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Celebrate Halloween with Tim Burton Style Party Ideas Crafts & More

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Robbie Bulus
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There’s no one who does Halloween better than Tim Burton, so why not honor his creations and celebrate with style. From Beetlejuice to Nightmare Before Christmas, Wholesale Party Supplies has many different party ideas, crafts, activities and more to keep you and your guests entertained this Halloween.

Tim Burton-Inspired Party Ideas

There’s no character more Tim Burton than the Pumpkin King himself. Throw a Jack Skellington Halloween party with the help of some great party ideas.

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Or if live-action is more your speed, go with the Ghost with the Most. A Beetlejuice Halloween party will have everyone living their best after-life.

Tim Burton-Inspired Decorations

Deck your halls in Tim Burton fashion by sticking to a limited color scheme and adding some of these DIY decorations:

Or check out the latest Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired backlit canvas sign!

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Tim Burton Coloring Pages

Keep your guests entertained by printing out some coloring pages for everyone to enjoy. These Tim Burton Coloring pages are FREE!

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Tim Burton Cookies

Serve your party guests some treats that pay homage to some of Tim Burton’s most recognizable characters. Choose from some of the Handpainted Tim Burton Sugar Cookies or these Beetlejuice Decorated Cameo Cookies.

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No matter how you choose to celebrate this Hollywood legend this Halloween, Wholesale Party Supplies is there to help.

Halloween is coming! October 31 is just around the corner. Are you ready?!

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Knott’s Berry Farm Honors U.S. Veterans, Retired and Current Military Personnel

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Robbie Bulus
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Knott’s Berry Farm pays tribute to U.S. veterans, both retired and current personnel, with free park admission during its Military Tribute Days.

This offer is valid to all past and present armed forces personnel and one guest.  Six additional tickets may be purchased at a discounted rate of $39 each from November 1 – November 15 and for $45 each from November 26 – December 21.

U.S veterans and active military can also take advantage of discounted rates at the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel with a special rate of $105 per night.  For information and promotion details, please visit knotts.com.

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Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” A Special look at the Music and Magic

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Robbie Bulus
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In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all-new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure and Lin-Manuel Miranda plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London.

“Mary Poppins Returns” is directed by Rob Marshall. The screenplay is by David Magee and the screen story is by Magee & Rob Marshall & John DeLuca based upon the Mary Poppins Stories by PL Travers. The producers are John DeLuca, p.g.a., Rob Marshall, p.g.a. and Marc Platt, p.g.a. with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer. The music score is by Marc Shaiman and the film features all-new original songs with music by Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. The film also stars Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; Julie Walters as the Banks’ housekeeper Ellen; Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and introducing Joel Dawson as the Banks’ children, with Colin Firth as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank’s William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as Mary’s eccentric cousin, Topsy. Angela Lansbury appears as the Balloon Lady, a treasured character from the PL Travers books and Dick Van Dyke is Mr. Dawes, Jr., the retired chairman of the bank now run by Firth’s character.

Murder on the Orient Express Arrives at La Mirada Theatre

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Maverick Bohn
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The heart-stopping and mysterious Agatha Christie classic, Murder on the Orient Express, has made its West Coast stop at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, bringing new chills and thrills to theatergoers just in time for Halloween. The play is part of La Mirada Theatre’s 25th Silver Anniversary season, starring Tony Amendola, Julia Aks, Hope Noel Bradley, Will Block, Anne Gee Byrd, Brad Culver, Christine Dunford, Zarah Mahler, Matthew Floyd Miller, Rachel Seiferth, and Time Winters.

The production marks the tale’s big debut as a full stage production. Adapted by Ken Ludwig and directed by Sheldon Epps, Murder on the Orient Express has a run time of just over 2 hours, allowing the story to flow at a smooth pace that neither feels rushed nor cut short. As expected from the venue, the production does not disappoint, bringing in only the best special effects, elaborate stage work, and top-notch acting. Once again, La Mirada Theatre proves you don’t need to venture into the heart of Hollywood or hit up the streets of Broadway to see high-quality theatre.

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Amendola steals the show as the cunning Hercule Poirot, but is met with stiff competition from his entire ensemble, most notably Christine Dunford’s over the top performance as Helen Hubbard. Every player builds off one another and finds a way to keep things fresh, sending the audience into unexpected laughter and frivolity. For a dark and twisted story about murder, deception, and intrigue, things were surprisingly lighthearted while retaining the gravity that death possesses. Nevertheless, it was a fun and engaging take on the classic, holding onto the roots of what makes the fatal train ride such a fun adventure after all these years.

