HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[kmedina]

I've never experienced more than a 5 minute wait for any treat trails, and in fact, I often go through them then get back in line. I came home with 24 lbs. of candy last year and 27 lbs. the year before, so certainly, you can keep going back for as much as you can carry. Take extra bags!

Lol. We are doing MNSSHP and MHP. If we get that much candy at each, we need an empty bag just for that, lol. My six year old only weighs 48, so the idea of collecting his weight in candy has me seriously laughing!

 

[Amommy21]

TorT Trails - so what are the "healthy" choices? And they do them all night, so we can just do them towards the end.

HM Dooney... Oh, I was hoping I would be able to order one and have it to take with me on our trip next month! So maybe not until Christmas?

 

[tksbaskets]

Such a great roving reporter you are Sherry! I found myself searching eBay for that adorable Minnie witch hat. Great photos.

OK Kilala what's your secret to being able to buy a bag of M&Ms and being able to wait until the next day to try them?? That's never something I'll ever be able to type. "Got a piece of that pumpkin fudge from Mainstreet, I'll let you know how it is tomorrow' I admire people with willpower.

Keep the photos and reports coming. I'm not going this year during Halloween season so I'm living vicariously through this DIS thread.

TK

 

[Kilala]

I have gone through two bags of Pumpkin Spice M&M's so far this month. They are so dangerously good LOL.

I was going to go to Disneyland tomorrow to check out all the Halloween stuff but we're down a car so it looks like it'll be next week. Which might be better, I hear it's suppose to cool down next week!

Thanks for the heads upon the M&M's. I'm trying them today.

Such a great roving reporter you are Sherry! I found myself searching eBay for that adorable Minnie witch hat. Great photos.

OK Kilala what's your secret to being able to buy a bag of M&Ms and being able to wait until the next day to try them?? That's never something I'll ever be able to type. "Got a piece of that pumpkin fudge from Mainstreet, I'll let you know how it is tomorrow' I admire people with willpower.

Keep the photos and reports coming. I'm not going this year during Halloween season so I'm living vicariously through this DIS thread.

TK

I'm watching my weight and the only way I can do it is only have candy on popcorn nights. Those days are Tuesday and Saturdays. Although that might go out the window when I go to WDW in 13 days.

 

[Sherry E]

We've already seen some treats, and we've seen a lot of Halloween merchandise. Now, let's visit the Halloween Carnival/Jamboree/Round-Up/Ranch (yes, it is called all of those things!) area of Frontierland, which is one of the main hubs of activity during the Halloween Time season.

I will have to break up the Carnival/Jamboree/Round-Up/Ranch photos into two posts.

PART 1 OF HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL/JAMBOREE/ROUND-UP/RANCH PHOTOS (PART 2 WILL FOLLOW AFTER THIS POST)


Halloween Carnival entry sign...

Schedule...

Halloween Round-Up Signs...

Random Pumpkin headed people...

(Gardening pumpkin)

(Card-playing pumpkins)

(Feather hat pumpkin)

(Cowboy pumpkins)

(Ticket booth pumpkin)

(Pirate pumpkin)

(Guitar strumming pumpkin)

(Scarf-wearing pumpkin)

Petting Zoo...

Decor...

Scare-Dy-Crow Shack...

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More from the Carnival coming up in the next post...

 

[Sherry E]

PART 2 OF THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL/ROUND-UP/JAMBOREE/RANCH PHOTOS
(SEE PREVIOUS POST FOR PART 1 OF PHOTOS)



Pirates League...

Games...

Treats area...

Conjure Up a Villain...

Pumpkin Carvers...

The carvers look for various gourds with odd shapes that will work for their creations. Without this particular 'nose,' Olaf would not have existed. It was all about finding the nose!

Craft area...

Billy Hill & the Hillbillies/Stage area...

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[Disney Lvr of Old]

I already have a reservation for my son for Pirate League. Is it more Halloween themed since it's in the Halloween section?

 

[Cheshirecatty]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you Sherry!

