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The Halloween
Book (Hardcover) - by Jane Bull
Review:
The Halloween
Book is a veritable gold mine of creepy crafts to make Halloween
the most spine-tingling night of the year. Unearthly decorations
("Silhouette Windows," "Flickering Faces," "Jeering Jars"), exquisitely
eerie dress-up ideas ("Fearsome Features," "Creepy Costumes,"),
and delectably ghastly goodies ("Buckets of Treats," "Beastly
Buffet," "Hanging Horrors," "Cauldron Cocktails," "Spooky Potions")
will provide days of creative fun leading up to the haunted holiday.
The perfect resource for a Halloween party, with DK's superb photos
and clever activities, games, and recipes, this volume is a steep
step above the standard craft book. So pour yourself a mug o'
vampire broth or hot chocolate bones, dig into some sausage fingers,
and get started on your screaming streamers and menacing masks.
(Ages 6 to 11) --Emilie Coulter
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5-This is the "Martha Stewart" book of craft, costume,
food, and party ideas for the ultimate Halloween experience. It
shows how to carve a pumpkin, make hanging glass-jar lights, spooky
window cutouts, and decorated flashlights. There are descriptions
and photos of additions to fairy, pirate, witch, vampire, and
ghost costumes, with elaborate face painting and perfectly cut-out,
acrylic-painted, paper-plate masks. There are directions for a
paper-m ch pumpkin and a cr pe-paper-decorated sand bucket for
holding treats. Refreshments include sausage fingers, "bread roll
monsters," gorgeous-looking creepy cupcakes, and "cauldron cocktails."
Finally, there are instructions for a shadow theatre and other
traditional party games. The photographs are stunning, but all
of the projects look like they were made by adults or particularly
handy, older children. One hopes that youngsters will not be disappointed
when their creations don't look quite so perfect.
This is a fun book aimed at the younger set filled with a nice
sprinkling of Halloween costumes, recipes, crafts, and party ideas.
The ideas are by no means original, but as a mom and Halloween-freak
, I found this book to be a good inspiration to cooking up your
own ideas. (The monster sandwiches are priceless! )The photos
are lovely, the printed varnished pages crisp and bright -- I
can practically smell the pumpkin pie when I crack it open.

Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids
Review:
This is a beautiful book and so user-friendly! It was great to
avoid frantically running around from store to store, since this
book has such simple patterns and shortcuts where you don't even
have to sew, as well as last-minute panic solutions. The 100 different
costume choices (from well-known bunnies, pirates and witches
to the amusing gingerbread house, octopus, swamp monster) will
last the Halloween life of my kids (and probably their kids too!),
making this book quite the bargain. Making and creating the costumes
was a fun family project and encouraged everyone's imagination.
I like the idea that a portion of the proceeds of the book go
to UNICEF.
I have made the squeleton costume for my 5 years old and it was
a success.It was a great initiation to costume making for me.It
also is easy to understand and do by them selfs for older kids.
It is our favorite bedtime story.
Sam (age 5) and Kate (age 3) have been so excited about this book
"reading" every page over and over and taking it to bed with them!
Kate has memorized the names of each costume and has been able
to ask for and describe a combination of costumes that she has
imagined for herself!
This book is wonderful for inspiring creative imagination and
the costume tips and patterns ARE easy and versatile enough for
you to whip up an original costume with very simple inexpensive
ingredients or with whatever you have in the house even at the
very last minute!
I am very proud of Sam, who after much gleeful "study" of this
book with his sister, decided to make his own costume modifying
one of the ideas in this book - how satisfying for him to march
in his school costume parade wearing an original costume that
started from an idea from this book and made pretty much all by
himself (hey, no sewing, or even glue gun needed for that one!)
I'm sure we will get lots more year round dress-up inspiration
from this truly "Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids" book
to come... my mind is already brewing up some winter dress-up
Birthday Party ideas!
In Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes For Kids, Halloween costume
designer Leila Peltosaari showcases one hundred easy-to-make costumes
complete with matching treat bags and accessories. The simple,
step-by-step instructions are enhanced with detailed full-color
photos and illustrations. The color-coded, easy patterns for 3
to 12 year olds are well-organized and feature a wealth of "no-sew"
shortcuts and "last-minute" solutions. Highly recommended for
even the most novice costumer, Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes
For Kids is enhanced further with a history of Halloween, safety
tips, and anecdotal background stories. With designs ranging from
traditional and storybook characters to animals and clowns, to
celestial beings and cultural tributes, most of the costumes can
be assembled without a sewing machine and in only one evening.
Many of the costumes are made form Polarfleece (a perfect Halloween
fabric which is soft and lightweight, slightly stretchy, warm,
versatile, with no hemming or seam finished needed -- and hotglues
like a dream!). Although specifically targeted for the Halloween
holiday, these are delightful outfits that can well serve for
costume parties and school plays at any time of year!
Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids is the best I have
seen on this topic. The full color photographs of the costumes,
complete with makeup, are spectacular. The directions are thorough
and easy to follow. Any of these costumes would be a terrific
for Halloween and the ideas could also be used for making costumes
for plays or other productions. At the price of store bought costumes
or patterns, this book is a bargain, as it contains 100 costumes
and many additional ideas. You won't be disappointed!

The Disney Treasures (Hardcover)
From Publishers Weekly
This lavishly produced volume offers a nostalgic, five decades-long
chronicle of the Walt Disney Company, from the birth of the Disney
Bros. Studio in 1923 to Walt Disney's death in 1966. Disney devotees
will delight in poring over the book's vivid pages, as each highlight
from the company's history is illustrated with a collage of photos,
sketches, finished full-color drawings, brochures and posters,
plus pull-out reproductions of memorabilia including Walt Disney's
correspondence, tickets to Disneyland from 1955, even paper masks
of Pinocchio characters issued by Gillette in 1940. Walt Disney
Archives manager Tieman captures key episodes in meticulous but
brisk chapters, from the birth of Mickey Mouse in 1928, to Disney's
first feature film (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, 1933), to Walt
Disney's proposal for Disney World in Florida. Throughout, readers
learn of the process behind Disney's groundbreaking accomplishments:
the first cartoon synchronized with sound, the first cartoon in
full Technicolor, the first feature-length animated film, the
studio's entrance into live-action films and television and its
revolution in character-merchandising. The volume includes a 60-minute
CD with tracks of radio commercials plus selections from Walt
Disney's interviews and speeches.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Selected from the vast archives of the Walt Disney Company, this
historic collection includes handwritten letters and notes of
Walt's, rare character sketches from the 1930's and 1940's, replicas
of Disneyland's opening-day tickets, photos, movie theater programs,
comic strips, greeting cards, commissary menus, and other treasures,
reproduced in facsimile form. Many of these special features are
designed to be removable so readers can touch and hold masterfully
reproduced bits of history. In addition, the book comes with a
60-minute CD that features previously unheard audio of Walt Disney
, radio commercials from the 1950s, and never-before-released
sound tracks from the parks' most popular attraction.
Review: "Practically
Perfect in Every Way!"
While we assume that the Walt Disney Company is reserving the
title "The Walt Disney Archives" for a more in-depth
study of the historic research materials housed at the Disney
Studios, Robert Tieman's new book titled "The Disney Treasures"
is a masterful overview of the spectular material preserved within
these collections.
With speedy shipment of the first release from Amazon, this book
instantly climbs to the top of the "A" list of books
for collectors and fans of all things "Disney". Presently,
no other book in the marketplace has rediscovered the heart of
Disney history and preservation like this book.
Tieman has faithfully written an historic
timeline of Walt Disney's life and career, and has reproduced
a wide variety of removable icon pieces to illustrate each period
in Walt's life. This book should be required reading for anyone
seeking to better understand the person, motivations, and creativity
of Walt Disney.
The removable "treasures"
will bring hours of conversation and discovery to all generations.
From Great Grandparents to the youngest child, all will enjoy
sharing stories of the Disney they remember. Of particular importance
are the many reminders that behind each of these treasures, lived
a creative genius by the name of Walt Disney. Children will be
reminded of the value of one person's contribution in the world
we live in. By example, Walt Disney's singular contribution to
the worlds of fantasy, enchantment, education and community cannot
be forgotten.
In addition, listeners will enjoy
the audio CD as they return to Walt's earliest boyhood memories,
along with the later creative developments of the Disney Studios
and of Disneyland as well. Let there be no doubt: The story is
at it's best when Walt Disney is telling it!
This book is absolutely worthy of
its name. [We're] proud to offer this book our Highest Recommendation!<P...
Review: WOW! The coolest Disney book EVER!!!
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, but man, I was just
in awe with every page I turned. I love that it focuses on the
Walt era, and with the removable memorabilia replications (hand-written
notes from Walt, himself!), it's totally unique.
I HIGHLY recommend this book to any and EVERY Disney fan out there!!!
Review: A great book for all Disney fans
I find this book a great book, because it contains all kind of
information about Disney. And it contains all kind of extra things
inside it.
Review: Beautiful!
I think this book really beatiful!
It's a little jump in the past, with beatiful reproduction of
small object that many young people don't know! Its a great experience
hav in my hand tickets, cards and other object that have made
great a man and his mouse!
Thanks from Italy!
Review: A treasure trove of
nostalgia for Disney fans
For collectors,this book goes so well with any Disney collection
such as that Fantasia DVDs,the Walt Disney documentary DVD,Frank
and Ollie DVD and others.
If you like documentaries and well put together books,then this
is an entertainig and informative book of Disney history,with
all sorts of extras from nearly the last hundred years. This is
a book to keep and enjoy for a lifetime.
Review: History of Disney
Brought to Life
DISNEY TREASURES is tuly a treasure - filled with beautifully
reproduced copies of memorabilia that remove from the book. The
experience of holding this book in your hands is really something.
The wonderful text and design are a perfect match too in this
"museum in a book". Any Disney fan will love this book!
Oh and while I'm at it don't forget these books on costumes
for children.


Creative Costumes for Children (Without Sewing) (Paperback)


Creative Costumes for Children (Without Sewing) (Paperback)
Review: Prrrfect booook for the costume inclined!
From kids to adults, everyone loves being someone (or someTHING!)
else for Halloween. Singleton's book provides a wealth of ideas
and resources, and the interior illustrations, photographs, and
black-and-orange two-color printing make for a very attractive
product.
Review: Fun! Fun! Fun!
This is such a fun book for Halloween! I have enjoyed looking
at the photographs and illustrations. I can't wait to try some
of the creative costumes out on my children. The book makes it
so easy to put together and understand! In this day of rush, rush,
rush, its so wonderful to have a book that makes life simple.
Thank you for such a great tool
Review: Clever Costume Creating for
Halloween
I found this book to be very enlightning for ideas on creating
Halloween costumes. It is full of so many good tips, many requiring
a minimal amount of effort in putting together a costume. I would
recommend this book to many, both young and old and particularly
to parents who every year need to come up with a new and unique
costume for their children to dress for Halloween.
Review: Clever Costume Creating for
Halloween
Suzanne Singleton has certainly outdone herself on this release.
Clever Costume Creating for Halloween is jam-packed with unique
ideas for easy to make, NO SEW costumes. The illustrations help
you visualize the overall effect and the instructions are packed
with appropriate props and accessories.
Although I am an artist and consider myself to be pretty creative,
when it comes to Halloween costumes I go blank. The creative part
of me wants to do something original, unique. I definitely could
never bring myself to buy those mass produced, plastic-masked
versions available in the stores. When I flipped through Suzanne
Singleton's book, my mind began to race with all the possiblities.
I found myself thinking, "Why didn't I think of that? This
is sooooooo clever!" Now my only problem is choosing which
idea to try first!
Review: FUN & EASY NO SEW COSTUME
Ideas w/visuals!,
This title had just been published a view days when I purchased
it. If you are like me and love Halloween but panic at the thought
of what to be? what to wear? This is for you! Singleton has written
a book with A to Z costume ideas that are fun and refreshing and
all NO SEW!
What you also receive with this book purchase are pages filled
with fun to view black and white visuals of the costume ideas.
The pages are bordered with corn candy and various halloween graphics
which only adds to the fun and festive halloween spirit.
Year after year, my husband and I
along with our children are invited to dress up Halloween costume
parties.These parties are usually fun and yet I am always feeling
pressure for myself and my family. What to do? Many Halloween
costumes are so expensive for a one night event,(the nicer well
made ones), and how much fun is it to buy the old cheap mass produced
plastic ones? Like many women of today, I do not sew which only
adds to my frustration. Well now here is the perfect remedy, this
title is not only packed with fun and easy costume ideas but each
page is sure to bring a smile with each costume visual!