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Hop aboard and keep your eyes open! Murder on the Orient Express will perform through Sunday, November 11th. Tickets will range from $20 to $84. You can learn more about available showings, upcoming events, and what’s still to come by visiting La Mirada Theatre’s official site!

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Two ‘Great’ Holiday Premieres Part of ABC’s ’25 Days of Christmas’

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Robbie Bulus
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The holidays are about to get a whole lot brighter with ABC’s immensely popular decorating competition series, “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” premiering MONDAY, NOV. 26 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST). Produced by Fremantle, the hit holiday series is back for a sixth season with returning celebrity judges: lifestyle expert Carter Oosterhouse and interior designer Taniya Nayak. ABC also announced the pickup of Season 7 to air in 2019. View a sneak peek of Season 6 here.

Season 6 of “The Great Christmas Light Fight” showcases the wildest and most spectacular Christmas displays in America. In each one-hour episode, four families from all around the country decorate their homes to the extreme in the hopes of winning the coveted Light Fight trophy and a $50,000 prize, with a total of $300,000 given away for the season. This season, as the temperature cools down, the competition heats up when families invite us from out of the snow inside their homes to witness their fantastic Christmas décor for the very first time. In addition to all of the stunning inside/outside displays, the first ever “Heavyweights” episode will showcase light shows that have grown too large for any home.

Carter Oosterhouse is one of America’s most recognized lifestyle experts. He recently helped kick off the “Trading Spaces” reboot earlier this year and has already begun filming Season 2. Oosterhouse provides green-building solutions and design alternatives that conserve energy and reduce environmental waste to each renovation project. He has become a go-to expert for many national outlets including “Rachael Ray,” Men’s Health, “The Today Show,” “The CBS Early Show,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The View,” “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra,” USA Today and The Los Angeles Times.

CelebrateCelebrateTaniya Nayak is the creative vision behind some of the most exciting new restaurant interiors and high-end residences across the country.  She has appeared on “Good Morning America,” HGTV and Food Network, and is a regular guest on the “Rachael Ray” show. New projects include New England hot spots Lower Mills Tavern, Yellow Door Taqueria and several locations of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, as well as a home for Boston Bruins star Patrice Bergeron and an office for Ayesha Curry.

The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition

CelebrateBack for a fourth season on The ABC Television Network, “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition,” based on the hit U.K. series “The Great British Bake Off,” returns THURSDAY, DEC. 6 (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EST). Showcasing bakers from around the country each week, the series put their best recipes forward as they compete in holiday-themed challenges and eliminations, all hoping to be named America’s Best Amateur Baker.

Joining as the host this season, Spice Girl and television personality Emma Bunton, alongside returning host Anthony “Spice” Adams, will present bakers with weekly challenges as they turn up the heat in the kitchen creating sweet and savory holiday fare.

Joining the judge’s panel this season is three-time James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Sherry Yard. Each week, Yard and baker and best-selling cookbook author Paul Hollywood (“The Great British Bake Off”) will taste decadent and delicious treats while sharing advice and commentary in regards to the bakers’ techniques and skills.

Oh My Disney’s 90’s Flashback Collection Is Just What We Needed

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Maverick Bohn
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Oh My Disney is raising the nostalgia bar with their brand new 90s Flashback Collection, giving a whole new reason for 90s babies and nostalgia freaks to jump for joy. Prepare to kick it old school with a custom series that will turn the clock back to the era of VHS, The Lion King, and denim.

The collection contains 61 products, ranging from key chains to purses, to office accessories. All of the items are custom made to throwback to the age of the Disney Renaissance and feature the following films: Hercules, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, A Goofy Movie, Aladdin, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

You can experience the “Circle of Life” in a brand new way with this amazing Lion King retro clock or fly to new heights wearing Aladdin‘s amazing Magic Carpet Demin Jacket. There are even Hercules commemorative mugs, perfect for hot chocolate and a Disney movie marathon. No matter your age or fandom, there’s definitely something for everyone.

Hit rewind and view the entire collection by clicking here.

We Wants the New Redd Disney Parks’ Funko Pop!

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Maverick Bohn
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Prepare to set sail, as the creative minds at Funko have revealed the latest Disney Parks exclusive Funko Pop! the figure, Redd the Pirate. For those who aren’t familiar with the story of Redd, her journey began earlier this year, landing in New Orleans Square and taking the park by storm with a brand new scene in the iconic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Redd can also be found wandering around the square, eager to recruit a crew.

