The Rainbow Projection
One of the iconic images from the Wizard of Oz is the rainbow. Because of that, we had to have a rainbow as part of…
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There’s No Place Like Home (Depot)
In the movie, the backdrop for the floating head of the Great and Powerful Oz appears to be made up of a series of cylindrical…
“…Unnaturally GREEN!”
The color green plays a prominent role in the Wizard of Oz, from the green of the hills, to the green of the Wicked Witch…
The Foundations of Middle Earth
On what is Middle Earth built? For us, it’s 2X4s! We use this modular frame as the structure on which to hang the various parts of…
Dragon Dentistry
In the Hobbit, Smaug tells Bilbo, “My teeth are swords!” When it came time to create those “swords” for our Smaug, we took some foam…
Dragon Bones
The idea of dragon bones might first conjure up images of Targaryen throne room decorations from Game of Thrones, but they are a necessary step…
The Formation of Middle Earth
On Saturday, October 11th, an army of workers descended on the Halloween house to bring to life the landmarks of Middle Earth. Of note among…
Discovering Treasure in Unlikely Places
Sometimes on epic adventures, travelers stumble upon unlooked-for treasure in some tucked-away cave. Such was the case for the initial stages of the journey to…
Cardboard Amasses
Preliminary cardboard gathering efforts resulted in a healthy supply of free material. Special thanks to Jasper and Carol from Duarte for their contribution to this…
Video: How to Make a Disneyland Halloween House in 2 Minutes...
Lots of hands helped create the Disneyland Albertson Halloween House! Take a look at this timelapse video showing how it all came together! Thanks to…
The Story of a Hippo
“For the Jungle Cruise, we should have a hippo! You know, the one with the wiggly ears? We could just make the head, as if…
“Look, sir. Droid.”
One of the original visions for this year’s Star Wars Halloween House was to have a giant Jawa Sandcrawler with lots of droids in front…
All the Pieces in Place
After an awesome community painting day, we have all the pieces we need to make an Asian Fortress worthy of a kung fu master. Thanks…
Painting Like a Warrior
We had a great crew for our painting day on September 10th. We had folks from the neighborhood, friends from Santa Cruz and even a…