Halloween at DL

[tdashgirl]

Oh yeah, tdash figured out how to upload phone pics to photobucket!

So here are some DLR Halloween photos from 2009.

SMGG - you can't see DD6!

The awesome pumpkins at the ranch in DL

 

[giggygirl]

Does anyone happen to know what time they usually have the Halloween Screams fireworks on the party nights? I'm trying to plan our schedule so that we won't burn out our 3 year old who turns 4 on the 1st of October!

 

[Vala]

They never had the Screams fireworks exclusive to party nights before, so it is hard to tell.

I remember the fireworks last year from DLR when we were in DCA - they seemed to go off normal time, so roughly 9.25 PM I guess.

 

[iKristin]

it'll probably be at normal fireworks time, so around 9:30

 

[Sherry E]

Does anyone happen to know what time they usually have the Halloween Screams fireworks on the party nights? I'm trying to plan our schedule so that we won't burn out our 3 year old who turns 4 on the 1st of October!

I agree with Vala and Kristin that it will probably be around usual fireworks time. But this year is uncharted territory so we can't say for sure. Last year the Halloween Screams fireworks were brand new and shown nightly in Disneyland from September 25 - November 1. The Trick or Treat Party was in California Adventure. This year, the Halloween Screams fireworks will only be shown in DL 2 nights a week (except for Halloween week, when it will be 3 nights), starting on October 1st and ending on Halloween night, and it will be during the party, which has now moved into Disneyland.

We won't know exactly how everything is set-up and staged until it happens, which will be October 1st.

 

[giggygirl]

Thanks so much for the quick replies. I'll plan on it being later in the evening. I just previewed the show online. I'm wondering if it'll be too spooky for her. She is easily "freaked out". lol... But my older DD thinks it's awesome! At least thanks to the DIS board I'm getting all kinds of great info for planning! Thanks everyone!!

 

[Sherry E]

Oh yeah, tdash figured out how to upload phone pics to photobucket!

So here are some DLR Halloween photos from 2009.

SMGG - you can't see DD6!

The awesome pumpkins at the ranch in DL

Funny you should say that! Just this past week I, too, figured out how to get the photos from my phone onto Photobucket!! Woo hoo!! And it's weird - when you look at the pictures on a tiny phone screen, they may look decent. But when you get them to full size - on Photobucket, Facebook or wherever - you see that many of the photos are much better than you thought they were and that your phone takes better pictures than you thought it did, or you see that the photos look a lot worse than you thought they did!! I've had it go both ways!!

Anyway, your phone takes good pictures and and I love those shots from the Round-Up!! The amount of work, time and energy that must go into carving those intricate, detailed pumpkins is just astounding!! I bet many folks don't realize that the Round-Up pumpkins are real (mostly) and not simply fake prop pumpkins, like I think some of the ones on Main Street are.

 

[spacemermaid]

tdashgirl : Great pictures! I'd never seen any pictures of the carved pumpkins (just the fake ones in the Main Street windows) & now I'm even more excited to see all this stuff in person soon!

 

[Belle Ella]

I can't believe how close it's getting!

 

[tdashgirl]

Funny you should say that! Just this past week I, too, figured out how to get the photos from my phone onto Photobucket!! Woo hoo!!

The amount of work, time and energy that must go into carving those intricate, detailed pumpkins is just astounding!! I bet many folks don't realize that the Round-Up pumpkins are real (mostly) and not simply fake prop pumpkins, like I think some of the ones on Main Street are.

Ha! That is too funny! I was so excited when I found I could directly upload the photos from my phone to photobucket (rather than syncing my phone, putting them on my PC, uploading them to photobucket, ugh what a pain )

The carved pumpkins are truly amazing. We spent a long time in there, looking at all them. There are so many, I wished I had taken more photos This year, I'm definitely planning on taking more

 

[Sherry E]

Time for a little Mickey Jumpin' Pumpkin Boogie (seeing that I suppose we have all the Halloween Time info we're going to get at this rate, and Creepy Dancing Guy was almost no help at all)!

 

[iKristin]

SO READY TO GO!!!! EEEEP!!! I am getting very antsy

 

[srauchbauer]

Thanks so much for the quick replies. I'll plan on it being later in the evening. I just previewed the show online. I'm wondering if it'll be too spooky for her. She is easily "freaked out". lol... But my older DD thinks it's awesome! At least thanks to the DIS board I'm getting all kinds of great info for planning! Thanks everyone!!

