DisneyKimberly J. Brown and Debbie Reynolds took flight on Oct. 17, 1998. The magnificent duo soared over Halloweentown, a home for witches, goblins, werewolves, vampires, and ghosts. The Disney Channel Original Movie brought a new dimension of fall enchantment to kids’ cable as the network’s second Halloween DCOM, after 1997’s Under Wraps.Executive producer Sheri Singer told E! News in 2017 that NBC bought Halloweentown as part of a six-movie deal. Her producing partner and husband, Steve White
“Being normal is vastly overrated.” How one of the earliest Disney Channel Original Movies came to be and birthed a devoted fan base who cherish it still today more than ever.