HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[JacksGirlz]

I have a logistical question. If you are at the party and you're carrying your bag of candy, what do you do with it when you go to one of the dance areas, or get on a ride? I can't leave it with someone else, as it will just be me and my 6-year-old. If I bring a backpack to put it in, will I be able to set the backpack to the side when we pose for photopass photos? Thanks! I'm a worrier!

I always carry a bag with me and, yes, you can put it to the side so it stays out of your photopass shot. Sometimes, depending on the photographers setup, you can also set it right at the feet of the photopass tripod to keep it out of the way. Just make sure that when it's your turn you already have the bag off and ready to set down so that things go quickly.

 

[Kilala]

Thank you the compliment Sherry. As for the treats. I do the same thing. I let the people taking my pic hold my stuff. On rides I take them on with me since I only go on slow rides.
Here are some pics from last year's MHT 2011 pics. I went two days, I went as my cat Kilala

The rest are found here http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/Naruto-Kitten/Mickeys Halloween Party 2011 Kilala/

The second day I wnet as my cat Saiyuki again. I remade the costume. This is what Saiyuki use to look like

The rest are found here http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/...een Party Saiyuki October 25/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20

 

[Kilted Candyman]

A week from today!!!!! Actually should be in the parks Thursday but our party is Friday.

Getting the gear together. Going to try a different packing this time. Will be bringing all kilts

So if you see a gent wearing a kilt with a gorgeous woman on his (a natural state of affairs for kilted men) the odds are it will probably be me.

Jim

 

[dhorner233]

Here are some pics from last year's MHT 2011 pics. I went two days, I went as my cat Kilala

The rest are found here http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/...een Party Saiyuki October 25/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20

I am loving your pictures! That is a great cat costume!! Excellent job on the face make up! I am particularly interested in your poses! I am trying to do more with my poses with the characters like we are interacting, not just standing there.

I would love to see more of the costumes that people wear to the party. I have made a Dopey outfit for myself and a Grumpy outfit for my DisCuz and will show them, if that is appropriate.

 

[Kilala]

Thank you for the compliment. This is what I'm going as this year. I will have pics posted after this weekend so you guys know what my costumes will look like. They are mostly done.

October 9th my own cat character Nutmeg She is a orange tabby with brown and black stripes.

October 19th my own cat Naruto

October 23rd My own cross between a cat and fox character, Stardust.

Here are the link to the progress pix on my costumes. I will update the progress pics sometime today.
Naruto http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/Naruto-Kitten/Naruto costume/

Stardust
http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/Naruto-Kitten/Stardust/

Nutmeg
http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/Naruto-Kitten/Nutmeg/

 

[sweetmonkey]

Hi! We will be at DLR Oct 27-Nov 1. I have not read all the way through the thread, but what non-MHP activities are there, if any? We did MNSSHP in 2010 and wish we could afford MHP, but it is not in the budget for this trip. And we did not get to really 'plan' the timing of this trip as we are there for a physics conference. I know the kids are still planning on costumes for Halloween and I have not yet explained that it might not be feasible to do much.

Mainly I was curious if there is anywhere in the resorts or nearby that does any Trick-or-Treating or where we could at least take the kids (age 3 and 7) out in their costumes for an hour to get oohed and awed, not necessarily candy as we have some dietary restrictions on that anyway. We are planning to be at DCA on Halloween, could they just wear their 'costumes' there and we can call it good enough?

Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!

 

[rwhistler92]

Kids can wear their costumes in the parks any day.

 

[kim3339]

Sherry~ Thank you sooo much!! That info helps a lot, especially the tram part.

And I just found out my dad (who's a huge DL fan too) decided to come down w/ me. He's not doing the UE, so hopefully he can get over and spend a lot of time in Cars Land b/c he hasn't seen it yet. I'm thinking of taking him in the back way by RSR 1st so he gets the full impact of the rock work/size.

 

[Lorinda]

Hi! We will be at DLR Oct 27-Nov 1. I have not read all the way through the thread, but what non-MHP activities are there, if any? We did MNSSHP in 2010 and wish we could afford MHP, but it is not in the budget for this trip. And we did not get to really 'plan' the timing of this trip as we are there for a physics conference. I know the kids are still planning on costumes for Halloween and I have not yet explained that it might not be feasible to do much.

Mainly I was curious if there is anywhere in the resorts or nearby that does any Trick-or-Treating or where we could at least take the kids (age 3 and 7) out in their costumes for an hour to get oohed and awed, not necessarily candy as we have some dietary restrictions on that anyway. We are planning to be at DCA on Halloween, could they just wear their 'costumes' there and we can call it good enough?

Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!

Throughout the season there is a halloween carnival set up at the roundup (between frontier-land and fantasyland it has a few activities for the kids.

 

[Lorinda]

Throughout the season there is a halloween carnival set up at the roundup (between frontier-land and fantasyland it has a few activities for the kids.

Also as long as the kids are 9 and under they can wear costumes anytime in DL

 

[JadeDarkstar]

i did read they allow older kids to dress up at halloween time on one site not sure its true or not

 

[Lorinda]

i did read they allow older kids to dress up at halloween time on one site not sure its true or not

For the actual party ANYONE can dress up including adults. The above poster was asking about non party times though.

 

[twinkletink]

Hello lurker here...de-lurking, finally!

