HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[Goofy_Mom]

Thank you so much for the information!!!
We went to DL during April for 12 days in the parks. So many people were telling me that was way too many days and we could do it all in half that time. What a laugh! Even with those 12 days we missed so much! We didn't get to see Aladdin in DCA if you can believe...could NOT fit it in. You know where I'm heading this time!
One of my twins was absolutely terrified of HM and I was so sad because that was one of my favorites. NMBC is their favorite Disney movie, so hopefully with the HMH he'll love it this time. (This is the same twin though that had to ride ToT twice, go figure) They are SO looking forward to seeing Jack and Sally. They can be found outside of MHP, right? He is a MUST for them along with Captain Jack Sparrow and Cruella.
Do you know if they can do the carnival stuff like making masks during the day?

I thought that was you I remember you planning that amazing trip!! So happy that you can go again Yes, Jack and Sally can be found outside the party as can Cruella, Captain Jack not so. You'll have to see him at the party. He traded took turns with Peter Pan/Wendy/&Capt. Hook at the Mark Twain boarding dock last year. And yes, the carnival mask coloring thing will be available throughout the season.

I've been following this thread daily after I managed to get through all the pages of it, but still have one question Im not 100% sure on.

Basically - can you only wear your costume from the time the party starts (eg: 6 pm), or are you allowed to be in costume at the "3-hour early entry time" (eg: 3 pm)
Am assuming its the later, but wasnt really sure.

Also assuming that if you have both a park ticket for that day & enter from EMH onwards - you'll have to exit and return in the afternoon (where you can then don your costume) for the party at the "3-hours prior" time?

You can enter the party 3 hours early with costumes on. You don't HAVE to leave the park to get your party wrist band, they'll be a place inside the park for you to check into. So you could bring your costume with you and store it in a locker until party time, retrieve your costume and change in a bathroom as long is it's something simple. If it's an ordeal to get ready, then yes go back to your hotel room to change and then come back through the party line.

 

[Sherry E]

Riahsha --

I find that everyone kind of does Disney parks differently. Some folks can get everything they need/want done in just a few days. Some people can't even handle more than one day in the parks. Others never get it all done in one trip, no matter how long. There are people on this board -- one of them that comes to mind is DIS'er mariezp -- who have literally gone to DLR for 2 weeks or more, and still didn't do everything they'd hoped to do.

I think you should be able to see Jack & Sally, Jack Sparrow and Cruella with no problem. Jack & Sally are sometimes out (sometimes it's only Jack) in New Orleans Square, near the Haunted Mansion Holiday ride, posing for photos, but I think they are also at the MHP too. Jack Skellington is also the "Master of Scare-a-monies" for the Halloween Screams fireworks.

I don't know about mask making. Maybe figment_jii knows? The Halloween Carnival has a couple of Halloween-themed games, and then the Villain tent and music, crafts, cookie decorating, candy corn-flavored cotton candy, etc.







Hello, LadyHadley!

Thank you for sticking with us -- and for taking the time to go through all the pages of the thread (which I'm not sure most people would do!).

You can wear your costume when you enter Disneyland 3 hours early -- so at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m., depending on what the early entry time is that day. I was in DL at one point when 3 p.m. rolled around on an MHP day. All of these guests suddenly came into the park in costume at 3 p.m., while others probably exited the park and changed clothes, then came back later. It was kind of cool to see all of the costumes in the daylight instead of just at night during the party.

I think the best way to do it would be to exit the park, put on your costume in a nearby restroom or at your hotel, and then re-enter with your MHP ticket. Or you could leave your costume in a locker in DL, exit and then re-enter with the MHP ticket and put the costume on in one of the park restrooms. But there may be an easier way that I am just not thinking of at the moment. Hopefully someone will offer an alternate suggestion if they have one!

Riahsha --

I neglected to include this extra Haunted Mansion Holiday information in my reply to you above ^^^ because I had to track down where it disappeared to in the thread! In case you didn't see this post many, many pages ago, here are some links to blogs, etc. about Haunted Mansion Holiday (which I coped and pasted from my Disneyland/Christmas Superthread). I would imagine that there will be a new blog or two about HMH this year, but not so far:



Haunted Mansion Holiday

"Behind the Scenes: Haunted Mansion Holiday Gingerbread House at Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on October 23rd, 2012 by Erin Glover, Manager, Social Media and Print

"From Haunted Mansion to Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on September 18th, 2012 by Erin Glover, Manager, Social Media and Print

"Magical Makeover for the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on September 14th, 2012 by Shannon Swanson, Senior Publicist, Disneyland Resort

