Halloween at DL

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Okay I'm super sad!!! I want some of the paper halloween garlands they are selling at the parks!!! We will be in WDW next fall (booked my trip with free dining!!) and I want them to decorate my resort windows!!! I just checked flight prices so I could go to DTD for the day and buy them at WOD....oh man I need help!!!! I guess shipping from Deliv-EARS would be cheaper (maybe )

 

[srauchbauer]

I think they only did it one day last year. Is this a passholder event?

oh bummer would have been really hard to pack to bring home anyway.

Thank you all for the info on Toon town mornings One more question if you could go either Monday or Wednesday what day would you choose.

 

[Sherry E]

I really miss living down there. I haven't in about 20 years but I think given the right circumstances, I would go again. There is so much to do and Farmer's Market is wonderful!
Thank you for the amazing pictures & I want that glass frog on the red and white plates!

I'm glad you liked them, SueTGGR!! Thank you. I liked the frog as well. I really fell in love with the Lalique heart items. And I love the koi fish in the water where the jumping fountain is. But mostly, I love all the baked goods - I don't know how I resisted some of that stuff. Farmers Market has changed so much in the last decade because of The Grove, but both of them together are a really nice way to spend an afternoon. It's definitely a highlight of Los Angeles!! I love L.A. - I just wish it were not soooooo expensive. But between Disneyland, Catalina (my 2nd favorite SoCal place) and places like Farmers Market, The Grove, LACMA, Venice Beach, the Santa Monica Pier, etc., I adore SoCal/Los Angeles.

Woohoo! October schedules are up. Of course, most of you already know that. I hadn't checked in a while and my friends we're bringing kept asking me what we were doing and on what days. They've never been to Disneyland, so this is a big deal for them.

They asked me specifically what we're going to do during MHP, but honestly I have no idea what to do for adults other than Halloween Screams and riding attractions. I'm sure the lines for character meet/greets are long, correct?

My partner loves Malificent. Does she ever make an appearance? He might wet himself if he sees her.

Mark - Maleficent seems to be out very rarely, for fleeting moments. She was out at the villains photo op near IASW last year for a hot minute, but we only saw her once. We never saw her again. And we also did not see her in 2008. I can't remember if we saw her in 2007 or not.

 

[Halloweenqueen]

I was looking at the entertainment schedules and found on Sat Oct 23 from noon to 2pm you can make a haunted gingerbread house at Ralph Brennan Jazz. That is the only date listed so far. I surprised that Billy Hill isn't listed yet. What kind of group is the Delta Daddy-os? Jazz? Of course still hoping for Aladdin to show up as well.

Where can I find the entertainment schedule? We might be interested in this! TIA

 

[funatdisney]

I read somewhere on the boards that it was for a CM Halloween Party. Not sure if that was fact or speculation.

CM Halloween party? Have they done that before? I have known about the Christmas Party for CMs. If this is true, I think that is great!! Good for them!

 

[funatdisney]

The 26th is posted!! Three more days...come on.

 

[AmyPond]

So I went to www.disneyland.com and one of the little banner things at the top was for HalloweenTime so I clicked it.

Um, it's looks exactly like the old page. Except they took off "check back in summer 2010."

Unless I'm missing something.

 

[stitch4336]

Anyone know anymore - or ever done the make a Haunted Gingerbread House at Ralph Brennan's? Here's what it says online...
"Start a new spooky tradition! Kids of all ages are invited to partake in this festive and fun tradition of building and decorating their own haunted gingerbread houses at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort."

Anyone ever done this - is it geared more toward kids or can adults really participate? Any idea on reservations - or is just walk up?
Totally sounds like something fun to do - wish there was more info

 

[Sherry E]

So I went to www.disneyland.com and one of the little banner things at the top was for HalloweenTime so I clicked it.

Um, it's looks exactly like the old page. Except they took off "check back in summer 2010."

Unless I'm missing something.

Well, I saw the same thing you did when I checked the DLR site earlier - and I thought, "Well, at least they finally changed the banner and put a new Halloween picture up there." Except when I looked, I still saw the "Check back in Summer 2010." So if that sentence is gone now, it makes me wonder if they are in the process of tweaking the site to put up the Halloween mini-site....IF they even do the mini-site this year.

On the one hand, I sort of think they may skip the mini-site because it seems like it's a slightly scaled-down HalloweenTime this year and maybe they don't want to go to the trouble of a cool mini-site with spooky sounds and graphics like the last few years. But then I think that because the MHP is moving to DL, they might want to promote that even more, and the mini-site would be a great way to do that. Plus, they always mention the treats and the merchandise.

But if they are going to put up the mini-site for HalloweenTime, let's get moving, Disneyland! The season starts in 17 days!! Hurry up!!

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

2 days ago that link appeared, and it took you to the Summer Nighttastic mini-site... or at least it did briefly... by early morning they had fixed it to just jump to the Halloween page... makes me think that they are converting the Summer Nighttastic mini-site to the Halloween mini-site!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

2 days ago that link appeared, and it took you to the Summer Nighttastic mini-site... or at least it did briefly... by early morning they had fixed it to just jump to the Halloween page... makes me think that they are converting the Summer Nighttastic mini-site to the Halloween mini-site!

