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Those costumes are great! We used to have our annual Ad-Lib Attractions Halloween party in the Mansion itself, and the last year it was held there I went as the attic bride (pre-Constance). That was scary on many levels!

I have been looking forward to this week's show for a while now, waiting for the Mousetalgia's take on HalloweenTime. I have been to the parks weekly and have enjoyed the Halloween offerings so much that I am not ready for it to end this Sunday. I give it an overall good effort and am hoping for more and better next year. Ghost Galaxy, in particular, was a fun novelty, but it was missing something. I took my friend on it for his first time last Thursday, and we both concluded that it could use a story. Sure, Space Mountain itself does not have a definite story beyond space travel. But, Ghost Galaxy introduced us to a new character. Who or what is it? Where did it come from, and why is it tormenting us? I think this goes along with Jeff's comments about the queue needing something to unsettle us as we wait. Ever been through a Universal haunted house lately? At least in Florida, Universal goes to great lengths to tell the story in detail before one ever enters the maze. I expect Disney could do the same, only much better and in more creative ways.

Haunted Mansion Holiday grows on me more and more each time I ride it. Whereas the first time I was disappointed because all of my attention was on the new additions that I missed the old scenes, now I see the classic elements peeking through a bit more. Can someone explain the loading area? That is where I am mostly disappointed. The character collage is gratiutous and out of place, in my opinion, and is too reminiscent of a Fantasyland ride loading area.

The most anticipated Halloween attraction for me was the fireworks. I have seen the show in Florida numerous times and somewhat knew what to expect, especially with the soundtrack. I am with Kristen in not liking the arrangements. The whole thing could do with much less percussion. The Hellfire sequence was my favorite, but the Poor Unfortunate Souls was awful. However, the show itself was very impressive. I am so jealous that WDW could not pull off Zero's flying effect (we used to have Witch Hazel flying down from Cinderella Castle, but not anymore). The balloon with the projections added a lot to the show, too. I loved the image of the full moon behind the green castle. Very spooky! While the 360-degree fireworks of HalloWishes is amazing, I like Disneyland's Halloween Screams better overall.

I have noticed that the streets of Disneyland are very crowded at night. What was it like when the Main Street Electrical Parade used to go down Main Street? I ask because I think the best part of WDW's Halloween event is the parade, including the appearance of the Headless Horseman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWPyHAVP20&feature=related). It would be a great addition to next year's Disneyland HalloweenTime.