Halloween at Disneyland #HalloweenTime @Disneyland

If you are looking to really kick up your Halloween fun Disneyland is ready to serve you. My family was invited to visit this weekend and it was spectacular as always!

As soon as you get off the tram you're treated with Halloween decorations galore. Once you enter Main Street you are greeted by the giant Mickey Pumpkin pictured above. My family couldn't wait to get on rides so we made a bee line for Space Mountain which is spookified by Ghost Galaxy. As if being on a roller coaster in the dark isn't freaky enough they've added howling ghouls.

Of course, the Haunted Mansion is scary all year round but come Halloween Jack Skellington and his friends from the film Nightmare Before Christmas invade and give it their own special touch. This treat works double duty as it conveniently encompasses both Christmas and Halloween.

Be sure to make it to the Halloween Carnival in Big Thunder Ranch (in Frontierland). There are jugglers, magicians, and even a fortune teller on the Jamboree Stage. You'll find fun for the whole family with characters in Halloween costumes, Mickey’s Mask-Parade, amazing pumpkin carving demonstrations, carnival-style games and activities, Halloween merchandise, and yummy treats!

Here's Disney's list of all the special treats and surprises for the Halloween season.

Enjoy seasonal attractions and special activities during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. Celebrate the season with the Haunted Mansion Holiday, brought to you by Jack Skellington, from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the residents of Halloween Town. Escape the clutches of freaky phantasms as you are launched to a haunted section of the universe on Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. Drop in for ghostly encounters and hair-raising thrills at The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Take a spooky stroll down Main Street, U.S.A., which is transformed into a Pumpkin Festival with hundreds of hand-carved pumpkins on display—and no two alike. Meet some Disney villains as they are conjured up in a sideshow tent at the Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland. Create Halloween crafts and enjoy some not-so-spooky activities for kids at Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch. Plus, watch pumpkin carvers and meet some of your favorite Disney Characters in their Halloween costumes. Observe Dia de los Muertos with a traditional skeleton display in Frontierland. Show off your monster moves on the dance floor at the Mad T Party at Disney California Adventure Park, where you can dance the night away, chill out in the lounge or just take in the scene. Discover the thrills and chills of the Disneyland Resort on the Disney’s Happiest Haunts Tour that takes you on lively adventures through both parks.

There really is something for everyone.

The Book Of Life This Halloween #BookOfLife #Halloween

I was very excited to get to see some clips from this Halloween's The Book Of Life last week. Both producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Guttierrez were in attendance and their enthusiasm, especially Guttierrez's, was palpable. I loved how excited the director was about the soundtrack, many of the songs are reworked hits but there are also a few original songs by none other than Paul Williams.

Here is the studio's description of the film:

THE BOOK OF LIFE, a vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village. Cast: Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Ice Cube, and Danny Trejo.

I know this sounds like helpless maiden stuff but trust me when I tell you she is a strong female character who speaks her mind.

Set to open OCTOBER 17

Knott's Family Friendly Halloween #CampSpooky

This is part of a compensated campaign with GigaSavvy .  All opinions expressed are my own.

Halloween is just around the corner. Lots of Southern California amusement parks have super scary Halloween events, but if you're like me, they're a little too scary. That's why I love to take my family to Camp Spooky at Knott's Berry Farm, in broad day light. Camp Snoopy is transformed into Camp Spooky weekend in October. Thanks to a generous invitation from GigaSavvy, my family is looking forward to visiting this weekend.

Camp Spooky runs weekends October 5-27 and is included with regular park admission. 

Knott’s Berry Farm Theme Park operating hours are 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. 

There are lots of fun Halloween themed shows, trick or treating, and of course all the great rides. In the Camp Spooky Theatre, Charlie Brown’s Spooktacular Show will have you singing and 

dancing in the aisles to all your favorite Halloween tunes. Kids of all ages can explore the wacky 

hijinks of the Monster Factory, a fun interactive maze for the whole family in which the little ones 

create the things that go bump in the night.

