Halloween at DL

[All American]

Maybe there will be some info tomorrow!!! Start of a new business week! Here's to hoping!!!!!!

Hoping for news about a "Boo to You" parade. Come on, Disney! Don't let me down.

 

[McNic]

Info, info...where are you?

 

[lulubelle]

Maybe there will be some info tomorrow!!! Start of a new business week! Here's to hoping!!!!!!

Thinking these good thoughts. Great news on Monday, great news on Monday...

On another note, there are five of going on Oct 30th. Already bought our tics and reserved our villas. We want to dress as a group. All women, ages 24-51. Any ideas? We are open to non Disney ideas, too.

We are racking our brains to come up with something. TIA for any suggestions!

 

[MrsPinup]

Thinking these good thoughts. Great news on Monday, great news on Monday...

On another note, there are five of going on Oct 30th. Already bought our tics and reserved our villas. We want to dress as a group. All women, ages 24-51. One thin, one normal sized and three pooh sized. Any ideas? We are open to non Disney ideas, too.

We are racking our brains to come up with something. TIA for any suggestions!

Cinderella, Stepmother, sisters and fairy godmother! Or Sleeping Beauty, Malificent and the three fairies!

 

[McNic]

I was going to go as a "poodle skirt girl" if my other idea didn't pan out. Or you could go as the Pink Ladies from Grease!

 

[McNic]

Mrs Pinup, I just noticed you are going to be in DL one day before I am in October. Neat!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Very interesting information on the Halloween Time information on the MousePlanet website for their weekly update (July 26, 2010). Not the official, but some heads up on MHP & HS.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Unfortunately, most of that stuff is the stuff we already knew! Oh well, at least there are some clarifications.

I still think DL should completely close the park and then let the ticket holders in. It's not fair that the people that didn't pay, should be able to try and cheat the system. Us ticket holders paid good money for those exclusive tickets!

 

[Sherry E]

Unfortunately, most of that stuff is the stuff we already knew! Oh well, at least there are some clarifications.

I still think DL should completely close the park and then let the ticket holders in. It's not fair that the people that didn't pay, should be able to try and cheat the system. Us ticket holders paid good money for those exclusive tickets!

I'm guessing if they did that, they would either have to close DL even earlier or start the MHP later - or a combo of both. They closed DCA on TOTP nights and then only let the actual TOTP guests back in, so it seems like they should be able to manage it for DL too, but there must be some kind of reason they have for not staging it that way.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I just wish that DL would at least release some new info about Holloweentime, as they haven't really given us barely any new info over the past 6 to 8 weeks. It makes it hard for those of us who have booked our trips to make our plans for while we are down there if we don't have the info we need. I can only hope that the release the info that's long overdue if you ask me, the sooner the better.

 

[marandr]

Why don't they use wristbands like wdw for the parties? Seems to work well there.

 

[Sherry E]

I just wish that DL would at least release some new info about Holloweentime, as they haven't really given us barely any new info over the past 6 to 8 weeks. It makes it hard for those of us who have booked our trips to make our plans for while we are down there if we don't have the info we need. I can only hope that the release the info that's long overdue if you ask me, the sooner the better.

I am just anxious to hear the rundown of what's going to be happening at DLR this year for HalloweenTime. I am curious which things from previous years will return and which things might not be coming back. I am dying to know if there is anything new! Some folks may have even decided to skip HalloweenTime this year, but if there is anything new to see it might be enough to get them to go.

Why don't they use wristbands like wdw for the parties? Seems to work well there.

I think they are going to do a wristband set-up at DLR (I could be wrong on that), but some folks seemed to think it still wasn't a fool-proof way of handling getting the non-MHP guests out. I've never been to WDW and I have never seen how any Disney park handles a wristband event. I did go to the TOTP in DCA in 2008, and I saw that it was pretty effective because the park totally closed beforehand, and then reopened only to TOTP guests.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I think they are going to do a wristband set-up at DLR (I could be wrong on that), but some folks seemed to think it still wasn't a fool-proof way of handling getting the non-MHP guests out. I've never been to WDW and I have never seen how any Disney park handles a wristband event. I did go to the TOTP in DCA in 2008, and I saw that it was pretty effective because the park totally closed beforehand, and then reopened only to TOTP guests.

Just like you, I'm still interested on seeing how DL will clear the park when it gets time for the party. I have never seen it at WDW, but I will see it when my DA and I will be down there in December for MVMCP. Just like what you said on how will DL CMs will be able to find out which guests has a wristband to stay during the party and the non-wristband guests?

