HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[Kilala]

I will check tomorrow evening. I will take pictures in my Lily costume tomorrow morning. Today is cleaning day for me.

 

[JennandJaryd]

I have to say I loved the new Haunted Mansion overlay. It was great and my toddler loved it. Not scared at all, just mesmerized.

 

[Sherry E]

I can't believe I have neglected to comment on one specific Halloween TV show that is going to air in October -- The Toy Story Halloween special, from Pixar!!!! How could I forget that one, of all shows to forget? (I first read about it on another non-Disney related site.)

I think it's going to be called Toy Story of Terror or some such thing along those lines, and it will run on ABC. I don't know what the specific plot is and it may not be any longer than 30 minutes, but Tom Hanks and the gang are back to do the voices.

I love love love the Toy Story movies so I will love this, but it also intrigues me because it makes me wonder if, perhaps, this little Toy Story Halloween special will be the thing that kind of paves the way for the Toy Story Midway Mania Halloween overlay in DCA that has supposedly been on the shelf for the last 5 years. Supposedly there is actual recorded Halloween and holiday dialogue for Mr. Potato Head that is being saved for eventual Halloween and holiday overlays. I think that the 5th year anniversary of TSMM would have been a nice time to roll out the overlays, but maybe this new TS Halloween show on ABC will be the thing to facilitate a TSMM Halloween overlay in the future (like next year)? The ride overlay may end up being kind of a tie-in to the Halloween special.

 

[figment_jii]

I saw the first teaser posters for it and it looks cute. October 16th!
http://abc.go.com/shows/movies-and-specials/blogs/movies-and-specials-listing/toy-story-of-terror
http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/03/toy-story-of-terror-exclusive-art/

 

[siburdue]

Sherry E. I think you should go to the Oct 1 party so that I can meet you

I will also be attending the party on 09/27, but won't have my computer with me, so will be unable to post photos until I return home the weekend of 10/05! Have already purchased and received the photopass plus. Hope they have a lot of good photographers out taking pictures of us

Really looking forward to the trip. Need to start packing, as I'm working all week. Is it still humid in Anaheim, and what is the temperature range? Do I need a jacket for early mornings and late evenings? If so, do you think a sweatshirt hoody would be enough? Trying to figure out what to pack - pants, shorts, t shirts, long sleeve shirts? Aaak, what to pack, what to pack!

Thanks for the info.

Sheri B





Someone was asking about the Pirates League - here are a couple of pictures of DH, DGS and I last year - it was a blast!

 

[funatdisney]

I can't believe I have neglected to comment on one specific Halloween TV show that is going to air in October -- The Toy Story Halloween special, from Pixar!!!! How could I forget that one, of all shows to forget? (I first read about it on another non-Disney related site.)

I think it's going to be called Toy Story of Terror or some such thing along those lines, and it will run on ABC. I don't know what the specific plot is and it may not be any longer than 30 minutes, but Tom Hanks and the gang are back to do the voices.

I love love love the Toy Story movies so I will love this, but it also intrigues me because it makes me wonder if, perhaps, this little Toy Story Halloween special will be the thing that kind of paves the way for the Toy Story Midway Mania Halloween overlay in DCA that has supposedly been on the shelf for the last 5 years. Supposedly there is actual recorded Halloween and holiday dialogue for Mr. Potato Head that is being saved for eventual Halloween and holiday overlays. I think that the 5th year anniversary of TSMM would have been a nice time to roll out the overlays, but maybe this new TS Halloween show on ABC will be the thing to facilitate a TSMM Halloween overlay in the future (like next year)? The ride overlay may end up being kind of a tie-in to the Halloween special.

Sherry I saw "Toy Story Of TERROR!" at the D23 Expo. I really liked it. I thought the story line was good. I would recommend watching it.

 

[WestMom2two]

Just watched a jolly rancher Halloween commercial. I am soooooo excited for our quick one night trip on Friday to see Disneyland at Halloween and attend the party!!!!

I'm enjoying this cooler weather here in San Diego. Fall is my favorite season especially when not sweltering in the heat. Love cool, crisp days.

28 day's for us too. I'm in Northern California and the weather was beautiful today! I need to order our photo pass soon!

 

[kmedina]

Someone was asking about the Pirates League - here are a couple of pictures of DH, DGS and I last year - it was a blast! http://s1113.photobucket.com/user/siburdue/media/Photo0193FourBySix.jpg.html http://s1113.photobucket.com/user/siburdue/media/Photo0192FourBySix.jpg.html

I love the eyebrows on DGS. He looks like a little pirate without too much makeup on. I may steal this look when my younger son turns 3. My older son did it at WDW right after he turned 3, but he hated it.



Sherry,
The TSMM overlay is am awesome idea. I know it is last minute, but I would love if they started it this year. Why wait until another year? What a nice surprise that would be! There are no closures for TSMM anytime soon, so I doubt it.