"SNEAK PEEK: Jack's Gingerbread House Arrives at the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on August 20th, 2012 by Pam Brandon, Disney Parks Food Writer

"Celebrating 10 Years of Haunted Mansion Holidays at Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on October 12th, 2011 by Erin Glover, Manager, Social Media and Print

"Things You Might Not Know About Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on September 13th, 2011 by Erin Glover, Manager, Social Media and Print

"Haunted Mansion Holiday Panorama" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on October 26th, 2010 by George Savvas, Public Relations Director, Disneyland Resort


(From DIS Unplugged)

"The Sights of Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland" (October 29th, 2011, by Nancy Johnson, DIS Unplugged Contributor/Correspondent)

"Karlos Siqueiros - The Gingerbread Man" (October 12th, 2010, by Tom Bell, DIS Unplugged Contributor/Correspondent)





And LadyHadley --

I also forgot to ask you -- have you made your decision about which character meal to do? I saw your post in the Character Meal thread last week, and you were leaning towards Plaza Inn or the Critter Breakfast. I know you are going with adults only, and were uncertain about too much noise at Goofy's Kitchen.

I was explaining that all of my Goofy's Kitchen meals (except one) have been adults only, and we have always enjoyed it. I find the reports of "noise" to be slightly exaggerated. It is not a quiet restaurant in which you can hear a pin drop but I think that the "pots and pans" aspect is misrepresented, as that part of it does not go on all through the meal. Not once have my friends and I ever said, "Wow, this place is too noisy." It is a busy restaurant, but I don't think it ever even occurred to us that the noise was out of the ordinary -- until I saw people reporting how noisy they think Goofy's is on this board! If anything, we probably just think it is 'lively.' It just goes to show...everyone interprets things differently!

However, as I said in the Character Meal thread, if you really want "quiet," I would go for either the Storytellers Critter Breakfast or Surf's Up. Surf's Up is not as quiet as the Critter Breakfast, but it is not really noisy and the character interaction is great. Goofy's Kitchen is still my personal favorite by a large margin, but many people love, love, love Surf's Up and the Critter Breakfast better than Goofy's. Surf's Up would be my second favorite.

 

[LadyHadley]

And LadyHadley --
I also forgot to ask you -- have you made your decision about which character meal to do? I saw your post in the Character Meal thread last week, and you were leaning towards Plaza Inn or the Critter Breakfast. I know you are going with adults only, and were uncertain about too much noise at Goofy's Kitchen.

I was explaining that all of my Goofy's Kitchen meals (except one) have been adults only, and we have always enjoyed it. I find the reports of "noise" to be slightly exaggerated. It is not a quiet restaurant in which you can hear a pin drop but I think that the "pots and pans" aspect is misrepresented, as that part of it does not go on all through the meal. Not once have my friends and I ever said, "Wow, this place is too noisy." It is a busy restaurant, but I don't think it ever even occurred to us that the noise was out of the ordinary -- until I saw people reporting how noisy they think Goofy's is on this board! If anything, we probably just think it is 'lively.' It just goes to show...everyone interprets things differently!

However, as I said in the Character Meal thread, if you really want "quiet," I would go for either the Storytellers Critter Breakfast or Surf's Up. Surf's Up is not as quiet as the Critter Breakfast, but it is not really noisy and the character interaction is great. Goofy's Kitchen is still my personal favorite by a large margin, but many people love, love, love Surf's Up and the Critter Breakfast better than Goofy's. Surf's Up would be my second favorite.

Very impressed you managed to remember that with the amout of people and traffic here, what a warm welcome you just gave me!

I did appreciate your advice and it actually has put me at ease a lot.
To be honest, I feel horrible because I only just now realised (with your reminder) that I forgot to tell you this, on that thread
Toooo many Disney things bouncing around in this noggin of mine, no idea how you keep up with it all!

We’re going to see if we can do two, I hope
Will most likely do Storytellers - there’s probably more characters at Plaza Inn, but it also seems cool to have a quieter not-the-usual meet & greets at Storytellers.
We may even (depending on how disciplined I am with my spending before the trip ) be able to hopefully squeeze in a second breakfast at Goofys later in the week!

I know I had said I was going to avoid this but hearing that its not really a whole lot different to other busy restaurants then why not!
Had my heart set on it in the first place.
Thank you so much for your help with this!

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Back to the Halloween Party costume & timing, I'd like to thank everyone for their responses.

We have pretty simle costume's so the idea of keeping it in a locker there to change at the parks is much better than returning to the hotel, thank you all!!

 

[thepoohguy]

OK. So they have the calendar out until September 17th (I've consistently ranted over the planning aspect for DLR, so I won't say anymore) however, now I'm concerned because they only have parades listed during the weeks.