Redd making her debut appearance on June 8th, 2018 in New Orleans Square.
Redd making her debut appearance on June 8th, 2018 in New Orleans Square.

Redd is the latest in a long line of Disney Parks exclusive figures that pay tribute to the various attractions around the Disneyland Resort. Past releases include Indiana Jones and the Jeep from Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, the Barker Bird and Pele from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, and the Abdominal Snowman from the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Each item helps tell the story of each attraction in a way only Funko can deliver.

Don’t miss your chance to add Redd to your Funko crew! Redd goes on sale October 27th at the Disneyland Resort. Properly warned ye be, says I!

Bette Midler Joins Freeform’s ‘Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash’

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Robbie Bulus
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Freeform announced today that Bette Midler will join Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker for the network’s “Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash,” an all-star party in honor of the cult classic film’s milestone anniversary. The two-hour special, filmed at the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery to celebrate the movie’s status as a Halloween staple, will premiere on SATURDAY, OCT. 20 at 8:15-10:15 p.m. EDT/PDT, as part of Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” programming event.

Hosted by Vanessa Hudgens and Jordan Fisher, “Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash” will feature exclusive interviews with the Sanderson sisters themselves, Bette Midler (“Winifred Sanderson”), Kathy Najimy (“Mary Sanderson”), and Sarah Jessica Parker (“Sarah Sanderson”), plus musical performances by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Jordin Sparks, Jordan Fisher, Emily Estefan, PrettyMuch and Junior New System, as well as a “Hocus Pocus” themed costume contest, judged by Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Margaret Cho and hosted by Ross Mathews. The special will also include exclusive interviews with “Hocus Pocus” cast and crew members Kenny Ortega (Director), Mick Garris (Writer), David Kirschner (Writer), Omri Katz (“Max”), Thora Birch (“Dani”), Vinessa Shaw (“Allison”), Sean Murray (“Thackery”), Amanda Shepherd (“Emily”), Doug Jones (“Billy Butcherson”), Larry Bagby (“Ernie”), Jason Marsden (voice of “Thackery Binx”), Tobias Jelinek (“Jay”), Peggy Holmes (choreographer) and John Debney (Composer). Drag superstar Lady Bunny will be rocking the spooky beats throughout the evening as the resident DJ.

The night of Oct. 20 will be full of bewitching fun as the network will also be airing a “Pop’n Knowledge” edition of “Hocus Pocus,” before and after the Bash at 6:05 p.m. EDT/PDT and 10:15 p.m. EDT/PDT. The special edition will celebrate everything about the iconic film and the fandom with a mix of trivia, funny observations and commentary around key moments and quotes. This “Pop’n Knowledge” version of “Hocus Pocus” is an experience no fan should miss!

“Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash” is executive produced by Kenny Ortega and Michael Levitt.

Twenty-five years after its theatrical release, “Hocus Pocus” is more popular than ever – exclusively airing on Freeform during the Network’s “31 Nights of Halloween” stunt, the film reached 8.2 million Total Viewers in its first week. If NATO’s average ticket price of $8.97 were applied to the film’s performance, “Hocus Pocus” would have had a weekend box-office equivalent of approximately $73.6 million in its first five days if it were released today.

During the first week of “31 Nights of Halloween,” Freeform ranked as the No. 1 cable network in the daypart among Women 18-34 (164,000) and Females 12-34 (202,000).

Freeform has expanded their annual Halloween programming event to “31 Nights of Halloween,” bringing more thrills and chills to the entire month. From Oct. 1, the network will be invaded by everyone’s favorite witches, a murderous barber, out of control dinosaurs and everything else that goes bump in the night. “Hocus Pocus” will air throughout the most haunting stunt on television, as well as conclude the event with a day-long marathon featuring the Sanderson Sisters on Oct. 31.

New pop-up LEGO book with 2 classic fairy tales Coming Soon!

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Robbie Bulus
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Build, play and display the classic fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk with LEGO® Ideas 21315 Pop-up Book! Coming Nov 1! Click here for more info and to order once available. The set is available for $69.99, not bad for an 859 pc set.

CelebrateThis first-ever buildable pop-up book made from LEGO bricks opens to reveal the famous scene of grandmother’s forest cottage featuring opening door, bed and kitchen area. Recreate the scene when Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf or swap out grandmother’s cottage for the scene of the giant’s castle in the clouds.

