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70 Lightning McQueen Halloween Costumes for 2024: Fun & Creative Ideas!

Lightning McQueen Halloween Costume ideas for 2024 are here! Discover a variety of Lightning McQueen costumes, including options for adults and kids. Explore fun and creative Mater Halloween costumes, including adult Mater and Tow Mater costumes. Find the perfect Lightning McQueen and Mater costumes for a family-themed Halloween. Dive into our collection for sexy Lightning McQueen and Mater…

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Kingdom Hearts IV predictions

Radiator Springs/Dinoco Rust-eze Racing Center/Fireball Beach/Thunder Hollow/Thomasville/Florida International Speedway (Cars)

Takes place after Cars 3.

Is visited by Sora.

It isn’t combat based. Missions include keeping up with McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street, learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, driving backwards with Mater, keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach, avoiding pushy competitors with the Thunder Hollow challengers, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville, culminating in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

Sora enters the world as a custom-made car mixing a few real-life sports car models before visits to Luigi’s Casa Della Tires and Ramone’s House of Body Art end with him modified into a next-gen race car sponsored by Dinoco (with Tex’s blessing) and with Cruz’s number.

It’s set during Cruz’s first Piston Cup racing season, so McQueen still has Doc’s colors and spends the Florida race as Sora’s crew chief. Also, Ramone wears his “Saludos Amigos” body paint from the epilogue of Cars 3.

As Sora finishes his story, Mater is certainly unhappy with Xehanort’s actions forcing Sora’s hand. “That dad-gum Xehanort”, he says angrily. Extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort is dead, then Sarge gets in his face and demands him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back in a militaristic manner. “Is that understood,” Sarge yells. Then Sora tries to correct him, but gets cut off and asked again, “Is that understood,” and has to respond, “Sir, yes, sir!”

Of course, during the top speed races, Luigi is the one to signal the race to begin.

In the Radiator Springs race, Sora’s top speed is tracked by Sheriff’s speed radar, and on Fireball Beach, it’s via Cruz’s personal assistant, Hamilton.

If you fail the “Turn Right to go Left” mission, Sora goes flying into the bed of cacti, and Mater fishes him out.

“I don’t like to toot my own horn, but…” (HONKS TWICE) “Toot my own horn. That’s funny right there.” - Sir Tow Mater, beginning his backwards driving lesson, 2017

I know I’ll get hate for this, but Cars 2 elements are here. Heck, maybe Mater can’t be present most for the training because he’s busy with Finn and Holley. After all, does he still owe Holley a first date?

I wanted the player character in this world to be Kairi just so Storm can feel the embarrassment of losing to not one, but two “costume girls”.

The Piston Cup race is announced as a 500-lap race, but no game developer is that malicious to force the player to race 500 laps around an oval, so they’d take after the first Cars game and make it twelve laps with the sun slowly lowering throughout the race.

Starring the voices of:

Lori Alan as Millie

Carlos Alazraqui as Ronald

Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez

Eric Baudour as Noah Gocek

Brendan Blaber as Pileup

Ryan Blaney as Ryan “Inside” Laney

Jen Brown as Jambalaya Chimichanga

Burnie Burns as Herb Curbler

Corey Burton as Doc Hudson

Tiana Camacho as Airborne

Clifford Chapin as Dan Carcia

Tyler Coe as Bill

Will Collyer as Brick Yardley & Roscoe

Chris Cooper as Smokey

Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass

Django Craig as Superfly & Kurt

Andra Day as Sweet Tea

Robbie Daymond as Ernesto

Lea DeLaria as Miss Fritter

Aaron Dismuke as Will Rusch & Sudeep

Paul Dooley as Sarge

Jason Douglas as Junior “Midnight” Moon

Barbara Dunkelman as Cigalert

Kara Eberle as Laura Spinwell

Chase Elliott as Chase Racelott

Adam Ellis as Ed Truncan

Ray Evernham as Ray Reverham

Keith Ferguson as Lightning McQueen

Nathan Fillion as Sterling

Flynt Flossy as Paul Conrev

Gavin Free as Sheldon Shifter

Scott Frerichs as Jonas Carvers

Teresa Gallagher as Mater’s Computer

Grant George as Krzysztof

Blaine Gibson as Steve LaPage

Jessie James Grelle as APB

Christopher Guerrero as Run

Harvey Guillén as Gabriel

Todd Haberkorn as Junyi

A.J. Hamilton as Jackson Storm

Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton

Anna Hullum as Melissa Bernabrake

Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera

Garrett Hunter as Harvey Rodcap

Samantha Ireland as Liability

Jason Isaacs as Siddeley

Martin Jarvis as Finn McMissile

Lindsay Jones as High Impact

Michael Jones as J.D. McPillar

Corey Krueger as Rich Mixon

Nick Landis as Eric Braker

Larry the Cable Guy as Sir Tow Mater

Mick Lauer as Nick Shift

Jenifer Lewis as Flo

Yuri Lowenthal as Flip Dover

Miles Luna as Aaron Clocker

Joe MacDonald as Stephenson

Alex Mai as Todd

Michael Malconian as Jae

Wendie Malick as Louise “Barnstormer” Nash

Cheech Marin as Ramone

Aaron Marquis as Conrad Camber

Dustin Matthews as Fishtail & George New-Win

Jeremy Maxwell as Arvy Motorhome

Madeleine McGraw as Maddy McGear

Michel Michelis as Tomber

Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell

Laraine Newman as Lizzie

Paul Newman as Doc Hudson

Jessica Nigri as Blind Spot

Richard Norman as J.P. Drive

Angel Oquendo as Bobby Swift & Aiden

Neath Oum as Spikey Fillups

Jason Pace as Faregame

Bryce Papenbrook as Shriram

Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks & Dr. Damage

Kyle Petty as Cal Weathers

Richard Petty as Strip “The King” Weathers

Kyle Phillips as Broadside

Connor Pickens as Chris Roamin’

Steve Purcell as Tractors

Guido Quaroni as Guido

Anairis Quiñones as Gale Beaufort

Jerome Ranft as Red

John Ratzenberger as Mack

Vanessa Redgrave as The Queen

Kevin Michael Richardson as River Scott

A.J. Riebli III as McQueen’s Biggest Fan

Zeno Robinson as Cam Spinner

Patrick Rodriguez as Taco

Jason Rose as Pat Traxson

Alejandro Saab as H.J. Hollis

Christopher Sabat as Prince Wheeliam

Anthony Sardinha as Jimbo

Ben Schwartz as Richie Gunzit

Tony Shalhoub as Luigi

Kerry Shawcross as Tim Treadless

Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore

Peter Sohn as Mr. Drippy

Gus Sorola as Hit

Shannon Spake as Shannon Spokes

Andrew Stanton as T-Bone

Daniel Suárez as Danny Swervez

Kaiji Tang as Pushover

Jen Taylor as Tailgate

Kyle Taylor as Barry DePedal

Maggie Tominey as Patty

Bubba Wallace as Bubba Wheelhouse

Michael Wallis as Sheriff

Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip

Howard Wang as Jim Reverick

Kerry Washington as Natalie Certain

Christopher Wehkamp as Tom W.

Humpy Wheeler as Tex Dinoco

Travis Willingham as Michael Rotor

Todd Womack as M Fast Fong

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ITS A DAY LATE BUT IM DOING IT ANYWAYS!!! HALLOWEEN CARS CHARACTER HEADCANNONS

(I was originally going to include Bob and Darrell but it got so lengthy I decided against it)

I've done essentially most the main characters of all the Cars movies(including the lemons from Cars 2)

Lightning: spends his time getting dressed up in silly non-scary costumes, trying to spook people by jumping out infront of them and going "boo!!", and getting others into the spirit of it. He really likes Halloween and 100% jokingly teases people about being scared of him jumping infront of them or being scared of movies, ultimately to scream/shout every time it happens to him

Mater: He loves Halloween and he's a bit of a lowkey adrenaline junkie/extremist. Everytime he gets scared he shouts and then immediately starts laughing. Don't scare him yourself though, unless you're prepared to start a scare-off war, and he won't leave you alone until he gets you scared at least once! Probably convinces everyone to try and take turns telling scary stories in a big blanket fort or out in the middle of nowhere camping at some point.

Strip: He's the most neutral about it. Probably buys a bunch of people's favorite candy and passes it out to them. He's the person that says "I'm dressed up as myself" and wears his racing suit. If you try scaring him he'll just chuckle to himself and say it was a good try

Chick: Waits until it's completely dark outside and proceeds to binge watch the most horrificly racid movies that someone with an iron stomach couldn't even stand and he holds a completely straight face while doing it. He's completely unfazed by anything. If you somehow manage to get the smallest spook out of him and make him jump his natural reflex is shoving someone into the ground.

Francesco: He just overall likes celebrations, he gets overly hyped and excited, probably drags a few people into throwing some sort of Halloween party. He quickly burns himself out though and just wants to rest and relax. Very jumpy though and you will have to sit through a very long lecture, even if you accidently scare him!

