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Fans Find New Dimensions in "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

Since it first hit the movie theaters in 1993, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" has become a holiday tradition -- one that spans two holidays! As animation legend Don Hahn describes it, it truly is a "cult classic."

Now that beloved classic is returning to the theater, in a way you've never seen it before. Don told about the process of turning "The Nightmare Before Christmas" into a 3D spectacular, and how the unique charm of the movie was preserved.

As he describes it, audiences will not be seeing your grandfather's 3D. Instead of red-and-blue lensed glasses, "Nightmare" will be shown with special polarized lenses -- no blurry picture, no headaches, just scenes that seem to leap off the screen. How'd they do it? "I don't know how to explain it in simplified terms, but basically we used a computer to make a three-dimensional model of every scene, and then we 'projected' the movie onto it," he says. The process took six months -- first creating a computerized colorless image of every scene modeled in three dimensions, than combining it with the original frames of the film.

And the original frames are exactly what you'll see on the screen -- nothing was added or cut. "This is a movie that people really love -- they know every frame almost," Don explains. "We really wanted to respect the connection fans feel to this film."

Director Tim Burton, composer Danny Elfman, and many more of the creative team who brought "Nightmare" to life were heavily involved in the restoration (which also included remastering the soundtrack so that it sounds clearer and better than ever). The result is a "Nightmare Before Christmas" that's even more magical.
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When I was somewhere between 8 and 10, my mother and father asked my sisters and me if we wanted to go for a ride. Of course we all said yes (well, those of us who were old enough to speak). We drove ...
Future World at Walt Disney World's EPCOT Disney Dreams Come True -- November 27, 2007
From the time my daughter was born we have celebrated her birthday with a Disney theme. My grandparents were at the opening of the Walt Disney World Theme Park in 1971. So, I guess you can say it's in...
Tower of Terror A "Terrifying" Proposal -- November 20, 2007

This past Christmas, my family, my boyfriend, and I took a trip to Disney World. Two days into the trip we spent the day in MGM. We had been in the park for an hour, rode the Rockin' Rollercoaster,...

The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom A Family Surprise -- November 13, 2007

In 2002 my entire family traveled to Disney World. Twelve adults and eleven children began our adventure at the Magic Kingdom. My husband and I knew we were expecting our second child but nobody e...

Cinderella Castle and Wishes Nighttime Spectacular A Parent's Dream Comes True -- November 6, 2007
I've been to Disney as a child with my parents, as a thrillseeking teenager and as a single adult. Each trip has its special memories etched in my mind, from my first trip at age 10 to the first year...
Cinderella Castle Moved to Tears at the Magic Kingdom -- October 30, 2007

My family and myself set out from Ohio on a trip of a lifetime. I have always wanted to go to Walt Disney World, ever since I was a small child. So when my parents decided to take me, my sister a...

Princess Aurora Sweet on Sleeping Beauty -- October 23, 2007

My whole family was visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We were invited to the princess breakfast and that is when my brother, Tyler (6 years old) saw Sleeping Beauty. He was in LOVE. Well...

Carousel of Progress Stuck on the Carousel of Progress -- October 16, 2007
When my sister and I were teenagers, we rode the Carousel of Progress together (this was when they had the song that started off "Now is the time, now is the best time...."). After the first segment ...
My Disneyland Birthday Disneyland Resort Birthdays -- October 9, 2007

I was in Disneyland with about four of my friends for my birthday and I had the birthday sticker on so everyone would know. Well, we had lunch in New Orleans Square and this mime comes over to me ...

Epcot A Brother Named Disney World -- October 2, 2007

I was just about to turn 5 when my brother was born, and my parents had planned to take me to Disney World on vacation. I was so excited that when my mother called me from the hospital to ask what ...

