Disney Presents THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in '4-D'

Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" makes its highly anticipated annual return to its favorite haunt - Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre -for a special engagement from October 21 through October 31, once again in spine-tingling 4-D, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Breier said, "As always, the El Capitan is your ‘Nightmare' headquarters, and we are thrilled to once again offer our guests the magic of 4-D. The film will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D^TM, and there will be exciting sensory effects for our guests to experience at the same time - including wind, snow, fog, and much more. It's a way of seeing ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas' that only the El Capitan can provide for our loyal customers who have made a tradition out of seeing this Disney classic here every year."

The engagement kicks off on Thursday October 20 at 7:00 pm with legendary Disney producer Don Hahn hosting the opening night festivities and there will be special ghoulish frights and delights for opening night guests as well. Hahn is the Executive Producer of "Frankenweenie," and his impressive resume comprises over 20 Disney movies including Disney classics "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast." With the release of "Beauty and the Beast" in 1991, Hahn became the first producer in Hollywood to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar for an animated film. His next production, 1994's "The Lion King," set worldwide box office records for an animated film and quickly became the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history. Three of his films have been adapted into stage musicals: "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." In all, his films have been nominated for 18 Academy Awards.

At every showing of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at the El Capitan, guests can have a chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the Tim Burton exhibition at LACMA. These VIP guest passes provide front-of-the-line access to the exhibition as well as access to any and all other exhibitions at LACMA. The Tim Burton exhibition is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm, 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday, and 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, October 30th, the Tim Burton exhibition will be open all night and on closing day, October 31st, the exhibition will be open until midnight.

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" screens daily at the El Capitan Theatre at
10:00 am, 12:15 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:45 pm, 7:00 pm, and 9:15 pm. Special late night Halloween weekend shows will be given at 11:15 pm Fridays and Saturdays only.

Tickets can be purchased at the El Capitan box office (6838 Hollywood Blvd.), online at www.elcapitantickets.com, or by calling 1-800-DISNEY6. Special group rate tickets for parties of 20 or more are available by calling 1-818-845-3110.

Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store, located adjacent to the El Capitan Theatre, joins in the Halloween spirit by offering a special "Pumpkin King Dinner" on select days, which includes dinner, ghoulish cupcake decorating, a commemorative photo and a special gift. Seating is limited and reservations are required.

Commenting on the announcement, Breier said, "The film grows more popular every year with moviegoers and we're very excited to continue our Halloween tradition. We're delighted to be bringing ‘Nightmare Before Christmas' back to the El Capitan Theatre using both glorious Disney Digital 3-D and our special brand of 4-D once again. Our guests will get closer than ever to Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Each year brings new screams of delight from our audiences, and they love being able to see their favorite Tim Burton characters in this very special way."

The enormously popular stop-motion animated feature, directed by Henry Selick and presented by Walt Disney Pictures, was converted from its original 2-D format into a stunning dimensional and enchanting 3-D version in 2006 using the latest advancements in 3-D technology and animation. It became the first movie in industry history to be released exclusively in Digital 3-D, and it represented the first time in the history of motion pictures that a 3-D feature was created from an existing animated classic. An award-winning team of technicians and animators at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), in collaboration with In-Three Inc., helped Disney to convert the film from 2-D to 3-D by creating a new right eye image (by animating digitized versions of the original puppet characters and projecting footage of the sets onto dimensional geometry).

First released in 1993, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was directed by Henry Selick ("James and the Giant Peach"), and based on a story and characters by Tim Burton. The film follows the earnest-but-misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters - Lock, Shock, and Barrel - to help him kidnap Santa Claus.

Jack eventually realizes his mistake but has to contend with the evil Oogie Boogie before he can make things right and restore the Christmas holiday. Fueled by an unforgettable Grammy-nominated soundtrack featuring songs by Oscar® nominee Danny Elfman, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" in spine-tingling 4-D promises to be fun for the whole family.

 

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