Halloween at DL

[JH87]

How busy is the park in mid october, on a weekend?
a friend and i are thinking about maybe going this october, around the 15th.
also, what is weather typically like at this time of year?
im excited to see all the halloween stuff!! especially haunted mansion!!

 

[lisah0711]

Subscribing. Just booked a surprise trip for DS 10/7-10/10 at DLH. No room at the inn for VGC on DVC points

 

[AmyPond]

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.

Whereabouts in the Midwest are you?

Disneyland trips tend to be a bit LESS expensive for us. Mainly because our stay in CA is typically shorter than our stay in FL for WDW. Our hotel at WDW was $82 a night (on site) but at Disneyland we got a rate of $50 a night (off site.) I also think the food is cheaper at Disneyland (but maybe it just seems that way to me.)

Airfare to CA and FL are about the same for us. And the drive time is about the same too.

 

[AmyPond]

They changed the park hours for Friday October 1st on the official site. Now it says -

Disneyland 8am - 7pm
DCA is 10am - 10pm

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

They changed the park hours for Friday October 1st on the official site. Now it says -

Disneyland 8am - 7pm
DCA is 10am - 10pm

You beat me to it!!! I was going to say: There is some movement on the calendar (wondered what was up, when it took a long time to load!) At least the hours look correct now...

 

[Sherry E]

You beat me to it!!! I was going to say: There is some movement on the calendar (wondered what was up, when it took a long time to load!) At least the hours look correct now...

Movement is a good thing! Hopefully someone there behind the scenes at the DLR website will keep on a-movin' and give us the rest of the info that we all want.

 

[Belle Ella]

Movement is a good thing! Hopefully someone there behind the scenes at the DLR website will keep on a-movin' and give us the rest of the info that we all want.

I'm keeping my figners crossed and trying not to get my hopes up all at the same time

 

[Sherry E]

I'm keeping my figners crossed and trying not to get my hopes up all at the same time

Ditto. At this point it's just getting silly that there are not more details out about the season. Heck, it's only 3 months until the Christmas season begins at DLR, for corn's sake! Maybe we will find out about HalloweenTime after the holidays begin on 11/12!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Ditto. At this point it's just getting silly that there are not more details out about the season. Heck, it's only 3 months until the Christmas season begins at DLR, for corn's sake! Maybe we will find out about HalloweenTime after the holidays begin on 11/12!!

It feels that way sometimes, huh?

Sigh.

But it's not like we didn't know that waiting would be a possibility. I just didn't think it would be this long. I'm getting closer to the 30's in my countdown. . Oiy.

 

[fhtpdw20]

Sherri- Sorry if I offended you. Being in your backyard, I assumed it to be easier than locking in flights and special CA discounts. You are right though, we all take our planning very much to heart.

AmyPond- I am in Ohio.

I just wish they would align their posting of hours/entertainment to match the advance reservation policy. It seems to me that they should have thought about how WOC would affect the holiday seasons way before the opening. There is very little turn around time between the Halloween and Christmas seasons. Maybe they are planning them together. Halloween will be the shake down cruise to work out the kinks for the Christmas season.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherri- Sorry if I offended you. Being in your backyard, I assumed it to be easier than locking in flights and special CA discounts. You are right though, we all take our planning very much to heart.

Oh, don't worry about it. No offense taken at all. I realize that there are lots of folks who are locals (much more local than I am) who do go to DLR often or can go multiple times in a year, or a month, or even in a week, so people who live out of state or out of the country think that we can all do that. I think I am definitely one of the exceptions. Living 45 minutes away from DLR without a car feels like I am living in another state!! In fact, there are many folks on the DIS who live in other states who get to DLR much more than I do, believe it or not. All the folks who have followed along with me on my Trip Report for the last couple of years (it's one of those ongoing mega-TR's that many of us have) know the struggles I have had to make it to DLR - even for a day - but I wouldn't expect anyone else to know that, of course!!

 

[McNic]

The website says something like "Check back in the summer of 2010" Hello DL... summer is almost over Boo to the waiting game...at least we have each other

 

[mvf-m11c]

We are all getting annoyed by DLR not posting the info. Just like the pp said that summer is almost over and no info yet.

 

[Sherry E]

This has gone past when last year's info was released, so something is definitely amiss. Even if it is not time for them to put up the cool Halloween mini-site yet, with the nifty graphics and sound effects and things, they could still put out the press release thingy and tell us if the darn Candy Corn Acres will be returning to DCA!

