Halloween at DL

[mvf-m11c]

thanks so much for that! Do you know the number we phone?

1-714-781-4400. You must have a credit card with you when you call. There is no discount for the F! dessert buffet.

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

There's a good mix of people who are and aren't dressed up so you won't feel out of place either way. In my opinion though it's so much more fun to dress up.

Love the pictures of your daughter in her Jack Skellington costume. So cute!

 

[funatdisney]

Posting to subscribe to this post. I have reservations for Oct 26 to Oct 29 at the VGC. Will be going to the Halloween Party on the 26th.

 

[Sherry E]

I found the pictures from my other camera, so I thought I would bump this up with some character photos with my daughter from the party last year.

This last one is actually from DL earlier in the day. She was so excited to pose with Jack and Sally in her costume.

VictoriaAndMatt - Those are great photos! I have never seen Jack and Sally while I've been at DLR during HalloweenTime, but eventually I'll catch them!!

Thanks so much for that . Would you mind if I asked one more question? I was wondering about booking the preferred seating dessert package for F. (hoping that it will be showing one night that we will be there) Do you know when I would be able to phone and book that? Or do we do it once we are at DLR? We would need to phone from New Zealand but that's fine. We did that for WDW last time. Sadly we won't be able to do WOC as a person in our party just couldn't stand for that amount of time they would need to.

kiwitinkerbell - You're very welcome! And it looks like you got your question answered. I just wanted to pop in so you didn't think I was ignoring your question!!

VictoriaandMatt-Love the outfit. Last year while searching for a costume for the TOTP for my DD3, I think I saw it on sale online. My daughter is too young for the costume, but I thought it rocked!

Last year, I swore I wouldn't return because we needed to save money, but I have since become a Matron of Honor to a person who loves Halloween. I thought Disneyland during October for a Bachlorette Party would be fun-Just a bunch of gals having fun celebrating the fact that the 39yr old bride FINALLY found a great guy to spend the rest of her life with! I am formulating a plan for the bride to review and am trying to assess the least busiest time of October to go. Does anyone know the school breaks for AZ? Doesn't Utah have one too? Any conventions going on? Any info is helpful!

Also, I may have missed this in the thread, but does anyone know if they will have dance stations like in DCA?

Thanks,

Pam

McQueenofHrts - What better reason to head back to DLR - HalloweenTime and a Bachelorette Party? Sounds like a great trip, and the bride-to-be will love that!!

The first couple of weeks of October are quite busy because of the various school breaks and Columbus Day. After Columbus Day passes, I've heard the crowds lighten a bit, but then it picks up again in that last week until HalloweenTime. Of course, weekdays are always better than weekends if you can swing it (it may be hard to get all the ladies there on weekdays, though, if they have to work).

I think there will be dance stations in DL just like in DCA.

YAY!! Halloween is coming even closer!!! Vacation can't come fast enough

iKristin -

You can choose either way. If you go for having them sent through the mail you have to pay for shipping, but etickets are free.

Diznygrl - I was actually hoping the CMs at the turnstiles would have taken our e-tickets in 2008 and swapped them for real tickets (just like they do for the regular admission e-ticket Hoppers). It would have been nice to have real tickets as a souvenir. But they didn't. They took the e-tickets and that was it! No real tickets! I almost wished I had ordered them to be mailed to be for that reason, but the shipping fee isn't worth it, I suppose.

I happily got that generic blue envelope from Anaheim, CA this week that had our Halloween party tickets inside. DS and I did a little happy dance when we opened them.

Will we look out of place if we don't dress in costume?

Smiling Cheshire Cat - I love the generic blue envelope! They send the gift cards out in the same envelope (when you order them from DLR). As detailed as Disney is, and as much as they make everything festive looking, they sure didn't do anything to make that envelope magical!! I guess they want it to look as nondescript as possible so no one can tell there are tickets or gift cards in it. Makes sense.

We didn't wear costumes when we went to the TOTP in 2008. There were lots of folks not in costume. I think you'll be fine - costume or no costume!

Does anyone think Disney will post the October calendar on July 1st? Hope so!

McQueenofHrts - I don't know if it will be July 1st. The HalloweenTime agenda/list of events should be released on July 16th - if not slightly before - so hopefully we will have a better idea of the calendar by then.

 

[Sherry E]

It's time for a re-post of this basic HalloweenTime info (we'll be able to add to it once the rest of the info comes out on July 16th) - I am trying to re-post this every several pages for anyone brand new to the thread, just now tuning in, who wants the quick details but doesn't have time to scroll back through the pages:

This is what we know for certain right now, as of Tuesday, June 29, 2010:

• HalloweenTime at Disneyland Resort will begin on Friday, September 17, 2010.

• Mickey’s Halloween Party (formerly called Mickey’s Trick or Treat Party) will, indeed, be moving over to Disneyland.

• Mickey’s Halloween Party will be held every Tuesday and Friday night in October, and on Halloween night, for a total of 10 nights. The dates of the party will be:

Fri., Oct. 1
Tues., Oct. 5
Fri., Oct. 8
Tues., Oct. 12
Fri.; Oct. 15
Tues., Oct. 19
Fri., Oct. 22
Tues., Oct. 26
Fri., Oct. 29
Sun., Oct. 31

• Pre-Sale tickets for Mickey’s Halloween Party have been released (starting Friday, June 4th) for Disneyland Resort Annual Pass holders, Disney Vacation Club members and Disney Visa Card holders (Credit or Debit). Call 714-781-4400 to purchase, or if you are an AP holder you can purchase the tickets through the AP section of the DLR website. Remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 16th. This is the pricing information, along with the hours of the MHP:

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.


• The Halloween Screams fireworks will be exclusive to Mickey’s Halloween Party guests, and not shown to non-party guests during the rest of the season.

• More treat stations and more treats will be added to the MHP in DL.

• MHP guests will have access to “nearly all” the attractions Disneyland park has to offer—from the classic attractions in Fantasyland to the Halloween-themed attractions like Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and Haunted Mansion Holiday. We also assume that most of the DL restaurants will remain open during the MHP.

• MHP guests can start the party early and enter Disneyland at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and 4:00 p.m. on Fridays. The official event starts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and 7:00 p.m. on Fridays, and Halloween. However, regular, non-MHP guests who attend DL earlier in the day on MHP days can stay until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and until 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Halloween, so there will be a bit of an overlap time. We assume that a wrist band system will be put into effect to identify the MHP guests and the non-guests.

• We should find out the full scoop on HalloweenTime and its agenda of activities and attractions in mid-July (I’m guessing July 16, as that is when MHP tickets go on sale to the general public).



Hope that helps!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Hey Sherry E,

Great information about the Halloween season and MHP.

You can also purchase the MHP tickets on the main website if you have a valid AP. I ordered the tickets online a week ago on the website.

 

[jenergy]

Does anyone know what the attendance is like as far as a percentage of what's normal for that day (like 50% of a normal attendance on a Tuesday for the Tues party) at MHP (or at least what it was like last year at TOTP)?

 

[Janell]

We will be at DLH Oct 15-17.
Mickeys Halloween Party on Oct 15th and CHOC Walk on Oct 17th. Can't wait. Should be lots of fun.

 

[funatdisney]

Thanks Sherry E. I am new to this thread ans appreciate the timely update. I am so excited that it will be at Disneyland. I have gone to every MHP since the beginning. What a treat to change over to DL!

 

[iKristin]

YAY!!!! I'm only 9 days away from double digit countdown to Halloween

 

[Sherry E]

Hey Sherry E,

Great information about the Halloween season and MHP.

You can also purchase the MHP tickets on the main website if you have a valid AP. I ordered the tickets online a week ago on the website.

mvf-m11c - Thanks! I added a sentence about that in my post. Of course, I'm going to be revising that whole ticket paragraph as soon as July 16 rolls around, because the tickets will be on sale to everyone at that point, and not just available for pre-sale.

We will be at DLH Oct 15-17.
Mickeys Halloween Party on Oct 15th and CHOC Walk on Oct 17th. Can't wait. Should be lots of fun.

Janell - Will that be your first visit to DLR during HalloweenTime, or have you been before?

Thanks Sherry E. I am new to this thread ans appreciate the timely update. I am so excited that it will be at Disneyland. I have gone to every MHP since the beginning. What a treat to change over to DL!

funatdisney - You're very welcome! I realize that a lot of people only have time to pop in here and scan the last couple of pages (which is too bad, as they miss a lot of the fabulous photos that have been posted here since the beginning), so a while back I thought it would be a good idea to just repost that main information every several pages for anyone just joining in. And on July 16th - give or take a day - we will have even more info to share. I imagine that there will be lots of folks joining us here as we get closer to September 17th, and so the info must stay in the spotlight and must stay current.

I think a lot of people are excited about the MHP being in DL this year. I'm still on the fence about whether to go or not. You've been to more Halloween partes than I have, that's for sure. I've only been to it once, in 2008. So you've seen the party through its various name changes - Mickey's Halloween Treat, Mickey's Trick or Treat Party and now Mickey's Halloween Party!! And since you've been to all of them you'll really be able to tell what's new at the party in DL in comparison to what was in DCA. I'm really curious to see if they can/will replicate a Pirates Wharf area in DL by the RoA, or if they will just skip that this year. They will have so many more places in DL to set up treat stations and character photo spots than they had in DCA, and they could really make it interesting and creative, so I would hope that they really make use of the whole park and place decorations, characters and treats all over DL and not just in certain concentrated areas.

YAY!!!! I'm only 9 days away from double digit countdown to Halloween

iKristin - Woo hoo!!! Time is going by so fast this year! It's practically July!! HalloweenTime starts in 2-1/2 months!!!




So let's all resume doing the HalloweenTime Information Boogie, to coax the Disney powers-that-be to hurry and get the HalloweenTime schedule to us (hopefully sooner than July 16th)!!

 

[funatdisney]

funatdisney - You're very welcome! I realize that a lot of people only have time to pop in here and scan the last couple of pages (which is too bad, as they miss a lot of the fabulous photos that have been posted here since the beginning), so a while back I thought it would be a good idea to just repost that main information every several pages for anyone just joining in. And on July 16th - give or take a day - we will have even more info to share. I imagine that there will be lots of folks joining us here as we get closer to September 17th, and so the info must stay in the spotlight and must stay current.

I think a lot of people are excited about the MHP being in DL this year. I'm still on the fence about whether to go or not. You've been to more Halloween partes than I have, that's for sure. I've only been to it once, in 2008. So you've seen the party through its various name changes - Mickey's Halloween Treat, Mickey's Trick or Treat Party and now Mickey's Halloween Party!! And since you've been to all of them you'll really be able to tell what's new at the party in DL in comparison to what was in DCA. I'm really curious to see if they can/will replicate a Pirates Wharf area in DL by the RoA, or if they will just skip that this year. They will have so many more places in DL to set up treat stations and character photo spots than they had in DCA, and they could really make it interesting and creative, so I would hope that they really make use of the whole park and place decorations, characters and treats all over DL and not just in certain concentrated areas.

I do appreciate your thoughtfulness. I know it will be most helpful as Sept. 16 creeps in . I am not always on DisBoards once my kids go back to school. They need the computer and I get busy with my parent leadership activities. SO I will count on the thread!!

The name keeps changing and I get so confused!! I like the current name of Mikey's Halloween Party.

Not only I have been to every Halloween Party at DLR, but I have been MNSSHP at WDW once. That was back in 2006. It was interesting to note was that some new items at MHP was so incorporated for MNSSHP. For instance, the giant parachute-like material Ghost Mickeys at MHP were used for the first time that year and were also used at MNSSHP. I asked a WDW cast member if the the Ghost Mickeys were there before, and he said, "Those are brand new this year." MHP was fairly new back then, and I wasn't so sure if it would continue. I was happy to see Disney was investing some money into this event. I also would like to add that when the WDW cast members saw my MHP t-shirt (they are different designs), they got so excited. I kept being stopped by cast members to ask how it was on the West Coast.

I am curious about how MHP will be different, since DL has a different landscape and design. I was able to go to a special event for the opening of the Nightmare Before Christmas at the Haunted Mansion way back when. They did a special gaming area where you got play games in New Orleans Square. Much like at a home Halloween party, but Disney style. It would replace what the Mid-Way Games at DCA.

I also wonder if it will move to DL. I like it at DCA and if they can change the WoC to fit a Halloween theme that would be awesome. It could be added as a special venue just for the MHP ticket holders. Much like the Halloween fireworks at DL this year are for the MHP ticket holders. Time will tell. Either way, my plans are to make every MHP. One has to have some goals in life!!

 

[Porturican]

We will be at DLH Oct 15-17.
Mickeys Halloween Party on Oct 15th and CHOC Walk on Oct 17th. Can't wait. Should be lots of fun.

I will be there from 17-19th...Whats the CHOC Walk?

 

[VictoriaAndMatt]

Thank you all for the comments on my daughter and her costume!

DH and I have been discussion our upcoming trip, and trying to decide if we want to go in Sept 15-19 and be there on our actual wedding anniversary, or if we want to wait until the beginning of Oct so we can attend MHP. I'm just crossing my fingers for some more Halloweentime info soon to help us decide.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Not completely on topic, but wondering about BBB on MHP night... we are planning on going to a Friday MHP, and will be taking naps and maybe having a little pool time beforehand that day... I am wondering if BBB will have like a 6 pm ressie time with DL closing at 7 for MHP, and if dd should wear her princess dress over there, or bring it with us... we'd just do hair and makeup, not the full-blown deal... just so she is all fancy for MHP that night...

 

[sarah017]

This may have already been answered but...The pricing for the tot party. Do you pay only for the kids or for each person? The pics on this board are getting me so excited!! I want it to be October tomorrow!!!!
Thanks!

 

[jaylensmom]

We're considering 10/29 since my son will most likely be out of school for a few days that week...Is it usually crazy on the weekend before Halloween?

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

This may have already been answered but...The pricing for the tot party. Do you pay only for the kids or for each person? The pics on this board are getting me so excited!! I want it to be October tomorrow!!!!
Thanks!

everyone has to pay to enter...

 

[mvf-m11c]

everyone has to pay to enter...

Except for kids 2 and under.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Except for kids 2 and under.

right! thanks!