We are going from Oct 22nd through the 27th. Already, we only have one shot for Fantasmic! Does this mean they don't do Fireworks every night? Will I only have the one night to see the fireworks? (outside of MHP night of course)

 

[figment_jii]

We are going from Oct 22nd through the 27th. Already, we only have one shot for Fantasmic! Does this mean they don't do Fireworks every night? Will I only have the one night to see the fireworks? (outside of MHP night of course)

Assuming that the calendar for 2013 is similar to the one last year, fireworks and Fantasmic are only shown on Saturday and Sunday evenings in October. There is one fireworks showing and two Fantasmic showings per evening.

 

[pigby]

I haven't got my tickets yet - was going to buy in about a week's time after my salary hit my account - just checked the Disneyland site to ensure everything still available and when I clicked on the Halloween party from 'events' it says page not found (with a picture of Donald Duck) - it did the same yesterday - are they updating the site?

 

[figment_jii]

I haven't got my tickets yet - was going to buy in about a week's time after my salary hit my account - just checked the Disneyland site to ensure everything still available and when I clicked on the Halloween party from 'events' it says page not found (with a picture of Donald Duck) - it did the same yesterday - are they updating the site?

I was able to get the page where you order tickets...I started from this page and then clicked on the "Buy Tickets Online Now" link.
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/disneyland/mickeys-halloween-party/

It's possible that they were doing some kind of maintenance on the website or it could be an incompatibility with your browsers or any number of issues! Good luck and I hope you are able to get onto the site when you're ready to buy tickets.

 

[Goofy_Mom]

I haven't got my tickets yet - was going to buy in about a week's time after my salary hit my account - just checked the Disneyland site to ensure everything still available and when I clicked on the Halloween party from 'events' it says page not found (with a picture of Donald Duck) - it did the same yesterday - are they updating the site?

If the link doesn't work, you could always call. I tried buying mine online a few weeks back but for some reason it wouldn't take the payment. Used the same method of payment (meaning no lack of funds) to buy over the phone. I got a confirmation number and my tickets arrived in the mail about 10 days later.

 

[redheadtove]

Assuming that the calendar for 2013 is similar to the one last year, fireworks and Fantasmic are only shown on Saturday and Sunday evenings in October. There is one fireworks showing and two Fantasmic showings per evening.

Oh Man that really sucks... We are going from October 7-11 and was really looking forward to seeing Fanatsmic!! It was the one thing my 14 yr old daughter wanted to see. Oh Well

 

[AussieCaribou]

Redheadtove, I'm with you. We will be there 7 to 10 Oct and my DD 14 (as well!) was hoping for Fantasmic! Oh well, at least we get to go at all. ;0) with the rapid fall of our dollar to the US's, I'm just thrilled to get the chance to walk through the gates. lol ;0)

Hey, I have a question. I haven't purchased our party tickets yet - that's next pay activities - but is it possible to get the tickets 'will call' (pick up at the park on the day)? I really don't want to ship them all the way over here (Australia) only to take them back with me to the US...seems kinda like the tickets would be flying more than me. lol. I could have them shipped to a US address but the mail there often goes missing...and with Disney on the envelope, I would guess that I would have very little chance of actually seeing them. What if the tickets do go missing in the mail? Is there anything that I will be able to do about it? It's a lot of money - currently it looks like I will be paying Aus$85 per ticket!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

Redheadtove, I'm with you. We will be there 7 to 10 Oct and my DD 14 (as well!) was hoping for Fantasmic! Oh well, at least we get to go at all. ;0) with the rapid fall of our dollar to the US's, I'm just thrilled to get the chance to walk through the gates. lol ;0)

Hey, I have a question. I haven't purchased our party tickets yet - that's next pay activities - but is it possible to get the tickets 'will call' (pick up at the park on the day)? I really don't want to ship them all the way over here (Australia) only to take them back with me to the US...seems kinda like the tickets would be flying more than me. lol. I could have them shipped to a US address but the mail there often goes missing...and with Disney on the envelope, I would guess that I would have very little chance of actually seeing them. What if the tickets do go missing in the mail? Is there anything that I will be able to do about it? It's a lot of money - currently it looks like I will be paying Aus$85 per ticket!

I'm assuming you're buying online? Here we have the option of printing them out, is that available to you? You could a)print them out and bring them with you or b)save the print out page on your email page as a draft and when you get to the states access your email at the hotel and print them out there. Most hotels have an office area, you may have to pay for the use of the internet or pages printed.

