Halloween at DL

[Sherry E]

AmyPond - Blue Ribbon definitely sells the pumpkin raisin muffins with the Mickey pumpkin head stuck in the top. They sell things like Halloween-themed cookies - things with pumpkins on them or in the shape of pumpkins, or with orange icing. They may or may not sell cupcakes during the season (but if they don't, then you can get those at Marceline's or Pooh Corner), and I think they are also one of many places that sells the famous gingerbread cookies with mouse ears.

And then at other places in DLR (like the candy shops), you can get the candy apples with the Halloween theme, the holiday fudge, etc.

And at the Boudin Bakery in DCA, they sell pumpkin-shaped bread.

 

[VictoriaAndMatt]

Speaking of my bad memory, I can't recall if I asked about Fall treats at places like Blue Ribbon Bakery. Does anyone know if they have any sort of pumpkin muffins, cookies, or pastries?

Yes! They are my favorite part of fall at DL lol. They have pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cupcakes, pumpkin fudge, special Jack Skellington food at French Market, and more. Yum!

 

[AmyPond]

Now I'm hungry!

Fall is my favorite time of year. I am really looking forward to getting some pumpking flavored treats in the parks.

Sadly, with it being late September, it will probably still be pretty warm. One of the things I love about Fall out where I live is the cooler temps. But maybe if we're lucky it will cool down at least a tiny bit at night.

It's been so long since I've been to the parks in the Fall. I long to get a warm beverage (do they have pumpkin spice lattes?) and a pumpkin treat...and then sit on a bench to people watch.

 

[Sherry E]

Yes! They are my favorite part of fall at DL lol. They have pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cupcakes, pumpkin fudge, special Jack Skellington food at French Market, and more. Yum!

VictoriaAndMatt - I must say that the seasonal treats are a big highlight for me during HalloweenTime and Christmastime! I always set out with a plan - "I'm going to try this pumpkin thing in the afternoon, then I'm going to eat this peppermint goody at night, and then the next day I will get a holiday cookie," etc. It never quite works out the way I had planned, and I don't end up eating all the goodies I thought I would be eating, but...I like knowing they are there! I like seeing the festively decorated treats in the display cases, even if I don't eat them. I like knowing that if I want to, I can always come back to this store or that store and grab a gingerbread man with ears, along with various holiday shortbread cookies.

There is something just so fun and decadent about being able to get a big gooey cinnamon roll and a pumpkin muffin from Blue Ribbon Bakery, grabbing a place to sit and sharing them with a friend while we take in the ambiance on Main Street! I love peppermint ice cream to begin with, but it tastes better when I eat it at Disneyland!!

 

[Sherry E]

Now I'm hungry!

Fall is my favorite time of year. I am really looking forward to getting some pumpking flavored treats in the parks.

Sadly, with it being late September, it will probably still be pretty warm. One of the things I love about Fall out where I live is the cooler temps. But maybe if we're lucky it will cool down at least a tiny bit at night.

It's been so long since I've been to the parks in the Fall. I long to get a warm beverage (do they have pumpkin spice lattes?) and a pumpkin treat...and then sit on a bench to people watch.

I think they do have pumpkin lattes and special holiday cider, too.

We have been having a very mild summer so far (and you know I hate hate hate heat, so this is even comfortable for me!). So, in my mind, this means - though I am no meteorologist - that our high temperatures will be delayed and it will end up being 100 degrees in November!! Oh, I hope not. I hope this is just a mild year in general, and we don't get any freakish heat waves in late September/October and beyond.

It's hard to get into the holiday spirit - and that's any holiday, Halloween or Christmastime - when it's hot outside. I want to feel a chill in the air!

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I have to admit that I'm completely clueless whether I should book MHP or not for my upcoming trip. I change my mind on what seems like an hourly basis. This will be my only chance to see DL during the Holloween season, so my question to my fellow DISer's is the MHP something that should absolutely be done at least once during your lifetime?? I have to admit that I'm not a huge Holloween fan, but am a rabid ameture photographer, and the main reason I'm going solo is so that I can take my time and get the finesse shots that I love taking with out the kids in tow. Either way I'm going to book Goofy's Kitchen as a surprise for the family's trip in Feb/11 (kids are clueless about the trip, as I told them August/11, snicker, snicker, snicker!!). Any help in making my decision easier would be appreciated. Have a great day!