I think DLR should just tell us the truth and say, "Check back after the holiday season is over in January 2011 and then we will have your HalloweenTime info for you!"

 

[NorCalPrincess]

I keep checking this thread everyday hoping, wishing, dreaming....and still nothing. I am in the unhappiest place on earth



I went ahead and bought tickets for the MHP on the 12th. My mom let me know that it is officially 62 days until we are at DL. I can smell pirates already .

So its just me and my mom and I think we are going as witches (good ones of course ) I still feel kind of weird dressing up though as I am celebrating my 36th bday while we are there. Are there alot of adults with no children dressed up? What about going to the treat stations? I have two hungry teenagers at home that would like me to bring some treats back. I know that people have said there is no problems and many people do it. I am just wondering if we will get wierd looks from people.

 

[canadadisney]

I keep checking this thread everyday hoping, wishing, dreaming....and still nothing. I am in the unhappiest place on earth



I went ahead and bought tickets for the MHP on the 12th. My mom let me know that it is officially 62 days until we are at DL. I can smell pirates already .

So its just me and my mom and I think we are going as witches (good ones of course ) I still feel kind of weird dressing up though as I am celebrating my 36th bday while we are there. Are there alot of adults with no children dressed up? What about going to the treat stations? I have two hungry teenagers at home that would like me to bring some treats back. I know that people have said there is no problems and many people do it. I am just wondering if we will get wierd looks from people.

I am 36 too. I will be with my 2 kids and I promise I won't be giving you any wierd looks!!!

 

[funatdisney]

What about going to the treat stations? I have two hungry teenagers at home that would like me to bring some treats back. I know that people have said there is no problems and many people do it. I am just wondering if we will get wierd looks from people.

No problem. I see lots of dressed up and not dressed up (me) go to the candy stations and pick up treats. My kids go to MHP, but they don't hang out with me, so I am usually with DH or by myself. Since I can't trick at treat at home (it just seems weird), MHP is the only time I can, and not feel weird. I have a blast trick or treating. Go and have fun!

 

[funatdisney]

I think I am definitely one of the exceptions. Living 45 minutes away from DLR without a car feels like I am living in another state!! In fact, there are many folks on the DIS who live in other states who get to DLR much more than I do, believe it or not. All the folks who have followed along with me on my Trip Report for the last couple of years (it's one of those ongoing mega-TR's that many of us have) know the struggles I have had to make it to DLR - even for a day - but I wouldn't expect anyone else to know that, of course!!

Sherry, LA is right on my way to DLR. I could pick you up, and we can go together. Just PM me when you need a fix. I would be happy to take you and spend the day at DL with you Really!

 

[Belle Ella]

Well, they sure better have something up before the actual last day of summer: September 21!! That'd be a week after Halloweentime begins And 2 days before I get there.

Man, I'm gonna get myself in so much trouble. I took a look at the days I have off for my vacation and I start on the 22nd. With that on the HoJo's ET rate do you have any idea how tempted I am to add one more night to my stay and drive down that night and wake up rested for my first morning. Add in switching things around to include 2 character meals and I feel like I'm digging myself a shallow grave.

 

[Sherry E]

No problem. I see lots of dressed up and not dressed up (me) go to the candy stations and pick up treats. My kids go to MHP, but they don't hang out with me, so I am usually with DH or by myself. Since I can't trick at treat at home (it just seems weird), MHP is the only time I can, and not feel weird. I have a blast trick or treating. Go and have fun!

I kind of feel the same way, but I don't think I had put it into words like you just said it, and what you said makes sense. (I'll explain in a moment.)

When my friend and I did the TOTP (when it was still the TOTP and not the MHP) in DCA in 10/2008, we had no kids with us and we were not in costume at all. And we got candy! We got no weird looks. I would expect the non-costumed folks to get more looks than the ones in costume, but no one paid any attention. There were other folks with kids who were not in costume at all, and there were adults walking around without kids, both in costume and not in costume. There were all kinds of groups of people there. No one was really paying attention to anyone else unless they had a really cool costume.

Now I just realized, as Funatdisney said, Disneyland/DLR is the one place where I can trick or treat! At DLR we can all be kids again for a brief time, and part of that fun involves collecting candy! It was something I had not done since childhood and it was kind of fun to do it again two years ago! I would never trick or treat here in the real world, nor would I want to unless I was taking children from door to door to do it, but somehow, all things seem possible at DLR and you can be a kid and do fun things you wouldn't ordinarily do without being frowned upon!!