Coming Back for Halloween October 5-12 Report Pg4

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There was some great candy. I am a self-proclaimed chocoholic and was introducted to giralldi (sp) chocolates from this party!! Amazing!
My oldest daughter is allergic to peanuts and I was very impressed with the cast members handing out candy. She would tell them that she is allergic to nuts and they would give her handfuls of carrots/ apples / raisins etc. At one station a cast member asked her if there was anything she could have and she said Skittles. The Cast Member went into a box behind her and filled her treat bag with Skittles!

 

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I thought the fireworks were really good. I could of kept on watching them for another 20 minutes!
After the fireworks we did a mad-dash to Space Mountain. We had about a 10 minute wait. Ghost Galaxy seemed a lot more intense that the normal space. I don't know what it is about that ride but it is the only ride in DL that makes me feel sick.

My mom's face after Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy:

We then saw the Buzz Dance Party so we went over to take a peek. Buzz was just leaving but DD6 danced a bit with the green army men and space girls. DD9 acted a lot "older" this trip. She couldn't be bothered with a silly dance party!

When we left the dance party we noticed another one of these:

That meant another treat station. We couldn't find where it was but then spotted it up the ramp to innovations. There was no one in line so we went through really fast. Here is DH getting his treats! I should also add that when I was getting out of space my treat bag broke open so I had treats everywhere. I stopped at the Space gift shop and they gave me another clear Disneyland bag to out our treats in.

After the treats we went to Autotopia. This is a ride I can do without but DD9 really wanted to go on. This was probably about the longest wait of the day 15 minutes.

We walked around the back of the Materhorn and saw another treat station with no line. We were about 1/2 hr from park closing. The last ride of the night was tea cups. The girls did it 2 times and then they announced that would be the last ride of the night!

 

[samsmainla]

Loving this trip report!
I thought your scavenger hunt idea was fabulous, I can never keep the surprise!

 

[canadadisney]

Thanks for the comment on my TR. I am enjoying writing it. It help me get over my disney post-depression.

On the way out of the park I took a couple pictures of the Halloween decor. I loved this! Today it is October 23rd and I have a hard time believing that Halloween is still coming as I feel like I already experienced it at DL

This was my DH on the way back to the hotel. The clear bag was filled with candy as well as all the little treat bags he was holding!

Once we got back to the hotel room we dumped all of our treats on the bed! We had so much candy!!!

My closing thoughts on the party---It was amazing!!! We had so much fun. The atmosphere was fun and stress free. Everyone was having fun. The line up were so good. It was a great way to start our trip!

Coming up... Day 2

 

[canadadisney]

It was hard to believe that after such a wonderful day at DL, that we actually had 2 more days ahead of us. We had gotten so much done!!
We woke up the next day to rain. It was such a blessing. We had another great day of no lines.
We started the day by going on the Matterhorn. I have such a stringent fast pass plan so after the Matterhorn, I set off to get some fast passes. My plan was to get one for Indiana. My mom and the girls went on Small World and my DH and I told them we would meet them. We set off for FP, DH stopped to use the washroom so I told him I would just take the hike for the FP and meet him. Once I got to Thunder M, I decided that I had better just get a FP for Thunder rather than walking all the way to Indiana. Then I saw the FP machines were covered. I asked the cast member and he said as it was raining they weren`t doing FP. I asked him if they would be doing it for any rides and he said probably just Indiana, Splash and Space. So I walked back to get my DH and kids just in time to take a couple of pict of their boat on Small World.

After we got the girls, we walked through Fantasyland. I told my mom to take the girls on Dumbo (it was walk on) so DH and I could go and get a FP. I was really determined that I had to collect FP even though it was pouring rain. So DH and I took the hike to Splash. ...FP were covered... wait was 5 min....so we took the trek back to Dumbo. The girls were on the carousel. Once they got off we did Dumbo with them again. (still no line). The rain was pelting us in the face on Dumbo but I didn`t care, I just kept laughing as I asked my DD if she had ever flown an elephant in the rain before. Then we did Snow White and Pinnochio. My mom wanted to do the rest of the Fantasyland rides but I insisted, `no, we would do these at Early Morning` the next day. This turned out not to be a good choice *more on that later*
We walked around the back of Thunder. We had our Thunder BBQ res. today and guess what... CLOSED because of the rain. Everyone was really disappointed about this, but I told them I would call later in the day and set up a res for the next day. We walked through Thunder Ranch mostly to get out of the rain

 

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We tried to dry off a bit but it was still raining. We went to Thunder Mountain and rode it another 3 times.

We then did, Splash, Pooh, Pirates and Indiana. We stopped for a snack break. Girls had a pickle and watermelon. I had a dole whip. I had decided that this trip I was going to have some yummy new things that I have heard people raving about for so long. Well, the dole whip was a strike out. Just not my thing. I would rather Mickey-Ear Ice Cream Bar.

We had done so much and it was already noon, so we decided to go over to CA. I was saving this until the last day but this turned out to be a great decision. Once in CA we went on Soaring and then exited the park by the Grand Californian and had lunch at Whitewater Snacks. This was another place I had never eaten before. I had a kids meal of nuggets. There was so much food and it all hit the spot. After lunch we went on Grizzly RR two times, traded some pins (which my girls love)pressed a quarter, got some ice cream ears and headed back to the hotel for a break.

We were pretty wet. I took a picture of my DD foot when we got back to the hotel. We were very wrinkled up but I wouldn't have changed it for a minute! We got an amazing amount of attractions done in the day!