Trish

 

[Belle Ella]

Now I'm hungry!

Fall is my favorite time of year. I am really looking forward to getting some pumpking flavored treats in the parks.

Sadly, with it being late September, it will probably still be pretty warm. One of the things I love about Fall out where I live is the cooler temps. But maybe if we're lucky it will cool down at least a tiny bit at night.

It's been so long since I've been to the parks in the Fall. I long to get a warm beverage (do they have pumpkin spice lattes?) and a pumpkin treat...and then sit on a bench to people watch.

I love how we all have our own preferences. The big downside for me for going in September and not this month as I originally intended was the weather. I want hot all day. But I'm a strange summer addict. I just like being able to wear shorts all day without getting goosebumps from the cold (goosebumps from the amazingness of being at DLR is something entirely different) and I can't do that in the fall. Or really in September because it does cool down at night and in the morning. I hate wearing pants at Disneyland!

 

[Sherry E]

I have to admit that I'm completely clueless whether I should book MHP or not for my upcoming trip. I change my mind on what seems like an hourly basis. This will be my only chance to see DL during the Holloween season, so my question to my fellow DISer's is the MHP something that should absolutely be done at least once during your lifetime?? I have to admit that I'm not a huge Holloween fan, but am a rabid ameture photographer, and the main reason I'm going solo is so that I can take my time and get the finesse shots that I love taking with out the kids in tow. Either way I'm going to book Goofy's Kitchen as a surprise for the family's trip in Feb/11 (kids are clueless about the trip, as I told them August/11, snicker, snicker, snicker!!). Any help in making my decision easier would be appreciated. Have a great day!

Trish

Well, probably better to toss it around in your mind for a while before buying a ticket and being stuck with it if you change your mind later! At least you are thinking it through!

You know, it's tough call. I'm still on the fence about whether or not the MHP being in DL this year is enough to lure me in to buy MHP tickets. I keep changing my mind on it as well.

I think, if you have the money to go on one night and you know for a fact that you won't be back to DLR for Halloween season again, you should try going on one of the MHP nights. I don't feel it's an 'every year' kind of thing for me, personally, but one time or once every couple of years sounds great to me.

They will likely have special spooky projections up and maybe some extra things to photograph that they don't have out during the daytime. I don't know what it will look like in DL, but in DCA it looked quite cool with the nighttime projections. It would give you extra photo opportunities if nothing else.

 

[VictoriaAndMatt]

Sherry - I plan it out the same way! Dh and I agreed to have breakfast in the hotel room each morning (except one splurge day at Carnation Cafe), but I already informed him the first day I have to have a pumpkin muffin and I've added fall treats into our meal plan for the rest of the trip too. He always makes fun of me when I'm doing it, but appreciates it when we are there and don't miss anything we really wanted to try. We are already planning a Christmas trip in 2011 for DS and our future little one's birthdays. I've popped by the Christmastime thread a couple times and can't wait to try those goodies too. I haven't been to DL in December since my very first trip 6 years ago.

As for the weather.... Any Anaheim weather has got to be better than here in Vegas. I'm currently melting by my pool in 104 degree heat. Lol

 

[mvf-m11c]

It's going to be fun when my DA and I go in October during the Halloweentime. I am looking forward to trying out the pumpkin treats at the resort and now am looking forward to the candy stations and see the Disney characters during MHP. I am still wondering if I get there around 4 on Oct. 1 would be a good time to show up for MHP and get ready for the party. I know that it starts at 4 on Friday, but it at least I could use the time to go around the park and take pictures while it is still daylight.

I am very curious of the weather when my DA and I are there? When i went to DL last September during the D23 Expo, it was kind of hot during that time and I am hoping that it would be a little bit cooler during my visit. Sometimes the weather in Sac is so unpredictable cause it can rain during the month or be hot.

 

[PHXscuba]

Mmm ... pumpkin and peppermint ... two of my favorite flavors.

And yes, "fall" when it's not chilly is a little weird, even for me who grew up in So Cal. It doesn't seem like we should have baseball playoffs or Halloween without a nip in the air and a sweater. On the upside, most of my October visits to CA have had absolutely gorgeous weather for park touring (other than a little rain last year).

PHXscuba

 

[AmyPond]

I think they do have pumpkin lattes and special holiday cider, too.

