Halloween at DL

[spacemermaid]

Ugh! You got the AP magazine?? They NEVER send me this. I've gotten like one and that was two years ago. What does one have to do to get them to mail one?

I don't know! It's really, really random...no Halloweentime magazine last year; did get the holiday one later in the year, though. And this year, so far I've only got the Halloweentime magazine. Maybe the Mad Hatter is in charge of mailing them out?

 

[AmyPond]

Just one more week and all the decorations should be out!

I'm going to have to start limiting my browsing on this thread with all of the pics coming out. I want a few surprises for my first trip to DL at Halloween.

I'm torn. I can't decide if I want to see pictures before my trip or not. Hmm......

 

[Sherry E]

I would say that if there is anyone out there in this thread who has not been to DLR for HalloweenTime yet and wants to remain totally surprised, don't look at the photos in this thread. However, if you want to see what awaits you, feel free to look!!

I think most of the same stuff in the photos we've seen will be at DLR again this year (maybe minus the giant candy corn photo op but we shall see!). I wish HalloweenTime were as all-encompassing as Christmastime is, so there would be endless Halloween things to discover, but it hasn't reached that level yet.

I can't wait for people to start returning from opening day next week (can you believe it's only one week?) and posting photos here for us to see!! Even though it most likely will be the same stuff, I will be excited to see it all shiny and new for 2010!!

 

[farmgirljen]

Can someone post something that will say something along the lines of "if your in costume you get more candy" my 9 yr old son wants to trick or treat but not be in costume- but I want ot wear a costume- so I need to convince him that he needs to wear one!

 

[rowan1813]

Has anyone been to DL the first weekend of Halloween in years previous? I will be there in a week (only 7 more days!!!!!!!!) and I wondered if anyone had a guess to the crowds for that weekend.

 

[where's_my_prince]

my friend went last year and she said that the kids that were in costume got alot more candy then the ones that didnt

 

[where's_my_prince]

Can someone post something that will say something along the lines of "if your in costume you get more candy" my 9 yr old son wants to trick or treat but not be in costume- but I want ot wear a costume- so I need to convince him that he needs to wear one!

there you go ^^

 

[farmgirljen]

You Rock! Thanks!

 

[where's_my_prince]

anytime

 

[iKristin]

Only 6 more days and we'll start to get pictures hopefully!!!

 

[SueTGGR]

Can someone post something that will say something along the lines of "if your in costume you get more candy" my 9 yr old son wants to trick or treat but not be in costume- but I want ot wear a costume- so I need to convince him that he needs to wear one!

I know for a fact that you get MORE candy if you are in costume. My son is 10 now but was Darth Vader 2 years ago. The characters went out of their way with the kids (& adults) dressed up to make sure their bags got handfuls.
I believe I posted the pictures of how much candy but I will tell you we had to empty his free bag many times into a pillow case we had along. He was wiped out and I had to carry it. It kept slipping out of my grip it was so heavy! He will be Indiana Jones this year. Yea! He made up his mind. But he wants it simple. Let's hope it is just a little cool so he can keep the jacket on.
Good Luck!
Sue

 

[dizneedoll]

I don't know! It's really, really random...no Halloweentime magazine last year; did get the holiday one later in the year, though. And this year, so far I've only got the Halloweentime magazine. Maybe the Mad Hatter is in charge of mailing them out?

Yeah, it must be someone insane alright. Any correspondence I get from Disney's AP department, like my renewal reminder (they didn't forget that) was addressed to my son and not me. He's 4 years old.

 

[Disney Dreams]

Can someone post something that will say something along the lines of "if your in costume you get more candy" my 9 yr old son wants to trick or treat but not be in costume- but I want ot wear a costume- so I need to convince him that he needs to wear one!

You could wear a costume and let him not wear one, if that's what he wants to do.

You will end up with more candy than you should ever need or want, costume or not. The year we went I had soooooo much candy that I gave more than half of it to my friend that I went with so his kids could have it (on top of the candy they got! It was sooooo much. And that was in addition to the apples and carrots I chose to pick up at some stations instead of candy. Trust me, you do not need to worry about not getting enough candy. More likely you will need to worry about being able to carry all of the candy you end up getting.

- Dreams

 

[farmgirljen]

I'm not worried about getting candy- I just want him to wear a costume,lol.

 

[funatdisney]

i LOVE the music they use on the mini site!!!
I can't wait! A little over a month until I can take my picture with the giant mickey jack-o-lantern, ride HMH and SM:GG!!!
ahhhhh

ITA! Me too

Well aren't we clever! Nothing like a little back round music to set the mood, especially from a Disney site

BTW, this is my 1000th post! Happy and delighted that this significant post was made on the Disneyland Halloween thread.

 

[Belle Ella]

BTW, this is my 1000th post! Happy and delighted that this significant post was made on the Disneyland Halloween thread.

Congrats on 1,000 posts!!

 

[Sherry E]

Has anyone been to DL the first weekend of Halloween in years previous? I will be there in a week (only 7 more days!!!!!!!!) and I wondered if anyone had a guess to the crowds for that weekend.

Rowan1813 - I was there on opening weekend - actually, opening day and weekend of HalloweenTime - in 2007. I think that was the first year they did Candy Corn Acres in DCA on top of the stuff over in DL (and I'm guessing that based on what AmyPond said about how CCA was not there in 2006).

I can tell you that it was not crowded on that weekend I was there - it was late September and that had a lot to do with it, of course. October would be busier. But, I hate to say that I think another major reason why the crowds were low for the bulk of the time was because it either was raining or there was a threat of rain and it kept people away. It wasn't just a light, misty rain. It was raining very heavily at times...and then it would suddenly dry up, get sunny and become 80 degrees and hot! And then it would suddenly get gloomy and start pouring again. And then hot again. I have to say that was not my favorite HalloweenTime trip because the rain really interfered with being able to get photos (my camera was getting wet), and we were all soaked at various intervals. If the weather had been normal that weekend, I think the crowds would have been bigger.

Things have changed in 3 years. Now, HalloweenTime is more popular than ever and World of Color is a big force in DLR. Plus, the opening of a holiday season always brings out a lot of people. So I would expect that you will run into more crowds that weekend than if it were not the start of Halloween season, but it probably won't be as busy as it will be in October.

By the way, I hope you saw the pictures of the Ray Bradbury Halloween tree that I posted for you several pages back. The thread moves so quickly that I wasn't sure if you missed them.

 

[Halloweenqueen]

FYI...

For those people near a Walgreens...

They are starting to put out their Halloween items. Walgreens always seems to carry the most Disney themed merch. My store isn't finished, but they had Mickeyhead pumpkins, lights, snowglobes, etc. There are windowclings, stickers, and lighted decorations.

I bought a few additions to my collection and couldn't wait to put them out.

They really get you in the spirit of the season!

 

[magicbri]

Is anyone else having trouble viewing the mini site? The first day it worked no problem, but last night and today, all I'm getting is a box that says Halloween time, which is not a link with the regular Disney site navigation buttons at the top. My wife and son are eager to see it.

 

[Belle Ella]

Is anyone else having trouble viewing the mini site? The first day it worked no problem, but last night and today, all I'm getting is a box that says Halloween time, which is not a link with the regular Disney site navigation buttons at the top. My wife and son are eager to see it.

I got the black screen as if it was still loading the first few times I visited the site. No problems after that though.