Halloween at DL

[zeitzeuge]

Here you go Sherry! Food porn is at the bottom of the blog!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2009/10/29/happy-haunts-definitely-come-to-disneylands-halloween-time/

Thanks for the link. Gets me excited for our Halloween trip.

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think you have to take the tram to see those extra things. I think you can walk it...which might be better to do if the tram lines are super-long. I could be wrong on this but I am pretty sure I read someone's post once about walking the path from Mickey & Friends to the parks and seeing the Halloween stuff along the way.



I have no idea how you survived in that heat either! Yikes!! There is only so much water one can guzzle and only so much sunscreen one can apply in a day before it starts becoming inconvenient!

I hope, for your sake, that the heat has died down by the time of your DLR trip. Hopefully this week will not be a trend for the next month or two.



Hey there, Lisa!! Wecome to the Halloween thread!! Yes, if you have time, try to scroll back through and look at all the fun photos!! I can't wait for you to go to DLR for HalloweenTime because I know you'll get some fabulous pictures (based on the fabulous photos you posted in the Christmas thread)!!

Hmmm....you bring up a good point about the Sat. vs. Sun. issue in regards to AP blockouts. If the SoCal APs are not blocked on Sundays in Fall, then yes, I would imagine those would be pretty crowded days. But it's hard to say exactly which factors contribute more to crowds on any given day because HalloweenTime has been getting much more popular anyway. In 2008, there were unexpectedly high crowds - the CM's were ill-prepared for it - and last year was no different. I think that the crowd levels will maintain, if not increase a bit. It's still probably less crowded than the holiday season overall, but there is no mistaking the fact that HalloweenTime draws in the people.

I'm thinking of doing a day trip as well - and the dates you mentioned are also days I am considering. I hope that whichever day I end up there, some other DIS-ers will be there too!!

The heat y'all are having out there sounds like it's close to what we had at WDW a few months ago. It was almost unbearable and we vowed to never go back there unless it was November through March. lol

FYI, the first weekend in October is also Gay Days at DL and I'm not 100% sure how much that affects the crowd levels. I heard that it's not a huge difference, but it is slightly noticable, so who knows.

 

[PrincessMaleficent]

Hi all! First time posting on this thread. We will be down Oct 29- Nov 11 I am so excited and I can not wait until I see everyones pictures as some people trips are coming soon!

 

[spacemermaid]

Thanks for the link. Gets me excited for our Halloween trip.



The heat y'all are having out there sounds like it's close to what we had at WDW a few months ago. It was almost unbearable and we vowed to never go back there unless it was November through March. lol

FYI, the first weekend in October is also Gay Days at DL and I'm not 100% sure how much that affects the crowd levels. I heard that it's not a huge difference, but it is slightly noticable, so who knows.

Gay Days is about as busy as a weekend in the summer. Busier than an average "off-season" weekend, but not "crazy busy" like, say, the weekend of the Candlelight Processional (which is busy) or New Year's Eve (which I've not experienced firsthand, but have heard is even more crowded than CP nights, yikes!).

 

[zeitzeuge]

Gay Days is about as busy as a weekend in the summer. Busier than an average "off-season" weekend, but not "crazy busy" like, say, the weekend of the Candlelight Processional (which is busy) or New Year's Eve (which I've not experienced firsthand, but have heard is even more crowded than CP nights, yikes!).

Thanks for a more detailed answer. No one has been able to tell me yet how busy it actually can be. We've experienced Candlelight Processional weekend, and it was nuts. Not as bad though as July 4th, which we'll never attempt again. LOL

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Gay Days is about as busy as a weekend in the summer. Busier than an average "off-season" weekend, but not "crazy busy" like, say, the weekend of the Candlelight Processional (which is busy) or New Year's Eve (which I've not experienced firsthand, but have heard is even more crowded than CP nights, yikes!).