Finn: Eats a bunch of super sour candy with a straight face and convinces other people that "its not that sour" and watches it all unfold. That's about where his terror ends. Don't ask him to hide anywhere because he will never be found. He'll disappear off the face of the Earth for three days for a game of hide-and-seek. Nearly impossible to scare him unless you like actually threaten him or someone he cares about, but he'll return the favor of scaring you with a surprise Grim Reaper meeting.

Leland: Unironically enjoys all the pumpkin flavored stuff. He's just there for the aesthetic, he hates being scared and will never admit he has a slight grudge against Halloween because of it. He will decorate things without your permission. He does it for every event. If you try and scare him be prepared to have some sort of cold coffee or hot chocolate splashed onto you(whether accidental or not is up to interpretation).

Rod: Probably doesn't even know that it's Halloween. Accepts some candy that some of his friends gave him. Key word is "Accepts" because he will out right refuse any candy from anyone else, or any gifts for any occasion of that matter. If you ask him about any plans or thoughts on Halloween all you're getting from him is an unacknowledged "Mm". He's going to ignore scare attempts that you'll probably begin to be convinced you've turned into a ghost.

Axlerod: He's not very Halloweeny. Mostly anything he gets for celebrating Halloween is because I asked him to. He has his own personal problems with Halloween so he's not very fond of it. Will absolutely pull a gun out on someone for scaring him(slightly out of reflex)((dont ask why he carries a gun on Halloween)). It's a 50/50 if you get the gun or a very harsh glare.

Acer: Absolutely loves Halloween for nearly the reason Axlerod hates it. He can just..be himself and no one will say anything, they'll just assume it's all for Halloween. Acer is like the embodiment of when the Ninja Turtles celebrate Halloween and get excited cause they don't have to hide themselves and won't get called freaks. Also the candy. Acer needs someone to supervise him eating candy. He'll probably grab you by the shoulders and shake you for scaring him or tackle you to the ground. Depending on how well you know him depends on whether he pretends to raise his fist like he'll hit you(the closer you are to him the more punching threats you get).

Grem: Is normally busy supervising Acer. He wouldn't let Acer in a different room by himself, nonetheless on Halloween. Probably gets some candy, drinks, popcorn and watches about half of a movie before getting bored. He has a very lazy Halloween and the closest he gets to a costume is the little plastic devil horns that Acer puts on his head. He doesn't like being scared and is probably one of the few that will actually tell you not to scare him after the first time it happens. If you keep doing it he'll go from a forced chuckle to eventually you mattress is missing from you bedroom, actually, the entire bed is missing and the only thing left is a bunch of pinestraw and pinecones with a couple inconspicuous bugs crawling around.

Jackson: He can be convinced to put on a half-assed Halloween costume but only if it's 'cool'. Probably covers his social media with Halloween stuff and makes it seem like he's going out somewhere and then proceeds to spend the entire night doing all the video game Halloween events. He'll smack you upside the head if you try to scare him at all. And he'll poor cold water on you while you're asleep if he ever spots you asleep, regardless of how long ago the incident was.

Cruz: She loves festive stuff and celebrations, she decorates her entire house and yard in Halloween stuff on the last day of Septemeber and does a bunch of Halloween stuff throughout the month. She learns everyone's favorite candies just for this day! She doesn't like being scared cause its..well, scary, but she absolutely enjoys playing along and will scare you back and watch scary movies even if it means she won't sleep that night. She also celebrates 'Halloween-weekend' and says the first three days of Novemeber still count as Halloween

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based on this prompt.

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While pulling into the parking lot Lola started gathering her thoughts running through the important things she needed to remind herself. Unknowingly she started mumbling her thoughts out loud. “It doesn’t mater if his eyes look just like emeralds or if he smells wood or if he decides to roll the sleeves of his costume…” Nearly crashing into her cast mate entering in her rush, she’s greeted by Him.

Jeremy, the man she’s been trying to not think about. When they were first cast as Sally, and Clifford, they were good friends but as time went on Lola started to have a little crush on him. It was a subtle growth, it started with looking forward to seeing Jeremy at rehearsal, then she started wishing she’d run into him outside of rehearsal so they didn’t have to talk about the show. Then next thing she realized she found herself thinking about his emerald eyes at the grocery store, and noticing she had favorite things he did.

“Hey, what’s the rush?” He said. “Oh I was just thinking about getting into costume…” Lola trailed off. “You know we don’t need to do that right? It’s just an Intimacy rehearsal.” Lola froze. “I know, I just feel more in character when I’m costume.” Without waiting for him to respond she ran into the dressing room to get charged.

Once Lola was finished changing she rushed to the stage, when arriving she noticed that Jeremy also got into costume. Walking closer to him she whispered, “You put on your costume?” “I didn’t want you to be the only one.” was all he said.

“Alright, it’s time to get this started. I want to get in and get out since we had to reschedule this 30 minute rehearsal.” Elliot, their director, yelled announcing his arrival. “We’re just working on the kiss, currently I have no care if it’s just a peck or if you both want to go all in so it’s really up to you.” He continued while taking a seat in the audience.

Turning to Jeremy, Lola started to ask, “How do yo—“ “How about we just do a peck right now to get the first one over and done with? To get all the possible awkwardness out before we take this seriously.” Jeremy cut her off. “Oh that, that’s actually perfect.”

Lola rushes over and pushing up on her tip toes kisses him quickly. “Okay we got that out of the way so how about we get something in character” Elliot yelled the his seat. Jeremy turned to Lola; placing a hand on her cheek he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. “What if we tried the peck again but we held it?” Lola thought out loud. “That might work.” They both took a few steps to each other meeting at the center with a lingering kiss.

Once they separated Lola stared at Jeremy for a moment. “Personally I think that works perfect, If you wanted to try some others we can but that one has my vote.” Jeremy told Lola. “No I think you’re right it really carries the emotion of the scene.” Lola Mumbled.

“We have our kiss! I’m glad we all agreed that one works best for this scene. Go ahead and change and then head out, I wanna work on the playbill a little bit.” Elliot said. “Okay if you want me to stay and help I can, I’m more than willing to help,” Lola started. “No no, go home I’ve got this but if I need help I’ll text you okay?” Elliot stated while ushering the two off the stage.

The pair both went into their respective dressing rooms, emerging back in the clothes they arrived in. “Lola, you wanna get lunch? Just so we have a buffer of hanging out after all that kissing.” Jeremy asked. “Ugh, I totally would but I’ve been leaving work early for rehearsals so I have an article to finish.” She returned, while walking out of the building.

Lola got into her car and started to drive off thinking about her article. Funny enough she got the text from her editor saying she wanted Lola to write an article about the local theater troupes production of Cabaret right after Lola took two days off to audition for the production.

As Lola arrived at her apartment she pulled out her phone to call her best friend. “Atlas, hey I have a teeny tiny favor to ask. Do you mind watching the local theater troupes production of Cabaret for me?” “Now why would I do that Lola? You know I have my own articles to write.” He retorted. “Well how am I supposed to watch a musical that I’m in. I tried to tell Mary I shouldn’t have this article but she insisted it had to be mine because I did theater in college. I’ll pay for your ticket, and venmo for any snacks you buy, from the theater or a store.” She explained. “Okay fine, but you have to go on that double date with me, I don’t care what you have to say about him.” ‘Who said I was gonna say anything.” “You always say something, and I know you don’t like him but if I wanna go out with his roommate he has to come too.” Atlas said before he hung up.

Lola pulled out her computer to start on her article. “I may not be capable of watching the show, but I has behind the scenes involvement so lets get that started.” She murmured to herself.

After hours of writing and rewriting Lola finally decided to call it quits for the night. After she closed her computer and was getting ready to go to bed. She went into her closet and picked out clothes to sleep in but before she could change she heard a knock on her apartment door.

As Lola walked to the front door she checked the time on her phone, it read 11:21 pm. Being cautious because of the time she looked through her peephole to see Jeremy. Confused she opened the door. “Jeremy what are you doi—” Lola Started. “Lola, I,” He cuts himself off. “Jeremy, spit it out. You’re starting to scare me.”

“I can’t stop thinking about kissing you.” He choked out. Lola froze, everything in her body begged for this moment but her brain couldn’t comprehend if it was. Seeming to have made up her mind on whether she was dreaming or not, she said, “What are you going to do about that?”

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first piece of writing (for myself) i’ve written in an embarrassingly long time. now that the first one is done it should be a lot easier to crank these out. anyways i hope y’all enjoyed this as much as i enjoyed writing it

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Movie Chronicles (Interview below)

Lion King

From ages 3-9, the movie that most resonates with me is the Lion King. In 1994 the Walt Disney Animation was instantly my brother and I’s favorite movie when we were kids. When we were younger, we loved animals and our favorite happened to be the lion. My father put the movie on for my brother and I and thought we would like it. Little did he know we were going to love this movie and its upcoming movies. 

