HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[Sherry E]

Riiiight, 250. That's what I meant. Total props to you by the way for putting together all these great threads! I do imagine it takes a lot of effort, especially with keeping them up to date and all. I very much appreciate the work you put into it because I know it's definitely helped my fiancé and I with our planning. And many many more people here probably feel the same. Thanks again!! (As a side note, I'll post pics and an update here when I get back from my long-awaited Disney trip next Friday... eeek I'm so nervous-slash-excited!)

Lucrezia --

I look forward to hearing about this upcoming Halloween trip as well as the upcoming holiday trip! Each year there are certain people whose trips I feel invested in for whatever reason, like I really want to know how they panned out because I heard about the plans when they were in the early stages. You (and a few others) are one of the ones whose trips I feel invested in this year, so I am particularly interested in the recap when you get back!

Thanks for the kind words! Each existing Superthread helps to guide and inform what goes into the next Superthread, so it's a trial by fire sort of thing. The funny thing is that people really stop looking at the first page for info after any thread gets past a certain point or page number, but if the info is not there then the lone person or people who do look at page 1 every so often will not get what they need. So it's a good idea to have as much info there as possible at the onset, and if it comes in handy then that is a mission accomplished. I put tons of work into page 1 of the Christmas Superthread and I can tell that most people don't go there to find info by the questions that come up on the board! So if the info is not there it's bad, but if it's there it may be ignored!

I love the Halloween Superthread and the Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread -- they are like my children!

 

[Spyells]

My brothers and I are going to the party on October 30. Do we have to bring our own bags to trick-or-treat, or does Disney give us something?

 

[siburdue]

My brothers and I are going to the party on October 30. Do we have to bring our own bags to trick-or-treat, or does Disney give us something?

If you would like to take home more than 10 pieces of candy, you better bring your own bag!

 

[Sherry E]

My brothers and I are going to the party on October 30. Do we have to bring our own bags to trick-or-treat, or does Disney give us something?

You'll get little plastic bags with handles when you enter the park with your MHP ticket, get your wristband, etc. These bags do not hold very much if you plan to collect a lot of candy at many treat stations, so a lot of people instead choose to either bring their own bags or buy Halloween-themed tote bags in the park. There is one tote bag that is right around $5, and another that is right around $10 (because it twinkles!).

 

[Spyells]

If you would like to take home more than 10 pieces of candy, you better bring your own bag!

You'll get little plastic bags with handles when you enter the park with your MHP ticket, get your wristband, etc. These bags do not hold very much if you plan to collect a lot of candy at many treat stations, so a lot of people instead choose to either bring their own bags or buy Halloween-themed tote bags in the park. There is one tote bag that is right around $5, and another that is right around $10 (because it twinkles!).

LOL, thanks!

 

[dnamertz]

LOL That is funny! I am also bringing my DD (11) and DD (17) who loves Halloween! Hubby has to work so no vacation for him, besides he's not a big Disney fan. My parents will be dressed up as prisoners so if you see us, come and say 'hi'!

Another funny coincidence, but the last job my parents both had before they retired was working in a prison.

You'll get little plastic bags with handles when you enter the park with your MHP ticket, get your wristband, etc. These bags do not hold very much if you plan to collect a lot of candy at many treat stations, so a lot of people instead choose to either bring their own bags or buy Halloween-themed tote bags in the park. There is one tote bag that is right around $5, and another that is right around $10 (because it twinkles!).

Last week the Disney Store had various totes for $3.50 each. We got a Monsters U one because it went with our costumes.

 

[Kilala]

I was in the 10:30 parade last night

 

[rosanab1031]

One of my fiends is not going to make it the party tonight. Here's the costume I'm going to wear tonight.




This is my version of one of the charcters from the musical Cats, Demeter. I'm going to try to get there by 5:15pm

OMG I LOVE IT! Great costume! How did you do all the hair?!

I have yet to see Cats which sucks bc I'm a big musical theatre nerd They need to bring it back! Lol.

My brothers and I are going to the party on October 30. Do we have to bring our own bags to trick-or-treat, or does Disney give us something?

As others have mentioned, if you are going to do a lot of the treat trails your will definitely want a bigger bag.

My BF and I did one trail and the bag was pretty much at it's limit. Lol.

