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Favorite Halloween Pieces

Grimsly ManorI surveyed both the Original Department 56 Group on Yahoo! and the Building New Worlds social network, asking them what their favorite Department 56 Halloween pieces were. Answers could include Original Snow Village Halloween, Sleepy Hollow, or All Hallows Eve series. I received back a flurry of wide ranging answers:

- Grimsly Manor - 6 votes - "I like it mainly because it's not modern, it has that classic old haunted house feel to it!", "I like Grimsly because of the sound effects first and then the look of the piece. Just a great feel to it. The accessories are lots of fun too!", "I like the grimsly manor because of the great effects that it has the goes soo well with the house. i love the architecture of the house.", "Grimsly Manor is one piece I like that I have yet to buy.", "I just bought Grimsly Manor the other day, I have put it off sooo many times before because of the price but I finally caved-LOL! It has been out since '99, that made me stop & think that they just might retire it soon."

- Haunted Barn - 3 votes - "It has a scarecrow and a tree and some fencing. And it
has sound, but I have to keep the sound off because it attracts the cats. LOL!"

- 1031 Trick or Treat Dr. - 2 votes - "I forgot about 1031 Trick or Treat Drive, I like that piece also except the accessory that comes with it is HUGE."

- Boo Mansion - 2 votes - "I like Boo Mansion and the figurine that comes with it. I guess the list could go on and on.", "My first halloween piece."

- Be Witching Costume shop - 2 votes - "I could kick myself for not getting it last year, now the price has gotten ridiculous! Oh well, live & learn!", "I got the Bewitching Costume Shop last year and I am glad I did. If you want a D56 Halloween piece you should get it before it retires because the price just seems to go up on them."

- Helga's House of Fortunes - 2 votes

- Scaredy Cat Ferris Wheel - "The ferris wheel, well I just love it just because.", "We love the ferris wheel too, it goes very well with the spinning pumpkins and swinging mummies in our haunted amusement park."

- The Wicked Witch's Castle - "LOVE those flying blue monkeys!"


- Ghostly Carousel - "I heard there was functional problems with this", "I prefer the Lemax carousel", "There are not enough lights in this carousel"


- HOWL Radio Station - "How come OSV Halloween gets a radio station before
Christmas in the City does?"

- Black Cat Diner

- Dead End Motel

- Jack's Pumpkin Carving Studio

- Lit Graveyard Tree

- Zelda's Wax Museum

- Hauntsburg House

- The Haunted Farm House

- D56 Fun House

- LaGhosti Theater

- Spooky front yard

- Haunted Mansion

- Creepy's Pet Shop

- Dead Creek Mill

- Shipwreck Lighthouse

- Spooky Schooner

- Mordecai Mould

- Jack-o-the-Lantern

- Bone to Be Wild
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Anyone ever have sound issues with LaGhosti Movie Theater? If so, how did you fix it?

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