Halloween Festival (2005)

Anthony · September 02, 2005, 01:49:27 AM

For some reason, the English version doesn't seem to feature the same "choose your side" main page as the French version. All the pages are set up the same as those on the Pumpkinman version of the French site. Could they just be lazy, or have the Pumpkinmen started to win the battle already?

http://www.magichalloween.com/index.php?c=uk&l=uk

Anthony · September 02, 2005, 09:47:18 PM

Take a look on page 25 of the "Story so far" book on the website. There's a concept painting of the Pumpkinmen and the Pink Witches on Main Street, and one half of the street is orange whilst the other is pink... I think you can guess what's coming! I think they'll probably group all the old orange props onto the left and then put in a whole new set of pink ones on the right! I think it could actually look pretty cool, and would provide a good starting point for some very fun streetmosphere "battles".

Anthony · September 09, 2005, 08:07:49 PM

Keep an eye on Phantom Manor in the background of the site - after a while, you can see the figure of a woman appear and vanish into the distance! Cool detail, eh?

DLRP have also got banner ads linking to the site on lots of other websites now - why do they always put so much more effort into Halloween advertising? Not that I'm complaining!

Kristof · September 10, 2005, 09:05:40 PM

The Halloween -lo -ween soundtrack has been released on a new cd, with an additional 7 tracks!!! Amazing news! So at least there's a decent cd out now!

Source Julien at DLRP.co.uk

Anthony · September 10, 2005, 09:42:13 PM

From one extreme to another... this CD looks absolutely stunning, and I wasn't expecting it at all!

It looks like the cover is a new style for the singles. I'm not sure whether I like it yet or not, but it's more professional than DLRP En Musique at least.

The number of remixes on there is too good to be true! Today I've gone from not believing a CD because it's so cr*p to not believing a CD because it's such a pleasant surprise!

I guess the only bad thing is that they use the old Halloween logo and the purple and yellow make the text a bit hard to read, but the tracks MORE than make up for that! *emails DLP Mail Order again*

Thanks for cheering me up, Raptor! :wink:

Kristof · September 10, 2005, 10:01:40 PM

I've contacted all my friends at EPC for over a year to get a copy of the Halloween -lo -ween variations! I'm so excited about this cd. Hopefully we'll get a new cd of Chante, c'est noël too with the MSEP version on it.

sparkles · September 12, 2005, 01:29:21 AM

oohh i wish i could go to DLP during hallooween!!! it looks like its gonna be great!

Anthony · September 14, 2005, 07:51:15 PM

Halloween news is starting to appear a bit more frequently now...

Halloween 2005 Press Release

They're always full of lots of interesting information and details about the festival, and this one is no exception. It's a shame they *still* haven't got around to making the English version though, when the French version has been available since July...

http://www.disneylandparis.com/fr/press ... en2005.pdf

It's Halloween-Lo-Ween Remixes

For anyone who wants to get a taste of the new remixes without buying the CD, or is being ignored by the official Mail Order service, visit this page:

http://www.mailorder.chrismedia.co.uk/h ... oween.html

The remixes are... interesting. :? Personally, I love the "Rocky Feeling" and "Country Touch" ones, but the Reggae, Asian and Techno ones are ever so slightly cringe-worthy... (as are the names they've given to the remixes, lol)

In-Park Preparations Have Begun!

Joel's latest photo report brings news that not only has the whole of the hub been closed off with construction fences (to allow them to get ready to put the giant pumpkin make-up studio in place), but also that this year's version of the old Spider Web Stage has now appeared in Frontierland.

(source: http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20050913/ )

As far as I know, this stage will replace the old Spider Web Stage and is now next to Cowboy Cookout Barbecue, which makes much more sense in terms of guest flow compared to the old location in a very busy place near to the Shooting Gallery. The stage is now painted pink and will be named "Scène des Sorcières Roses", in French at least.

Anthony · September 17, 2005, 11:03:03 PM

The Giant Pumpkin Has Arrived!

(source: dlrp.fr)

Do they normally put it up this early? I can't see that they've still got 13 days work left with it, so why put it there so early? Maybe they're just doing it now so they can focus on the Pumpkin Paint Pit cableway?

Anthony · September 25, 2005, 12:57:17 PM

Loads of decorations are now in place, including some interesting new Pink Witches ones showing witches from different European countries (don't ask me why...).

