HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[Spirit Mage]

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!

I'm sorry to bring the bad news - They're delicious! LOL And yes, there is a lot of Halloween versions out this year, I love it! I found a lot of Candy Corn stuff this year, too (M&M's, Oreo's....).

 

[grumpy's fan]

Random stuff:


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.

Thanks so much for the information!

 

[Kilala]

I also saw a Halloween candy commercial of Kit Kats. I have hear the Haloween Time at Disneyland when I drove to work again today. I still have not seen it on TV. I will take pics in my Lily costume on Saturday. I will will be wearing this on the 28th.

 

[CrAzY4DL]

Sound activated Halloween t-shirt?? Oh my that sounds AWESOME! Hope someone gets a picture before I go, woot woot.

2 weeks to go!!!

 

[pudinhd]

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!

I am hoping to visit the tent again, so I will share the info if I get a unique villain. I agree about the signs!! It's frustrating not knowing who is going to show up... I agree that the "old" way was much better!! They have the space over there to do something without the tent where you could actually see the villains.

Well, we all appreciate your willingness to take the time to take all of the pictures!!! Especially when you have to climb around people!

 

[Sherry E]

Sound activated Halloween t-shirt?? Oh my that sounds AWESOME! Hope someone gets a picture before I go, woot woot.

2 weeks to go!!!

CrAzY4DL -

Yes, indeed! A sound activated, blinking Halloween T-shirt, with Mickey on it! I don't think it was a Friday the 13th exclusive. I think it was just a Halloween Time shirt. I got all of those photos (posted on Sunday) of all of the other merchandise, including many shirts, but I didn't see that sound activated one until right before the Villains madness was about to begin. So I didn't take the time to get a picture. Liza/funatdisney was the one who pointed out the sound activated shirt to me in the Emporium -- I had not seen it during my merchandise photo spree earlier in the day.


I was talking about this on the Halloween Time DIS Unplugged podcast that will go up this week, but the interesting thing about all of the bags and shirts that blink and flash is that they are kind of in danger of becoming useless before being sold. What happens is that people come along and press the buttons to activate the lights and/or sounds, and they don't turn the lights off. Eventually the lights stop blinking, or someone buys a shirt/bag and the lights only blink for 5 minutes and then die out.

One CM in the Showcase store on Main Street told me that they have to get rid of a lot of that kind of blinking merchandise (they can't sell it), as it stops 'working' when the lights burn out or the battery dies. She even thanked me because I went over to one bag and turned the lights off after someone left them on.

I guess there is no way to avoid that kind of thing happening unless the blinking merchandise is kept behind a counter, with a 'sample' left out on display, or unless Disney fixes it so that the shirts and bags won't work without buying separate batteries or something.

 

[CrAzY4DL]

Was this the shirt?
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...-shirt-illuminates-the-night-at-disney-parks/

It says it can be recharged with a USB or something? Pretty cool! Didn't say how much tho.

 

[dnamertz]

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.

So each person/party that enters the tent gets to conjure the next villian? I assumed that every so often (30 or 40 minutes or so) the next villian would be conjured by whoever was the next guest at that time, and then that villian would be there until it was time to conjure another villian to take their place. I didn't know each guest gets to conjure the next villian.

 

[pudinhd]

So each person/party that enters the tent gets to conjure the next villian? I assumed that every so often (30 or 40 minutes or so) the next villian would be conjured by whoever was the next guest at that time, and then that villian would be there until it was time to conjure another villian to take their place. I didn't know each guest gets to conjure the next villian.

A large group goes in at a time. They do some "hocus pocus" thing with a caldron and a villain appears. You can get in line for a meet & greet or you can leave the tent. The CMs say they don't know who will appear when...

 

[Kilala]

I hate saying this but, I don't like the Pumpkin M&M's. If they were white chocolate and not milk chocolate I would buy alot of them. The combo of the Milk chocolate and the spices didn't work for me. I gave the rest of the bag to my roommate. I'm going to try to find pictures of Halloween merchandise at WDW. The MNSSHP thread is not helpful on that. Sherry you did a great job at getting the photos of the merchandise here at the DLR.

 

[DharmaLou]

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.

I bought a bag last weekend because I love all things pumpkin, and I just can't stomach them. They're probably the first "pumpkin" thing I've found that I don't like.