Also included with theme park admission, your little ghost, goblin or monster can fill their 

complimentary goodie bag with sweet treats given out at five Trick-or-Treating locations in Camp 

Spooky. At the “Creepy Crawly Critter Cave” Knott’s park naturalists will amaze with slithery, slimy, 

creepy, crawly critters.

Knott's Berry Farm's Season Passes are really reasonable at all three levels and include exclusive ride times on select rides during the summer, discounts to Knott's Scary Farm, discounts on select food and merchandise and more. Plus, buy now and you can use your 2014 pass one time in 2013 and additional visits thru Dec 2013 are just $9.99

For more information on all the exciting things that are going on at Knott’s Berry Farm, call (714) 220-5200 or visit us online at www.knotts.com.

Halloween on The Hub

The Hub invited my daughter and I to a great Halloween, The Haunting Hour and My Little Pony screening party the other night. If you're looking for Halloween shows for your kids these are great options, see below for air times.

The Haunting Hour is a R.L. Stine series, who you may know from the Goosebump series. It is a bit more scary though. They've sent me some stills of it but I don't want to give anything away. So watch it with your kids (7 and up) and make sure not to throw the popcorn when you jump.

For the younger set there is My Little Pony's Halloween episode. My 7 year old loved it equally but differently, obviously.

I gotta say the Hub is one of my favorite channels for my daughter, from their game shows to the series it is universally quality programs.

Here are some of the highlights of “The Haunted Hub” weekend schedule:


• Saturday, October 29, 10 a.m. ET - “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” (encore presentations throughout weekend). The Halloween-themed episode “Luna Eclipsed” centers on the Ponyville celebration of Nightmare Night. The celebrations are in full swing when Princess Luna comes to Ponyville determined to change her frightening public image. Produced by Hasbro Studios.

• Saturday, October 29, 5 p.m. ET - “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series,” All-new episode (encore presentations throughout the weekend). Frankie Jonas (“Jonas” TV series) and Kacey Rohl (“The Killing”) guest star in “Pumpkinhead,” a new Halloween-themed episode that follows three siblings as they visit a spooky pumpkin patch. But the patch’s sinister farmer seems to have more tricks than treats in store for the kids in this spooky episode of the live-action series produced by Haunting Hour Productions, Ltd. and inspired by the master of children’s horror himself, R.L. Stine (“Goosebumps”).

• Saturday, October 29, 3 - 9 p.m. ET - “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” Marathon (with different episodes airing Monday, October 31, 5 – 7 p.m. ET). Anthological storytelling returns to television in this half-hour, live-action children’s series that embraces the thrill of the chill taking viewers, young and old, on a new and creepy adventure every week. With back-to-back episodes to celebrate the Halloween holiday, this is the show kids won’t let their parents watch by themselves! The series is produced by Haunting Hour Productions, Ltd. and inspired by the master of children’s horror, R.L. Stine (“Goosebumps”).

• Sunday, October 30, 3 – 7 p.m. ET - “Goosebumps” Marathon (with different episodes airing Monday, October 31, 3 – 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET) Based on the award-winning “Goosebumps” books written by R.L. Stine, the anthology series is set in a strange reality where nothing is ever as it seems. The marathon will feature highlights of the eight scariest episodes of the series including iconic Halloween episodes “The Haunted Mask” and “The Haunted Mask II.” Produced by Scholastic Media.

Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland

Disneyland invited me and my family to come enjoy the first night of Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland last week. This is such a fun way to get into the Halloween spirit. Many of the rides have been altered to make them extra spooky, there's trick or treating, photos with your favorite Disney villians,spectacular halloween decorations, dancing, and the amazing firework show.
Disneyland really is a great time anytime, but it's fun to see it with the all the halloween pumpkins and ghosts, not to mention all the free candy!!!