Thx spacemermaid, my cast will have to take precaution and treat Gay Days weekend like a busy summer weekend. It won't be too much, but it will be exciting for the first weekend of October.

 

[fhtpdw20]

Just check DL site for hours and a survey request popped up asking to rate site. They also wanted to know which internet sites you visit. I put DIS and allears.net but they also had expedia, orbitz, ect... as sites to check. I rated their info as poor on hours which gave me a pop-up box to let them know why the rating. Begged for Halloween info. Keep your fingers crossed.

 

[fhtpdw20]

Halloween Time offers families a chance to enjoy seasonal attractions and decor, as well as interact with beloved Disney characters decked out in whimsical Halloween costumes. Guests will also experience spooky fun with Disney's more sinister characters, the Disney Villains. In addition, the private-party celebration that has been so popular with guests will return for 10 special nights in October as Mickey's Halloween Party.

Moving to Disneyland this year with a new name, Mickey's Halloween Party is the separate-ticket event that invites adults and children to dress up in costume and trick-or-treat at the resort. This nighttime celebration is scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays in October (1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26 and 29) plus Halloween night itself, Sunday, Oct. 31. Highlights include:

•Trick or Treating in the ultimate Disney neighborhood, with even more treats along "Mickey's Hide-and-Go-Treat Trails"
•New dance parties – at Tomorrowland Terrace and the French Market
•The "Halloween Screams" fireworks spectacular, hosted by "Master of Scare-omonies" Jack Skellington (presented exclusively for guests of Mickey's Halloween Party)
•New surprises in "Mickey's Costume Party" cavalcade, performed twice nightly
•Character photo locations featuring Mickey and his pals, princesses and other favorites
•The opportunity to arrive three hours before the party starts to play in Disneyland
•Nearly all the favorite Disneyland rides and attractions
Tickets purchased in advance for Mickey's Halloween Party are $49 most days, while tickets purchased on the event days are$54. For Oct. 31, all tickets to Mickey's Halloween Party are $59.

Favorite Disney characters, including Mickey himself, will dress up in their favorite costumes. It's the ideal environment to have fun, eat special holiday treats, play interactive games, listen to "spirited" music and watch a nightly character cavalcade that celebrates the season.

For Halloween fun at Disneyland, guests will enjoy Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland. The experience begins as a typical Space Mountain adventure, but suddenly launches voyagers into a haunted section of the universe. Ghosts appear out of the starry darkness and swirling galaxies of Space Mountain, reaching out as if to grab guests as they speed through space. The exhilarating drops and curves of the journey are punctuated by piercing screams, creepy sound effects and haunting music.

Jack Skellington also returns to take over the Haunted Mansion and bring back Haunted Mansion Holiday to New Orleans Square in Disneyland. Transformed to a mix of Halloween spookiness and Christmas tradition, Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by the classic animated film "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas." Jack and his friends provide plenty of havoc and surprises as they celebrate the holidays in their unusual style. Jack's return to the Haunted Mansion includes the traditional Halloween/Christmas gingerbread house in the Mansion Ballroom, with some special spooky surprises in this year's design.

Halloween Time offers frightfully delightful fun for children and adults.

•For spine-tingling fun, drop in at The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure park, where a "supernatural" event happened on Halloween evening, 1939, forever haunting the building.
•Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland is transformed for the Pumpkin Festival. More than 300 pumpkins will be on display in shop windows and none of them are the same!
•Visitors to Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland will find ranch animals, pumpkin carvers, Halloween decor and activities for youngsters, all presided over by Sheriff Woody.
•Meeting Disney characters will be easier than ever as Disney villains gather to plot Halloween mischief at "it's a small world" Mall in Disneyland, while other characters in spooky attire greet guests in Town Square, Main Street, U.S.A.
•Rancho del Zocalo in Frontierland will honor Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead with traditional skeleton figures on display Sept. 19 through Nov. 2.
•Special Halloween treats will be available in Disneyland, including menu items such as Zero's Ghostly Ghoulash, served in a dog dish in honor of Zero.
•Halloween Time gifts are offered in Disneyland Resort shops. Gifts include jack-o-lantern mouse ears and collectable pins depicting Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes

 

[Sherry E]

Thanks, fhtpdw20.

