Halloween at DL

[spacemermaid]

If you guys have been following along on this thread for a while, you know that the dancing guys are officially called the Creepy Dancing Guys and they are the mascots for the "HalloweenTime Information Boogie"!

I chose that emoticon guy long ago to represent the Boogie because they are creepy - and it's a Halloween thread, so 'creepy' fits! I figure, who better to do a creepy boogie for us than the Creepy Dancing Guy (even though he isn't always effective at getting the info we need)?

Thanks for explaining...I'm glad that others find Creepy Dancing Guy creepy, and that it's not just me "not getting" why others find him cute.

 

[srauchbauer]

totally off subject (sorry) but don't you hate when you cook a nice meal and DH eats so fast you don't have a conversation because he wants to get the grass cut. DD and DS don't eat any of it just slide it around their plate. So frustrating guess I will enjoy the apple pie by myself tonight.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I couldn't agree with you more. There's nothing worse than making a nice dinner and having it gone within a couple of mins. Same thing with Thanksgiving dinner. Prep for 2 days, gone in 15 mins.

 

[srauchbauer]

I couldn't agree with you more. There's nothing worse than making a nice dinner and having it gone within a couple of mins. Same thing with Thanksgiving dinner. Prep for 2 days, gone in 15 mins.

then to top it off DS just came in and said he was hungry. Told him it's a long time until breakfast or he could go eat his dinner that i put in the frig.

 

[funatdisney]

then to top it off DS just came in and said he was hungry. Told him it's a long time until breakfast or he could go eat his dinner that i put in the frig.

I can so relate.

Today is fend for yourself day. I'm feeling a little under the weather, so the family is on their own.

 

[McNic]

Where o where can the Halloweentime info be?

 

[Belle Ella]

Seiously?! I'm tired of waking up each morning thinking "today will be the day". ARGH.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

DITTO! Have a great evening everyone!

 

[fhtpdw20]

August 15 is my 60 day mark. So no info by then, I begin showing my displeasure with $$$$$$$$$$$$$. I generally schedule one sit down meal a day. No info = no adr x 3 adults = counter service the entire trip or maybe leaving Disney and seeing what is outside the park. Also on the chopping block will be souveniers, Fantasmic dessert, Happy Haunts, Walk in Walt's Footsteps, and Welcome to Disneyland tours x 3 adults. Disney can do the math. By the way I emailed a link to this thread to Disney last Thursday night. Still no answer.

 

[EnchantedPlayroom]

By the way I emailed a link to this thread to Disney last Thursday night. Still no answer.

Oh snap! You go!

 

[Sherry E]

August 15 is my 60 day mark. So no info by then, I begin showing my displeasure with $$$$$$$$$$$$$. I generally schedule one sit down meal a day. No info = no adr x 3 adults = counter service the entire trip or maybe leaving Disney and seeing what is outside the park. Also on the chopping block will be souveniers, Fantasmic dessert, Happy Haunts, Walk in Walt's Footsteps, and Welcome to Disneyland tours x 3 adults. Disney can do the math. By the way I emailed a link to this thread to Disney last Thursday night. Still no answer.

Oh, that's hilarious, fhtpdw20!! Well, I hope that DLR sees that in the midst of all of our frustration over the delay in Halloween details, we all have a great love for DLR and for HalloweenTime at DLR. I hope they don't only see the complaints!

But seriously, this is crazy talk now... I have been going back and forth on whether or not to make a September DLR sojourn or an October DLR sojourn, and there are pros and cons to both. My final decision was going to be influenced by the full Halloween details/agenda so I can see if there is anything else that September folks will be deprived of (other than the MHP, the HS fireworks, possibly the Happiest Haunts Tour and Toy Story Midway Mania). The season begins on 9/17 - let's get a move on!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Well I've been watching disneyland.com and the Disney Park Blogs site (i'm not sure where else to look), and still see nothing about Halloween!

Really all I really want at this moment, is to know when I can book my WOC Ariel's Grotto package! Can't they at least put the hours for WOC up????

All the other stuff would be great to know too! Hours for Fantasmic! and Fireworks would be nice.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Well I've been watching disneyland.com and the Disney Park Blogs site (i'm not sure where else to look), and still see nothing about Halloween!

Really all I really want at this moment, is to know when I can book my WOC Ariel's Grotto package! Can't they at least put the hours for WOC up????

All the other stuff would be great to know too! Hours for Fantasmic! and Fireworks would be nice.

Only a guess, but times for these events don't fluctuate too much...

Fantasmic! 9:05 and 10:30 Fri-Sun in Sept. and Sat-Sun in October except Halloween night (since MHP is on Fridays)

Fireworks 9:30 Friday-Sun in Sept. and Sat-Sun in October, plus MHP nights.

