cemeinke
11-02-2002, 09:36 AM
Being the Disney Geek that I am, I took off work on Halloween Day so I could see some of the Disney Villians that only come out for this one day of the year. Let me tell you, I was not dissappointed - the villians were great, I only wish they'd come out and play a bit more often. Maybe now that Rasulo is in charge he'll bring some of the DLP events stateside.
Here are a few glimpses of the characters that were out. I reduced the resolution on these, but they still might give your dial-up a hard time so click on the links at your own discetion.
One of the first villians out was The Big Bad Wolf (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Big%20Bad%20Wolf%20%26%20I.jpg) . He was the most playfull of the bunch. I had a great time watching him approach parents with small children and try to get them to let him eat their children - he was especially fond of a child in an infant piglet suit.
Some of the more obscure villians to attend were
Frollo (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Frollo.jpg) and Stromboli (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Stromboli.jpg) who both seemed to be a bit perturbed that they didn't get the recognition of the other villians.
Both Captain Hook and the Hag from Snow White (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Hook%20%26%20Hag.jpg) were fairly popular. The Hag (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Hag.jpg) was particularly good at creeping around through the guests. I only regret not getting a picture of her offering apples to some guests.
Jaffar (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Jaffar.jpg) was out, and quite impressive. He's very tall and loomed over many of the guest. Here's a close-up (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Jaffar%20Close-up.jpg) .
One of the most impressive costumes was that of Shan Yu (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Shan%20Yu.jpg) , very fierce and creepy. Here's another of him and Frollo (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Shan%20Yu%20%26%20Frollo.jpg) .
Another treat for the day was Hades (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Hades%20%26%20I.jpg) . His costume is HUGE - as you can see since I'm not that small of a guy myself. He was also amazingly animated for being so bulky and very expressive with his freakishly long fingers.
Now the real reason I went to this event (and confessed as such to the survey people at the fron gate) was to get me this pic (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Maleficent%20%26%20I.jpg) . What I understand is that Maleficent only comes out on Halloween, so it's a once a year opportunity. Here's another view (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Maleficent.jpg) . And a better view of her profile (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Maleficent%20Profile.jpg) so you can see her extended chin and nose. Maleficent was definately the star of the day, as the CMs had to quickly constuct a seperate queue for guests to just pay her a visit.
In all, a great event. A chance to see the bad guys & gals and give the good ones (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Snow%20White%20on%20Bridge.jpg) a break.
Here are a few glimpses of the characters that were out. I reduced the resolution on these, but they still might give your dial-up a hard time so click on the links at your own discetion.
One of the first villians out was The Big Bad Wolf (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Big%20Bad%20Wolf%20%26%20I.jpg) . He was the most playfull of the bunch. I had a great time watching him approach parents with small children and try to get them to let him eat their children - he was especially fond of a child in an infant piglet suit.
Some of the more obscure villians to attend were
Frollo (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Frollo.jpg) and Stromboli (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Stromboli.jpg) who both seemed to be a bit perturbed that they didn't get the recognition of the other villians.
Both Captain Hook and the Hag from Snow White (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Hook%20%26%20Hag.jpg) were fairly popular. The Hag (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Hag.jpg) was particularly good at creeping around through the guests. I only regret not getting a picture of her offering apples to some guests.
Jaffar (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Jaffar.jpg) was out, and quite impressive. He's very tall and loomed over many of the guest. Here's a close-up (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Jaffar%20Close-up.jpg) .
One of the most impressive costumes was that of Shan Yu (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Shan%20Yu.jpg) , very fierce and creepy. Here's another of him and Frollo (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Shan%20Yu%20%26%20Frollo.jpg) .
Another treat for the day was Hades (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Hades%20%26%20I.jpg) . His costume is HUGE - as you can see since I'm not that small of a guy myself. He was also amazingly animated for being so bulky and very expressive with his freakishly long fingers.
Now the real reason I went to this event (and confessed as such to the survey people at the fron gate) was to get me this pic (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Maleficent%20%26%20I.jpg) . What I understand is that Maleficent only comes out on Halloween, so it's a once a year opportunity. Here's another view (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Maleficent.jpg) . And a better view of her profile (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Maleficent%20Profile.jpg) so you can see her extended chin and nose. Maleficent was definately the star of the day, as the CMs had to quickly constuct a seperate queue for guests to just pay her a visit.
In all, a great event. A chance to see the bad guys & gals and give the good ones (http://www.linkline.com/personal/cemeinke/img/Villians/Snow%20White%20on%20Bridge.jpg) a break.