Hmmm. Well, even though that info is from Laughing Place and not from Disney (meaning we have not seen it posted on any Disney-owned site yet but maybe we will in the next day or two), I notice that - unless I missed it - there seems to be no mention of Candy Corn Acres in DCA. Does anyone else see a CCA mention? I could have skipped over it - my eyes are very tired at the moment! But if I am correct and there is no mention of CCA, then I guess that might mean that there will be no CCA in DCA this year - which is what I was afraid of. DCA desperately needs Halloween and Holiday touches, and I have a feeling it is going to be deprived of those this year because of WoC and the continued makeover of DCA. Well, I guess we won't know for sure until the Halloween mini-site goes up on the DLR website. I hope this doesn't mean the end of the giant Candy Corn, but I have doubts!!



Oh, and about Gay Days - of course, my experience has no bearing on what it will be like this year during Gay Days, because HalloweenTime has increased in popularity in general since then and crowds have increased overall - 2 years ago I happened to be at DLR during the Gay Days opening weekend, and I didn't really notice the crowds start to substantially pick up in DL until Saturday evening, and I think a lot of that had to do with the Miley Cyrus birthday party event at DL the next day. Again, that all has nothing to do with this year, and this year could be a whole different ball o' whacks in terms of crowds. But in 2008, it was not too oppressively crowded, from what I could tell.

 

[VictoriaAndMatt]

Yay for info!! Thank you for posting! Looks like nothing new as far as regular HalloweenTime (not counting the changes to the party), but I'm glad to see the Halloween Round-Up and Zero's Ghoulash will be there. Also, glad to know the day of the dead stuff won't be there til the 19th, thankfully we aren't leaving until that night so we should still be able to see it.

 

[srauchbauer]

Thanks, fhtpdw20.

Hmmm. Well, even though that info is from Laughing Place and not from Disney (meaning we have not seen it posted on any Disney-owned site yet but maybe we will in the next day or two), I notice that - unless I missed it - there seems to be no mention of Candy Corn Acres in DCA. Does anyone else see a CCA mention? I could have skipped over it - my eyes are very tired at the moment! But if I am correct and there is no mention of CCA, then I guess that might mean that there will be no CCA in DCA this year - which is what I was afraid of. DCA desperately needs Halloween and Holiday touches, and I have a feeling it is going to be deprived of those this year because of WoC and the continued makeover of DCA. Well, I guess we won't know for sure until the Halloween mini-site goes up on the DLR website. I hope this doesn't mean the end of the giant Candy Corn, but I have doubts!!



no I didn't see any mention of CCA either - I sure hope they don't forget DCA we love CCA. Kids have been talking about it since we told them about Disney.

 

[FoodLover]

Well, even though that info is from Laughing Place and not from Disney (meaning we have not seen it posted on any Disney-owned site yet but maybe we will in the next day or two), I notice that - unless I missed it - there seems to be no mention of Candy Corn Acres in DCA. Does anyone else see a CCA mention?

Actually it's right off the Disneyland press site (which I'm sure is where LP got it).

You're right that Candy Corn Acres is not mentioned. I'm not sure whether to make anything of that, however. Sometimes the PR dept just doesn't mention everything.

Mary

 

[canadadisney]

Ok, I NEED September to be here so I can say, "I am going next month!"

Update was great!

 

[Sherry E]

Actually it's right off the Disneyland press site (which I'm sure is where LP got it).

You're right that Candy Corn Acres is not mentioned. I'm not sure whether to make anything of that, however. Sometimes the PR dept just doesn't mention everything.