 

[AussieCaribou]

Goofy_Mom, thank you! That's a perfect solution. I will purchase online and print them out...it will save a ton and a half of stress! :0) And I can do the purchase during our daytime hours rather than waking at 2am to wait on an international line! lol

 

[rtfelt]

I'm going to the party for the first time. I'm so excited. We Include myself, DH, DS 23, 16, 12; DD 21, 14 (17 will be away at school). I've literally gone to DLR over 300 times but have never gone to the MHP. I was looking through this thread but could not find the answer to this question: will the FP machines still be working during the party or are the crowds small enough that the stand by lines aren't bad so they don't need them? If we arrive at 4 can you get a FP for a time during the party?

I'll be there on the first day, so I won't be able to take advantage of the later posts with the map and dining options. Is there anywhere posted these from last year to just give me an idea? If so can you post a link?

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[CrAzY4DL]

Finally bought our party tickets for 10/1 yesterday, woot woot!!! I was so afraid to pull the trigger, kept waiting for something else to happen to try and derail our trip.

I was wondering, we are going to the party at DL on Tuesday, 10/1 and then spend the day in DCA on Wednesday. Do you think World of Color will be shown on Wednesday? We leave Thursday afternoon...


TIA!

 

[pigby]

I was able to get the page where you order tickets...I started from this page and then clicked on the "Buy Tickets Online Now" link.
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/disneyland/mickeys-halloween-party/

It's possible that they were doing some kind of maintenance on the website or it could be an incompatibility with your browsers or any number of issues! Good luck and I hope you are able to get onto the site when you're ready to buy tickets.

Thanks Figment - I used that link to check availability previously but still having the same issues now - even though Disneyland.com have emailed me giving me a link (the wrong link but a link in any case!)

I wondered if anyone over in the US could click to see if it works for them at the moment because it's just not playing for me. I think I will probably need to do online as I need to print out a 'will call' receipt as they won't post overseas.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Thanks Figment - I used that link to check availability previously but still having the same issues now - even though Disneyland.com have emailed me giving me a link (the wrong link but a link in any case!)

I wondered if anyone over in the US could click to see if it works for them at the moment because it's just not playing for me. I think I will probably need to do online as I need to print out a 'will call' receipt as they won't post overseas.

I am in the UK and I can access the link fine. The actual link where I could go ahead and purchase tickets is this one:

https://tickets.disney.go.com/buy/T...UBRKoBS709cKtVgAmzmgwH0MpyYqJxWbXFOWXESVM3Bo=

Corinna

 

[Sherry E]

Very impressed you managed to remember that with the amout of people and traffic here, what a warm welcome you just gave me!

I did appreciate your advice and it actually has put me at ease a lot.
To be honest, I feel horrible because I only just now realised (with your reminder) that I forgot to tell you this, on that thread
Toooo many Disney things bouncing around in this noggin of mine, no idea how you keep up with it all!

We’re going to see if we can do two, I hope
Will most likely do Storytellers - there’s probably more characters at Plaza Inn, but it also seems cool to have a quieter not-the-usual meet & greets at Storytellers.
We may even (depending on how disciplined I am with my spending before the trip ) be able to hopefully squeeze in a second breakfast at Goofys later in the week!

I know I had said I was going to avoid this but hearing that its not really a whole lot different to other busy restaurants then why not!
Had my heart set on it in the first place.
Thank you so much for your help with this!

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Back to the Halloween Party costume & timing, I'd like to thank everyone for their responses.

We have pretty simle costume's so the idea of keeping it in a locker there to change at the parks is much better than returning to the hotel, thank you all!!

LadyHadley --

I have a fairly good memory in general and am quite detail-oriented, so I remember a lot of specific things and people (not everything, but specific things)! But when there is a lot going on at one time, it can be hard to keep track!

Minnie & Friends at the Plaza Inn has many more characters than you will find at Storytellers Critter Breakfast or any of the other meals, for sure, but people seem to give the food at the Critter Breakfast higher marks than the food at Minnie & Friends.

Whatever you choose, I'm sure it will be great! As I mentioned in the Character Meal thread, Goofy's does have a little 'show' that lasts a short time in which clumsy Goofy pretends to drop his pots and pans...and this somehow leads to dancing with the kids in the restaurant and other characters, but the pots-and-pans portion of the meal doesn't last for the entire time. I think that sometimes it can be easy to take that one little element of it and make it sound as though Goofy is dropping those pots and pans all over the restaurant for 90 minutes straight. Goofy's Kitchen is a popular restaurant and an active one, but my friends and I did not find it to be 'too much.' Too much money? Yes. Too much noise? For some, perhaps, but not for us. Maybe we're just used to it? Compared to the Critter Breakfast, however, Goofy's will probably seem much louder.

