3D Nightmare Before Christmas Costumes
Sally and Jack Skellington costumes make terrific Halloween disguises for 3D NBC fans!
Jack Skellington & Sally outfits make great individual or couples costumes
If you're a true-blue Jack Skellington or Sally fan, you've surely thought about dressing in a Nightmare Before Christmas costume at Halloween time. The good news is that you CAN! The sort-of bad news is that only Jack and Sally costumes are available...not any other of the Nightmare Before Christmas characters. So, you can indeed have a great individual or couples costume...but a group costume featuring a variety of characters will be out of the question.Rebecca Miller & her husband, pictured in Jack Skellington and Sally costumes to your left, had a great time at their Halloween party in Florida last year dressed as these famous movie characters. These are both the officially Disney-licensed Jack Skellington & Sally costumes. Jack's suit comes in 4 styles/sizes: Teen, Regular, Regular deluxe (with mask), and Plus Size/Big & Tall. Sally's costume comes in 3 sizes: Teen, Misses and Plus Size.
What you should know about the Jack Skellington costume: Jack's officially licensed costume comes with the jacket, "bat" bow tie and fake shirt front/ascot. It doesn't come with the mask unless you get the Deluxe version. And, none of the versions come with the black pants, which you'll need to provide for yourself.
There are 2 official Sally costumes. The "real" Sally costume is a waist-less dress made of a faux patchwork material. There's a problem: the BACK of the dress is simply a plain pink. I would have expected both sides to have the patchwork design, and you'll never see a publicity photo that shows what the back looks like. But, since it's the only costume available, it's a "take it or leave it" type thing. Otherwise the costume is comfortable. It comes with a red wig and arm gloves with faux stitching. Or, as Ms Miller did in the picture to your left, you can choose to use makeup on your arms, instead. The 2nd style you might choose is a "Sexy Sally" costume, which has a shorter hemline and a flared skirt. Despite the changes, it's obvious that the dress is indeed representing Sally. Like the standard costume, the back of Sexy Sally's dress is just one plain color...yellow. Sally wigs which come with these costumes are just fine for some tastes, but too thin to suit other people. Be aware you may wish to purchase a thicker wig or try spraying your hair.
Sewing a Jack or Sally costume: There aren't any official sewing patterns for these outfits, so virtually everyone who creates these costumes from scratch is making one-of-a-kind masterpieces. Studying Jack and Sally's movie costumes is the first step to making a good replica. Next, finding a similar pattern or pre-made outfit that you can adapt without too many changes is essential. For some good ideas, here's an excellent description (with photos) about making Jack & Sally costumes from one very crafty woman who has done it!
Tim Burton's 3D Nightmare Before Christmas
...a pivotal film in cinematic history
As you're probably already aware, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" movie was originally released in 1993. Back then, it wasn't a digital movie, but a standard movie on film; and it hadn't been turned into a "3D" version yet, either.But, The Nightmare Before Christmas was charming, original and different. It didn't need any "bells and whistles" to work its way into people's hearts. Jack Skellington and Sally became much-loved fictional characters, and the movie became a "cult hit" with thousands watching it year after year every holiday season.
In Fall 2006, the movie was re-released in its brand new 3D, all-digital version. The story of the "3D Nightmare Before Christmas" release is an important one. The pandemonium caused by the release of a "3D Digital ONLY" format showed the world that theaters were NOT ready to take on such a challenge at that time. It was an absolute disaster for fans who wanted to see the film...but couldn't find a theater because of the lack of available digital projectors.
The year 2007 was a busy one for installing digital projectors into theaters. But, despite the fact that many digital projectors were added to movie theaters in 2007 (and several new all-digital theaters opened in Southern California, as well) fans still had difficulties finding a theater when "3D Nightmare" was re-released in Fall 2007.
In October, 2008, 5 Hollywood Studios banded together to boost digital projection. Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal agreed to help theater-owners bear the cost of making the expensive transition to digital! Also, IMAX started its big push into local cinemas, which included the introduction of digital projectors to show the IMAX versions of newly-released films on an extra-large screen within regular theaters. As of Fall 2008, there were still only about 5,000 screens in the USA and Canada with digital projectors---only a small fraction of the 40,000 movie screens available. 2009 & 2010 became the "years of digital projection frenzy" as movie studios pledge to use the distribution costs they WOULD have had shipping reels of film to help out theater owners. And, the frenzy really made a big difference. You may have noticed that this year it's MUCH easier to find 3D movies than it was just a few years ago. And, it will only get easier as time goes on!
Time can't go backwards; Nightmare fans will always remember the difficulty they had finding their favorite film. But, at least they can be happy that their inconvenience didn't go unnoticed. Thanks to the uproar of 3D NBC fans, digital projection got the boost it needed.
Where can you find Jack Skellington?
Most viewers simply watch Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas on their own home TV's these days (via DVD.) Still, there are some public celebrations still made over the movie.1.) El Capitan Theater in Hollywood: Disney's El Capitan Theater had special showings of 3D NBC during October, 2008, 2009 & 2010. At this update, no announcement has yet been made if this iconic movie will be shown again this season.
2.) Jack Skellington and his friends take over the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland every year from the September to the first week in January. When can you see the Jack Skellington version of this ride? You'll be able to enjoy the Holiday Haunted Mansion beginning mid-September every year.! Be sure to get to Disneyland by the weekend after New Year's Day...because after that time, Jack Skellington & friends will be leaving...and the Haunted Mansion will return to normal. If you'd like to see pictures of the holiday version of the ride, here's a link to the Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion Pictures page of this site.
3.) Jack Skellington merchandise is sold year-round at the Disney theme parks. It's a great place to stock up on Nightmare Before Christmas clothing, towels, bags and other souvenirs. You don't even have to pay for Disneyland (or DisneyWorld) admission; the World of Disney stores sell plenty of Jack Skellington merchandise (in both Downtown Disneys...California and Florida.) It's even free to park!
4.) Every holiday season, HotTopic.com offers a nice selection of Jack Skellington merchandise, ranging from clothing to home decor items to knick knacks like keychains.
3D Nightmare Before Christmas Merchandise
Ebay auctions cool Jack Skellington merchandise all year long!
Here's an interesting little widget which shows the 3D Nighmare Before Christmas merchandise that's currently up for auction on the EBay website. Throughout the day, the widget updates itself, so that whenever you come back to this page, you'll see completely different items for sale.Since EBay is an auction website, the merchandise for sale is always changing. You'll might find 3D Nightmare Before Christmas clothing, posters, character figures, DVD's, toys, home decor items, etc. It all depends on what the sellers have to show us at this moment!
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