 

[Susie63]

I am trying to figure out what I can only do at the party and what I can get done during the day. I think that the parade, fireworks and trick or treating are the only things exclusive to the MHP. Am I missing anything?
Are there approximate times for the parade and fireworks and if I get a bench early in the hub can I do both from that location. Thanks

 

[friedchicken]

Does anyone happen to know how much of the Halloween stuff (Ghost Galaxy, Thunder Ranch, etc.) will be available AFTER Oct 31? Also, if they will be available...for how long afterwards? Thx!

 

[PHXscuba]

I am trying to figure out what I can only do at the party and what I can get done during the day. I think that the parade, fireworks and trick or treating are the only things exclusive to the MHP. Am I missing anything?
Are there approximate times for the parade and fireworks and if I get a bench early in the hub can I do both from that location. Thanks

Some of the characters are only out during the party times. It's a big deal for some people. The fireworks are awesome!

PHXscuba

 

[Sherry E]

I just saw my second Halloween commercial of the season (I'm not counting anything for DLR/Halloween Time -- I am only counting the non-Disney commercials because it's interesting to me to see how many other products and brands are promoting Halloween early)! Another candy commercial with trick or treaters.

Speaking of candy...

1. Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses - good or bad?

2. Caramel Apple Jolly Rancher lollipop - good or bad?



I just saw both of the above items advertised in a CVS circular. I could be imagining it, but it seems like there are sooooo many more Halloween and/or Autumn-scented and/or flavored versions of familiar products this year than I can recall in the past...and it's only September! Things that I never even considered for pumpkin flavoring are now pumpkin-flavored! It's wild! I love it, though. I may not sample more than one or two of these items but I love that they exist because it enhances the whole seasonal celebration and makes it more festive.

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Was this the shirt?
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...-shirt-illuminates-the-night-at-disney-parks/

It says it can be recharged with a USB or something? Pretty cool! Didn't say how much tho.

CrAzY4DL --

For some reason I thought there was a different design on it but I think that is the one. The USB is a good idea because of the problem I described last night. At least it can be recharged.

So each person/party that enters the tent gets to conjure the next villian? I assumed that every so often (30 or 40 minutes or so) the next villian would be conjured by whoever was the next guest at that time, and then that villian would be there until it was time to conjure another villian to take their place. I didn't know each guest gets to conjure the next villian.

dnamertz --

pudinhd explained the set-up well, but I will add that the line to get into the Conjure a Villain tent was very long at the time I was at the Halloween Carnival, and it didn't look like it was moving very quickly.

The one thing that I don't like about this Conjure concept is that the guests cannot choose who to meet or take photos with, unlike the old Villains photo set-up in Fantasyland (in which you could see who was there and decide if you wanted to get a photo or not). You just kind of have to take whoever it is that comes out, and he/she may not be the Villain one hopes to meet. So it's not like people can choose to conjure up Maleficent. It could be the Queen of Hearts who comes out instead.

I hate saying this but, I don't like the Pumpkin M&M's. If they were white chocolate and not milk chocolate I would buy alot of them. The combo of the Milk chocolate and the spices didn't work for me. I gave the rest of the bag to my roommate. I'm going to try to find pictures of Halloween merchandise at WDW. The MNSSHP thread is not helpful on that. Sherry you did a great job at getting the photos of the merchandise here at the DLR.

Kilala --

Thank you!

Well, that's kind of a relief to me to hear that the Pumpkin Spice M&M's are not unanimously enjoyed. It makes me feel better if I end up not trying them.

I am guessing that the Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses could probably not be that great either, because of the chocolate-spices combo.

I bought a bag last weekend because I love all things pumpkin, and I just can't stomach them. They're probably the first "pumpkin" thing I've found that I don't like.

DharmaLou --

Hmmm.... It seems that the Pumpkin Spice M&M's are getting very mixed reviews. Some people like them a lot; some don't like them at all.

I am trying to figure out what I can only do at the party and what I can get done during the day. I think that the parade, fireworks and trick or treating are the only things exclusive to the MHP. Am I missing anything?
Are there approximate times for the parade and fireworks and if I get a bench early in the hub can I do both from that location. Thanks

Susie63 -

You've got it right -- the Cavalcade, the Halloween Screams fireworks and the trick or treating are the party-exclusive events. Also, there are character photo spots around the party (some characters are in Halloween attire and some are not) and special MHP PhotoPass spots.

Otherwise, the Carnival, Haunted Mansion Holiday, Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy, Dia de los Muertos and the Ray Bradbury Halloween Tree are all available to enjoy every day.