It is cute, fun, festive and fills
a need! Never again will you lose sight of the Halloween fun that
costume panic brings!


The Incredibles (Widescreen 2-Disc Collector's Edition)
(2004)
After creating the last great traditionally animated film of the
20th century, The Iron Giant, filmmaker Brad Bird joined top-drawer
studio Pixar to create this exciting, completely entertaining
computer-animated film. Bird gives us a family of "supers,"
a brood of five with special powers desperately trying to fit
in with the 9-to-5 suburban lifestyle. Of course, in a more innocent
world, Bob and Helen Parr were superheroes, Mr. Incredible and
Elastigirl. But blasted lawsuits and public disapproval forced
them and other supers to go incognito, making it even tougher
for their school-age kids, the shy Violet and the aptly named
Dash. When a stranger named Mirage (voiced by Elizabeth Pena)
secretly recruits Bob for a potential mission, the old glory days
spin in his head, even if his body is a bit too plump for his
old super suit.
Bird has his cake and eats it, too.
He and the Pixar wizards send up superhero and James Bond movies
while delivering a thrilling, supercool action movie that rivals
Spider-Man 2 for 2004's best onscreen thrills. While it's just
as funny as the previous Pixar films, The Incredibles has a far
wider-ranging emotional palette (it's Pixar's first PG film).
Bird takes several jabs, including some juicy commentary on domestic
life ("It's not graduation, he's moving from the fourth to
fifth grade!").
The animated Parrs look and act a bit like the actors portraying
them, Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter. Samuel L. Jackson and
Jason Lee also have a grand old time as, respectively, superhero
Frozone and bad guy Syndrome. Nearly stealing the show is Bird
himself, voicing the eccentric designer of superhero outfits ("No
capes!"), Edna Mode.
Nominated for four Oscars, The Incredibles won for Best Animated
Film and, in an unprecedented win for non-live-action films, Sound
Editing.
The Presentation
This two-disc set is (shall we say it?), incredible. The digital-to-digital
transfer pops off the screen and the 5.1 Dolby sound will knock
the socks off most systems. But like any superhero, it has an
Achilles heel. This marks the first Pixar release that doesn't
include both the widescreen and full-screen versions in the same
DVD set, which was a great bargaining chip for those cinephiles
who still want a full-frame presentation for other family members.
With a 2.39:1 widescreen ratio (that's big black bars, folks,
à la Dr. Zhivago), a few more viewers may decide to go
with the full-frame presentation. Fortunately, Pixar reformats
their full-frame presentation so the action remains in frame.
The Extras
The most-repeated segments will be the two animated shorts. Newly
created for this DVD is the hilarious "Jack-Jack Attack,"
filling the gap in the film during which the Parr baby is left
with the talkative babysitter, Kari. "Boundin'," which
played in front of the film theatrically, was created by Pixar
character designer Bud Luckey. This easygoing take on a dancing
sheep gets better with multiple viewings (be sure to watch the
featurette on the short).
Brad Bird still sounds like a bit
of an outsider in his commentary track, recorded before the movie
opened. Pixar captain John Lasseter brought him in to shake things
up, to make sure the wildly successful studio would not get complacent.
And while Bird is certainly likable, he does not exude Lasseter's
teddy-bear persona. As one animator states, "He's like strong
coffee; I happen to like strong coffee." Besides a resilient
stance to be the best, Bird threw in an amazing number of challenges,
most of which go unnoticed unless you delve into the 70 minutes
of making-of features plus two commentary tracks (Bird with producer
John Walker, the other from a dozen animators). We hear about
the numerous sets, why you go to "the Spaniards" if
you're dealing with animation physics, costume problems (there's
a reason why previous Pixar films dealt with single- or uncostumed
characters), and horror stories about all that animated hair.
Bird's commentary throws out too many names of the animators even
after he warns himself not to do so, but it's a lively enough
time. The animator commentary is of greatest interest to those
interested in the occupation.
There is a 30-minute segment on deleted scenes with temporary
vocals and crude drawings, including a new opening (thankfully
dropped). The "secret files" contain a "lost"
animated short from the superheroes' glory days. This fake cartoon
(Frozone and Mr. Incredible are teamed with a pink bunny) wears
thin, but play it with the commentary track by the two superheroes
and it's another sharp comedy sketch. There are also NSA "files"
on the other superheroes alluded to in the film with dossiers
and curiously fun sound bits. "Vowellet" is the only
footage about the well-known cast (there aren't even any obligatory
shots of the cast recording their lines). Author/cast member Sarah
Vowell (NPR's This American Life) talks about her first foray
into movie voice-overs--daughter Violet--and the unlikelihood
of her being a superhero. The feature is unlike anything we've
seen on a Disney or Pixar DVD extra, but who else would consider
Abe Lincoln an action figure? --Doug Thomas


Beauty and the Beast (Disney Special Platinum
Edition) (1991)
Amazon.com essential video
The film that officially signaled Disney's animation renaissance
(following The Little Mermaid) and the only animated feature to
receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast
remains the yardstick by which all other animated films should
be measured. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a
dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the
Beast (a prince whose heart is too hard to love anyone besides
himself), Belle boldly takes her father's place, imprisoned in
the Beast's gloomy mansion. Naturally, Belle teaches the Beast
to love. What makes this such a dazzler, besides the amazingly
accomplished animation and the winning coterie of supporting characters
(the Beast's mansion is overrun by quipping, dancing household
items) is the array of beautiful and hilarious songs by composer
Alan Menken and the late, lamented lyricist Howard Ashman. (The
title song won the 1991 Best Song Oscar, and Menken's score scored
a trophy as well.) The downright funniest song is "Gaston,"
a lout's paean to himself (including the immortal line, "I
use antlers in all of my de-co-ra-ting"). "Be Our Guest"
is transformed into an inspired Busby Berkeley homage. Since Ashman's
passing, animated musicals haven't quite reached the same exhilarating
level of wit, sophistication, and pure joy. --David Kronke --This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this
title. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.
DVD features
Over a decade after it was made, this Oscar®-winning musical
looks better than ever; the remastered film pops off the screen.
This DVD debut has a whole disc of extras, but it's the film that
matters here. You can see the original version, the special edition--which
has a new song sequence, "Human Again," created for
its 2001 release in IMAX theaters--and the unique "work-in-progress"
edition that played the New York Film Festival and was seen on
an earlier laserdisc release. Disney's... read more
Review: One of the best films ever
made!
Disney's animated version of the classic tale, "Beauty and
the Beast," is every bit as enchanting as the "tale
as old as time" that it tells, making its way into our hearts
as well as motion picture history. Being the first film nominated
for an Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as six nominations
altogether, Disney proves that it has what it takes to make an
animated feature enjoyable for adults and children. I remember
watching the film as a small child, and now, as an adult, is hasn't
lost its luster, and everything is just as I enjoyed it before.
Through brilliant animation and song,
as well as some terrific voice talents, the story of unexpected
love comes to new and exciting life. Small-town girl Belle is
forced to head into the woods once her father turns up missing,
bringing her to a gloomy, secluded castle where she finds him
and his captor, a vicious-looking beast. Of course, the beginning
of the movie explains the beast's origins: he was once a selfish
prince who, after turning out an old beggar woman, was transformed,
given an enchanted rose, and told "if he could learn to love
another, and earn their love in return by the time the last petal
fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed
to remain a beast for all time."
This begins their rocky-turned-romantic
relationship, as they begin to warm to one another. Meanwhile,
the town brute, Gaston, has plans of his own, involving some sinister
maneuvers involving Belle's father in hopes that she will agree
to marry him.
Many have hailed this as the best
of Disney's films, and they wouldn't be wrong in saying so, either.
It's easy to see why the movie has become such a success: there
are elements at work in this film, just as in every other Disney
film, only they seem to have taken on a small degree of maturity
with this film's creation.
The animation is some of the best
and most believable I've seen for an animated film in a long time.
Most of the scenes involving solely characters is the same as
most of Disney's works, but there are scenes of pure life-like
reality that have a special flare to them. The ballroom scene
is one such scene: the camera angles sweep across a room filled
with high-arched glass windows and a chandelier which looks as
real as the words you're reading on this page. Some nice effects
go into the creation of the castle as well, especially in the
end once everything returns to normal.
The is one of the most moving Disney
soundtracks to come along since that of "Cinderella"
and "Pinocchio." It is clear that composers were striving
to capture the feeling and influence of their previous score for
"The Little Mermaid," and they truly succeed in doing
so. The songs are delightful and will have kids and adults alike
smiling and singing along. The score is the perfect underlining
for scenes of romance as well as tension and suspense. In case
you were wondering, three of the originally written songs were
nominated for Academy Awards; that should say something.
This is one of Disney's most ambitious
and successful projects, ranking alongside such cinematic achievements
as the successes of "Citizen Kane" and "Gone With
The Wind." Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture,
as well as its Oscar nominations, "Beauty and the Beast"
is a hallmark of a time when movies were something that everyone,
young and old alike, could enjoy on the same levels. This is the
best picture of 1991. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition
Review: My Favorite
Disney Classic
Belle is bored with life in her village. Her only escape is her
books, and she longs to have an adventure of her own. When her
father heads out to a fair, he gets lots, and Belle finds him
in an enchanted castle. The objects are thrilled, because if she
and their master, the Beast, fall in love, they will all be freed
from the enchantment. But will Belle be able to see past the outward
appearance? And what about the handsome bore back home who wants
to marry Belle?
I feel in love with this movie the
first time I saw it, and that love has only grown over the years.
The story is the right mix of fun and uncertainty. Gaston was
a wonderful addition to the mix because his story was the part
I was most uncertain about the first time around. The artwork
on the film catches your eye from the first shot of the castle,
and doesn't let go. Beside the incredible background shots are
wonderful drawings of the characters. I especially love the boyish
excitement they manage to give the Beast in several scenes. Finally,
there's the music. Every song adds to the story and is memorable
in its own right.
This DVD is perfect for any fan of
this movie. Disc 1 includes three versions of the film. The first
is the "in progress" version shown to the New York film
festival 6 weeks before the premier of the movie in 1991. While
it's fun to have, I won't be watching it regularly. The second
version is the original release. And finally comes the special
edition, with the added scene and "Human Again." Ironically,
this is probably my least favorite of the songs added to the Broadway
version, but it does advance the story. And, there's always the
option of watching the original version. Obviously, the version
that you are supposed to watch is the special edition, as the
audio commentary and sing along bonus features only work with
this option. All three come in Dolby 5.1 sound, which sounds great.
The second disc features hours of
bonus material. Most of it focuses on the making of this movie.
Everything is covered, from original idea through characters and
the Broadway version and special edition. Galleries show character
designs over the course of the project. Also featured is the original
treatments for "Human Again" and "Be Our Guest."
Celebrity voices give background on the original story and Disney
versions of classic tales. And there's a fun documentary as the
stars of "Even Stevens" take a backstage look at all
the work that goes into making a feature animated film.
This is the only film so far to be
nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. Watching the film, the
reason is clear. This is something the entire family can enjoy.
Don't miss your opportunity to catch this classic film.
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Review: Classic Tale
This all time classic Walt Disney film, will get your heart pumping
with
feelings of joy and love. It will show you that love can be found
in unexpected
places. This fairly tale takes place a long time ago. Belle¢s
father, an
inventor, was on his way to a fair, but took a wrong turn and
ended up at a
castle. When he doesn¢t return home, Belle sets off to look
for him, and in turn
becomes a prisoner in the ferocious beast¢ castle, where
it¢s filled with
talking furniture, who in the end turn back into there human form.
Now Belle no
longer has to look into books for an adventure, for she is on
one of her own.
As the two spend many days and nights together, Belle shows the
beast how to
love. This amazing enchanted story is one for the whole family,
with its magical
touch and fantastic musicals. --This text refers to the VHS Tape
edition
Review:
A Walt Disney Classic
This all time classic Walt Disney film, will get your heart pumping
with feelings of joy and love. It will show you that love can
be found in unexpected places. This fairly tale takes place a
long time ago. Belle's father, an inventor, was on his way to
a fair, but took a wrong turn and ended up at a castle. When he
doesn't return home, Belle sets off to look for him, and in turn
becomes a prisoner in the ferocious beast' castle, where it's
filled with talking furniture, who in the end turn back into there
human form. Now Belle no longer has to look into books for an
adventure, for she is on one of her own. As the two spend many
days and nights together, Belle shows the beast how to love. This
amazing enchanted story is one for the whole family, with its
magical touch and fantastic musicals.
