Today, the Halloween Tree delights guests of all ages and honors Bradbury’s many contributions to The Walt Disney Company. Bradbury would visit the tree before he passed away in 2012.

I’m glad I’m going to be a permanent part of the spirit of Halloween at Disneyland,” the author said at the tree’s dedication. “I belong here in Disneyland, ever since I came here 50 years ago. Bradbury dreamed of having a Halloween Tree at Disneyland, and on the 35th anniversary of the novel, his dream was brought to life. He also penned the screenplays for two Disney films, “ Something Wicked This Way Comes” (1983) and “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit” (1999).īradbury’s novel “The Halloween Tree” tells the story of a group of trick-or-treaters who learn about the origins of Halloween while on an adventure to find their missing friend. In the years that followed, Bradbury helped develop many attractions at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts, most notably Spaceship Earth at Epcot. The tree, which is inspired by Ray Bradbury’s 1972 fantasy novel “The Halloween Tree,” was dedicated to the author on Halloween night in 2007.īradbury, a lifetime Disney fan and the author of classic American novels such as “Fahrenheit 451,” met Walt Disney in 1964. Publication: Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Press, 2005.If you walk through Frontierland during Halloween Time at Disneyland park, you can’t miss the beautifully decorated oak tree near the Golden Horseshoe Saloon, with glowing orange lights and hand-painted jack-o’-lanterns hanging from its branches. It also does not have the two Mugnaini prints that accompanied some copies. This copy does not have the chapbook Fragments, which was given out on request to people who ordered The Halloween Tree from Gauntlet, but it is not technically part of this publication. Oblong format.Įdition + Condition: First edition (first printing). The book is housed in traycase.Ĥ95 pages.

Published in an edition of 750 hardcover copies and this version, one of 52 lettered copies, signed by Bradbury, with the addition of a red thumbprint to color one of the jack-o'-lanterns on the illustration of the Halloween tree. This lettered version includes content not found in the regular version, including several previously unpublished Halloween poems and a story, 'The Elevator.' Notes: Includes Bradbury's 1967 screenplay, a draft of the novel from 1971, the final version with a tally of changes made from the galley proofs, a teleplay, and companion materials. Bradbury, Ray edited by Jon Eller illustrated by Joe Mugnaini and Ray Bradbury

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