I hope you're all having a wonderful Halloween! Whether celebrating it early this weekend or today, this is one holiday that I think everyone needs their fair share of. I'd like to share with you the wonderful thins I've been doing today to get into the spirit.
This is something I've been wanting to do for over 5 years now, and when I saw the tickets drop in price I felt like today would be better than no other! I'm talking about watching The Nightmare Before Christmas in 4D at the El Capitan Theater. If you're not familiar with this theater, El Capitan is an old Hollywood theater which Disney had purchased to create as a premiere for all of their shows. Whether it's live entertainment in the beginning, or special effects through the show, you haven't quite watched a Disney film until you've seen it at El Capitan. The last I saw a show there was Pocahontas when I was shy of 9, so I think I was well over due to return.
We dressed in our costumes for the day, and I finally got to wear my Elizabethan apparel again. It was nice to see Eugene in his frocks again. I put on some spooky eye makeup to finish the touch, and we were off to the theater! I like going to Hollywood early when I can because the traffic is awful during rush hour. As planned, everything went smoothly; we even went through the side streets and made it just fine.
As they let us in early, we were greeted by Rob Richards, the official Organist of Disney. He was playing an organ on stage spell binding us with Disney classics and a little Phantom of the Opera. The side wings were littered with jack-o-lanterns and decor which was so amazing; it was the same sensation that you get when you go to Downtown Disney (I will have a post about that soon). When we had the lights dim, they started the show with a classic Disney short(1952). It was so awesome to see a classic short on the big screen! I can say that I can scratch that off my bucket list finally. When they requested us to put on our 3D glasses, I knew the main event was raring to go.
4D is basically 3D with theatrical effects. They added wind when the leaves were blowing through Halloween Town, chilled air in Christmas Town, Lighting effects to show ghost and stars, fog, and the best of all; SNOW! They had fake snow fall from the balcony at the last scene. I can't really explain the experience other than go when you have a chance! It was so charming to see childhood nostalgia redone in a creative way. It shocked me to hear them announce that this movie was celebrating its 20 year anniversary!
At the end of the show, we looked about the Frankenweenie displays they had through the theater. As you entered you're greeted by the cast of puppets that were actually used in the film. They even had a set from the film to display. When you go to the bottom floor of the theater, they had a Frankenweenie showcase. They had even more sets, props, and research treatments of the staff on display. I loved cemetery hill the best! It had Sparky's freshly dug up grave.
We left fairly early to prepare our goodies at home. Eugene and I picked our favorite chocolates and dropped then in a souvenir tub of popcorn I got from the show. We also littered the table with slices of Candy Apples and Pistachios (they had Frankenweenie on them which made me giggle). I filled a Carafe of Lemongrass iced tea to drink in goblets and we waited patiently for the Trick or Treaters to arrive.
We've still on our marathon of Harry Potter movies, but I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Hallo Eve! How are your festivities?
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