Directed by Roger Aller’s and Rob Minkoff, and great voice actors such as James Earl Jones as Mufasa, and Jeremy Irons as his brother Scar, the movie reached great success. The box office earned the Lion King making them $78.5 million. Lion King earned Gross value of $968.5 Million dollars. 

Cars

From ages 10-13 my brother was getting started into Disney and watching all their films. One night he put the Pixar film Cars on our television. This movie influenced my life of how I talked and dressed. I had cars pajamas, books, Halloween costumes and more. I would walk around my house saying Ka-chow, from Lightning Mcqueen and quoting one of my favorites, Tow mater. 

Lightning Mcqueen voiced by Owen Wilson, and Tow Mater voiced by Larry the Cable guy paired up to be a great duo in the movie series as it progressed. Cars brought in $19 million on its first day and in total earned over $1.7 billion. Cars is still a staple of my life and hopefully I get to play that for my kids. 

Grown Ups

In my mid teen years from ages 14-17, Grown-Ups 2 was a movie that I saw with my friends in the movie theatre. My friend Andrew got us dropped off and we saw this movie. It was one of the funniest movies I have seen at the time. Adam Sandler is the greatest comedic actor of all time in my opinion. 

On day one this movie made about $14 million and grossed up to $272 million. With actors like Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James, David Spade, and Chris Rock, many viewers knew this film was must see. This movie reaches 4.5 out of 5 stars on many reviewing websites which tells how great of a comedy movie it is. 

Hustle

From ages 18-25 my favorite movie has been Hustle. Another movie starring Adam Sandler. I found out about this movie through ads on television watching my favorite team the Philadelphia 76ers in a basketball game.  This movie takes place in Philadelphia and has some similarities to it such as the Rocky films. 

Hustle is a movie all about basketball. Adam Sandler playing Stanley Beren, and Juancho Hernangomez (NBA player) playing Bo Cruz. This movie made $3 million on its first day and $35 million grossly. This movie featured many basketball players and celebrities. I have recommended this movie to others and have gotten great feedback. Although the movie does not get as many viewers as a film like Cars and Lion King, this movie has a 4.8 out of 5 star reviews on many reviewing websites.

Interview

For this assignment I chose to interview my brother. He was there with me watching majority of the movies I have watched in my life. Majority of our favorite movies are Made by Disney. We enjoy all the storylines and songs that Disney places in their films. His list consisted of, 3-9, Lion King, 10-13, Frozen, 14-17, Star Wars: the Force Awakens, and 18-25, Hustle.

From age 3-9, Lion King was our favorite movie growing up. We both had the same favorite animal which was the lion. He guessed correctly when saying during this age group, my favorite movie was the Lion King.When interviewing my brother about our favorite movies we often thought of the great times and memories created by watching these films. We both loved every bit of that movie. Watching Simba grow up and make friends like Timone and Pumba. Simbas adventure was our favorite part. I remember us absolutely hating Scar and the hyenas. We watched this movie so many times, we began to sing all the songs in sync. We both agreed the best song on the film would be the circle of life.  We would both rank this movie as Disney’s greatest animated film. 

From age 10-13 he guessed my favorite movie was Frozen. We enjoyed watching this movie together. This is another movie by Disney that has an amazing soundtrack. I remember singing the songs with my cousins and brother. I will always remember this time period when frozen came out and the hype around the movie was once in a lifetime. It does not happen often when a movie recieves that amount of great expectations.

From 14-17, Star Wars was an amazing guess. I am a huge Star Wars Fan but I enjoyed Adam Sandler a little more. Additionally, I did watch all the Star Wars films with my brother. As a movie series it Is definitely one of my favorites. We both loved the soundtracks and while watching paid very close attention. My brother said, "For the both of us, this movie we paid very close attention to, unlike others." We went to all the Star Wars Premiers together, ones that we were alive for.

Now at age 18-25 My brother guessed correctly again with his choice of Hustle. He knows I love basketball and Philadelphia sports. This movie Hustle, by Adam Sandler checks both of those boxes perfectly. Many of my favorite athletes and actors were in this movie. This film had many similarities to rocky and other many other Philadelphia icons. I would recommend this movie to many.

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Can Lightning McQueen Crocs be worn as part of a Halloween costume?

Halloween is a time for creativity and fun, where people of all ages get to dress up in costumes and embrace their favorite characters. When it comes to incorporating footwear into Halloween outfits, Lightning McQueen Crocs offer a unique and playful option. In this article, we will explore whether Lightning McQueen Crocs can be worn as part of a Halloween costume and discuss how they can add a touch of Disney magic to your Halloween ensemble.

Embracing the Disney spirit

Lightning McQueen Crocs, with their vibrant colors and iconic design inspired by the beloved character from the "Cars" franchise, can be an excellent choice for incorporating into Halloween costumes. They allow individuals to embrace the Disney spirit and add an element of fun and playfulness to their Halloween look.

1. Disney character costumes

For those looking to dress up as Lightning McQueen or any other character from the "Cars" movies, Lightning McQueen Crocs can be a perfect footwear choice. Whether you're portraying Lightning McQueen himself or a supporting character like Mater or Sally, these Crocs can complement your costume and help you fully embody the character.

2. Creative costume combinations

Lightning McQueen Crocs can also be incorporated into creative costume combinations. Since Lightning McQueen is a race car, you can pair the Crocs with a racing-themed costume, such as a checkered flag shirt, racing helmet, and a racing jacket. The vibrant colors of the Crocs will add a striking visual element to your costume, making it more dynamic and eye-catching.

3. Disney-themed group costumes

Lightning McQueen Crocs can be a great choice for Disney-themed group costumes as well. If you're part of a group planning to dress up as various Disney characters or a specific Disney movie cast, Lightning McQueen Crocs can serve as a unifying element. They can be worn by individuals portraying characters from the "Cars" franchise or simply to showcase your love for Disney in general.

4. Casual costume accessory

Even if you're not planning a full-blown costume, Lightning McQueen Crocs can still be incorporated into your Halloween attire as a casual costume accessory. They can add a touch of whimsy and playfulness to any outfit, whether you're wearing a Halloween-themed t-shirt or a simple pair of jeans. The Crocs act as a conversation starter and allow you to showcase your Halloween spirit in a comfortable and effortless way.

Conclusion

Lightning McQueen Crocs can indeed be worn as part of a Halloween costume, offering a unique and playful footwear option. Whether you're dressing up as Lightning McQueen himself, incorporating the Crocs into a creative costume combination, joining a Disney-themed group costume, or simply using them as a casual costume accessory, Lightning McQueen Crocs add a touch of Disney magic to your Halloween ensemble. To explore a range of Lightning McQueen Crocs and find the perfect pair for your Halloween costume, visit Crocs Bazaar, where you can find the footwear that combines style, comfort, and a dash of Halloween fun.

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And then he gets turned into a next-gen race car, with Luigi and Guido applying the tires and Ramone giving him the race car modifications. After, of course, he tells the Radiator Springs gang at Flo’s V8 Café how he ended up here. “That dad-gum Xehanort,” Mater says (extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort’s dead, so Sarge gets in his face and orders him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back, and Sora’s attempt to correct him is ignored, and he just gives in when Sarge asks him again, “Is that clear?!” “Sir! Yes, sir,” he says).

The context: he’s temporarily taking Cruz’s place during the 2017 Piston Cup racing season (hence why McQueen still has Doc’s colors from the Cars 3 epilogue), and needs to train to do so. From matching McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street (signaled by Luigi and tracked with Sheriff’s radar), to learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, to keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach (again signaled by Luigi and tracked by Hamilton), to avoiding pushy competitors at Thunder Hollow, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville. This culminates in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

Fun fact: I, for a while, wanted the player character to be Kairi because, imagine this. “I lost to one costume girl, but I’m not gonna lose to two,” Storm says before he loses to Kairi, another “costume girl”.

concept worlds for kingdom hearts 4

hocus pocus

owl house, this is where sora and riku kiss

high school musical

sofia the first

american dragon: jake long

robin hood: furry edition

cars. people who know the breeds of cars what car would sora be

diary of a wimpy kid

dinosaur. @patema-introverted​ what dinos would sora donald and goofy become

or the good dinosaur. sora is still human but donald and goofy transform and he thinks it’s very funny how big they are

home on the range would also be really really funny

phineas & ferb

they go to neverland again but this time they get turned into fairies and we do one of the tinkerbell movies/books

then they turn into toys again and they’re like “oh we’re in the toybox??” and then doc mcstuffins walks in

quadratum turns out to literally be the enchanted world

donald takes the gang to duckburg and webby kicks sora in the face cause she doesn’t know what a human is

lilo & stitch and kairi adopts one of the experiments

the haunted mansion come on where is it

mysterious benedict society. somehow

amphibia but during season one, anne starts crying because “finally another fucking human” while goofy and hop pop spiderman point at each other

the rescuers but it’s them having to save sora’s ass

the moon, della is there

they end up in storybrooke with new names and identities and xion “probably immune to amnesia at this point” has to travel down to fucking maine and slap some sense into them

percy fucking jackson

jungle book and sora is like “for some reason mowgli sounds a lil bit like me that’s kinda fucked up”

tangled the series, cassandra summons a keyblade

mira: royal detective

club penguin

kairi ends up in the princess protection program

this one is technically a legit suggestion but like. i NEED them to go into raya and be like “yea we’re looking for a princess of heart” “you mean raya??” “…no?” “she’s the only princess of hea– namaari? do you want her gf??” “what is happening”

song of the south and mickey is literally forcing everyone out of the live-action segments “LET’S GO ON SPLASH MOUNTAIN INSTEAD HUH”

teen beach movie

figment ride

wander over yonder

the black cauldron but the characters look and act more like their book counterparts which confuses legions of adults

disney decides to assert its dominance over 20th century fox by putting anastasia in here, confusing legions of more children

lion king 2

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Spending Halloween with Disney Characters!!!