Review: Beauty and the Beast
Penetrates Your Heart, and Like The Best of Books, Is Wondrous
For The Soul
When watching Beauty and the Beast, I feel as if I am not watching
an animated film. Instead, I feel as if I am being told a story,
a love story, and perhaps the most sophisticated and beautiful
love story ever to be told. Beauty and the Beast penetrates your
heart, and like the best of books is wondrous for the soul.
It is just as good as any other animated
film ever made. It packs just as much magic as Snow White, as
much drama as Pinocchio, as much wonder as Fantasia, and all the
great songs, characters, and merriment of The Little Mermaid.
The film could not have been realized in any other medium but
animation, because of the level of fantasy it requires. With art
you can achieve an unreachable level of beauty, mood, and atmosphere.
What also strikes me about Beauty
and the Beast is the level of realism. I know that the Beast's
castle is drawn on a piece of paper no larger than my torso, but
on screen I feel small and overwhelmed in its presence. It is
as if I can find something if I could look around the corners
of one of the castle's corridors.
The story introduces us to Belle,
who is yet another Disney heroine (in the spirit of Ariel) who
is ambitious, determined, and extremely attractive. She lives
in a fantasy world of her own, reading books of far off places,
but the advances of the town brute Gaston, and the mediocrity
of the provincial town in which she lives, make her yearn for
her own adventure away from the village. Her father, a absent-minded
inventor sets off for the fair, but after taking a wrong turn,
stumbles upon an enormous castle. Once inside, he is captured
by a ferocious beast and is imprisoned in the dungeons. And after
learning of his disappearance, Belle sets off to search for her
father.
We already know (from the opening
prologue)that the Beast that prowls the castle's rooms and wings
was actually a handsome young prince who was transformed into
his monstrous form as punishment for his cruelty to others. Once
arriving at the castle, Belle becomes a prisoner in a trade for
her father's freedom. This, however not without many obstacles
and trials, is where the love story begins.
Like the best of Disney's animated
films, Beauty and the Beast is surrounded by a cast of talkative
and musical supportive characters. Inside the enchanted castle,
we meet Lumiere, a French candlestick; Cogsworth, a tightly wound
clock; and Mrs. Potts, a frumpy and warm-hearted teapot. These
characters add another level of drama and intensity to the film,
for they too have the desire to transform back into their human
forms as well. The villain this time around is the chauvinist
pig Gaston, who makes a powerful transition to a menacing bad
guy by the film's third act.
Beauty and the Beast also has a musical
score that is among the best the studio has ever created. For
starters there is the high-spirited "Be Our Guest" number
which is a destined Disney classic in the spirit of "Under
the Sea". There is also the hauntingly beautiful title song,
"Beauty and the Beast" sung by Angela Lansbury, which
combined with a fantastic ballroom sequence, is pure cinematic
brilliance.
Along with The Little Mermaid, Beauty
and the Beast celebrates the return of "The Disney Classic".
It seems as if the filmmakers have dashed the thought that animation
is just for kids, and made a film that combines every ingrediant
needed to make a great film.
Beauty and the Beast takes the best
of every element of film and molds them into a entertaining feast
of the senses. It reaches back to every individual, instead of
the targeted "kiddie" audience that most animated films
demote themselves to.


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney
Special Platinum Edition) (1938)
Editorial Reviews
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One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937
film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an enchanted
world, with scores of major and minor characters (including fauna
and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow
White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head
all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's
artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging,
girl-woman character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns
from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something
so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure
it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm
fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to
deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing
up. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. --Tom
Keogh --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.
DVD features
Disney figured out that it's not necessarily how many extras a
DVD offers, it's how effortlessly the fan can view them. In two
"guided tours," a viewer can see a selection of the
excellent extras on the history and creation of Walt Disney's
crown jewel. Disc 1 has an informative 40-minute documentary,
plus karaoke songs, a neat trivia game, and Barbra Streisand's
new version of "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Like
Fantasia, the commentary track is expertly made up of historical
recordings... read more
Review: Disney Magic Makes SNOW WHITE Classic DVD
I was extremely excited to receive this DVD.... Upon opening it,
one gets the feeling that it is truly a special edition. The packaging
is very nice: the DVD box is sturdy with two openings for each
disk. The pamphlet inside the DVD is gorgeously produced and very
helpful.
My first impression is that Disney
has spent much time making this DVD user-friendly. There is an
abundance of directions and drawings showing you what is on the
disk and how to get there. Since there are two disks and a KINGDOM
of information to pour through, these directions are very welcome
(even to this seasoned DVD-viewer!)
Disney pulls out some familiar faces
to make the experience as warm as possible: Disney himself appears
in various footage; Angela Lansbury narrates the documentary and
provides a "tour" of the disks; Michael Eisner shows
up; and Barbra Streisand sings a specially recorded version of
"Some Day My Prince Will Come".
SNOW WHITE, the movie, looks gorgeous
and, although old fashioned, is quite wonderful. SNOW WHITE, the
double-disk, is a lot of information to wade through. I am amazed
at the amount of behind-the-scenes film that exists! Disney must
have suspected that he was creating a classic - he filmed every
aspect of it! I especially enjoy the HALL OF ART section. There
are 3 halls of various story art (i.e. "The cottage";
"The castle"; "the Forest"; etc.) Although
initially I found it hard to move from hall to hall, I eventually
figured it out. The animated HALLS are extraordinary and the art
that "hangs" there is incredible -- various renderings
and attempts at bringing the story and locales of SNOW WHITE alive.
It's even more incredible that Disney Co. held on to these papers
for all these years.
Well, in case you can't tell, I highly
recommend the special SNOW WHITE disks. You will spend days looking
at everything that is included -- or you can opt to spend an hour
and a half viewing the original,gorgeous film that started the
Disney empire....
Review: A Masterpiece gets the Treatment
it Deserves
The Disney Company has over used the term Masterpiece when referring
to its own movies. But this one truly deserves that title. While
its animation betray its age, the story and characters are still
fun, and its place in history also makes it a must.
The story is simple and familiar.
Snow White's wicket stepmother wants her killed because Snow White
is "the fairest of them all." She is saved from this
fate, and hides out with seven dwarfs. But will the queen find
her and try to kill her?
Walt's genius here was in creating
the characters. The dwarfs have very distinctive personalities,
and some of the best scenes in the movie revolve around them.
(The scene where they first come home is a classic.) The animals
add some humor as well, especially when cleaning the cottage.
The plot moves along well, and when
I first saw it in college, I was drawn into the story even though
I knew the ending. I actually felt tears when the dwarfs were
mourning Snow White.
By today's standards, the animation
is flawed, especially for the prince. However, there are some
truly beautiful scenes as well, particularly the sun set when
the dwarfs are coming home. Fans of Disney in the 30's will recognize
the feel of some of the silly symphony cartoons. The important
thing to remember when watching this movie is its place in history.
This is the first animated movie ever, produced when everyone
thought no one would ever see it. The fact that we're still watching
it is a testimony to Walt as a filmmaker and pioneer.
This DVD set is the perfect way to
enjoy this movie. The picture and soundtrack have been lovingly
restored, and look and sound incredible. The sound is presented
in Dolby 5.1 and its original mono. I didn't notice that much
difference between the two modes, but it's nice to have the option.
The first disc also contains a wonderful audio commentary. Recorded
interviews with Walt Disney are interspersed with comments from
John Canemaker. I learned quite a bit about the film from this
commentary. The second disc contains all you would ever want to
know about the history of the film. They've got character design
changes, completely abandoned concepts, deleted scenes, and information
on the releases over the years to name a few things. I spent hours
soaking up the information and enjoying every moment of it.
This is truly a classic movie that
belongs in any film fan's library. Hurry and get this wonderful
set before it disappears.
Review: Hail to brunettes
in this sickening age of blonde Barbie overkill
A truly wonderful film, from it's technical accomplishments (done
the hard way) to the rich, fascinating nature of its characters.
Surely Walt turns in his grave over the current state of Disney,
in which hypersexualized youth pervade cable and the entertainment
industry as if all innocence had evaporated and only little girls
and their best friends controlled all the world. Leave it to the
Grimm brothers and Walt's fine taste in storytelling to timely
remind us that strangers are dangerous, that people act maliciously
for petty reasons, and that the death of innocence is a tragedy
that brings worlds to a standstill.
Review: The Greatest Animated
Film of all Time, but was only the Beginning
It was almost 10 years after Walt Disney and the mouse he created
became worldwide household names, that he gave Hollywood the first
ever full length animated feature "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs". One of the greatest American films of all time,
one of most renowed and the animated film to have the most releases
from 1937-1993. An important masterpiece that is was once called
"Walt Disney's Folly" but, who said that was very wrong,
the film was immediate phemonenon and the highest grossing film
of all time till it was knocked by "Gone with the Wind"
I've been a fan of Disney for a long time and I know of all the
animated films this is the one to see first. Snow White was only
the begining, cartoons still stayed with Disney, but Snow White
was Walt's turn to the movies. If you love Disney as much as I
do then see the most celebrated animated film of all time, the
merriest and scariest of them all. See the one that started it
all and still the fairest one of all. "SNOW WHITE AND THE
SEVEN DWARFS
Review: Classic! Great!
Now I just got this DVD yesterday at Game Stop (I was lucky enough
to find it used for only $16.99) and I was amazed at how many
bonus features there are! I was a little surprised, because the
bonus features are 190 minutes, where as the movie itself is only
84! I'm telling you, you shouldn't be spending the money on the
movie itself, because the bonus features make this DVD! I felt
so lucky when I got this because I did some reasearch, and this
DVD is worth $70.00! I used to have the original VHS version from
the '90s, but it broke about 5 or 6 years back. Then when this
DVD came out, I wanted it, but never got around to it! All-in-all,
this is one of the best DVDs in history. A lot of work was put
into it, and you can tell. Thanks, Disney!


Editorial Reviews
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Peter Pan has a special place in the realm of classic animated
Disney films: it instills an element of childlike wonder. The
1953 version of James M. Barrie's story is colorfully told and
keeps on the straight and narrow of the book. Barrie's wondrous
focus on child's play is the key to its longevity: kids who don't
grow up, shadows that run away from their owners, pirates, a fairy,
and the magic ability to fly. In short, you can't help wishing
the adventure would happen to you. Fueled by a few memorable songs
(the stunner being "You Can Fly") and the strong impression
of the pixie fairy Tinkerbell and the goofy Captain Hook, Disney's
version of this story neither supplants nor lessens the Broadway
version with Mary Martin that was produced for television the
same decade. Unlike some classics, Peter Pan never ages along
the way. --Doug Thomas --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.
Additional Features
How "special" is the Special Edition? Very, especially
if you consider the initial edition of the Disney animated film
contained only one extra: a French soundtrack. This new edition
packs some background on the story, plus two games for the kids.
Roy Disney hosts the excellent commentary track, which combines
archival recordings of Walt Disney along with new commentaries
from some of the "Nine Old Men" of Disney animation,
as well as other experts and talents. The "restored picture"
doesn't add... read more
Review:
THERE IS NO WIDESCREEN VERSION !
I can't add anything to the praise for this film. If you love
Disney films, this is considered one of the classics. I just wish
to briefly comment on the criticism of the lack of a widescreen
version. The first widescreen film, The King and I, was released
in 1956. Previous to this all films were full screen. Peter Pan,
released in 1953, and a good many of the Disney classics are only
available in full screen aspect. This is not the Pan and Scan
alteration of an original Widescreen format. The way this film
is presented on the DVD is the original aspect ratio; Nothing
has been altered. I have seen this so called criticism leveled
against many Hollywood classics such as Casablanca, Gone with
the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. Please, get off your high horse
and stop whinning about how Disney or whatever movie company is
ripping you off. None of these films ever had a widescreen version
to begin with. Do a little research and you could be content to
enjoy these classics in the aspect ratio they were orginally presented
in. Thats all I wish to say. --This text refers to the DVD edition
Review:
I Love This Movie!
The children in the Darling family love story about Peter Pan.
So naturally when he shows up one night looking for his missing
shadow, they're thrilled to go back with him to Never Land. There,
they face Indians and "the world's most famous crook,"
Captain Hook. Will they survive their adventures with the boy
who never wants to grow up?
I have always had a fascination with
this story. As a kid I remember checking the Disney picture book
version out of the library week after week. When I finally got
to see it, I was enthralled. There is just something magical about
the story. It's partially the coming together of all the boyhood
adventures in one place. Mermaids, Indians, and Pirates? What
more could any boy want? And, of course, the ability to fly. The
"You can fly" sequence over London is one of my all
time favorites. The whole movie really is animated very well with
a story that movies quickly from place to place with lots of humor
to keep everyone entertained and gorgeous animation of the fanciful
Never Land.
