Halloween at DL

[chickyann]

cute photos

 

[Sherry E]

Daily bump!!

 

[BELLEDOZER]

Grumble, grumble, grumble...I was about to bump, when you beat me to it...so I'll match you come creepy emoticon guys. Have a great day!

Trish

 

[Sherry E]

Grumble, grumble, grumble...I was about to bump, when you beat me to it...so I'll match you come creepy emoticon guys. Have a great day!

Trish

Hee hee! You can never have enough of the creepy dancing emoticon guys!!

I am just thrilled that we still have people tuning in, asking questions, sharing their photos, sharing their plans with us and joining in on the Halloweentime Information Boogie!! It won't be too much longer before we get the official info and Halloweentime agenda.

 

[inluvwithbuzz]

Here's a few questions:

Should tickets for the party be bought as soon as they go on sale? Do they sell tickets at the gates? And do dates often sell out as soon as they go on sale?

We have a trip planned for the first week of October and I am hoping I will be able to take my son to the Halloween party. He would love it.

 

[Sherry E]

Here's a few questions:

Should tickets for the party be bought as soon as they go on sale? Do they sell tickets at the gates? And do dates often sell out as soon as they go on sale?

We have a trip planned for the first week of October and I am hoping I will be able to take my son to the Halloween party. He would love it.

Well, I only attended the TOTP one time - in 2008 - and I got lucky. I had to wait a while before buying tickets, and when I was finally ready to buy them, they were sold out for my night (which was the starting/opening night of the TOTP). As it happened, a fellow DIS-er had tickets she couldn't use (the exact number of tickets that I needed) for the night I wanted, as she had to cancel her plans and wouldn't be able to go. But, if not for that DIS-er giving me her tickets I would have been out of luck.

If I am not mistaken, there are tickets that are reserved and held for sale at the gates on the actual nights of the TOTP, but they are limited. Once the tickets are all gone, they are all gone. And, if I am not mistaken, those same-day tickets are more expensive than the pre-sale tickets so it is actually beneficial to get them in advance if at all possible. I guess DLR likes to allow for those last-minute TOTP guests, who decide on the fly to hit the party and need to get tickets at the gates.

I know that usually the pre-sale tickets for opening night of the TOTP sell out pretty quickly (this year, it will be October 1), and the tickets for the TOTP on Halloween night sell out too. But keep in mind, up until this year the TOTP was being held in DCA, which is considerably smaller than DL. Now that it is going to be held in DL instead, there may be more tickets sold (at a hgher price) because it is a larger park and there will likely be more Halloweentime offerings.

So I would say that if you plan to attend the TOTP this year, it's probably better to get the tickets ASAP if you can. Even though, this year, the TOTP will be in DL and probably more tickets will be sold, I have a hunch that there will be lots of folks who jump on the TOTP bandwagon this year, simply because it is going to be held in DL and not in DCA. I think the idea of that will appeal to a lot of people who maybe didn't really care for it being in DCA.

Also, depending on what entertainment or Halloween stuff is available at the TOTP this year (that might not be available during the day), that could be a major influence in ticket sales.

I have a hunch that a lot of people will migrate over to TOTP in DL if they realize that they don't want to get caught in the WoC madness in DCA, and those folks might buy the last-minute TOTP tickets at the gates.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Did anyone get the new AP newsletter with TOTP tickets "coming soon!!!" on the back cover?!?!?!

 

[Belle Ella]

Did anyone get the new AP newsletter with TOTP tickets "coming soon!!!" on the back cover?!?!?!

Then the question is "what's their definition of soon"?

 

[iKristin]

I thought they went on sale on July 1st for AP holders last year?? Cause they went on sale for regular buyers in August.

 

[iKristin]

Well the DL Halloween Time webpage was re-worded in the past week so looks like TOTP is pretty much a yes at DL and a no at DCA. It used to say the TOTP was at DCA but now it says this:

"On select nights in October, go trick-or-treating in the ultimate Disney neighborhood at Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party — ride attractions, collect candy, enjoy live music, play games and more!"

 

[AmyPond]

Hi everyone. Just wanted to chime in to here to say I changed my screen name. I didn't really care for my old one (PeytonSdiz) so here's my new one!

And here are some creepy dancers!

 

[Sherry E]

Well the DL Halloween Time webpage was re-worded in the past week so looks like TOTP is pretty much a yes at DL and a no at DCA. It used to say the TOTP was at DCA but now it says this:

"On select nights in October, go trick-or-treating in the ultimate Disney neighborhood at Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party — ride attractions, collect candy, enjoy live music, play games and more!"

Oh, that's really interesting! "The ultimate Disney neighborhood" is an odd way of putting it. I mean, yes, I get it - trick or treating in the neighborhood - but it just sounds odd to me for them to put it that way....and, also, it's very non-committal! I feel like the Disney/TDA suits are about 80% sure that they will have to switch all TOTP-related events and activities over to DL, which they hadn't planned on a few months ago, but they don't want to commit to that announcement fully yet - just in case World of Color throws everything off kilter when it officially begins, in terms of disinterested crowds in DCA migrating over to DL at night and so on. I think they want to see what happens with the early WoC crowds and buzz and then make the official announcement.

Right now, someone in charge of holiday planning at TDA must be frantically trying to figure out how to organize everything for the TOTP in DL, what events will be exclusive to TOTP guests, what the layout will be as far as the treat stations in the different lands, how many tickets to sell, how much to charge, if they should change the start date of Halloweentime season, etc. - all in time for them to release the official dates and agenda by July.

 

[Sherry E]

Hi everyone. Just wanted to chime in to here to say I changed my screen name. I didn't really care for my old one (PeytonSdiz) so here's my new one!

And here are some creepy dancers!

Woo hoo!!! Creepy dancers!!!

 

[Tablefor5]

ultimate Disney Neighborhood
Could this mean not the whole park, but perhaps a section ie: specific land only???
This is exciting that the news is becoming visable HalloweenTime!!!
Thanks for sharing guys!

 

[Sherry E]

ultimate Disney Neighborhood
Could this mean not the whole park, but perhaps a section ie: specific land only???
This is exciting that the news is becoming visable HalloweenTime!!!
Thanks for sharing guys!

That was one of the first things that popped into my head as well - does this mean that it won't be all of DL covered in treat stations, and will only be a certain area/land? I bet those people at Disney are still trying to figure it out. They probably don't even know yet. See, if they had been prepared to have HalloweenTime in DL this year, they could have really gone all out. But since I suspect this was a sudden decision based on the effects of WoC, they may not go as "all out" as they could have in DL, as there may not be enough time to get it all coordinated on a bigger scale/level when they were accustomed to a smaller TOTP in DCA. Just a guess.

 

[Tablefor5]

Yes, it is hard to plan something BIG when you don't have much time or set decisions...could be interesting. I agree that maybe they will hold back a few things based on WOC and the fact that there isn't a whole lot of time to really plan for a massive TOTP...Gosh my mind is now being filled with crazy ideas again...those creepy guys (as weird as they are) helped me to relax these last few days and not think of uncertanity with the TOTP!!!!

 

[FlameGirl]

I added these to the Xmas thread, but heard they would fit in here as well. These are from December '07.

 

[Mad as a Hatter]

I think that Mickey's Trick or Treat Party is going to be in Disneyland this year instead of California Adventure. Sounds pretty cool to me......

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

I thought they went on sale on July 1st for AP holders last year?? Cause they went on sale for regular buyers in August.

Last year AP tickets went on sale May 15..

 

[By-Tor and Snow Pup]

Are rides open during the Halloween party?

Are there still long lines or can you just jump onto the rides?