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show that took place during "

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" at

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theme park from 2005 to 2018. It was loosely based on the popular

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attraction and includes vocal appearances by

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. It was replaced by '' Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular!''.

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

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. On April 26, 2019, it was announced that a new fireworks show would be replacing Happy HalloWishes starting with 2019's

. On July 17, the title was announced as ''Disney's Not-So-Spooky Spectacular''.

Plot summary

The premise of ''HalloWishes'' is that the residents of the

, 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 "

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" are played, followed by a pop band version. After the Ghost Host welcomes guests, the mood is set with " This is Halloween" from ''

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''. Then the guests are serenaded with the spirits' special brand of

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(which the script calls "scary-oke music; just a few tombs uneswe'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 ''

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'' "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

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from ''

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'', showing us how Halloween should really be celebrated. The party ends with the "scream-along" grand finale.

Soundtrack

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" (from ''

'') ( Buddy Baker /

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) * " This is Halloween" (from ''

'') ( Danny Elfman) * "A Little Night Music Scary-oke" Medley: ** "

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" (from ''

'') ( Alan Menken /

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) ** "Cruella DeVil" (from ''

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'' and its 1996 live-action remake) ( Mel Leven) **"

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" (from ''

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'') ( Frank Churchill / Jack Lawrence)^† ** "The Elegant Captain Hook" (from ''Peter Pan'') ( Sammy Fain)^† ** "

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" (from the ''

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'' short, ''The Skeleton Dance'') (

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, adapted by Carl Stalling)^† ** " Trust in Me" (from ''

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'') ( The Sherman Brothers) mixed in with "AEIOU" (from '' Alice in Wonderland'') (

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" (from ''

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'') (The Sherman Brothers) ** " Pink Elephants On Parade" (from ''

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'') (Wallace /

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) ** " Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" (from ''

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'') (Churchill) * Ursula's Spellbound Medley: ** Reprise of "Poor Unfortunate Souls" ** " Be Prepared" (from ''

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'') ( Elton John /

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) ** "

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'') (Menken)^× *Jafar and Oogie Boogie's Medley: ** "Arabian Nights" (from '' Aladdin'') (Menken)^× **" Oogie Boogie's Song" (from ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'') (Elfman) *Maleficent's Visit:^† **"

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" (from '' Fantasia''; voice-over by Maleficent) (

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)^× **" Hellfire" (from ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'') (Menken)^× * Reprise of "This is Halloween" and "Grim Grinning Ghosts" in a "Scream-Along" medley finale * "

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" (from '' Hocus Pocus'') ( Screamin' Jay Hawkins; plays as the exit music for the show) ^× — Instrumental version is played.
^† – Was cut in 2008, moved to Disneyland's

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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.

Related shows

Disneyland

On September 25, 2009,

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kicked off their yearly 'Halloween Time' promotion. The park introduced a new nighttime fireworks show called ''

''. It is very similar to ''Hallowishes'' in that they use the same soundtrack. However, there are noticeable differences, the most notable being

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(voiced by

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) replacing the Ghost Host as the 'master of scare-monies' and the inclusion of Zero, his ghostly dog.

Hong Kong Disneyland

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

from

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’s ''

'' replacing the Ghost Host and

as the 'master of scare-monies'.

Voices

* Madame Leota –

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* Ghost Host – Kevin Michael Richardson * Ursula the Sea Witch –

Pat Carroll Patricia Ann Carroll (May 5, 1927 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress and comedian. She was known for voicing Ursula in ''The Little Mermaid'' and for appearances in CBS's ''The Danny Thomas Show'', ABC's '' Laverne & Shirley'', and NB ...

* Jafar – Jonathan Freeman * Oogie Boogie –

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– Susan Blakeslee * Ghost Hostess – Leota Toombs * Singer – Tim Davis * Singer – Missi Hale

References

External links

YouTube video of ''Hallowishes''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallowishes Walt Disney Parks and Resorts fireworks Magic Kingdom Haunted Mansion 2005 establishments in Florida Fireworks in the United States