CelebrateThis collectible toy features enough bricks to build both scenes or you can even build a scene of your own and makes a perfect creative gift. This LEGO set includes a booklet with a short history of pop-up books, a condensed history of each fairy tale in the set, as well as information about its fan designers and LEGO designers.

  • Includes 4 new-for-November-2018 LEGO® minifigures: Little Red Riding Hood, Grandmother, the Wolf, and the Giant. Also includes 1 new-for-November-2018 microfigure: Jack.
  • First pop-up book in LEGO history features 2 different LEGO fairy tale stories: Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk.
  • Build and display or recreate your own stories from 2 classic fairy tales with this imagination toy.
  • This LEGO® Ideas set features enough bricks to build both fairy tales in the set or you can even build your own scene.
  • Includes a booklet featuring building instructions, a brief history of pop-up books, a short history of the 2 fairy tales in the set, plus information about this amazing classic fairy tale’s fan designers and LEGO® designers.
  • Pop-up book measures over 7” (20cm) long and 5” (13cm) wide when closed, and over 11” (28cm) wide when open.

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Beats Mickey’s 90th Anniversary Edition Solo3 Wireless Headphones!

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Robbie Bulus
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Apple has announced a collaboration between Beats by Dre and Disney to launch a new pair of headphones featuring classic Mickey Mouse artwork. The limited edition Beats Solo3 Wireless headphones celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary, bringing the original look of the character alongside the model’s various features.

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Celebrate “The True Original” with Mickey’s 90th Anniversary Edition Beats Solo3 Wireless headphones. Keep the magic going with award-winning sound and up to 40 hours of battery life. The cool-gray headphone features Mickey Mouse in the iconic pose seen on classic t-shirts that we all know and love. It also comes with a custom felt case inspired by the materials from Mickey Mouse ear hats, along with a collectible pin and decal sticker to honor the collaboration.

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Priced at $329.95, the headphones are a gray color with a classic Mickey design. Beats Solo3 Wireless Mickey Mouse 90th Anniversary Edition is available now for pre-order at Amazon. They will arrive at Apple, shopDisney and Best Buy starting November 11th.

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Driven by the Apple W1 chip

Incorporating the efficient W1 chip brings seamless setup and switching for your Apple devices,* up to 40 hours of battery life, and Fast Fuel technology for 3 hours of play with a 5-minute charge.

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  • Up to 40 hours of battery life for multi-day use
  • With Fast Fuel, 5 minutes of charging gives you 3 hours of playback when the battery is low
  • The award-winning sound and design you’ve come to love from Beats
  • Sleek, streamlined design that’s durable and foldable to go everywhere you do
  • What’s in the Box: Beats Solo3 Wireless headphones, carrying case, 3.5mm RemoteTalk cable, universal USB charging cable (USB-A to USB Micro-B), quick start guide, warranty card

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Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas 2018 Starts Oct 26!

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Robbie Bulus
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Hallmark Channel has announced the slate of all-new Hallmark Channel original holiday movies coming to this year’s Countdown to Christmas event! Starting October 26 and culminating January 1, 2019, and running throughout the holiday season, this year’s “Countdown to Christmas” highlights 22 all-new original movies, in addition to fan favorites from years past.

CelebrateA sneak peek of the upcoming holiday programming will air on October 26 on Hallmark Channel and will be hosted by Kellie Pickler.

Cost Plus World Market and Hallmark Channel, two iconic brands that love the holidays, are partnering this Christmas on a sweepstakes that will grant one lucky winner a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark Channel original movie, as well as a $2,000 World Market gift card. The “Hallmark Channel Movie Sweepstakes,” launches today in conjunction with the beginning of the holiday shopping season and the imminent kick-off of Hallmark Channel’s popular “Countdown to Christmas” programming event.  Customers can enter for a chance to win at www.worldmarketsweepstakes.com through November 16, 2018.

One of the 2018 world premieres, “Mingle All the Way”, which premieres December 1 and stars Jen Lilley, Brant Daugherty, Lindsay Wagner, will feature a few of World Market’s products, including holiday seasonal décor throughout the movie’s set.

World Market will be the exclusive retailer of The Republic of Tea’s “Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas” tea, which is a caffeine-free blend of cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom. A perfect warming blend for the cooler months ahead. This limited-edition tea contains 36 tea bags and will retail for $11.99; it is available in stores and online.

Check out the full schedule below.

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Amazon Devices Promotions Gift Guide for October 2018

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Robbie Bulus
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We put together a list of some cool Amazon Devices for the month of October that you might want to purchase for yourself. Check out our selection!

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