HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[Shock13]

Thank you figment!

 

[Susie63]

Can anyone tell me about the evening temps in the fall? DD's costume has a hoodie(heavier weight), will she be too hot or not warm enough. Just looking for a general average.

 

[dolphingirl47]

In 2011, I attended the first MHP and the Tuesday party the second week in October. My costumes for both parties consisted of sleeveless and shoulder-free dresses and I was perfectly comfortable and not cold at all.

Corinna

 

[figment_jii]

Can anyone tell me about the evening temps in the fall? DD's costume has a hoodie(heavier weight), will she be too hot or not warm enough. Just looking for a general average.

Typically, it's still shorts and t-shirt weather in LA during the fall. Temperatures tend to range from the upper-80's to low 60's during September and October. The weather does have one quirk to me; it may actually feel cool/cold right around sundown when the winds come up, but then "warm" up a bit after that when the winds die down.

A heavier weight hoodie might end up being warm unless your DD runs cold.

 

[Susie63]

Thanks. She is going to be Vanellope Von Scweetz, so the hoodie is a must. Maybe I will find a light weight one and just decorate both.

 

[Sherry E]

This thread must have read my mind! I was literally just about to sign on to the DIS and come to this thread, and then I got an email alert that Susie63 had posted.

Sherry - Thank you so much for the reply! What a relief.

I can't wait to get to Disneyland and sink my teeth into one of those turkey legs, lol.

Ratfinks --

You're welcome.

I've never tried one of those giant turkey legs at DLR. A turkey leg seems like a very Autumn-ish thing to eat, though!

Sherry - I know, right!? I live in central CA, so we get a little more weather than you do. But I grew up in the midwest, so I use the term 'weather' loosely. We're seeing small changes up here, so they're slowly working their way to you. I've really taken notice of DLs horticulture this year, and I really appreciate how they create seasons where they don't naturally exist. Just another piece of wonderful Disney magic. I cant wait to spend hours examining every last carved pumpkin in the park!! I will join you in avoiding the chocolate isle of doom, but the turkey leg is free game!

MadMim --

The small changes in the leaves and trees can't come soon enough. I am feeling like I need a little more Halloween in my life right now, so I might actually dare to inch closer to the Halloween knick-knacks and seasonal candy in CVS this weekend, just to get more of a 'Fall-is-coming-soon' feeling!

Last year Target stores carried the "candy corn Oreos" (exclusive to Target), which were filled with candy corn colored & flavored cream. I never tried them. I was afraid that if I ate one and didn't like it I would be stuck with the whole package. I didn't try the M&M's white chocolate candy corn either.

But this year I may live on the edge and give both of those sweet treats a try -- just to see if they are any good!

I don't trust a mild August (which this has been so far, for the most part). When August is less hot than it often is, I know it means that September and October might be hotter than they should be!

Disney's horticulture is, indeed, one of the many amazing layers of Disney magic that can be found throughout DLR. Their flowers, plants and trees are some of what I love looking at when I'm in the parks, as they are often themed and specific to their designated lands.

Thanks. She is going to be Vanellope Von Scweetz, so the hoodie is a must. Maybe I will find a light weight one and just decorate both.

Susie63 --

I'll expand a bit on what figment_jii said above.

September is a strange month in SoCal (as is October, really). It's as if it is a confused month -- it doesn't know whether it wants to be Summer or Fall! On the high side, it can range from very, very hot (like the 113-118 degree temperatures we had in 2010) to pouring rain on certain days (which I experienced in 2007), to a mild, comfortable 70 degrees (or slightly lower, as figment_jii mentioned) with a slight breeze on the low side -- or anything in between. It can also be dry, windy, warm and conducive to wildfires in certain spots. There can be bursts of warm sun in between rain. You never know what you will get with September (which makes it kind of fun and kind of scary!).

I would guess that it's more than likely that this year September will be on the warm side rather than below 70 degrees, but I don't think it will soar up to 113 degrees again. At night, a light hoodie is probably the most one would need for warmth, if even that much.

 

[Susie63]

If it is 113 to 118 degrees.....I'll be going as a puddle

 

[tlovesdis]

If it is 113 to 118 degrees.....I'll be going as a puddle

Same here! Ugh!!!

 

[Sherry E]

If it is 113 to 118 degrees.....I'll be going as a puddle

Same here! Ugh!!!

