HalloWishes

HalloWishes (also known by its full title, Happy HalloWishes: A Grim Grinning Ghosts Spooktacular in the Sky) was a fireworks show that took place during "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party" at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park from 2005[1] to 2018.[2] It was loosely based on the popular Haunted Mansion attraction and includes vocal appearances by Disney Villains. It was replaced by Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular!.

HalloWishes
Magic Kingdom
StatusRemoved
Opening date2005
Closing date2018
Replaced byDisney's Not So Spooky Spectacular!
General statistics
Attraction typeFireworks spectacular
DesignerWalt Disney Creative Entertainment
ThemeHalloween
Duration11 minutes
HostThe Ghost Host (Kevin Michael Richardson)
Wheelchair accessible

History

During the first few years of the Halloween Party, the evening's fireworks show was the original Fantasy in the Sky show, with the addition of a Halloween-themed finale. HalloWishes was created by Disney's Creative Entertainment division specifically for the event, first premiering in 2005 and before the show starts there was a fireworks show named villainy in the sky with new effects and projection. Its development was supervised by Steven Davison and designer Eric Tucker, who also designed Wishes, Holiday Wishes, Remember... and IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. The music has a predominantly electronic/rock/pop instrumentation with much symphonic arrangements, and was arranged by Mark Hammond and David Hamilton. The vocals were arranged by Tim Davis, who would then go on to work with Adam Anders and Jimmy Levine in the arrangements of the songs and underscore for Glee.

On April 26, 2019, it was announced that a new fireworks show would be replacing Happy HalloWishes starting with 2019's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.[3] On July 17, the title was announced as Disney's Not-So-Spooky Spectacular.[4]

Plot summary

The premise of HalloWishes is that the residents of the Haunted Mansion, led by the mansion's "Ghost Host," are preparing for a celebration of Halloween. The 999 happy haunts, called by Madame Leota, are the first to arrive as the opening lines of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" are played, followed by a pop band version. After the Ghost Host welcomes guests, the mood is set with "This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Then the guests are serenaded with the spirits' special brand of karaoke (which the script calls "scary-oke music; just a few tombs [tunes] we've 'dug up' for the occasion") in a medley of Disney's spookiest music. Later, some of Disney's most infamous villains join in, starting with Ursula from The Little Mermaid "plopping in" on the party and adding her own musical mix to the festivities. Jafar from Aladdin and Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas soon follow, and (until 2008) arriving last but far from the least is Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, showing us how Halloween should really be celebrated. The party ends with the "scream-along" grand finale.

Soundtrack

The musical soundtrack of the show is Halloween-themed, and is in many cases the music of villains from various Disney films.

× — Instrumental version is played.
† – Was cut in 2008, moved to Disneyland's Halloween Screams in 2009.

Parts of the soundtrack, which are available on an in-park CD entitled "Magic Kingdom Event Party Music", have also been used in Halloween events at Disneyland Paris Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland.

Disneyland
Main article: Halloween Screams

On September 25, 2009, Disneyland kicked off their yearly 'Halloween Time' promotion. The park introduced a new nighttime fireworks show called Halloween Screams. It is very similar to Hallowishes in that they use the same soundtrack. However, there are noticeable differences, the most notable being Jack Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon) replacing the Ghost Host as the 'master of scare-monies' and the inclusion of Zero, his ghostly dog.

Hong Kong Disneyland
Main article: Disney's Nightmare in the Sky

On September 16, 2010, Hong Kong Disneyland kicked off their yearly 'Haunted Halloween' promotion. The park introduced a new nighttime fireworks show called Disney's Nightmare in the Sky. It is very similar to HalloWishes and Halloween Screams in that they use the same soundtrack. However, there are noticeable differences, the most notable being Maleficent from Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty replacing the Ghost Host and Jack Skellington as the 'master of scare-monies'.

Voices
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gollark: Biotechnology is improving.
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References
  1. "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party". Florida Today. September 30, 2005. p. TGIF 18. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. Bevil, Dewayne (May 2, 2019). "Disney: New fireworks coming this Halloween to Magic Kingdom". The Orlando Sentinel. p. A2. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. "New Fireworks Show for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!". Disney Parks Blog.
  4. "New Fireworks, Enhanced Attractions and More Highlight Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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