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who is excited for the Halloween season to begin at DLR? I am!!!
She will not need to be there. You get paper tickets in the mail without any names on them. I ordered 8 for our group for the 9/27 party at $51/per instead of $59 advanced or $67 day off. They do charge a one time $5 processing charge that I wasn't aware of but we still saved quite a bit using the Disney Visa discount.
Goofy_Mom --
You know, I finally saw one episode of "Thriller" the other night (from 1960, and in black & white). It airs in the wee hours every day on MEtv, usually somewhere around when "Night Gallery" airs.
I won't judge an entire series on just one episode, but the one episode I saw of "Thriller" was boring and annoying. There was an annoying kid running around getting into mischief, his annoying father and the mom who was trying to reason with both of them.
Part of the problem with the show is that it is one hour. It dragged on too long in that one hour. Too much talking and too many slow scenes, and then too many scenes with the precocious son.
The reason why "Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery" worked so well is that Rod Serling's storytelling abilities fit nicely into a 30-minute time slot, and there was even room for the inevitable twist at the end of every episode to wrap things up and leave us surprised. Nothing ever dragged for too long. There were some one-hour "Twilight Zone" episodes (like the one in the wax museum, for example) and those did seem a bit slower as well.
That was always the problem I had with "Outer Limits" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" too - they were one hour, and if the plot of the episode was not totally enthralling it dragged.
So I will give "Thriller" another chance if I find an episode that has a plot I am interested in, but the one I saw was not enough to lure me in. I think I might like the 1973 version of the shoe a bit better.
The "Night Gallery" movie (upon which the TV series was ultimately based), which starred Roddy McDowell and Joan Crawford (and her segment was directed by Steven Spielberg, if I recall correctly), was great. I highly recommend that if you haven't seen it. There was a creepy story about a painting that kept changing every time Roddy McDowall looked at it. I love storylines in which things come to life that shouldn't come to life, such as paintings, statues, dolls, wax figures, mannequins, puppets, etc.!!
The 4th is sold out, and I need tickets.I have been checking the tickets for the party to see what dates are selling out. Yesterday morning the site said the 4th of October was sold out it's the same this morining but, Last night I checked and it was not sold out. So the 4th might be sold out.
Thank you, Morgan063006!!!!! I was hoping that was the case but I wanted to double check.
Oh no Sherry E!!!! I'm sorry that the Thriller episode you saw was less than par! Hopefully that one ep will not put you off watching again. If you can find it, watch "The Hungry Glass". That is the ep with William Shatner and the mirrors that I was talking about.
I'll have to look for the Night Gallery movie. It sounds great! And thank you for the info on the Halloween specials. As soon as it shows up on my DVR, I am setting it to record. Something to watch while I am working on this year's costumes!!
Kilala - When I saw the Cadbury Scream Eggs at Winco last week as well as the Reese's pumpkins I knew it was getting close to Halloween! I love the Cadbury regular eggs so getting to have basically the same thing 6 months later is fantastic. I love your costume btw! The amount of work and detail that you put into is astounding!
I wish I was going to be at DLR this Friday! It sounds like it is going to be an absolutely fabulous time with the villains and I hope anyone who is going will take lots of pictures and share them with us here.
I don't usually celebrate Halloween that much, I just stay in and pass out candy to the 5 trick or treaters who may come by. BUUUT this year I might just go to Mickey's Halloween Party!
We usually skip fall-time DL all together (Christmas time is my absolute favorite), but my grandpa whose Birthday is actually on Halloween passed away recently... My mom wants to go on Halloween so she won't feel so sad and b/c she has the day off. Eee I'm really excited! I even have a fun costume in mind.
Pumpkin Spice Latte on Main St. on Halloween in my fabulous costume - I'm so excited! I just hope the 31st doesn't sell out before we make our final decision...
Also you guys, I've heard the candy corn Oreos don't taste like candy corn at all. Just vanilla lol. I would like to try those pumpkin spice M&Ms.
Oh no Sherry E!!!! I'm sorry that the Thriller episode you saw was less than par! Hopefully that one ep will not put you off watching again. If you can find it, watch "The Hungry Glass". That is the ep with William Shatner and the mirrors that I was talking about.
I'll have to look for the Night Gallery movie. It sounds great! And thank you for the info on the Halloween specials. As soon as it shows up on my DVR, I am setting it to record. Something to watch while I am working on this year's costumes!!
I wish I was going to be at DLR this Friday! It sounds like it is going to be an absolutely fabulous time with the villains and I hope anyone who is going will take lots of pictures and share them with us here.
Just returned from our most recent visit to the DLR! The first few days were VERY HOT and felt very much like Summer. But two days ago when we arrived at DL there were beautiful Orange Banners all the way down Main Street and there was a cool breeze all day long. And there was a special sign over the door to a certain Mansion which was still closed and shrouded in green all around, but Jack had arrived on the scene This morning on our last trip down Main Street for this trip, some friendly Pumpkins had joined in the Fun. The air definitely had a feel of Fall. What Fun!!!
The 4th is sold out, and I need tickets.
Any advice on buying tickets? Are some tickets available at the ticket booths on the event day?
I will be at Disneyland on Friday, September 13 for the kick-off of the halloween season.
You presume correctly, I will be staying at VGCWill you be staying onsite (presumably at the GCH) during that time? From what we learned here last year, the 3 DLR hotels will likely have a limited number of tickets available for the onsite guests only, on the day of the party you wish to attend. It's not a 100% guarantee, but it's likely that some tickets are being held back for hotel guests and your hotel should have some 10/4 tickets on the morning of 10/4.
I just saw the thread over on the WDW board about a new Mickey popcorn bucket for Halloween! I'm hoping they'll be at DLR as well!
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3170861
I want one too. The coffin one is cute too. How do I choose?
Kilala -
I'm sure you did a great job on the costume!
Pumpkin Spice M&M's at Target? Thank you for the heads up! I hadn't seen that one yet (fortunately!).
Now you see, that puts me in the same position I was in last year, when I was debating on whether or not to get a package of Candy Corn Oreo's (not only candy corn-flavored filling, but also candy corn-colored filling, if I recall correctly). And...the White Chocolate Candy Corn M&M's sold in grocery stores. I also had the same dilemma during the holidays, when M&M's put out some sort of chocolate peppermint thing that was exclusive to Target. (Target seems to be cornering the market on carrying seasonal flavors for both M&M's and Oreos that are exclusive to their stores.)
The dilemma is that I want to try these seasonal goodies -- I just love the name Pumpkin Spice M&M's! -- but I don't want to commit to getting an entire package of any of them, just in case I don't like them. I don't want to be stuck with a whole package of Candy Corn Oreos or Pumpkin Spice M&M's if I don't like the taste!
The one seasonal treat I am sure I will love (but never knew existed) is the Caramel Apple Milky Way miniatures. I don't see how that could go wrong in any way, unless the apple flavoring is too sweet or too artificial-tasting.
Fantastic costume. I do not know how you got the cat to stand still and pose for that picture, but it looks amazing.