Request: there was none. I figured I'd thank you all for 900+ followers and also just give you a sweet Halloween treat! Happy Halloween everybody! Stay safe to all of you heading out and all of you staying in, enjoy your night.

Woody, Buzz + Jessie (Toy Story)

While Andy is out trick or treating, the toys will play!

And by play, of course I mean sit inside Andy's room and watch one of the many Halloween themed kids movies Andy and Molly have

Stealing Woody's hat to wear on your own head. When he asks for it back, explaining that you can't give it back because you're being a cowboy for Halloween

Scaring Rex, Hamm and Mr. Potato Head (they're really easy to scare and Jessie loves pulling Halloween pranks with you!)

Mission with Buzz to steal some of the Halloween candy mom bought for the trick or treaters downstairs

Sitting on the windowsill with Woody, watching the neighborhood children go door to door

And yeah, you fall asleep way before Andy gets home

And yeah, Woody steals his hat back

Halloween well spent though, you think

Lilo & Stitch

Halloween is one of Lilo and Stitch's favourite holidays

Their love of the holiday inspires you to love it just as much

The three of you do all the classic Halloween traditions

Carving pumpkins, trick or treating, dressing up in costume, watching horror movies (or the child equivalent because Nani won't let you watch actual horror movies)

Every house you go to praises Stitch's costume, you're not exactly sure if they're referencing his actual costume or just the fact that he's an alien

Either way, you all get a really good haul and at the end of the day, you split it all evenly. You and Lilo pick out your favourites and Stitch gets all the rest.

And yeah, you're all bouncing off the walls for months after that but it's a lot of fun!

Miguel Rivera (Coco)

Halloween isn't really a huge thing in Mexico, but children still celebrate it nonetheless

Miguel often gets stuck being in charge of his younger family members while his parents, uncles and aunts hang out

So, the two of you have to go really slow for trick or treating

But you don't mind, it's actually one of your favourite times of the year for that reason

Sometimes, Miguel will bring his guitar and strum a bit while the two of you walk

Somehow, the night always ends with the two of you siting together laughing

Costumes aren't really your guys' thing, you guys don't really collect candy anyway. That's more for the younger kids. It's just an excuse for the two of you to hang out without any worries for a night and be a kid.

Nick Wilde + Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

You can't tell me Nick and Judy wouldn't be an absolute delight to spend Halloween night with!

They would definitely be the type of people to take you to a costume party, they just seem like they really enjoy the vibes of a good party

The three of you would totally match costumes too, it would be Judy's idea, Nick would just go along to make her happy, you would love it just as much

And yeah the three of you would have a blast, dancing together

But you'd all definitely leave the party early and pick up some candy from the local grocery store

And you'd definitely sit on the couch for the rest of the night, in your costumes watching horror movies

Nick loves them, Judy would rather watch something else but since Nick gave into her costume idea she wouldn't say a word

You'd just be happy to be spending time with them

(Nick would totally try and scare you and Judy sometime during the night as well. Sly fox.)

Lightning McQueen + Mater (Cars)

These two would be so much fun to hang around on Halloween because they literally would just love scaring people

Seriously, there would be so many laughs in Radiator Springs that night

A lot of masks and hiding behind walls/buildings to scare the other townfolk

Sally scolds the three of you several times during the night, telling you to stop with the shenanigans and do something else

Luigi and Guido join in at some point during the night

Fillmore and Sarge watch you guys from Flo's, you're not sure if they're disappointed or amused

Sheriff and Lizzie both nearly lose it when you scare them but they think it's funny afterwards

Ramone and Flo stay in all night, which is disappointing to your scaring gang

Doc doesn't even flinch. You're all literally just a pain in his behind while he's trying to do more important things.

Red is the only person you actually manage to upset but it's okay! You all apologize!

(Bonus: if Lightning is at a race for Halloween, then the three of you scare the other racers and Mack instead)

Goofy + Max (A Goofy Movie)

The last time you tried to go trick or treating with the Goof family, Goofy ended up in the ER

(it's a long story, but really that person shouldn't have left their garden gnome out in the centre of the dimly lit walkway)

So this year, you and Max decide to stay in instead

You make popcorn and set up a movie to watch

Goofy promises he won't join and ruin your teenage fun, but that doesn't last very long. By the time you're halfway through the second movie, he's joined in

And it's a lot of fun sitting there watching movies, occasionally getting up to hand out treats to some of the trick or treaters

Max actually finds he doesn't mind his father being there as much as he thought he would

The three of you have a really pleasant evening and yeah, you fall asleep on the couch but it's well deserved after a long fun filled night

The Duck/McDuck Family (DuckTales 2017)

McDuck Manor is the best place to spend Halloween

The children all go out for Halloween, so does Scrooge, which leaves the manor in the capable hands of Donald, Della and Launchpad (who still doesn't have a firm grasp on this whole thing but he's trying)

Oh and Launchpad's boyfriend, Drake Mallard, because Dewey invited Gosalyn to trick or treat with them

Donald hands out candy, because he loves seeing the smiling faces on the children as he adds to their sugary loot for the night

Della tries (and mostly fails) to scare the kids, kids aren't as easily scared nowadays as they were before she ended up on the moon. Stupid internet.

You, Drake and Launchpad spend most of the night with your feet propped up watching Darkwing Duck reruns and tossing candy halfheartedly at each other from across the room

Things get a tad bit more interesting when Gyro and Fenton join the group to wait for Boyd to come back from trick or treating with the kids

And by interesting, of course, I mean, the group of you decide to play Halloween charades but it just turns into a one sided showing up contest on Drake's part

Either way, fun night and you hope you can spend time at the manor for holidays more often

[artist-fan146]

Hey if you were anything like me, I’ll have you know I was calling @fishstickfeind for about 2 hours on discord, and exactly in order talked about:

Warning there are minor spoilers for Cars on the Road So if you don’t want to look, please don’t tap on this post!

(Images to make post longer):

How was Matt’s drawing of Lightning’s Cars 2 design going?

Me basically forcing Matt to watch A Goofy Movie

Catching up on our lives

How did Mater and Mato get stuck in a tree?

How did Cruz start a racing school, started a charity for snow tires for the lightly treaded, is learning French, became a certified coach during the off season, dabble in family therapy and is a certified wedding officiant?!?! THATS SO COOL I LOVE CRUZ!!!

How do cars play Janga?!?!

For about the first Half Hour of our call I was rambling about the start to the rise and fall of Disneytoon Studios

We don’t understand why people tend to hate on experimental eras of different animation studios

I don’t like how people consider Pixar during 2011-2017 as Pixar’s Dark Age, I consider it more of an experimental era for Pixar!

I though that if characters from both Planes movies at least showed up in Cars on the Road, it could’ve gave Disneytoon Studios its proper and long overdue spotlight back

What were our favorite pieces of the soundtrack from all 3 Cars movies?

What scenes from Cars 2, we related to the most?

HOW DOES CARS 2 HAVE A G RATING?!?!?!

PLANES ALSO HAD A G RATING WHILE PLANES FIRE AND RESCUE HAD A PG RATING?!??!?!??!

How is the first Cars the longest movie in the franchise while Cars 2 is the shortest movie?!

What were our favorite episodes of Cars on the Road?

Is it possible that both Mater and Lightning grew up living with high expectations in their lives? 🧐

I love Lighting’s Costume Design in B-Movie as Deputy Hazard!

Lighting’s new design feels a bit too simple…

I LOVE HOW RELATABLE MATER AND LIGHTING ARE!!!!

That one scriptwriter character from the show is such a mood

I LOVED THAT THEY ADDED MATER AND MATO PLAYING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BUT IT WENT “1 2 3 Rock”!!

HOW DID THE CLOWN CARS GET IN AND OUT OF OTHER CLOWN CARS?!?!

ANGST!!

WE WERE ROBBED OF SPECIAL MOMENTS OF ANGST

FORGET WORLD BUILDING FROM CARS 2, CARS ON THE ROAD ARE SETTING THE REAL QUESTIONS

How is a show that is supposed to be slice of life raises so many questions?!?!?!