Be sure to visit the Halloween Carnival in Frontierland (a.k.a. the Halloween Round-Up, the Big Thunder Ranch Round-Up, etc.). There will be characters in costume there during the daytime, such as Skeleton Goofy, Pumpkin Donald, Minnie and several others (as well as the 'conjure up a Villain' tent). Those characters used to be out in Town Square during Halloween Time but they were moved to the Carnival last year.

 

[tlovesdis]

Just wanted to say (cause I am excited and I love this thread)....... we leave in 77 days and I can't wait! Did the Halloween party in 2010 and really looking forward to doing it again!!! Gonna be a great trip!!!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

I'm going to the party for the first time. I'm so excited. We Include myself, DH, DS 23, 16, 12; DD 21, 14 (17 will be away at school). I've literally gone to DLR over 300 times but have never gone to the MHP. I was looking through this thread but could not find the answer to this question: will the FP machines still be working during the party or are the crowds small enough that the stand by lines aren't bad so they don't need them? If we arrive at 4 can you get a FP for a time during the party?

I'll be there on the first day, so I won't be able to take advantage of the later posts with the map and dining options. Is there anywhere posted these from last year to just give me an idea? If so can you post a link?

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No, the FP's will not be working for the party.

Okay, i dusted off last years map.

Halloween themed food locations: Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, Jolly Holiday , Plaza Inn, Cafe Orleans, Stage door Cafe, and Tomorrowland Terrace.

Other places to eat: Refresmnet Corner, Little Red Wagon, Royal Street Veranda, Ship to Shore, Hungry Bear, Bengal BBQ, Pizza Port.

Halloween themed merchandise: Disney Showcase, Emporium, Pieces of Eight, Pioneer Mercantile, and Star Trader

Last years Trick or Treat Stations:**remember that they're add more this year and this is LAST YEARS map** Main Street USA near Market House, near Astro Orbiter, near the entrance to Autopia, the lagoon side of Matterhorn, near Fantasyland/Toontown train station, Village Haus, near Big Thunder Ranch, Golden Horseshoe, NOS near ROA, and Critter Country. Some of these had a trail that had mulitple candy stations, Critter Country was one that comes to mind. I Remember that the Village Haus and the Golden Horseshoe only had one treat station.

Character Greetings: Phineas & Ferb at Innovations, Jack Skellington at French Market, Pooh & Friends at Critter Country, Pirate Pals at Frontier Dock, Toy Story Pals at Big Thunder Ranch, Mickey and Minnie at Big Thunder Ranch, Villains at Town Square, Princess at Small World Mall, Storm Troopers at Little Green Men Store Command.

Now that the Princess's new location is finished, I'm betting that you'll find them at their normal spot this year.
Hope that helps with everyone trying to get an idea of what to expect.

 

[Sherry E]

Just wanted to say (cause I am excited and I love this thread)....... we leave in 77 days and I can't wait! Did the Halloween party in 2010 and really looking forward to doing it again!!! Gonna be a great trip!!!

tlovesdis --


I think that calls for a and a and a and a !!

Even though August has been fairly mild (for August), temperature-wise, this week and last week, I am still ready for Halloween Time to get here next month. I know it seems early to be thinking of anything Halloween-related, but in Disneyland it arrives in September, so that's when I start celebrating it!

I know I mentioned a couple of pages back that I am planning on hitting the opening night MHP on 9/27 (which I am looking forward to, as I skipped it last year).

I neglected to mention that I also have a plan to be at DL on the opening day of the season on 9/13, to see what all of this "Unleash the Villains" madness is about. I am eager to see what's new, if anything, in the way of treats, decor and merchandise -- though it appears as though DCA is basically being left out of the Halloween Time mix...again. -- http://disneylandnews.com/2013/07/0...nning-friday-the-13th-sept-13-through-oct-31/


Why can't they devote a little more money to their Halloween celebration at DLR? I don't get it. The Halloween Time season runs for just about as long as the holiday season does at DLR, but is considerably lacking in the volume of entertainment and extensive decor as compared to the holidays. Would it kill DLR to put up some Halloween decorations in DCA?? They have the ability to be very creative in where and how they decorate, and yet...nothing significant since the long lost Candy Corn Acres.

They don't even have to decorate all of DCA. We already know that Disneyland is not completely Halloween-ized. Only certain areas of DL are decorated. They could do that in DCA -- pick one or two lands that are 'celebrating' Halloween, like Cars Land and Buena Vista Street, or BVS and A Bug's Land...something, and really do them up right!