HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[chttyangel]

I think the parks are more crowded than people expect during Halloween Time. It used to be a slow time of year to visit, but since Disney has amped up its Halloween celebration -- and Halloween as a holiday in general seems to be getting more popular and more elaborate every year (not at Disneyland, but across America) -- more people are heading to Disneyland to enjoy the season. Plus, since it starts in September, people can stretch out their Halloween festivities for a month and a half! It's no longer a slow time. It won't be New Year's Eve-level crowded, but there will be some crowds here and there.

I'm starting to think there is no longer a time when the parks are not busy. We use to go in October; but your right...they ramped up Halloween and that changed. Then we went in early November; but this last time they started Christmas early and added a race so things were crazy. Now I was thinking Sept would be good but they started the Halloween parties earlier then last year. Oh well; I guess everyone just loves going to Disneyland so it is always packed. Can you blame them?

 

[dolphingirl47]

Now I was thinking Sept would be good but they started the Halloween parties earlier then last year.

The Halloween parties start at the same Friday in September they have since at least 2011. I went to the first party of the season then and will do so again this year.

Corinna

 

[Sherry E]

I'm starting to think there is no longer a time when the parks are not busy. We use to go in October; but your right...they ramped up Halloween and that changed. Then we went in early November; but this last time they started Christmas early and added a race so things were crazy. Now I was thinking Sept would be good but they started the Halloween parties earlier then last year. Oh well; I guess everyone just loves going to Disneyland so it is always packed. Can you blame them?

I think that there are probably still days or even groups of days here and there that are less busy than others. In other words, it's not non-stop madness all year long. There are varying levels of crowds. But I also think that the old days of the more extended, reliable, predictable, prolonged periods of low crowds are gone. Disney purposely adds things in during the less busy times to bring in more people -- for example, debuting Frozen Fun immediately after the holiday season officially ended and they knew there would be a drop in crowds. They timed it so that Frozen Fun would begin and bring in another wave of people during what would have been a slower time. They built up Halloween Time as a whole season (even as they remove elements of that season and make it less than it was), specifically to draw in people during what would have been a slow time in September many years ago.

 

[seobaina]

What sort of time (Pacific?) do you think I should start trying for tickets tomorrow? I can book online right?

 

[Sherry E]

What sort of time (Pacific?) do you think I should start trying for tickets tomorrow? I can book online right?

Yes -- there should be a live link for online orders for the general public. You could start checking after midnight, PST, to see if you have any luck. I would imagine the online link should be set up and ready for business well before 7 a.m. The phone lines, however, will probably open at the usual times they open on any regular day, so the people ordering over the phone for whatever reason will likely encounter waits again.

 

[ricardol]

I just bought my tickets for the 19th and 23rd of October!

It's a bummer reading some of the comments, but I'm sure Disney will not let us down for this Year Diamond Celebration Haloween parties!!

 

[BigCheese]

Friday, October 31 -- SOLD OUT (as of Thursday, September 11, 2014)!!


Last year there were 14 parties, and this year there are 17.

Sherry E- thank you for all of the updates in the Halloween thread!!! We typically visit DLR in October but recently moved to Southern California and are first time AP holders. We're still adjusting to the traffic and I'm glad that Halloween falls on a Saturday, but do you know if that party in particular has a higher ticket allocation, or are all party dates equal in that regard?

 

[Kuilima]

We're planning to do the party only on October 9th. What could we do to fill the time in the morning? My kids are ages 17, 14, 11, and 7. We love the beach, but would that take too much time if we want to be back around 1:00 to get ready for party time?

 

[theluckyrabbit]

...I'm glad that Halloween falls on a Saturday, but do you know if that party in particular has a higher ticket allocation, or are all party dates equal in that regard?

In the past, CMs have told me that the party on the 31st does have a higher ticket allocation. Since Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, I don't know if that would increase the usual number of tickets designated for that party.

I'll do it. Is there a specific email to send it to? My computer at work doesn't like the DL site (oooold OS), so it's quicker to ask here than to go looking.

The only email link I know of is at the bottom of the DL website under "contact us." If someone else knows of another way to email DL, I hope they chime in.

 

[tjcrabb]

We're planning to do the party only on October 9th. What could we do to fill the time in the morning? My kids are ages 17, 14, 11, and 7. We love the beach, but would that take too much time if we want to be back around 1:00 to get ready for party time?

We will be at the same party! Our plan is to sleep in since we will be flying in late the night before and then having a lateish (10am) brunch at goofy's kitchen. After that we will wander around DTD for a while. That is about the only plan we have. We will not have transportation so that limits where we will be going. We are also toying with the thought of purchasing APs so going to the parks after that

 

[seobaina]

Yes -- there should be a live link for online orders for the general public. You could start checking after midnight, PST, to see if you have any luck. I would imagine the online link should be set up and ready for business well before 7 a.m. The phone lines, however, will probably open at the usual times they open on any regular day, so the people ordering over the phone for whatever reason will likely encounter waits again.

Thank you x

 

[jammyjam25]

We're planning to do the party only on October 9th. What could we do to fill the time in the morning? My kids are ages 17, 14, 11, and 7. We love the beach, but would that take too much time if we want to be back around 1:00 to get ready for party time?

On our HP day we're not doing the parks either and we're planning to spend it hanging out at the hotel pool and wandering the Disney hotels. We were tempted to actually plan something for that morning but then realized we don't want to be so tired we don't enjoy the party!

 

[kdj78]

well .... it's after midnight.. come on already i want those tickets hehe

i am looking in the right place yeah? just go to the disneyland website, tickets, event tickets ?

 

[Djscarlette]

MHP tix are now available online!!

Has anyone who ordered last Wednesday received their tix in the mail? Mine have not yet shown up.

 

[RichP1269]

Just bought my tickets for the 25th!!!

 

[HopLow1968]

Looks like general public tickets are up on the website.

 

[mummabear]

So thank god then went on at midnight since it is only 7pm here!
I got this message:
Your Order Has Not Been Completed
Thank you for your order.

Your confirmation is currently pending due to system availability. You will soon receive an email to inform you of the status of your order, once it is processed. If you have any questions, please contact the Disney Tickets Online Guest Services at ticketinquiries@disneyonline.com or by calling (714) 781-4400. Guests younger than age 18 must have parent or guardian permission to call.

Did you get this message @RichP1269 ?

 

[LeahMLee]

Wahoo just got my tickets for September 30th so excited!! I'm so glad I don't have to wake up at 3am.

 

[RichP1269]

So thank god then went on at midnight since it is only 7pm here!
I got this message:
Your Order Has Not Been Completed
Thank you for your order.

Your confirmation is currently pending due to system availability. You will soon receive an email to inform you of the status of your order, once it is processed. If you have any questions, please contact the Disney Tickets Online Guest Services at ticketinquiries@disneyonline.com or by calling (714) 781-4400. Guests younger than age 18 must have parent or guardian permission to call.

Did you get this message @RichP1269 ?

Yes I did. I just figure their card processing is down and my order is sitting in the que waiting until it comes back up.

 

[mummabear]

Yes I did. I just figure their card processing is down and my order is sitting in the que waiting until it comes back up.

Ok, I feel better then (well slightly)
When we ordered our MNSSHP ones they arrived instantly.