This special edition is worth tracking
down. The picture (original full frame) is sharp and the surround
sound is very nice. Extras include a documentary on the making
of the movie and a promotional theatrical featurette from the
original release. The "audio commentary" is unique.
Hosted by Roy Disney, it consists of selections from interviews
of the voice talent, live action models, animators, and animation
historians. While not your usual commentary, it's fascinating
stuff and well worth a listen. Finally, there's a treasure hunt
game and DVD storybook for kids.
This movie still brings a smile to
my face and probably always will. Maybe my friends are right when
they say I love this movie so much because I always wanted to
be Peter Pan.
Review:
About the missing scene
I was glancing at the other reviews and noticed some reviewers
wondering what became of the missing scene in which the audience
is asked if they believe in faeries. The fact of the matter is
this scene, which was vital to the original play, was purposely
omitted by Walt Disney is his animated version. In fact, when
the Disney version appeared in 1953, many reviewers who were great
fans of the Barrie play complained about this, among them, Bosley
Crowther, film critic for The New York Times, and Herbert Brenon,
a British director who made a very popular silent film version
of Peter Pan in 1925. Why would Disney do this? Crowther speculated
that Disney assumed that Americans were more literal minded in
1953 than their British counterparts were in 1904 (when the play
was first staged), and so wouldn't buy into all that faerie stuff.
Also, Crowther sardonically added that perhaps Disney was afraid
that Americans would find it simply too embarrassing to deal with
too much "pixiness." Go figure. Anyway, that's the story
behind the missing scene.
Review:
I love this movie!
This movie is absolutely one of the best Disney movies! I love
this movie so much I used to tell everyone my name was Wendy!
A few years back when this came to DVD I wasn't aware of it and
I didn't buy it until a few years later on Amazon.com in the new
and used part! When you order through that you have to be CAREFUL
with whom you choose to deal with because when I purchased the
movie I received a bootleg version. It looked normal until I opened
the case and it was a fake because of the material used on the
DVD. I compaired the DVD with my other Disney DVD's and it was
not the same. I spent over $25 on a copy! That really made me
mad. If you order from here be aware! There are so many liars
out there! I learned my lesson to ask questions if you have any
and if they seem suspicious don't buy from them. Thanks I hoped
I helped you! But truly this is a wonderful movie for all ages!
Review:
You can fly, You can fly, You can fly
This is a magical movie. It tells kids ( and adults ) that you
must believe in magic and enjoy life and use your imagination...who
doesn't!? We LOVE this movie and it's by far one of the best classic
childrens movies ever made!!! BELIEVE! :)
Review:
Used to be my fave
This is my dad`s fave movie. I saw this movie when I was in 1st
grade. It was my fave. I never wanted to grow up then. Then in
3rd grade I thought the movie was a little to babyish for me.
I still loved it. Then in 4th grade I became obsessed with Dakota
Fanning, then Christina Ricci, the to her character in the Addams
family, Wednesday, then back to Dakota Fanning. Anyway that`s
just like my life a little. But Peter Pan is a movie make for
children who have a imaganation and will belive with faith. It
makes your mind fly off with Peter to Never Never land, the place
is where no one ever grows up. There is an evil foe though, Captian
Hook. Use your imaganation and fly off to Never never land and
watch Peter Pan!


The Little Mermaid (Limited Issue) (1989)
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From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from
the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had
somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been
dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid
who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel
trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced
by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if
she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs
all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth
seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman
and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance
the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea").
Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list
and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the Beast to theaters.
A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton


Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942-1946)
Review: Many enjoyable and funny Donald Duck cartoons
The official announcement of the exact contents of this
DVD set has just been made, with the set containing the Donald
Duck cartoons of 1942-1946. These first official announcements
occasionally have some mistakes or omissions, but they are generally
accurate. In addition to the cartoons, the following extras were
announced:
A chat with the current voice of Donald
Duck.
The complete episode of the Disney
TV Show "A Day In The Life Of Donald Duck", first shown
February 1, 1956. The cartoon Donald (and his car, at times) is
placed in live-action settings to show his "typical work
day". One special scene has Donald arguing with his "voice"
Clarence "Ducky" Nash, with Nash getting the last "quack".
Jimmy Dodd, Roy Williams, and the Mouseketeers also appear. A
few of Donald's cartoons are included.
A featurette on Donald Duck artists
Carl Barks "The Art And Animation of Carl Barks".
The 1940 Donald Duck public service
short 1940 "The Volunteer Worker". If this info is correct,
I don't know why this is repeated from the Walt Disney Treasures
DVD set Chronological Donald Duck Volume 1.
A timeline of the Walt Disney Studios
during the World War II years 1941-1945.
Donald-themed still frame art galleries.
The cartoons below noted with a "*"
were also previously released on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD
set On The Front Lines. Cartoons noted with a "+" should
be in the set, but were probably mistakingly left off the official
announcement list.
1942
1. The Village Smithy - Donald is a smithy who is continually
frustrated in his work on a wagon wheel and trying to shoe a donkey.
2. Donald's Snow Fight - When Donald destroys his nephews' snowman,
the snow fight escalates into Donald's snow ship attacking the
nephews' snow fort. The nephews win the fight, with hilarious
results. My favorite of the Donald/nephews conflict cartoons.
3. * Donald Gets Drafted - Donald eagerly obeys his army induction
order, but soon suffers through a humiliating physical and a sadistic
drill sergeant. I always got a laugh out of Donald reporting to
an army induction in his sailor suit.
4. Donald's Garden - Donald continually has gardening problems
- first, with his watering can and water pump; and then with a
gopher who eats his prize watermelons.
5. Donald's Gold Mine - Donald's conflicts with his donkey in
his gold mine results in finding gold; but, in the end, Donald
looks like one of his bars of gold.
6. * The Vanishing Private - Donald uses invisible paint to camouflage
an anti-aircraft gun. His sergeant Pete angrily chases an invisible
Donald. Pete finally loses his temper by throwing grenades where
he thinks Donald is. Donald gets the last laugh when a general
has Pete thrown into jail, with Donald as the guard.
7. * Sky Trooper - Donald continually bugs his sergeant Pete by
saying he "wants to fly an airplane". Pete tricks Donald
into being a member of a parachuting team. When Donald refuses
to jump and Pete tries to force him out of the plane, both Donald
and Pete fall out without a parachute. As they fall, they dislodge
a bomb, which destroys the general's headquarters. Donald and
Pete both end up doing KP peeling potatoes.
8. + Bellboy Donald - After Donald's hotel manager gives him a
lecture about Donald's impoliteness to the guests, Donald is taunted
continually by Junior, Senator Pete's son. Donald controls his
temper until the very end, when Donald ends up spanking Junior
after Donald has lost his temper and his job.
1943
9. * Der Fuehrer's Face - Donald has a nightmare that he is living
in Nazi Germany, where everything (buildings, trees, clouds, etc.)
is shaped like a swastika. He dreams of bayonet discipline, starvation,
hard labor on a munitions assembly line, and having to "Heil
Hitler" every minute of the day. He awakens to find himself
glad to be a U.S. citizen. This is a very effective propaganda
cartoon and is also an entertaining, funny cartoon. It is the
only Donald Duck cartoon to win an Academy Award.
10. Donald's Tire Trouble - While speeding through the countryside,
Donald has a flat tire. Due to the wartime rubber shortage, Donald
has several hilarious misadventures in trying to fit the flat.
11. Flying Jalopy - Donald buys a defective plane from Ben Buzzard,
who makes Donald's life insurance out to Ben and then proceeds
to try to wreck the plane while Donald is flying it.
12. * Fall Out - Fall In - Donald suffers through the drudgery
of the life of a soldier, including impossibly long marches through
all types of weather. Donald wrestling with his tent while trying
to pitch it is hilarious.
13. * The Old Army Game - His sergeant Pete catches Donald sneaking
back into his barracks after curfew. Donald takes off, with Pete
chasing him, with funny and interesting results.
14. * Home Defense - Donald, a civilian war aircraft spotter,
falls asleep at his post. His nephews trick him by launching a
toy plane and toy parachutists to make Donald think there is an
enemy attack. Several funny scenes follow.
1944
15. Trombone Trouble - The gods Vulcan and Jupiter are kept awake
by Pete's awful trombone playing, so they give Donald the power
to stop Pete. After Donald wins, he picks up the trombone and
starts playing it himself. One of the funniest Donald/Pete conflict
cartoons.
16. Donald Duck and the Gorilla - Donald and his nephews scare
each other with a fake gorilla suit when the radio announces that
a gorilla has escaped from the zoo. But a frantic chase begins
when the real gorilla shows up.
17. Contrary Condor - Donald Duck, an egg collector, pretends
to be a baby condor when the mother condor catches him trying
to steal one of her eggs. Very funny scenes follow of Donald trying
to get out of his predicament.
18. * Commando Duck - Donald is given a secret mission to wipe
out a Japanese airbase. Unfortunately for Donald, he isn't told
how he is supposed to accomplish this alone. There are several
very imaginative scenes that follow, resulting in Donald wiping
out the airbase.
19. The Plastics Inventor - Donald bakes a plastic airplane from
radio instructions and proudly goes out to try it. But several
hilarious scenes follow as the plane melts in a rain storm.
20. Donald's Off Day - Donald's nephews and the weather continually
frustrate his efforts to go golfing.
1945
21. The Clock Watcher - Donald works as a department store gift
wrapper, but his job is threatened by his tardiness, laziness,
playing with the merchandise, and the gifts just refusing to be
wrapped.
22. The Eyes Have It - Donald mistreats Pluto by using hypnotism
glasses to change Pluto into different animals. Pluto turns the
tables on Donald and chases him when Pluto is changed into a lion.
23. Donald's Crime - Donald, needing money for a date with Daisy,
steals from his nephews' piggy bank. After the date, his conscience
makes him get an all-night dishwashing job to get the money to
put back into the piggy bank. But Donald doesn't get away with
his theft - the nephews catch him putting the money back into
the bank and thinks he's stealing the money.
24. + Duck Pimples - A fun and imaginative cartoon in which characters
in a murder mystery book come to life and Donald is accused of
the crime.
25. No Sail - One of my favorite Donald/Goofy cartoons. They rent
a sailboat that runs on nickels. After they run out of nickels,
there are several frustrations for Donald due to Goofy being silly
and clumsy.
26. Cured Duck - Daisy refuses to see Donald again until he is
cured from his terrible temper. Donald uses an "insult"
machine to cure himself. He returns to Daisy cured, but then has
to deal with her temper.
27. Old Sequoia - Forest ranger Donald is fired after many misadventures
in trying to prevent some beavers from destroying a sequoia tree.
1946
28. Donald's Double Trouble - Daisy breaks up with Donald due
to his numerous faults. Donald meets his "sophisticated"
double and uses him to win back Daisy's love. The trick backfires
when the double falls in love with Daisy.
29. Wet Paint - Donald gets into a war with a bird that destroys
Donald's new car paint job and uphostery while gathering material
for her nest. Donald gives up when he sees her nest full of her
baby birds.
30. Dumb Bell of the Yukon - Artic trapper Donald gets the trouble
he deserves when he takes a cub from a sleeping mother to make
a fur coat for Daisy. Several funny scenes follow when the mother
bear chases Donald.
31. Lighthouse Keeping - Donald, a lighthouse keeper, must deal
with a pelican who is trying to douse the lighthouse light. As
usual, Donald causes his own problems by first playing tricks
on the bird.
32. Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive - Donald loses his sanity
in trying to capture "wild man of the jungle" Goofy.
These cartoons are among Donald's
funniest and most imaginative. These Walt Disney Treasures sets
of the Disney cartoons are among the best bargains of any DVD
set. I own these cartoons since VHS tapes of the 1980s and the
Disney Channel cartoon shows and still enjoy them after watching
them for many years. I very much look forward to the DVD sound
and picture quality that these Walt Disney Treasure sets have
had.
Review:
EVERY SHORT STARRING DONALD DUCK FROM 1934-67
The Disney treasures collection is the best and cheapest way of
getting the entire series to their golden age shorts.
I must warn you not to buy any of these mini DVDS if you are someone
who would love the full collection being the mini DVDS are just
repeats or shorts due on future disney treasures.
Donald Duck has Stared in 165 shorts
in total from 1934-1967
Below is a complete list of all his appearnces. it comes in 4
collumns: first the episode number, then the date, then the official
clasification of the series it comes under, then the title.