 

[tlovesdis]

Soooooooo...this came in the mail yesterday



And I made my shirt for the Halloween party!!



31 days to go!!!!

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry E. I think you should go to the Oct 1 party so that I can meet you

I will also be attending the party on 09/27, but won't have my computer with me, so will be unable to post photos until I return home the weekend of 10/05! Have already purchased and received the photopass plus. Hope they have a lot of good photographers out taking pictures of us

Really looking forward to the trip. Need to start packing, as I'm working all week. Is it still humid in Anaheim, and what is the temperature range? Do I need a jacket for early mornings and late evenings? If so, do you think a sweatshirt hoody would be enough? Trying to figure out what to pack - pants, shorts, t shirts, long sleeve shirts? Aaak, what to pack, what to pack!

Thanks for the info.

Sheri B

siburdue --

The Pirates League pictures you posted are so cute (it looks like you guys were having a great time) and I'm very glad you posted them! It's great to have a visual representation of what the Pirates League is about, and we were lacking that.

The 10/1 party is actually one of the ones that I was considering. Is it still open or is it sold out?

The area of L.A. where I live is always lumped in with the "Inland Orange County" temperatures (which includes Anaheim). So I will say that the mornings have been cool and might require a hoody or light jacket of some kind. The afternoons have been warm and sometimes very warm. Chances are you'd probably be able to get away with shorts (unless we have a freakish rainstorm or something) for the daytime, but you might want pants by nighttime. The evenings haven't seemed as cool to me, for some reason, but you might want to keep that hoody or light jacket handy.

Sherry I saw "Toy Story Of TERROR!" at the D23 Expo. I really liked it. I thought the story line was good. I would recommend watching it.

Liza --

I wish it were longer. It's only 20 or 30 minutes, though, right? It's not a full hour?

Sherry,
The TSMM overlay is am awesome idea. I know it is last minute, but I would love if they started it this year. Why wait until another year? What a nice surprise that would be! There are no closures for TSMM anytime soon, so I doubt it.

Kim --

The TSMM overlay idea was first hinted at when TSMM opened 5 years ago. The Mr. Potato Head Halloween and holiday dialogue has supposedly already been recorded, and the games in the ride would be switched out to theme-appropriate games. Supposedly it wouldn't take very long to put in an overlay, if you count the time it would take to switch the games, test them out and then decorate any surrounding areas. I have to assume that the little area you pass after exiting the ride (with the game on the floor) would get a little decor as well.

I thought that the 5-year anniversary of TSMM would be a good time to reveal at least one of those overlays, if not both, but it doesn't look like it's happening for Halloween Time.

So that is what got me thinking that the Toy Story of TERROR Halloween show might be the thing to kind of pave the way for that Halloween installment of TSMM. Maybe the Team Disney Anaheim folks didn't feel comfortable with putting the beloved Toy Story characters in some sort of Halloween context without a movie tie-in? They might have felt it didn't make sense because we had no pre-existing Halloween story. Who knows? If that's the reason, now there will be a specific Toy Story-Halloween connection to use for that context and story if the shelved overlay ever comes to fruition.

A Christmas overlay seems like it would be a natural fit -- or maybe I just automatically associate toys with Christmas so it makes sense to me! Who knows why they aren't speeding along that idea over at DCA?

Soooooooo...this came in the mail yesterday



And I made my shirt for the Halloween party!!



31 days to go!!!!

Tina --

I love that shirt! Very cute.

PhotoPass is so much fun. I was surprised to see a Monsters University PhotoPass spot in DCA (I hadn't been there since the movie opened). They put a little Monsters University sign up on an existing facade to make it look like it was an entrance into the University (and there are teeth, too, as I recall). So clever.

 

[siburdue]

In response to:

I love the eyebrows on DGS. He looks like a little pirate without too much makeup on. I may steal this look when my younger son turns 3. My older son did it at WDW right after he turned 3, but he hated it.

We loved the eyebrows, too - he was made up as 'Jake the Pirate' from the Disney cartoon series. The wig only lasted about an hour, but he still looked good without it later (even with his very short hair.

siburdue --

The Pirates League pictures you posted are so cute (it looks like you guys were having a great time) and I'm very glad you posted them! It's great to have a visual representation of what the Pirates League is about, and we were lacking that.

The 10/1 party is actually one of the ones that I was considering. Is it still open or is it sold out?

The area of L.A. where I live is always lumped in with the "Inland Orange County" temperatures (which includes Anaheim). So I will say that the mornings have been cool and might require a hoody or light jacket of some kind. The afternoons have been warm and sometimes very warm. Chances are you'd probably be able to get away with shorts (unless we have a freakish rainstorm or something) for the daytime, but you might want pants by nighttime. The evenings haven't seemed as cool to me, for some reason, but you might want to keep that hoody or light jacket handy.