WOC 8:15 on weekdays (maybe later on MHP nights if DCA is open later) and 9 & 10:15 on weekends (maybe a 3rd show on Fridays of MHP nights)

 

[fhtpdw20]

Ouch! The difference between us Sherri is that your local and have the opportunity for multiple visits. I am in the Midwest so this is a one-time shot. California is so much more expensive than WDW. I have been working 60 hour weeks to splurge. What I am spending now is on par with 3 day park/4 day cruise package on New Years at WDW. I am not encouraged by "Oh we don't have a clue what we are doing" responses. By my calculations I will be saving around $1500.00 in tour and meal costs alone. Disney is a business and money as they say talks. Will that piddley amount matter to them? NO. But I happen to be a person who puts her money where her mouth is. My only vote is with $$$. I guess I am not ready for the stereotypical laid back lifestyle of CA. I am a Midwestern "getter done" type of individual. I do know this will be the ONLY trip to DL I ever schedule.

 

[EnchantedPlayroom]

I agree. We are SO much more $$ out here in the Cali parks. Even as far as DVC points are concerned. Our hotel/resorts, which aren't as cool or elaborate, cost way more in points and/or cash. It sucks. To save on rooms I have to spend on airfare so I don't make it out to WDW as often as I would love. Also, factor in the ex-hubby. I have to get his permission to take DD anywhere. So that's always a little scary. I am so freaked that at the last minute he'll pull something before the Xmas trip I have planned to WDW.

 

[Sherry E]

Ouch! The difference between us Sherri is that your local and have the opportunity for multiple visits. I am in the Midwest so this is a one-time shot. California is so much more expensive than WDW. I have been working 60 hour weeks to splurge. What I am spending now is on par with 3 day park/4 day cruise package on New Years at WDW. I am not encouraged by "Oh we don't have a clue what we are doing" responses. By my calculations I will be saving around $1500.00 in tour and meal costs alone. Disney is a business and money as they say talks. Will that piddley amount matter to them? NO. But I happen to be a person who puts her money where her mouth is. My only vote is with $$$. I guess I am not ready for the stereotypical laid back lifestyle of CA. I am a Midwestern "getter done" type of individual. I do know this will be the ONLY trip to DL I ever schedule.

fhtpdw20 - I may not be planning 'once in a lifetime' trips, but I actually do not have opportunities for multiple visits (at least not like what it may seem), as you said, regardless of where I live. It may seem like that to you, but it's not the case. I don't have an AP. I am without a car. I have had major money issues since I lost my 14-year job a couple of years ago (and even before that, really) and it's very hard for me to get back to DLR at any time. I did not go to DLR between 2002 and 2006 because of these issues. I also didn't go between 1996 and 1999 for basically the same reasons.

So believe me when I say that when I make a plan for any kind of DLR trip, it is a big, big deal and I am very lucky to go and to be able to pull it all together - even if just for a day trip. I may live geographically closer than you do to DLR, but it's as big a deal to me as if I lived out of state. Trust me on that.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I find it way too expensive to travel to WDW from where I live. Our family of 4 can drive to DL over 3 days (around 1100 miles), and stay at HOJO"s. A 2 week trip driving to DL and a leisurely drive back over 15 days for us is close to $6000CDN. For us to fly to WDW we are at the mercy of the airlines, and between, hotel, air fare, hopper passes, food, and souvies we are looking at close to $10,000CDN. When you are on a tight budget, it makes it more difficult to plan for WDW. After the Feb trip I intend to take a year off from planning trips to the mouse, then slowly start to plan for a trip to WDW around 4 to 5 years from now.

 

[EnchantedPlayroom]

The Mexican Riviera cruises out of LA will be a nice alternative for us soon. No airfare, plus your food is included in the price.

Belledozer, they'll have some out of Vancouver Summer of 2011 headed up to Alaska.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

Thanks for the info about the Alaska Cruises. We are on a very tight budget at the moment, as we owe the gov't alot of capital gains after we moved into our rental property last year. If it wasn't for me saving my butt off for both trips, we couldn't afford the trip to DL in Feb. I tend to be the saver and bargain shopper in the family. DH relies on me to save money for future trips. If I save at least 2/3rds of the cost of the trips, it lessens the burden to come up with the remainder of the money. I intend to after the Feb trip to buy some Christmas food hampers for the family. Then start to get serious about saving for the next trip towards the end of next year. But I will probably start to pull money aside after the Feb trip in small amounts. I've got a USD account that I can buy and dump USD into for a future trip.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

I find it way too expensive to travel to WDW from where I live. Our family of 4 can drive to DL over 3 days (around 1100 miles), and stay at HOJO"s. A 2 week trip driving to DL and a leisurely drive back over 15 days for us is close to $6000CDN. For us to fly to WDW we are at the mercy of the airlines, and between, hotel, air fare, hopper passes, food, and souvies we are looking at close to $10,000CDN. When you are on a tight budget, it makes it more difficult to plan for WDW. After the Feb trip I intend to take a year off from planning trips to the mouse, then slowly start to plan for a trip to WDW around 4 to 5 years from now.

I know what you mean. We are planning our first trip to WDW next fall. I decided to stay offsite in a condo instead of taking advantage of the WDW onsite perks for A LOT more $$$. Luckily I found condos that were close to the parks (we have fireworks view from our balcony), very highly recommended, and at an incredible rate ($399/wk in October!).