![]() New Magic Mirror segments were recorded to introduce clips of Edgar Balthazar, Willie the Giant, Shere Khan, Maleficent, Lady Tremaine, Cruella DeVil, The Queen of Hearts and Madam Medusa. In 1977 to promote the upcoming film The Rescuers, “Our Unsung Villains” was re-edited to include more villains, including Madam Medusa. In the special, the Magic Mirror paid tribute to four Disney villains – The Evil Queen, the Big Bad Wolf, Brer Fox and Brer Bear, and Captain Hook. The first dates back to 1956 with an episode of Disneyland called “Our Unsung Villains.” In the beginning of that episode, Hans Conried (voice of Captain Hook) takes over hosting the show as the Magic Mirror from Snow White. Little did I know that my Halloween tradition of watching A Disney Halloween was really a remix of three previous TV specials. The true highlight of A Disney Halloween for me was getting to see clips from Snow White. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the most unobtainable film ever, with Disney claiming they were never going to release it on home video (obviously they changed their minds). ![]() I was familiar with most of the Disney characters from annual vacations to Walt Disney World, but I didn’t see many of the movies because Disney was saving them for later. I looked forward to this every year, mostly because it gave me exposure to Disney films I hadn’t seen yet because they were in the “vault.”įor me, that’s what made A Disney Halloween so special. After peeling off my tin suit and getting down to just my long underwear, it was time for a serious sugar rush while watching whatever The Disney Channel was playing, which was usually a 90-minute special called A Disney Halloween. Returning from a few hours of trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, my cheeks and nose were pink from the cold, but you’d never know it with all the silver makeup on. Never mind that every boy was a Ninja Turtle and every girl was Belle, I was the odd kid going as the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz for the second year in a row because that costume was everything. Going to school got 10 times better because of the class parties and opportunity to show off this years’ costume. Growing up in Wisconsin, the weather got cold and all of the leaves turned orange. As a kid, there was nothing like the excitement of October with Halloween looming at the end of the month.
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