HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[pudinhd]

Yes, at the Tower Of Terror shop. I knew it was madness at DL and heard they were sold at the TOT shop. I am not surprised they had some shirts out the next morning. I am sure the CMs were just as confused as the guests.

I am wondering if the merchandising team are having problems that go beyond the the Villains Event items. There was a Limited Edition pin of 1000 that was released on Thursday. The pin trading store in Downtown Disney only got 30 of them. The CM there was perplexed, saying that is very unusual.

Oh, okay. I don't know if it's accurate, but a CM told me they only had 750 to sell... Hard to make it feel limited when they are selling them online though.

 

[funatdisney]

Great pics, Sherry E I was happy to spend the day with you and a ride on the Haunted Mansion Holiday. The gingerbread center piece was awesome!

If I am not mistaken, tonight I will be sitting in on a podcast with the DIS Unplugged team (due to air later this week) as we discuss Halloween Time and the Friday the 13th/Villains event (madness).

Awesome...I'll be sure to listen in.

Oh, okay. I don't know if it's accurate, but a CM told me they only had 750 to sell... Hard to make it feel limited when they are selling them online though.

I think the online special limited released - limited availability promotions are a new thing. The Disney Store online had a limited availability tee shirts for the Tiki Room 50th Anniversary and the Haunted Mansion (featuring the Hatbox Ghost - I got one of those) this summer. I was surprised when the CM told me they were offering the Villains tee shirts online. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me. If the two shirts on limited availability were a big success, why not offer the special event tees, too. They only have to make the number ordered and there is no overstock. Basically, guaranteed to sell out.

Personally, I hope they continue this practice. It makes it easier to purchase, although it would be more expensive. The discount online is 10% less and there is the shipping cost, too. Not having to spend a lot of time in line is worth the expense IMHO.

 

[Kilala]

Thank for the info Sherry.
Sherry do you remeber how much the Standard Mickey pumpkin buckets were? I've been wanting to buy one for the past 3 years.

 

[PHXscuba]

Sherry --

Those treats look simply delicious!! Must. Eat. Everything!! (and once again stymied by the lack of a "drooling" smiley!!

Is it wrong that I want to throw out all of my existing Halloween decor and decorate with Mickey pumpkins everywhere?

Thanks for the appetite-whetting selection of pictures!!

PHXscuba

p.s. If there is anything you missed that you want me to get a picture of Friday, let me know!

 

[Kilala]

The 27th of September is Sold out now. Next year I'm going on Halloween Night. Sherry we have to meet up next year for MHP.

 

[Lucrezia]

Ooh, all these pictures are so great! I'm starting to really "feel" Halloween now lol. The weather has finally turned fall-ish in my area. Yay! It's cold again (sort of)! I'm doing a marathon of Goosebumps later with my nieces and I can't wait to show them all these pics. So cute!!

 

[Amommy21]

OK, so tell me about the trick or treating... I assumed it was like the mall, there were a few people scattered about with some bowls of candy. We are from out of town, I don't think we care about having pillowcases full of candy we have to drag back to the hotel or one the plane for that matter... just hoping for some "treats" for the weekend.

And can anyone who is there in the next could days tell me if they are selling "LEATHER LOOK" brown PIRATE HATS in the shop at the end of POTC this year? I think I am going to surprise my son with a cool Jack Sparrow Costume that as far as I can tell they don't make anymore.. but will need to get a hat when we arrive at Disney.

OH and DH has basically told me I have to eat soup for a month if I want the new HM Dooney. I think he thinks he is calling my bluff. (I just received a new Dooney a month or so ago as a surprise from him, so he is a bit miffed I think I have to have this one too). We'll see who wins!

Oh and that leap year 24 hours was a nightmare last year! I can't imagine how disappointing if the 13th events were the same. I am actually a bit worried our Halloween party will be overbooked and crowded. We are so used to going "off season" and having our run of the parks. I keep reminding myself we have to think of this as being like our Christmas 3 day weekend trips.

 

[Cheshirecatty]

Amommy21,

The Trick or Treating is great!

The lines are long(usually) but, we find them to move fairly quickly.

You may do as few, or as many, as you like, so the possibility to end up with a large amount of candy is high!

We usually do several trails, and then call it good, and with just that amount, have ended up with a bag(the one they give you as you enter the Halloween Party) full! We just bring it home and hand it out!

The last time we were there, they were still selling the brown leather-look pirate hats!

I agree with you--we did the Leap Year event. The morning was great, the late afternoon/evening were horrible--never again!

I would be willing to eat soup!

 

[Priory]

Fyi, the Happiest Haunts tour is giving out a Hatbox Ghost key pin. It's pretty sweet!

 

[Amommy21]

Can you explain the TorT lines or trails? So there aren't just fixed stations where a CM stands around with a bowl? IF there is a line or trail you have to walk and can't get in/out of sounds like a waste of time?

 

[Sherry E]

Can you explain the TorT lines or trails? So there aren't just fixed stations where a CM stands around with a bowl? IF there is a line or trail you have to walk and can't get in/out of sounds like a waste of time?