Beeeyoooooutiful pictures of my favorite part of Disneyland, during Halloween Time!(Thanks for including our goat friend in his neckerchief!

 

[pattyduke34]

Sherry- OMG! I can not wait to see all of this! I am at 32 days! Great treat for all of us!

 

[californiamomof4grls]

Okay question What's Pirates League? What are you getting a reservation for? Is this a Halloween theme thing?

 

[Disney Lvr of Old]

Okay question What's Pirates League? What are you getting a reservation for? Is this a Halloween theme thing?

It's offered year round at WDW and seasonally at DL. The phone number for it is 714-781-7895~ the same number as BBB. They give your child pirate lessons and a pirate name and face painting.

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/pirates-league/

Here's the link that tells you more abou it.

 

[pudinhd]

Conjure Up a Villain...

I have no idea how you find the time to take all of these pictures!! I can't seem to make myself slow down enough to enjoy it all!

Soooo, I have heard people say they have seen pictures of Maleficent at the Conjure a Villain... But does your picture mean that you might also meet the Old Hag?!?!?! Either one of those would be so cool to meet!!

 

[grumpy's fan]

Are there scheduled times for Conjure a Villain? If so , is it listed on the daily map???

Thanks

 

[Kilala]

Thank you Sherry for the pictures. I'm going to try to do what I can before the party on the 28th. I want to take alot of pictures

 

[kaoden39]

Sherry, these pictures are all so great! Thank you for sharing!

 

[Sally_fan]

Are there scheduled times for Conjure a Villain? If so , is it listed on the daily map???

Thanks

Last year there was no schedule. You would just get in line & once inside the tent the villain conjured was a surprise. It was open Fri-Wed during Big Thunder Ranch hours.

 

[tiggerluvr]

I have gone through two bags of Pumpkin Spice M&M's so far this month. They are so dangerously good LOL.

Yes, yes they are. I bought a bag last weekend. They're mostly cinnamon-flavored, with a touch of nutmeg/allspice/clove - something along those lines. I am a huge fan of cinnamon, so they're right up my alley.

 

[Sherry E]

Random stuff:

1. I forgot to mention -- yesterday (9/16) I saw my very first Halloween TV commercial of the season (not counting anything for DLR & Halloween Time)!! It was the candy ad (maybe Milky Way or Snickers?) with the Horseless Headsman, and the head is talking to trick or treaters. Yes, the TV ad aired about 1-1/2 months before Halloween, which is a far cry from how it was when I was a kid -- but I don't mind!! Halloween is no longer just a holiday. It's a whole season!


2. Isn't it interesting that the Dreyer's (or Edy's, depending on where you live) Peppermint Ice Cream is available from September through December, but their Pumpkin Ice Cream is only available in September and October? That goes to show which flavor is more popular (which is evidenced by how fast the peppermint ice cream sells out at my stores). However, because so many people eat pumpkin pie with their Thanksgiving meals, and there are still pumpkin-y foods and decor to be found in November, I wonder why the Pumpkin Ice Cream isn't sold in November too? Why does Dreyer's/Edy's cut it off after October?


3. 5 more days and it will officially be Fall! Hallelujah!


4. Halloween Time Talk! The usual Wednesday night online chat that Tom/I'mTooExcitedToSleep conducts here on the DIS is going to revolve around Halloween Time tomorrow, from 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. PST. I'll be there too so if anyone wants to pop in and say hello or chat about Halloween Time, please do so!

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10/25!!!! I would love to meet you.

I am glad things worked out the way they did, because I know you wanted to go in October. Someone will post updates here from the 09/27 party as many already have for the WDW parties.

Kim --

The only problem is, I don't think the 10/25 MHP is one of the discounted ones. Hmmm....

It's always good to try to be there on the first day or first night of anything for possible podcasts, blogs, etc. (that's when the events are most newsworthy), but I like the idea of doing the MHP in October. I haven't done the Halloween party in October in 5 years.

