It's that magical time of year again ... and no, I don't mean Christmas. It's almost Halloween!
Okay, so it's still a few weeks (cough! a month) away, but if Disney can start celebrating now, so can I. No surprise here - Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Autumn itself is a wonderful time of year. The changing leaves, the apple orchards, the pumpkin picking ... throw in the opportunity to dress up and revel in all things spooky and supernatural, and I'm sold.
I'm infinitely sad that I won't make it to any of the Disney parks this year to enjoy the Halloween festivities. Disneyworld is hosting Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween party, which includes the "Boo-to-You" Halloween Parade (featuring a guest appearance by the Headless Horseman), Happy HalloWishes fireworks, the chance to meet Disney villains and see the Disney characters decked out in their Halloween costumes, trick-or-treating in the park, and, of course, whimsical decorations.
Disneyland is preparing for "Halloween Time," and they've put up a great website to drive fans like me batty with jealousy. The party over there is known as "Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party". Disneyland has a surprising many unique things to offer for celebrating the season. Apparently, wild candy corn is growing at "Candy Corn Acres" over in the California Adventure park that's just waiting to be picked - really? They've got a 16 foot Mickey Mouse head jack-o-lantern complete with pumpkin ears to pose in front of. The Disney's Happiest Haunts Tour sounds wicked cool as well. You get to "listen to sympathetic stories about the often-misunderstood Disney Villains" as well as enjoy VIP seating for the Halloween Screams fireworks. On top of it all, they have caramel apple cider and pumpkin cheesecake ... yum ...
This doesn't even touch on the special Halloween makeovers some of the Disneyland attractions are getting. The Haunted Mansion has been "taken over" and redecorated a la The Nightmare Before Christmas. And Space Mountain now lets you visit a "Ghost Galaxy," with a spooky soundtrack and ghastly visuals. I should add that I've only been to Disneyland once, and I've never, unfortunately, had the chance to visit during Halloween. If you've experienced these attractions, definitely let me know how you liked them!
Finally, check out this promo video for Disneyland's Halloween Time. The villains are taking over ... and it's super, super cute.
P.S. For whatever reason, Walgreens seems to have a bunch of Disney Halloween decorations, more than I've seen at Walmart or Target. They have light-up Mickey pumpkins, strings of Mickey head pumpkin lights, and more. Just a tip if you're looking to decorate!
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