I hope that they are doing that! I was almost thinking that they removed that sentence because they've given us all the information they want to, and there won't be any more. I am hoping that isn't the case!

 

[AmyPond]

I hope that they are doing that! I was almost thinking that they removed that sentence because they've given us all the information they want to, and there won't be any more. I am hoping that isn't the case!

That's what I was thinking too. Sadly.

I'm just so sad that they are scaling back the Halloween stuff the year I decide to go.

 

[JH87]

That's what I was thinking too. Sadly.

I'm just so sad that they are scaling back the Halloween stuff the year I decide to go.

same here.
on the bright side, since i have never been during halloweentime, i wont have anything to compare it too, so it will still be super amazing and very halloween-ish for me!

oh, and how long as DL been doing halloweentime? i went in october about 15 yrs ago and dont remember seeing much, if any, halloween stuff around. maybe i was too young to notice? but i have pics and dont see any halloween things either...
and how long have they been doing the haunted mansion holiday overlay?

 

[Sherry E]

same here.
on the bright side, since i have never been during halloweentime, i wont have anything to compare it too, so it will still be super amazing and very halloween-ish for me!

oh, and how long as DL been doing halloweentime? i went in october about 15 yrs ago and dont remember seeing much, if any, halloween stuff around. maybe i was too young to notice? but i have pics and dont see any halloween things either...
and how long have they been doing the haunted mansion holiday overlay?

DLR didn't do anything much for HalloweenTime in the old days - meaning they didn't make a whole 'season' out of it like they do now. They only started making a big deal about HalloweenTime - and someone correct me if I'm wrong - about 4 years ago, I think. Maybe even 3 years ago. I don't think the giant Mickey pumpkin saw the light of day before 2006, if not 2007.

The HMH overlay has been around since at least 2001. I can't recall when it debuted, but it was at least 2001.

 

[JH87]

DLR didn't do anything much for HalloweenTime in the old days - meaning they didn't make a whole 'season' out of it like they do now. They only started making a big deal about HalloweenTime - and someone correct me if I'm wrong - about 4 years ago, I think. Maybe even 3 years ago. I don't think the giant Mickey pumpkin saw the light of day before 2006, if not 2007.

The HMH overlay has been around since at least 2001. I can't recall when it debuted, but it was at least 2001.

thanks for the info!

 

[AmyPond]

I was there in Fall 2006. I have pictures of the pumpkin head things over the turnstiles. Pumpkins at the hub and on main street. Pumpkin "people" at Big Thunder Ranch. And the light poles says "Halloweentime" or something.

I don't recall there being the big mickey pumpkin.

I think I posted my few photos earlier in this thread. And that's really all the decorations I remember.

 

[McNic]

Disney...you are killing me with the suspense of removing "check back in summer of 2010 for more details" Will there be or won't there be a Halloween mini site...that is the question!

Paid my final payment today for my trip. Always feels more real when it's paid in full and good to go! Cannot wait!

 

[Sherry E]

I was there in Fall 2006. I have pictures of the pumpkin head things over the turnstiles. Pumpkins at the hub and on main street. Pumpkin "people" at Big Thunder Ranch. And the light poles says "Halloweentime" or something.

I don't recall there being the big mickey pumpkin.

I think I posted my few photos earlier in this thread. And that's really all the decorations I remember.

And what you just described (in terms of decorations alone - not counting overlays) is really not too different from what HalloweenTime is today - except for now they have the giant Mickey pumpkin, and until this year, apparently, they had the giant candy corn and Candy Corn Acres over in DCA. They may have added in a few more pumpkins on Main Street than when you were there, but that's pretty much it.

Oh, and there's the Day of the Dead display in Frontierland, as well as the Ray Bradbury Halloween tree (which is rather inconspicuous in the daytime). That's about it. They never really go all out with the Halloween stuff like they do with the holiday decorations at Christmastime.

 

[Sherry E]

Disney...you are killing me with the suspense of removing "check back in summer of 2010 for more details" Will there be or won't there be a Halloween mini site...that is the question!

Paid my final payment today for my trip. Always feels more real when it's paid in full and good to go! Cannot wait!

I hope they don't deprive us of a Halloween mini-site this year - that's always one of the best things about HalloweenTime. The year before last, I think, the mini-site had spooky corridors and you would open a door and see different highlights or photos of seasonal stuff and hear sounds. It was so cool. I can't recall what they did last year with it, but it was still a whole separate section/mini-site of the DLR main site devoted to HalloweenTime.

 

[DisDancerina]

I hope they don't deprive us of a Halloween mini-site this year - that's always one of the best things about HalloweenTime. The year before last, I think, the mini-site had spooky corridors and you would open a door and see different highlights or photos of seasonal stuff and hear sounds. It was so cool. I can't recall what they did last year with it, but it was still a whole separate section/mini-site of the DLR main site devoted to HalloweenTime.

I know! I really like it when they have an interactive site that I can play around with. It gets me excited for my trip!