Halloween at DL

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Well, the thing that worries me is that this info actually did come straight from an official Disney site, so it's not like it is something from another source. Mary (FoodLover) is right about that. It's on the Disneyland press site - or DisneylandNews.com, to be specific - and when I went back in and refreshed the page a minute ago, I saw the same exact press release that Laughing Place obtained. (I didn't see it at first.)

So since it came directly from Disney, and since they are usually very good about mentioning Candy Corn Acres in all of their HalloweenTime press every year, the fact that it is conspiciuously missing from this release probably means that there will be no CCA.

Again, when the fun and festive Halloween mini-site finally goes up on the DLR website, maybe we will be surprised and delighted to see CCA is still there, but right now it's not looking good for ol' Candy Corn Acres - at least this year, anyway. It will probably be back next year.

Just like what you said, I hope that they would have CCA at DCA this October. Thanx for clearing it up. It is not good when the DL news website didn't include any info on DCA during the Halloween season except for ToT. We will just wait and see if they will post more info for DCA.
 
Thanks, fhtpdw20.

Hmmm. Well, even though that info is from Laughing Place and not from Disney (meaning we have not seen it posted on any Disney-owned site yet but maybe we will in the next day or two), I notice that - unless I missed it - there seems to be no mention of Candy Corn Acres in DCA. Does anyone else see a CCA mention? I could have skipped over it - my eyes are very tired at the moment!:rotfl2: But if I am correct and there is no mention of CCA, then I guess that might mean that there will be no CCA in DCA this year - which is what I was afraid of. DCA desperately needs Halloween and Holiday touches, and I have a feeling it is going to be deprived of those this year because of WoC and the continued makeover of DCA. Well, I guess we won't know for sure until the Halloween mini-site goes up on the DLR website. I hope this doesn't mean the end of the giant Candy Corn, but I have doubts!!






Oh, and about Gay Days - of course, my experience has no bearing on what it will be like this year during Gay Days, because HalloweenTime has increased in popularity in general since then and crowds have increased overall - 2 years ago I happened to be at DLR during the Gay Days opening weekend, and I didn't really notice the crowds start to substantially pick up in DL until Saturday evening, and I think a lot of that had to do with the Miley Cyrus birthday party event at DL the next day. Again, that all has nothing to do with this year, and this year could be a whole different ball o' whacks in terms of crowds. But in 2008, it was not too oppressively crowded, from what I could tell.



Thanks for all the info everyone on crowd levels for Gay Days, I had forgotten it was that weekend. I had already figured it would be busy (Halloween seems to be getting busier every year), we'll just go in with a plan. Since its a no kids excursion (no stroller, no carrying kids), crowds will be much easier to navigate. My friend is going through a rough time and could use a pick me up, there will still be plenty of Disney magic! Also, I'll have more opportunity to take pictures without the kids bugging me to just go on rides! I really hope to see CCA, I love the pictures people have posted.
 
Does anyone have pictures of the Nightmare Before Christmas themed meals that they have at the French Market? I've spent the past 20 minutes or so doing a Google image search & the only thing that comes up is an empty "dog dish" bowl that one of the meals was served in :laughing:
 
Isn't the whole farm area going away presently? MiceAge says it closes September 7th (and I think they mentioned that the Farmer's Market food area would stay intact).

Is the "Bountiful Farms" area where Candy Corn Acres would have been?

I am sorry if Candy Corn Acres won't be around; I know my mom would have loved to see it.
 

Hm. Do you think it would be overbaord to try and get photos of all 300+ pumpkins on display on Main Street :rotfl:
 
Hm. Do you think it would be overbaord to try and get photos of all 300+ pumpkins on display on Main Street :rotfl:

No, I think you should and start a new thread, Pumpkin pictures. With everyones help maybe we could get all of the pumpkins in DLR. So its like a hunt to find a pumpkin that someone has not already posted a picture of.:lmao: Sounds like fun to me.
 
Well, the thing that worries me is that this info actually did come straight from an official Disney site, so it's not like it is something from another source. Mary (FoodLover) is right about that. It's on the Disneyland press site - or DisneylandNews.com, to be specific - and when I went back in and refreshed the page a minute ago, I saw the same exact press release that Laughing Place obtained. (I didn't see it at first.)

So since it came directly from Disney, and since they are usually very good about mentioning Candy Corn Acres in all of their HalloweenTime press every year, the fact that it is conspiciuously missing from this release probably means that there will be no CCA.

Again, when the fun and festive Halloween mini-site finally goes up on the DLR website, maybe we will be surprised and delighted to see CCA is still there, but right now it's not looking good for ol' Candy Corn Acres - at least this year, anyway. It will probably be back next year.