Sherry E~ you have COMPLETELY destroyed my souvenir budget~ I want just about every single thing you posted decor-wise! I cannot wait to see everything in person! 7 days.......

Disney Lvr of Old --

Hee hee! I was trying to stay detached from all of it and just get the photos so I could post them here, but it was all pretty tempting.

I didn't even get a photo of the sound-activated Halloween T-shirt, but there is one (I saw it in the Emporium on Main Street).

No, I haven't! But the typo stuff has me checking your thread, just waiting for a picture. Did they ever fix the "artesian vs artisan" bread thing on the menu at French Market?

Molly --

You know, the last couple of times I've been to DLR I completely forgot to look for the "artesian" bread at FM! I'll be back sometime in the next couple of weeks so I have to make a note to look at the FM menu.

Now that "Secret of the Wings" is in the past, hopefully "Tinkle Bell" will not make a return visit to the DLR website this year, when it comes time for them to put up their holiday season info!

Sherry........No way! "Strom Troppers"? REALLY???? How did I miss this?

By the way, I am dying to get a set of the Haunted Mansion singing busts, of which you posted a picture!

They are sold out on line, and have been for several days, so I got really excited when you posted that picture! Did you see many sets of those sitting around?

I hope if they sold out at the Parks during the Villains Event, that they will be getting in another shipment, but I'll not hold my breath!!!

Cheshirecatty --

Molly explained to you about the hilarious typo in last year's MHP map -- that was sooo funny, and so scary that it wasn't caught by proofreaders or copy editors.

I saw quite a lot of all of the Haunted Mansion merchandise when I was there -- there were plenty of sets of everything -- in different shops in Frontierland, on Main Street, etc. As to what is left of it now, it's anyone's guess. Remember to check any and all shops -- even the gift shops in the hotels, World of Disney, the Gag Factory in Tooontown, etc. Check all of them if you can't find something in one particular shop.

I was there on Friday 9/13 and Saturday 9/14. It was MADNESS when we got into DL at around 8:45. I've never seen it SO crowded!! (Even on July 17th, 2005!) We watched the fireworks, then watched the craziness for awhile before leaving around 10:30ish.

I bought the little door hanger next to the outdoor flag that Sherry posted. It's different on the other side and oh so cute! The price is not bad at all!!

I planned on doing more shopping sat night, but we ended up having to drive back home Sat night as DH works in IT and there was a major outage at his work. Driving 6 hours home at 10:30PM after being in the parks all day was not fun. We will be back next month and I would love to add to our Halloween decor with some of these cute items! (And FYI, the Buzz lightyear sweatshirts now have laser sound when you hit the laser button on the sleeve! I couldn't resist and got one! Now my whole family has one =)

Can't wait to go for the party on 10/11!!

crystal1313 --

I will second that "MADNESS" assessment of 9/13. We left around the time you arrived, or not far from it, and it was madness even just trying to get out of Disneyland. DCA was so much better -- then again, there was almost nothing in the way of Halloween going on in DCA (other than merchandise) so that explains that!

Sherry, thanks for posting so many great pictures!
I am getting so excited for our Halloweentime trip!

Dianna --

You're welcome! I'm glad the photos can be of some help. I know that a lot of visitors to the parks for Halloween Time (or the holiday season) may only get the chance to experience it once, and one of the most frustrating things is to learn that there was some great treat or great piece of merchandise in the parks that no one knew about until the trip was over (which has happened to me). This way -- if we all know about a lot of what's there before we go, we know what we want to look for, shop for, plan for, eat, etc., and hopefully we won't miss out on anything.

Sherry I got the Pumpkin Spice M&M's I will try them tomorrow and I will let you know how they taste. I also was really and got Peppermint Wonderland Dryer's Ice Cream and I also found a limited Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts. I will take pictures in my Cotton Candy Calico cat named Lily tomorrow afternoon. I will be wearing this costume on the 28th. Hopefully that date will not sell out by the 3rd of October. I'm planning on going twice to MNSSHP and MHP. I can't wait. I'm leaving on the 30th to WDW.

