Halloween Candy Observation

[gabsandalex]

We were at the Halloween party last night and had a blast! But I have to confess that while it was fun for my kids to trick-or-treat in Disneyland, they really weren't all that interested in the candy. After 2 lines, they were over it and just wanted the rides.

I was surprised by how many people would wait in such long lines for a few handfuls of candy. I saw people (most of them adults to be honest) with TONS of candy. Maybe it is because it was our last night at Disneyland and we really just wanted the rides more, but I have to admit to being surprised at how many people were in the lines throughout the night (especially the ones near Fantasyland and the Haunted Mansion).

Don't get me wrong...not complaining at all - it left the ride lines WIDE OPEN! We walked right onto Buzz Lightyear and waited less than 5 minutes for most others.

Also ironic that I then found myself in line at the candy shop buying Disneyland treats to take home for friends, family and neighbors lol.

 

[Scribble Kitty]

Adults don't get to tick-or-treat anymore, you get weird looks when you try. But at Disneyland, everyone can enjoy it all. Reliving what it was like to find the 'good house' that you would hit up 2 or 3 times.

 

[iKristin]

I usually go every year, spend the first half of the trick or treat time riding rides and then spend the last of the time trick or treating because most people rush to get in line to get candy and by the time half the party is over they have gotten their candy and are then in line for rides. So there are less lines for rides at the beginning of the party and less lines for candy at the end of the party just a tidbit on my years of observation

 

[StyledSugar]

I usually go every year, spend the first half of the trick or treat time riding rides and then spend the last of the time trick or treating because most people rush to get in line to get candy and by the time half the party is over they have gotten their candy and are then in line for rides. So there are less lines for rides at the beginning of the party and less lines for candy at the end of the party just a tidbit on my years of observation

That's exactly what we are going to do during the October 31st party thanks to all of the tips here at DIS! We can't wait to go trick or treating!!! There are 6 of us in our group and 4 are adults so we will definitely be in line for the treats!

 

[sojocomo]

We were at the 10/11 party and were amazed at the long lines for candy. But it was fine with us because the only ride we had to wait for more than 5 minutes was the Haunted Mansion. We walked right into Indiana Jones - no wait at all!

I found the trick or treating curious because it would be much cheaper to buy a couple bags of candy at the grocery store than the tickets to the party. Oh well - to each their own. I suppose that the idea of trick or treating at Disneyland is really cool. But we are just not that into candy to begin with. We combined all of our candy into one of the little bags and it didn't even fill it 3/4 full.

 

[Eeee-va]

We ended up in a Trick or Treat line in 2010 because we were thinking, "Why walk from place to place when you can Trick or Treat!" The line was slower-moving than we anticipated but once we were in it, it was hard to stop!

 

[DizMe]

I think people get caught up in the "free candy!" idea. You DO get a lot of candy; we only went to a couple of stations and still had bags that were half full. DH and I decided that was plenty but the kids were on a roll and would have gone through many more lines if it was an option. Since they will be trick or treating again on Halloween, there just was no good reason to amass tons of candy, but there was something very cool to them about going through a line and having people at several tables give them handfuls of sweets. I remember that feeling during trick or treating as a kid. Thankfully, I temper it now with the thought of where that candy is going to end up if I take it home (my rear and stomach, mainly)

I really don't get the whole thing about bringing home pounds of candy, but to each his own, I guess. Maybe some people use it later for trick-or-treat candy to give out? I saw people with backpacks full

 

[gabsandalex]

I think people get caught up in the "free candy!" idea. You DO get a lot of candy; we only went to a couple of stations and still had bags that were half full. DH and I decided that was plenty but the kids were on a roll and would have gone through many more lines if it was an option. Since they will be trick or treating again on Halloween, there just was no good reason to amass tons of candy, but there was something very cool to them about going through a line and having people at several tables give them handfuls of sweets. I remember that feeling during trick or treating as a kid. Thankfully, I temper it now with the thought of where that candy is going to end up if I take it home (my rear and stomach, mainly)

I really don't get the whole thing about bringing home pounds of candy, but to each his own, I guess. Maybe some people use it later for trick-or-treat candy to give out? I saw people with backpacks full

It was the backpacks full type that I found so curious. We hit a few of the shorter candy lines and my kids were over it and begging for more rides. But I agree, to each his own.

 

[bumbershoot]

I think people get caught up in the "free candy!" idea.

More like the "I'm going to make this more worth the money I spent on it" idea. IMO.