Halloween at DL

[McNic]

Thank you Dreams and iKristin. I am there on a tuesday to saturday with one day at universal. I only have a three day hopper pass and wanted to start it on the wednesday, and go to MHP on the tuesday. Sounds like it will all work out how I planned (how often does that happen

Thanks again. I love these travel boards...way more info then whats online elsewhere.

 

[iKristin]

this is the coolest board ever for Disney

 

[Sherry E]

Welcome to the DIS and to the Halloween at DL superthread, McNic!!

Don't be surprised if you see us posting this from time to time -



I don't know if you have scrolled through this thread far back enough to recognize that creepy dancing guy emoticon, but that's our "HalloweenTime Information Boogie." It's sort of like a dance we do to get the powers that be at DLR to give us HalloweenTime info. It usually works, too!!!

Every now and then, we have to do a little dancing around here.

 

[McNic]

Hey Sherry,
Love the dancing guy. Anything to bring us the info sooner! Don't they understand that we are all super planners!!! I'm not going until October but I've already planned everything out with my sister. I can't help it!

 

[iKristin]

OKAAAAY!!! It's midnight on the east coast so I think that makes it the fourth GO ON SALE NOW!!

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

OKAAAAY!!! It's midnight on the east coast so I think that makes it the fourth GO ON SALE NOW!!

LOL!!! I tried that too....no luck!

 

[iKristin]

haha I don't think i'm gonna sleep much tonight until they go on sale I'll be suffering at work tomorrow

 

[Shimmer]

It's midnight here on the West Coast and here are the prices...

Advanced Purchase Ticket Prices
$44 Special Passholder Discount* for These Dates:
October 1, 5, 12, 19, 26
$54 Regular Admission Price for These Dates:
October 8, 15, 22
$59 Regular Admission Price for These Dates:
October 29, 31

Day-of-Event Ticket Prices
$54 If Purchased and Used on These Dates:
October 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
$59 If Purchased and Used on These Dates:
October 29 and 31

All Dates
Ages Two and Under: No Charge!

Times
Tuesday Nights: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fridays and Halloween Night: 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

 

[kiwitinkerbell]

It's midnight here on the West Coast and here are the prices...

Advanced Purchase Ticket Prices
$44 Special Passholder Discount* for These Dates:
October 1, 5, 12, 19, 26
$54 Regular Admission Price for These Dates:
October 8, 15, 22
$59 Regular Admission Price for These Dates:
October 29, 31

Day-of-Event Ticket Prices
$54 If Purchased and Used on These Dates:
October 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
$59 If Purchased and Used on These Dates:
October 29 and 31

All Dates
Ages Two and Under: No Charge!

Times
Tuesday Nights: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fridays and Halloween Night: 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Please excuse my ignorance but,,,,,,,,,, does that mean that you have to be a special passport holder to purchase a ticket for Oct 5?

 

[iKristin]

you beat me to it lol, YAY!! got mine Prices are what should be expected I think, not super bad. K it's 2AM...going back to bed lol

 

[iKristin]

no the prices posted so far are for AP holders only, the regular ticket sales will be different prices they aren't on sale yet

 

[All American]

Yay! I woke up to feed the baby and saw that my husband got our tickets (and fixed the mouse on my laptop ). It looks like we'll be in Disneyland on October 12th.

 

[Sherry E]

It's midnight here on the West Coast and here are the prices...

Advanced Purchase Ticket Prices
$44 Special Passholder Discount* for These Dates:
October 1, 5, 12, 19, 26
$54 Regular Admission Price for These Dates:
October 8, 15, 22
$59 Regular Admission Price for These Dates:
October 29, 31

Day-of-Event Ticket Prices
$54 If Purchased and Used on These Dates:
October 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
$59 If Purchased and Used on These Dates:
October 29 and 31

All Dates
Ages Two and Under: No Charge!

Times
Tuesday Nights: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fridays and Halloween Night: 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Thank you so much for posting the info, Shimmer! It's great to know exactly what prices we are dealing with - both in terms of what the regular prices will be for the general public (on July 16th) and also the pre-sale tickets now.