HOW DOES RELIGION WORK IN THE CARS UNIVERSE?!?

Is there actually a Hillbilly Hell for Hillbilliys?

How does Oil work in the Cars Universe?

We talked about much more stuff but I don’t remember the rest!

Extras:

- I made so many references to exposure therapy and Hillbilly Hell! 😂

[saltedsolenoid]

sydneysydneysyndeysydneysydney

...i cant think of a question. i just wanted to hear from you :3

tell me somthing interesting. it can be anythign

Greetings, Sumi!

Hmm... not much interesting going on in my life, especially considering I had to come home early from school today due to my Assorted Medical Conditions... However!

As I may have mentioned before, I'm part of my school's improv troupe, and the next show is a Halloween-styled show, meaning we're supposed to wear costumes. I, of course, was just going to wear one of my normal outfits, as it'd probably count as Halloween-y, you know: Red and black color pallet, way too much eyeliner, and likely some other accessories I could find in the Walmart Halloween Bin. I was going to just move on with this supposed 'costume,' until Nyx Depressed Shinnie texted me (he is also in that same improv troupe) and asked if I wanted to match costumes with him. To be honest, I was totally hyping myself up for that outfit, and didn't really want to change it, but I was convinced by my terrible social anxiety.

Nyx then brought up quite a lot of corny matching Halloween costumes, some of which being: -Mater and Lightning McQueen (Pixar's Cars) - 1960's Housewife and The Milkman -Lobsters -Mario and Luigi (this one was okay, as i'm taller than nyx, able to pass as luigi, however i have some Issues and can't stand up straight, therefore making it so that I could not be luigi... man...) -Toothpaste and Toothbrush?

but we eventually settled on being that blue monster and that green monster from Monsters Inc (pixar) (i think their names are mike and sully?) and now! Yippie! Costumes decided!

[fairykukla]

For Halloween this year, my nephew stole my idea.

I had a dream where I dressed him up as Lightning McQueen and myself as Mater from Pixar's Cars films.

The little stinker decided to be Mater himself.

Well, shucks.

So I asked him what I should wear to go trick or treating with him. It's his birthday on the 31st, so Birthday Kid gets to dictate Aunt Kukla's costume.

"Lightning! I want you to be Lightning McQueen, Aunt Kukla!!"

Kid, you have far too much faith in my abilities. I *am* an international award winning costumer who can create anything out of nothing, but I can't crap out a whole-ass car costume in the next three days when I'm booked solid.

So I opened negotiations.

"How about a witch? A kitty cat? A skeleton? A doggie?"

No, no, and no. Silly Aunt Kukla.

*sigh*

He loves Frozen. "I could be Anna, or Elsa?"

He brightened up. "You be Anna!"

"Or Sven?" I kind of want to be Sven. I like reindeer...

"NO! You be Anna. Mumma can be Sven."

Meanwhile I'm realizing that an Anna costume means a new wig or dying my hair again. I also have literally *none of those pieces in my wardrobe.

Wait. He LOVES Encanto.

"Or I could be Mirabel?"

He was tolerant of that idea. Here's the thing; I wear peasant blouses and tiered skirts a lot. My hind brain spent the last day shuffling through my wardrobe.

So on the way home I stopped at a wig store. I was able to treat myself to a brand new lace-front wig for less than a commercially produced adult costume.

So. What do you think?

This is without make up, shoes or correct foundation garments. I do have a leather pouch I can add, too.

The colors aren't perfect but close enough, I think. I can embroider some butterflies on the blouse (and I will like it a lot more when I do.)

I do still intend to make a screen accurate blouse. I've already digitized the black-work scallop pattern. I'm combing Zenni for a pair of round glasses, which I'm going to have to paint to get the right color. But for Halloween?

I'm waiting on a miracle.

[all-might-can-smash-me]

The Truth

Toshinori Yagi/All Might x Reader

Summary: you and the number one hero hit it off as you begin your new job as a nurse beside Recovery Girl...but the Kamino incident unveils the truth about your boyfriend

Sorry for typos

Masterlist

You could remember how nervous you were as you paced around your apartment. A fingernail was currently being crushed between your teeth, a slight shake throughout your whole body as you waited....and waited.....finally the sound of the mail slot clinking and the mail hitting the floor grabbed your attention, your body soon thrown to the ground, hands attack the envelope that held U.A. high school emblem on it, hands already ripping the paper envelope impatiently. Though as you were trying to unfold the letter within, a disc plopped down onto the ground, a hologram now displayed before you

“Hello! We are pleased to tell you that your request for a position as one of our nurses has been accepted! We look forward to you joining our U.A. family this semester.” Spoke out the calm voice of Principal Nezu, the hologram soon shutting off, leaving you to sit there, shock evident upon your face as you stared off into space, those words bouncing around within your skull until finally you let a happy squeal, hands unfolding the paper within your hands to read the information listed for you. This was really happening, your first job and at your Alma mater too. It was a dream come true as you ran to your fridge, a magnet already holding down the reminders for you on the reflective metal surface. The first day of work however only set your body in a mess of jitters as you looked to yourself in the mirror, adjusting your Hero costume as you looked at your reflection.

Your quirk was a healing quirk, your hands were like a clock, it could speed up the healing process of wounds and injuries, but your quirk only worked on broken bones, cuts, scrapes, and bruises. When it came to diseases and such, it was useless and if the injury you were trying to heal was too bad, sometimes they couldn’t heal all the way or heal at all. Your quirk was still valuable and U.A. was pleased to see you apply for a position, especially Recovery Girl.

With a quick sigh you seemed everything perfect as you grabbed your bag, rushing out of your apartment, door locked behind your with a quick twist of your keys before you rushed to the streets below, taking a bus to U.A. which fun enough, U.A. students were chatting and talking away on the bus around you. Though just as you thought your nerves were cooled off....they were awakened as you stood before the gates of U.A. taking in a nervous gulp before stepping through the huge entrance, making your way up those steps. It felt like you were once again a little fish in a big sea on your first day of high school, but you had to remind yourself that you were now a school nurse. You maneuvered your way through the familiar U.A. campus, finally entering the nurses office where you couldn’t help but let a grin crawl onto your face as your sight landed upon Recovery Girl.

“Look at you!” Came out her voice, you leaning down to except her hug she offered to you. “It seems like yesterday you could only heal a single scratch, but now? Oh how skilled you’ve become! You are going to be a good asset to this school.” She gushed out as she sat down upon a stool, you setting aside your things before sitting down yourself. Recovery Girl to you was like your campus mother, she guided you, instructed you, taught you everything you knew throughout your years at U.A. With her, you wouldn’t be sitting there with your dream job. Though your conversation was interrupted as a door opened.

“Recovery Girl, I have some papers for Midoriya...” All Might had begun to boom out, though his voice trailed off as his eyes landed on you who only stared back with silence. It had totally slipped your mind that the number 1 Hero was also a new member of this years faculty and staff. “Recovery Girl, who is this” he said as he closed the door, hands going to straighten out the penstripe suit he wore, that iconic grin upon his face. You probably would have been excited upon meeting him.....but you weren’t really the kind of ‘SMASH! PUNCH! POW!’ Hero lover, you know? Your idol was Recovery Girl growing up, that’s who you always aspired to be.

“This is my second in command around here.” She said with a little laugh as she glanced to you, giving a loving pat to your leg. “She was a former student here as well, now she’s here to help me heal all these kids that keep breaking their bones....” she said with a raised brow to All Might, but he was alright offering you a bow, you standing up to return it.

“Hello Miss! It is very nice to meet you! I hope to see you around campus this year!” He said with a laugh before turning around, beginning to head back to the door, but froze before rushing back, handing the papers he was originally there to hand over before exiting the nurses office, you now seated back down.

After that, you seemed to run into the number 1 Hero everywhere. In the hallways, the nurses office, the teachers lounge, the cafeteria, training grounds, everything. He would stop to talk to you, tell you corny jokes and try to make small talk, but you were always quick to leave because you were busy, you did however let him sit with you at the teacher’s area in the cafeteria to eat with you, but he was always quick to leave then though. Finally he asked for your phone number, which you gave him because why not? You did enjoy his company and little conversations. Well he always texted you good morning, always checked up on you, and always closed off the day with a goodnight. It was nice to wake up and go to sleep with those little meaningful text messages from him.

But then he asked you out on a date.....which you declined at first. It destroyed him, but you had pointed out that it would probably be hard to even have a normal dinner date because he was...well....All Might. So then he asked you again, but instead of going to a restaurant, he would cook something at his house, which then you accepted. After you accepted, thats when it set in. You, out all people, were going on a date with All Might. THE All Might, it was all exhilarating to think about, especially when after school on a Friday you were getting dressed for your little house dinner date with All Might. You slipped on a simple dress, but the bare minimum of makeup on and placed on a pair of heels before making way to his home, where you now stood at the door, giving a knock, but before you could hit your knuckle upon the door a second time, the door was flung open, revealing the massive hero before you. The date went well actually, his jokes making you laugh, stories told and shared, memories of high school.