21st September

Pumpkin Paint Pit cableway tower now in place

http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=74

25th September

Pumpkins Take Over!

http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=79

Orange County

http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=80

Make-Up Workshops

http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=81

The Pink Witches Have Crash Landed!

http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=82

Exciting eh?

Don't forget to post your reactions to the new decorations - especially those Pink Witches ones. They look quite cartoony which might not be to everyone's taste, and the strange decision to have them representing countries might put people off them too. Wine for France, Tea for Great Britain, etc...

Personally, after disliking them a bit at first, I do quite like them. They're imaginative at least.

Patrick · September 25, 2005, 03:34:27 PM

Interesting is what I can say they are, since after all they look a bit cartoonish, I am not a gigantic fan of them, right I support pumpkinmen

. Paint the park orange if you ask me, more fun than pink, and ahem who said the English like tea, really what a generalisation :lol: , I have to say I am known to hate tea

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Jorien · September 25, 2005, 05:07:29 PM

Quote from: "Baloo"and the strange decision to have them representing countries might put people off them too. Wine for France, Tea for Great Britain, etc...

And what about Holland? Again windmills, and wooden shoes i guess? :?
That way everyone will keep thinking we are surrounded with those and think we all walk on wooden shoes in here......

Anthony · September 25, 2005, 08:57:16 PM

Quote from: "Jorien"That way everyone will keep thinking we are surrounded with those and think we all walk on wooden shoes in here......

What?! You mean you don't?!

My English teacher who's from Holland was telling us the other day how people in the Netherlands all think everyone in England walks around with umbrellas all the time, so it's funny to see that the DLRP Entertainment people think the same!

I wonder why they put these there though? How do Witches from different countries fit into the season's story? Perhaps they think that people from each Witches' country will automatically have a photo taken with that Witch... :? I really like the Pink Witch statue though, and it's cool that they have a Pumpkinman behind it, starting to paint it orange.

And btw, I don't like tea either... And I never carry an umbrella... And we don't have a union jack flag outside our house... I think people from every country will feel the same as you Jorien, so if they're clever they'll realise that you don't *all* live in windmills. Some of you live in canalboats... :lol:

Jorien · September 26, 2005, 03:58:27 PM

Quote from: "Baloo"My English teacher who's from Holland was telling us the other day how people in the Netherlands all think everyone in England walks around with umbrellas all the time, so it's funny to see that the DLRP Entertainment people think the same!

Quote from: "Baloo"And btw, I don't like tea either... And I never carry an umbrella... And we don't have a union jack flag outside our house... I think people from every country will feel the same as you Jorien, so if they're clever they'll realise that you don't *all* live in windmills. Some of you live in canalboats... :lol:

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

Thanks for not posting a picture of Holland of a field with windmills.....like Patmagic did a while back! :wink:

Ok back on topic again (as raptor would say)! I don't know what to think of those witches yet. Doesn't look bad, but can't really place them in the whole theming yet.
Just have to see it for myself i guess when i'm over there. :wink:

Anthony · September 29, 2005, 06:24:30 PM

You can see even more of this year's decorations over on Joel's latest Photo Hunt:

http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20050927/

It seems my prediction that half of Main Street would be pink was wrong:

The concept art did show it half and half, and I think it would have definately been a cool idea, but it seems the Pink Witches are preferring to stay in HalloweenLand for now. Orange County looks SO much better without the Lights of Winter though, doesn't it?

A new feature for this year is the Witches' Academy Convention, where you'll find the European witches statues, Pink Witches' Stage and more.

There's also the imaginatively titled "Witch Shop", which features some excellent cardboard cut out themeing...

...but for the full cardboard cut-out experience you really have to visit the photo location:

...or the beautifully designed Disney characters balcony:

So after all this I think you can tell that I'll be most definately supporting the Pumpkinmen this Halloween. Not only are they not ugly, but their decorations look much more high-quality and professional and they are *consistent* - a quality the Pink Witches don't seem to understand.

Just look at the cool Halloween Hairdressing studio:

And one of the most amazing seasonal decorations ever:

I don't completely hate the Pink Witches. I like the idea and I like the entrance statue, but the European Witches are out of place and tacky and the cardboard cut-outs should be shredded ASAP! :evil:

GO PUMPKINMEN!!! *woooo* :lol: