Halloween at DL

[mvf-m11c]

So, I can't decide if I'm going to want to see WoC or not on our trip.

We have such a limited amount of time in the parks (at the least 2 FULL days and at the most 2 FULL days and a couple partial days.) I just don't know if I'm willing to sacrifice a bunch of time to wait for fast passes (we don't really care for the dining options) and then take the time to wait for the show (because even with a fast pass you have to get to your spot an hour in advance, right?)

So yeah, I just don't know what we're going to do about it. This will be our last Disneyland trip for at least a few years.

Just like you AmyPond, I am having a hard time of what to see on Saturday Oct. 2nd night since I will be there for two nights. I will be there on Friday Oct. 1st for MHP and I am having trouble of what to see Saturday night. I was thinking of using the GCH entrance since I will be staying there and get there early so we will get WoC tickets in the morning, but we also want to see RDCT at the hub that night. If WoC is running late at night (11:30 if they are running WoC that late)My DA and DC11 does not want to go to the late show. They want have not seen RDCT since 2005 and would like to see it, but also my DC11 has not seen WoC and wants to see it. This is a tough decision. We are not even going to attempt to see WoC first and run over to DL to see RDCT. If they want to see RDCT, they want it in front of the hub.

I hope you have a special trip in two months.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Another WOC question:

If we decide to do the picnic package do you get the picnic during the show? Asking because an 8:15 dinner is to late for the kids unless we munch are way through the afternoon - which is also a fun option.

You can pickup the picnic bag a the Sonoma Terrace between 11:30 am - 8:00 pm. If you pick up the picnic at 8:15, it said on the website that it will be closed at 8 pm. You must pick up the picnic bag between those times. If you care about getting a good view for WoC, I would get the picnic around 6 pm and get in line around 7 pm.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Another WOC question:

If we decide to do the picnic package do you get the picnic during the show? Asking because an 8:15 dinner is to late for the kids unless we munch are way through the afternoon - which is also a fun option.

No, earlier in the day. In June we could pick it up between "2 and 7 pm" but many have reported picking it up earlier. They opened the pick up place around 11:30 for same day reservations....HOWEVER the same day was for the 2nd show, so if there is no 2nd show then I'm not sure when it'll open???

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

You can pickup the picnic bag a the Sonoma Terrace between 11:30 am - 8:00 pm. If you pick up the picnic at 8:15, it said on the website that it will be closed at 8 pm. If you care about getting a good view for WoC, I would get the picnic around 6 pm and get in line around 7 pm.

Line up may start earlier than 7 for an 8:15 show though. We lined up at 7 for the 9 pm show.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Line up may start earlier than 7 for an 8:15 show though. We lined up at 7 for the 9 pm show.

Whoops, thanks 3Minnies1Mickey for correcting me for the 8:15 WoC on the weekdays in September. We also lined up as early as 7 for the 9pm shows during the debut week and it was crowded during that time. I would assume it won't be as bad as the first week when we were there.

 

[srauchbauer]

Whoops, thanks 3Minnies1Mickey for correcting me for the 8:15 WoC on the weekdays in September. We also lined up as early as 7 for the 9pm shows during the debut week and it was crowded during that time. I would assume it won't be as bad as the first week when we were there.

oh silly of me i thought getting the picnic would make is possible not to have to wait in line. So does getting the picnic get you better seats?

 

[Nala83]

Does anyone know if the picnic will even be an option this fall? We're within the 30 mark for ordering picnics for September, but there are no dates available if you try to purchase them.

 

[AmyPond]

So......

We'll be there on weekdays at the end of September. WoC will be showing at 8:15pm.

To get fast passes, we'd essentially have to get to DCA right when it opens (at 10am, I believe.) We'd have to wait in line at the gate. Then wait in line for a fast pass. (For how long, I wonder?)

Then, do we have to wait in another line before the show? I don't get it.

 

[mvf-m11c]

oh silly of me i thought getting the picnic would make is possible not to have to wait in line. So does getting the picnic get you better seats?

You still have to wait in line like everyone else (FP, picnic package and dining package) when you are ready to get a viewing spot for WoC. The WoC picnic will get you FP for the WoC show. Just like getting FP for WoC at GRR, but you don't have to wait in line at GRR. If you buy it online, you will get FP for the 1st show. If you buy it on the day of the show, you will get FP for the 2nd show. The WoC picnic will get you a FP for the blue or yellow section for the show. You will be mixed in one of those two sections during the show. The dining package has its own section in the middle and the picnic FP will get you a standing section in the blue or yellow section.

There is no sitting during WoC (only for the VIP), it is an all standing show.

 

[srauchbauer]

You still have to wait in line like everyone else (FP, picnic package and dining package) when you are ready to get a viewing spot for WoC. The WoC picnic will get you FP for the WoC show. Just like getting FP for WoC at GRR, but you don't have to wait in line at GRR. If you buy it online, you will get FP for the 1st show. If you buy it on the day of the show, you will get FP for the 2nd show. The WoC picnic will get you a FP for the blue or yellow section for the show. You will be mixed in one of those two sections during the show. The dining package has its own section in the middle and the picnic FP will get you a standing section in the blue or yellow section.

There is no sitting during WoC (only for the VIP), it is an all standing show.

thank you for explaining this boy was I confused guess I didn't do enough research. So thought WOC was a sitting experience - I hate standing guess I will have to put on my big girl panties and deal with it (DD (5) says that when she has to do something she doesn't like.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

oh silly of me i thought getting the picnic would make is possible not to have to wait in line. So does getting the picnic get you better seats?

The picnic avoids you waiting in line for FPs.

Does anyone know if the picnic will even be an option this fall? We're within the 30 mark for ordering picnics for September, but there are no dates available if you try to purchase them.

I haven't heard they aren't but.....

So......
We'll be there on weekdays at the end of September. WoC will be showing at 8:15pm.

To get fast passes, we'd essentially have to get to DCA right when it opens (at 10am, I believe.) We'd have to wait in line at the gate. Then wait in line for a fast pass. (For how long, I wonder?)

Then, do we have to wait in another line before the show? I don't get it.

FPs start distributing at 9 am for hotel guests, then they open the area at 9:30 for everyone else (rest of the park opens at 10). Yes, it's typically a long line (this summer), but I expected it to be less crowded on a weekday in September. Then they start letting people grab their spot for the show about 1 1/2-2 hours prior to show starting. It's up to you whether you want to do this or not. If you have kids, I highly suggest it because otherwise they may not be able to see much.

 

[mvf-m11c]

FPs start distributing at 9 am for hotel guests, then they open the area at 9:30 for everyone else (rest of the park opens at 10). Yes, it's typically a long line (this summer), but I expected it to be less crowded on a weekday in September. Then they start letting people grab their spot for the show about 1 1/2-2 hours prior to show starting. It's up to you whether you want to do this or not. If you have kids, I highly suggest it because otherwise they may not be able to see much.

I agree with you about if you have young kids with you and want them to see the show at a great view right by the railings, than you have to be in line around the viewing area very early to get it. And don't forget that I read that families with young children tries to get there kids up front to the railings so they can watch the show. So be prepared with families that will try to push there kids up front even they will try to do the same thing.

 

[AmyPond]

So even if I would happen to get a good spot, people with children are going to act entitled and push their way around me??

 

[Belle Ella]

What?! Guess I joined a little to late for that one...I am in Northern Cali. Perhaps next time. That sounds great! What are you guys gonna do?

A group of us who frequent the Trip Reports board met up at the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield for the factory tour this a.m. It was a lot of fun meeting the ladies I chat with over there all the dang time!

 

[srauchbauer]

A group of us who frequent the Trip Reports board met up at the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield for the factory tour this a.m. It was a lot of fun meeting the ladies I chat with over there all the dang time!

glad to hear you had a great time, it sounds yummy

 

[srauchbauer]

happy Wednesday to all I sure wish fall would get here and I mean fast. We are in a heat advisory with a high allergy count and the kids really need to get out and run, guess not today.

As I would reading a thread about Goofy's kitchen i noticed that most people like breakfast over dinner. What are your thoughts and why?

 

[Sherry E]

happy Wednesday to all I sure wish fall would get here and I mean fast. We are in a heat advisory with a high allergy count and the kids really need to get out and run, guess not today.

As I would reading a thread about Goofy's kitchen i noticed that most people like breakfast over dinner. What are your thoughts and why?

Breakfast, most definitely! I've stuck with the breakfast since 1992 so it can't be all bad (other than the random off days here and there). I'm just more of a breakfast person and more likely to be famished in the morning than at night. Huge buffet. Yummy fruit. Yummy bacon. Yummy mini-muffins. All kinds of good stuff! And...it's a few bucks cheaper than the dinner.

 

[srauchbauer]

Breakfast, most definitely! I've stuck with the breakfast since 1992 so it can't be all bad (other than the random off days here and there). I'm just more of a breakfast person and more likely to be famished in the morning than at night. Huge buffet. Yummy fruit. Yummy bacon. Yummy mini-muffins. All kinds of good stuff! And...it's a few bucks cheaper than the dinner.

sounds great thanks for the great advise:

Breakfast:

 

[Belle Ella]

Breakfast, most definitely! I've stuck with the breakfast since 1992 so it can't be all bad (other than the random off days here and there). I'm just more of a breakfast person and more likely to be famished in the morning than at night. Huge buffet. Yummy fruit. Yummy bacon. Yummy mini-muffins. All kinds of good stuff! And...it's a few bucks cheaper than the dinner.

I second everything Sherry mentioned. The $$$ is the big sell for me, lol. I'm not even a breakfast food person, but I prefer it that way. The biggest thing for me though is I can have it at 7 a.m. and still get to the gates early enough that I wont be at the tail end of a big crowd. I don't like my meals taking a chunk of premium ride time.

 

[srauchbauer]

Breakfast: