Halloween at DL

[DisneyStitch626]

Is that $44 a special AP price? I am not an AP holder, but I am planning on getting tickets on Friday for Oct 5th.

 

[jaylensmom]

What phone number did you call? I've tried calling 4 times now. Each time they say they cannot do Disney visa. One time they said I could then quoted me an outrageous price for shipping.

I called 1-714-781-4400...I have a Disney Visa and I was able to purchase...well almost since I wanted to verify the price that everyone else has paid for the tickets...The shipping I was quoted was only $5 I believe...

 

[jaylensmom]

We paid $44 per ticket, plus $5 for USPS shipping for tuesday october 5. The gentleman i spoke with on the phone said tuesday night events were $44 and friday nights were $54, but oct 29 and oct 31 would be $59. the phone number i called is 1-714-781-4400

Oh bummer...I got a Disney Visa thinking I was going to get a discount...I guess I should've just purchased them then...Off to do that now...

 

[srauchbauer]

I can't help with the ticket price - but thinking i better get my bum in gear and get them ordered.

Also I have been reading some travel guides and read about the Hook resturant wondering if anybody has eaten there and how is it.

One more question for this post DD age 5 was wondering if there are any good Informational books about Disney for kids. She is looking for a picture book with some info.

 

[jaylensmom]

Is that $44 a special AP price? I am not an AP holder, but I am planning on getting tickets on Friday for Oct 5th.

I believe it was an advance purchase price for AP holder, Disney Visa holder, DVC members but obviously it's not for all days even if you purchase in advance...Correct me if I'm wrong...

 

[jaylensmom]

I can't help with the ticket price - but thinking i better get my bum in gear and get them ordered.

Also I have been reading some travel guides and read about the Hook resturant wondering if anybody has eaten there and how is it.

One more question for this post DD age 5 was wondering if there are any good Informational books about Disney for kids. She is looking for a picture book with some info.

No advice here but I'm envious you could tell your 5 year old...my DS5 would ask me every single day when we are going so it's definitely going to be a surprise for him...

 

[mvf-m11c]

You should read Sherry E information on Halloweentime here: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37193207&postcount=925 It is also on this thread on pg 62, post #925

 

[srauchbauer]

No advice here but I'm envious you could tell your 5 year old...my DS5 would ask me every single day when we are going so it's definitely going to be a surprise for him...

oh there have been mornings when she wakes up and asks - but I have told her about other important dates that must come first. School, birthdays things like that.

She loves to help plan things she wants to help with choosing rides and food.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I believe it was an advance purchase price for AP holder, Disney Visa holder, DVC members but obviously it's not for all days even if you purchase in advance...Correct me if I'm wrong...

Right now you can purchase the MHP tickets if you have an AP, Disney Visa and DVC member right now. They have 3 different prices for advance purchase of $44 a ticket on specific days mostly on Tuesdays, $54 a ticket on Fridays and $59 a ticket for Oct. 29 & 31.

I have already got my MHP tickets for Oct 1 for $44 a ticket with my AP. I have ordered it online on the AP website.

 

[amamax2]

first time poster..../QUOTE]

Had to say "Welcome!!!" to the thread and tell you how much I LOVE the picture of you all jumping with Tigger! Did the CM take that for you on your camera?

 

[dsny1mom]

I got tired of waiting for an email reply to my questions about the Halloween Party so Friday I called DL GR and this afternoon Disney Guests Relations returned my call.

I had explained my concerns to the CM that answered on Friday and she took my name and number and said she would talk to the correct department and get back to me.

She called back today and said they had been getting a good number of calls from concerned ticket holders and potential ticket purchasers. She was VERY nice and said since I had purchased multiple nights of the party and since I am coming such a distance she wanted to make sure she talked to the people that were in charge of the parties so she could give me as much info as possible.

She went on to say they are working on a plan to make sure day guests are not intermixed with party attendees. She said the plan won't be final until they know the number of guests attending the parties. She went on to say there will most likely be a clearing of DL as the event is a ticketed event and will not be treated as a mix in. She further said all ticketed guests may be asked to go to a specific area of DL so nonticket holders can be ushered out. She also said there is a possibility that day guests may be allowed to stand at the end of MS in and around Town Square for a distant view of HS. Nothing has been finalized but she did say it is understandable that party guests are concerned and that they are treating the Halloween parties as a ticketed event and will be taking the necessary steps to assure day guests will not be mixed in with the party guests.

I asked if she thought they would have a deffinate plan by the start of Halloweentime at DL and she said they should. I asked if it would be possible for me to inquire about the plan when I am at DL in late Sept and she said that would be the best thing to do.

She then asked me how I felt about day guests being allowed to view HS at the end of MS. I told her I'm not sure how I feel as the party was advertised as HS being exclusive to party guests. I told her I'm not so sure the price of the party is justified if their claim of exclusivity isn't met. I told her I'd really have to think about it and if the party elements aren't exclusive as they were advertised I *might* be asking for a refund for atleast one of my nights as I'd be able to view HS from TS. Again she said she understands and would pass my feelings, as a current ticket holder, on.

I may still get an email response and if i do I will post what it says.

I will be sure to ask at City Hall, in Sept, what the final plan is to make sure the Halloween Party is attended by paying guests only, unless they announce their plan.

I am SOOOO gald I and others have emailed and called. Apparently DL wants to make sure their Halloween Party guests are happy campers. It really doesn't matter if the report on the other site was accuarate or not. What is important is is it sounds as if DL is going to treat the Halloween Parties as the exclusive events they advertised. IMHO it was equally important that DL knows how party guests would feel if day guests would be mixed into the ticketed event.

dsny1mom

 

[srauchbauer]

I got tired of waiting for an email reply to my questions about the Halloween Party so Friday I called DL GR and this afternoon Disney Guests Relations returned my call.

I had explained my concerns to the CM that answered on Friday and she took my name and number and said she would talk to the correct department and get back to me.

She called back today and said they had been getting a good number of calls from concerned ticket holders and potential ticket purchasers. She was VERY nice and said since I had purchased multiple nights of the party and since I am coming such a distance she wanted to make sure she talked to the people that were in charge of the parties so she could give me as much info as possible.

She went on to say they are working on a plan to make sure day guests are not intermixed with party attendees. She said the plan won't be final until they know the number of guests attending the parties. She went on to say there will most likely be a clearing of DL as the event is a ticketed event and will not be treated as a mix in. She further said all ticketed guests may be asked to go to a specific area of DL so nonticket holders can be ushered out. She also said there is a possibility that day guests may be allowed to stand at the end of MS in and around Town Square for a distant view of HS. Nothing has been finalized but she did say it is understandable that party guests are concerned and that they are treating the Halloween parties as a ticketed event and will be taking the necessary steps to assure day guests will not be mixed in with the party guests.

I asked if she thought they would have a deffinate plan by the start of Halloweentime at DL and she said they should. I asked if it would be possible for me to inquire about the plan when I am at DL in late Sept and she said that would be the best thing to do.

She then asked me how I felt about day guests being allowed to view HS at the end of MS. I told her I'm not sure how I feel as the party was advertised as HS being exclusive to party guests. I told her I'm not so sure the price of the party is justified if their claim of exclusivity isn't met. I told her I'd really have to think about it and if the party elements aren't exclusive as they were advertised I *might* be asking for a refund for atleast one of my nights as I'd be able to view HS from TS. Again she said she understands and would pass my feelings, as a current ticket holder, on.

I may still get an email response and if i do I will post what it says.

I will be sure to ask at City Hall, in Sept, what the final plan is to make sure the Halloween Party is attended by paying guests only, unless they announce their plan.

I am SOOOO gald I and others have emailed and called. Apparently DL wants to make sure their Halloween Party guests are happy campers. It really doesn't matter if the report on the other site was accuarate or not. What is important is is it sounds as if DL is going to treat the Halloween Parties as the exclusive events they advertised. IMHO it was equally important that DL knows how party guests would feel if day guests would be mixed into the ticketed event.

dsny1mom

that sounds promising - glad you called and very glad that Disney took the time to do some digging and follow up with your concerns.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Thx dsny1mom, that is good news to hear.

 

[srauchbauer]

I started working on our agenda today I can't believe how relaxed this trip will be compared to last year. Last year we had three days and didn't even come close to seeing everything we wanted. So this year we are having six days in the park (if they had seven day park hoppers we would have seven days).

We will be leaving Minnesota on Saturday Oct 16 at 9:30 and getting into LAX around 11:15. Figuring time to get luggage and catch the Disney Express we figured we would be lucky to get to the Hotel by 3:00. Since the kids will have been sitting around all day thinking of a swim if the weather is nice otherwise I will have to come up with a plan B. After swimming thought we would have dinner to Goofy's get the feel of Disney, then head back to the hotel and getting a good night sleep.

Sunday - Friday at the parks hard to plan much further without the calendar up and running. Silly me I forgot to mention we will be going to the Halloween party on Tuesday. Still trying to convince DH to wear a costume.

Saturday check out early and fly home.

Planning makes it so real, now if my air millage would kick in so we could get the plane tickets.

 

[Belle Ella]

I can't wait until I can really start finalizing details. But it wont be until 60 day & 30 day marker when I actually get to make my PS and whatnot. It sure would help to know how often WOC will be playing and what Fireworkds we'll get in September.

 

[srauchbauer]

I can't wait until I can really start finalizing details. But it wont be until 60 day & 30 day marker when I actually get to make my PS and whatnot. It sure would help to know how often WOC will be playing and what Fireworkds we'll get in September.

I understand it is so frustrating not to be able to finalize stuff. I am such a planner that waiting is hard. But then when I get to start the time goes so fast with planning the trip and making PS. Plus school is beginning and DD starts kindergarten this year baseball playoffs and the beginning of football season. Sounds like a lot of computer/telephone and tv time for me.

guess I could start working on Autograph books and continue working on last years scrapbook.

 

[Sherry E]

To all newcomers, whether you have just found us here on the DIS in the last couple of days or whether you've been lurking for a while - welcome to our happy HalloweenTime super thread! This is a thread where we share photos, ask and answer questions about DLR at HalloweenTime, exchange info about our various HalloweenTime trips of the past and help each other plan future HalloweenTime trips!! This is our main Halloween thread, and we will continue it until we run out of pages...and then we will continue with Part 2 of the super thread!

Be prepared to do a lot of this:



That's called the HalloweenTime Information Boogie! We do that when we are anxious for any little tidbits of info about this year's HalloweenTime season at DLR.

As it happens, we are expecting the "official" HalloweenTime announcement by the end of this week! It could be tomorrow. It could be Friday. The announcement will come in the form of a press release sort of text, possibly via the D23 website and possibly via the Disney Parks Blog. It will have several paragraphs of information detailing what DLR has planned for the 2010 HalloweenTime season. There should also be a sort of 'bullet point' synopsis on the DLR website, which will likely be released on Friday when the Mickey's Halloween Party tickets go on sale to the general public.

Now...I think we are in serious need of more photos. Does anyone here have some DLR HalloweenTime photos to share with us that have not been posted already? Don't worry if the pictures are not perfect, or if it appears that we already have many similar photos in this thread. Whatever you have, we want to see - if it's related to HalloweenTime at DLR, we want to see it!!

In the meantime, feel free to join along with me in a little dancing!

 

[Flitterific]

I got tired of waiting for an email reply to my questions about the Halloween Party so Friday I called DL GR and this afternoon Disney Guests Relations returned my call.

I had explained my concerns to the CM that answered on Friday and she took my name and number and said she would talk to the correct department and get back to me.

She called back today and said they had been getting a good number of calls from concerned ticket holders and potential ticket purchasers. She was VERY nice and said since I had purchased multiple nights of the party and since I am coming such a distance she wanted to make sure she talked to the people that were in charge of the parties so she could give me as much info as possible.

She went on to say they are working on a plan to make sure day guests are not intermixed with party attendees. She said the plan won't be final until they know the number of guests attending the parties. She went on to say there will most likely be a clearing of DL as the event is a ticketed event and will not be treated as a mix in. She further said all ticketed guests may be asked to go to a specific area of DL so nonticket holders can be ushered out. She also said there is a possibility that day guests may be allowed to stand at the end of MS in and around Town Square for a distant view of HS. Nothing has been finalized but she did say it is understandable that party guests are concerned and that they are treating the Halloween parties as a ticketed event and will be taking the necessary steps to assure day guests will not be mixed in with the party guests.

I asked if she thought they would have a deffinate plan by the start of Halloweentime at DL and she said they should. I asked if it would be possible for me to inquire about the plan when I am at DL in late Sept and she said that would be the best thing to do.

She then asked me how I felt about day guests being allowed to view HS at the end of MS. I told her I'm not sure how I feel as the party was advertised as HS being exclusive to party guests. I told her I'm not so sure the price of the party is justified if their claim of exclusivity isn't met. I told her I'd really have to think about it and if the party elements aren't exclusive as they were advertised I *might* be asking for a refund for atleast one of my nights as I'd be able to view HS from TS. Again she said she understands and would pass my feelings, as a current ticket holder, on.

I may still get an email response and if i do I will post what it says.

I will be sure to ask at City Hall, in Sept, what the final plan is to make sure the Halloween Party is attended by paying guests only, unless they announce their plan.

I am SOOOO gald I and others have emailed and called. Apparently DL wants to make sure their Halloween Party guests are happy campers. It really doesn't matter if the report on the other site was accuarate or not. What is important is is it sounds as if DL is going to treat the Halloween Parties as the exclusive events they advertised. IMHO it was equally important that DL knows how party guests would feel if day guests would be mixed into the ticketed event.

dsny1mom

Wow...thanks for posting what you found out...it sounds like good news. Hopefully Disney will really take that feedback and make MHP an exclusive event. As much as I would like to take pictures with the villains, I am not sure that alone justifies the $54 price tag. DBF wants us to wait until the Disney comes out with official news of what's happening before we buy the tickets. Hopefully we won't be disappointed...

 

[Sherry E]

first time poster....

I can't wait for the Halloween Nights to be in the Disneyland Park! I'm actually so excited, I'm having a custom made snow white costume that matches the ones that are used in the parks, so I can wear it by the castle and the wishing well.....totally a dream of mine....

And ghost galaxy is one of my favorite holiday rides and I'm a bit sad that I won't be able to just go to disneyland when I feel like riding it at night but the snow white thing will be totally worth it......

Sweetchurro - that's an absolutely adorable photo in your signature!! It's probably one of my favorites that I've seen on this board!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Um, I can re-post photos But that's all I got!