 

[haley's mom]

I have done many parties at WDW over the past 5 years. Party ticket holders receive a wristband either upon entering the park or at designated location if you were a day guest also.

CM hold signs on Main Street to help direct non-party guests out of the park.

Before meeting characters, getting treats, riding rides, purchasing food, or entering stores at the park a CM would check for wristbands. The eraly info leaked about DL stated the non-party guests could shop and buy food. I don't agree with that

Obiviously the firework viewing is not easily controlled. But I will note that I was asked to show my wristband as late as 11pm and on ce had to show it while waiting for the Christmas parade on Main Street.

I purchased our tickets for our first ever visit to DL. And I really hope that DL follows the same protocol as WDW. WDW puts on several parties a year and seem to have a decent plan (not perfect).

Just my 2 cents.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Well hopefully the bracelet option will be just as effective as closing the park. I think it's sad that people are wanting to try and cheat the system. Yeah, it kind of sucks for those who don't have tickets to have to leave the park early, but it sure isn't fair for those who paid $50+ a ticket to an exclusive party to share the park with people who didn't pay.

Anyways, lets hope they come out with some official info soon!! All the promoting for the anniversary should be over now shouldn't it?

I also want to know what is going on with WOC!!

 

[Sherry E]

I hope it does work out to everyone's satisfaction who paid money for the MHP, and that sneaky people don't do things like try to hide from CMs so they can stay in DL all night long.

Here are my thoughts:

Assuming there was no way to hold the MHP/TOTP in DCA this year and that it had to move over to DL....

If I were planning the HalloweenTime events for DLR/DL, I would have made the Halloween Screams fireworks available nightly again (just like they were last year), for everyone to enjoy all season long (including the ones going for HalloweenTime in September), but I would have added in something extra - something new, possibly like a Halloween parade with a Headless Horseman or some other kind of Halloween thing - that was only available to the party guests on those party nights. Maybe I would even add in a couple of extra things in addition to a Halloween parade, just to make the MHP all the more enticing to guests and get them to want to buy tickets. Maybe put out some extra rare villains (for photo ops) who do not appear anywhere in either park during the daytime (but still keep the regular Villain photo spot in DL in the daytime), and have them only appear at the MHP. But I would still run Halloween Screams nightly, all season long, for all HalloweenTime guests to see.

Then, on party nights - and again, this is only if I were in charge of planning, which will never happen - I would close DL just like DCA used to be closed before the TOTP. I would send my team in to put up extra decorations and do a quick makeover, and then I would reopen DL and let all the party guests in.

 

[JaxsonsMom]

Having been to both parties (WDW and last year at DCA) I was disappointed with last years. I thought the wristband worked well at WDW. It did seem a little weird, but by closing time you could feel the park emptying. All the CM's seemed to be very efficent and the party was a lot less chaotic.

I hope it works at DL, I hope they push the CM's to get the people without bands out. And location wise, I think it will boost the spirit of the party.

Having said that, I am still on the fence about my Oct trip, I haven't made any reservations...

I am hoping to do a later party in hopes that they will have it figured out.

If the info doesn't come out by the weekend, I will make my reservations without it, but I really don't want to..

Heres to them releasing some info.... please hurry!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

That sounds like a good plan! If only we were the DL planners! I wonder what it takes to get a job as one???

They mentioned something in that Mouseplanet article about a toned down version of the HS fireworks on non-party nights. I wonder how they would be planning on doing that? I was hoping for something like RDCT or Magical so I could see one of those while we are down. I guess we will see whenever they decide to fill us in on whats going on!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Just like everyone who paid a ticket(s) for MHP, we want to get the full expectations of MHP and not to have the non-MHP guests in the park during the party. We will have to wait and see on the first night on MHP if DL CMs can do the same and enforce the rules in DL just like WDW parties.

I am also wondering what will DL do for fireworks on non-MHP days. If they are not doing any type of HS during the Halloween Time, I would assume they will do RDCT during the season.

 

[iKristin]

I think we're all just nervous with all the rumors flying around. I think it'll all turn out fine. They've now stated on both sites (AP and Regular) that the fireworks are exclusive to the ticket holders of MHP so that's an obvious thing they can't go back on or else they'll be issuing a ton of refunds. I think they'll move all ticket holders to a designated area; either ToonTown or Tomorrowland due to those spots having only ONE entrance and then clear the park out before a rope drop type of thing like they do at DCA during the old parties.