Halloween at DL

[Belle Ella]

Just popping in for a second. Been a bad weekend. Blah. Still no news yet? Darn.

 

[Sherry E]

Just popping in for a second. Been a bad weekend. Blah. Still no news yet? Darn.

Still nothing, darn it! Can you believe that nonsense? Really, someone over there at DLR needs to get on the ball and starting writing up the little press release thingy with the outline of the HalloweenTime events, just like they had last year!

The DL birthday stuff should be winding down now (in terms of having to do reports and write-ups on it), so they need to start working on HalloweenTime news!!

As Andrea said, we need to get hired as planners! We would already have the Halloween stuff released - not only for 2010 but for 2011 too! Why waste time? Plan way ahead!

I hope the week is better than the weekend for you, Jazz.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Still nothing, darn it! Can you believe that nonsense? Really, someone over there at DLR needs to get on the ball and starting writing up the little press release thingy with the outline of the HalloweenTime events, just like they had last year!

The DL birthday stuff should be winding down now (in terms of having to do reports and write-ups on it), so they need to start working on HalloweenTime news!!

As Andrea said, we need to get hired as planners! We would already have the Halloween stuff released - not only for 2010 but for 2011 too! Why waste time? Plan way ahead!

I hope the week is better than the weekend for you, Jazz.

If I could be in charge of planning, I would do the schedule a year in advance. That way someone can look at the calendar and decide what time of the year they want to come, based on what's going on. Right now it's kind of backwards. We book our trip, then we wait and see what is going on during our trip in order to plan out our days. Seems kinda silly. I know a lot of their hours and everything are based on the local people, but why does that mean we can't know what's going on until almost the last minute?

 

[funatdisney]

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

I have done WDW once and have gone to DCA every year since it started. The wristbands work very well at WDW. I had read that regular guests were allowed to stay and shop and eat while researching about WDW's Halloween Party. I think I read it here, in fact. I do remember seeing non-ticketed guests at the WDW event. It didn't seem to make a difference. Now what concerns me with this approach for Disneyland is that the MK is a much bigger park than DL. I am wondering how that would factor in the experience. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to gong this year and should have a good time. I have tickets for Tuesday, Oct 26. and I am hoping that the crowds will be lighter.

 

[MrsPinup]

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

Very cool! I wish I could live there...or work there hahaha

 

[dsny1mom]

Disney has confirmed to AVP of Mouseplanet the following re: the Halloween parties:

1) Guests with party tickets will be allowed to enter in costume at the early entry times.

2) Halloween Screams will only be shown at the parties. On Sat's and non party Sun's Remember will be shown.

3) Those without party tickets will NOT be alllowed to stay inside DL once the official parties begin.

Kudos to DL for sticking to their guns and delievering what they initially advertised.

I can't wait until Oct!!!!!!

dsny1mom

 

[Raindown]

On Sat's and non party Sun's Remember will be shown.

Sweet, I love Remember.

3) Those without party tickets will NOT be alllowed to stay inside DL once the official parties begin.

Kudos to DL for sticking to their guns and delievering what they initially advertised.

I'm happy about this too. (sorry non ticket holders). I think the price justifies exclusivity.

 

[Sherry E]

Time for more HalloweenTime Information Boogie!



There is still info I am anxious to hear!!

 

[Sherry E]

If I could be in charge of planning, I would do the schedule a year in advance. That way someone can look at the calendar and decide what time of the year they want to come, based on what's going on. Right now it's kind of backwards. We book our trip, then we wait and see what is going on during our trip in order to plan out our days. Seems kinda silly. I know a lot of their hours and everything are based on the local people, but why does that mean we can't know what's going on until almost the last minute?

You're right, Andrea! It is kind of backwards the way it's done. Everyone is essentially having to take a gamble on the HalloweenTime season and make a plan for it in advance, assuming that it will be interesting enough to lure them in and that there will be enough seasonal things to keep them happy (which I am sure is the case, but it would still be nice to know). But we don't find out exactly what will be there for the season until after the plans are made. I think if DLR ever released their holiday agendas (Christmas too) well in advance - like at least at the beginning of the year - more people would be inclined to adjust their DLR trips accordingly and take them during Halloween or Christmastime. They would be enticed by what was on the roster of events/highlights and plan to go during that season.

 

[iKristin]

YAY!!! Two different fireworks shows!!!! I'm excited for that

 

[mvf-m11c]

At least they will be showing RDCT on the non-MHP days and I am looking forward to seeing RDCT on Saturday Oct. 2nd.

 

[stubby]

At least they will be showing RDCT on the non-MHP days and I am looking forward to seeing RDCT on Saturday Oct. 2nd.

I could have wrote this(we will be there Sat, Sun and Mon and was hopin to see it that night. How late do you think the park will be open that night? I wish Disney would post the hours...I feel so up in the air.

 

[mvf-m11c]

i could have wrote this(we will be there sat, sun and mon and was hopin to see it that night. How late do you think the park will be open that night? I wish disney would post the hours...i feel so up in the air.

On Saturday and Sunday will be the usual park hours from 8am-12am @ DL and with the possibly of WoC running in September/October, I would expect DCA to be open at 10am-10pm. Monday could be interesting, the opening times at DL could be three different times, it could open at 8, 9 or 10 in the morning. But we won't know what time DL will open during the first week of October and we are all just waiting for the times on the DL website.

 

[srauchbauer]

oh so excited to see a new (new to me) firework show. I was hoping for fireworks everynight of the week, but some are better then non. Glad that information is slowly leaking it's way to us. Also glad to hear that DL is going to make the Halloween Party exclusive - spent alot of $$ to have a smaller crowd.