Who doesn't love Disney? The Rock is a big fan. Actor, Athlete, Disney Fan -- September 25, 2007
You might know Dwayne "the Rock" Douglas Johnson as a wrestler, and action-film star, or as the lead in Disney's new family comedy "The Game Plan," which opens this week -- but you probably don't kno...
Fireworks Over Walt Disney World The Look in a Two-Year-Old's Eyes -- September 18, 2007

I wanted to go somewhere for my husband and my three-year wedding anniversary, but I still wasn't too comfortable leaving my son with a sitter just yet. So I mentioned Disney World to my husband. ...

Fireworks over Epcot All Our Precious Memories Involve Disney! -- September 11, 2007

My mother took my older sister and me to Disney World when I was little. I grew up loving Disney from an early age because of this. I even went on to try for a career as a traditional animator for ...

Mickey Mouse An Unexpected Meeting With Mickey -- September 4, 2007
We first took my daughter to Disney World when she was 3. She was a huge Disney movie fan and was already quite familiar with Mickey, so naturally we let her know that this trip was to see "Mickey at...
Disney Pin Trading Scoop Sanderson Personifies Disney Ideals -- August 28, 2007
The first year of Disney Pin Trading I was on the Disney World Trolley and a gentleman jumped aboard who caught my interest. This fellow was right out of the past and it turns out he was a newspaper r...
The Magic Kingdom My Cast Member Guardian Angels -- August 21, 2007

In April I attended Festival Disney with my high school choir. The first day in the Magic Kingdom was great. I spent the whole day goofing off and bonding with my best friend, but the next day I wo...

Mad Hatter and March Hare Grandma Meets the Mad Hatter -- August 14, 2007
One of my fondest memories of Disneyland was the day my Grandma was visiting from Texas and was able to come along with us for her first visit to Disneyland. As she exited the restroom, the Mad Hatter...
Eeyore Eeyore is my son's buddy -- August 7, 2007
We visited WDW for the first time in March 2006. After that we were all hooked on Disney and have since returned twice already. My youngest son, Steven age 9, began exploring everything Disney relat...
Mickey Mouse I Almost Caught Mickey Mouse -- July 31, 2007

Back in 1981, I was ten years old and the family packed our bags and flew to Disney World. On the first day I remember walking through the gates onto Main Street. My eyes were darting everywhere tr...

Minnie Mouse Tea with Minnie and Ryann -- July 24, 2007
When my daughter Ryann was 6 years old she was a Minnie Mouse girl all the way. One early morning in the Park she was dressed head to toe in MinnieWear, including ears. We had just gotten off the Joll...
Snow White and the Queen Snow White and the Queen -- July 17, 2007
I was around two years old when I first encountered the evil queen in the Snow White ride at Disneyland. She popped up and I became terribly afraid -- I refused to ride another ride for the rest of th...
Tinker Bell College Roomies Bond Over Disney! -- July 10, 2007
When I moved away for college I was lucky enough to move in with a friend from high school. We had known each other since elementary school but always hung out in groups. Now it was just us! We soon b...
Alice in Wonderland A Kiss from Alice -- July 3, 2007
I have been a Disney fan my entire life and dreamed of someday being a Mouseketeer just like Annette. Of course that dream never came true, but the first time I took my three daughters to WDW in 1976 ...
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse having lunch together Lunch Box Buddies  -- June 26, 2007
When I was 6 years old, my family had just moved across the country to Arizona. I was starting the first grade at a new school and didn't know anyone. At lunchtime, I was all alone, not knowing where ...
Walt Disney and Mickey My Buddy Walt! -- June 19, 2007
When I was young, around 7 or 8 years old, I was visiting Disneyland with my family. My mother gave me money to stop in to the Disney Silhouette Portrait Studio, which was on Main Street. After the a...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Lucky 13 -- June 12, 2007
Friday the 13th can be the luckiest day - it certainly has been for Paul and Patti. May 13, 1983, we had the privilege of attending a screening of the theatrical release of "Snow White and the Seven D...
Mickey Mouse welcomes you to the Magic Kingdom Icky Mouska -- June 5, 2007
We've always been a Disney family. We first brought our older son Peyton, whom we had adopted from Korea, to Disney World when he was three--actually a little too young, we thought--but my husband's ...
Goofy and Mickey Mouse My First Run-In with Goofy -- May 29, 2007
When I was four years old, my family took one of our usual outings to Disneyland like we do three or four times a year. My favorite character was always Goofy. All I wanted to do was hug him and say h...
Elizabeth Swann and Jack Sparrow A Pirate Surprise -- May 22, 2007
My friends all know me as being a little "pirate crazy." As a kid, Pirates of the Caribbean was my favorite thing at Disney World, and "Peter Pan" was my favorite movie. Needless to say, I love the "P...
Pirates of the Caribbean Peril with Pirates -- May 15, 2007
When my redheaded daughter, Kristen, was about 3 or 4 years old, we were on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Walt Disney World. At one point, the pirates yell "We want the REDHEAD." Kristen duc...
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Starting the Magic Early! -- May 8, 2007
When our second daughter was born, her elder sister, then 3, visited her for the first time in the hospital, she insisted Daddy take her directly to Disneyland to tell Mickey Mouse about her new siste...
Disneyland Fireworks Dreams Really Do Come True -- May 1, 2007
When I took my 7-year-old son Alex to Walt Disney World last October, we dressed up for the Halloween Party. We were watching the Fantastic Fireworks show and the theme was "Disney World, Where All Y...
Parade of Dreams Marching to the Disney Tune -- April 24, 2007
My first trip to Disney World was during my freshman year of high school. I was in a marching band from Pennsylvania, and we were marching in the Orange Bowl Parade. On the way to Miami, we stopped ...
Winnie the Pooh I'm a Disney Child -- April 17, 2007
When people ask me why I love Disneyland so much, I have to explain (is an explanation necessary?) that I am a Disney child. I was practically born and raised at Disneyland.