 

[oohykitten]

We didn't do all the trails, one trip through in 3/4 of them with four people (ate candy, donated the perishable items at the hotel) and had 21 lbs of candy. Filled on big reusable shopping bag to the point of overflowing.

 

[figment_jii]

Continuing with the decorations and atmosphere at Mickey's Halloween Party. You'll start to see Halloween decorations as soon as you enter into Disneyland. Many of the decorations are up during the day, but there are some party specific effects. Among my favorites are the Ghost Mickey "balloons"! Before the party starts, they're up, but not inflated.

Once the party starts, they're inflated and lit up!

As the party set-up continues, you'll start to see the treat stations appear. I didn't notice initially, but the sides of the stations varied.

Located around the Hub are the four Pumpkin Mickey balloons. They have different faces and are also lit up!

They also project images on sides of buildings and the ground. These were the ghosts on Main Street.

There was also a spider web!

These were are on the ground on Small World Mall.

They also light up the Bradbury Tree!

I like the way they light up the buildings. It really adds to the atmosphere!

 

[MadMim]

Kilala - That is so exciting!! Did they just pull you out of the crowd or were you asked ahead of time? Its probably because your costume is so cool. Great job!

 

[WestMom2two]

Ok kids are in bed and I just finished secretly packing everyone's luggage in my bedroom! We hit the road tomorrow morning bright and early! Eeeeek! I cannot wait to start our trip. So ready to see Disneyland during the Halloween season! Lets hope I can sleep tonight!

 

[rosanab1031]

Ok kids are in bed and I just finished secretly packing everyone's luggage in my bedroom! We hit the road tomorrow morning bright and early! Eeeeek! I cannot wait to start our trip. So ready to see Disneyland during the Halloween season! Lets hope I can sleep tonight!

YAY!!! Have a great time!

If you can't sleep you can always plan some more! LOL!

 

[MadMim]

Moms who pack in secret are the BEST!! Hope your trip is magical!!!

 

[Doctor Who]

Me and my 3 kids 17,17 & 15 went to the party on the 18th. We had a great time. We started out in toontown. The treat trails were fun and got a ton of candy. Walked on Roger Rabbit. 7:00 we headed out and hit the trails and go on whatever ride we were at. No more then a 5 minute wait Splash was a walk on. We walked over to the castle right after the parade and had a font row seat for the fireworks. We went to tomorrwland hit the trails and ended up walking on to the subs, Buzz, EO and last ride of the night we walked on Ghost Galaxy. We left at 11:45. We have enough candy and treats to fill a carry on suitcase. It was awesome no problems with crowd hand will be back in 2 years

 

[Kilala]

Kilala - That is so exciting!! Did they just pull you out of the crowd or were you asked ahead of time? Its probably because your costume is so cool. Great job!

They asked me and my friend ahead of time. We were in the back of the car we were in. So I told my friend next time we are going to get in the car last so people can see us. I know people can see me better then my friend

 

[figment_jii]

I almost forgot! The candy! We (three adults) collected over 21 pounds of candy at the two parties. We collected 9.1 lbs on Tuesday and 12.2 lbs on Friday. Candy included Reese's Cups, Kit Kats, Snickers, Milky Ways, Three Musketeers, Peanut Chews, M&Ms (regular and peanut), Almond Joys, Whoppers, and others. In addition, they were also handing out Kid Cliff Bars, Crasins, Graham crackers, apple slices, and carrots. We collected about 6.6 lbs of these things.

Tuesday:

Friday:

 

[VictoriaAndMatt]

Well it looks like I will be joining you all this year! My husband surprised me today and told me that we are going just the 2 of us on my birthday. We will be there the 27-28th. I'm excited because we've never been able to go the parks with just us before. Normally I would feel too guilty not taking the kids, but we just won a trip for the family so we are hoping we will be able to come back with the kids for the holidays.

 

[rosanab1031]

Well it looks like I will be joining you all this year! My husband surprised me today and told me that we are going just the 2 of us on my birthday. We will be there the 27-28th. I'm excited because we've never been able to go the parks with just us before. Normally I would feel too guilty not taking the kids, but we just won a trip for the family so we are hoping we will be able to come back with the kids for the holidays.

CONGRATS!!! That is so exciting! Hope you have a blast!

 

[Kilala]

My friend is going to get me a ticket for the 30th. That would be great to go twice this year. One thing I didn't see in the candy is Peeps.