 

[AmyPond]

I really couldn't care less about this party info. I wish they'd give out some info about what types of decorations they plan on having.

 

[fhtpdw20]

Maybe we should try a different tack here. I went to the official Disneyland site, clicked on contact us, and sent the following email:

This email is to voice my displeasure with trying to plan my current trip to Disneyland. At the rate it is going, it is going to be my ONLY trip to Disneyland. I have been to WDW a half dozen times and on one Disney cruise. I have NEVER had the problems trying to plan my trips as I am experiencing now. I have booked through Disney travel and have spent over $4000.00 on the initial trip. I have alse purchased 3 adult Halloween party tickets. I am trying to plan my days so that I can purchase a Walk In Walts Footsteps, Welcome to Disneyland and the Haunted Holiday tours as well as desert seating for Fantasmic. The problem is not having the park hours and the complete details of the Halloween schedule. What in the world are you waiting for, Christmas? How can I make reservations 60 days out without knowing what the park hours are? Can I get some help here?????

This is a splurge trip for us to celebrate son's graduation from high school and will probably be our last family trip for a long time. Maybe if we all send emails it will help move the process along. I will let you know if I get a response.

 

[Sherry E]

I really couldn't care less about this party info. I wish they'd give out some info about what types of decorations they plan on having.

Me too (wanting decorations info)!

I'm curious about the party only if there are more things that are going to be there that we have not previously heard about. Perhaps, because it has moved to DL, there will be some interesting changes (like will Pirates Wharf be back, or will they get rid of it?). I'm still totally on the fence as to whether or not I will do the MHP. Several factors play a role in my decision: money (obviously), interest level from my friends, my mood, whether or not we have a hotel to retreat back to or if it's just a one-day trip, etc.

As I said earlier, if I were in charge of planning out HalloweenTime for DLR, I would do things a wee bit differently but to the satisfaction of party guests and non-MHP guests. I'm very glad for the MHP guests (especially the wonderful ones on this thread) that it seems the MHP will be handled in a way that will make them happy - but honestly - and I said this waaaaaaay back - what we heard from Al Lutz was only a rumor, and a very premature one at that, and it caused a lot of worry in people that was probably unnecessary. I never really fully believed that DLR was going to handle things the way Al said they were...and it appears they are not handling them that way. I wanted to wait to hear from Disney themselves on what their plans were. So the fact that they are making their party exclusive and treating it as such (the way it was advertised) means they are just doing what I expected them to do anyway...and not what Al Lutz said they were going to do!

Now this is not to say that I don't think Disney kind of made up their MHP plans on the fly, as they went along through the year. I still believe they probably began 2010 with the intention of having the Halloween party in DCA again, and then realized that it just wasn't going to work well with so much focus on WoC and made the switcheroo over to DL. I think they could have handled things differently. I think they should have made the HS fireworks available to everyone, all season long (September peeps too!) and put something else in the MHP to make it exclusive and enticing. But if they advertise the HS fireworks as being totally exclusive to the MHP, then they should stick to that plan.

So we pretty much know the basic scoop on the MHP. But, because the September HalloweenTime visitors will totally miss out on MHP and the HS fireworks (and there is basically a good 2 weeks in September to enjoy the season), this is why I am really, really curious as to whether or not there will be any little 'extra' additions to the Halloween decor/activities/events this year - for people to enjoy all season long. Or will it just be the expected SMGG, HMH and the Round-Up, along with a Villains photo spot in Fantasyland? Not that those things aren't good, but I'm just really curious to see if anything new has been added to the list of HalloweenTime events/highlights!!

In fact, this is possibly another reason why we have not seen the HalloweenTiime press release/bullet point list thingy yet - it's feasible that once the dates for HalloweenTime and the location of the MHP were set, TDA then needed to go back and 'fill in the blanks.' Perhaps they had not set a full agenda yet or decided exactly what familiar Halloween highlights from the past would make a return, or if they would add in anything new (even just a Villains photo spot in a different location would be what I would consider as something "new"). That could be what is happening now - they have the general overall foundation set up...but now they just have to go in and build the house and put in the furniture!

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Maybe we should try a different tack here. I went to the official Disneyland site, clicked on contact us, and sent the following email:

This email is to voice my displeasure with trying to plan my current trip to Disneyland. At the rate it is going, it is going to be my ONLY trip to Disneyland. I have been to WDW a half dozen times and on one Disney cruise. I have NEVER had the problems trying to plan my trips as I am experiencing now. I have booked through Disney travel and have spent over $4000.00 on the initial trip. I have alse purchased 3 adult Halloween party tickets. I am trying to plan my days so that I can purchase a Walk In Walts Footsteps, Welcome to Disneyland and the Haunted Holiday tours as well as desert seating for Fantasmic. The problem is not having the park hours and the complete details of the Halloween schedule. What in the world are you waiting for, Christmas? How can I make reservations 60 days out without knowing what the park hours are? Can I get some help here?????

This is a splurge trip for us to celebrate son's graduation from high school and will probably be our last family trip for a long time. Maybe if we all send emails it will help move the process along. I will let you know if I get a response.

I sent an email a couple weeks ago--not as detailed as this one however--and the response I got back was something to the effect of "we are very sorry for the inconvenience, but we do not post the calendar until 6 weeks out."

 

[gkrykewy]

I really couldn't care less about this party info. I wish they'd give out some info about what types of decorations they plan on having.

I'm guessing orange.

Shhhhh.....

 

[srauchbauer]

I'm guessing orange.

Shhhhh.....

oh i wish it was closer to our trip, it is to hot and humid to do anything but plan our vacation and we are still to far out to have list of events.