Amommy21 --

The set-up is that there are a certain number of treat trails scattered around Disneyland. A treat trail, for example, could be located in Pixie Hollow or at the Halloween Carnival/Ranch area, or in the Innoventions building, inside the Golden Horseshoe, etc. You will see the trails noted on the MHP map that you get upon entry, but those notations are not always accurate. Look for the big white Mickey ghosts in the park, which often mark the approximate entrance to a treat trail, although they are not necessarily positioned right at the entrance, but sometimes off to the side.

Some trails follow a certain path -- like in the queue for Village Haus or something -- so you can't get out of those as easily. Other trails might be in wide open areas, like along the Rivers of America, so it is easy to stop at one single treat station and grab some candy, then leave without going through the entire trail. But you can go to every single trail and every single station (even more than once, if you choose to) and collect candy from all of them. There is no limit.

Each treat trail has its own treat stations -- and those are usually marked by hanging orange or purple Mickey heads/faces that are lit up so they're easy to see. Some trails have only 2 stations. Some trails might have up to 5 stations. The stations are basically stands that the CMs quickly set up, and they have stashes of candy and healthy goodies at those stations. Everyone flows through, single file, and the CMs toss candy or whatever the treats are into your bag.

 

[kaoden39]

I wish that I could have a bottomless wallet. I want it all!

 

[Amommy21]

So are the treat trails like a little spook alley? or really just a line with 2-5 candy stops? Sounds like a total waste of time. (I read a report someone spent like 1 1/2 hours in a trail line). If we let DS walk through one which do you recommend?

 

[Sherry E]

So are the treat trails like a little spook alley? or really just a line with 2-5 candy stops? Sounds like a total waste of time. (I read a report someone spent like 1 1/2 hours in a trail line). If we let DS walk through one which do you recommend?

Amommy21 --

The trails are basically a line with 2-5 candy stops. I've found that the lines moved very quickly. Even the lines that looked very long moved fast. I can't imagine anyone waiting for 90 minutes in a trail line. That sounds crazy. He/she could have just moved to a different treat trail. I can't imagine why anyone would wait that long in one line.

I think that if you let DS go through one of the trails, the one in Pixie Hollow moves very fast and has maybe only 3 stations. I think that the trail that is located near the Carnival/Ranch in Frontierland (if there is a trail there this year) only has 2 or 3 stations and there is often not a line of any kind.

The Golden Horseshoe treat trail has a long line, but it moves fast. There are extra decorations inside the building during the party, and there are maybe 3 treat stations.

 

[Amommy21]

Any special ANAMATION ACADEMY characters to look out for?

We did get Jack Skellington. I framed my little guys in a black and white frame and hang it up during Halloween with black and white striped ribbon in my entry. Such a fun souvenir.

 

[DisFam95]

Anyone know about that Jack Skellington "animated" glow thing. I bought a skull thing at DL years ago (in February) that lit up/glowed and the 2 jaw bones flashed making it look like it was chomping. It had the suction cups in the eye as well and a hang cord. I wear that when we go out trick or treating every year and everyone LOVES it and is freaked out by it in the dark. My kids can always find me in the dark!!

Anyway - is that Jack thing the same type of thing?

Oh I plan on getting that Dooney. I'm signing up to work extra weekends this month so he can't gripe.

I know there is a limit of 1 per person per day but do they sell out of them or have a certain number per day? We plan on doing parks in the morning and shops at night.

 

[Sally_fan]

So are the treat trails like a little spook alley? or really just a line with 2-5 candy stops? Sounds like a total waste of time. (I read a report someone spent like 1 1/2 hours in a trail line). If we let DS walk through one which do you recommend?

We did most of treat trails at the party on Halloween night last year & they all moved very quickly. Even ones with long lines. There are 2 cast members to a cart (one on the left, one on the right) so there are 2 lines flowing side by side. We would just hit them as we were toured the park. The one that we found moved the quickest (& we may have missed some) was the one up by the Main Street train station. And that's where the villains were as well so there was always something to watch as we waited. Not saying that they will be set up there again this year but that was where they were last year.

 

[Kilala]

Amommy21 I never waited more then 10 minunets in any treat trail

 

[siburdue]

I think we hit up just about every trick or treat trail last year, and the longest line took us about 15 minutes (it was at Innovations). Most lines were about 5 minutes long. I did notice that the later in the night, the shorter the lines, too. We did a couple of the trails twice, as the lines were about non-existent as we were heading towards the park entrance about 11:30pm. There were lots of great treats, and we asked for healthy treats a lot and had plenty to take to the parks with us for snacks and still had lots to bring home. Some CMs would give out huge handfuls of treats, and others would only give you one treat, which I thought was interesting! Bottom line, is that although we had a great time trick or treating, if you don't enjoy trick or treating, then skip it and do what you really enjoy.

 

[Priory]

I have to agree. I have done 4 parties in 3 years and have never waited more than 10 minutes in a line, and that 10 minute line was the one station handing out Ghiradelli (I know they had that in 2010/2011. I don't remember seeing it in 2012).