We have been having a very mild summer so far (and you know I hate hate hate heat, so this is even comfortable for me!). So, in my mind, this means - though I am no meteorologist - that our high temperatures will be delayed and it will end up being 100 degrees in November!! Oh, I hope not. I hope this is just a mild year in general, and we don't get any freakish heat waves in late September/October and beyond.

It's hard to get into the holiday spirit - and that's any holiday, Halloween or Christmastime - when it's hot outside. I want to feel a chill in the air!

I'm with you...hot weather is no fun. I dread Summer weather. I really prefer Disneyland (and WDW) in the winter (January, specifically.) But I decided to bite the bullet and make this September trip knowing it could be pretty warm. At least it should be cooler back home so I'll still get some Fall weather. I just miss seeing the Fall decorations so even if it's hot out, I plan on having a great time!

I love how we all have our own preferences. The big downside for me for going in September and not this month as I originally intended was the weather. I want hot all day. But I'm a strange summer addict. I just like being able to wear shorts all day without getting goosebumps from the cold (goosebumps from the amazingness of being at DLR is something entirely different) and I can't do that in the fall. Or really in September because it does cool down at night and in the morning. I hate wearing pants at Disneyland!

You're nuts!

 

[Belle Ella]

You're nuts!

So I've been told!!

 

[tink53]

We're going to the Halloween party at DLR for the first time this year. I'm so excited! We aren't telling the kids, so it'll be a complete surprise. I know people that have gone and while there are differences between DLR and WDW, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

 

[jaydoe]

I have been to DL in October a few times. Last year we took my daughter for her first visit to WDW in October and did the MNSSHP at the Magic Kingdom. I'm curious if the party this year at DL will be similar?

Also, Is this the first year they are doing the halloween party at DL instead of CA???

 

[tink53]

I believe so, jaydoe.

 

[Disney Dreams]

I have been to DL in October a few times. Last year we took my daughter for her first visit to WDW in October and did the MNSSHP at the Magic Kingdom. I'm curious if the party this year at DL will be similar?

Also, Is this the first year they are doing the halloween party at DL instead of CA???

Yes, this is the first time that the party is at DL. For that reason, it is a little difficult to answer your first question but....

I have attend MNSSHP and Mickey's Trick or Treat (the name of the event that used to be at DCA). They are both similar in that:

- Character photo opps
- Treat stations
- Entertainment
- Halloween decor
- Rides

Not sure what specifically you are wondering about. It's a fun Halloween party.

- Dreams

 

[iKristin]

YAY TOMORROW I GET INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS (99 days) UNTIL HALLOWEEN AT DISNEYLAND!!! It's coming people...it's coming

 

[Sherry E]

YAY TOMORROW I GET INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS (99 days) UNTIL HALLOWEEN AT DISNEYLAND!!! It's coming people...it's coming

Woo hoo! 99 days!! HalloweenTime is rapidly approaching!!

 

[Sherry E]

Interesting bits of DIS holiday thread trivia for you all...

I know that many of the folks on this thread also hop over to our Christmas super thread here and there. For a long time, the Christmas thread, by far, had many more views than the Halloween thread - like there was one point where the Halloween thread had 2600 views and the Christmas thread had 16,500 views. They have both grown in number of views quite a bit, and the Halloween thread is still behind in overall number of views by quite a bit, but it is rapidly closing the gap and catching up to Christmas!

Also, even though Christmas still leads the way in terms of views of its super thread, there are more pages here on the Halloween thread. This means there are more people posting and participating, I suppose. That surprises me because the Christmas thread has been pretty active and popular for quite a while, and we probably have more photos posted on that thread than on this one. Somehow, Halloween has surpassed Christmas in terms of pages!

Also, Halloween has gained steam in a much shorter period of time than the Christmas thread. The Christmas thread has been around since last year. The Halloween thread only began this year, and has grown in popularity in a much shorter period of time. So again - Christmas may be leading the way with numbers of views, but Halloween has more pages and has grown much faster than Christmas has!

It will be interesting to see if the Halloween thread picks up steam as people start to actually go to DLR for HalloweenTime - in other words, will they all come back and post photos and reviews here - or if it will die down a bit after the trips have been completed and people no longer need to plan for HalloweenTime. At that point, maybe the Christmas thread will have a big surge in activity as folks begin to map out their Yuletide DLR plans.