All ones clasified as mickey mouse
are seen in the 4 Volumes of Mickey mouse in the treasures. but
their is one clasified as mickey not seen in mickeys collection
being it does not star mickey which you will see in the list and
it is included on Donald Duck Vol.1 being it has him and not mickey.
also the ones clasified as War are seen in the ON THE FRONT LINES
Disney Treasure release. the episodes seen on the front lines
DVD of Donald based on the war which are not clasified as war
in the below list were still part of his regular series which
is why they are repeated on his own general release even though
already on the front lines, but the ones clasified as war in the
below list are only seen on the front lines DVD because they were
not part his regular series, they were commercials made for the
war.
All The ones clasified as Donald and Goofy are in the donald duck
collection.
Disney Treasures: Donald Duck Vol.1-2
feature all the cartoons in the list I said are included in the
donald duck collection from 1934-46. which means 2 more volumes
are due to complete the donald duck series.
Any other cartoons starring donald
duck other than the below list were either theatrical movies,
plus movies that were shorts combine when originally released
which you can get on DVD now such as Mellody Time. Or TV series
and Specials made in the modern age, but below is a complete list
of all his original production golden age shorts.
Review:
The Truth About What Is On The Chronological Donald,
Thae cartoons on The Chronological Donald, Volume Two will be
The Village Smithy (1942), Donald's Snow Fight (1942),
Donald Gets Drafted (1942), Donald's Garden (1942),
Donald's Gold Mine (1942), The Vanishing Private (1942),
Sky Trooper (1942), Der Fuehrer's Face (1943),
Donald's Tire Trouble (1943), The Flying Jalopy (1943),
Fall Out, Fall In (1943), The Old Army Game (1943),
Home Defense (1943), Trombone Trouble (1944),
Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944), Contrary Condor (1944), Commando
Duck (1944), The Plastics Inventor (1944),
Donald's Day Off (1944), The Clock Watcher (1945),
The Eyes Have It (1945), Donald's Crime (1945), No Sail (1945),
Cured Duck (1945), Old Sequoia (1945),
Donald's Double Trouble (1946), Wet Paint (1946)
Dumb Bell of the Yukon (1946), Lighthouse Keeping (1946) and
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (1946). The bonus features are
a talk about Donald Duck with Tony Anselmo, A Day in the Life
of Donald Duck Disneyland TV show, The Art and Animation of Carl
Barks a look at the most recent Donald Duck artist, The Volunteer
Worker short from 1940, two timlines of the Disney studio beetween
1941 and 1945 and some galleries.
Review: All OF THEM!
Why can't this second volume of Donald Duck finish up all the
Duck's cartoons. and why is "The Volunteer Worker" being
shown again?
Review: The Duck's complete filmography
Oh WOW! I absolutely love this! Donald Duck is my favorite cartoon
series of all time and nothing could ever take away the charm
of this duck. As The Chronological Donald series progresses, his
shorts just keep getting better and better. The best Donald shorts
are from the 50s however, and won't be out untill volume three
or four. But here in volume 2 lies some pretty great shorts, some
are my favorites!
Please note that there are going to
be some Donald Duck "doubledips" in this set from the
previous Walt Disney Treasure "On the Frontlines" but
this isn't as bad as it sounds. It will only make this whole series
complete and definitive in the DD library and you can rest assured
that every one will be covered in this fantastic series. Yes,
if you persist in collecting this Donald series you will own every
single Donald Duck solo film ever. Plus you have another chance
to see what all the fuss is about over the superb wartime Donald
cartoons.
Here in the following is what is to
be expected on this super set:
The Village Smithy
Donald's Snow Fight
Donald Gets Drafted
Donald's Garden
Donald's Gold Mine
The Vanishing Private
Sky Trooper
Bellboy Donald
Der Fuehrer's Face
Donald's Tire Trouble
Flying Jalopy
Fall Out - Fall In
The Old Army Game
Home Defense
Trombone Trouble
Donald Duck And The Gorilla
Contrary Condor
Commando Duck
The Plastics Inventor
Donald's Off Day
The Clock Watcher
The Eyes Have It
Donald's Crime
Duck Pimples
No Sail
Cured Duck
Old Sequoia
Donald's Double Trouble
Wet Paint
Dumbell Of The Yukon
Lighthouse Keeping
Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive
Wow, those are some great titles!
Add to this that you will be viewing pristine prints of these
lushly animated, technicolor cartoons represented best on DVD
and that they will be totally uncut, uncensored and unedited for
your viewing pleasure. Thank you, thank you, thank you Buena Vista,
Leonard Maltin, David Bosert, the restoration team, and everyone
else who helped make the previously impossible happen!
And a very, very special thank you
to the original talent behind these wonderful films. Jack Kinney
and Jack Hannah who directed the majority of the DD catalog, animators
Dick Lundy who designed Donald, Ward Kimble, Frank Thomas and
Ollie Johnston who is still with us, that impeckable voice Charles
"Ducky" Nash, and the man himself, Walt Disney.
So You'd like to have the best Disney collection book in
the world?
Or are you just trying to decide on a halloween costume based on
Disney? Try these resources:
I have looked, searched, and read. And now I have put together one
of the best Disney book collections in the world. You will enjoy
reading these books as much as your kids! 'The
Lion King: A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Beauty
and the Beast: A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'The
Little Mermaid: A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Cinderella:
A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Bambi:
A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Disney's
101 Dalmatians (Disney Classic Series)'
'Disney's
the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Big Golden Book)'
'Toy
Story: A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Lilo
and Stitch Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Monsters,
Inc. Read Aloud Storybook (Monsters, Inc.)'
'A
Bug's Life: Classic Storybook (The Mouse Works Classics Collection)'
'Disney's
Hercules'
'Disney's
Mulan'
'Disney's
Mickey's Christmas Carol : Scrooge Celebrates Christmas, Two More
Ghosts, Scrooge Sees a Ghost, Bah! Humbug (Little Library)'
'Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud
Storybook)'
'The
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh : A Classic Disney Treasury
(Classic Disney Treasury)'
'The
Rescuers Down Under (Mouse Works Classic Storybook Collection)'
'Winnie
the Pooh and Tigger Too'
'Walt
Disney's Story Land'
'Dumbo
Picture Book'
'Walt
Disney's The Ugly Duckling : Walt Disney Classic Edition (Walt
Disney Classic Edition)'
'Disney
A to Z : The Updated Official Encyclopedia (Disney a to Z)'
'Disney's
Fairy Tale Theater Presents Mickey and Minnie in Rapunzel (Fairy
Tales Theater)'
'Mickey
Mouse Stories Big Book'
'The
Lion King II : Simba's Pride'
'How
Simba Met Timon and Pumbaa (Disney's the Lion King)'
'Disney's
Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)'
'Disney's
Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)'
'Walt
Disney's Classic Storybook (Disney Storybook Collections)'
'Disney's
the Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (Little Mermaid II)'
'Cinderella
II: Dreams Come True'
'Disney's
Animals Stories (Disney Storybook Collections)'
'Lizzie
Mcguire Picture This'
'New
Kid in School (Lizzie McGuire, #6)'
'The
Jungle Book: My First Disney Story (Pictureboard)'
'The
Jungle Book 2: A Read-Aloud Storybook (Read-Aloud Storybook)'
'Kim
Possible Cine-Manga, Vol. 1'
'Kim
Possible Chapter Book: The New Ron'
'Disney's
the Emperor's New Groove'
'Walt
Disney Presents Uncle Scrooge: Back to the Klondike (Gladstone
Comic Album Series No. 4)'
'Disney's
Tarzan'
'Toy
Story 2'
'Walt
Disney's Mother Goose : Walt Disney Classic Edition (Walt Disney
Classic Edition)'
'Disney's
Bambi the Winter Trail: The Winter Trail'
'King
for a Day'
'Disney
Chapters: Pepper Ann Soccer Sensation (Disney Chapters)'
'Disney's
Pinocchio (Classics Series)'
'Disney's
102 Dalmatians : A Read-Aloud Storybook'
'Pooh's
Fall Harvest (Disney First Readers)'
'Disney's
the Prince and the Pauper'
A little more about Disney
Walt Disney was an extrordinating man. He was the first person
ever to create a theme park. However some people get his theme
parks mixed up. Is Disney Land in Florida or is Disney World in
Florida? The answer is Disney Land is in California and Disney
World is in Florida. Think of it this way; Orlando is home to
the worlds greatest theme park which is Disney World NOT Disney
Land. And Disney World is one of the most visited places in the
United States. Mickey Mouse the most famous Disney cartoon character.
The reason why is because it is the oldest character since 1928.
Mickeys first movie was Steamboat Willie, in the first talking
cartoon. Mickey Mouse was an instant hit and is kind of the symbol
for Walt Disney. Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901.
At the age of 16 Walt discovered he could escape dad's--and life's--meanness
in art classes. And that was kind of the beginning in Walt Disneys
success. More than a hundred years old the Disney company keeps
coming up with new ideas and better things. The Disney company
is by far the worlds largest media company. The 1930's during
the Great Depression was actually Disney's best years or so I've
read. Walt Disney(the man not company) embraced technicolor as
readilly as he had sound. Disney movies are the most friendliest
and cutest movies. They even sometimes teach us lessons. We laugh,
we cry, we argue, we love. I think that's why we love the Disney
movies. Atleast one child has one Disney movie. And its not just
the movies that we love, its pretty much everything. At the age
of 65 Walt Disney died from cancer but will always be remembered.
Because of him we have the kind of entertainment we have today.
I guess dreams really do come true.~*~
A QUOTE FROM WALT DISNEY HIMSELF
I ONLY HOPE THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT
OF ONE THING-
THAT IT WAS ALL STARTED BY A MOUSE.
WALT DISNEY~*~
Start your Disney Collection
To start your Disney collection you will need money and/or credit
card and your brain. If shopping online the best store to order
from would be from the official Walt Disney Companys website which
is disney.com. You will find tons of Disney products like music,
toys, stuffed animals, movies, etc. And you don't have to collect
every Disney product. Some people only buy movies, or toys, or
music, or stuffed animals, or clothing, or jewlery or anything.
Other websites that you could buy from are amazon.com, toysrus.com,
ebay.com, wal-mart.com, kmart.com, etoys.com, half.com, barnesandnoble.com,
etc. There are so many websites to choose from. Also you can just
go out looking for Disney products. The best store would be the
Disney store which is lots of times found in malls. Also Wal-Mart,
Target, K Mart, Barnes and Noble, Cub Foods and other places as
well. Those are probably the most common places to buy from. Better
yet if you happen to be going to Disney World or Disney Land you
could just buy Disney stuff there. But where ever you choose is
fine. Happy Collecting
BOOKS ON DISNEY
'The
Disney Way Fieldbook: How to Implement Walt Disney's Vision of
"Dream, Believe, Dare, Do" in Your Own Company' 'Team
Rodent : How Disney Devours the World' 'Walt's
Time - From Before to Beyond' 'Disney:
The First 100 Years' 'Hidden
Mickeys : A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets
(Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept
Secre)' 'The
Imagineering Way : Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity' 'Inside
the Dream : The Personal Story of Walt Disney' 'The
Disney Treasures'
'Designing
Disney : Imagineering and the Art of the Show' 'Inside
the Magic Kingdom : Disney's Seven Secrets To Success' 'The
Story of Walt Disney : Maker of Magical Worlds (Yearling Biography)'
'Walt
Disney : Young Movie Maker (Childhood of Famous Americans)'
'The
Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World: How to Get the Most Out of
the Best Disney Has to Offer' 'BE
OUR GUEST : Perfecting the art of customer service' 'Walt
Disney Imagineering : A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic
Real' 'Disney:
The Ultimate Visual Guide'
'Mouse
Under Glass : Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks'
WALT DISNEY TREASURES
'Walt
Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two'
'Walt
Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume One (1934
- 1941)' 'Walt
Disney Treasures - On the Front Lines' 'Walt
Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond'
'Walt
Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy' 'Walt
Disney Treasures - The Complete Davy Crockett Televised Series'
'Walt
Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies' 'Walt
Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA'
'Walt
Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White' 'Walt
Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color' 'Walt
Disney Treasures - Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studio'
DISNEYS GREATEST HITS CDS
'Disney's
Greatest 1 (Blister)' 'Disney's
Greatest 2 (Blister)' 'Disney's
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3'
DISNEY PRINCESS KARAOKE
'Disney
Princess Handheld Karaoke Microphone' 'Disney
Princess Karaoke Boom Box'
DISNEY KARAOKE CDS
'Disney
Karaoke, Volume 1' 'Disney
Karaoke, Vol. 2' 'Disney
Karaoke, Vol. 3'
BABY
'ABC-123
Blanket' 'ABC-123
Diaper Stacker' 'Pooh
- ABC 123 3-Piece Set' 'Abc
123 Crib Sheet' 'Winnie
the Pooh ABC-123 Dust Ruffle' 'Ecru
Pooh Crib Sheet' 'Classic
Pooh Hamper' 'Ecru
Pooh Valance'
'Classic
Pooh - Nursery Lamp - Hunny Pots - Ecru' 'Pooh
Hunney Pot Border' 'Ecru
Pooh 5pc Crib Set' 'Pooh
Dressing Table Cover'
'Classic
Pooh - Wall Border - Timeless Memories' 'Classic
Pooh - Fitted Crib Sheet - Timeless Memories'
Family Fun Tricks and Treats
Halloween is a time of transformation and not for just humans
who don the face paint and masks!
