Glenn arrives at The Fantasyland Theater via Santa's Sleigh.

Last Thursday, October 3, 2002, Disney celebrated the second year of Jack Skellington from Halloween Town taking over the park's Haunted Mansion Attraction now called Haunted Mansion Holiday.

After a musical number featuring many of the films characters, author Frank Thompson (who wrote the book about the making of NIGHTMARE) hosted a panel discussion with Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix and voice actors Randy Crenshaw & Kerry Katz.

Glenn and Catherine O'Hara during the panel discussion.

Afterward, the whole gang was given a tour of the "Nightmare" Mansion and then treated to dinner at Disneyland's Blue Bayou Restaurant. The guests all stayed at the Disney Resort's great new hotel, The Grand Californian.

"It was another great Nightmare celebration at Disneyland," reports Shadix. "This has become the little movie that could! Seems like its popularity is still on the rise. Disney unveiled a huge array of new Nightmare merchandise, including a beautiful new porcelain Mayor that I could not refuse. Among the gifts to the panelists was a Jack Skellington Head from which springs a Christmas Tree decorated with Nightmare characters as ornaments. It was Catherine's (O'Hara) first time at a Nightmare event and she was overwhelmed at the sight of a sold-out Fantasyland Theater filled with the fans of this nine year old motion picture. Next year should be very special. It's the 10th Anniversary! Tim was in London this week but maybe we can lure him out to Disneyland for next year's big celebration!"

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