The relationship continued on the down low, he would come to your house or you would go to his....but there was one issue. He never stayed for long. Heck! It had been months and he still hadn’t even hinted at wanting to stay the night....he always left quickly after a few hours. You didn’t mind though....it’s just....sometimes you just wanted him to lift you up and sweep you away to your room, the door to be closed shut to the outside world.

Then the Kamino incident happened. You were recruited along with Recovery Girl to be on the sidelines if one of the heroes got seriously injured and needed someone to patch them up quickly. You could vividly remember clutching onto Recovery Girl’s hand, another holding onto a handkerchief she had handed you to wipe away your worried tears as you watched All Might begin his fight with All for One, her hand comfortingly rubbing your lower back as she watched on with you, the media and civilians all in shock and screaming as the number one hero stepped in. Though suddenly....a man took All Might’s place. Tall and lanky, those eyes sucken in, the hero costume now huge and hanging off of his body. He continued on though, finally defeating his nemesis, the media pushing past you and Recovery Girl to get their shots, civilians cheering on All Might befor ehim, despite lacking his iconic appearance. You didn’t even get a chance to even get a better look of him before he was rushed off to the hospital, you and Recovery Girl being beckoned into a car to be brought there too to begin healing the injuries of the heroes that fought.

You found yourself nervously standing before All Might’s hospital room door, hand shakily and hesitantly reaching for the door handle, but it was already being tugged open, an old man standing before you who had bandages wrapped around his head, you knew though that it was Gran Torino that stood before you.

“Oh uh.....you must be the girlfriend.” He said as he sucked in a breath through his teeth, casting a glance over his shoulder before looking back up to you. “Go easy on him alright? Or at least heal him first? Or I can give him an ass whooping for lying to you if you want, it’s Ok to tell me sweetheart.” He spoke out, you only giving a shy smile before nodding your head.

“No, that won’t be necessary, but I will admit that there is a lot we are going to have to....discuss...” you spoke out quietly as you stepped out of his way, he only giving a shake of his head as he stepped past you.

“Here’s my card, in case you change your mind.” He spoke before reaching a hand up to hand you the piece of card stock, which you only gave a soft laugh before grabbing it, shoving it into the pocket of your hero costume before finally stepping in, door being softly shut behind you. You couldn’t find the strength to look at him before grabbing the chart that was placed at the end of the hospital bed, fingers flipping through it and scanning over the information before placing it back.

“I....I’m sorry...” soon whispered out the voice of the man who sat on the bed, you finally looking up to him, tears already pricking at your eyes as tugged a chair of to the side of his bed, hands already hovering over a small area of his body, beginning to activate your quirk on the little injuries on his body. “I was afraid to tell you....I was afraid that you wouldn’t think of me the same, you know? To know that the symbol of peace is just some...guy” he said with a sigh as he finally looked up and to your face, though your face only scrunched you, twitching as you tried to hold back the tears that wanted to flow. You wanted to say something, anything, but the strength wasn’t there as you finally lifted your eyes to look into his. A pained look stretched upon his face upon seeing those tears well up in your eyes.

“So months of dating and me sharing everything about myself and pouring my heart and soul to you wasn’t enough to trust me?” You whispered out, a single blink finally letting those tears roll down your face as you brought your hands up to your face to wipe away your tears quickly. “And just some guy....you should really listen to yourself..” you said with a little shake of your head as you bit your lip. “To me your everything and I watched you fight in a situation where you could have died...you could have died without me even knowing the real you.” You pointed out, which he only guiltily looked away, a sigh escaping his mouth. Though you only took in a deep breath before getting up “Your right arm will need more time to heal on its own, but I managed to heal your other arm.” You whispered out, already turning to step out.

“My name is Toshinori Yagi.” Soon piped up his voice, hating the fact he couldn’t just reach out and grab you and pull you back. “I was originally quirkless but I received my quirk One for All” he continued on, you slowly turning around to look at him. “I always cooked those soups because well...my stomach is fucked.” He continued on, you now facing him with your arms crossed over your chest as you looked at him. “And I love you to the moon and back....I was such a dork in my puffed form trying to get you to like me and get your number....” he said as he let his face cringe at the memories. “I wanted to tell you but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.” He whispered out as he look to the bandages around his arms, though you stepped to the side of his bed, sitting back down again. You hesitantly reached a hand to caress the side of his gaunt face, Toshinori letting a sigh as he leaned into your touch that he was all too familiar with....but it felt like for the first time he was actually feeling it. “I could never really....do much because I had a time limit on using my form...” he continued on as those blue eyes stared into yours, that guilty look still upon his facial features.

“Toshinori....it may sadden me that you felt like you couldn’t open up about this side of you to me, but know this...I am so relieved that you still here in front of me.” You whispered out as a few more tears rolled down your face as you leaned forward, a gentle kiss being pressed to his cheek. “Now get some rest...Toshinori Yagi...” you said, smiling at his real name rolling off your tongue for the first time “I’ll be right here if you need anything.....” and with that you leaned back into your chair, a soft smile now upon your face as you wiped away the stragglers of tears upon your face.

[opera-ghosts]

Adelina Patti's voice was one of moderate power, but great range and of wonderful flexibility. Her production was faultless, and she was, and is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest mistresses of vocalization of the century. As an actress, she could not com- pare with many other singers, and her greatest successes were gained in such operas as made the least demand upon the histrionic capabilities of the performer. Her repertoire included about thirty operas, mostly of the Italian school, though she also sang in the operas of Meyerbeer and Gounod, and others. She was one of the many " Carmens ; " but while her interpretation vocally was excellent, she was by no means equal dramatically to Mile. Hauk, and much less so to Calv6, the latest and by far the greatest interpreter of that role. One of the most notable events of Madame Patti's career occurred when, in 1868, at the funeral of Rossini, the com- poser, she sang with Madame Alboni the beautiful duet, " Quis est Homo," from Ros- sini's " Stabat Mater." On that occasion such an assembly of noted musicians and singers was gathered together to honor the great composer as probably never before met under the same roof. To hear that beautiful music, rendered by two such artists over the grave of the composer, was to feel in the truest sense the genius of Rossini, and the part that he played in the music of the nineteenth century.

The name of Patti has always been asso- ciated with high prices, and not without cause ; for, although other singers have received larger sums for isolated engagements, none have ever succeeded in maintaining such a uniformly high rate.

When she returned to America in 1881, after an absence of some twenty years, Patti held mistaken notions about the American people, and her early concerts were a bitter disappointment. High prices and hackneyed songs did not suit the public, and in order to make a success of the tour Madame Patti was obliged to throw over her French manager, and employ an American (Henry E. Abbey) who knew the public, and who immediately cut the prices down to one-half. Eventually the season was suc- cessful, both artistically and financially, her voice showing but little sign of wear, and her execution being as brilliant as ever. At Brooklyn the people took the horses out of her carriage, and dragged her home, one facetious writer remarking that he saw no reason for taking away her horses, and sub- stituting asses. The following clever rhyme, at the expense of her manager, taken from " Puck,' r voices the opinion of the public very neatly, in regard to Patti's tour, in 1881-2: Patti cake, Patti cake, Franchi man ! " So I do, messieurs, comme vite as I can." " Roulez et tournez et marquez ' with care,' Et posez au publique a ten dollars a chair."

Farinelli is said to have made $30,000 per annum, a very large sum for the times in which he lived. Catalani's profits ran almost to $100,000 a season. Malibran re- ceived $95,000 for eighty-five performances at La Scala. Jenny Lind, for ninety-five concerts, under Barnum's management, re- ceived $208,675, all good figures. But Rubini is said to have made $11,500 at one concert, and Tamagno is the highest-priced tenor of the present day.

Patti at one time made a contract for a series of performances at $4,400 a night, and later on her fee was $5,000 a night, paid in advance, but when she came to Boston in 1882, and sang in three performances given in a week, her share of the receipts was $20,895. The attendance at the Saturday matinee was 9,142 people, and her share of the receipts for that performance alone was $8,395.

Madame Patti always had the advantage of excellent management. Until her mar- riage with the Marquis de Caux she was under the management of her brother-in-law, Mau- rice Strakosch, and so assiduous was he in his protection of his young star from unnec- essary wear and tear that he became the subject of many jokes. It is said that he occasionally took her place at rehearsals, that when visitors called on her they saw him instead, and some people, with vivid imagination, declared that Strakosch sat for Patti' s photograph, and that he once offered to receive a declaration of love for her.

One is apt to doubt the necessity of all this management, for Patti seems to have been admirably adapted for self-defence, and even for aggression in financial matters. An amusing anecdote is told of her by Max Maretzek, who, one day, when she was a small child, in a moment of generosity prom- ised her a doll, or, as some accounts have it, some bon-bons as a reward for singing in a concert. It was to be her very first appear- ance. Patti did not forget the promise, and when it was nearly time for her to sing she asked for her doll. Maretzek had forgotten it, and promised that she should have it after the concert, or the next day. But no, she must have it first, or she would not go on and sing. The poor man was in despair. It was late and stores were all closed, but by some means he succeeded in getting the bribe, whether dolls or bon-bons, and, rushing back in breathless haste, he handed it to her. Then she became cheerful at once, and giving it to her mother to be taken care of, she went on and performed her part in the concert.

