Books: Zero's Journey • Long Live the Pumpkin Queen • The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Full Film Script The film made a modest box office dent upon release. But many viewers who found the film over the years, usually on home video, appreciated its impressive puppets, offbeat rhythm and many seasonal earworms. Audience support led to multiple rereleases, elevating the film from a cult classic to a must-watch movie during both Halloween and Christmas. Worm’s Wort • Frog’s Breath • Deadly Night Shade • Frog Gun • Worm's Wort Soup • Bat Boomerang • Pumpkin Bomb • Dog Biscuits • Shrunken Head • Bathtub • Run-Over Turtle • Soul Robber The Brave Little Toaster (1987) • Valiant (2005) • The Wild (2006) • A Christmas Carol (2009) • Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) • Mars Needs Moms (2011) • Strange Magic (2015) • The Lion King (2019) The Nightmare Before Christmas originated in a poem written by Tim Burton in 1982, while he was working as a Walt Disney Animation Studios animator. With the success of Vincent in the same year, Disney started to consider developing The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short film or 30-minute television special. Over the years, Burton's thoughts regularly returned to the project, and in 1990, Burton and Disney made a development deal. Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco. Walt Disney Studios initially released the film through Touchstone Pictures because the studio believed the film would be "too dark and scary for kids". This happened in the original 1993 release only, as Walt Disney Pictures owned the movie since its 3D reissue.

Disney is commemorating the deliciously bizarre film’s 30th anniversary with a theatrical rerelease. Here’s how a small film about a bunch of undead dreamers enchanted viewers — and became an essential offering among Disney’s holiday entertainment.

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Throughout the fall, Disney Cruise Line guests will be treated to themed experiences on Halloween on the High Seas sailings. The Disney Parks official TikTok just dropped this sneak peek at the Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along coming to Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and it looks like a huge helping of freaky fun. While it might not be as gargantuan as Haunted Mansion Holiday, it definitely has plenty to offer fans of the movie. What’s this?? A sneak peak at the NEW Disney Jollywood nights 😉🎄 #DisneyParks #JollywoodNights #HollywoodStudios #Holidays #New #Event #Festive The weird and whimsical masterpiece from the mind of Tim Burton and Walt Disney Pictures has delighted audiences for decades, but the Haunted Mansion Holiday has been the premier Nightmare Before Christmas event outside of the live concert version. However, Disney is finally giving the Florida park a taste of the action, and it’s bound to have a much bigger crowd than the Haunting at Disneyland. The Nightmare Before Christmas has called Disneyland home for years with Haunted Mansion Holiday, but a recent announcement from Disney invites fans to leave Anaheim for Orlando for more festive frights from the Pumpkin King himself. Credit: Disney

Nightmare has inspired video game spin-offs, including Oogie's Revenge and The Pumpkin King and is among the many Disney-owned franchises that contribute to the mythology of the Kingdom Hearts series. A trading card game is also available. Since 2001, Disneyland has held a Nightmare Before Christmas theme for its Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called it a restoration of "originality and daring to the Halloween genre. This dazzling mix of fun and fright also explodes the notion that animation is kid stuff. ... It's 74 minutes of timeless movie magic." James Berardinelli stated " The Nightmare Before Christmas has something to offer just about everyone. For the kids, it's a fantasy celebrating two holidays. For the adults, it's an opportunity to experience some light entertainment while marveling at how adept Hollywood has become at these techniques. There are songs, laughs, and a little romance. In short, The Nightmare Before Christmas does what it intends to: entertain." Desson Thomson of The Washington Post enjoyed stylistic features in common with Oscar Wilde, German Expressionism, the Brothers Grimm, and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Tim Burton’s holiday classic will hit theaters across the U.S. and in Canada on October 20. To commemorate the re-release, new artwork inspired by the film was created by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One. Additionally, the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood will show the film in 4D and host anniversary screenings featuring specialty concessions, souvenirs and more. Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on DVD (again, this time with an anamorphic transfer) and on Blu-ray Disc (for the first time) in August 2008 as a two-disc digitally remastered "collector's edition", but still containing the same special features.The movie has since become the biggest cult film under the Walt Disney Company, and it has gone from a dirty little secret to one of the biggest sources of merchandise for the Disney brand. With all that in mind, a theme park attraction was inevitable. Credit: Disney Although this is simply a stand in for the Frozen variant, Burton’s holiday tale does lend itself over to a stage adaptation a lot better than some might think. Although some might be disappointed that Disney World isn’t getting a ride, it’s still a heaping helping a fan service. The collection includes a range of clothing inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas, available in a range of sizes online. Get cosy with a range of The Nightmare Before Christmas clothing options including sweatshirts, t-shirts, spirit jerseys and dresses. Gifts, Toys & Accessories