A Wonderful Evening in Oz
This year, many travelers made their way to the Emerald City at the Albertson Halloween House. Some 800 trick-or-treaters (plus their parents) followed the yellow…
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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…
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…
A Magical Evening
On Halloween, visitors to the Albertson Halloween House found themselves in the midst of a Magic Kingdom—Disneyland! Trick-or-treaters walked up into the Enchanted Tiki Room…
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…
It Takes a Village to Build a Kingdom
On Saturday, October 12th, we held our third (for the season) Community Painting Day and boy, what a day it was! It is fun to…
Painting with All the Colors…LIKE the Wind
On Sunday, September 1st, 2013, we had our second of three Community Painting Days for the Albertson Halloween House. Though the day was warm, the…
Painting a Kingdom
On Saturday, August 17th, a worthy crew assembled for the first Community Painting Day for the Albertson Halloween House. Tackling such projects as the Star…
“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…
We Painted Mos Eisley
What a day! When they came, there were new paint supplies, upainted cardboard and a table full of snacks. When they left, there were 1,400…
Kung-Fu Pandamonium—A Shaolin Good Time
The 2011 Albertson Halloween House hosted an evening that warriors will not forget for many years. Some 1250 trick-or-treaters (over 2,000 visitors total if you…
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…
Fish, Folks and Fun
Some 850–900 trick-or-treaters (plus their friends and relatives) descended on the Nemo-themed Albertson Halloween House on Halloween for a night that will not soon be…