One of the most amusing of these anec- dotes was told by Colonel Mapleson, the well-known impresario, who says that no one ever approached Madame Patti in the art of obtaining from a manager the great- est possible sum that he could contrive by any possibility to pay. In 1882, owing to the competition of Henry Abbey, the Ameri- can impresario, Mapleson was obliged to raise Patti's salary from $1,000 per night to $4,000, and, finally, to $5,000 per night, a sum previously unheard-of in the annals of opera. The price, moreover, was to be paid at two o'clock of the day on which Patti was to sing.

On the second night of the engagement at Boston, Madame Patti was billed to sing in "Traviata." Expenses had been heavy and the funds were low, so that when Signor Franchi, Patti's agent, called at the theatre promptly at two o'clock, only $4,000 could be scraped together. Signor Franchi was indignant, and declared that the contract was broken, and that Madame Patti would not sing. He refused to take the $4,000, and went off to report the matter to the prima donna. At four o'clock, Signer Franchi returned to the theatre, and con- gratulated Colonel Mapleson on his facility for managing Madame Patti, saying that she would do for the colonel that which she would do for no other impresario. In short, Patti would take the $4,000 and dress for her part, all except her shoes. She would arrive at the theatre at the reg- ular time, and when the remaining paltry $1,000 was forthcoming she would put on her shoes and be ready to go on the stage.

Everything happened as Patti had prom- ised. She arrived at the theatre costumed as Violetta, but minus her shoes. Franchi called at the box-office, but only $800 was on hand. The genial Signer took the money and returned to Patti' s room. He soon ap- peared again to say that Madame Patti was all ready except one shoe, which she could not put on until the remaining $200 was paid. It was already time for the perform- ance to begin, but people were still coming in, and after some slight delay Signor Franchi was able to go in triumph to Madame Patti with the balance of the amount. Patti put on her other shoe and proceeded to the stage. She made her entrance at the proper time, her face radiant with smiles, and no one in the audience had any idea of the stirring events which had just taken place.

In later years, when Madame Patti in- vested some of her fortune in the beautiful castle at Craig-y-Nos, in Wales, the people employed to put the place into repair, know- ing of her reputed wealth and extravagance, sent in enormous bills. But Madame Patti was not to be imposed upon, and the result was that the amounts melted down consider- ably under the gentle influence of the law. The unkindest cut of all was, however, when a Belgian gentleman, who had amused him- self at Craig-y-Nos, who had fished, shot, and been entertained, but who always managed to be present during discussions on business, sent in a bill of ,3,000 for his services as agent.

Under the management of Colonel Maple- son, Patti travelled in most luxurious style. She had a special car which is said to have cost $65,000, and a whole retinue of ser- vants. At Cheyenne, the legislature and assembly adjourned and chartered a special car to meet the operatic train. A military band was at the station, and nearly the whole population turned out to witness the arrival. Tickets to the opera were ten dollars each, and there was an audience of 3,000 people.

California seems to have been considered doubtful territory, for Patti left the question undecided as to whether she would go so far. When she did arrive it was merely as a vis- itor, but her delight with the "heavenly place " was so great that she declared she must sing there. The necessary delay in- curred by sending to Chicago for numerous trunks containing her wardrobe, gave suffi- cient time for the excitement in San Fran- cisco to work up to fever heat. Tickets sold at unheard-of prices, and more or less damage to property was done in the scramble.

Adelina Patti made her first matrimonial venture in 1868, when she was united to the Marquis de Caux, an event which did not interfere with her operatic career, for she filled an engagement of six weeks at Paris, and then went on to St. Petersburg, where the town opened a subscription which amounted to 100,000 rubles, and presented her with a diamond necklace.

In 1885 Madame Patti obtained a divorce from the Marquis de Caux, from whom she had separated in 1877, and the following year married Ernest Nicolini, the tenor singer. Nicolini was a man of fine stage presence, and, for a time, after the retire- ment of Mario, was considered the best tenor on the stage. His voice was of mod- erate power and of pleasing quality, but his tremolo was, to say the least, extensive. For some years Madame Patti declined every engagement in which Nicolini was not included, until the public indignation found vent in many protests. Signer Nicolini seems to have been a devoted and admiring husband, and to have entered heartily into the pleasures of the luxurious life of Craig-y-Nos. He died in January, 1898.

After some years of retirement from the operatic stage, during which she sang only in concerts, Patti made a reappearance at Covent Garden in 1895, and showed that her voice, notwithstanding nearly forty years of use, was wonderfully well preserved. Nev- ertheless it was a disappointment to those who had heard her in her prime. As a reason for its preservation she says that she never sings when she is tired, and never strains for high notes. Sir Morell Macken- zie, the great throat specialist, said that she had the most wonderful throat he ever saw. It was the only one in which the vocal cords were in absolutely perfect condition after many years of use. They were not strained, warped, or roughened in the slight- est degree, but absolutely perfect, and there was no reason why they should not remain so for ten or even twenty years longer. It was by her voice alone that she charmed and delighted her audiences, and she will doubt- less be recorded as the possessor of the most perfect voice of the nineteenth century. She witnessed the rise of many rivals, but none ever equalled her in popularity, though many excelled her in dramatic powers. Lucca, Sembrich, Nilsson, were all greater as ac- tresses, but of all the rivals of her prime only Sembrich and Albani remain, and sev- eral years must elapse before their careers will equal the length of Patti's.

Probably no other singer has succeeded in amassing so great a fortune as Madame Patti. Her earnings enabled her to purchase, in 1878, the beautiful estate in Wales, which she remodelled to suit her own ideas. Here she has lived in regal style and entertained lavishly many of the most noted people of the civilized world.

Her wealth is by no means confined to real estate, for she has a rare collection of jewels, said to be the largest and most bril- liant owned by any of the modern actresses and opera singers. One of her gowns, worn in the third act of " La Traviata," was cov- ered with precious stones to the value of $500,000.

Madame Patti's most popular r61es were Juliet and Aida, and though she created no new parts of importance, she has amply fulfilled the traditional role of prima donna in matters of caprice and exaction, and has even created some new precedents. In 1898 she was still before the public, singing in concerts in London and elsewhere.

via Famous singers of to-day and yesterday by Lahee, Henry Charles, 1856-1953.

[nancypullen]

It’s Here

Welcome, September!  She arrived with a big, beautiful moon and it made me think that everything will be okay.  Maybe not fabulous and exciting, but okay. And there’s not a darn thing wrong with okay.  Tonight we’ll dream under the Full Corn Moon and in the morning we’ll leave for Maryland to visit with the kiddos.  This month is off to a lovely start, don’t you think? I don’t miss August.  It was just an extended July, more of the same - more heat, more humidity, more coronavirus, more bad news.  July was a lot like June.  None of it was much fun.  Maybe that’s why I’m excited to enter the “ber” months. Perhaps the pattern will break and things will start looking better and brighter.  I’m nothing if not an optimist.  September in the south is still hot, but change is afoot.  The late afternoon light starts to look a little more golden, less blinding and fierce.  Gardens start to wane.  Squirrels are busier than ever and I see them scampering to and fro, always carrying treasure in their mouths. Best of all, autumn starts to send little love notes. Just a sweet RSVP to let you know she’s coming.  Like this -

It’ll be many weeks before our trees are decked out in their autumn dresses, but there are little previews if you look hard enough.  I always look hard enough.  I start looking for signs of fall in late August, right after the fair.  They’re tiny and they’re subtle, but they’re always around.  It gives me hope!  This is when I breathe a sigh of relief that the worst of the heat is over, and it’s also when I look at the gardens and tell them I want to break up.  I’m done.  I plant, coax, weed, feed,and nurture from April through August - that’s my limit.  I still have a ton of green tomatoes that will ripen and end up on sandwiches and dinner plates.  But my babysitting days are over.  If the birds get to them first, so be it.  The early bird gets the ‘maters. This gardener is ready to rest. So yes, I’m embracing September with both arms and welcoming the last third of 2020 with glee.  It’s my birthday month which usually excites me, but I don’t think it’s fair that I have to add another year to my age since I hardly got to use 56. Maybe I’ll just be 56.5 or 56 to the second power.  We’ll see.  I don’t care much about the number, I just want to feel that I squeezed a lot of fun into the previous age.  Oh well, I’m about to squeeze a ton of fun into the coming week.  This Grancy is arriving loaded with books, fairy paraphernalia, dolls, costumes, and all sorts of other goodies.  She’s my one and only, I’ll spoil her if I want to.  That’s my job as Grancy.   Time to go throw some t-shirts in a suitcase and prep the kitties for the cat sitter.  The car is gassed up and the road snacks are ready.  We’ll hit the open road with our masks and disinfectant like a traveling HazMat circus.  Good times. Stay safe, stay well, and stir up some fun if you can.  XOXO, Nancy

[wanderfan2000]

Tonight, I had to say goodbye to a dear friend. While we were rearranging the garage today. My mom discovered loads of things in the attic that was completely covered in dust and debris since all of it was up there for a real long time. One of them was an old costume I wore but it wasn’t just any costume, no. I’m talking about my Tow Mater costume! 