Thanks Sherry - I hadn't really seen any photos posted here of the Pirates League, so figured out how to post them! We had so much fun with him, and the gals there kept telling us that we were the best grandparents ever! That cracked us up. The Photopass photographer was ours for an entire hour, and she just kept snapping, which added even more to the experience.

I appreciate the tips on what to wear. I like to get a locker every day for clothes in case I get wet, so I will put in a pair of pants and a light jacket for the late evenings we are there.

I have not heard that the 10/01 MHP is sold out, but I get all my news about that here on the boards

Hope you can get tickets for then and we can hook up, as I really have enjoyed all of your insight the last two years when I have been planning on going at halloweentime at Disneyland.

 

[funatdisney]

Liza --I wish it were longer. It's only 20 or 30 minutes, though, right? It's not a full hour?

Yep it is a 30 minute show. We got to see it with black screen pauses for inserting the commercials. I, too, wish it was an hour, but for a 20 minute or so storyline, it was well done.

I do remember it was scarier than I expected it to be. Some scenes were scary to me probably because I have a particular phobia towards them. I don't want to give too much away. IMHO, I would recommend parents to watch it with young children. Older children can probably handle it. I do think some kids are far more savvy about some media content than me, an adult.

 

[Pinup Mommy]

I ran some reconnaissance earlier in the week on the Spooktacular Limited Time offerings. My daughter has sensory issues and I like to plan ahead and show her photos of what to expect.

Photos of The Pirate League flier

First Mate 35.00

Empress 35.00

Make up area in Jamboree Ranch

Ysell

 

[Pinup Mommy]

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is also running a Spooktacular Limited Time offer

Halloween Minnie Package 134.95 Shimmering makeup, face gem, nail polish, Princess Sash, Princess Cinch Bag, choice of hairstyle plus Halloween Minnie Mouse costume complete with tights and matching Minnie Mouse Headband!!!!

Ysell

 

[PHXscuba]

I just returned from spending Friday at Disneyland and it was great!! The sun never came out all day so it felt more Halloween/fall than if it had been the sunny 80 degrees it was predicted to be.

I loved the gingerbread house in the HMH and got to meet Jack Skellington and Sally -- they were such good characters.

My photos aren't great but I will try to post a few when I get them downloaded/uploaded.

PHXscuba

 

[abent]

I picked up out tickets today from the post office. It finally feels "real close"! My grand daughter is getting excited and to me that makes it even more fun! My Ds keeps reminding me he will have kids someday and I will get to take them too!

 

[tksbaskets]

I can't believe I have neglected to comment on one specific Halloween TV show that is going to air in October -- The Toy Story Halloween special, from Pixar!!!! How could I forget that one, of all shows to forget? (I first read about it on another non-Disney related site.)

I think it's going to be called Toy Story of Terror or some such thing along those lines, and it will run on ABC. I don't know what the specific plot is and it may not be any longer than 30 minutes, but Tom Hanks and the gang are back to do the voices.

I love love love the Toy Story movies so I will love this, but it also intrigues me because it makes me wonder if, perhaps, this little Toy Story Halloween special will be the thing that kind of paves the way for the Toy Story Midway Mania Halloween overlay in DCA that has supposedly been on the shelf for the last 5 years. Supposedly there is actual recorded Halloween and holiday dialogue for Mr. Potato Head that is being saved for eventual Halloween and holiday overlays. I think that the 5th year anniversary of TSMM would have been a nice time to roll out the overlays, but maybe this new TS Halloween show on ABC will be the thing to facilitate a TSMM Halloween overlay in the future (like next year)? The ride overlay may end up being kind of a tie-in to the Halloween special.

This sounds like fun! Love TSMM.

 

[DisFam95]

Oh man I just checked my calendar and I'm 17 days away!!

I feel like there's so much to do and I'm still not prepared on my touring plans. I've only been once and my BFF led me around so this time I'm in charge of the plans for the fam.

Costumes to gather, passes to buy, transport to arrange, dining plans

We've been so busy w/ school, b-day's, life I feel like I'm going to wake up in 16 days in a sheer panic!

 

[MAJPLO]

Oh man I just checked my calendar and I'm 17 days away!!

I feel like there's so much to do and I'm still not prepared on my touring plans. I've only been once and my BFF led me around so this time I'm in charge of the plans for the fam.

Costumes to gather, passes to buy, transport to arrange, dining plans

We've been so busy w/ school, b-day's, life I feel like I'm going to wake up in 16 days in a sheer panic!

Me too! Last week of school with so much planning packing and costuming! I don't know how I will fit it all in to only five and a half days before we leave. I picture a mental breakdown the morning of!

 

[californiamomof4grls]

We just drove half way to DL and we are spending the night with family. Then in the morning we will drive 3 hours! We will be in the park in the morning!!!