Kilala --

I must get my hands on the Peppermint Wonderland Ice Cream before the ice cream hoarders in my neighborhood snap it all up and leave the shelves empty! Last year there must have been a mass wave of people storming the aisles of my local grocery stores and drug stores because I could not find the ice cream I wanted when I went looking for it and my stores didn't appear to have ordered in more of it.

Okay, I don't even eat Pop Tarts, but...Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts? That sounds oddly delicious. When will the temptation end? Good grief -- every product is being transformed into a holiday version of itself, and I want to sample everything!!!! I want to try all of it! Now I am motivated to high-tail it to Ralphs and get Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts...and Candy Corn Oreos...and White Chocolate Candy Corn M&M's...and Pumpkin Spice M&M's...and Caramel Apple Milky Ways...and the entire Autumn collection of Glade Candles and room sprays!!

I have gone through two bags of Pumpkin Spice M&M's so far this month. They are so dangerously good LOL.

I was going to go to Disneyland tomorrow to check out all the Halloween stuff but we're down a car so it looks like it'll be next week. Which might be better, I hear it's suppose to cool down next week!

Spirit Mage -

Noooooooo! I don't want to hear that the Pumpkin Spice M&M's are good! I want to resist the temptation!

Wow -- Is there an abundance of Halloween versions of everyday grocery store items this year more than other years, or am I imagining it? I think that Jell-O has some seasonal pudding flavors too!

TorT Trails - so what are the "healthy" choices? And they do them all night, so we can just do them towards the end.

HM Dooney... Oh, I was hoping I would be able to order one and have it to take with me on our trip next month! So maybe not until Christmas?

Amommy21 --

The healthy treats are things like fresh apple slices, freeze dried apple slices, raisins, baby carrots and probably something else I am forgetting.

Such a great roving reporter you are Sherry! I found myself searching eBay for that adorable Minnie witch hat. Great photos.

OK Kilala what's your secret to being able to buy a bag of M&Ms and being able to wait until the next day to try them?? That's never something I'll ever be able to type. "Got a piece of that pumpkin fudge from Mainstreet, I'll let you know how it is tomorrow' I admire people with willpower.

Keep the photos and reports coming. I'm not going this year during Halloween season so I'm living vicariously through this DIS thread.

TK

Thank you, TK!

I'm glad the photos are of some interest to everyone!

I already have a reservation for my son for Pirate League. Is it more Halloween themed since it's in the Halloween section?

Disney Lvr of Old --

Last year was the first year for the Pirates League and all I know is that it seems to now be an annual part of the Halloween Time season, but I don't think the actual pirate makeovers are Halloween-specific.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you Sherry!

Beeeyoooooutiful pictures of my favorite part of Disneyland, during Halloween Time!(Thanks for including our goat friend in his neckerchief!

Thank you, Cheshirecatty!

I love the little animals in their Halloween 'attire'!

Sherry- OMG! I can not wait to see all of this! I am at 32 days! Great treat for all of us!

pattyduke34 --

You'll have a great time! The Carnival is a really fun area to spend a bit of time. There are so many things to see and do.

I have no idea how you find the time to take all of these pictures!! I can't seem to make myself slow down enough to enjoy it all!

Soooo, I have heard people say they have seen pictures of Maleficent at the Conjure a Villain... But does your picture mean that you might also meet the Old Hag?!?!?! Either one of those would be so cool to meet!!

pudinhd --

Yes, I think that the Old Hag is one of the Villains there. Each one of the Villains in the pictures I posted should be available for conjuring, though only one at a time can be conjured. (There was quite a line of people waiting to get in when I was there.) Last year, if I recall, I think that one of the Villains was the Evil Queen. This year maybe Disney decided to go with the Old Hag instead, and then add in Maleficent.

Of course, one never knows who will appear when one goes in to conjure up someone!