My family lived ...
Sleeping Beauty Royal Service at King Stefan's Table -- April 3, 2007
My husband (at the time, my boyfriend/dance partner) and I took a trip to Disney World for the first time in 1998. We had everything mapped out - when to catch the rides and when to eat - even when t...
Mickey & Friends We Opened the Magic Kingdom Park -- March 27, 2007
Our family took our vacation this year from September 9 through September 17. My birthday is September 13. We had plans that Wednesday to eat in the castle. As we entered the Park, I asked the tick...
Cinderella A Cinderella Story -- March 20, 2007
A few years ago, we accompanied our two granddaughters and their parents to Disney World for their first time. Carly was six and Brylie was three. The vacation was wonderful, and all through the week ...
Jiminy Cricket Why I Love Disney -- March 13, 2007
People always ask me why I love Disneyland so much. I always reply "It's because I used to go with my family as a child." But I guess I never grew up, because I still have those same feelings today a...
Main Street Electrical Parade My Magical Proposal -- March 6, 2007
On Valentine's Day 1999, my then-boyfriend took me on a weekend trip to Walt Disney World. I have always loved Disney and the parks, so naturally I was thrilled -- but little did I know that this wou...
Walt Disney World Saved by Duct Tape -- February 27, 2007
A few years ago my family rented a very old RV and drove to Disney World. We arrived during the rainy season. What we didn't know until we got there was that the RV roof leaked. We tried to buy som...
Ariel A Special Time with Ariel -- February 20, 2007
We were in Florida with my 9-year-old daughter and she was getting signatures from the Princesses for her book. We were kind of in a hurry, but appreciate all the work these actors put into their sig...
Mickey Mouse A Cast Member Saves the Day -- February 13, 2007
My wife and I took our first big vacation together to Walt Disney World. This was her very first trip and she has been a Mickey Mouse fan her whole life, so it was like she was coming home to the moth...
Alice in Wonderland Lost (and Found) at Disneyland -- February 6, 2007
When I was 8, my family visited Disneyland and I became separated from them. I soon found myself waiting outside the Snow White ride for my mother and sister to exit the ride -- unfortunately they we...
Goofy's Barnstormer Multigenerational Disney Magic -- January 30, 2007
When my first granddaughter was born in 1999, I held her in my arms -- which were covered by one of my Disney World T-shirts -- and told this 30-minute-old beautiful baby that we were going to Disney ...
Walt Disney World Tribute to Walt -- January 23, 2007
I've been more fortunate than most kids in the simple fact that I lived within minutes of Walt's dream. I remember my first time going through those gates with my family and seeing that castle at the ...
Walt Disney A Walt Disney Sighting -- January 16, 2007
It was the summer of 1956. Disneyland had only been open for a year. I was six years old. We were an average American family of five, but a trip to Disneyland was very special indeed.

