Picture this: September 22, 2007, at The Hollywood Tower Hotel (aka HTH, aka Disney California Adventure’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction).
Decorated for Halloween, there is a spooky assortment of cobwebs and bats adorning this haunted landmark in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot section of DCA.
Inside, the lobby decor also reflects Halloween. A vintage masks hangs from a chair:
Miniature pumpkins are strewn across the garland that hangs from the ceiling:
A banner over the check-in desk does a semi-decent job of evoking 1939:
An empty jar of “Fresh Treats” sits on the lobby counter:
A poster announces the impending Halloween Gala at the Tip-Top C.L.U.B. with Anthony Fremont and his Orchestra (a nod to the November 3, 1961 episode of “The Twilight Zone”):
The same poster as it looked a year before, October 2006:
Now take a look at this miniature version that was displayed in the shop window, circa September 2008. Notice anything different?
First, the party is now being referred to as a “Bash” instead of a “Gala.” The Disney employee that printed out the large poster forgot to load the appropriate font for “and his orchestra.” A non-Art Deco font was substituted as a result. Here’s my cleaned-up version using “Gala” (definitely more appropriate for 1939):
The poster has more of a 1990s look than one from 1939. The overuse of blends and more than 10 fonts gives this piece a somewhat computerized look. I wonder where this piece ended up once the Anaheim version was removed?
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