Posted on Tuesday, 5th October 2010 by Dave Parfitt

On Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 runDisney held the first ever Halloween themed 5k through the Magic Kingdom.  Participants were encouraged to don costumes for a family fun run down Main Street, U.S.A. and through all the lands of the theme park.  My daughter and I were two of the competitors that day, and you can follow [...]

Tags: Disney Endurance Series, halloween, Magic Kingdom, RunDisney, running
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Posted on Friday, 24th September 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Take a handful of creative types, chain them in a room with an ink board and yellow legal pad, and what do you get?  Halloween Horror Nights, one of the most terrifying, nightmarish, and outrageous Halloween events in the country.  Recently, I was able to talk with Universal Orlando’s Mike Aiello, Show Director for Halloween [...]

Tags: Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure, DIS Interview, halloween, Halloween Horror Nights, Halloween Time, Mike Aiello, Universal Orlando
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Posted on Wednesday, 22nd September 2010 by Dave Parfitt

The DIS Unplugged received an invitation from Universal Orlando Resort to the grand opening of Halloween Horror Nights XX: Twenty Years of Fear.  Universal must know how much our audience enjoys learning about the behind-the-scenes aspects of theme park attractions and shows, because they sent along a video with an in-depth look at the event.  [...]

Tags: Fear, halloween, Halloween Horror Nights, Halloween Time, Universal Orlando
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Posted on Saturday, 11th September 2010 by Dave Parfitt

One of my favorite parts of the Magic Kingdom Halloween decorations are the carved pumpkins found up and down Main Street.  I love how the artists theme the pumpkins to the buildings they adorn.  If you look closely, you can find Lady and the Tramp above Tony’s Town Square Restaurant, Dalmatian and spotted pumpkins above [...]

Tags: David Hartmann, halloween, Magic Kingdom, Main Street U.S.A.
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Posted on Friday, 27th August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Fear Himself.  Universal Orlando Resort revealed the theme for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) XX is the embodiment of Fear.  Universal Orlando has been releasing bits and pieces (no pun intended) of their new icon for HHN, Fear.  Their latest video follows below. Video Update September 16, 2010: Fear Revealed II Original Article from [...]

Tags: Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure, Fear, halloween, Halloween Horror Nights, Legendary Truth, Mike Aiello, Patrick Braillard, TJ Mannarino, Universal
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Posted on Friday, 20th August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Universal Orlando released a “teaser video” previewing their upcoming Halloween Horror Nights event “Twenty Years of Fear”.  In the video, Jim Timon, Senior Vice President of Entertainment for Universal Orlando, talks about how they take everything they’ve learned about frightening people the past 20 years, and evolve it to make it more intense to scare [...]

Tags: halloween, Halloween Horror Nights, Jim Timon, Universal Orlando
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Posted on Thursday, 29th October 2009 by Nancy Johnson

Blah blah blah, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, the best Halloween Disney has to offer, yada yada yada….. Enough I say! It’s about time the Halloween festivities at Disneyland get some equal press in the Trick or Treating community! If you want some slightly spooky fun for the haunted holidays that the WHOLE family [...]

Tags: Candy Corn, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, halloween, Halloween Time, Heimlich, Jack Skellington, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, Mickey's Trick or Treat Party, Pumpkin
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