Going to our DLR for the first time since 9/2008, didn't even know about the party until a friend gave me the heads up. Thanks, so, so much for all great info in this thread...yes, I read every post; it took me three days, but I did it

I am so excited for this trip it is an all 'girls' trip; just myself, my mom and my daughter. We will be there 10/1 - 10/5, but only in the parks 10/1-10/4...I know it is tight on time, but as I said when I booked I didn't know about the party. We are staying on site, so hoping that helps a bit.

We will be attending the party (10/2) as Alice (dd), Chesire cat (myself) and queen if heats (mom). My mom and I actually just have decorated/light shirts...but DD has actual costume that I made for her, with electrical wire sewn in.

I'll share a picture when my post count is enough...should it go here or the party thread?

Well, there's a story!

In 2002, Disney US came out with the "Disney Bear", a cute teddy bear with a hidden Mickey on his face and Mickeys on his foot-paws (and I think a Mickey mark on his backside too)? There was a story that Mickey hugged him and that transferred the Mickey symbol onto his face, I think, and maybe Tinkerbell brought the bear to life. It did not do well in the states.

The good folks at Tokyo Disneyland Resort reappropriated the Build-a-Bear-sized bear and eventually named him "Duffy." He's a special bear that Minnie made for Mickey to accompany him on sea voyages. Minnie put a message in a bottle around his neck. While Mickey was asleep on his voyage, he dreamed of Duffy. When Mickey woke up, Duffy magically came to life, and was wearing the same sailor outfit as in Duffy's dream! Now Duffy and Mickey go all around the world and take pictures wherever they go, then share the pictures with people at home.

Duffy became insanely popular in Japan, and they have amazingly high-quality outfits for him over there...he has made the Tokyo Disneyland owners a LOT of money. Obviously US Disney took some interest in that.....

So around October 2010, Disney brought Duffy over to the US, with a similar story to Japan's. He's a special teddy bear that Minnie sewed for Mickey, and Mickey takes him on his voyages. The costumes and even plushies are not generally as high a quality as Japan's, but many items are still cute. When you meet Duffy, he hugs you and generally tries to steal your Duffy plushies if you have any. (In Japan, they say "Duffy Brings Love.")

In the US he has his regular sailor outfit for the meet-and-greet, and then his Halloween outfit and his Christmas outfit (and a lot more outfits you can buy separately, if you get the 17"/Build-a-Bear sized Duffy). In Japan the meet-and-greet Duffy seems to get a unique outfit for every season!

I love him...some people think he's a soulless money-grab but he's adorable and makes me smile, so I don't see how that's bad.

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain Duffy...I was at a loss, as well.

Just a heads up, I heard that this is the last year for the Mickey Ghost pumpkin (from Mouseplanet) So, if you need one, get one.

I am so glad we'll make it just in time...he is adorable

Thanks, again for the great info!

 

[krispin41]

Thank you the compliment Sherry. As for the treats. I do the same thing. I let the people taking my pic hold my stuff. On rides I take them on with me since I only go on slow rides.
Here are some pics from last year's MHT 2011 pics. I went two days, I went as my cat Kilala

The rest are found here http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/Naruto-Kitten/Mickeys%20Halloween%20Party%202011%20Kilala/

The second day I wnet as my cat Saiyuki again. I remade the costume. This is what Saiyuki use to look like

The rest are found here http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/Naruto-Kitten/Saiyuki%20costume/Mickeys%20Halloween%20Party%20Saiyuki%20October%2025/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20

LOVE your pics!! Saiyuki reminds me of my Chloe!

 

[krispin41]

I don't know if it was mentioned yet, I haven't kept up with this thread, but it looks like the NBC coffin popcorn "buckets" are back this year. (Saw this on another board I frequent.)

 

[princesscinderella]

We got all of our costumes in the mail today for the oct 2nd party. We are all going as characters from Peter pan. Dh is capt hook, I'm going to be tiger lily, DS is Peter pan, DD is Wendy and littlest DD will be tinker bell. So if you see us say hi. I'm getting so excited we will have just gotten off the plane in lax this time next week.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

awww that sounds soo cute

 

[AmericanItGirl]

I don't know if it was mentioned yet, I haven't kept up with this thread, but it looks like the NBC coffin popcorn "buckets" are back this year. (Saw this on another board I frequent.)

Yes! I'm really looking forward to buying one this year. Thanks for sharing that tidbit of info!

Speaking of Halloween collectibles...has anyone seen the Haunted Mansion bowler hat for sale anywhere around DLR yet?

 

[volleygirl]

Hey everyone! Great thread! I haven't gone through all the posts yet, but I didn't see anything on a question I had.

We will probably be going on Friday, October 19th. We have two kids 5, and 8 and I think they would love to do the treat walk. Should we bring our own treat bucket? Or do they have bags and such to use? We are traveling from Minnesota, so I'd like to try to pack light. But I also don't want to buy a bunch of stuff while there if we have something similar at home.

Thanks in advance!

 

[juliebug1997]

Hey everyone! Great thread! I haven't gone through all the posts yet, but I didn't see anything on a question I had.

We will probably be going on Friday, October 19th. We have two kids 5, and 8 and I think they would love to do the treat walk. Should we bring our own treat bucket? Or do they have bags and such to use? We are traveling from Minnesota, so I'd like to try to pack light. But I also don't want to buy a bunch of stuff while there if we have something similar at home.

Thanks in advance!

They give you small bags, so maybe a pillowcase?