We were also concerned about the spookiness of the fireworks so before we left we showed both kids (age 2 & 4; last year) multi showings from u-tube and it prepared them for the real fireworks show and they loved it. Okay DS (2) fell asleep but DD wanted to watch it again and again.

 

[dizneedoll]

I read the Disney Parks Blog earlier today and also noticed that AmyPond's question about DCA's halloween decorations was ignored by Heather. I posted a comment that I'm hoping Disney would really be able to get people out of the park who had not bought a ticket for the party, I'm concerned about being smashed in for fireworks by people who have not bought a ticket. I have a 4 year old so I'm hoping the HS fireworks will be an enjoyable experience for him. I think I'll go back and also ask about DCA decorations though, I would like to know and as a PP said, maybe if enough of us ask, they will address it.

Regarding how many party tickets are sold, I don't think that Disney has ever officially disclosed how many the sell per night. Correct me if I'm wrong on that, but I've heard numbers thrown out from 5000-25000 over the years so it's my guess that no one (except Disney) knows for sure. Personally, 5000 would be awesome but I'm guessing it's probably closer to 20000.

 

[Sherry E]

I don't think Heather Hust Rivera is going to reply to anything else on that particular Halloween-related blog. She is probably already working on her next blog about now. I've observed her patterns in replying to other blogs that she posts, and she generally does not respond to anything beyond the next day. In other words, she will reply to a handful of folks on the day that her post goes up and maybe the next day too, but she generally stops answering after that. We are too far past when that blog went up for her to be revisiting it, I'm afraid. I hope I'm wrong, but based on her patterns, it's unlikely we will hear anything from her on that blog about Candy Corn Acres and DCA.

Now, Heather may do another blog that addresses DCA/HalloweenTime at some point, but as Amy and I were saying yesterday, chances are Heather does not want to shine a big spotlight on the fact that something is being removed from the Halloween festivities when the fireworks issue is already a bit of a blow to the Halloween agenda. They don't want to announce that there will be no traces of Halloween in DCA, if that is the case.

I'm sure it must be frustrating for Heather and the other bloggers who post on that Parks Blog because so many people ask the same questions that have already been answered. Heather literally gave the same reply - maybe reworded slightly - several times in that Halloween post. I think that people were not reading what had already been answered.

In any case, I think we can all safely assume that DCA is lacking any HalloweenTime fun this year - and hopefully it will only be this year.

I'm sure the MHP will be handled well, and they will be able to get everyone out of DLR who doesn't have a wristband/ticket. Even if there were a few people who somehow managed to stay behind and hide from CM's, it's not going to be a large enough group to cause considerable crowding. So many people say that WDW pulls off these sorts of events without a hitch every year and the more I hear about how it works, I think DLR can most likely handle it. They have probably been studying and practicing and conferring with their brethren in Florida as to how to efficiently kick non-party guests out of the park. There may be a few bugs on the first couple of party nights, but I think it will be fine and everyone will have a great time!!

 

[iKristin]

BUMP!!! Before it goes onto the second page

 

[funatdisney]

Funny you should say that! Just this past week I, too, figured out how to get the photos from my phone onto Photobucket!! Woo hoo!! And it's weird - when you look at the pictures on a tiny phone screen, they may look decent. But when you get them to full size - on Photobucket, Facebook or wherever - you see that many of the photos are much better than you thought they were and that your phone takes better pictures than you thought it did, or you see that the photos look a lot worse than you thought they did!! I've had it go both ways!!

Believe it or not, I have had a picture from my DH's cell phone enlarged and framed! That was one of the best fall pics of my girls riding their horses when the sun was setting. The long shadows from the nearby orchard and the yellows and oranges from that time of day and year were just amazing. I just could not believe that the picture was taken from a cell phone.

I bet many folks don't realize that the Round-Up pumpkins are real (mostly) and not simply fake prop pumpkins, like I think some of the ones on Main Street are.

Which means that they have to replace the pumpkins quite often with new designs and I have seen some CM's working on pumpkins while talking to guests. Makes going the Round Up worth a few visits. Always something new to see.

 

[where's_my_prince]

SO READY TO GO!!!! EEEEP!!! I am getting very antsy

me too!!! i just want it to be october already!!!

 

[Sydneymum]

I know what you mean "wheres my prince".....thank goodness we arrive on the 29th September, so I can happily say THIS MONTH we will be in Disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YayyyyyyyyyyyyyyStill also waiting for a response from Heather on Disney Blog re: DCA........where are you Heather????????????

 

[VictoriaAndMatt]

I'm officially in the single digits! 9 days til Disneyland! I can't wait for my pumpkin treats!