Halloween at DL

[I'm mikey]

On miceage, Al Lutz has posted a new update today. http://miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al080310a.htm

* 18,000 MHP tickets to be sold for each MHP night
* world of color to be shown nightly in off season
* Glow fest to be replaced with "ElecTRONica”
* Biometric scanners coming to DLR
* little mermaid ride to handle 1800 riders per hour

 

[Sherry E]

Thanks, I'm mikey!!

Very interesting stuff, indeed!

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I found the article very interesting in general. Thanks I'm Mikey for posting the latest update from Miceage. Hopefully they will be releasing the remainder of the Halloween time info over the next couple of weeks, so that us over planners can start over planning our trips. Have a great day everyone!

Trish

 

[AmyPond]

This part makes me very, very sad - "the traffic and crowds this fall promise to be tragic, if not outright gridlocked in all directions. "

 

[Sherry E]

This part makes me very, very sad - "the traffic and crowds this fall promise to be tragic, if not outright gridlocked in all directions. "

Yep, AmyPond. I was trying to avoid looking at that but I saw it!

For a while I had been really, really interested in knowing how WoC increased crowds in both parks, not just in DCA. It still could be a temporary surge in attendance while WoC is still 'hot' - it may not last forever. (Let's hope.) But I was kind of thinking that it might mean that last year's super busy Halloween season and super busy Christmas season would look like nothing compared to this year. I hope hope hope that is not the case.

The more I think of it, I think I will have to plan my Halloween and Christmas visits for weekdays rather than weekends. I will even go so far as to say that even though I love TSMM and was waiting for it to reopen on 10/10 before I go to DLR, I may just decide to skip TSMM and head to DLR for HalloweenTime in late September! I think late September is the best bet for lower crowds.

I'm not entirely certain what the heck I am doing yet, but...Jazz, I may end up at DLR when you are there after all!!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Today's Al Lutz article is very interesting to see how the parks will be very crowded during the MHP nights. I am also wondering how bad will it be this October since HS is only for exclusive and how WoC will affect the crowds on Friday nights in October. We all hope that DL won't be crowded during the Halloween season, but we will have to wait and find out.

Just like everyone, we would like to get the official HalloweenTime info so we can plan our trip in the next two months. At least I can now call for my dinner reservation. I am planning on doing one major lunch or dinner day on Saturday. I am thinking that I should do Storyteller's Cafe for lunch or dinner? I am leading towards lunch, but if you were in my situation what would you do?

 

[Tablefor5]

Yep, AmyPond. I was trying to avoid looking at that but I saw it!

For a while I had been really, really interested in knowing how WoC increased crowds in both parks, not just in DCA. It still could be a temporary surge in attendance while WoC is still 'hot' - it may not last forever. (Let's hope.) But I was kind of thinking that it might mean that last year's super busy Halloween season and super busy Christmas season would look like nothing compared to this year. I hope hope hope that is not the case.

The more I think of it, I think I will have to plan my Halloween and Christmas visits for weekdays rather than weekends. I will even go so far as to say that even though I love TSMM and was waiting for it to reopen on 10/10 before I go to DLR, I may just decide to skip TSMM and head to DLR for HalloweenTime in late September! I think late September is the best bet for lower crowds.

I'm not entirely certain what the heck I am doing yet, but...Jazz, I may end up at DLR when you are there after all!!

Yeah Sherry! I will be there at that time too!

 

[AmyPond]

We will only be in town on week days. We arrive in town Sunday night and leave town the following Saturday morning. We're planning on doing all day Tuesday in the parks. And then probably all day Wednesday or Thursday. So only two full days since the rest of the time will be spent visiting friends and family. Hopefully we'll be able to do at least a half day in addition to those two full days since we paid for a 3-day hopper (and got a 5-day for that price.)

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Well, I can start making PSs on Friday, and the calendar should be up-to-date with Oct 1st by then too... 1 week behind my dates. Uugh. But, I am thinking, that the previous week, up to and including Oct 1st (which is the 1st Halloween party right?) should be pretty darned close to the right times for the second week of October right??

I can't remember, is the dining line open on Saturday?? 8 am PST or 9?? Maybe I'll wait till Saturday, so I can at least make my first couple days of PSs. I don't think they are open Sunday, or are they??

Now, if they will just fill Aladdin in on the calendar, and the fireworks (if they are going to do anything other than on MHP night...) come on Disney!!

 

[mom4princesses]

Happy Birthday mom

Thanks, but still no Halloween info. Well there are a few more birthdays on Friday so lets keep dancing.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Well they are only booking until the end of Sept so far for WOC dining packages. I just tried to make mine for the 1st of Oct, and she said they aren't doing Oct. yet. So I was able to make 1 reservation so far, but not that one.

 

[Diznygrl]

Hmm, 18,000 eh? That's actually less tickets than I was expecting them to sell, so I'm pretty pleased. DL can hold more people than DCA, so of course they're going to sell more tickets...unfortunately, the parking structure is still the same size so for people who drive to the party, parking will probably be an even bigger issue than before.

And can I just give a big fat NOOOOOOO!! to biometric scans? Ugh, I hate those things at WDW!! They never work for me and they hold up lines with people who either can't figure it out, or like me, can't get the dang machine to accept the scan of my finger. The article says they're going to implement a "next generation" version of the scans, so let's HOPE that it's a vast improvement over the current WDW ones.

 

[Tablefor5]

I made one PS for BB. For WoC, they told me it's only 30 days out.

 

[Sherry E]

Hmm, 18,000 eh? That's actually less tickets than I was expecting them to sell, so I'm pretty pleased. DL can hold more people than DCA, so of course they're going to sell more tickets...unfortunately, the parking structure is still the same size so for people who drive to the party, parking will probably be an even bigger issue than before.

And can I just give a big fat NOOOOOOO!! to biometric scans? Ugh, I hate those things at WDW!! They never work for me and they hold up lines with people who either can't figure it out, or like me, can't get the dang machine to accept the scan of my finger. The article says they're going to implement a "next generation" version of the scans, so let's HOPE that it's a vast improvement over the current WDW ones.

I don't know what I was expecting, but 18,000 kind of sounded like less than I expected too.

Just for comparison's sake - does anyone know how many thousands of people DL has to collect before it reaches capacity? I'm just curious what number is considered "capacity" (because I have seen capacity crowds), so I can form some vague picture in my mind of what 18,000 people would be!

I know that DCA - when the TOTP was there - seemed very congested in some areas, like in the Hollywood area. Paradise Pier was pretty empty except for the long line at TSMM.

 

[Diznygrl]

I don't think there has ever been an "official" release of DL's capacity numbers, but it's somewhere between 60,000 to 80,000. DCA is about 30,000.

So, yeah...if you look at it that way, 18,000 is nothing.

 

[Sherry E]

I don't think there has ever been an "official" release of DL's capacity numbers, but it's somewhere between 60,000 to 80,000. DCA is about 30,000.

So, yeah...if you look at it that way, 18,000 is nothing.

That's for sure! If capacity was considered 60,000 or even, let's say, as low as 40,000 - then 18,000 is nothing! Anyone who has ever been in DL on a capacity day knows that it is really frustrating and practically wall-to-wall people. So that should be really cool for MHP guests - especially if everyone is spread out all over DL - because it sounds like it won't be constant human gridlock wherever you go (let's hope).

Thanks for those numbers - even if they aren't official, it at least gives me a good guideline/reference point!

 

[Belle Ella]

Well they are only booking until the end of Sept so far for WOC dining packages. I just tried to make mine for the 1st of Oct, and she said they aren't doing Oct. yet. So I was able to make 1 reservation so far, but not that one.

They aren't even doing the end of September if you are looking to eat at Ariel's Grotto. You can book WCT at the end of September, but not AG which is what I've been trying to do. They tell me to call back next week.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

They aren't even doing the end of September if you are looking to eat at Ariel's Grotto. You can book WCT at the end of September, but not AG which is what I've been trying to do. They tell me to call back next week.

Yeah, Ariel's Grotto is the one I want. The only thing she said is they haven't announced what they are doing for October yet, and that it only went to the end of Sept. Now people are saying its a 30 day thing like F! is. So which is it? Just want to make sure we are able to get a table. I don't want to wait until the 30 day mark only to find out they took reservations earlier, and it's all booked up!

 

[iKristin]

18,000 sounds like a normal weekday, that's not busy

 

[DisneyStitch626]

If 40,000 to 60,000 is normal for a Disneyland day, then I am really liking the sound of only 18,000!

I am wondering what they mean by "nearly all attractions" will be available during the party. I am glad to know that Space Mountain and Haunted Mansion are for sure in there! Just wondering what might be closed during the party nights.