 

[Belle Ella]

I am trying to embed a video just photobucket. Can anyone help me with this?

If you're still looking for help on how to embed video with Photobcuket, it is possible It's just as easy as the photos. Once you upload the video, one of the 4 sharing codes they give you to copy and paste is the IMG code that the DIS uses.

 

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trying to post video... still
Can someone let me know if you click on picture in previous post (fireworks) can you see the video?

 

[samsmainla]

Yes, Yes, Yes It worked! Love the Halloween fireworks!

 

[canadadisney]

Today my "Poppa"/ Grandpa read my trip report and reminded me of some wonderfeul memories I had as a kids visiting DL! My Poppa (and Grandma) were the first to introduce me to the love of DL. Even know when my Poppa talks about DL you can see his face light up. I am forever grateful to them for showing me the magic that exists there!

Anyway...back to my report....

We had a nap at the hotel, got ready again and went back to CA to use some of the FastPasses we collected when we were there earlier (they did have the machines open at CA)

The rain had stopped and it turned out to be a nice night. We we arrived in CA, we saw this sign:

Electronica was starting on Friday and it was our plan to attend (more later). We walked through Bug's Land and did a couple rides so I could bribe my DD6 to go on ToT!

So the time had come...ToT. As you might have already read this is my fav. ride at CA and my DD6 least fav. But, we make a pact each trip that she will try it once. Click on the video below and this is my DD and we are waiting in line. It will give you an idea of how she is feeling...


Coming up next...the best ride ever....

 

[canadadisney]

I love everything about ToT. I love the look from the outside, the bellhops, the interior. I love the feeling I get when you enter the section with all the pipes, and of course I love the ride!!!! DD6 was crying by the time we got on and of course her tummr hurt and she didn't think she should go on but she powered through and afterwards she said it wasn't that bad. I love these picts. Look at my mom's hair!!

 

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We decided to leave CA and head back to DL after the ToT.

We stopped at City Hall to see if they could get us a res. for Big Thunder BBQ the next day (as it had been raining on our res. day and it was cancelled). The lady there was very helpful and as she was waiting on hold she made celebration buttons up for all of us. Now...on another matter... while we were there, there was a group of about 5 guys in their 20s, they couldn't speak English very well and they had about 3 cast members helping the. Even though they couldn't speak English very well, it was very clear that they wanted all their money back for the day at DL because the line on Indiana was too long. The manager told them that he would give them Fast Passes for any ride(s) they wanted and they would use them for the last 2 hours of their day but they insisted they get their money back. By the end of it, they ended up all getting tickets for one day to DL. It was sooooo frustrating to watch but I really admire the cast members, they kept their cool through the whole thing. Once the young men had left I told the cast member that I really admired how she stayed calm and she joked with me and my girls that eating veggies and getting good grades could get you through anything!
We took the train to ToonTown. There was nobody there. We walked through Mickey's House and met him right away.

We then did the Gadget Go Coaster 5 times!!!

 

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It was nearing the closing time and we realized that we hadn't eaten supper so we had a vending cart supper, cor, chimicanga, churro and popcorn. We watched some of the celebrate parade from afar but we were saving that for the next day.

The next morning was Magic Morning so it was breakfast in bed and then off to our Happy Place!

I took some pictures of the pumpkin faces over the gate before they opened the gates.

My plan for this AM was to head straight to Matterhorn and then do the other rides that we skipped in Fanstasyland the day it was raining (Mr. Toad and Peter Pan)....coming up next.....I get side-tracked...

 

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Like, I said, plan was to head straight for Fantasyland but we got sidetracked by characters when we first entered. I know, I know "don't be tempted, stick to the plan". But they were just so cute in their Halloween outfits and we really didn't get to see many characters Halloween night. Here they are...

After we waited for all the pictures, I soon realized by the crowds that we had made the wrong choice. We went straight for the Matterhorn, it was already lines up around the mountain. It was a gorgeous day and after the past 2 days of rain I knew we were heading into heavier crowds.

 

[samsmainla]

I just want to give encouragement that someone is reading........ I am, and I am loving it!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

Love the pictures. I looks like you guys had a good time.

 

[canadadisney]

Thank you both. I was beginning to wonder if anyone was reading!

 

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We then entered into Fantasyland but realized fairly quickly that we wouldn't be stayed too long. It was packed. We went on Snow White and it broke down half way through and we got escorted out. The cast member did show us a hidden mickey on the way out though. Here is the spot we broke down:

We then went through Frontierland over to Adventureland. (we stopped a bit in Frontierland to trade pins). My mom and kids went on Pirates while DH and I went to get a FP for Splash. We also picked up some presents for our kid's teachers while we were there. On the way back to meet the kids I decided to stop at the Mint Julip bar for a Mint Julip and Benights (sp?). These were both things I had never eaten at DL before. Both items scored a 10!!! DD6 said she liked the binights more than churros (she LOVES churros!)

We walked back through Adventureland and I took both DD up Tarzan's Tree House while DH got a FP for Indiana.

It's getting harder and harder to remember what we did each day as almost a month has passed,but my pictures tell me we wandered down main street. We went into the music store and DD9 bought some piano music. Then we went over to CA.

 

[deejdigsdis]

I'm enjoying reading along too. We broke down in Snow White last week! We stopped where the wicked queen is in front of the mirror and turns around and she's now the old hag. It was fun being escorted out, but we didn't get to see a hidden mickey. I would have loved that.