Ep. 745: Disneyland’s Happiest Haunt Tour, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Tron: Ares
Happy Halloween! On this week’s special spooky episode, Jeff welcomes Julia back to the show to discuss a few frightningly fun topics, starting with Jeff’s review of Disneyland’s new Happiest Haunts Tour (“The Villains’ Trail”), and we look at the new features for this year and compare it with tours in years past. Then, we discuss Ray Bradbury and his relationship with both Walt Disney and the Disney Company, including a closer look at The Halloween Tree, his book that inspired the Halloween Tree in Frontierland. We also dive into “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” Bradbury’s cult-ish film produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1983 and we look at its inspiration, the story of its production, its genre (horror? Dark fantasy?), and its place in horror story culture. Finally, we give a quick review of Tron: Ares, while wishing it was doing better at the box office.