Here is a post in this thread from SueTGGR, with a scan of last year's MHP map. This will give you a good idea of the schedule (even though it may differ slightly) this year:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=46321904&postcount=838

Does anyone happen to know how much of the Halloween stuff (Ghost Galaxy, Thunder Ranch, etc.) will be available AFTER Oct 31? Also, if they will be available...for how long afterwards? Thx!

Welcome, friedchicken!

The Halloween Time season officially ends on 10/31, so everything but Haunted Mansion Holiday begins to come down after that date.

Ghost Galaxy usually closes immediately after 10/31 is over. Because Halloween is on a Thursday this year, I'm not sure if it will be extended through Friday but I wouldn't expect it to be open past 10/31 unless the Disney calendar says otherwise.

Haunted Mansion Holiday stays open until early January.

The Halloween Carnival/Round-Up/Jamboree/Ranch closes after 10/31 because the Halloween decor has to come down, and the Christmas/holiday season has to go up in its place (the holiday season officially begins on 11/12).

If anything were to be open past 10/31 -- and again, I would not count on that, as the season ends on 10/31 -- it probably would not extend past Friday, November 1st.

You may see some pumpkins still surrounding the Partners statue for a couple of days past 10/31, though. The main issue is that the holiday season decor is sooooo extensive and thorough -- literally spilling into almost every single land in some way or the other -- that it has to start going up even before Halloween Time ends, and it is a gradual process, little by little, every day. All of the holiday season decor in the 2 parks has to be up by 11/12 at the latest, if not by the Veterans Day holiday weekend.

So, while there will be a few days of crossover decor as Halloween Time ends and the holiday season stuff starts to go up, the official Halloween-specific entertainment ends after Halloween (again, except for Haunted Mansion Holiday).

 

[Lucrezia]

I just saw my second Halloween commercial of the season (I'm not counting anything for DLR/Halloween Time -- I am only counting the non-Disney commercials because it's interesting to me to see how many other products and brands are promoting Halloween early)! Another candy commercial with trick or treaters.

I saw two Halloween commercials yesterday---one for "13 Nights" on ABC Family, and the other was for Twizzler (did I spell that right?) candy. Yay! I'm keeping my eyes peeled for the Kit Kat commercial they've aired for a couple of years now... the one with the trick-or-treaters. I don't know why, but I love that one.

 

[Disney Lvr of Old]

Quick question~ my DS and I will already be in the park on the day of the party before 4pm. Is there somewhere inside the park to check in so we don't have to go to the front gate for our bags/ wrist bands? Thank you!

 

[Spirit Mage]

I hate saying this but, I don't like the Pumpkin M&M's. If they were white chocolate and not milk chocolate I would buy alot of them. The combo of the Milk chocolate and the spices didn't work for me. I gave the rest of the bag to my roommate. I'm going to try to find pictures of Halloween merchandise at WDW. The MNSSHP thread is not helpful on that. Sherry you did a great job at getting the photos of the merchandise here at the DLR.

Aww, I'm sorry you didn't like them. I really enjoy the combo, mainly because to me, the pumpkin spice is subtle in them and not like "BAM! PUMPKIN!" LOL. But hey, saves you from eating two bags like I did .

 

[Sherry E]

Lucrezia -- I like the TV ad with the "Horseless Headsman" (which is the one I mentioned here yesterday, after I posted the Carnival photos, I think), though I am always so thrown off by seeing the giant head talking to the kids that I never even pay attention to the specific brand of candy!

Quick question~ my DS and I will already be in the park on the day of the party before 4pm. Is there somewhere inside the park to check in so we don't have to go to the front gate for our bags/ wrist bands? Thank you!

Disney Lvr of Old --

I didn't go to the MHP last year, but when I went in 2011 the only check-in point for wrist bands and bags that I saw on that night was right by the Disneyland front entrance, between the turnstiles and the floral Mickey. In fact, at that point I had to go out of the turnstiles and go back in again to get to the line I needed to be in, but others have said they have not had to exit and re-enter the park to get their wrist bands and bags.

I didn't see any other check-in spot that was further into the park.

 

[kmedina]

Great pictures, Sherry. I understand your philosophy with the early parties.

Pumpkin flavored anything is fantastic, and I pass on peppermint every time. I would love to see more pumpkin flavored treats from September through December. We have pumpkin pie and treats every Thanksgiving and Christmas season. It is not Thanksgiving without it to me.