Reviews
There are a number of Halloween books out on the market for decorating,
baking and costume making, but this is one of the few that actually
has something new in it!
The crafts are clever, but actually
look doable wtih things you might already have on hand. The costumes
ideas are fun and innovative, the food ideas are also really cute,
but not overly-complicated. While some classic ideas never die,
this book puts a nice twist on things like "body parts" games.
Of course, the ideas come from the
monthly magazine that Disney produces, Family Fun, and if you
get the magazine, you'll have already seen alot of these things
in print or on their website. Still, the book is nicely layed-out,
easy to flip through and a good resource of party and costume
ideas for both kids and their grown-ups.
This book is an awesome resource for make-at-home costumes and
decorations. The ideas are so cute, easy to follow, and where
else can you find a recipe for slime?
This was great! My daughter & I love Halloween and when we
saw this we bought it right away. There are so many wonderful
ideas. A must have! There were a lot of spooky things to do with
foods and great little ideas for those little helpers to decorate
your home with lots of memories! You have to get this one!
Disney's Princess Collection: The Music of Hopes, Dreams
and Happy Endings
Review: My favorite princess cd
A Kid's Review
i love this cd! my dad got it for me for my birthday 3 years ago
and i still love it
Review: Perfect for a Princess
I bought this cd for my daughter's 3rd birthday. She LOVES it!
She asks me to play it every day and we both sing along to all
of the songs. She has even picked up on the songs that she didn't
know before she received it. I love it because now she is more
interested in listening to the cd and dancing with me in the house
than watching a video. In quiet times, she likes to sit on my
lap and look at the pictures in the liner notes. The recordings
are beautiful, it is the one children's cd that I can listen to
over and over. If you have a little girl who loves princesses,
this is definitely worth the money.
Review: Great CD!
I'm Also 18 and about to graduate HS and this is still one of
my favorite cds! I actually bought this cd about 3 years ago (a
different cover-same cd) and LOVED IT! I didn't give "Home"
a chance at first but one day I listened to it and it is probably
one of my all time favorite songs! I love broadway and I sing
and its a very challenging song to sing! Susan Egan has a gorgeous
voice! And none more gorgeous than Jodi Benson (Ariel!). My point
is this is a great cd, don't ignore it becuase you don't know
all the songs...you'll grow to love them as much as the favorites!
Review: So close, yet so far..
I REALLY wanted to love this CD. I was looking for a complete
Princess collection for the car. We already have (and love!) the
Disney Classics 5 CD collection, and I get very tired of switching
between all those CDs to find "princess songs" (it's
VERY hard to remember which song is on which color CD!!). The
trouble with this CD is that is just doesn't have enough songs.
My daughter includes in the category "Princess Songs"
the songs that aren't actually sung by the princess herself, but
are in the movie (like Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, The Work Song; Under
the Sea, Kiss the Girl, Heigh-Ho, Be Our Guest, Belle, etc.) -
she loves them all! I was expecting a long CD with 20 to 25 songs
(like the Disney Classics), but this CD only has 12, which isn't
enough for my family. The included songs (with the exception of
"Home" from the B&B Broadway show) are the same
gorgeous versions you already love, but if you're looking for
complete group of Princess Songs on one CD, this probably isn't
the one for you.
Review: classic musical moments from
Disney
This beautiful album showcases the Disney princesses; Ariel, Belle,
Snow White, Jasmine, Aurora, Cinderella and Pocahontas, with songs
from the soundtracks of the classic Disney films in which they
appear. This disc is a must-own for all Disney fans.
There are selections from POCAHONTAS ("Colors of the Wind"
and "Just Around the Riverbend", sung by Judy Kuhn);
ALADDIN ("A Whole New World" sung by Brad Kane and Lea
Salonga); BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ("Something There" sung
by David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury
and Paige O'Hara); SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS ("Some
Day My Prince Will Come" and "I'm Wishing/One Song"
(sung by Adriana Caselotti and Harry Stockwell); CINDERELLA ("So
This is Love" and "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
sung by Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas); and SLEEPING BEAUTY ("Once
Upon a Dream" sung by Mary Costa and Bill Shirley).
Added for good measure is "Home",
taken from the Broadway score of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, sung by
the original Broadway Belle, Susan Egan.
I love listening to this magical CD,
which is, as the cover-blurb promises, the music of 'hopes, dreams
and happy endings'.
Review: Princesses!
As one reviewer said, you're never to old to enjoy the Disney
classics! I'm 18, just graduated high school, and just went out
and purchased this CD a couple days ago. It's beautiful, gorgeous,
and brings back memories! I was singing along with it while in
the car and while doing housework--it's a great collection that
anyone can enjoy, especially those of us who are kids at heart.
The only thing I wish is that there were a couple more songs present,
which detracts 2 songs, but overall, it's gorgeous! Well worth
the money!
Review: A Princess at Heart
In all the years I've enjoyed the Walt Disney collection's I learned
age has no place in loving and enjoying all of his works! Snow
White and all the Princesses have become my favorite along with
my granddaughter who is a fitting 2 1/2 years old! As Walt Disney
intended, Disney is to bring out the child in all of us..which
so harshly the world wants to lock up and throw away the key!
I enjoyed Disney World since it's opening through the eyes of
my 4 children, and now I get to see it through the eyes of my
granddaughter and it still becomes fresh and brand new! I love
all of Disney but especially these beautiful and charming "Princesses"
that decorate our world! Sincerely, A "Child" at Heart
Review: "Love Songs"
I say love songs because my Granddaughter and I love these songs.
She is three and knows all the words. I kid you NOT! Although
the "HOME" song was not familiar to me, all the others
were. (Am I showing my age?) From what I understand, the "HOME"
is from Broadway. I wish that the producers of the new enhanced
Beauty and the Beast movie had thought to include it. I wish that
the main theme to Beauty had been on this CD, but maybe it will
be on the PRINCESS 2!
Review: My kids love it!
My girls love anything princess, so when my 5 year old received
this for her birthday, she was thrilled. She and her little sister
dress up in princess costumes to listen to this cd. I have also
enjoyed listening to it.
Review: the best
This cd is well worth the price it should be even more. people
say i am a bit strange for liking Diseny music, but unless they
liste to the music they wont know how wonderful it is. You should
definalty buy it

The Halloween Handbook : 447 Costumes (Paperback)
Book Description
It's dress-up for grown-ups, and the liveliest, most imaginative
collection of Halloween costume ideas--447 costume ideas to be
exact--from two hip, inveterate lovers of all things Halloween
. . . plus dozens of other ideas for enjoying the holiday.
Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd are the
dynamic duo, in or out of capes. For every level of interest,
time--and irony--they offer suggestions. There's the ultra-quick:
Pin several pair of underwear to a shirt, and voilà, A
Chest of Drawers. With a bit more time, wrap yourself in aluminum
foil and don a beret--mmm, French Kiss. There are Angels and Devils,
all with variations (add roller skates to your Satan costume,
and go as Hell on Wheels). Come Hither costumes--Lady Godiva,
Chippendales Dancer, Stripper Emerging from a Cake. Celeb sightings,
from the Dalai Lama to Madonna (six Madonnas, actually, from all
of her phases). Costumes for couples--Sweethearts Caught on Lover's
Lane, Fred and Wilma Flintstone--and costumes for whole groups
of friends, including how to appear as the Sopranos or the hapless
castaways on Gilligan's Island. And for the children, check out
Nursery Rhymes, Fairy Tales, and Other Costumes for the Young
and Young at Heart.
Finally, for the friend who just can't
bear the thought of dressing up but still wants to join the fun,
suggest the Time Traveler from the Day Before Halloween.
About the Author
Bridie Clark lives in New York and works in publishing. Halloween
is far and away her favorite holiday--originally for the candy,
and now for the once-a-year opportunity to play dress-up. Ashley
Dodd lives in New York and works in public relations. Halloween
is far and away her favorite holiday--originally for the candy,
and now for the once-a-year opportunity to play dress-up.
Review: Showcases 447 do-it-yourself costume concepts
The collaborative effort of Halloween costume experts and enthusiasts
Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd, The Halloween Handbook: Dress-Up
For Grown-Ups showcases 447 imaginative, easy-to-make, do-it-yourself
costume concepts. From traditional favorites such as Wonder Woman
or Peter Pan, to more eyebrow-raising unique costumes like the
One-Night Stand (the costumegoer appears as an actual stand with
lampshade over the head, bra and pantyhouse dangling on the tablecloth)
or the Green Card (wearing a large green sandwich board humorously
displaying a parody what a real green card looks like). Black-and-white
photographs illustrate fun, zany, sometimes edgy ideas with practical
suggestions to efficiently and frugally make a Halloween guise
to remember. Especially recommended not only for Halloween, but
as a source of ideas for costume parties year round or even school
and community theater apparel.

Clever Costume Creating for Halloween (Paperback)
Review" Prrrfect booook
for the costume inclined!
From girls to adults, everyone loves being someone (or someTHING!)
else for Halloween. Singleton's book provides a wealth of ideas
and resources, and the interior illustrations, photographs, and
black-and-orange two-color printing make for a very attractive
product.
Review: Fun! Fun! Fun!
This is such a fun book for Halloween! I have enjoyed looking
at the photographs and illustrations. I can't wait to try some
of the creative costumes out on my children. The book makes it
so easy to put together and understand! In this day of rush, rush,
rush, its so wonderful to have a book that makes life simple.
Thank you for such a great tool!
Review: Clever Costume Creating
for Halloween
I found this book to be very enlightning for ideas on creating
Halloween costumes. It is full of so many good tips, many requiring
a minimal amount of effort in putting together a costume. I would
recommend this book to many, both young and old and particularly
to parents who every year need to come up with a new and unique
costume for their children to dress for Halloween.
Review: Clever Costume Creating
for Halloween
Suzanne Singleton has certainly outdone herself on this release.
Clever Costume Creating for Halloween is jam-packed with unique
ideas for easy to make, NO SEW costumes. The illustrations help
you visualize the overall effect and the instructions are packed
with appropriate props and accessories.
Although I am an artist and consider myself to be pretty creative,
when it comes to Halloween costumes I go blank. The creative part
of me wants to do something original, unique. I definitely could
never bring myself to buy those mass produced, plastic-masked
versions available in the stores. When I flipped through Suzanne
Singleton's book, my mind began to race with all the possiblities.
I found myself thinking, "Why didn't I think of that? This
is sooooooo clever!" Now my only problem is choosing which
idea to try first!
Review: FUN & EASY NO
SEW COSTUME Ideas w/visuals!
This title had just been published a view days when I purchased
it. If you are like me and love Halloween but panic at the thought
of what to be? what to wear? This is for you! Singleton has written
a book with A to Z costume ideas that are fun and refreshing and
all NO SEW!
What you also receive with this book purchase are pages filled
with fun to view black and white visuals of the costume ideas.
The pages are bordered with corn candy and various halloween graphics
which only adds to the fun and festive halloween spirit.
Year after year, my husband and I
along with our children are invited to dress up Halloween costume
parties.These parties are usually fun and yet I am always feeling
pressure for myself and my family. What to do? Like many women
of today, I do not sew which only adds to my frustration. Well
now here is the perfect remedy, this title is not only packed
with fun and easy costume ideas but each page is sure to bring
a smile with each costume visual!
It is cute, fun, festive and fills
a need! Never again will you lose sight of the Halloween fun that
costume panic brings!
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All about Halloween from Wikipedia
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Halloween"
Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October
31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door
collecting sweets or money. It is celebrated in much of the Western
world, though most common in the United States, Puerto Rico, the
Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the
tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western
countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture
in the late 20th century.
The term Halloween, and its older
spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it
is the evening before "All Hallows Day". In Ireland,
the name was All Hallows Eve and this name is still used by some
older people. Halloween was also sometimes called All Saints'
Eve. The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various
northern European pagan traditions, until it was appropriated
by Christian missionaries and given a Christian interpretation.
In Mexico November 1st and 2nd are celebrated as the Day of the
Dead.