The way that I find the time to take so many pictures is that I shift my priorities (in other words, I skip most rides), spend time by myself and channel my attention to detail! If I am with people I can't get as many photos. If I go on a lot of rides I don't have time to take as many photos. If I am not feeling well or something, I can't get into a groove and embark on a spree.

So I have to really make the decision ahead of time that what I am going to do is walk around and look at things and take many photos, and put everything else on the back burner. Once that is decided, as long as I am alone and feeling well, I hit the ground running and start snapping away. It's something I really enjoy -- I find it very cathartic and almost meditative to get into 'the zone' and take a lot of photos.

Are there scheduled times for Conjure a Villain? If so , is it listed on the daily map???

Thanks

grumpy's fan --

The only schedule for anything that I saw was the schedule I posted a photo of earlier today (it's in one of my above posts ^^), which just gives the time frame in which the Conjure a Villain tent is open. If you are wondering which times certain Villains come out, it doesn't work that way. You have to actually go into the tent and conjure one of them up, and you don't know who you will get until he/she appears. I am guessing that whoever is available at the moment is who comes out. You can only conjure up one, and then the next people in line come in to take their turn.

Thank you Sherry for the pictures. I'm going to try to do what I can before the party on the 28th. I want to take alot of pictures

Kilala --

You're welcome!

Sherry, these pictures are all so great! Thank you for sharing!

Michele --

You're welcome! I've mainly been trying to post the photos that I thought would be the most informative and helpful to folks in this thread -- sort of an overview of the treats, merchandise, Carnival, etc. I will have to save my own separate non-Halloween-specific photos (like my adventures in sepia and my lizard photos!) for a new TR thread and keep them out of this thread.

 

[pudinhd]

pudinhd --

Yes, I think that the Old Hag is one of the Villains there. Each one of the Villains in the pictures I posted should be available for conjuring, though only one at a time can be conjured. (There was quite a line of people waiting to get in when I was there.) Last year, if I recall, one of the Villains was the Evil Queen. This year maybe Disney decided to go with the Old Hag instead, and then add in Maleficent.

Of course, one never knows who they will get when they go in to conjure someone up!

The way that I find the time to take so many pictures is that I shift my priorities (in other words, I skip most rides), spend time by myself and channel my attention to detail! If I am with people I can't get as many photos. If I go on a lot of rides I don't have time to take as many photos. If I am not feeling well or something, I can't get into a groove and embark on a spree.

So I have to really make the decision ahead of time that what I am going to do is walk around and look at things and take many photos, and put everything else on the back burner. Once that is decided, as long as I am alone and feeling well, I hit the ground running and start snapping away. It's something I really enjoy -- I find it very cathartic and almost meditative to get into 'the zone' and take a lot of photos.

I hope you are right about the Old Hag, but we had our first experience with the conjuring on Friday and met with Evil Queen, so she is still there.

Your decision about what to focus on during your trips makes sense… We do that, too!

 

[Sherry E]

I hope you are right about the Old Hag, but we had our first experience with the conjuring on Friday and met with Evil Queen, so she is still there.

Your decision about what to focus on during your trips makes sense… We do that, too!

pudinhd --

Very interesting. Well, I certainly hope that someone going into that tent is meeting the Old Hag -- or else Disney is guilty of false advertising! If they don't trot out the Old Hag every once in a while to meet people who conjure her, then that sign I took a photo of is totally misleading. Because of the unusual set-up of this Villains spot (unlike how it used to be, when they were out in a designated photo spot in Fantasyland) it's hard for anyone to know who they will get when they conjure, but it's good to at least know who they could possibly get by looking at the pictures. If the Evil Queen is there and the Old Hag never appears, they need to switch out the signs!

About pictures -- I should mention that I was standing in front of a window display on Main Street on Friday, looking at it and taking a couple of pictures, when a couple walked up behind me. I thought that they were just trying to look at the display and see what was there. I was blocking them so I moved a bit to the side. In actuality they were trying to get around me to take a picture!!!!! So I'm not the only one who has to climb around people to get to window displays!