Why did Disney wait so long? Our son has loved this movie since it was first shown during Halloween,1997. Every few months or so, we would look on Amazon.com to see if it was available for sale. We taped it years ago but the quality of the tape is poor and it is worn out so I was so happy to finally see it available on DVD at Amazon.com and ordered it immediately. The acting by the kids isn't so great, but the story is fun and the theme music is memorable. Bill Fagerbake is great as the mummy. Our son just loves the fact that he is in this film and is also "Patrick" from "Sponge Bob Square Pants" and one of the Criterion Brothers in one of our other favorite movies, "Funny Farm". This movie is heart warming and fun. It didn't win any awards, but it is an enjoyable Halloween film that can be watched anytime during the year. Thanks Disney and Amazon.com!