My...
Snow White Alexandra's first Disney trip! -- January 9, 2007
My 5-year-old daughter wanted so badly to go to Disney World. I decided to take her but not tell her. I packed our suitcases the night before and set them by the door after she was asleep. She wore...
Disney Teacup Learning from Mrs. Disney -- January 2, 2007
I attended Thomas A. Edison Elementary School in Glendale, California during the late '50s and early '60s. Mrs. Disney was my first-grade teacher and she provided my first memory of Disneyland (the f...
Walt Disney World Map My First "Magical Moment" -- December 26, 2006
In the history of Walt Disney World (1971-72), my family and I had stopped in at "Town Hall" to pick up a map. The young lady at the counter looked everywhere for the one we asked for, but couldn't fi...
Mickey & Minnie First Date -- But Not the Last -- December 19, 2006
On Valentine's Day in 1998, I went on a first date with a guy I had known for a short time, and we decided to go to Disneyland Park. Well, to our surprise, it rained all day, and we were stuck under a...
Cinderella The Magic Is NOT Just for Kids! -- December 12, 2006
I have been to Disney World many times in my life but the magic is always the same ... just like the first time. Maybe it is because it takes me back to a time when life was more innocent and carefree...
Meeting Mickey Disney's Caring: Meeting Mickey -- December 5, 2006
While visiting the Animal Kingdom three years ago, we were stopped by a Disney Rep right as we were at the front of the line to see Mickey. I didn't understand why they had stopped us and was a littl...
Disney World Marathon A "Marathon Weekend" -- November 28, 2006
As an avid runner and sports enthusiast, the thought of participating in a marathon was very exciting. I knew that this was a goal that I wanted to accomplish, but I wanted the venue to be just right....
Walt Disney Meeting Walt Disney -- November 21, 2006
I love Disneyland! In the early '60s I was visiting the Park and was one of the last people to leave. As I was walking down Main Street USA, I spotted an older gentleman walking and looking around li...
Goofy A Goofy Encounter -- November 14, 2006
In the 1970s we took our three small children to Disneyland for a "Day of fun" several days before the wedding of our godson, who lived in Southern California. We lived in Denver, Colorado -- subseque...
Walt Disney World Disney Really Is Magical for All Ages! -- November 7, 2006
My first trip to Walt Disney World was with a boyfriend in 1988, and I was not very excited ... I simply didn't see what business "grown-ups" had going to a children's theme park. Needless to say, I ...
Mickey Mouse My First Mickey Mouse Sighting on My Sixth Birthday! -- October 31, 2006
Forty-one years ago, my parents took me to Disneyland for what would be my first yearly birthday visit to Disneyland. I was so happy (I still enjoy it so much) and could not wait to meet "My Mouse" ak...
Tim Allen Tim Allen -- Disney Legend, Disney Fan -- October 24, 2006
"I love the people and the spirit of Disney. I love the Parks, there's so much I love. But it's the people mostly. With every project I do, it's like working with family."

So says Tim Allen. ...
Jack Skellington Fans Find New Dimensions in "The Nightmare Before Christmas." -- October 17, 2006
Since it first hit the movie theaters in 1993, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" has become a holiday tradition -- one that spans two holidays! As animation legend Don Hahn describes it, i...
Disneyland Railroad A Very Disney Tribute -- October 10, 2006

My dear friend Christopher Lango was, without exception, the proudest and most endearing Disney fan I believe I have ever met. He first rode the Disneyland Railroad when he was just a little boy. ...

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