Halloween is also called Pooky Night
in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca,
a mischievous spirit.
On Great Britain and Ireland in particular,
the pagan Celts celebrated the Day of the Dead on All Hallows
Day (1st November). The spirits supposedly rose from the dead
and, in order to attract them, food was left on the doors. To
scare off the evil spirits, the Celts wore masks. When the Romans
invaded Great Britain, they embellished the tradition with their
own, which is both a celebration of the harvest and of honoring
the dead. Very much later, these traditions were transported to
the United States, Canada and Australia.
Halloween is sometimes associated
with the occult. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween
is one of the liminal times of the year when the spiritual world
can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most
potent (e.g. Catalan mythology about witches).
Halloween in the UK
In some parts of the United Kingdom, Halloween was formerly known
as Mischief Night. People would take the doors off their hinges
on this night. The doors were also often thrown into ponds, or
taken a long way away.
In England it is said that elves rode
on the backs of the villagers' cats. The cats had fun but the
villagers did not and would lock their cats up so that the elves
could not catch them.
Children were told not to sit in the
circles of yellow and white flowers where fairies have danced
as they may be stolen by the fairies. It was also bad to sit under
the hawthorn tree since fairies loved to dance on these and if
they saw children their tempers would be prickled.
In England, the black cat was considered
to be good luck, whereas a white cat was considered to be bad
luck.
In England children make "pumpkin
men" from large pumpkins. They cut out designs into the pumpkin.
Then they place them on display in their windows to go along with
the scary theme of Halloween.
Halloween in North America
Anoka, Minnesota, USA, the self-proclaimed "Halloween Capital
of the World," celebrates with a large civic parade.
Salem, Massachusetts, USA, also has
laid claim to the title "Halloween Capital of the World,"
though Salem has tried to separate itself from its history in
the subject of witchcraft. Despite that, the city does see a great
deal of tourism surrounding the Salem witch trials, especially
around Halloween.
New York City, New York, USA, hosts
the United States' largest Halloween celebration, The Village
Halloween Parade. Started by a Greenwich Village mask maker in
1973, the parade now attracts over 2 million spectators/participants
as well as roughly 4 million television viewers each year. It
is the largest participatory parade in the country if not the
world, encouraging spectators to march in the parade as well.
It is also the largest annual parade held at night.
In North America people believed that
it was unlucky for a black cat to cross one's path, to come into
homes, or to travel on ships.
In the United States trick-or-treaters
are welcomed by placing lighted pumpkins known as jack-o'-lanterns
in their windows.
The North American tradition of trick-or-treat
comes from the original idea that you must be kind to dead ancestors
or they will play a trick on you.
The War of the Worlds, a radio adaptation
by Orson Welles based upon H. G. Wells' classic novel of the same
name, was performed by Mercury Theatre on the Air as a Halloween
special on October 30, 1938 and the live broadcast reportedly
frightened many listeners into believing that an actual Martian
invasion was in progress.
Halloween in Australia
Halloween is not celebrated as much as it is in the U.S., despite
this, most children still believe in "trick or treating".
And most houses are decorated with a Halloween themed style, by
carving pumpkins and placing a candle in the middle of the hollowed
pumpkin, and are usually placed in their windows or in their living
room. It is also a tradition in Australia for children to leave
the candy on people's door mats.
In Adelaide, South Australia, a large
festival takes place at the Norwood Oval (an oval close to the
city) and people celebrate in a huge parade. Stalls include activities
such as; Bobbing for Apples, Discos, carving Pumpkins, Rides,
Candy and many more Dark Attractions.
Symbols
Jack-o'-lanterns may be carved with funny faces.Halloween's theme
is spooky or scary things particularly involving death, magic,
or mythical monsters. Commonly-associated Halloween characters
include ghosts, ghouls, witches, bats, black cats, spiders, goblins,
zombies, skeletons and demons, as well as certain fictional figures
like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. Homes are often decorated
with these symbols around Halloween.
Black and orange are the traditional
colors of Halloween. In modern Halloween images and products,
purple, green, and red are also prominent.
Elements of the autumn season, such
as pumpkins and scarecrows, are also reflected in symbols of Halloween.
The carved jack-o'-lantern, lit by
a candle inside, is one of Halloween's most prominent symbols.
In the British Isles, a turnip was and sometimes still is used,
but immigrants to America quickly adopted the pumpkin because
it was more readily available; additionally, it is much larger
and easier to carve. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve
a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their
home's doorstep after dark. The practice was originally intended
to frighten away evil spirits or monsters.
Neopagans of North America honor their
ancestors on October 31. It was once believed that on this night
any souls who had not yet passed into the paradise of the summer
lands might return to wander the streets and visit their old homes
once more.
Trick-or-treating and guising
The main event of modern US-style Halloween is trick-or-treating,
in which children dress up in costume disguises and go door-to-door
in their neighborhood, ringing each doorbell and yelling "trick
or treat!" This is a watered-down version of the older tradition
of guising in Ireland and Scotland. The occupants of the house
(who might themselves dress in a scary costume) will then hand
out small candies, miniature chocolate bars or other treats. Some
American homes will use sound effects and fog machines to help
set a spooky mood. Other house decoration themes (that are less
scary) are used to entertain younger visitors. Children can often
accumulate many treats on Halloween night, filling up entire pillow
cases or shopping bags.
In Ireland, great bonfires were lit
throughout the breadth of the land. Young children in their guises
were gladly received by the neighbors with some "fruit, apples
and nuts" for the "Halloween Party", whilst older
male siblings played innocent pranks on bewildered victims.
In Scotland, children or guisers are
more likely to recite "The sky is blue, the grass is green,
may we have our Halloween" instead of "trick or treat!".
They visit neighbours in groups and must impress the members of
the houses they visit with a song, poem, trick, joke or dance
in order to earn their treats. Traditionally, nuts, oranges, apples
and dried fruit were offered, though sometimes children would
also earn a small amount of cash, usually a sixpence. Very small
children often take part, for whom the experience of performing
can be more terrifying than the ghosts outside.
Tricks play less of a role in modern
Halloween, though Halloween night is often marked by vandalism
such as soaping windows, egging houses or stringing toilet paper
through trees. Before indoor plumbing was so widespread, tipping
over or displacing outhouses was a popular form of intimidation.
Casting flour into the faces of feared neighbors was also done
once upon a time.
Typical Halloween costumes have traditionally
been monsters such as vampires, ghosts, witches, and devils. In
19th-century Scotland and Ireland the reason for wearing such
fearsome (and non-fearsome) costumes was the belief that since
the spirits that were abroad that night were essentially intent
on doing harm, the best way to avoid this was to fool the spirits
into believing that you were one of them. In recent years, it
has become common for costumes to be based on themes other than
traditional horror, such as dressing up as a character from a
TV show or movie, or choosing a recognizable face from the public
sphere, such as a politician (in 2004, for example, George W.
Bush and John F. Kerry were both popular costumes in America).
In 2001, after the September 11 attacks, for example, costumes
of Islamic terrorists, firefighters, police officers, and United
States military personnel became popular among children and adults.
In 2004, an estimated 2.15 million children in the United States
were expected to dress up as Spider-Man, the year's most popular
costume. [1]
"'Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF"
has become a common sight during Halloween in North America. Started
by UNICEF in 1950, the program involves the distribution of small
boxes by schools to trick-or-treaters, in which they can solicit
small change donations from the houses they visit. It is estimated
that children have collected more than $119 million for UNICEF
since its inception.
BIGresearch conducted a survey for
the National Retail Federation in the US and found that 53.3%
of consumers planned to buy a costume for Halloween 2005, spending
$38.11 on average (up 10 dollars from last year). An estimate
of $3.3 billion was made for the holiday spending.
A child usually "grows out of"
trick-or-treating by his or her teenage years. Trick-or-treating
by teenagers is accepted, but generally discouraged with genial
ribbing by those handing out candy. Teenagers and adults instead
often celebrate Halloween with costume parties, staying home to
give out candy, listening to Halloween music, or scaring people.
Visiting a Haunted house or a Dark
Attraction are other Halloween traditions. Notwithstanding the
name, such events are not necessarily held in houses, nor are
the edifices themselves necessarily regarded to possess actual
ghosts. A variant of this is the haunted trail, where the public
encounters supernatural-themed characters or presentations of
scenes from horror films while following a trail through a heavily
wooded area or field.
Games and other activities
There are several games traditionally associated with Halloween
parties. The most common is dooking or bobbing for apples, in
which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water; the participants
must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin. A variant
involves kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth
and trying to drop the fork into an apple. Another common game
involves hanging up treacle or syrup-coated scones by strings;
these must be eaten without using hands while they remain attached
to the string, an activity which inevitably leads to a very sticky
face.
Some games traditionally played at
Halloween are forms of divination. In Puicíní (pronounced
"pooch-eeny"), a game played in Ireland, a blindfolded
person is seated in front of a table on which several saucers
are placed. The saucers are shuffled and the seated person then
chooses one by touch. The contents of the saucer determine the
person's life for the following year. A saucer containing earth
means someone known to the player will die during the next year,
a saucer containing water foretells travel, a coin means new wealth,
a bean means poverty, etc. In 19th-century Ireland, young women
placed slugs in saucers sprinkled with flour. The wriggling of
the slugs and the patterns subsequently left behind on the saucers
were believed to portray the faces of the women's future spouses.
In North America, unmarried women
were frequently told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed
into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband
would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to
die before they married, a skull would appear. The custom was
widespread enough to be commemorated on greeting cards from the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The telling of ghost stories and viewing
of horror films are common fixtures of Halloween parties. Television
specials with a Halloween theme, usually aimed at children, are
commonly aired on or before the holiday while new horror films
are often released theatrically before the holiday to take advantage
of the atmosphere.
Foods
Main article: Poisoned candy scare
Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest,
Candy Apples (also known as toffee, taffy or caramel apples) are
a common treat at Halloween. They are made by rolling whole apples
in a sticky sugar syrup, and sometimes then rolling them in nuts.
At one time candy apples were a common treat given to children,
but this practice rapidly waned after widespread rumors that some
individuals were embedding items like pins and razor blades in
the apples that they would pass out to children. While there is
evidence of such incidents occurring they are very rare and have
never resulted in any serious injuries. Nonetheless, many parents
were under the assumption that the practice was common. At the
peak of this hysteria, some hospitals were offering to x-ray children's
Halloween haul at no cost in order to look for such items. Almost
all of the very few Halloween candy poisoning incidents on record
involved parents who poisoned their own children's candy, while
there are occasional reports of children sticking needles in their
own candy (and that of other children) more in an effort to get
attention than cause any harm.
A Halloween custom which has survived
unchanged to this day in Ireland is the baking (or more often
nowadays the purchase) of a barmbrack (Irish "báirín
breac"). This is a light fruit cake into which a plain ring
is placed before baking. It is said that whoever finds this ring
will find his or her true love during the following year.
Other foods associated with the holiday:
candy corn
bonfire toffee (in the UK)
Toffee Apple (in Australia, instead of "Candy Apples")
hot apple cider
roasted pumpkin seeds
"fun-sized" or individually wrapped pieces of small
candy, typically in Halloween colors of orange, and brown/black.
Cultural history
Main article: History and folklore of Halloween
Christian festival
Pope Boniface IV established an anniversary dedicated to the Virgin
Mary and the martyrs when he consecrated the Pantheon on May 13,
609 (or 610). This Christian feast day was moved to November 1st
from May 13th by Pope Gregory III in the eighth century in order
to mark the dedication of the All Saints Chapel in Rome — establishing
November 1st as All Saints Day and October 31st as All Hallows'
Eve. Initially this change of date only applied to the diocese
of Rome, but was extended to the rest of Christendom a century
later by Pope Gregory IV in an effort to standardize liturgical
worship.
The feast day of All Souls Day, celebrated
to commemorate those souls condemned temporarily to Purgatory,
was inaugurated by St Odilo, at the time the abbott of the influential
monastery at Cluny, on November 2, 998.
Halloween's Origin: Celtic observation of Samhain
According to what can be reconstructed of the beliefs of the ancient
Celts, the new year began around November 1 or on a New Moon near
that date, a day referred to in modern Gaelic as Samhain ("Sow-in"
or alternatively "Sa-ven", meaning: End of the Summer).
Just as sundown meant the start of a new day, shorter days signified
the start of the new year; therefore the harvest festival began
every year on the night of preceding the autumn new year date.
After the adoption of the Roman calendar with its fixed months,
the date began to be celebrated independently of the Moon's phases.