I was mainly looking for the regular prices (because I don't have an AP right now). $54 or $59 is sort of what I expected, but I was hoping it wouldn't be that much. It don't know if it's worth it for me or not. See, if I knew that there was going to be anything else extra-special besides the fireworks at MHP, I might do it. Right now, I em envisioning candy and some fireworks, and very long lines to take pictures with Villains. I think I can probably skip it and just do 'regular' HalloweenTime days. But I will play it by ear.

Please excuse my ignorance but,,,,,,,,,, does that mean that you have to be a special passport holder to purchase a ticket for Oct 5?

It's not very clear the way it's laid out, is it? I noticed that, too, that the way they have the dates broken up is peculiar. I think they could have organized it a little differently. You'll be able to get a ticket for the MHP for 10/5 even if you're not an AP holder. Those nights indicated (October 1, 5, 12, 19, 26) are just the nights for which an AP can be used for a discount (in other words, an AP discount can only be used on certain nights but not all MHP nights, I guess). But you can certainly go on 10/5 even without an AP. You will just have to pay the $54 or whatever it is.

 

[Sherry E]

no the prices posted so far are for AP holders only, the regular ticket sales will be different prices they aren't on sale yet

So are the $54 and $59 the regular prices that will go on sale on 7/16? Or are those just the 'day of event' prices? Well, in any case, if $44 is the AP discount pre-order price, and $54/$59 is the day-of-event price for Tuesday or Friday, then the prices of the general sale tickets that go on sale on July 16 will probably be about $5.00 - $6.00 more than the AP price (that's usually about what the difference is). So I am guessing the general sale tickets will be in the range of $50.00 if you buy them in advance, and then $54/$59 if you get them on the day of the event.

I don't think I can justify spending money on a Hopper that covers one of the MHP days and then also spending $50 or $60 on a MHP ticket for one of those days, too. In other words, let's say I made a 3-day trip to DLR in early October and I didn't have an AP. I would probably buy a Hopper to cover all days BUT the day of the MHP. So I would get a 2-day Hopper and enjoy DL and DCA, and then on the day of the MHP, I would just get a separate ticket for the MHP - BUT I would go into DL right at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. or whatever and I would wander around DTD or enjoy the hotels or do something else with my time earlier that day, until it was time for the MHP.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Last year there was no discount to anyone for day of event tickets so I would think the general public ticket prices will be $54/$59. I'm kinda surprised that there isn't a purchase in advance price for all dates but the 29 & 31. Last year you got about $5 off the "at the gate" price if you bought ahead of time for all the parties but the Halloween weekend ones.

 

[MattsPrincess]

Please excuse my ignorance but,,,,,,,,,, does that mean that you have to be a special passport holder to purchase a ticket for Oct 5?

Oh my mickey, I hope not. Though that is the way it looks by what's posted. I'm hoping it's just poor wording, that's the only day we can go.

 

[haley's mom]

Any Disney Visa holders able to get tickets yet?

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Oh my mickey, I hope not. Though that is the way it looks by what's posted. I'm hoping it's just poor wording, that's the only day we can go.

No. Those are the only dates AP holders can get discounted tickets.

 

[amamax2]

No. Those are the only dates AP holders can get discounted tickets.

I agree with this interpretation. On the AP page at the DL website it says that the AP discount is only for certain nights, meaning some nights, while AP holders can still purchase in advance, they will not get a discount.

From the website: "Annual Passholders can now take advantage of a special opportunity to purchase advance tickets and save on select nights" and "Advance purchase savings available with valid Annual Passport for specified event nights only."

So the prices of $54/$59 are the regular (non-discounted) prices for everyone.

 

[amamax2]

Oh my mickey, I hope not. Though that is the way it looks by what's posted. I'm hoping it's just poor wording, that's the only day we can go.

I think it is just poor wording...it doesn't say anywhere that there are special AP nights, just that select nights AP holders can get a discount on tickets. So I think you are good to go MattsPrincess!

I had really wanted to attend this year, but even with the discount, it is too much for my family of 4.