I'm going to have to temporarily disappear and hope that figment_jii, Cheshirecatty, Kilala, Kristin (if she makes it over here), Bret/mvf-m11c, Vintage Mousketeer, crystal1313 and any other Halloween Time visitors jump in and tackle questions here as they come in...or I might never get page 1 finished!
I have to 'unpack the boxes and set up the rooms in the new house,' shall we say, which will require some organization and moving things around between posts (rooms).
I know and trust that all of my knowledgeable fellow Halloween Time vets and fans can shed insight and give help when needed!
I just subscribed. I have been at Halloween but many years ago before Ghost Galaxy and MHP. I am very excited to see both.
Welcome,
DLtorgo!
The Halloween Party was probably still in DCA the last time you were there, I am assuming? The
Disneyland location is quite fun as far as where the different treat trails are set up, but in a way I kind of miss the party being in California Adventure.
Stay tuned, as I will be posting some links to reviews of last year's MHP (some of which were from first-time MHP attendees) in the MHP section of page 1. There was an interesting array of reviews last year from what I recall, ranging from positive to 'not that great.'
Oh my goodness Sherry…
I just checked out the 2012 link, and I
love the closeup of the plaque!
I don't know how I missed seeing that particular picture in that thread, but
thanks so much for specifically directing me to it!!!!!
By the way, I've never taken
day time pics of the Ray Bradbury tree, or recall seeing any, but yours are fantastic!
Cheshirecatty --
Thank you, and you're very kind, but I only directed you to the post because I was trying to figure out if those masks/faces on the plaque were from Ray Bradbury's story,
The Halloween Tree, and I hoped you knew! I thought that the faces were sort of easy to see in the picture, but upon second glance I think there might be too much "tree reflection" in the photo!
I have very, very little recollection of "The Halloween Tree" so I don't remember anything in it. Ironically, my first awareness of Ray Bradbury as a child had nothing to do with Halloween but instead came through
The Twilight Zone, as the "I Sing the Body Electric" episode was his story.
In a way I kind of like that the tree is subtle and not "in-your-face" in its location in Disneyland. I would imagine that many people pass it and just think, "Oh, there is a nice little tree with some Halloween ornaments on it." At the same time, it's such a nice little quiet tribute to Mr. Bradbury -- which he luckily got to see before he passed away -- and it's sort of sad that a lot of folks don't know it's there. I rather like it because the pumpkins all have very expressive faces! I just need to know the meaning of those masks/faces on the plaque, or they will haunt me forever!
I'm here! *HI*
I'm so excited for our Halloweentime trip this year. Now the pressure is on to find the kids some great costumes since they'll have more than just TOT around here to wear them at!
Welcome,
Jamie!
I'm here too! Hoping to go again this year! Yay!! Thanks Sherry for all that you do. This thread is fantastic!!
Welcome,
crystal1313!
Thank you for the kind words.
At least there probably won't be an Unleash the Villains event happening this year (if the sole purpose of it was that it was happening on Friday the 13th, and the first day of Halloween Time), so that will hopefully mean less madness and mayhem in Disneyland, and specifically around NOS and Town Square!
I'm here too! So excited about our fist family trip to DLR at Halloweentime! Thanks for this thread; I know it must be a ton of work. Can't wait to see where it goes...
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Welcome,
scrappymel!
I'm so glad you have joined us. I think the family Halloween Time trip will be great fun for you -- it's a wonderful time of year to go.
Yes -- this thread and the Christmas/holiday season thread are a lot of work, but they get to points where they can kind of coast along without much maintenance for a while (that is, after I have filled in all of page 1!). It's when I get backlogged on getting them organized (like when I was having horrible computer issues) that everything begins to pile up and it is a race to try to get them updated and complete before the seasons roll around!
Stay tuned to page 1, as I will probably be adding in links and info to each post, one by one, a little at a time.
Thank you for the kind words!
You should see how many photos I have of the gingerbread house(s) that did not come out! As they say, it takes a lot of photos to get one good one! Thank goodness digital film is cheap. 
