanding popularity" this past summer every night it was running up until the recent schedule change for the fall season.

I sure hope it's a true rumor. I'd definitely head over there to see these guys play. If not, then we still have the really awesome ElecTRONica to dance the cool Anaheim nights away, with our $10+ drinks in hand.


End of Line.
...for now.

A Wonderland of Film

So since Tim Burton has come out with his version of Alice in Wonderland, what's next for him? Well, according to IMDB, he's working on producing Big Eyes, a story about the painter Margaret Keane and her life in the 1950's and 60's. Another one is actually based on a popular novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The Vamp hunter's due out in 2011, and so is Big Eyes. But what about directing? Well, he's got Frankenweenie, which has been locked away in scripting prison since forever. Like, back when he was animating for Disney forever. Ok, not forever but a really long time. He's directing and producing (finally) this film which is due out in 2012. Sad that we have to wait even MORE for this film. I've always been a fan of the story idea, and I can't wait to see this when it comes out.

But what about Disney? He's had a helping hand with Nightmare Before Christmas, which turned into a fan favorite seasonal overlay for the Haunted Mansion in now not only Disneyland, but also Tokyo. He recently created his own version of Alice in Wonderland which was a HUGE success. What's next for Burton and the Mouse? Personally, I'd love to see him get a contract to shoot live action versions of other Disney stories. The first one I would LOVE to see is Sleeping Beauty. Maybe not even told from the snoozing princess's point of view, but Prince Phillip's, or Maleficent's view. And definitely live action.

Imagine seeing the cinematography of thorns around a castle wall, while Maleficent is transforming from human to Dragon, and Phillip is standing there watching it all fold out in front of him. The whole movie would be great to watch, but the final fight scene would be amazing to see, especially on IMAX.
I guess we'll have to sleep on this idea before we see anything like it come to fruition...

World of Color: Tron Testing

Halloween Time at the Disneyland® Resort: Wicked Fun for Everyone!

New advertisement features a World of Color bit. Nice to see Disney add new stuff to an already previous, cool advertisement.

Fantasmic Dragon Breakdown 28 AUG 2010

Here's what happened during the show on August 28th with Murphy....doesn't look to pretty. Take a look.

Welcome Programmers....

This is the new concept art for ElecTRONica, the new dance club at DCA. Starting Oct. 8th, you can check out an authentic Flynn's Arcade, along with new DJ's, and the Tron Evolution Video game area.
Now...all we need is a guest appearance by Flynn himself on opening night...and maybe a concert or two by Daft Punk....

End Of Line.