Susie63 & Tina --

Ladies, you are not kidding! I was a puddle just sitting in my apartment. I would not have even attempted to be in DLR at that time. It was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Downtown L.A. (other parts of California get smacked with bad heat that is the same or worse than that quite often, like Palm Springs and various desert communities). Usually our "metro L.A." temperatures pretty much match up with the "inland Orange County" temperatures, and that would include Anaheim.

But while we were getting hit with the hideous 113 degree temperatures in L.A., it was reported that Anaheim was 118 degrees! The other days of that week were also in the 100's, but a little lower than that.

I know my limits. Heat is not my friend. So -- while I would normally be planning to be at DLR for the opening day or opening weekend of Halloween Time -- that crazy heat wave in 2010 was one occasion in which I neither wanted to be there nor was there. I would have collapsed on the pavement next to the giant Mickey pumpkin in Town Square if I had tried to take on that heat, water or no water (I always have a water bottle with me)!

However, in contrast, the following year the temperature was in the 70's during that same exact week, and it was overcast for a large part of the day on the opening day of Halloween Time!

As I mentioned yesterday, September is a very confused month -- it can't decide if it wants to be Summer or Fall!

 

[I'm mikey]

Here are a few pictures of Main Street USA taken during Mickeys Halloween party on oct 2, 2012.

 

[Ratfinks]

Awesome pictures!! After looking at those, I'm super excited!!

 

[Kilala]

Here are a few pictures of Main Street USA taken during Mickeys Halloween party on oct 2, 2012.

I love these pictures.

 

[Cheshirecatty]

I'm mikey----Thank you for sharing your fantastic pictures--what a treat!!!!! I can hardly wait to go this year!

 

[Tasscrapper]

Hey everyone. I've been reading through the thread for a while now and after giving up on the middle pages have finally made it to the current page. Yay me! I have been wanting to go to the halloween party for a few years now and have finally gotten the opportunity. I am headed to Disneyland on October 11th for a friends birthday and will be staying a few extra days so I can go to the party on the Tuesday. I am totally excited about it. The thing I am most excited about is getting to go trick or treating myself. After years of taking my kids I can do it too and without them! I am also really looking forward to seeing all the costumes everyone will be wearing.


This has been a great thread to get excited with and learn tons of good info and thank all those who have contributed.

I guess my only question at this point is where do you get the turkey legs?

 

[tiggerluvr]

I guess my only question at this point is where do you get the turkey legs?

I know of two off the top of my head - the cart by BTMRR in frontierland, near the boat loading dock, and the other one is the snack shack by the Matterhorn. I'm sure they have some in DCA as well, but I'm not sure where those are.

 

[crystal1313]

Those photos are awesome! Thank you! Are not a lot of people dressed up? I don't see a lot of guests in costume....

 

[figment_jii]

Those photos are awesome! Thank you! Are not a lot of people dressed up? I don't see a lot of guests in costume....

It varies...a lot of guests dress up and a lot do not, so if you wear a costume you won't feel out of place. On the flip side, if you do not wear a costume, you also won't feel out of place. I've seen everything from Halloween theme t-shirts to costumes that rival (if not exceed) the costume worn by the character CMs.

 

[Cheshirecatty]

Those photos are awesome! Thank you! Are not a lot of people dressed up? I don't see a lot of guests in costume....

We haven't ever worn costumes--just Halloween T-shirts, OR Halloween colors(but you really don't even have to do that much, if you don't want to), and have never felt out of place.

 

[sweethannah]

Here are a few pictures of Main Street USA taken during Mickeys Halloween party on oct 2, 2012.

Wonderful pics! I was at the Party the same night and I confess I searched your pics to see if I could spy my family - what would the chances be lol

 

[crystal1313]

It varies...a lot of guests dress up and a lot do not, so if you wear a costume you won't feel out of place. On the flip side, if you do not wear a costume, you also won't feel out of place. I've seen everything from Halloween theme t-shirts to costumes that rival (if not exceed) the costume worn by the character CMs.

We haven't ever worn costumes--just Halloween T-shirts, OR Halloween colors(but you really don't even have to do that much, if you don't want to), and have never felt out of place.

Thank you! We are a family of 4 and we are dressing up like TRON. They are pretty elaborate costumes....so as an adult, I didn't want to stick out like a sore thumb I will dress up no matter what because my DS5 and DS3 are beyond excited for us to be a TRON family! LOL. Here's a photo of my DS3 in his costume, my DH completed it this weekend. If you watch TRON Uprising, he is the Beck version of TRON.

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