I'm just really disappointed, I guess. I haven't been to DLR in the Fall since 2006 and there weren't many Halloween decorations that year. So I was really excited to see more and now it sounds like it will basically be the same stuff I saw in 2006. Now I'm partly wishing I'd held off and done our usual January trip instead. Ugh.
 
I'm just really disappointed, I guess. I haven't been to DLR in the Fall since 2006 and there weren't many Halloween decorations that year. So I was really excited to see more and now it sounds like it will basically be the same stuff I saw in 2006. Now I'm partly wishing I'd held off and done our usual January trip instead. Ugh.

You are just not getting lucky with your Halloween visits at all!! It definitely sounds like this is a partially scaled down HalloweenTime this year. I think I expected things to be bigger and grander as time passed because HalloweenTime is getting so popular. This year it's like only half of the DLR will be in the spirit - no pun intended - while the other half is dominated by WoC and the billion dollar makeover. Most of the stuff was always in Disneyland anyway, and not so much in California Adventure, but I guess I just like seeing that DCA is involved in the season in some way too. Having the Halloween party in DCA gave it a good dose of Halloween and kind of forced DLR to keep DCA included in the festivities. Now that the party is in DL, it's like DCA is being totally left out!

I think that once the makeover is further along next year, they will probably do something more in DCA. But DCA really needs some festive holiday touches, so I hope they don't neglect it for Christmas.
 
No, I think you should and start a new thread, Pumpkin pictures. With everyones help maybe we could get all of the pumpkins in DLR. So its like a hunt to find a pumpkin that someone has not already posted a picture of.:lmao: Sounds like fun to me.

We need pumpkin pictures in this thread!! We need pictures, period!! All we will have to photograph, really, will be pumpkins of all sizes this year since we won't have Candy Corn!!:rotfl2:
 
My son, who was 7 last year absolutely loved Ghost Galaxy.

And I have to say, Halloween Screams is the best fireworks display that Disney has ever done.

For Christmas we were at WDW, and still love Halloween Screams best. Better than Illuminations or the Holiday Wishes show. You have to see that show!
 
Hm. Do you think it would be overbaord to try and get photos of all 300+ pumpkins on display on Main Street :rotfl:

Oh, I meant to say - no, it's definitely not overboard. I would love all 300 photos, I'm sure! But...it's not as easy as it sounds to get photos all of them. They are not all right there in front of you. Some are easy to see, but some of them are high up, sitting in dark window sills or on balconies, barely visible. You'll see what I mean when you get there.

Pay close attention to the pumpkins around the Partners statue, however....unless DLR decides to withhold those pumpkins from us too at the last minute!!:rotfl2:
 
:rotfl: I was thinking more on the lines of a scavenger hunt for me. I may just be tempted to see how many I can find.
 
My son, who was 7 last year absolutely loved Ghost Galaxy.

And I have to say, Halloween Screams is the best fireworks display that Disney has ever done.

For Christmas we were at WDW, and still love Halloween Screams best. Better than Illuminations or the Holiday Wishes show. You have to see that show!

I am very excited about the fireworks. I have seen Holiday Fireworks and Wishes but not Screams. How far in advance of the fireworks do you think you need to stake out a spot? I don't need front of castle but good enough to see everything.
 
My son, who was 7 last year absolutely loved Ghost Galaxy.

And I have to say, Halloween Screams is the best fireworks display that Disney has ever done.

For Christmas we were at WDW, and still love Halloween Screams best. Better than Illuminations or the Holiday Wishes show. You have to see that show!

I think Remember....is the best fireworks show I've ever seen. I watched the Halloween one on youtube and thought it was kind of cheesy. Had they used the ACTUAL songs it would have been cool. Instead they did weird, cheesy, pop versions. Yuck.
 
No, I think you should and start a new thread, Pumpkin pictures. With everyones help maybe we could get all of the pumpkins in DLR. So its like a hunt to find a pumpkin that someone has not already posted a picture of.:lmao: Sounds like fun to me.

Hm. Do you think it would be overbaord to try and get photos of all 300+ pumpkins on display on Main Street :rotfl:

LOVE this idea!!!
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Don't lose hope on candy corn plants. It think it would fit in Toontown from the pics I have seen. Does Mickey and Minnies houses have a garden space in front or to side yards? Maybe some will show up there.
 
Don't lose hope on candy corn plants. It think it would fit in Toontown from the pics I have seen. Does Mickey and Minnies houses have a garden space in front or to side yards? Maybe some will show up there.

what a great thought - Candy Corn would be really cute there.
 
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