Mary

I didn't see it when I last looked, which was just a short time ago.

They're pretty good about mentioning Candy Corn Acres every year - because aside from the TOTP, that was really the only touch of Halloween in DCA at all. So I have a feeling there is no CCA this year if it was not mentioned. It doesn't shock me - I had a feeling that would happen.

But we will know for 100% sure when the DLR Halloween mini-site goes up on the website, with all the cool effects and graphics.

 

[Sherry E]

no I didn't see any mention of CCA either - I sure hope they don't forget DCA we love CCA. Kids have been talking about it since we told them about Disney.

Well, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who didn't notice any mention of CCA!!

Yep, I think that's a definite sign that CCA might be missing this year. Or maybe they will stick up the giant Candy Corn but not put any candy corn in the plants around the area - like a scaled down version of it.

Last year, they skipped doing the candy corn CALIFORNIA letters out front of DCA. This year, we may not even see any candy corn!!

 

[AmyPond]

I LOVE Candy Corn. And I saw photos of CCA and was actually really excited to see it and take photos for myself. So I'm pretty sad it looks like it won't be there. Especially since this will be our last Disneyland trip for YEARS. It doesn't sound like DCA will have any Halloween stuff. Lame-o.

 

[Sherry E]

I LOVE Candy Corn. And I saw photos of CCA and was actually really excited to see it and take photos for myself. So I'm pretty sad it looks like it won't be there. Especially since this will be our last Disneyland trip for YEARS. It doesn't sound like DCA will have any Halloween stuff. Lame-o.

I am hoping we're wrong and that DCA won't be deprived of any Halloween touches, but it is looking that way, isn't it? Given all the other things they mentioned in this press release, surely CCA would have been mentioned too.

Really, between the total domination of WoC this year and the work-in-progress billion dollar makeover, I think the holidays are getting short-changed at DCA. I have my doubts that Santa will even be back at DCA this year for Christmas!! Arrrrrggggghhhhhhhh.

 

[FoodLover]

It doesn't sound like DCA will have any Halloween stuff. Lame-o.

Yeah, I just re-read the whole release and the only mention of anything in DCA is TOT. I have to agree -- lame.

Mary

 

[mvf-m11c]

I would love to see Candy Corn Acre at DCA this October. Hope it is just a rumor and I would like to see DCA decorated during the Halloween season.

 

[Sherry E]

I would love to see Candy Corn Acre at DCA this October. Hope it is just a rumor and I would like to see DCA decorated during the Halloween season.

Well, the thing that worries me is that this info actually did come straight from an official Disney site, so it's not like it is something from another source. Mary (FoodLover) is right about that. It's on the Disneyland press site - or DisneylandNews.com, to be specific - and when I went back in and refreshed the page a minute ago, I saw the same exact press release that Laughing Place obtained. (I didn't see it at first.)

So since it came directly from Disney, and since they are usually very good about mentioning Candy Corn Acres in all of their HalloweenTime press every year, the fact that it is conspiciuously missing from this release probably means that there will be no CCA.

Again, when the fun and festive Halloween mini-site finally goes up on the DLR website, maybe we will be surprised and delighted to see CCA is still there, but right now it's not looking good for ol' Candy Corn Acres - at least this year, anyway. It will probably be back next year.

 

[FoodLover]

So since it came directly from Disney, and since they are usually very good about mentioning Candy Corn Acres in all of their HalloweenTime press every year, the fact that it is conspiciuously missing from this release probably means that there will be no CCA.

Sadly, I'm afraid you're right. I went back and looked at the old versions from the past couple of years, and CCA was, as you say, always mentioned.

Also mentioned in the past was characters in costume at DCA. This year's release specifically says they will be at DL - villains in front of "its a small world" and other characters in costume in Main Street.

DCA really doesn't need to be stripped of all its holiday finery. It has enough problems as it is! I guess they're relying on WoC to bring in the crowds.

Mary