As November 1 is the first day of
the new year, the day also meant the beginning of Winter, which
the Celts often associated with human death. The Celts also believed
that on October 31 (the night before the new year), the boundary
separating the dead from the living became blurred. (There is
a rich and unusual myth system at work here; the spirit world,
the residence of the "Sidhe," as well as of the dead,
was accessible through burial mounds. These mounds opened at two
times during the year, making the beginning and end of Summer
highly spiritually resonant.)
The Celts' survival during the cold
harsh winters, depended on the prophecies of their priests or
Druids. They believed that the presence of spirits would aid in
the priests' abilities to make future predictions.
The exact customs observed in each
Celtic region differ, but they generally involved the lighting
of bonfires and the reinforcement of boundaries, across which
malicious spirits might cross and threaten the community.
Like most observances around this
season, warmth and comfort were emphasized, indulgence was not.
Stores of preserved food were needed to last through the winter,
not for parties.
Norse Elven Blót
In the old Norse religion an event believed to occur around the
same time of the year as Halloween was the álfablót
(elven blót), which involved sacrifices to the elves and
the blessing of food. The elves were powers connected to the ancestors,
and it can be assumed that the blót related to a cult of
the ancestors. The álfablót is also celebrated in
the modern revival of Norse religion, Ásatrú.
Halloween customs
Observance of Halloween traditions faded in the South of England
from the 17th century onwards, being replaced by the commemoration
of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5. However, it remained popular
in Scotland, Ireland and the North of England. It is only in the
last decade that it again became popular in the south of England,
but as an entirely Americanized version.
The custom survives most accurately
on the island of Ireland, where the last Monday of October is
a public holiday. All schools close for the following week for
mid-term, commonly called the Halloween Break. As a result Ireland
and Northern Ireland are the only countries where children never
have school on Halloween and are therefore free to celebrate it
in the ancient and time-honored fashion.
The custom of trick-or-treating is
thought to have evolved from the European custom called souling,
similar to the wassailing customs associated with Yule. On November
2, All Souls' Day, beggars would walk from village to village
begging for "soul cakes" — square pieces of bread with
currants. Christians would promise to say prayers on behalf of
dead relatives helping the soul's passage to heaven. The distribution
of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace
the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for roaming spirits
at the Samhain.
Further information: Puck
In Celtic parts of western Brittany, Samhain is still heralded
by the baking of kornigou. Kornigou are cakes baked in the shape
of antlers to commemorate the god of winter shedding his "cuckold"
horns as he returns to his kingdom in the Otherworld.
In the Isle of Man where Halloween
is known as Hop-tu-Naa children carry turnips instead of pumpkin,
and sing a song called Jinnie the Witch.
"Punkie Night"
"Punkie Night" is observed on the last Thursday in October
in the village of Hinton St. George in the county of Somerset
in England. On this night, children carry lanterns made from hollowed-out
mangel-wurzels (a kind of beet; in modern days, pumpkins are used)
with faces carved into them. They bring these around the village,
collecting money and singing the punkie song. Punkie is derived
from pumpkin or punk, meaning tinder.
Though the custom is only attested
over the last century, and the mangel-wurzel itself was introduced
into English agriculture in the late 18th century, "Punkie
Night" appears to be much older even than the fable that
now accounts for it. The story goes that the wives of Hinton St.
George went looking for their wayward husbands at the fair held
nearby at Chiselborough, the last Thursday in October, but first
hollowed out mangel wurzels in order to make lanterns to light
their way. The drunken husbands saw the eerie lights, thought
they were "goolies" (the restless spirits of children
who had died before they were baptized), and fled in terror. Children
carry the punkies now. The event has spread since about 1960 to
the neighboring village of Chiselborough.
Sources: on-line report from the Western
Gazette and a National Geographic radio segment. Chiselborough
Fair is memorialized by Fair Place in the village. The National
Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) reported that there
was "a fair for horses and cattle on the last Thursday in
October."
"Mischief Night"
The night before Halloween, known alternately as "Devil's
Night", "Mischief Night", "Mizzie Night",
"Gate Night", "Cabbage Night", "Mat Night",
or "Goosie Night" is often associated with pranks or
destructive activities performed by adolescents. Some of the acts
range from minor vandalism to theft (e.g. of door mats — thus
the name "Mat Night" in some areas), or even arson.
Many youths involved in Mischief Night would be considered too
old for traditional trick-or-treating. One of the most common
wrong-doings is "egging", the act of throwing eggs (sometimes
left out for several days to rot) at neighbors' houses, the eggs'
yolk causing damage to the paint. Another common Mischief Night
act is "T.P.ing", in which people's houses, lawns, and
trees are covered in toilet paper streamers.
In parts of northern England, "Mischievous
Night" occurs on the 4th of November, the night before Bonfire
Night(associated to Bonfire night because the last phases of the
plot were coming together). It is celebrated in the same way,
although minor vandalism often includes fireworks, which appear
in shops in the United Kingdom around this time for legitimate
reasons — to set off alongside bonfires on the following night.
Religious viewpoints
The majority of Christians ascribe no doctrinal significance to
Halloween, but the Celebration of Halloween by the support of
Catholic and other Christian sects exist because how it mocks
Pagan beliefs by presenting outrageous superstition and religious
concepts, and supports the more easily accepted Christian beliefs.
The mingling of Christian and Pagan
traditions in the development of Halloween, and its real or assumed
preoccupation with evil and the supernatural, have left many modern
Christians uncertain of how they should react towards the holiday.
Some fundamentalist and evangelical along with many Eastern Orthodox
Christians and Orthodox Jewish believers consider Halloween a
pagan or Satanic holiday, and refuse to allow their children to
participate. In some areas, complaints from fundamentalist Christians
that the schools were endorsing a pagan religion have led the
schools to stop distributing UNICEF boxes at Halloween. Another
response among conservative evangelicals in recent years has been
the use of Hell houses, which attempt make use of Halloween as
an opportunity for evangelism.
Other Christians, however, continue
to connect the holiday with All Saints Day. Some modern Christian
churches commonly offer a fall festival or harvest-themed alternative
to Halloween celebrations. Still other Christians hold the view
that the holiday is not Satanic in origin or practice and that
it holds no threat to the spiritual lives of children: being taught
about death and mortality actually being a valuable life lesson.
Likewise, to many Protestant churches,
October 31 is also the date of Reformation Day, a minor religious
festival. Some families, churches, and religious schools combine
the holidays.
Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes are outfits worn on October 31st, the day of
Halloween. Halloween is a modern day holiday (spun off of the
Gaelic/Druidic/Pagan holiday of Samhain (in Christian times, the
eve of All Saints Day). Originally a day to remember the dead
by celebrating the darker and more gruesome side of human existence,
celebrants would dress as their deceased relatives. It has now
become a very commercialized celebration. Because of this, popular
costumes are often mass manufactured and sold in specialty stores.
What sets Halloween costumes apart
from costumes for other celebrations or days of dressing up is
that they are often designed to be gruesome or scary. Popular
monsters of legend or fiction are regular themes for Halloween
costumes, as are pop culture figures like presidents, film or
television characters.
Some of the most common and popular
Halloween costumes are:
Ghost
Vampire
Frankenstein's Monster
Witch
Skeleton
Mummy
Fairy
Giant baby
Walt Disney Movies
Walt Disney Productions releases (1937-1984)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937
Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
1940s
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Saludos Amigos (1943)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
The Three Caballeros (1945)
Make Mine Music (1946)
Song of the South (1946)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Melody Time (1948)
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
1950s
Cinderella (1950)
Treasure Island (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Peter Pan (1953)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
The Living Desert (1953)
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1954)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
The African Lion (1955)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Westward Ho, the Wagons (1956)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
Perri (1957)
Old Yeller (1957)
The Light in the Forest (1958)
White Wilderness (1958)
Tonka (1958)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
The Shaggy Dog (1959) (remade as 1994 TV-movie and later, in combination
with 1976's The Shaggy D.A, as The Shaggy Dog, 2007)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
1960s
Mary Poppins, 1964Pollyanna (1960)
Toby Tyler (1960)
Kidnapped (1960)
The Sign of Zorro (1960)
Ten Who Dared (1960)
Jungle Cat (1960)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960) (remade as 1998 TV movie Beverly
Hills Family Robinson; theatrical remake announced by Disney for
2007 release)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) (remade as live-action film
101 Dalmatians, 1996)
The Parent Trap (1961) (remade as 1998 film)
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) (remade as 1988 TV movie; and
as Flubber, 1997)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Big Red (1962)
Almost Angels (1962)
Moon Pilot (1962)
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
Son of Flubber (1963)
Summer Magic (1963)
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
Savage Sam (1963)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
The Incredible Journey (1963) (remade as Homeward Bound: The Incredible
Journey, 1993)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
A Tiger Walks (1964)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
That Darn Cat! (1965) (remade as That Darn Cat, 1997)
Those Calloways (1965)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Lt. Robin Crusoe USN (1966)
The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
The Jungle Book (1967) (remade as live-action film, 1994)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The Love Bug (1969)
1970s
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1970)
The Boatniks (1970)
The Aristocats (1970)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Robin Hood (1973)
Superdad (1973)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Freaky Friday (1976) (remade as 1995 TV-movie and 2003 theatrical
film)
Gus (1976)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976) (remade, in combination with The Shaggy
Dog [1959], as The Shaggy Dog [2007])
Pete's Dragon (1977)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
The Rescuers (1977)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Candleshoe (1978)
Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
The Cat From Outer Space (1978)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
The Black Hole (1979)
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
1980s
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
Midnight Madness (1980) (released without any mention of Disney's
involvement)
Popeye (1980) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
The Watcher in the Woods (1980, rereleased in 1981)
Dragonslayer (1981) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Condorman (1981)
Night Crossing (1981)
Tron (1982)
Tex (1982)
Trenchcoat (1983) (released without mention of Disney's involvement)
Never Cry Wolf (film) (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Tiger Town (1984, produced for The Disney Channel)
Walt Disney Pictures releases (1985-present)
1980s
The Black Cauldron (1985)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
Return to Oz (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Benji the Hunted (1987)
Oliver and Company (1988)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
1990s
Beauty and the Beast, 1991
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Newsies (1992)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) (remake of The Incredible
Journey, 1963)
A Far Off Place (1993)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Jungle Book (1994) (live-action remake of 1967 animated film)
The Lion King (1994)
Angels in the Outfield (1994) (remake of Angels in the Outfield,
1951)
The Santa Clause (1994)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
Toy Story (1995) (co-production with Pixar)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (live-action remake of 1961 animated film
One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
Hercules (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Air Bud (1997)
Flubber (1997) (remake of The Absent-Minded Professor, 1961)
That Darn Cat (1997) (remake of That Darn Cat!, 1965)
Mulan (1998)
A Bug's Life (1998) (co-production with Pixar)
The Parent Trap (1998) (remake of 1961 film)
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) (originally released under Dimension
Films label)
The Straight Story (1999)
Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
Tarzan (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999) (co-production with Pixar)
2000s
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Dinosaur (2000)
The Kid (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000) (co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer
Films (logo not actually shown))
102 Dalmatians (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001) (co-production with Pixar)
Snow Dogs (2002)
Return to Never Land (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Lilo & Stitch, 2002The Country Bears (2002)
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
Treasure Planet (2002)
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
Holes (2003)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003) (co-production with Pixar)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
(with Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
Freaky Friday (2003) (remake of 1976 film)
Brother Bear (2003)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Teacher's Pet (2004)
Miracle (2004)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
Home on the Range (2004)
Sacred Planet (2004)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
The Incredibles (2004) (co-production with Pixar)
National Treasure (2004) (co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer
Films)
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
The Pacifier (2005)
Ice Princess (2005)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
Sky High (2005)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Valiant (2005)
Chicken Little (2005)
Chicken Little, 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe (2005) (co-production with Walden Media)
Glory Road (2007) (co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
Roving Mars (2007)
High School Musical (2007) (TV)
Eight Below (2007)
The Shaggy Dog (2007) (remake of 1959's The Shaggy Dog and 1976's
The Shaggy D.A)
The Wild (2007)
Cars (2007) (co-production with Pixar)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2007) (with Jerry
Bruckheimer Films)
Direct-to-video films (1994-present)
1990s
The Return of Jafar (1994)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, 1997
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Belle's Magical World (1998)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
2000s
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)
Recess Christmas: Miracle in 3rd Street (2001)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
Air Bud Spikes Back (2003)
Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
Stitch! The Movie (2003)
George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
Recess: Taking the 5th Grade (2003)
Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate (2004)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
Mulan II (2005)
Tarzan II (2005)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, 2005Pooh's Heffalump
Halloween Movie (2005)
Kronk's New Groove (2005)
Bambi II (2007)
Spymate (2007)
Leroy & Stitch (2007)
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