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 | Are you ready for Halloween? The holiday has kind of snuck up on me. But the parks are ready. A few of them already began their Halloween events, but most start this weekend. Also, huge news from Disney about Avatar-- and I've got an exclusive interview with Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs. | |
Release the Haunts
 Want to get the scoop on all of the scariness in store? Check out my Scaredy-Parks 2011 guide, with info about all of the Halloween events at theme parks throughout North America. Then get ready to scream.
| Opening Pandora's Box at Aulani
 At the grand opening event for Disney's Aulani resort in Hawaii, I had the opportunity to chat with Tom Staggs, the company's parks and resorts chairman. Our conversation began with a focus on Aulani. But like the dog in the Pixar film, Up, I (along with the rest of Disney fandom) was completely distracted by the stunning "Squirrel!" announcement about Avatar that Staggs delivered a few days prior to the Aulani opening, and the conversation quickly moved to the still-gestating project. (To corroborate how unformed the concept is at this point, I asked Joe Rohde, the Imagineer who took the lead in designing Aulani, what was next for him, and he said Avatar, since Disney's Animal Kingdom is also under his Imagineering purview. But, he said he hadn't had any meetings about it and wouldn't until a couple of weeks after the Aulani opening.) Read my interview with Tom Staggs.
| Avatar in Real 3-D (Really!)
We'll be able to meet up with those giant blue Pandorans-- but not for awhile.
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