Halloween 2013 was the year I wore this incredible costume that my dad created for me. This Mater costume was made from a bunch of boxes all glued and duct taped together to create the rusty tow truck we all know and love. it was painted in Mater’s colors, brown, green and blue it was all complete with his “Tow Mater Towing and Salvage of Radiator Springs” on both of his doors and he even had a sliver tow hook which was held by a yellow rope. 

Also, I even had a small light up lantern I placed on the back of Mater to look like he had the Ghostlight on his tail just like in the short, Mater and the Ghostlight. When the costume was finished, my family took pictures of me in this incredible costume and I was ready for action! 

Unfortunately, wearing a giant huge glued down cardboard box on you really kind of slows you down. So, I had to get out of the costume and spend the rest of the Halloween night wearing my brown suit that I had on to complete the look. But luckily, I still got a bunch of candy. 

After Halloween 2013 was over, my Mater costume was sitting in the garage getting completely covered with dust as it sat on a high shelf for knows how long until we decided to move it into the attic for storage and it stayed up there for a long, long time... 

Until today, when we finally got back to the old attic to go through a bunch of our old stuff that we didn’t need. My Mater costume was found once again and I never saw it like this. 

The costume was completely falling apart, the engine was destroyed entirely and you can even seeing the paint coming off of it along with the duct tape. My mom said she was going to dismantle it and throw it away. So before the great send off of Cardboard Mater, I had to take pictures so that all you can check out this amazing costume that my dad created for me. 

Halloween 2013 was a year I’ll never ever forget, it was the first Halloween I was a Pixar character and one of the main heroes from Disney Pixar’s Cars! 

Later, Mater! (Chuckles) “Later, Mater.” That’s funny right there! :’) 

2013-2020. 

[ducklooney]

Halloween specials related to the classic Disney universe

This applies mainly to the world of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and their friends and acquaintances. For the most part, I'm going to pay a little attention to classic shorts and episodes from various series related to the classic Disney universe, with Halloween specials. To be honest, I'm not a fan of that holiday, I prefer Christmas and Easter rather than Halloween, but again I can't help but avoid cartoons about that holiday, which really has great specials, not to say too much. Since I can't process all of these specials, and I don't have the time to do so, and I'll talk about Halloween for the second time about the series I like to watch. I apologize for this and let's get started: 1.Trick or Treat This is Donald's brief shown in 1952. It portrays Huey, Dewey and Louie trying to get candy from their uncle, but Donald unfortunately cheated on them, and they try to use the witch Hazel to cheat on Donald (Donald cheated and the witch now takes revenge). I think most of them know this and I won't talk about it (that's why there aren't many pictures related to it, since there are already pictures) so much, just to say I liked this short.

2.Ducky Horror Picture Show It's an episode from the original Ducktales, 1987 version, related to Halloween where the monsters partly help Scrooge around the house on his harbor, but then they take over his house and make a mess. Somehow, Scrooge and Huey, Dewey and Louie manage to calm the monsters, and Scrooge made a deal with a werewolf and a vampire around the business, and they made a fairground with Money Bean, where King Kong (the giant gorilla) was.

3.Hot Spells Episode from Darkwing Duck. In this episode, Darkwing Duck and Gosalyn help Morgana with her new presentation regarding her new magical powers, but Morgana unfortunately fails. Morgana's father and her nanny also come to her presentation. Here is a further description extracted from the Disney Wiki:Darkwing and Gosalyn go with Morgana to her old magic alma mater, where Morgana is to present her paper on a profound magical breakthrough. While there, Gosalyn is allowed to participate in some classes because of her natural affinity for the unnatural; but quickly finds the underpinnings of magic, complex mathamatics, too boring for her tastes. Bored because getting used car salesmen and politicians aren't a challenge. Bielzebub finds out about Darkwing and Gosalyn being at the school, and decides this is his chance to move up in the rankings of top villain-by getting Darkwing once and for all! Gosalyn tries to find a short cut to learning magic without the hard math involved, but is hoodwinked into using forbidden spells when Beelzebub disguises himself as the school janitor. By using the forbidden spells she allows of Beelzebub to steal Darkwing's soul. Can Gosalyn and Morgana find some way into tricking him into letting Darkwing go?” Overall, Morgana and Gosalyn save the Darkwing Duck, the so-called devils are defeated, and Gosalyn has learned the lesson of not dealing with magic, as well as negotiating with the unknown, especially if the devils are involved, because once a pact with the devil means a lifelong accident, and is a message do not negotiate with the devil. In the end, Gosalyn received the sentence that she could not buy new comics for a while.

4.Hallow-Weenies

The episode from Goof Troop also seems very funny to me. Here's a description from the Disney Wiki, and the pictures explain it enough:”Max, P.J., and Pistol get off of a haunted house ride at a Halloween carnival. Pistol wants to stay and ride one more but her brother reminds her that they don't want to be late for trick-or-treating.The kids stop at Pete's new property, an old, scary-looking mansion, which he wants to turn into a new hotel. Two contractors jump out the window of the attic, frightened and telling stories of ghosts in the house. Pete angrily dismisses them and scares them off. Max and P.J. decide they want to come back at night to go inside.Later that night in front of the mansion, Max convinces a nervous P.J. to go in. As they approach the front door, the door swings open and a floor board knocks them inside. They move slowly up the stairs. When the boys make it to the attic, they look into a mirror and see a ghost floating behind them. They proceed to jump out of the building and run scared all the way home.When the boys get home, they tell Goofy, Pete, and Pistol about the ghost they saw at the mansion. Pete says that ghosts aren't real, but Goofy tells him he is mistaken. Goofy shows them a pocket watch he says was awarded to his great-great-grandfather Gooferamus T. Goofy for catching ghosts.Pete takes Goofy and the boys to the hotel to prove there aren't any ghosts there. Max and P.J. stay outside while the adults go into the mansion. They suddenly encounter three ghosts, who prank and torment them. The boys hear all the commotion from outside and run in to protect their fathers. When the boys run away to get help, it's shown that the three ghosts are physically unable to leave the mansion boundary.Max and P.J. accidentally summon the ghost of Gooferamus T. Goofy. Max tells him they need his help to catch the ghosts in the the mansion and save their fathers, but Gooferamus just says a few words and climbs back into the watch, to the boys confusion. They take his random advice and use it to try and catch the ghosts, first by soaking them in honey. Max manages to catch two on a wet mop and P.J. wrings them into separate jars.The two ghosts escape their jars and they all run from Max and P.J., who have a ghost vacuum. They trap the ghosts in bubbles and Pete tries to make them leave. The ghosts explain to them that they would love to leave, but have unfinished business and that's the reason they've been trapped in the mansion since 1929. They are musicians and never got to play their gig, due to a "load of Halloween corn fermenting and blowing up the place". They just need to be invited by Pete."Fingers McFee and his Ragtime Band" perform for the whole gang, including Peg and Pistol, while at the same time pranking Pete. After the show, a ghost bus lands in front of the mansion to pick up the trio. The ghosts thank the boys for helping them move on by giving them slide whistles to make them "honorary rascals".The next day the boys high-five about having the best Halloween ever. A car drives by, asking Pete if they are at the hotel with the ghosts. Pete yells at them, telling them there aren't any ghosts here. When they say they don't want to stay here and then drive away, Pete changes his mind and chases after them.”

5. The Boy Who Cried Ghost

The episode from the Quack Pack is also funny and interesting in my opinion. It's Dewey who likes to make jokes that scares his brothers and his uncle, but for one joke, they are stopped in a dark forest and then forced to go to a terrible castle. Dewey continues to tease his brothers Huey and Louie and his uncle Donald, which gives his brothers and his uncle nerves. Dewey however meets the ghost Sigismund and gets scared and goes outside. However, he is brought back to the castle, his conscience or his guardian angel, and Dewey decides to help his brothers as well as his uncle rescue them from the monster, namely the vampire, the ghost, the werewolf, and the Frankenstein Viking woman. They scare them, but the monsters themselves are scared of one thing, and they are cute animals and then Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck dress up as cute animals (costumes) and manage to scare the monsters out of the castle.

6.House of Villains I can also freely say the best episode of House of Mouse, I recommend that they definitely look at this episode, where the Disney villains abduct from Mickey Mouse, his House of Mouse. I think most know about this episode and I don't need to discuss it.

There's so much about my favorites (but they're not the only ones yet, but they're out of the classic Disney universe, but about it a second time) with Halloween specials. Which special do you particularly like and some comments about it.